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Today’s Business: 2010-04-30

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.   DONE.
  • Do one load of white laundry.  DONE.

Log

07:45 AM: I’m up. 

08:20 AM: No weight loss yesterday.  It’s still 173.5 Lbs.    So, I lost no weight in April; but on the good side, I gained none either.  I’ll get back on track in May.  See   here   for a summary of the progress on this goal so far in 2010.

10:30 AM: Moved all of [Emmy's] things that we’re taking to her place tomorrow down to beside the south door, where we can easily load them into the car tomorrow morning. 

11:00 AM: Well, the cats threw up this morning; five or six multi-colored piles which I did not discover until I stepped in one.  Yuck!  So then, I go for the hose and Shop Vac to rinse them down, then wash them up, but found that it was clogged.  So I cleaned that out; a long, thin strip of clear cellophane caused the low vacuum.  Even though the motor ran at full speed, the cellophane was just wide enough to completely cover all the opening on the edge of the fan blade, and seriously retard air flow.  Anyway, it’s fixed now and all the messes are history. 

10:30 AM: Posted the   Arizona’s New Illegal-Aliens Law   piece to the   Tom’s Views   blog.

11:35 AM: Dusted in my bedroom.

11:40 AM: Heading out to spend a couple hours with sister Jojo, to do a little   shopping,   and probably grab a bite to eat.  Back later.

02:40 PM: We’re back home.  We bought little today (storage containers and cat litter).  But they’ve all been deployed and stowed. 

04:20 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   on the DVR.  Ryder finally decided to let Lauren and Jenna go.  But since Daisy stole them from him yesterday, he could not find them today.  Daisy drugged Daniel and then took him to bed, where Amber walked in and saw the two of them.  Patty is now a prime suspect in Adam’s murder, and Keven is headed back to the amusement park (where Jenna and Lauren are being held) to see if he can find more clues as to Jenna’s whereabouts. 

05:45 PM: Watched today’s episode of   Dr. Phil   and yesterday’s episode of   NBC’s Nightly News.  I gotta stay informed, you know.

07:05 PM: Listening to the Penguins hockey game tonight with [Emmy]. 

08:30 PM: Nap time.

09:00 PM: I’m back up, but still sleepy.  I’m looking forward to bed tonight.

09:25 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of   NBC’s Nightly News.

09:30 PM: The Pens are wining, 5 to 2. 

09:45 PM: The Pens won the game, 6 to 3. 

09:47 PM: Read more of the   Grapes of Wrath   in bits and pieces throughout the day today.

09:50 PM: Okay, I’m headed to bed.  Early day tomorrow; we’re heading out to Pittsburgh at 8:00 AM.  So take care and I’ll document the day here, sometime tomorrow.  See ya. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • None received today.

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Diary Revisions: 2010-04-30

Friday, April 30th, 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:

Tom Hesley

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Shopping Trip: 2010-04-30

Friday, April 30th, 2010

01:30 PM: Wal Mart today, where I bought the following items:

  • Storage boxes with attached lids (6)
  • Arm & Hammer cat litter (1 large box)
  • Energizer AA batteries (16) for [Emmy]

Total cost: $69.90

Tom Hesley

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Site Stats: 2010-04-30

Friday, April 30th, 2010
General Summary
1. Host name prosaic-expressions.com
2. Host URL http://www.prosaic-expressions.com
3. Program start time Apr 30, 2010 07:12
4. Time of first request Feb 1, 2010 00:01
5. Time of last request Apr 30, 2010 00:00
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9. Successful requests for pages 396,902 Requests for pages
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15. Distinct hosts served 4,134 Hosts
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17. Unwanted lines in the logfile 4,703 Lines
18. Total data transferred 11.507 GB
19. Total data transferred in last 7 days 1.355 GB

 

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2010-04-30

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I keep this food diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, with the hope that it decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.    It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal tea and diet caffeine-free Pepsi  throughout the day. 0 calories.
  • 11:30 AM: The other half of that steak Stromboli I bought last night.  Yum!   1000 calories.
  • 11:45 AM: Multivitamin.  0 calories.
  • 01:00 PM: Mango drink.  600 calories.
  • 01:00 PM: Onion rings.  200 calories.
  • 08:00 PM: 2 bowls of Cheerios, raisins, and skim milk.  1000 calories.

Total calories: 2800.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2010-04-29

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.   DONE.
  • Do 1 load of laundry for Mom.  DONE.
  • Shopping trip.   DONE.

Log

08:15 AM: I’m awake, but not for long probably.  I stayed up until 3:30 this morning listening to my book (The Grapes of Wrath).  So I expect that later this morning, I’ll need to catch a one to two-hour nap to make up for today’s sleep deprivation.  :-)

08:18 AM: Read more of      through the night.

08:20 AM: No weight loss yesterday.  It’s still 173.5 Lbs.    See   here   for a summary of the progress on this goal so far in 2010.

09:00 AM: Pulled up some of my pages that now implement the Google Analytics asychronous tracking code.  The pages do seem to come up a little more quickly on the whole.  That’s great.

12:00 PM: iPodded for the past half hour.  Songs of note this time:  The Stylistics — You Are Everything   and   You Make Me Feel Brand New.  Also, they played that song    Sideshow   by   Blue Magic,  which sounded an awful lot like The Stylistics (that “chucking” guitar sound, falsetto singing, orchestral background, and subtly sad chord patterns that can make lovers cry).  Good stuff.  I need to DJ another gig soon; haven’t done one since New Years.

01:30 PM: Facebooked for a half hour.  I love reading the soap operas of people’s lives, and jabbing a little bit as well (playfully mind you).  :-)

03:40 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   from the DVR.  Daisy and Sarah are poised to kill Michael and Phylys.  Oh boy…

04:20 PM: Finished drying all Mom’s laundry for this week.  I wash and dry it, as she can’t get down to the basement these days, and she folds and puts it away.

04:35 PM: Watched today’s episode of   Dr. Phil   on the DVR, titled   Revenge Revisited.  My rating: 7 of 10.

04:45 PM: Going on tonight’s   shopping trip   now.  Back later.

07:50 PM: We’re back from the    shopping trip.   The things bought for [Emmy] are loaded in the car, ready for the trip to Pittsburgh on Saturday to visit her, and to drop off some of her Christmas 2009 presents.

08:30 PM: All groceries put away.

09:45 PM: Talked with   [Emmy]   on the phone, to plan the visit Saturday.

10:00 PM: Okay, I’m very tired; probably because I got fairly little sleep last night.  So, I’ll make up for it tonight.  :-)   Take care, and I’ll come back here tomorrow to post more of the saga.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • The 2010-05 issue of   Lion   magazine.
  • Talking Book: Nothing To Be Frightened Of   by  Julian Barnes.
  • Pay stub.
  • Misc. bills (1).
  • Fund drive sheet from the Bellwood Antis library, that also about their new hours and other happenings up there.

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Diary Revisions: 2010-04-29

Thursday, April 29th, 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:

Tom Hesley

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Shopping Trip: 2010-04-29

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

04:45 PM: Heading out to shop.  On tonight’s plan: Pick up some things for [Emmy] (we’re driving them to her this weekend), and purchase some groceries for here at the homestead.   

First stop: Staples, where I bought the following items:

  • Writing clip boards (letter size) (6)
  • Pack of multi-colored bold ball point pens (1 pack).

Total cost: $38.95

Next, we headed for Wal Mart, and left with the following items:

  • Meds for Mom.
  • 2.7 quart latch boxes for [Emmy] (2).
  • Diet caffeine-free Pepsi (12 liters).
  • Stonyfield Farms organic fat free (skim) milk (2 gallons).
  • Bamboo cutting board (1) for [Emmy].
  • Panasonic microwave oven, 1.6 CF, 1250 watt (1) for [Emmy].
  • Pork & vegetables roast kit (1).
  • Sargento Muenster cheese (5 bags).
  • Dannon plain yogurt (2 canisters).
  • Cutlery tray (1) for [Emmy].
  • Blueberries (36 Oz.). 

Total cost: $271.83

Finally, we hit this medium-sized Italian restaurant in Altoona.  I had half a steak stromboli.

Total cost: $18.00

Grand Total: $328.78

Tom Hesley

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Site Stats: 2010-04-29

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

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General Summary
1. Host name prosaic-expressions.com
2. Host URL http://www.prosaic-expressions.com
3. Program start time Apr 29, 2010 06:58
4. Time of first request Feb 1, 2010 00:01
5. Time of last request Apr 28, 2010 23:59
6. Time last 7 days lasts until Apr 29, 2010 06:58
7. Successful server requests 618,830 Requests
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13. Distinct files requested 36,539 Files
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15. Distinct hosts served 4,085 Hosts
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17. Unwanted lines in the logfile 4,894 Lines
18. Total data transferred 11.303 GB
19. Total data transferred in last 7 days 1.378 GB

 

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2010-04-29

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

I keep this food diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, with the hope that it decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.    It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal tea and diet caffeine-free Pepsi  throughout the day. 0 calories.
  • 02:30 PM: 4 slices of provolone cheese.  320 calories.
  • 06:30 PM: 1/2 steak stromboli.  1000 calories.
  • 08:00 PM: Multivitamin.  0 calories.

Total calories: 1320.

Tom Hesley

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