General-purpose musings
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I tried to make a phone call just now and instead I got a recorded message I’d never heard before:
“We’re sorry, due to telephone facility difficulty your call could not be completed. Would you please try your call again later.”
Hmm. I wonder if this has anything to do with the FBI not paying the bill on my phone’s wiretap?
Ah, this brings back memories of my all-too-brief time on campus at N.C. State. With all the rocket scientists the university produces, you’d think one of them could solve this problem.
I had to laugh when I saw this headline in today’s News and Observer:
Uh, yeah. He’s Wright’s attorney. Did anyone really expect him to declare Wright guilty?
Why do they publish this stuff?
And now for my last and most important event of 2007: my work on the Raleigh City Council campaign of Rodger Koopman. I felt like I was finally in my element: helping with strategy, studying voters, hosting a meet-and-greet, minding campaign signs until late in the night, knocking on hundreds of doors, and finally managing poll greeters on election day. It was hard work – possibly the hardest volunteer work I’ve done – but I loved every minute of it.
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The day I dreaded for the past couple of years finally arrived last month when my feline companion for 16 years, Smitty, had to be put to sleep. Her kidneys had failed and I think she knew it was time. I’m still amazed at how a furball that could be so damn aggravating could also be so loved.
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One unforgettable event of 2007 was my trip to China in early March. I spent ten days between Beijing and Shanghai and had a wonderful time in this most unusual country. I was there for training but got a little sightseeing in, too, including the obligatory trip to the Great Wall, though few can probably boast of sliding down the Great Wall on their keister the way I did.
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It was a great honor to welcome our newest nephew into the world when Benjamin Kaelin Turner was born to my brother Allen and his wife, Tanya. As typical for Allen and Tanya’s children, Benjamin was born while we were on vacation. So we didn’t get to meet him until we returned, at which point he already weighed 205 pounds and had a mean fadeaway jumper. Dang, but Turner kids grow up fast.
Benjamin is almost certainly the last Turner niece or nephew we’ll have. Now that makes me feel old.
Kelly and I typically don’t splurge on stuff. We’ve got a modest house and reliable cars and generally spend money wisely. One luxury we do enjoy, however, is travel. I’d live in a shoebox if it meant I could see new places (and I did just that when I called the USS Elliot home for three years).
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No review of 2007 could go without mention of the extreme weather Raleigh experienced this year. It was an extremely dry year thanks to a Bermuda high pressure system that baked and dried Raleigh out. This year’s heat set a record with the most days with temperatures above 90 degrees F. November was Raleigh’s driest November on record, and August was Raleigh’s hottest month ever recorded.
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Today is the first day of 2008. It promises to be a very interesting year!
May everyone enjoy a safe, peaceful, and prosperous new year!
