It has rained in Raleigh for the past thirty-six hours. Thirty-six straight hours of gloomy muck. We need the rain, have no doubt of that. Raleigh has been under severe drought conditions for quite some time. The local reservoir is down nine feet. I could do without the gloom. I could do without the muck.Continue reading “On Monsoon Season”
Category Archives: General
On Time Flying
It’s already November-freaking-twentieth. How does this happen? Where does time go? Next thing you know, tomorrow will be New Year’s. Wow.
On Being Tired
Back from Baltimore. Long trip. Eyes hurt. Really tired. Work tomorrow. Sleep!
On another Road Trip
On the way to Baltimore. Visit my grandmother’s house, make sure the pilot light in the furnace is lit, and other assorted odds and ends. I’ll be back to work on Thursday. E-mails, don’t expect a reply until Friday at the earliest. Peace.
On Deja Vu
I had an attack of deja vu at work today. Very disconcerting.
On Frogs
A frog was in the toilet. I awoke this morning, crossed the hall to the backroom, flipped up the lid, and began to empty the bladder. I looked down into the toilet bowl, and what was that thing in there? Why, it appeared to be a frog! He was affixed to the side of theContinue reading “On Frogs”
On Sprite Bottles
Mad scientist mode. I wanted to scream aloud, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” as did Colin Clive in the original Frankenstein. Why? My grandmother loves to drink Sprite in the 20 ounce bottles. She doesn’t drink the whole bottle, though, pouring some into a glass tumbler, and then putting the remainder in the bottle in theContinue reading “On Sprite Bottles”
On Trying New Things
I’m a stout drinker, and rather than pick up my usual six pack of Guinness bottles I decided to try something different–the Beamish Irish Stout. It’s nice, slightly more bitter than the Guinness Draught, and it carries more of a kick. Also, I disassembled the cans to see what the nitrogen widgets look like. NotContinue reading “On Trying New Things”
On Trying to Be Nice
The universe has a way of being merciless. Attempting to be kind for selfish reasons can result in a situation worse than the starting one. Let me explain. My flight from Las Vegas back to Raleigh had a connection in Newark. Upon arrival at the Newark airport the Continental reps asked for volunteers to beContinue reading “On Trying to Be Nice”
On a Business Trip
I’m packed. Tomorrow morning I fly from Raleigh to Las Vegas, with a pitstop in Newark, New Jersey. It’s business, not pleasure. The company holds an annual manager’s convention, one year in Orlando, the following year in Vegas. Last year was Orlando in the weeks after the hurricanes, this year is Vegas. Three solid daysContinue reading “On a Business Trip”