I’ve had to fortify myself with Guinness. I’m on my third in the last forty minutes. It’s been one of those days. The thing is, today didn’t start out that way. I haven’t been sleeping recently. Mainly it’s the weather–I’ve not been able to get comfortable at night. Last night, though, I managed to sleepContinue reading “On Life”
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On Interviews
In the past week two college students have e-mailed me and asked if I would be willing to answer e-mail interviews for their course work. Color me surprised and flattered. The first interview was on writing. The second interview was on my job. Interesting stuff. Hope the assignments went well, kids!
On an E-Mail Frustration
I sold some stock a few days ago. Today, my brokerage sent me an e-mail presumably confirming that the transaction went through. I say “presumably” because this is the message I received: This is a graphic email message. If you are reading this message then your email program does not support HTML format. We recommendContinue reading “On an E-Mail Frustration”
On Sam Adams' Brewmaster Collection
If I don’t have Guinness in the refrigerator, I probably have something by Sam Adams. Maybe the Boston Lager. Maybe the Boston Ale, which I prefer to the Lager. More often that not, it’s the Cream Stout, though I’ve been known to have one of their seasonal varieties around. The Summer Ale isn’t far aroundContinue reading “On Sam Adams' Brewmaster Collection”
On the Things I Don't Understand
I don’t understand why the water pressure in my shower doubled in the last week. I don’t understand why the Muzak system at work insists on playing the Spice Girls. It’s not 1997 anymore. I don’t understand why Obi-Wan calls Anakin “the Chosen One” in the Revenge of the Sith trailer when we all knowContinue reading “On the Things I Don't Understand”
On a Silk Flower
I bought a flower today. It’s a fake flower, a silk flower. VW Beetles have a mini-flower vase built into the dashboard. After three months, I needed a flower for it. It looks really nice. 🙂
On the Morning's Reflections
Rain, not snow, is the order for the day. North of Raleigh there might be a “wintry mix”–how I love that term, one I never heard living in Pennsylvania–but here temperatures will stay well above freezing all day. Roads today will be wet, not wild. Yesterday I stopped by Suncoast Video at the mall downContinue reading “On the Morning's Reflections”
More on pains
The kidney doesn’t ache today. I actually find this worrisome. Has the kidney stone moved? Lose one pain, gain another. My right hand hurts like hell. I worked the yard Sunday trying to clear off leaves from last fall, and a massive blister formed on the palm between thumb and index finger, only to drain,Continue reading “More on pains”
On Lovely Pains
I feel like someone grabbed me by the shoulder and sucker-punched me square in the right kidney. Yowch!
On Strange Weather
Yesterday was beautiful. Sunny, warm with temperatures flirting with seventy. It rained through the night. Temperatures fell into the forties. But the rain ended before the alarm clock went off, and while the world looked dreary on the way into work, I thought the worst of the weather was behind us. Hardly. The clouds wereContinue reading “On Strange Weather”