From an obit in today’s N&O: He is survived by his wife of 43 years Jo Ann William Gay; daughters, Mandy and Brian Hayes, Melanie Gay; granddaughter, Lizzie Morgan Gay; mother-in-law, Aileen Cooper Williams; brothers, Ray and Emma Gay,Tommy and Louise Gay, Earl and Joan Gay; sisters, Peggy and James Williams, Betty Jean and Randy … Read more
Thanks to Robert for bringing this one to my attention. Beautiful. And the obituary, too. Dewayne C. Eckhoff Dewayne C. Eckhoff, 67, of Kansas City, KS, died on Friday, March 23, 2007, at KU Medical Center. An Agnostic Infidel gone to a place he didn’t believe exists. Dewayne was born on November 21, 1939, in … Read more
I love these two postcards from this week’s PostSecret postings: We were up at 10:00 this morning and followed our standard morning routine: coffee, a little breakfast, listening to music, and catching up on the news on laptops. I installed TurboTax, and Robert did his taxes before heading back to Durham. After he left, I … Read more
I, reluctantly and under duress, shopped at Wal-mart today, where it was once again obvious that the making of the liquid spray gel is approaching its demise. I ended up buying this: Root lifter? What in the hell is that? I also bought TurboTax and some 8-gallon trash bags. My next stop was at CostCutters … Read more
Today was a rescheduled work day for me—from Tuesday, when I was flying back from Dallas. I took a late lunch to attend a S-L meeting, at which I was given a 200% increase on a stipend. Sweet! After work, I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Helios, where I tried one of their smoothies for the … Read more
Just checked “snafu” to make sure I had spelled it correctly, and was surprised to read the first definition: noun: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up Who knew? I worked in the office today, and had a full day. I left RTP at just before 7:00 … Read more
We had room service for four this morning. Irene took everyone’s order, and then we all laughed while she sounded like Meg Ryan‘s character in When Harry Met Sally giving the order to room service on the phone. During breakfast, we listened to the first 10 minutes of the Kid Logic episode of TAL, which … Read more
I had a luxurious sleep in this morning, waking up at 11:00, making myself a pot of coffee in the room, and checking in online. I had a late checkout at 1:00, and cabbed it six or so miles down the road to the Adolphus Hotel, where I met my friend Irene‘s sister. We had … Read more
Some of these profiles on some of the web sites slay me. This guy’s made me guffaw at the end, where he has the audacity to tell people not to stereotype him, when he stereotypes (indicated in red) the entire way through his profile. I live in Indy, but based in Houston. I will be … Read more
Feel no pain! German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord. I … Read more