Oh the bizarreness of dreams… I was in a work meeting in which Mardecia, who is an African-American director-level colleague of mine, was supposed to do a short presentation. I opened the door to the room in which we were meeting, which was clearly a school classroom, and looked to see if she was coming … Read more
After a late start, leaving Raleigh at about 9:20 instead of 8:30 like I wanted to, I had an uneventful ride to Greenville. I didn’t expect mom and dad to be there until 11 or noon, but when I checked in with my sister on the way, she said, “They supposedly left Jacksonville at 8:30; … Read more
Robert and I got up at 8:00 and mom was already up. We had a light breakfast of cinnamon toast and coffee. Vivian and Jeff arrived at about 10:15, with our entire Thanksgiving meal in tow. They are exerts at transporting food, with years of practice of serious tailgating. We usually meet at their house … Read more
2008’s First Christmas Joke Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “In honor of this holy season” Saint Peter said, “You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked … Read more
I was up at 8:00, and I found my mom in the bathroom doing her hair. She’d just gotten home at about 7:30. The good news was that my dad had had a real good night. He woke up just a couple of times during the night, and actually was conscious of her presence, asking, “Are … Read more
I got in to work early this morning, so I could leave on the 12:30 bus, to get home and then to the doctor’s office for 1:30, where I had my MRI read. Some tweets from the doctor’s office, where they have free wireless, and from which I tweeted on my iTouch: in the waiting … Read more
Breakfast this morning was sponsored and provided by Carahsoft Technologies. My sessions this morning included: Time Title Sponsor/Host/Presenter 9:00-9:45 Partnering with Students for a SLICE of Life UNC-Chapel Hill 10:15-11:00 IP Television NCSU During the IP Television session, these tweets ensued: nematome: Okay, someone is actually snoring in this session. Very awkward. #unccause08 1 day … Read more
I decided to drive myself to Greensboro for UNC Cause 2008 instead of riding with a work companion in case I need to head to Jacksonville for any reason over the next couple of days. UNC Cause 2008 This year’s conference will be held in Greensboro, NC from November 17th-19th. This year’s conference theme is … Read more
I met Sherry, Ann, Paula, Kathy, Jeanne and Kirsten at 8:30 for the hotel breakfast buffet. We broke bread together for the last time. And then, off to my ride: I left Shanghai tomorrow and arrived today in Chicago, ten minutes after I left. Actually, we left Shanghai at 4:05 PM on 10/31/08 and arrived … Read more
Today was our last "professional day" on the trip, and after the usual breakfast buffet, which I ate gloriously alone today, we were off to our morning visit with the Strategic Delivery Organization, Greater China, Accenture, where our Meeting Agenda noted at the bottom: "The washroom at the meeting venue is western style with toilet … Read more