~Friday~ I was up at around 8:30 and set out for a “day in the city,” leaving my gracious hosts to work from home. I stopped at the close by Tal Bagels, where I had an egg and cheese bagel and some coffee for breakfast. Here are a couple of Facebook status updates I made … Read more
~Thursday~ I was up at 6:00, and Bob arrived at about 6:30—with a birthday card from Frances and Vincent, no less—ready to whisk me off to the airport for my long birthday weekend in New York City. My flight was delayed by 40 minutes, which was annoying in that they didn’t make announcement about the … Read more
~Tuesday~ I was up at about 8:30, and Jen was up shortly after that. I prepared my bagel, which was now a day old and rather hard, and when I pressed down on it with one of Casey’s very sharp knives, I sliced into my thumb. After posting about it on Facebook, someone commented, “If … Read more
~Monday~ Casey was up first this morning, and quietly out of the house and to the gym before work. I got up at about 7:00, I think, trying to sleep longer, but after 10 hours of sleep, I was ready to get up. I thought I was being respectfully quiet, but Jen said I was … Read more
~Sunday~ I was up at 4:45, Joe arrived at my place at 5:15, and Jen a little bit after that. Joe dropped us off at American Airlines at around 5:45 for our 6:40 flight. Going through security, there was a soldier in front of me and the TSA guy said, “Thank you for your service,” … Read more
~Wednesday~ After a couple of mimosas with breakfast, Joe and I headed outside to the pool and had a couple of Bloody Marys at the swim-up bar: At one point, I went inside to use the restroom closest to the pool, where they had a waterfree urinal that saved a lot of water annually, but … Read more
~Tuesday~ The highlight of today’s vacation day was a bike ride around the island with Joe. I rented bikes for us—his as a belated birthday gift at which time I printed him a “coupon” to “redeem” for a bike. The bikes were “old-fashioned,” and by that I mean they had no gears or hand brakes. … Read more
~Monday~ I arrived at the place in Cary where Kim was staying at 4:50AM, and after driving me to the airport, she kept my car while I was gone to use while she was in town visiting from Utah. My flight to Pittsburgh was uneventful, and shortly after landing, Joe and I were on our … Read more
~Sunday~ I woke up at 9:30 this morning, but hung out in my most comfortable bed, checking in online, including making about 10 moves in the 8 Scrabble games I’m in the midst of, and in which I hadn’t made a move in a longer period of time than I like to let pass without … Read more
~Saturday~ I left my house at 6:30, parked in long-term parking lot #3 (The Purple Lot), and walked in the drizzle across the parking lot to beat the bus around, which had passed the station closest to my car and was working its way around the perimeter of the parking lot. In my phone, I … Read more