Log time 1630
Super Bowl 50 Sunday: I guess you are old if you can remember the first one.
The alarm goes off at 0655 and we get ready for our Sunday swim.
The pool was crowded this morning but we each did get a lane.
Since Trader Joe's has opened we do not buy as many groceries on Sunday at Meijer's.
Gas today was $1.51. I still don't get why low oil prices are a drag on the economy. We save at least $20 per week from a year ago.
Nancy fixed her world famous poached eggs this morning. I had mine on a waffle.
The weather folks said it will be raining at 1500 so I took Ms P on an early walk. We walked 1.5 miles.
The weather has been very mild lately. The temp was above freezing last night and the snow is almost 90% gone. Colder weather is coming later this week.
I don't think the warm weather in Jan and Feb is healthy. The real cold weather kills all sorts of bugs.
After the walk I read the funnies and then took my Sunday nap. Do young folks read the Sunday funnies?
After the nap I had a quick lunch and then headed downstairs to read my mail and write this log.
Nancy is fixing hot dogs and soup for dinner tonight. We will watch the Super Bowl. I do not have a favorite.
Today several friends asked me to be their friend on Goggle+. What is Goggle+?
Think Spring!!!
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Saturday February 6, 2016
It is now 1900:
This morning Nancy and I followed our new Saturday morning routine. We walked to Panera for breakfast.
As soon as we got home I got in the Cobalt and started running errands:
First stop was the Chow Hound to buy corn for the deer. Today instead of shelled corn I bought corn on the cob.
Second stop was Meijer's where I bought No-Tie shoe laces for Nancy.
Next I stopped at the Kent County CU to get cash.
Stopped at DeVos Place to purchase tickets to the Play "Book of Morman". The box office was closed.
Finally stopped at Breton Village to check out khaki pants. Neither Fitzgerald's or Orvis had what I wanted.
At home put out corn for deer. Then took Ms P on a 1.5 mile walk.
Quick lunch and then a nap. Finished the afternoon with a walk around block.
Not much on TV tonight so we will watch some Netflix.
This morning Nancy and I followed our new Saturday morning routine. We walked to Panera for breakfast.
As soon as we got home I got in the Cobalt and started running errands:
First stop was the Chow Hound to buy corn for the deer. Today instead of shelled corn I bought corn on the cob.
Second stop was Meijer's where I bought No-Tie shoe laces for Nancy.
Next I stopped at the Kent County CU to get cash.
Stopped at DeVos Place to purchase tickets to the Play "Book of Morman". The box office was closed.
Finally stopped at Breton Village to check out khaki pants. Neither Fitzgerald's or Orvis had what I wanted.
At home put out corn for deer. Then took Ms P on a 1.5 mile walk.
Quick lunch and then a nap. Finished the afternoon with a walk around block.
Not much on TV tonight so we will watch some Netflix.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Friday February 5, 2016
Friday @ 1630
First thing this morning I looked out the window and my corn pile was gone. The deer are sneaky because I looked out the window several time last night and saw no activity.
Finally we have sun. I enjoyed my walk to the Y in sunshine. The weather folks said that the lack of sunshine in Jan nearly set a record.
Did the calisthenics and then ran 1.6 miles.
It was snowing and dark and gloomy when I left the Y. Bummer!
I was hungry when I got to Panera so in addition to coffee I got a banana.
Hillary Clinton's dealings with Wall Street are beginning to haunt her.
Donald Trump no longer seems to dominate the news. That is good news.
The Syrians and Russians are on the offensive creating another hostage crisis. I think the Russians might regret their disregard for Turkey. Turkey can be a formidable foe.
Bill in Congress would require young women to register for draft. I have really mixed feeling about this!
My new sports glasses are not working right. I called the eye doc and will go in this afternoon.
Like yesterday I stopped at Macatawa Bank on my way home. I needed a bunch of $2 bills. Periodically I send a bill to the Grandkids. I really don't know why the $2 bill is not more popular?
Kim cleaned this morning and the house looks nice.
After a quick lunch I got in the Cobalt and headed downtown. The eye doc agreed my sports glasses were not right. They will correct the problem.
At home took Ms P on her walk. I filled the bird feeder and put out more corn for the deer.
We are having dinner tonight at Vitales in Ada.
Nothing on TV tonight so I looks like a netflix evening.
First thing this morning I looked out the window and my corn pile was gone. The deer are sneaky because I looked out the window several time last night and saw no activity.
Finally we have sun. I enjoyed my walk to the Y in sunshine. The weather folks said that the lack of sunshine in Jan nearly set a record.
Did the calisthenics and then ran 1.6 miles.
It was snowing and dark and gloomy when I left the Y. Bummer!
I was hungry when I got to Panera so in addition to coffee I got a banana.
Hillary Clinton's dealings with Wall Street are beginning to haunt her.
Donald Trump no longer seems to dominate the news. That is good news.
The Syrians and Russians are on the offensive creating another hostage crisis. I think the Russians might regret their disregard for Turkey. Turkey can be a formidable foe.
Bill in Congress would require young women to register for draft. I have really mixed feeling about this!
My new sports glasses are not working right. I called the eye doc and will go in this afternoon.
Like yesterday I stopped at Macatawa Bank on my way home. I needed a bunch of $2 bills. Periodically I send a bill to the Grandkids. I really don't know why the $2 bill is not more popular?
Kim cleaned this morning and the house looks nice.
After a quick lunch I got in the Cobalt and headed downtown. The eye doc agreed my sports glasses were not right. They will correct the problem.
At home took Ms P on her walk. I filled the bird feeder and put out more corn for the deer.
We are having dinner tonight at Vitales in Ada.
Nothing on TV tonight so I looks like a netflix evening.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Thursday February 4, 2016
I lost my previous attempt at writing this log, so I am starting anew: 1650
Happy Birthday Akerke Scott. Today Grand daughter Akerke (AJ) is eight . I remember visiting AJ in Kazakhstan. I thought she was cute then and still is. Missy has been a great mother for a very special girl. Go AJ!
Finally the temperature is below 32. It was snowing when I left for the Y and it continued snowing all day.
Today is my normal swim day but I decided to row instead. Swimming and snow are not compatible.
On my walk to Panera I stopped by Meijer's and bought a dollar lottery ticket. We won $4.
Flint water and the New Hampshire primary are still being covered heavily by the WSJ.
Speaking of NH did you know that Hampton, NH was named by an ancestor, 12 generations ago. Hampton is an shorten version of South Hampton an English seaport that was the departure port for the Sanborn family on their trip to NA in 1632.
On my way home from Panera I stopped by Macatawa Bank to get some money for Kim. Tomorrow Kim comes to clean.
After a quick lunch I did some chores around the house. First I put out more corn for the deer. They have found our corn pile and I need to put new corn out daily. I also changed an outside light.
I spent the rest of the afternoon in my office.
Tonight we are having dinner at Panera. A bowl of soup on a cold day sounds good.
We will watch the news and expect at 1900 AJ will FaceTime us.
It looks like a netflix evening. I got my 30 in today did you?
Happy Birthday Akerke Scott. Today Grand daughter Akerke (AJ) is eight . I remember visiting AJ in Kazakhstan. I thought she was cute then and still is. Missy has been a great mother for a very special girl. Go AJ!
Finally the temperature is below 32. It was snowing when I left for the Y and it continued snowing all day.
Today is my normal swim day but I decided to row instead. Swimming and snow are not compatible.
On my walk to Panera I stopped by Meijer's and bought a dollar lottery ticket. We won $4.
Flint water and the New Hampshire primary are still being covered heavily by the WSJ.
Speaking of NH did you know that Hampton, NH was named by an ancestor, 12 generations ago. Hampton is an shorten version of South Hampton an English seaport that was the departure port for the Sanborn family on their trip to NA in 1632.
On my way home from Panera I stopped by Macatawa Bank to get some money for Kim. Tomorrow Kim comes to clean.
After a quick lunch I did some chores around the house. First I put out more corn for the deer. They have found our corn pile and I need to put new corn out daily. I also changed an outside light.
I spent the rest of the afternoon in my office.
Tonight we are having dinner at Panera. A bowl of soup on a cold day sounds good.
We will watch the news and expect at 1900 AJ will FaceTime us.
It looks like a netflix evening. I got my 30 in today did you?
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Wednesday February 3, 2016
1730, this is post #2,261
Heavy thunder storms rolled through last night. Yes, thunder storms in February!
We knew the storms were coming so we gave Ms P a pill. It worked.
Breakfast Club Wednesday and I am up with the 0545 alarm.
Temperature was above freezing so no ice problems on my drive downtown.
Very small turnout this morning. Speaker owns a home health care company.
Bottom line don't get old or sick because home health care is expensive.
After BC I headed to the Y. Did my routine at 50%.
Had coffee and a chance to read WSJ at the Starbucks in Woodland Mall.
The Pols in Washington can not fund improvements to the air-traffic control system. Improvements are long overdue.
Feds are making a criminal probe into Flint water crisis. It is not criminal it is stupidity.
Speaking of Flint, Clinton and Sanders are having a debate in Flint. This is why folks don't like grand standing politicians.
The Zika virus is serious. Might impact summer games in Brazil?
Rain was predicted for early afternoon so I took Ms P on her walk as soon as I got home.
Nancy worked at the Gardens this afternoon.
I got a LinkedIn message saying Debbie has worked at Apple 7 years.
During lunch I watch CNBC for business news. Today folks were whining that the stock market was going down. Two hours later it rallied. Go figure!
Light dinner tonight and then some TV followed by netflix.
Heavy thunder storms rolled through last night. Yes, thunder storms in February!
We knew the storms were coming so we gave Ms P a pill. It worked.
Breakfast Club Wednesday and I am up with the 0545 alarm.
Temperature was above freezing so no ice problems on my drive downtown.
Very small turnout this morning. Speaker owns a home health care company.
Bottom line don't get old or sick because home health care is expensive.
After BC I headed to the Y. Did my routine at 50%.
Had coffee and a chance to read WSJ at the Starbucks in Woodland Mall.
The Pols in Washington can not fund improvements to the air-traffic control system. Improvements are long overdue.
Feds are making a criminal probe into Flint water crisis. It is not criminal it is stupidity.
Speaking of Flint, Clinton and Sanders are having a debate in Flint. This is why folks don't like grand standing politicians.
The Zika virus is serious. Might impact summer games in Brazil?
Rain was predicted for early afternoon so I took Ms P on her walk as soon as I got home.
Nancy worked at the Gardens this afternoon.
I got a LinkedIn message saying Debbie has worked at Apple 7 years.
During lunch I watch CNBC for business news. Today folks were whining that the stock market was going down. Two hours later it rallied. Go figure!
Light dinner tonight and then some TV followed by netflix.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Tuesday February 2, 2016
It is now 1730:
I no longer call this writing a blog, it is a log of the day's activities. A log is easier to write.
Swim day for Bob and Nancy. Nancy is out of the house at 0730.
Temperature was in high 20s when left for Y. Sidewalks were bare making walking easy.
As usual calisthenics followed by the swim. Swam 1,000 yards.
All eight lanes of the pool were full, but I did not have to wait.
Water aerobics classes are very popular, especially among all the old folks.
Panera was crowded this morning. They have trouble keeping up with coffee demand.
Light roast and hazelnut are the most popular.
I keep running into folks I know from my engineering days at Panera.
Speaking of old co workers, I signed up for LinkedIn but really don't know how to use it.
I Goggled a fellow Navy officer from Vietnam and he came up on LinkedIn.
I contacted him and he replied. Mike retired from the Navy after 30 years. He retired as a Captain. He lives in DC area.
I remember that Mike was a Stanford grad and his birthday is February 29 which will make him 76 this year.
The Iowa election dominated the WSJ.
As a result of yesterday's vote we might have: Our first woman, first person of Jewish faith or first Latino for a President.
Isn't America Great!
Rain is expected around 1500 so as soon as I got home I took Ms P on her walk. We walked 1.5 miles.
Sure enough at 1500 it started to rain.
Worked in office and then took a short nap.
After dinner will read the GRP, watch the news and NCIS. End the evening with an hour netflix show.
I no longer call this writing a blog, it is a log of the day's activities. A log is easier to write.
Swim day for Bob and Nancy. Nancy is out of the house at 0730.
Temperature was in high 20s when left for Y. Sidewalks were bare making walking easy.
As usual calisthenics followed by the swim. Swam 1,000 yards.
All eight lanes of the pool were full, but I did not have to wait.
Water aerobics classes are very popular, especially among all the old folks.
Panera was crowded this morning. They have trouble keeping up with coffee demand.
Light roast and hazelnut are the most popular.
I keep running into folks I know from my engineering days at Panera.
Speaking of old co workers, I signed up for LinkedIn but really don't know how to use it.
I Goggled a fellow Navy officer from Vietnam and he came up on LinkedIn.
I contacted him and he replied. Mike retired from the Navy after 30 years. He retired as a Captain. He lives in DC area.
I remember that Mike was a Stanford grad and his birthday is February 29 which will make him 76 this year.
The Iowa election dominated the WSJ.
As a result of yesterday's vote we might have: Our first woman, first person of Jewish faith or first Latino for a President.
Isn't America Great!
Rain is expected around 1500 so as soon as I got home I took Ms P on her walk. We walked 1.5 miles.
Sure enough at 1500 it started to rain.
Worked in office and then took a short nap.
After dinner will read the GRP, watch the news and NCIS. End the evening with an hour netflix show.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Monday February 1, 2016
2030 sitting in den watching Netflix.
Usually write blog on Pages and then paste.
Problem with Pages is cannot get space between paragraph.
I am writing this entry using the blog format.
Monday morning and Nancy left first and then after breakfast I headed out to the Y.
It was 33 and it looked bare pavement. However, I encountered a lot of black ice.
The Y on Mondays is always crowded.
I did the calisthenics and then ran 1.6 miles.
Walked to Panera for coffee and the newspaper.
George Soros and other hedge fund guys are shorting China currency.
I really don't know what shorting is but I would not want to bet against the Chinese government. They eat outsiders.
Finally today the folks in Iowa get their chance to vote.
My GOP favorites are not even on the radar.
I had a quick lunch and got in the Cobalt and headed to Great Lakes Chemical.
GLC is applying paint sealer to the Cobalt. It took 90 minutes.
It was such a nice day Ms P and I took a 1.5 mile walk.
Took a short nap.
Debbie wanted a tax form from our 2015 returns.
I scanned the form and emailed it to Debbie. Isn't technology great.
We had a light dinner and watched the news. We are now watching Poirot on neflix.
Usually write blog on Pages and then paste.
Problem with Pages is cannot get space between paragraph.
I am writing this entry using the blog format.
Monday morning and Nancy left first and then after breakfast I headed out to the Y.
It was 33 and it looked bare pavement. However, I encountered a lot of black ice.
The Y on Mondays is always crowded.
I did the calisthenics and then ran 1.6 miles.
Walked to Panera for coffee and the newspaper.
George Soros and other hedge fund guys are shorting China currency.
I really don't know what shorting is but I would not want to bet against the Chinese government. They eat outsiders.
Finally today the folks in Iowa get their chance to vote.
My GOP favorites are not even on the radar.
I had a quick lunch and got in the Cobalt and headed to Great Lakes Chemical.
GLC is applying paint sealer to the Cobalt. It took 90 minutes.
It was such a nice day Ms P and I took a 1.5 mile walk.
Took a short nap.
Debbie wanted a tax form from our 2015 returns.
I scanned the form and emailed it to Debbie. Isn't technology great.
We had a light dinner and watched the news. We are now watching Poirot on neflix.
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