Archive for September 26th, 2009

Today’s Business: 2009-09-26

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Made some Cocoa Wheats for breakfast today, sweetened with agave nectar.  It took six to eight tablespoons of this nectar to get the cereal as sweet as I like.  So agave nectar seems not to be as economical as stevia.  But once I got this chocolate flavored cream of wheat to the desired sweetness, it really tasted chocolaty and good.  Now, the house smells like hot chocolate.  Nice.

Revised the following documents in my blogs for increased clarity, brevity, and then expanded some details that seemed to enhance the message.

 

Went on a   shopping trip   this morning.

Watched all pending episodes of Dr. Phil, 60 Minutes, and NBC’s Nightly News. The DVR is completely empty now.

Cleaned house a bit in the first floor front room.  Threw out around 150 pounds of old books and manuals.  Now, I’m looking around up here to see what can be pitched.

Updated my ICANN information for all my domains, per ICANN’s requirement to annually check the information they have on file and correct if needed. 

Made a complete backup of all my blogs.  Click   here   for details.

Talked with [Emmy].

Paid all pending bills, including the property tax and the cable bill.

A gray and drizzly day today with high temperatures not getting out of the upper 50s.  A great day to enjoy Cocoa Wheats and a couple naps.

Tom

Weekly Backups: 2009-09-26

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Weekly backups of all my blog sites completed. Total disk space: 35.1 MB, which includes all databases, site code, and static pages. That’s an increase of 400 KB from 34.7 MB in late August.

Note that no backups were taken the past month due to low blog activity.

Tom

Shopping Trip: 2009-09-26

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Purchased the following today at Wal Mart:

  • Friskies Cat Food (34 cans)
  • Large-Dial Outdoor Thermometer (2)
  • Tide Laundry Detergent (2 bottles)
  • Kashi Cereal (2 boxes)
  • Cheerios (4 boxes)
  • Oates Hot Cereal (1 can)
  • Arm & Hammer Cat Litter (2 boxes)
  • Grits Hot Cereal (1 box)
  • Florida Crystals Organic Sugar (2.75 pounds)
  • Pounce Cat Food (8 jars)
  • Sun Maid Raisins (4 cans)
  • Agave Nectar (1 bottle)
  • Bananas (1 bunch)
  • Bleach (4.5 gallons)
  • Diet Pepsi, Caffeine-Free (8 liters)
  • Permanent Coffee Filter (1)

Total cost: $203.20

 

Tom