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”
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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 Regular Readers
It surprises me sometimes that anyone would want to spend their time reading my webpage. People do, and I’m grateful for that because I would rather not shout into the wind, yet it still comes as a surprise. It shouldn’t be surprising then that I have regular readers. Some I’ve learned to identify by IPContinue reading “On Regular Readers”
On Restaurant Survey Cards
I met my parents, my sister, and her boyfriend this evening for dinner at the Red Robin in North Raleigh. I’ve been to Red Robin once before, last spring down in Wilmington when opening a new store. I had a Bonzai Burger–grilled in teriyaki sauce, topped with cheddar cheese and grilled pineapple. Oh, oh golly!Continue reading “On Restaurant Survey Cards”
On Deja Vu
I call them “deja vu moments”–time seems to stop, and for the briefest of moments I know I’ve “seen” this before. Tonight, while straining macaroni I had a “deja vu moment.” Yesterday, scribbling some notes at work, I had one. A few days ago, while doing nothing of any import at work, I had another.Continue reading “On Deja Vu”
On the Morning Round-Up
Reading through a six-page thread on TrekBBS this morning I came to a realization. The bloody thread needs Simon Cooper and his angry Irish voice. Oh, I’ve no doubt I would disagree with his insights, but the world needs more snarky ranting, which Simon was always able to deploy at a moment’s notice. Simon, buddy,Continue reading “On the Morning Round-Up”
On Touching the Past
Still sneezing and sniffling, I wrote a letter today. Not an e-mail. A letter. It’s to a friend of mine, one I’ve not spoken to or seen in several years. It says nothing profound, just summarizes the last few years in about two hundred words. Here’s where I am. Here’s the important things I’ve done.Continue reading “On Touching the Past”
On Sneezing
I wouldn’t feel quite so bad were I not sneezing all the time. If I’m not sneezing, I feel as though I’m about to sneeze. If I don’t feel as though I’m about to sneeze, I feel like I have something squishy stuck in my nose. And then I sneeze. And sneeze. And sneeze. AndContinue reading “On Sneezing”
On Dreams
My sleep was somewhat restless last night. I thought I was getting over a cold, not catching a cold. Today I feel worse than I did yesterday. The nasal passages feel phlegmy, the head swims. Cold medicine I won’t touch–it makes me wired, jittery, and vaguely loopy. Fortunately, I scheduled myself for a late shiftContinue reading “On Dreams”