This morning I decided to take the bus to work so I could walk home, but because it was hot I didn't want to walk part way, as I sometimes do. So that means taking two buses. I walked the three blocks to the busstop, and as I was walking up the street I saw a bus go by. It could've been a bus returning to base, out of service, but I didn't know. So when I got to the busstop, it looked from the schedule that I just missed a bus. I decided to go ahead and walk, and I got halfway to the next busstop when I saw the bus coming. So I started running, but quickly realized I'd never make it in time.

Lo and behold, I hear a honk, and the driver stops the bus and lets me on between stops.

This felt like a good omen for the day.

It was a reasonably good day. I had a meeting to talk about transitioning my projects so I could move into my new role as Manager of Software Development, and that went better than I expected. It looks as though I'm going to be able to make the transition more-or-less on schedule.

Also, circumstances cleared some time off my schedule today, and I was able to get some planning done for next week's team meeting, my first with my new team, where I can lay out my vision. And I got some more positive feedback from some of the guys on the team. So I'm psyched, and can't wait for things to happen.

Healthwise, things are going great. I'm down 16 pounds so far, and my doctor told me that based on my HbA1c number, I might not have full-blown diabetes. The nurse-educator was so impressed with my glucose monitoring numbers and with my lifestyle changes that she cut me loose. I'm just testing two or three times a week.

Now if it just weren't so hot. Walking home was awful today. I was going to take a bus part of the way, but I just missed one, so I walked all the way, which was a good thing, but not a fun thing.

It was 89 in my house when I got home from work. I think it's supposed to be a little cooler tomorrow.