~Sunday~ I got a glorious full eight hours of sleep. I should do that more often. I spent way more time than I wanted to creating that video screen capture of that product installation for my blog for class. I am just auditing the class for Pete’s sake. Oh well, I always was an over-achiever. … Read more
~Saturday~ This morning the much touted, and profusely reported, blanket of white was on the ground. Now, in 2015, all of the major weather forecasters will be bragging about how they “nailed the one of 2010.” I didn’t mention in yesterday’s entry that I parked my car out of my townhouse area, down on Kaplan … Read more
Happy Birthday to Robert! This dear, dear man spent his birthday evening cleaning my house for my party tomorrow night! Smooch! I stopped working on my final paper and presentation at 3:53PM this afternoon. That was the official end of my grad school homework. Robert arrived just before I headed out to my final class, … Read more
I worked from home today, and participated in a “Post Mortem” conference call. This is where we talk about: “What went well?” “What went not so well?” and “What would we do differently next time?” during the development of the last release of our product. I had my bi-annual teeth cleaning today, and it was … Read more
Of all the years I’ve been buying 12-packs of canned soda, I’ve never had this happen: One of the cans in my current pack is only half full. There are no leaks or anything; it just didn’t get filled up. Since it’s the only time that something like this has happened to me over all this … Read more
Today’s mail inspired a onesentence.org entry: Libra Baby The envelope in today’s mail that I thought was going to be my first Christmas card turned out, in fact, to be my last birthday card. Tags: belated | birthday | Christmas | Card A birthday card from my ex-wife, with a $50 iTunes gift certificate in it. … Read more
I was up at 8:30 this morning, and worked from home on an edit for Brendan. I met Kevin (av8rdude) and Kurt for breakfast at Finch’s, which we all haven’t been to in some time. Right after we ordered, Kevin and Kurt’s friends Carl and Jay called to tell us they’d decide to join us after all. … Read more
Sometimes, okay most times, it’s all about the food. Two food-related things I forgot to mention yesterday: First, I got way too excited posting this response to a question on buzzcubnc‘s blog: What’s your favorite flavor ice cream and how do you like to eat it? My favorite ice creams are 1) Butter Pecan, 2) … Read more
I had an eye exam today, and as can be expected after a two-year hiatus, there have been some changes. New glasses are on order. What follows are not two exceptionally elaborate bowling balls, but alas, my retinas. When I told Dr. Clark—whom I love—that they were going in my blog, he responded, “Oh, no; … Read more
An IBM colleague of mine instant messaged me today to tell me that, being inspired by my submissions, he submitted a onesentence.org entry himself—and got published! It’s a good one, especially with Thanksgiving on our heels. It’s called Pay No Attention to the Backhoe Outside. During the short conversation, he also congratulated me for making … Read more