When the cab driver picked us up this morning, he said something like, “‘Lo, gentleman,” then quickly corrected himself saying, “I guess I should have said, ‘Good morning, gentleman.’” He said it distinctly pronouncing all of the words. It didn’t dawn on me until after he said something else about correcting himself that I had … Read more
We were up at about 9:30 this morning, and we had breakfast in the usual place—this time each having a bagel (his plain, my cinnamon and raisin), and once again splitting a fruit platter. We went for a walk to a coffee shop up on Eaton off Duval that was supposed to offer free wireless … Read more
We got up at around 10:30 today, and had breakfast downstairs in the pool-restaurant-bar area. I had a three-cheese omelet, Joe had a bagel, and we split their fruit platter, which contains: strawberries, melon, cantaloupe, blueberries, bananas, pineapple, and oranges. I spent an hour or so up near the deck creating Friday’s blog entry. I … Read more
I’ve had two articles published in the January edition of Technically Speaking… One of the articles is entitled: “The Goal of it All: Graduation” (on page 1) and the other is, “Redefinition: Who is the Technical Communicator?” (on page 3). Today’s affirmations come from Andrew Armstrong’s article in said publication… That article is at the … Read more
I arrived at 8:45 for my 8:40 dentist appointment, and my hygienist for the day was at the door waiting for me. It was Jeanie, not my regular hygienist, Leigh Ann. Dr. Susan did my filling today, and I just can’t rave enough about her. I left there wanting to write her a thank-you note, … Read more
I worked from home today. I attended an interesting—albeit not too applicable to the work I do—education session today on Search Engine Optimization techniques with regards to PDF files, Flash files, RSS feeds, Podcasts, and Blogs. Following that, I attended another hour-long conference call, this one an Information Development & Design team meeting of one … Read more
Robert and I were up at about 9:00. He put on some coffee, and I made a cheddar-sausage-pineapple omelet for us. Yum! Late in the afternoon, I walked for an hour around my neighborhood, and I listened to one of the best episodes (to me) of This American Life that I’ve heard in a long … Read more
For the record, please note that I am in compliance: A friend sent me this advertisement about an upcoming screening that benefits Equality NC. I saw a “short” about this couple a few years ago at the NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and it was quite engaging. SPECIAL FILM EVENT TO BENEFIT EQUALITY NC: … Read more
I had my tires rotated at Just Tires, and it was done before I even realized that they’d taken my car into the bay. I was deeply engrossed in the redesign of my home page, which I’m doing in Dreamweaver. After that, I stopped by Target, where I bought: household cleaning products (Tilex and OxyClean), … Read more
You know it by now: I love me some Prudie… Dear Prudie, I’m a woman in my 20s who has worked hard to learn several languages. Being a linguist has a distinct downside; often I’ve picked up on “private” conversations that are no longer private. The most troubling example is at work. My building also houses … Read more