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CISOA, Last Day
Wow, seems like I've been here a month! It was so good to see Grant and Brian and Marc and Allen and Sunny and Eric. And a lot more people! And Dave and Mike are excited and APOGEE is really happy because they got a lot of leads ( Read more... ) -
CISOA, Day Three
One of the very best things about going on these business trips with Dave is that I get to see that other side of him. I'll be walking through the vendor show, kidding around with people, and see him off in the distance, talking, leaning back slightly with his hands in the air, gesturing. And poeple are hanging onto his every word. Mike says ( Read more... ) -
CISOA, Day Two
Was I still thinking I might go walking around outside? Maybe, but the vendor show was starting, and that is always fun. Now I am meeting more people that I know. Dave's customers, people from VCCCD, APOGEE employees. I feel like i know Rod now. He is so friendly! He is a black man, maybe in his forties (maybe in his sixties, who can tell?), ( Read more... ) -
CISOA, Day One
Did I introduce you to Rod? He picked us up at the airport! I didn't have to arrange anything or worry about anything, it was all taken care of. Rod is an APOGEE employee, and that's just what they do. Even if our whole itinterary had changed because someone left her phone in the bathroom ( Read more... ) -
SFO and CISOA
Yes, ma'am, that's a lot of letters. What do they mean? SFO is San Francisco International Airport. So why isn't it SFIA? Because that would be too logical? Just looked it up. Had to have three letters...I mean, what's the X in LAX stand for? So maybe it's San FranciscO. Oh ( Read more... ) -
In a funk
Nowhere to go and nothing to do. I need to exercise. I'm eating too much. The Covid days are gnawing at me. Isn't there something meaningful I should be doing, or is it okay to read my book and eat M&Ms very, very slowly? It's not like I'm not being productive. I hosed down the porch and cleaned everything that resides there--the furniture ( Read more... ) -
Phoney-phone
Whenever I can't find my phone, I always whine to Dave. "Where's my phoney-phone?" I say, my voice ratcheting up into the high ceilings and then plummeting down to the floor in the familiar pitch pattern of the classic whine. Why is it always getting lost? It has nothing to do with me. It's just contrary that way. The other day I couldn't find ( Read more... ) -
Stupid pothole!
If you drive to the Von's off of Telephone Road, there is an entrance to the shopping center that leads on the right to Vons, on the left to Luna Grill and straight ahead to the well populated strip mall, which includes such popular stops as I Love Sushi, Subway, and Pastabilities. I suppose because the entryway got so much traffic, it was ( Read more... ) -
Masks, Part Two
I have previously noted that masks hide the wrinkles around my mouth, which I am in favor of. The other thing I like about masks is that when we're riding our bikes during these chilly overcast mornings, wearing a mask can keep you warm! The warm air from the exhalations is very cosy. If I ever go to an outdoor event again, like a football game ( Read more... ) -
Happy Bird Day
So, I made my breakfast in the morning. I always have the same thing: A petite bowl of blueberries, covered with about 2 oz of Yoplait yogurt, a teaspoon of psyllium and a splash of museli. I went out on the porch and balanced my bowl on the railing to stand up and eat. There was quite a clamor down the end of the street. The crows were ( Read more... )