Tom's Diary

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE.

Log

08:30 AM: I’m awake.  But I think I’ll lie in bed her for an hour or so, listening to some of my older audio journals.

09:40 AM: I’m up.

01:25 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Society Dictates Pecking Order Without Pity   piece.

01:30 PM: Added a   Compassion   category to the   Tom’s Views   blog.

01:40 PM: Began the weekly system backups. 

02:30 PM: Completely the weekly system backups and posted the   Weekly Backups: 2011-04-30   piece.

03:30 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

06:30 PM: I’m awake again. 

06:40 PM: Heading out now for walk 13 of 100 of 2011.  Back later.

07:20 PM: I’m back.  Nice walk.  Partly sunny with temps in the 50s.  Winds calm.  40 minutes on foot this time.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy]    via the phone.

12:00 AM: Converted approximately 500 songs from Promo Only’s EA DFF music series for February, March, and April, 2011, to WAV files (phase of the importation process into my music library).  Tomorrow, I’ll run the volume normalizer on those (phase 2). 

12:15 AM: Bed now.  More tomorrow.  Catch you later.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None today.

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• Weekly Backups: 2011-04-30

Weekly backups of all my blog sites completed.  The details follow: 

• Databases size: 17.0 MB.  That’s up 400 KB from 16.6 MB at last backup.  The new record database size is 17.0 MB. 
• Total data backed up: 67.1 MB.  That’s up 300 KB  from 66.8 MB. at last backup.  Note that this figure includes all databases, site code, static pages, and log files. The record amount of total data saved in a weekly backup remains at 98.0 MB. 

Tom Hesley

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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’s weight: 181.5 pounds.  That’s down a pound from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 177.5 pounds. The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Today, I consumed the following items:

• Herbal tea throughout the day. 0 calories.
• 11:00 AM: 1 cup of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  50 calories.
• 03:00 PM: 1 small bowl of Cheerios with blueberries and organic skim milk.  300 calories.
• 03:25 PM: 1/4 cup of popcorn with olive oil, basil, and Parmesan cheese.  400 calories.
• 11:00 PM: 2 cups of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  100 calories.
• 12:00 AM: 1 jar of spreadable black raspberries.  750 calories.

Total calories: 1600.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE.
• Wash all (3) of today’s loads of pending laundry from Mom.  DONE.  68 loads done in the washer now.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

08:15 AM: Sister Jojo cannot take me shopping today as she must help out with preparing for a school dance tonight in Bellwood.  So I think I’ll spend the bulk of today writing. 

12:00 PM: Keyword optimized several posts on my blogs.

01:00 PM: Vacuumed all floors on the first floor, and had a Sheetz steak sub and yogurt for lunch.

02:25 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

03:20 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> On Corporal Punishment   piece.

03:30 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

04:15 PM: I’m awake again.

04:40 PM: Leaving now with sister Mary Ann to visit Mom.  Back later.

08:00 PM: I’m back.  Mom’s doing pretty well but is still troubled with these chronic UTIs.  They’re treating her with anti-biotics.  But her doctor won’t see her again until mid next week.  So hopefully in the meantime, she’ll get some relief from the meds she is taking.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy]   via the phone.

02:00 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Power Imbalance: Blind Man Dating Sighted Woman   piece.

02:10 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• Bill from Mom’s nursing home. 

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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’s weight: 181.5 pounds.  That’s down a pound from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 177.5 pounds. The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Today, I consumed the following items:

• Herbal tea throughout the day. 0 calories.
• 01:30 PM: 1 six-inch steak sub from Sheetz.  400 calories.
• 01:40 PM: 1 serving of pineapple Greek yogurt.  160 calories.
• 04:15 PM: 1 cup of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  50 calories.
• 05:45 PM: 2 large Dunkin’ Donuts decaffeinated coffees.  300 calories.
• 07:15 PM: 2 handfuls of Misc. candy.  400 calories.
• 08:00 PM: 1 Italian hoagie.  600 calories.
• 11:00 PM: 1 cup of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  50 calories.

Total calories: 1960.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE. 
• Wash all (1) loads of pending laundry.  This is a different batch from yesterday’s (sheets and pillow cases today).  DONE.  65 loads done in the washer now.

Log

09:00 AM: I’m up.

09:15 AM: Had to cancel Mom’s dental appointment originally scheduled for later today, because she does not feel good enough to go. Her UTI is particularly painful currently, and she’s worried that she’ll have to go to the bathroom during the appointment. We’ll reschedule when she’s better. But hopefully, that’s before her money runs out.

09:20 AM: This dental appointment has been rescheduled for late next month.

09:50 AM: Optimized the   Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelly   piece for the following key phrases:  frankenstein  and   mary shelly.

10:20 AM: Optimized the  Tom’s Views –> Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs   piece for the following key phrases:   abraham h. maslow, hierarchy of needs, and maslow.

12:00 PM: Received the five power supplies I ordered the other day, to replace the ones that keep burning out on my WiFi access point.  These units seem heftier than the “wall warts” that came with the access point originally.  So I hpe these last longer than the originals. 

01:20 AM: Optimized the  Tom’s Views –> Pro Choice   piece for the following key phrases:   abortion, planned parenthood,  and   pro choice.

01:30 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> I Support Roe V Wade   piece for the following key phrases:  abortion,  and  roe v wade.

01:55 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Immigrants Must Adapt?   piece for the following key phrases:  diversity,   and   immigrants assimilate.

02:15 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Suing McDonalds For Obesity   piece for the following key phrases:   suing mcdonalds for obesity.

02:55 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Finding Your Passions   piece for  the following key phrases:   find your passions,   and   finding your passions.

03:45 PM: Made the beds up with clean and fresh-smelling linens.  Nice. 

04:30 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

05:50 PM: I’m awake again. 

06:43 PM: Headed out for walk 12 of 100 in 2011, to the cemetery again.  Back later.

07:51 PM: I’m back, and walked for 68 minutes.  That’s the longest walk of this year so far. 

08:40 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Washing Toms In Washing Machine   piece.

10:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy]   via the phone. 

12:00 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats for my blogs.  Nothing noteworthy to report today however. 

12:10 AM: Bed time.  So take care, and do check back tomorrow for more.  Good night. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None yet.

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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’s weight: 182.5 pounds.  That’s down a pound from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 177.5 pounds. The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Today, I consumed the following items:

• Herbal tea throughout the day. 0 calories.
• 12:15 PM: 2 Gorton’s fish fillet sandwiches on rye bread.  780 calories.
• 12:30 PM: 1 cup of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  50 calories.
• 02:20 PM: 1 cup of orange juice.  110 calories.
• 06:00 PM: 1 small bowl of Cheerios with a banana and organic fat free milk.  300 calories.
• 08:00 PM: 1 cup of Trop50 pomegranate blueberry juice.  50 calories.
• 09:10 PM: 1 cup of orange juice.  110 calories.
• 10:05 PM: 1 cups of organic skim milk.  80 calories.
• 10:20 PM: 1 bowl of strawberry banana cream cheese Jello.  300 calories.

Total calories: 1780.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE.
• Wash all (2) loads of pending laundry.  DONE.  64 loads done in the washer now.

Log

08:15 AM: I’m up.

09:30 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> If You Think You Can   piece.

12:35 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Why Beauty Fades   piece, and optimized it for the key phrases: beauty fades   and   lasting beauty.

01:55 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Accepting Limitations   piece for the following key phrases:   accepting limitations,   personal limitations,   and  personal responsibility.

03:40 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Why Men Cheat   piece for the following key phrases:  cheating men,   dream girl,   and   why men cheat.

03:45 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

04:30 PM: I’m awake again.

04:35 PM: Began washing all bedding.

05:30 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

06:00 PM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> What Makes An Effective Manager   piece for the following key phrases: effective manager.

06:30 PM: Optimized the original version of the   Tom’s Views –> True Beauty, Not Makeup, Wins True Love   piece for the following key phrases: beauty aids.

07:25 PM: iPodded in the first-floor office for an hour.

07:30 PM: Listening to the Penguins hockey game; game seven in the eastern conference quarter finals, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

10:45 PM: The Pens unfortunately, lost to Tampa Bay, 1 to 0.  This eliminates them from further playoff games this year and thus, ends their 2010-2011 season.  Darn.  Oh well.

12:15 AM Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Tubular Bells (1973 Original) by Mike Oldfield   post for the following key phrases:  Mike Oldfield   and   Tubular Bells.

12:25 AM Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> Tubular Bells 2003 by Mike Oldfield    post for the following key phrases:  Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bell,   and   Tubular Bells.

12:50 AM: Optimized the   Tom’s Views –> My New Maytag Bravos Washing Machine   post for the following key phrases:  high efficiency, maytag bravos,   and   MVWB750WQ.

02:15 AM: Drifted off to sleep earlier while re-reading the   Frankenstein book.  However, a nearby thunderstorm abruptly woke me.  Here we go again. Very LOUD boomers this time.

02:30 AM: The storm seems to be moving off now. But that last clap around 15 minutes ago was quite the rattler; interrupting my reading of   Frankenstein. BAAW-OOOOOM! This is probably not a good book to read at night, during a thunderstorm.

03:00 AM: Settling back down to sleep; things are quiet outside once again.  So good night,  Do return tomorrow for more.  Take care.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None today.

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• Tom’s Views –> Tubular Bells 2003 by Mike Oldfield
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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’s weight: 183.5 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 177.5 pounds. The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Today, I consumed the following items:

• Herbal tea throughout the day. 0 calories.
• 01:00 PM: 1 small bowl of Cheerios, a banana, and organic skim milk.  300 calories.
• 03:15 PM: 1 cup of orange juice.  110 calories.
• 05:15 PM: 1 bowl of popcorn with basil, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil.  400 calories.
• 05:25 PM: 1 banana.  125 calories.
• 07:30 PM: 1 small bowl of Cheerios with blueberries and organic skim milk.  300 calories.
• 09:30 PM: 1 bowl of strawberry banana cream cheese Jello.  300 calories.
• 10:00 PM: 1 serving of Greek yogurt.  140 calories.

Total calories: 1675.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE. 
• Wash all (2) loads of pending laundry.  DONE.  62 loads done in the washer now.

Log

07:30 AM: I’m up.

08:00 AM: [Emmy]   is up.

08:10 AM: Continued washing   [Emmy's]   and Mom’s clothes, and all the bedding as well.

09:30 AM: Fixed a few broken links in the   Tom’s Diary   blog.

09:45 AM: Fixed a few broken links in the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

12:10 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Schools May Fuel Gay Bullying   piece.

02:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR. 

03:00 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

04:10 PM: We’re up again and getting ready to depart for the Altoona train station.  [Emmy]   gets her train back to Pittsburgh there later today.

04:20 PM: Leaving now.  Back later.

08:00 PM: I’m back home.  One of Mom’s best friends and I went ot Sal’s for dinner tonight after dropping   [Emmy]   off.  Good meal it was, as I had one of my favorite dishes; a baked Italian sub. 

10:30 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].  She made it home safely, although the train arrived some forty-five minutes late due to heavy freight traffic ahead.

12:00 AM: Watched an hour’s worth of CNN’s   AC 360.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the blog daily traffic stats.  Nothing interesting to report today.

12:20 AM: I’m going to bed now.  So good night, and I’ll write much more tomorrow. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• Gas bill.
• Promo Only’s Modern Rock Radio series; the 2011-04 edition.
• 1 get-well card for Mom.
• Offer for WeightWatchers PointsPlus program.  Not at this time, thank, though I certainly need it.
• Advertisement newspaper from Lowe’s. 
• $10 gift coupon from JC Penney.  Thanks very much.
• Consumer Reports magazine; the 2011-04 edition.
• Cable, Internet, and phone bill.
• Weekly coupon mailer.
• Bed Bath & Beyond advertisement with coupons.
• Recycling information from a local organization that does this.
• Health, wellness, and prevention information from my medical insurance provider. 

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