Friday’s buscapdes: that little girl’s future and an ambivalent thought about some riders: That adorable little girl and her mother were on the bus again this morning, front row seat on the right side of the bus walking toward the back. They both had their hair pulled up in what I would describe as too … Read more
Hover for message… of I sent my ex-wife a “Happy First Day of Spring” e-card today. When we were married, I always gave her flowers on the first day of Spring, as Spring is her favorite season with its potential of new and renewed hopes and dreams. In response, I received, “I will be out … Read more
I forgot to mention a couple of things about yesterday: When I got home from work neither my trash can nor my recycle bin, both of which I had put out in the morning, were anywhere to be found. I spotted a trash can halfway down the hill upon which I live, laying on its … Read more
I had the most delightful lunch with Jason, a professor of mine from grad school who’s just a quality human being. It was good to catch up. I’d asked him to bring a picture of his two-year old, which he remembered to do—two of them in fact—and she is just adorable. Among a number of … Read more
Today’s synopsis in an unordered list: I devised my blog entry about the dumpster suicide, which was “threaded” at 30THREADS by my friend Ginny. I had a Chicken Curry dish at lunch that was so spicy that I had to blow my nose when I was done. Good stuff. I had all kinds of good … Read more
I had another good day at work today—working at a good clip, but not crazy, and getting a good amount of work accomplished. Late morning, I checked my e-mail notification to confirm that my photo cards should indeed be at that K-Mart by now, so I called there. As soon as I said my name, … Read more
I had a productive, if not at times frustrating day today. Information architecture in a highly restrictive environment is challenging, to put it nicely. We had a nice retirement gathering for a colleague today, at which I honored her “with her own words.” Saroj is NCSU‘s “accessibility person.” It’s not that she’s the only person … Read more
I mailed Vivian’s birthday card today, actually allowing for the Veteran’s Day holiday tomorrow, so she’ll get it on Wednesday, her actual birthday. I noticed early this morning that I’d forgotten all about paying my Kohl’s charge card bill, which was due on Saturday. I went to pay it online and noticed that the total … Read more
I kept a low profile today, resting my knee as much as possible. Tonight was our big fundraiser at Manbites Dog Theater, and as a board member, I dutifully arrived at 6:30 as instructed. Gregor has donated 100 long-sleeved black t-shirt with the Manbites Dog logo on them and they look stellar! Most of the … Read more
My knee was in incredible pain all day today. It was the kind of pain where I kept thinking, “You really should get this thing x-rayed. What if walking on it is the worse thing you could be doing? But, I know all they’re going to do is tell me to RICE it.” At work … Read more