It’s the little stuff

Met up with the ex last night for dinner and a movie. It was actually a pleasant evening, though I found myself babbling throughout. He has a tendency to leave big, awkward silences, which I feel compelled to fill. He’s taken care of getting my name off the old bank accounts finally, and says I…

Walking back to my office. The day is nearly done. It’s clouding over, but still unseasonably mild. A wonderful day to experiment with leaving your jacket behind in the office and walking outside with nothing but your cotton shirt between you and the elements. My path took me past one of the loading docks. A…

Yup, Happy Birthday to me. Forty-five years ago, at 6:00 a.m., I made my world debute. A small side-note of interest: my father was Rh+ and my mother Rh-. I am Rh+, and so was born with Rh incompatibility syndrome. I was one of the lucky ones, in that my case was relatively mild and…

I just had what had to be the weirdest phone call I’ve ever gotten professionally. A representative from National Geographic called to ask if they could film Temple Grandin when she visited our company this coming Monday. They are doing a special on autism, and are profiling her as an example of a successful autistic…

June Weekend from Hell

I was off work all day yesterday to get some hospital tests done. I had an echocardiogram done, the results of which I won’t know until next week. I also had a pulmonary function test done. I won’t know the final results of that one until next week as well, but I do know that…