I started off my work day with a meeting with the Computing@NC State team. There wasn’t too much to cover and we finished in 40 minutes, instead of taking the entire hour. I put on final touches to my Twitter presentation, and shortly before I left to cross the street to the building in which … Read more
“I did it. I caught a rat the size of a cat!” Mr. Xian shouted. [Click the image to read the story.] I spent most of my day and night working on a presentation I’m giving tomorrow at work for a “Brown Bag Lunch & Learn” session. It’s on Twitter, and I love the final … Read more
I worked from home today, keeping my germs with me. I’m very grateful to work the kind of job in which this is possible, and I’m grateful to have an employer and a manager who embrace the notion. You gotta love The Onion: Click to read their story entitled, “Sasha Obama Keeps Seeing Creepy Bush … Read more
My favorite tweet from today: chrisblake Googling the Web’s biggest regrets: http: //tinyurl.com/63xg3m about 1 hour ago What do you know? A heart-warming story made the news… “Their names immortalized (Boston Globe) Ironworkers spray paint names of young cancer patients onto the beams of the Yawkey Center going up at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.” Click … Read more
From the world of spam… I’m afraid to even open, much less read, an email with the subject line of, “The rotating shaft & clit tickler always drive me wild.” But, alas, I did, only to find this “testimonial”: The most mind-blowing orgasms I have ever had! It is sensational. The clit tickler is amazing—I … Read more
Today was my first day back to work since Christmas eve, and my badge was nowhere to be found this morning. I finally ended up grabbing a business card of mine, which shows that I work at NC State, to try and use to ride the bus free this morning. The driver accepted it. I … 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
Irony is a multi-faceted rhetorical device, as explained by GrammarGirl (On video! So that’s what she looks like.) using a Sarah Palin event to illustrate the plethora of considerations involved in producing, and understanding, irony: We had turkey sausage patties on Portuguese sweet rolls this morning for breakfast, and ham salad and Swiss on rye … 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