NaNoWriMo update: 4117 words written. I’m still behind the curve, but catching up. Last night’s torrential rains kept most of the NaNos away from Starbucks, but I did meet one other writer and we had a pleasant evening sipping hot…
November 4, 2004
Co-worker S is on vacation. S is working the early morning shift that I used to work (and sometimes miss), so while she’s gone, I’m doing the early morning site-checking gig. And when I finish *that* — I get to…
It is done.
It is done. I could have walked to the polls, but I had to go to work directly after. So I drove instead. My new polling place is my old elementary school — I hadn’t stepped in the building in…
Two requests
Two requests: 1) Vote. I’m headed to do so before work. Badnarik for President! I kid. Don’t hurt me.2) Hope it’s a big enough margin so that my workplace isn’t on 24 hour alert for days like we were 4…
Perspective
Is this thing on? After a week of introspection and sadness, our Halloween party happened. If I had my druthers, I would have cancelled it, but the invitations went out a while back and the guests were looking forward to…
John Alexander Dowd, Sr.
My grandfather was the first man I knew who always wore a tie. Of course, he didn’t always wear a tie, but most of the times I saw him…tie. He had a very hearty laugh. And he fought the leukemia…
