Haines His Way

That's the title of my next novella:  Puddles of Bruce.

There's also "Bruce Clean and Strip".

Since I will have to shower before I go out, I guess I'm following directions, although perhaps in the wrong order.

Back to the grant review panel peanut gallery.

Bye for now.

Yesterday, JRand asked me:

Do you wear a hat or visor at work?

It depends on what I'm doing.  Cashiers are told asked not to wear caps or hats while at the registers.  This rule gets violated during holidays, of course, and I have a few crazy hats that I've acquired for just those occasions.

Elsewhere in the store, caps can be worn, and are sometimes encouraged, especially in the deli where they help with hair management.  I've often worn a Super G cap when wrangling carts, simply to keep the sun out of my eyes.

(I also have a short apron that I wear on occasion.  I find the pockets handy for holding the key-card when I'm on self-scan duty, and for holding trash when I'm working the yard.  It is plain and black, and looks nothing like a hostess' cocktail apron, which are silly and not at all practical.)

Time to go run errands. I'm sure there will be a few people trying to pick up Bruce in the "hard surfaces" area of Home Depot.

Puddles Of Bruce - sounds like Mr. Sondheim's Multitudes of Amys.

Puddles of Bruce
Saturate my floor
Bruce is good for cleaning
But puddles are demeaning
And frankly they're a bore

Just one squirt of Bruce
Gets the grime away
But puddles end up staining
Then you'll be complaining
And Bruce won't make your day

It looks like NBC will be repeating both HEROES and CHUCK on saturday night.

I think i will try to remember to check out the latter.  For some reason i thought the show was a 1/2 hour comedy. It was only yesterday that i saw the bit on the VIEW with Sheri and her former LESS THAN PERFECT co star (the star of CHUCK). The clip they showed looked interesting.

I am running really behind on tv this week. But i now have the canadian version of tivo (illico).  It can record 2 shows at once plus you can watch something you recorded at the same time. Plus i also have my VCR.

The only thing about the illico is that it is only convenient for yourself. If anybody else wanted to watch something it would not be convenient. Plus the scheduled recording area is bizarre. IT can say something is scheduled to record but if it's not written in the program guide the same way you could be in for trouble. Interesting to get used to.

Hoping that this is NOT the truck containing DR Ron Pulliam's DVD to its destination:


Oh.  Never mind.  That was DHL.

Here's a fine thing:

DHL tracking indicates my Mickey-Judy box was out for delivery, that delivery had been attempted at 9:43 a.m.,  and that "recipient was unavailable -- premises closed; will attempt delivery tomorrow."  I double-checked order and confirmed it was addressed to my office (open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

I sent an e-mail and let them know in no uncertain terms that delivery tomorrow is NOT an option...that this premises is NOT CLOSED and the delivery person must try to get it right.

Der Brucer is insisting that we get going - we both need haircuts if we're to look natty (and not gnatty) on Sunday.

Frittatta.....means goodbye.

I just put down the pencil: I scored 101 measures of music and I've got about 90 to go.  I'll stop by Staples and copy it, then run down to the copyists and drop off the original 26 or so pages, run to the performance, see everyone and head back home to finish this baby.

I just put down the pencil: I scored 101 measures of music and I've got about 90 to go.  I'll stop by Staples and copy it, then run down to the copyists and drop off the original 26 or so pages, run to the performance, see everyone and head back home to finish this baby.

Wow!  I admire your work ethic.   I wish we were going to be around Monday night so I could hear it.   Do you think they may record it?  It would be great if The Plaza put it on their website or something....just thinking....