~Monday~ This morning brought who I’ve referred to before in the past as Madonna and Child aboard the bus. She’s the mother with the Genetics notebook and the adorable little bi-racial daughter with the absolute most adorable face and precocious hair. I think I’m going to refer to them as Mother and Genetically-Beautiful Daughter from … Read more
~Thursday~ I forgot to mention yesterday, that on the way home, on that 8:15 bus, the Waffle House Lady was on her way to work. I always see her in the morning on the way home from work. She looks happier in the morning going home. I’m just saying… Just now-christened Diarrhea-of-the-Mouth was on board … Read more
~Thursday~ I’ve seen the man before who sat in the seat in front of me on the bus this morning. I’m quite sure he’s a veteran of some war. He wears some sort of orange medical band on his left wrist and usually has his walking cane draped over the seat in front of him. … Read more
~Friday~ Five-sixths of the Salon—Sarah, Kim, Anna, Brad (in order of appearance in the slideshow)— met at Helios from 11:00 until about 1:30, where we proceeded to have an impromptu petit Salon. Two Tweeters made an appearance at Helios while I was there, always a delight to see both—@hughlh and @abbyladybug. I got an email … Read more
~Monday~ Today will probably go down as “Black Monday” or “06/08/09. Never Forget.” or something like that at my place of employment—NC State University. For weeks a saga has been playing out around the abuse of power by our ex-governor, Mike Easley, and the hiring of his wife, Mary Easley by NC State University. The … Read more
This morning’s buscapades included… After standing at the bus for about five minutes, with the bus’s imminent arrival, I realized that I didn’t have my Study Circle folder with me for tonight’s meeting. I did quick calculations about the time investment in walking back up to my place right there and then and missing this … Read more
I awoke to a snow-filled outside, and settled into a day of working from home, as the university was operating under its adverse weather advisory today. My manager checked in at a little after 9:30, and she had gone into work, but not without incident. She did a 180° spin at an intersection, but fortunately … 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
At our previous (and first) Salon meeting, we talked about a “personal motto” that can be summed up in three words. All of the others have by now put forth theirs: “Not The Holdup” (Anna), “Mulling It Over” (Etta), “I Meant Well” (Brad), “Are You Kidding?” (Kim) and “Trying My Best” (Sarah). I have finally settled on one that really … Read more
A person who works on our organization died this past week from cancer. She was the founder of the NC Triangle Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which last year was recognized as the top Komen affiliate in the world. She had survived breast cancer for 21 years, but was diagnosed with lymphoma last year. … Read more