Author: Lee

they won so it isn’t a shame… Gabriela and I ran some errands after class today and then made it to the Charlotte Knights baseball game in the middle of the sixth inning. Luck for us, the game went 12 innings, so we still got our money’s worth :-). The Knights pulled out a final run in the 12th, and...

I’ve been getting up on east coast time, but going to sleep on west coast time. This only leaves a few hours of sleep. Today I got back from the workshop and took a two hour nap. Then, it was off grocery shopping with my dorm neighbor Gabriela, and a quick stop at the coffee/bagel corner for decaf. Gabriela tried...

Today I ventured east to Crowders Mountain State Park, about 40 miles away. I got a later start on the day, so I didn’t get there until about 2:30. Right when I got there and ready to hike up to King’s Pinnacle, a thunderstorm rolled in. I waited in the car for a while, trying to decide if it would...

Well, it’s late and I’m whooped, so I’m not going to write much now. I’ll probably add more tomorrow while I’d doing laundry. Today Carrie and I met “half way” in the Uwharrie National Forest. Carrie’s living in Carrboro (the “Berkeley of NC” Carrie says), and telecommuting to her job. She’s working in Human Relations for a large tech company,...

It’s amazing how used to non-smoking environments I am. Today I had dinner at a burger joint with a bar in it, and folks were smoking all over the place. At the bar, at the tables inside, at the tables on the enclosed balcony. Yuck. I guess we’re moving the country a little bit at a time, and I suppose...

Today I got cruise control installed in my car. This will be about the only automatic thing on the car since the windows, door locks, and transmission are manual. But I’m not gonna drive across the country without it 🙂 Tomorrow I get new tires installed…