Blog time: 1650, sitting at dining room table drinking a glass of Red Breast Irish whiskey.
I am glad DST has ended. Left for the Y this morning in bright sunshine.
Nancy and I wear our swimsuits on Sundays so we can get into the pool fast. I was glad we did because every lane was filled. Other folks must be doing the same.
Bob and Nancy each did our 20 laps, 1,000 yards.
No Meijer's today. Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs for breakfast.
We changed clothes and headed to Trinity Lutheran for the 1115 service. Pastor Bob gave an upbeat homily today. Yes the Lutherans no longer have sermons. Bottom line the election is nasty but goodness will prevail. I liked the upbeat tone.
I really like Time magazine's front cover picture, The End is Near. Humor never hurts.
Took Ms P on a 1.5 mile walk. Quick lunch and then my mandatory Sunday nap.
You know you are getting old when instead of watching the Lions in overtime you elect to go on a walk with your wife. Today was a beautiful fall day.
Speaking of weather today we have 10h46' of daylight, heading to 9h on Dec 21. It could be worse. Edinburgh, Scotland has only 8h46'.
Nancy is fixing hot dogs and clam chowder for dinner. Sounds good.
Tonight will read GRP and watch 60'. Might watch a show on Netflix/Acorn.
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Saturday November 5, 2016
Blog time: 1150
Nancy and I walked to Panera in complete darkness. We ate our breakfast and watched the sun come up. We walked home in bright sunshine.
In yesterday's blog I wrote about Turkish Navy civil engineers who were in my classes at UM and also at Port Hueneme, Ca. I was digging through some archives and found their names. LTJG Ozcan Ardan and LTJG Sabahattin Sagiroglu. I wonder what kind of career they had? Are they still alive? I just Googled Ozcan and got several hits. It looks like he passed away in 2005. Sabahattin has a facebook page.
Continuing down memory lane I got out my high school yearbook, 1956, and found that last night, first Friday in November, AHS played Bay City Handy in Bay City. My last out of town football game. It had snowed the night before and I remember the field was cleared just before kickoff. My Uncle Harold and Aunt Helen from Alma drove over to see the game. I was very proud that they would make the trip to see me play. We won and I had a good game as I recall.
Speaking of high school sports in the 50s, football was the only fall sport. No cross country or soccer. Alpena High was unusual in that we had a coed gymnastics team. It was very good and won the state in 56. Boy's basketball was they only HS winter sport. No sports, except gymnastics, for girls.
After Panera I took a 12 mile bike trip. Absolutely beautiful fall day.
Nancy is working the Christmas sale at Meijer's this afternoon. Because of parking problems I drove her.
Took Ms P on a two mile walk before lunch.
Nancy did the laundry this morning so I spent some time putting clothes away.
Read the WSJ and then at 1630 headed out to the Gardens to pick up Nancy. Nancy said the sale was a big success.
Nancy is fixing spaghetti for dinner. It smells great.
It looks like a Netflix/Acorn evening. I will have to remember to turn the clocks back.
Nancy and I walked to Panera in complete darkness. We ate our breakfast and watched the sun come up. We walked home in bright sunshine.
In yesterday's blog I wrote about Turkish Navy civil engineers who were in my classes at UM and also at Port Hueneme, Ca. I was digging through some archives and found their names. LTJG Ozcan Ardan and LTJG Sabahattin Sagiroglu. I wonder what kind of career they had? Are they still alive? I just Googled Ozcan and got several hits. It looks like he passed away in 2005. Sabahattin has a facebook page.
Continuing down memory lane I got out my high school yearbook, 1956, and found that last night, first Friday in November, AHS played Bay City Handy in Bay City. My last out of town football game. It had snowed the night before and I remember the field was cleared just before kickoff. My Uncle Harold and Aunt Helen from Alma drove over to see the game. I was very proud that they would make the trip to see me play. We won and I had a good game as I recall.
Speaking of high school sports in the 50s, football was the only fall sport. No cross country or soccer. Alpena High was unusual in that we had a coed gymnastics team. It was very good and won the state in 56. Boy's basketball was they only HS winter sport. No sports, except gymnastics, for girls.
After Panera I took a 12 mile bike trip. Absolutely beautiful fall day.
Nancy is working the Christmas sale at Meijer's this afternoon. Because of parking problems I drove her.
Took Ms P on a two mile walk before lunch.
Nancy did the laundry this morning so I spent some time putting clothes away.
Read the WSJ and then at 1630 headed out to the Gardens to pick up Nancy. Nancy said the sale was a big success.
Nancy is fixing spaghetti for dinner. It smells great.
It looks like a Netflix/Acorn evening. I will have to remember to turn the clocks back.
Friday November 4, 2016
Blog time: 1115
Once again I am starting this blog sitting at Panera drinking coffee. Today was the latest sunrise of the year, 0820. DST ends Sunday.
It was 36 this morning so I ditched the knickers and put on the lined jeans. My 7.5 mile bike ride to the Y was in bright sunshine.
I was just starting the ride when I had a big doe run across the street in front of me. It is that time of year when the deer are moving.
The morning business shows are all guessing what the impact a Trump or Clinton victory will have on business. I really don't think it matters.
I will pause while I read some news and eat my banana.
The Alpena News report today that NE MI had their best apple crop in years. Good news because I consume a lot of apples. Also understand that we had bumper corn and wheat crops.
Turkey continues to clamp down on business leaders. Major power grab by President Erdogan. Will Turkey continue to be a good ally?
In 1960 the Turkish Navy sent a number of young officers to UM. They were classmates in the civil program. Great guys and very smart. They had visitor status at the American Legion and would invite fellow classmates to the Legion for a beer. We would spend the evening toasting the Turkish Navy.
In 1961 after OCS at Newport RI I was sent to Port Hueneme, the home of the Pacific SeaBees, for the two month Civil Engineering Corps Officer's School. I was surprised to find three of my Turkish Navy classmates also in attendance. I have a warm spot for the Turkish Navy's Civil Engineers.
Kim came today and cleaned. The house looks great.
Did not get home until 1300. Took Ms P on her walk. We then emptied all the floral boxes on the deck. Growing season is over. Also took bird seed and feeder out to deck. Bird feeding season is starting.
Late lunch and then ran errands. Filled up the Escape and then stopped at Ace Hardware and bought yard waste bags.
Took a short nap and then Nancy and I headed to Meijer's Garden. We attended a Holiday sale for members only.
We had dinner at the small Mexican restaurant, La Laguna, near Shepard's Grill. They have great Tamales.
We are now watching Broadchurch on Netflix. Actually we are watching it for the second time. We did not realize it until the show was almost over.
Once again I am starting this blog sitting at Panera drinking coffee. Today was the latest sunrise of the year, 0820. DST ends Sunday.
It was 36 this morning so I ditched the knickers and put on the lined jeans. My 7.5 mile bike ride to the Y was in bright sunshine.
I was just starting the ride when I had a big doe run across the street in front of me. It is that time of year when the deer are moving.
The morning business shows are all guessing what the impact a Trump or Clinton victory will have on business. I really don't think it matters.
I will pause while I read some news and eat my banana.
The Alpena News report today that NE MI had their best apple crop in years. Good news because I consume a lot of apples. Also understand that we had bumper corn and wheat crops.
Turkey continues to clamp down on business leaders. Major power grab by President Erdogan. Will Turkey continue to be a good ally?
In 1960 the Turkish Navy sent a number of young officers to UM. They were classmates in the civil program. Great guys and very smart. They had visitor status at the American Legion and would invite fellow classmates to the Legion for a beer. We would spend the evening toasting the Turkish Navy.
In 1961 after OCS at Newport RI I was sent to Port Hueneme, the home of the Pacific SeaBees, for the two month Civil Engineering Corps Officer's School. I was surprised to find three of my Turkish Navy classmates also in attendance. I have a warm spot for the Turkish Navy's Civil Engineers.
Kim came today and cleaned. The house looks great.
Did not get home until 1300. Took Ms P on her walk. We then emptied all the floral boxes on the deck. Growing season is over. Also took bird seed and feeder out to deck. Bird feeding season is starting.
Late lunch and then ran errands. Filled up the Escape and then stopped at Ace Hardware and bought yard waste bags.
Took a short nap and then Nancy and I headed to Meijer's Garden. We attended a Holiday sale for members only.
We had dinner at the small Mexican restaurant, La Laguna, near Shepard's Grill. They have great Tamales.
We are now watching Broadchurch on Netflix. Actually we are watching it for the second time. We did not realize it until the show was almost over.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Thursday November 3, 2016
Blog time: 1055, sitting at Panera
How about them Cubs! Went to bed around 5th inning, woke up and saw the game was tied and in a rain delay. Checked at 2 and saw the Cubs had won.
Heavy rain yesterday and last night filled every pond and depression. Noted on my bike ride to the Y that all the small streams I pass were running full. The rain also brought down a lot of leaves. The path was covered with wet leaves making it very slippery.
Nancy did not go swimming this morning because she has a Dentist appointment. She has to have some major dental work done.
November 3 and I am still wearing my knickers. We have had a warm fall.
The morning business shows have been talking about the difficulty retailers and delivery services have been having getting seasonal workers. I went to the mall several days ago and Help Wanted signs were everywhere. The industrial plants in GR have also been hiring.
Time to break: news reading time
Trivia fact, growing up I never knew a man with a first name of Scott.
The Law of Unintended Consequences rears its head. The Feds have turned the screws so tight on conventional banks that they are reluctant to give mortgages to folks with less than perfect credit ratings. Non banks like Quicken Loans now provide over 50% of all mortgages.
The Federal Government should keep its nose out of the economy.
When Nancy and I bought our home the rates were so high that we purchased the home using a Land Contract. I don't think Land Contracts are used much anymore.
Is their a more incompetent government in the world than Venezuela?
After Panera took Ms P on her daily walk.
This afternoon we ran ran errands.
Stopped at Macatawa to get money for Kim. She is cleaning tomorrow.
Dropped off Nancy's absentee ballot at the Cascade Twp office. The clerk told me that this election has the most absentee ballots she has seen in 20 years.
Stopped at Sam's Club to check out the store. Gas today was $1.96. We checked some prices of popular items at Sam's to compare with Costco's price.
Next stop Costco. Gas was same price as Sam's. In fact Jif peanut butter, Cetaphil lotion, Aveeno lotion and Cheerios were the same price.
Took a short nap and then we headed out to a Shepard's Grill for dinner. Shepard's Grill was jammed. It is a popular local restaurant. We saw several neighbors. Nancy had a bowl of soup and I had their lake perch sandwich. Love their perch sandwich!
We are now watching The Fall on Netflix.
Five more days till sanity returns. I hope!!!
How about them Cubs! Went to bed around 5th inning, woke up and saw the game was tied and in a rain delay. Checked at 2 and saw the Cubs had won.
Heavy rain yesterday and last night filled every pond and depression. Noted on my bike ride to the Y that all the small streams I pass were running full. The rain also brought down a lot of leaves. The path was covered with wet leaves making it very slippery.
Nancy did not go swimming this morning because she has a Dentist appointment. She has to have some major dental work done.
November 3 and I am still wearing my knickers. We have had a warm fall.
The morning business shows have been talking about the difficulty retailers and delivery services have been having getting seasonal workers. I went to the mall several days ago and Help Wanted signs were everywhere. The industrial plants in GR have also been hiring.
Time to break: news reading time
Trivia fact, growing up I never knew a man with a first name of Scott.
The Law of Unintended Consequences rears its head. The Feds have turned the screws so tight on conventional banks that they are reluctant to give mortgages to folks with less than perfect credit ratings. Non banks like Quicken Loans now provide over 50% of all mortgages.
The Federal Government should keep its nose out of the economy.
When Nancy and I bought our home the rates were so high that we purchased the home using a Land Contract. I don't think Land Contracts are used much anymore.
Is their a more incompetent government in the world than Venezuela?
After Panera took Ms P on her daily walk.
This afternoon we ran ran errands.
Stopped at Macatawa to get money for Kim. She is cleaning tomorrow.
Dropped off Nancy's absentee ballot at the Cascade Twp office. The clerk told me that this election has the most absentee ballots she has seen in 20 years.
Stopped at Sam's Club to check out the store. Gas today was $1.96. We checked some prices of popular items at Sam's to compare with Costco's price.
Next stop Costco. Gas was same price as Sam's. In fact Jif peanut butter, Cetaphil lotion, Aveeno lotion and Cheerios were the same price.
Took a short nap and then we headed out to a Shepard's Grill for dinner. Shepard's Grill was jammed. It is a popular local restaurant. We saw several neighbors. Nancy had a bowl of soup and I had their lake perch sandwich. Love their perch sandwich!
We are now watching The Fall on Netflix.
Five more days till sanity returns. I hope!!!
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Wednesday November 2, 2016
Blog time: 0845
Easy Wednesday, did calisthenics at home, 50%, and headed out to Panera for breakfast. Sun did not rise until 0818 so I left home in complete darkness. I have a built in head light and a rear light on my rack plus a light on my backpack. I put them all on blinking mode.
The warm weather continues. It was 58 when left home. My phone said no rain until noon but it has been updated and the rain is suppose to start any minute now.
Today I will fill out my ballot. This will be Presidential election 15 for me. Kennedy/Nixon was my first. I have never worried so much about my vote for President.
I regretted one vote and that was my vote for LBJ. I thought he would keep us out of Vietnam. Was I ever wrong!
Stay tuned, I will take a break to read the news.
The big pipeline explosion in Alabama is suppose to impact gas prices along the east coast. The line is over 5,000 miles long and the main supplier of gas to the east. I checked gas prices in GR today and they were $2.09.
President is trying to restart the Asian Trade Pact. I am a free trader and hope it is passed. However, Trump and Clinton favor protectionism.
After Panera took a 12 mile bike ride. Rain was imminent so I took Ms P on a quick walk.
1300 and it started to rain hard. Quick lunch and then I filled out my absentee ballot. It was a very long ballot.
Got in Escape and ran errands. First stop Cascade Twp offices to drop off ballot. Next the tailors to pick up pants. I had suspender buttons sewn on.
Stopped at ACE Hardware and bought bird seed. It is that time of year where we start feeding the birds.
Speaking of birds I have not seen a Robin since late September. Early departure for warm climates?
Nancy came home early from the Gardens because of the rain.
Took a nap and then a walk around the block.
Light dinner, watched the news and now are watching a Scotland Yard, Inspector Jericho, show on Acorn.
It is that time of year when the weather makes it difficult to get out side. Remember that for good health getting outside for only 30 minutes should be first on your daily agenda.
Easy Wednesday, did calisthenics at home, 50%, and headed out to Panera for breakfast. Sun did not rise until 0818 so I left home in complete darkness. I have a built in head light and a rear light on my rack plus a light on my backpack. I put them all on blinking mode.
The warm weather continues. It was 58 when left home. My phone said no rain until noon but it has been updated and the rain is suppose to start any minute now.
Today I will fill out my ballot. This will be Presidential election 15 for me. Kennedy/Nixon was my first. I have never worried so much about my vote for President.
I regretted one vote and that was my vote for LBJ. I thought he would keep us out of Vietnam. Was I ever wrong!
Stay tuned, I will take a break to read the news.
The big pipeline explosion in Alabama is suppose to impact gas prices along the east coast. The line is over 5,000 miles long and the main supplier of gas to the east. I checked gas prices in GR today and they were $2.09.
President is trying to restart the Asian Trade Pact. I am a free trader and hope it is passed. However, Trump and Clinton favor protectionism.
After Panera took a 12 mile bike ride. Rain was imminent so I took Ms P on a quick walk.
1300 and it started to rain hard. Quick lunch and then I filled out my absentee ballot. It was a very long ballot.
Got in Escape and ran errands. First stop Cascade Twp offices to drop off ballot. Next the tailors to pick up pants. I had suspender buttons sewn on.
Stopped at ACE Hardware and bought bird seed. It is that time of year where we start feeding the birds.
Speaking of birds I have not seen a Robin since late September. Early departure for warm climates?
Nancy came home early from the Gardens because of the rain.
Took a nap and then a walk around the block.
Light dinner, watched the news and now are watching a Scotland Yard, Inspector Jericho, show on Acorn.
It is that time of year when the weather makes it difficult to get out side. Remember that for good health getting outside for only 30 minutes should be first on your daily agenda.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Tuesday November 1, 2016
Blog time: 1040 sitting at Panera.
What a difference a day makes. This morning was 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. Out with the lined pants and in with the knickers.
I left at 0815 several minutes before sunrise but I had all the bike lights working. We had some light showers last night. But arrived at the Y in bright sunshine.
Lately the bananas I get each morning have rotted sections even though the exterior looks good. No more bananas. I think I have read of a blight that is damaging the banana crop.
Only one more week of the insane electioneering. Enough!!
Time out while I read the news.
The business news folk are all a twitter with the Feds upcoming meeting. Why?
China, Russia and Turkey are all clamping down on press freedom. Turkey should be worrisome for the US and NATO since they are suppose to be an ally.
I did not know that the Catholic Church in China is controlled by the government. The government appoints Bishops and other officials. Freedom of religion?
We should appreciate our freedoms.
News Alert! Two weeks until the start of Deer Hunting season. In the 50s it was the policy of AHS to give boys three days of excused absences for hunting. Sorry girls?
Took Ms P on a nice long walk. Nice sunny day for a walk. Temps got to 71.
After lunch got in the Escape and ran errands. Stopped at World Market and bought four bottles of Three Girls wine. This wine was recommended by a wine buyer for a World Market store in Ventura, Ca. We met him on our recent trip to the Rockies.
Bought a Map of Chicago for Nancy. She is visiting Chicago in a couple of weeks.
I did take a short nap. Nancy and I finished the afternoon with a walk around the block.
For dinner Nancy cooked a crock pot apple and pork dish. It was great.
Watched the news, read the GRP and we are now watching NCIS.
What a difference a day makes. This morning was 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. Out with the lined pants and in with the knickers.
I left at 0815 several minutes before sunrise but I had all the bike lights working. We had some light showers last night. But arrived at the Y in bright sunshine.
Lately the bananas I get each morning have rotted sections even though the exterior looks good. No more bananas. I think I have read of a blight that is damaging the banana crop.
Only one more week of the insane electioneering. Enough!!
Time out while I read the news.
The business news folk are all a twitter with the Feds upcoming meeting. Why?
China, Russia and Turkey are all clamping down on press freedom. Turkey should be worrisome for the US and NATO since they are suppose to be an ally.
I did not know that the Catholic Church in China is controlled by the government. The government appoints Bishops and other officials. Freedom of religion?
We should appreciate our freedoms.
News Alert! Two weeks until the start of Deer Hunting season. In the 50s it was the policy of AHS to give boys three days of excused absences for hunting. Sorry girls?
Took Ms P on a nice long walk. Nice sunny day for a walk. Temps got to 71.
After lunch got in the Escape and ran errands. Stopped at World Market and bought four bottles of Three Girls wine. This wine was recommended by a wine buyer for a World Market store in Ventura, Ca. We met him on our recent trip to the Rockies.
Bought a Map of Chicago for Nancy. She is visiting Chicago in a couple of weeks.
I did take a short nap. Nancy and I finished the afternoon with a walk around the block.
For dinner Nancy cooked a crock pot apple and pork dish. It was great.
Watched the news, read the GRP and we are now watching NCIS.
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