Blog time 1145 sitting at Panera.
Got up at 0500, wide awake but too early so I decided to put my head down for an hour. Two hours later I woke up.
Nancy has a morning appointment with our Optometrist. She wants to get a cataract removed. Lots of luck!
I had a quick breakfast, took my steroid pill before heading out. It was damp but mild, high 30s. Dry pavement makes the walk pleasant.
The Y was crowded especially the running track. Today I did the routine at 70%. I still have double vision.
The London papers pushed the unpredictable Trump to the back pages. The decision by the UK Supreme Court to require a legislative vote on BRexit was top story. PM May will visit the USA later this week. I think USA and UK need each other.
What is the matter with the President. He won the election so leave it along. The big stink over the size of the crowd at the Inaugural is not important. President Trump should have spent some time in the Military.
I do agree with the President's action on the proposed petroleum pipe lines. We need cheap energy if we want to manufacture in the USA.
It was a pleasant walk home with temp in the low 40s. Got home grabbed Ms P and continued walking.
Since I have been retired, eight years, this January has been the mildest. I don't think the temp has been below 32 in the past two weeks. I just checked the daily averages for January. The average high is never above 32. The daily average low is in the teens.
Nancy said the eye doctor said she is not ready for cataract surgery. Instead she is getting some glasses for driving.
Spent some time in the office this afternoon doing chores. Finished the afternoon with a nap.
Nancy fixed meat loaf for dinner. It was great.
Read the GRP and watched the news before watching NCIS and Bull on CBS.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday January 23, 2017
Blog time: 1130, sitting by the fireplace at Panera.
Another mild, wet day, temperatures in low 40s.
Normal January weather will return Thursday.
Nancy ended her convalescence from the face surgery today. She headed out early to MVP. Classmates at MVP said she should have stayed home until the stitches dissolve.
After breakfast I put on my raincoat and headed to the Y.
It appears the New Year's resolution folk are still following their MWF exercise routine. I expect this will end right after Valentines Day.
Folks on Morning Joe said President Trump had a terrible weekend. CNBC and Bloomberg hardly mentioned the weekend.
Left Panera early because the garage door opener tech is coming to check out our unit. Our remotes have been working only intermittently. First thing the tech noted was the wire antenna was hung up on the unit and not exposed as it should be. He then check both remotes. Only one was defective. I bought a new remote. After some thought I think that I am responsible for the antenna problem. I did not properly place it after changing the light bulb in the unit.
Took Ms P on her walk. We have had snow free pavements for the past week. It makes walking easy.
Lunch and then I headed down to my office. I spent over an hour call tech support folks at Direct TV and Engineering New Record. I had a major problem getting a real person at Direct TV. When I finally got one they said to go online because they could not help me.
Took a short nap followed by a light dinner. We watched a New Zealand detective show on Acorn before turning in.
Another mild, wet day, temperatures in low 40s.
Normal January weather will return Thursday.
Nancy ended her convalescence from the face surgery today. She headed out early to MVP. Classmates at MVP said she should have stayed home until the stitches dissolve.
After breakfast I put on my raincoat and headed to the Y.
It appears the New Year's resolution folk are still following their MWF exercise routine. I expect this will end right after Valentines Day.
Folks on Morning Joe said President Trump had a terrible weekend. CNBC and Bloomberg hardly mentioned the weekend.
Left Panera early because the garage door opener tech is coming to check out our unit. Our remotes have been working only intermittently. First thing the tech noted was the wire antenna was hung up on the unit and not exposed as it should be. He then check both remotes. Only one was defective. I bought a new remote. After some thought I think that I am responsible for the antenna problem. I did not properly place it after changing the light bulb in the unit.
Took Ms P on her walk. We have had snow free pavements for the past week. It makes walking easy.
Lunch and then I headed down to my office. I spent over an hour call tech support folks at Direct TV and Engineering New Record. I had a major problem getting a real person at Direct TV. When I finally got one they said to go online because they could not help me.
Took a short nap followed by a light dinner. We watched a New Zealand detective show on Acorn before turning in.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Sunday January 22, 2017
Sunday January 22nd:
Sitting watching Sneaky Pete on Amazon, it is 2145.
Because of Nancy's recent surgery she cannot go swimming for a week. Accordingly, we changed our Sunday plans.
Headed out to Trinity Lutheran for their 0900 service. First time we attended this service. We drove through some heavy fog.
After church we head to Meijer's. Bought some supplies and then filled the Taurus up. Gas today was $2.26 per gallon.
Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs for breakfast. After breakfast took Ms P on her walk. The fog was still very heavy.
Read a few sections of the GRP before taking my Sunday nap.
Finished the afternoon with a three mile walk.
I talked this afternoon with my childhood friend Tommy Collins. Tommy now lives in San Clemente, CA. He has lived in CA since the late 50s. Always great to rehash memories of growing up in Alpena, MI.
For dinner Nancy fixed black bean soup and a burger. It was good.
One of the side effects of the steroid pill I am taking is the swelling of the tongue. I have difficulty swallowing so I really chew my food, which is good. I also have difficulty talking. After several minutes I start slurring my words, so I stop. Some folks would say limited talking by RHS is good.
Despite bad January weather I hope everyone is getting 30' outside every day. I have!
Sitting watching Sneaky Pete on Amazon, it is 2145.
Because of Nancy's recent surgery she cannot go swimming for a week. Accordingly, we changed our Sunday plans.
Headed out to Trinity Lutheran for their 0900 service. First time we attended this service. We drove through some heavy fog.
After church we head to Meijer's. Bought some supplies and then filled the Taurus up. Gas today was $2.26 per gallon.
Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs for breakfast. After breakfast took Ms P on her walk. The fog was still very heavy.
Read a few sections of the GRP before taking my Sunday nap.
Finished the afternoon with a three mile walk.
I talked this afternoon with my childhood friend Tommy Collins. Tommy now lives in San Clemente, CA. He has lived in CA since the late 50s. Always great to rehash memories of growing up in Alpena, MI.
For dinner Nancy fixed black bean soup and a burger. It was good.
One of the side effects of the steroid pill I am taking is the swelling of the tongue. I have difficulty swallowing so I really chew my food, which is good. I also have difficulty talking. After several minutes I start slurring my words, so I stop. Some folks would say limited talking by RHS is good.
Despite bad January weather I hope everyone is getting 30' outside every day. I have!
Saturday January 21, 2017
Blog time 1400: sitting in office writing this blog.
Slept in until 0700 this morning. It was foggy but mild, 40 this morning.
We walked to Panera for our standard Saturday breakfast. Panera was empty of old folks. They are in warmer climes. Actually it is warmer in GR now than LA. 1400 temp was 60.
As soon as we got home I took Ms P on her walk and Nancy headed out to run errands.
Dropped Ms P off and headed out to walk to the Library. On my way I stopped at the bank to get some cash. Next stop was D&W to buy stamps and a birthday gift.
I decided that I did not want to go to Library so took a leisurely walk home. My phone said I walked 5.7 miles and 13,100 steps. Enough exercise for the day.
The sun is shining bright for the first time in ages. Did you know we have gained 35 minutes of daylight since Dec 21?
Speaking of hours of daylight I was just going through some Navy junk and I found on this date Midway has 10h32' of daylight vs 9h35' for GR.
I also found a letter I wrote my Dad on this date. I seldom wrote my Dad but I checked the letter and found that I was asking for some engineering advice. One of my duties on Midway was Transportation Officer. I was in charge of maintaining all mobile equipment. This included construction equipment, trucks including refuse trucks, and all sorts of aircraft support equipment. Dad sent me some great reference manuals.
We had an early dinner at Houlihan's. Houlihan's was not very busy. I like this restaurant but they should turn the lights on. It is very dark.
FaceTimed with Debbie this evening. San Jose is having a lot of rain. I think the drought in CA is over.
We watched Sneaky Pete on Amazon and then Rebus on Acorn.
Slept in until 0700 this morning. It was foggy but mild, 40 this morning.
We walked to Panera for our standard Saturday breakfast. Panera was empty of old folks. They are in warmer climes. Actually it is warmer in GR now than LA. 1400 temp was 60.
As soon as we got home I took Ms P on her walk and Nancy headed out to run errands.
Dropped Ms P off and headed out to walk to the Library. On my way I stopped at the bank to get some cash. Next stop was D&W to buy stamps and a birthday gift.
I decided that I did not want to go to Library so took a leisurely walk home. My phone said I walked 5.7 miles and 13,100 steps. Enough exercise for the day.
The sun is shining bright for the first time in ages. Did you know we have gained 35 minutes of daylight since Dec 21?
Speaking of hours of daylight I was just going through some Navy junk and I found on this date Midway has 10h32' of daylight vs 9h35' for GR.
I also found a letter I wrote my Dad on this date. I seldom wrote my Dad but I checked the letter and found that I was asking for some engineering advice. One of my duties on Midway was Transportation Officer. I was in charge of maintaining all mobile equipment. This included construction equipment, trucks including refuse trucks, and all sorts of aircraft support equipment. Dad sent me some great reference manuals.
We had an early dinner at Houlihan's. Houlihan's was not very busy. I like this restaurant but they should turn the lights on. It is very dark.
FaceTimed with Debbie this evening. San Jose is having a lot of rain. I think the drought in CA is over.
We watched Sneaky Pete on Amazon and then Rebus on Acorn.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Friday January 20, 2017
Blog time 1030 at Panera;
Yes folks today is Inauguration Day. Like it or not Donald Trump is now our POTUS. We should all wish him well.
Got up at 0630 and checked for rain when I took Ms P out. It was raining but not hard. The weather folks said it would rain all morning. I decided to do calisthenics and row at home.
Nancy's Doctor told her no activity for several days, so no MVP for her.
After a shower and shave, I had a quick breakfast which now includes my steroid pill.
Kim arrived to clean the house as I was leaving for Panera.
Encountered just a light rain on my walk to Panera.
Drank my coffee and read the papers. The Inauguration dominated the news.
The rain had stopped so the walk home was pleasant. As soon as I got home took Ms P on her walk. She enjoys this mild weather.
Nancy ran errands this afternoon and I took a nap.
At 1730 we drove to Moleski's for dinner. Tim Mask was also in attendance. We had a great meal and pleasant evening talking. We avoided talking politics.
Left Moleski's at 2100. Watched a show on Netflix before turning in.
Yes folks today is Inauguration Day. Like it or not Donald Trump is now our POTUS. We should all wish him well.
Got up at 0630 and checked for rain when I took Ms P out. It was raining but not hard. The weather folks said it would rain all morning. I decided to do calisthenics and row at home.
Nancy's Doctor told her no activity for several days, so no MVP for her.
After a shower and shave, I had a quick breakfast which now includes my steroid pill.
Kim arrived to clean the house as I was leaving for Panera.
Encountered just a light rain on my walk to Panera.
Drank my coffee and read the papers. The Inauguration dominated the news.
The rain had stopped so the walk home was pleasant. As soon as I got home took Ms P on her walk. She enjoys this mild weather.
Nancy ran errands this afternoon and I took a nap.
At 1730 we drove to Moleski's for dinner. Tim Mask was also in attendance. We had a great meal and pleasant evening talking. We avoided talking politics.
Left Moleski's at 2100. Watched a show on Netflix before turning in.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Thursday January 19, 2017
Blog time 1150 at Panera.
Nancy set an early morning alarm. She has an appointment with a plastic surgeon to repair a skin cancer on her face. I gave her a good luck kiss.
This morning I started taking a steroid pill, hopefully to correct my double vision. Walked to the Y. Performed my routine at 50%. I also declared that my cold is over.
Lately, the first thing I read at Panera are the headlines in the London papers. I like the English view of the USA political scene. I also like reading how PM May is handling the BRexit. She seem an astute politician.
Our mild gloomy weather continues. It is now noon with temp at 38.
The confirmation hearings for Trump appointees is getting full coverage. How many folks really care?
Tomorrow is PE Trump's swearing in. This will be my fifteenth since I have been of voting age. I don't think I have watched any of the ceremonies.
As soon as I got home took Ms P on her walk. Nancy's surgery went fine but she is tired. In fact she laid down and took a nap.
Nancy's friend Kathi brought over dinner for us tonight. Kathi is a good friend.
The garage door man called and rescheduled. He is coming Monday afternoon.
We had Kathi's meal for dinner, chicken breast and a cooked spinach dish. Very good.
We watched the news and read the GRP before switching to Amazon/Acorn.
Nancy set an early morning alarm. She has an appointment with a plastic surgeon to repair a skin cancer on her face. I gave her a good luck kiss.
This morning I started taking a steroid pill, hopefully to correct my double vision. Walked to the Y. Performed my routine at 50%. I also declared that my cold is over.
Lately, the first thing I read at Panera are the headlines in the London papers. I like the English view of the USA political scene. I also like reading how PM May is handling the BRexit. She seem an astute politician.
Our mild gloomy weather continues. It is now noon with temp at 38.
The confirmation hearings for Trump appointees is getting full coverage. How many folks really care?
Tomorrow is PE Trump's swearing in. This will be my fifteenth since I have been of voting age. I don't think I have watched any of the ceremonies.
As soon as I got home took Ms P on her walk. Nancy's surgery went fine but she is tired. In fact she laid down and took a nap.
Nancy's friend Kathi brought over dinner for us tonight. Kathi is a good friend.
The garage door man called and rescheduled. He is coming Monday afternoon.
We had Kathi's meal for dinner, chicken breast and a cooked spinach dish. Very good.
We watched the news and read the GRP before switching to Amazon/Acorn.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Wednesday January 18, 2017
Started Blog on the 17th at 2135, checking out my new Logitech keyboard. It works great.
Blog time 0930, Wednesday January 18:
I spent a restless night and left bed at 0545. Today I will start new medication to eliminate my double vision and muscle pain, I hope.
Today was Breakfast Club Wednesday but it was foggy and misting outside so I didn't want to try driving with my current eye problems. The Doc yesterday said I could drive but be careful. I will cover one eye to eliminate the double vision.
Nancy headed to MVP for a fitness class. I walked to Panera and had my standard oatmeal breakfast.
The weather folks say we will experience a January thaw for the next week. Temps will be above freezing. Temps on Saturday and Sunday will be in the 50s. I hate this weather. It is bone chilling damp with no sun. I would prefer normal winter temperatures below freezing, hopefully with sun.
I don't agree with the President when he let Pvt Manning, the leaker of military files, get out of jail this Spring. He was a traitor.
The boycott of Trump's Inauguration by Democratic Legislators is not good for the healing process. The election is over and now is the time to come together. This bitterness is not good for anyone.
Nancy is working at the Meijer's Garden this afternoon. I doubt that they will be very busy with the lousy weather.
Took Ms P on her walk, took out the trash, lunch followed by a nap. The Doctors office called this afternoon and said my blood tests came back normal. Tomorrow I will start taking the steroids. I hope they can help the double vision.
Before going on our trip to CA, I put some gift cards in a safe place. Unfortunately I had trouble remembering my secret hiding place. I returned to the place I thought I stashed them and after an hour I found them in a wallet I had previously searched. Getting old sucks!
We had a light dinner followed by the NBC and PBS news. It is now 2100 and we are watching a British mystery on Acorn. It stars Colin Firth. Very good but depressing.
We are now watching Sneaky Pete on Amazon.
Blog time 0930, Wednesday January 18:
I spent a restless night and left bed at 0545. Today I will start new medication to eliminate my double vision and muscle pain, I hope.
Today was Breakfast Club Wednesday but it was foggy and misting outside so I didn't want to try driving with my current eye problems. The Doc yesterday said I could drive but be careful. I will cover one eye to eliminate the double vision.
Nancy headed to MVP for a fitness class. I walked to Panera and had my standard oatmeal breakfast.
The weather folks say we will experience a January thaw for the next week. Temps will be above freezing. Temps on Saturday and Sunday will be in the 50s. I hate this weather. It is bone chilling damp with no sun. I would prefer normal winter temperatures below freezing, hopefully with sun.
I don't agree with the President when he let Pvt Manning, the leaker of military files, get out of jail this Spring. He was a traitor.
The boycott of Trump's Inauguration by Democratic Legislators is not good for the healing process. The election is over and now is the time to come together. This bitterness is not good for anyone.
Nancy is working at the Meijer's Garden this afternoon. I doubt that they will be very busy with the lousy weather.
Took Ms P on her walk, took out the trash, lunch followed by a nap. The Doctors office called this afternoon and said my blood tests came back normal. Tomorrow I will start taking the steroids. I hope they can help the double vision.
Before going on our trip to CA, I put some gift cards in a safe place. Unfortunately I had trouble remembering my secret hiding place. I returned to the place I thought I stashed them and after an hour I found them in a wallet I had previously searched. Getting old sucks!
We had a light dinner followed by the NBC and PBS news. It is now 2100 and we are watching a British mystery on Acorn. It stars Colin Firth. Very good but depressing.
We are now watching Sneaky Pete on Amazon.
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