Okay, I’m not going to say how I came to be reading this trashy celebrity website, but this is definitely one of those things that made me go, “Huh???” In a story about a famous person (though I’ve never heard of him) charged with “barbaric assault and battery” against a woman, I came across this … Read more
William Ames Christopher William Ames Christopher, 67, of Cary died Sunday, May 27, 2007. Ames was born in Chuckatuck, Nansemond County, VA to the late Floyd H. Christopher and Dorothy Ames Christopher. He was a graduate of NC State, Class of 1961 and retired from NC State Government as Asst. Director for persons with the … Read more
I could throw up if I look at this long enough: I spent the day at Service-Learning today, where I finalized the information about a conference coming up in July, and I participated in a 1.5-hour post postmortem-type meeting about our Celebration of Learning on May 3rd. I also started going through all of my … Read more
10 Dos and DON’Ts Health Tips DO: Something. If there’s anything exercise scientists agree on, it’s that you get the biggest health benefits when you go from doing nothing to doing just about anything. DON’T: Do stuff you hate just because you think you have to. Nobody ever went soft because he lifted weights when … Read more
WARNING: There is a bug in this blog entry! My alarm was set for 8:30 this morning, and I woke up to quiet at about 9:10. Turned out it was set for 8:30PM. I hate it when that happens. I had some “bus issues” today. On my way over to the stop at the Food … Read more
From the infamous indexed blog: Fitting in. and: Calling in sick. and, finally: Quite the showcase. I came across almost 150 shares of IBM stock today that I’d forgotten I even owned. Some of it’s two years old and some of it’s three years old—all of it old enough to be considered long term gains. … Read more
Controlling Electronics with Your Mind (2.08 Minutes) 27 years ago today, in 1980, on a Monday morning freshly graduated with my undergraduate degree, driving on NC-147 just off of I-40 West, I remember seeing the huge Alexander Drive exit ahead and thinking, “Wow. This is it. The big time.” It was my very first day … Read more
I know I’m home now, but here are some final thoughts and tidbits about my trip to Minneapolis: Here I am alone (mostly) in one of the all-mirrored-sides elevators in the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis: In the context of “you might be gay if”: At another time when I was the only one in … Read more
One thing I forgot to mention yesterday, and a couple of comments about last night: I wore my “No one cares about your blog” t-shirt while traveling yesterday, and at the bagel kiosk in the Chicago airport, the young cashier said, “I love your shirt.” In Minneapolis, walking by a couple sitting on a bench … Read more
I woke up 10 minutes before my alarm, which was set for 6:00, went off. I got up. After checking the five-day forecast for Minneapolis, I packed, and then called Joe at 7:15 to make sure he was up and would be at my house by 7:45. He was. He did. After he dropped me … Read more