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Today’s Business: 2010-03-26

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.
  • Pay all (4) pending bills.  IN PROGRESS.
  • Set up automatic monthly bill payments for Mom’s medical insurance premiums.  IN PROGRESS.

 

Log

06:15 AM: I’m up. My weight did not change from yesterday.  It’s still 173.5 Lbs.    See   here   for a summary of the progress on this goal so far in 2010.

06:30 AM: Listened to more of the   Best African American Essays: 2009   book overnight. 

06:30 AM: By the way, this is the three-thousandth post to this blog.  I’m striving to reach four-thousand this year.

11:30 AM: Added the   Vee   and    Mentat   categories to   this   blog.  They’re located under the   People   parent category, in the sidebar at the right of most blog pages.

02:30 PM: [Mentat] arrived a little while ago.  We’re hanging out through the afternoon and we’ll go shoping and out to eat this evening. 

04:45 PM: Leaving for  shopping  now with Mom and Debbie.

07:30 PM: We’re back home.  We’re going to watch the movie:  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

10:00 PM: [Mentat] and I finished viewing the movie. Next, I chatted with [Emmy].

11:00 PM: [Mentat] and I reminisced about the winter of 1977.  We were trying to remember what songs were out at that time.  He had heard an installment of Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 from that winter.  Recalling hits like  Boogie Child, The Things We Do For Love, New Kid In Town, Don’t Leave Me This Way, Do Ya, The First Cut Is The Deepest, Hotel California, Go Your Own Way, Isn’t She Lovely, Maybe I’m Amazed, Dancing Queen, and others brought back all sorts of wonderful memories.  Specifically, there was the car wash we ran to raise money for the prom, decorating for it, as well as the prom itself.  Those were some wonderful times, and it’s gratifying to know that all that good music is still around and that I own most of it. 

12:00 AM: Heading for bed now.  My plot will be the office floor tonight, as [Mentat] is using my bed.  Catch you right back here tomorrow.  Take care, and pleasant dreams. 

Tom

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Credit card statement.
  • Medicine co-payment bill.
  • Solicitation from a local chiropractor’s office.  Not at this time, thanks.

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Shopping Trip: 2010-03-26

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Tonight Debbie took Mom, [Mentat], and myself out to eat, and then to Wal Mart for shopping. 

05:10 PM: At Jack & George’s restaurant and bar, we ordered the following:

  • Cheese steak sandwich (for [Mentat]).
  • Cheese Steak sub (for me)
  • (1) O’Doul’s low-alcohol beer (for me).

Total cost:  $30.00 approximately.

07:15 PM: Then, at Wal Mart, we purchased the following items:

  • (12 liters) Diet caffeine-free Pepsi.
  • (4 64-ounce bottles) V8 vegetable juice (low sodium).
  • (2 bottles) V8 juice (regular).
  • (1) Tyson pork roast kit.
  • (18 ounces) blueberries.
  • (6) Pounce cat treats (6 ounce jars).
  • (1) ReliOn glucose tablets (50 tablets).
  • (4) Reese’s king sized peanut butter cups

Total cost:  $62.20

Grand total: $92.20

Tom

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Diary Revisions: 2010-03-26

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Today, I either added or modified the following posts in  the   Tom’s Diary   blog for improved brevity, clarity, categorization, decreased spelling errors, appearance,  and search-ability:

  • Common Cold: 2010-03
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-26
  • Today’s Diet: 2010-03-26
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-25
  • Today’s Diet: 2010-03-25
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-24
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-23
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-22
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-21
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-20
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-19
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-18
  • Beam Box FM Antenna
  • Today’s Business: 2010-03-14
  • Definitely No Camp: 2010
  • Diary Revisions: 2010-02-07
  • Today’s Business: 2010-02-06
  • Today’s Business: 2010-01-15
  • Perhaps No Camp This Year
  • Repeater Song: 2010-01-02
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-14
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-13
  • Significant Dates
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-07
  • Love Quest Revisions: 2009-11
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-06
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-05
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-12-04
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-11-29
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-11-27
  • Snuff Memories
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-11-23
  • Reducing Food Cravings
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-11-19
  • Diary Revisions: 2009-11-18
  • Today’s Business: 2009-11-07
  • Today’s Business: 2009-11-06
  • Today’s Business: 2009-09-18
  • Today’s Business: 2009-09-13
  • WPSBC Alumni Social: 2009-09-12
  • Today’s Business: 2009-09-11
  • Labor Day Weekend Business: 2009-09-07
  • Today’s Business: 2009-08-18
  • Today’s Business: 2009-07-05
  • Today’s Business: 2009-07-04
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-15
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-14
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-13
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-12
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-11
  • Today’s Business: 2009-06-09
  • Today’s Business: 2009-05-31
  • Month in Review: 2009-05-31
  • Today’s Business: 2009-05-26
  • Added Another Important Person
  • Today’s Business: 2009-05-25
  • New Love Quest Post: 2009-05-25
  • New Post: 2009-05-24
  • Added ‘Important People’ Links
  • Month in Review: 2009-04-30
  • Early Trip Home
  • Indian Lunch
  • Star Trek 6 Movie Tonight
  • The Train Trip to Pittsburgh
  • Upcoming Train Trip
  • Month in Review: 2009-03-31
  • Site Status: 2009-03-30
  • Today’s Business: 2009-03-29
  • Today’s Business: 2009-03-25
  • Today’s Business: 2009-03-24
  • Mentat’s Corrupt Mail File
  • Mentat Visiting
  • First Day Abve 70 Degrees This Year
  • Lots of Info on iPods
  • The Blue, Smokey Chicken Dinner
  • WHPA and WALY FM
  • WRKY FM
  • Parker Still On Answering Machine
  • Star Trek XI Coming
  • Updating Mentat: 2007-02-27
  • IE7 Released
  • Listening to KQV Online
  • Listening to KDKA Online
  • Tad and Mentat Connected
  • Numbers in Star Trek TNG Guide
  • Star Trek TNG Episode Guide
  • Cold Pipe
  • Alarm Siren As A Gift
  • Fire Alarm Siren Pitch
  • Updating Tad: 2007-01-03
  • Sony 27” Trinitron TV Died
  • Super Audio CDs
  • Koss Tech 2 Headphones Mic Screw
  • Koss Tech 2 Headphones Remembered
  • Koss Tech 2 Headphones
  • Checking In With Mentat
  • Dear Emmy: 2005-11-19
  • Lions Club Speech Done
  • Plato Book Search Problems: 2005-11-11
  • Plato Book Search Problems
  • Plato Book Search: 2005-11-09
  • Searching Inside a Book on Amazon
  • Try Using System Restore
  • Plato Book Search
  • Good Morning Emmy
  • Incorrect Smiley Display
  • Character Mapping in XP
  • The ‘J’ Problem
  • Lynn’s Monitor Problems: 2005-10-13
  • Double Spaces
  • Getting Mentat’s Opinion
  • Smileys as Js
  • Unhappy Richard
  • Slower CD ROM Burn Rates
  • Camp Schedule
  • Supertramp’s Child of Vision Song
  • Breakfast in America Album
  • ELO’s Out of the Blue Album
  • The KYW Site
  • I’m Working on It
  • KYW News Radio on the Internet
  • Updating Mentat
  • Does Mentat Want an Opticon?
  • REBT and Parker’s Poison
  • Irrational Beliefs
  • More on Parker
  • Richard Parker
  • Dear Ken B
  • Opticons
  • Updating Tad
  • New York’s Expensive
  • Music Talk
  • Dear Mentat
  • Dear Mentat and Laurie
  • Mentat’s Speech 10 Notes
  • Our Tuxedo Cats
  • Update: 2002-08-20
  • Dear Vee: 2002-06-23
  • Flight Leaving
  • Surprise Call from Laurie
  • Dear Vanna
  • Vacation to Fix House
  • Dear Vee
  • Insulation Project
  • Helping Mentat
  • I Work Best Alone
  • My 4th Grade Teacher Emailed Me
  • Parker’s Christmas Party
  • Update to Lor
  • In Altoona Right Now
  • Another Loan to Mentat
  • Mentat Pays Me Back
  • Update: 2001-04-23
  • Pizza Pizza
  • Planning the Week
  • Pittsburgh, Here I Come
  • Helping a Friend
  • Tech Tid bits
  • More on the Spending Spree
  • Wireless Network Card
  • Versatile Email Readers
  • I Got Ripped Off
  • Garrett’s Growing Up
  • In Dayton Now: 2001-01-19
  • Florida Trip Soon
  • Next Break in April
  • Christmas 2000 Is Over
  • Grant Got Sick
  • Vacation Summary So Far
  • Voice Mail Advantages
  • Next Dayton Trip
  • Dinner with Emeebee
  • Tid Bits: 2000-10-18
  • Tid Bits: 2000-09-12
  • Noisy Apartment Status
  • Lynn’s Phone Problems
  • Just Moved Home!
  • Possibly Being Sued
  • Dear Emeebee
  • Dear Sister Mary Ann: 2009-08-27
  • Dear Sister Mary Ann: 1999-08-25
  • Flight to Louisville
  • New Years Eve: 1993-12-31
  • Leaving 623 North Third Street
  • 330 McKee Place
  • First CB Radio Purchased
  • My First Time Chewing Snuff
  • Tom

    Common Cold: 2010-03

    Friday, March 26th, 2010

    Last week, eight days ago, Thursday to be exact, I noticed the symptoms of yet another cold coming on. Indeed, it felt just like the cold I contracted at [Emmy's] in February.  This is a real first because I’ve never gotten two colds so close together.  Some would argue in fact that it’s probably the same cold.  But I’m certain that I was symptom-free when I returned home on 2010-03-07.  In fact, I didn’t post this when the new symptoms arrived because I refused to believe it.  But after a week of sniffling, yellow mucus, and general malaise, there’s no denying that yet another real McCoy has befallen me. 

    This one, which I believe I got from Mom as soon as I returned from [Emmy's], ran the same course as the illness in February, and it might have even been a bit more severe; for the first several days, as I walked around, I felt sluggish, like I was swimming in molasses or I was depressed.  My legs and arms ached and were slow to respond.

    I took the zinc drops again this time.  Perhaps they’re the reason these colds aren’t lasting as long as they typically do (three to five weeks in my case).  I took no other medicine however.  So the symptoms for this one may not have been as uncomfortable. 

    I’m glad that this one is fading, what with [Mentat] visiting this weekend.  I had a cold last March when he came; he’s going to think that I’m always sick. 

    Yes, I’ll have the doctor check my immune response and other blood values in June to make sure I’m not lacking any critical nutrients. 

    Tom Hesley

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    Today’s Diet: 2010-03-26

    Friday, March 26th, 2010

    Today, I consumed the following items:

    • Peppermint tea and diet caffeine-free Pepsi  throughout the day. 0 calories.
    • 01:00 PM: 6 slices of muenster cheese.  480 calories.
    • 05:30 PM: 14” steak sub.  1500 calories.
    • 05:30 PM: Several cheese balls.   200 calories.
    • 06:00 PM: 4 king-sized Reese’s peanut butter cups.  880 calories.
    • 09:30 PM: Candy.  60 calories.
    • 11:50 PM: Multivitamin.  0 calories.

    Total calories: 3120.

    Tom

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