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Today’s Business: 2011-05-31

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.

Log

09:30 AM: I’m up.

11:30 AM: Posted the    Tom’s Views –> Older Women Dating Younger Men   piece.

12:05 PM: Added the   Prejudice   category to the   Tom’s Views   blog.

01:05 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Sony MDR-V6 (MDRV6) Studio Monitor Pro Headphones Review   piece.

02:55 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> What Determines Neon Light Color?   piece.

04:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

05:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR,  called   “My Teen Can’t Stand Her Stepfather.”

05:15 PM: Headed out for supper with my cousin.  Back later.

07:35 PM: I’ve returned home.  We went to Outback for some mixed vegetables, salmon, clam chowder, and bread.

08:15 PM: Watched tonight’s edition of   NBC’s Nightly News   via the DVR.

09:55 PM: Watched the 2011-05-22 episode of NBC’s   Meet The Press   public affairs broadcast via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].

11:50 PM: Watched the 2011-05-29 episode of NBC’s   Meet The Press   public affairs broadcast via the DVR.

12:10 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count broke the record again, and now stands at 1206; up 27 from 1179!  Stupendous!   Next goal: 1500. 

12:15 AM: Heading to bed.  Take care and visit again tomorrow for more details of my excessively exciting life.  :-)    Good night. 

Tom Hesley 

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Weekly coupon mailer.
  • Promo Only’s Country Radio music series; the 2011-07 edition.
  • Bank of America VISA card offer.  Not at this time, thanks.
  • Notice of covered medical expenses from Mom’s medical insurance carrier.
  • Monthly prescription drug usage summary from Mom’s medical insurance carrier.
  • Advertisement card from WeightWatchers PintsPlus.  Not at this time, thanks.
  • Citi MasterCard offer.  Not at this time, thanks.
  • Sale offer from Verizon Wireless for a phone upgrade.  Not at the moment, thanks.

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Today’s Diet: 2011-05-31

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

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: 179.5 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.
  • 02:00 PM: 1 bowl of beef grain soup.  600 calories.
  • 05:00 PM: 2 bowls of oatmeal with blueberries and organic skim milk.  800 calories.
  • 07:00 PM: 2 bowls of clam chowder.  600 calories.
  • 07:10 PM: Salmon and mixed vegetables.  300 calories.
  • 07:15 PM: 1 small loaf of wheat bread with butter.  300 calories.
  • 10:15 PM: 1 serving of black cherry Greek yogurt.  160 calories.

Total calories: 2760.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-05-30

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.

Log

07:30 AM: I’m up.

09:55 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> More Than Effort To Outperform Our Parents   piece.

11:30 AM: Watched the 2011-05-27 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Angry Women: Scared Husbands.

12:50 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Celibacy Turns Priests Into Dangerous Lustful Predators   piece.

01:20 PM: Optimized relevant posts on the   Tom’s Views   blog for the “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs” key phrase.

02:35 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

04:00 PM: Added the    Headphones Reviews,  Movie Reviews,  and  Universal Remote Reviews   categories to the   Tom’s Views   blog.

05:55 pm; Watched today’s episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   End The Silence On Domestic Violence: Custody Battles.

07:10 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> The PTL Ministries Folly: Jim And Tammy Faye Bakker   piece.

07:15 PM: Leaving now for walk 20 of 100 in 2011, to the cemetery.  Back later.

08:25 PM: I’m back home from my 70 minute evening constitutional. Very warm and completely sunny weather tonight with temperatures in the mid 80s and virtually no wind.  It was, ad Gram would say, stinking hot.  Phew!

09:15 PM: Watched yesterday’s episodes of CBS’s   Face The Nation    and   NBC’s Nightly News   via the DVR.

09:45 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of   NBC’s Nightly News   broadcast via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Watched tonight’s rerun episode of   Hawaii Five-0   with   [Emmy].

12:00 AM: Spent an hour reading about the upcoming ipv6 Internet protocol, just to preserve some semblence of my former computer expertise.  :-)

12:10 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count broke the record again, and now stands at 1179; up 13 from 1166!  Stupendous!   Next goal: 1500. 

12:15 AM: Heading to bed.  Take care and visit again tomorrow for more details of my horrifically exciting life.  :-)    Good night. 

Tom Hesley 

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Today’s Diet: 2011-05-30

Monday, May 30th, 2011

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: 179.5 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.
  • 04:30 PM: 1 foot-long pulled pork sub with veggies and no cheese.  800 calories. 
  • 04:45 PM: 1 banana.  125 calories.
  • 06:00 PM: 1 serving of lite apple sauce.  50 calories.
  • 08:30 PM: 1 bowl of cherries.  300 calories.
  • 09:55 PM: 2 servings of cherry Greek yogurt.  300 calories.

Total calories: 1575.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-05-29

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

10:40 AM: Added 700 words to upcoming blog posts I’m working on.  Now, heading out to perform some yard work.  Back later.

11:40 AM: Spent an hour outside pruning the trees around the property.  I would have stayed out longer but the chain came off of the track on my chainsaw, and it was too hot to put back on.  Perhaps I’ll resume the pruning this evening when the saw has cooled. 

01:15 PM: Watched the 2011-05-19 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Big-Time Moochers.

02:15 PM: Watched the 2011-05-20 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   In Cold Blood: A Child’s Brutal Murder, Part 1.

02:45 PM: Watched the 2011-05-23 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   In Cold Blood: A Child’s Brutal Murder, Part 2.  However due to a cable outage during the second half of this broadcast, I was not able to see it all.  Hopefully, they’ll rerun it sometime this summer.

03:30 PM: Watched the 2011-05-28 episode of    NBC’s Nightly News    broadcast via the DVR.

03:35 PM: Nap time.  Back later. 

06:00 PM; I’m awake again. 

07:50 PM: Watched the 2011-05-24 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   The Dr. Phil Family Returns: Alexandra and Brandon: An Intervention, Part 1.

08:40 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Does Doubt Condemn Me To A Hell’s Afterlife?   piece.

09:50 PM: Watched the 2011-05-25 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   The Dr. Phil Family Returns: Alexandra and Brandon: An Intervention, Part 2.

10:50 PM: Talked with  [Emmy]. 

11:55 PM: Watched the 2011-05-26 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   My Mate’s Not Hot Enough.

12:10 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count broke the record again, and now stands at 1166; up 10 from 1156!  Stupendous!   Next goal: 1500. 

12:15 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley 

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Today’s Diet: 2011-05-29

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

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: 179.5 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.
  • 03:00 PM: 2 bowls of oatmeal with blackberries and organic skim milk.  800 calories.
  • 06:00 PM: 2 bananas.  250 calories.
  • 06:10 PM: 3 cups of organic skim milk.  240 calories.
  • 09:00 PM: 1 bowl of oatmeal with Parmesan cheese.  400 calories.
  • 11:15 PM: 1 serving of vanilla honey flavored Greek yogurt.  160 calories.

Total calories: 1850.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-05-28

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

09:30 AM: Beginning the weekly system backups.

10:10 AM: Completed the weekly system backups.   Details here.

10:20 AM: Posted the   Weekly Backups: 2011-05-28   piece.

10:40 AM: Upgraded all my blogs from WordPress 3.1 to WordPress 3.1.3, for the latest security enhancements. 

11:50 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Romantic Rebuff Hurts Deeply   piece.

12:20 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Risk Management Reduces Rejection Fears   piece.

12:30 PM: Leaving now for DelGrosso Park and some Texas hot dogs with sister Diane.  Back later.

01:15 PM: I’m back home again.  Delicious lunch and wonderful weather too. 

01:25 PM: Nap time.  Back later. 

02:00 PM: I’m awake again. 

02:50 PM Watched the 2011-05-25   President Obama Speech   that he gave to the British Parliament via the DVR.

03:25 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Darwinism: Bad News For Blind Lovers   piece.

04:40 PM: Watched the 2011-05-17 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called  Bullies Beware! Part 2.

05:30 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> That Bogus Play-Hard-To-Get Test   piece.

08:30 PM: Spent two hours outside, weed whacking the yard for the first time this year.  Some grass was over two feet tall, but not anymore.  :-)

09:40 PM: Watched the 2011-05-18 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Brandon Intervention: 3 Brothers.

11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].

12:10 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count broke the record again, and now stands at 1156; up 10 from 1146!  Great!   Next goal: 1500. 

12:15 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley 

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Mom’s final credit card bill.  We get to pay off her last credit card this month.
  • Misc. information from Mom’s medical insurance company.
  • Mom’s pension pay stub.
  • Cable, phone, and Internet subscription bill.
  • Consumer Reports magazine; the 2011-05 edition.

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Weekly Backups: 2011-05-28

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

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

  • Databases size: 16.5 MB.  That’s up 100 KB from 16.4 MB at last backup.  The record database size remains therefore at 17.0 MB. 
  • Total data backed up: 66.9 MB.  That’s down  MB from 25.2 MB from 92.1 MB at last backup, as I did not include the log files in this 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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Today’s Diet: 2011-05-28

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

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: 180.5 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.
  • 01:10 PM: 2 Texas hot dogs.  600 calories.
  • 01:15 PM: 1 medium order of French fries.  300 calories.
  • 01;20 PM: 1 vanilla milk shake.  500 calories.
  • 05:00 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories.
  • 08:00 PM: 2 bowls of oatmeal with blueberries and organic skim milk.  800 calories.

Total calories: 2300.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-05-27

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty. DONE.

Log

07:00 AM: I’m up.

09:00 AM: Posted the    Tom’s Views –> To Find A Good Man, Be Yourself    piece.

09:15 AM: Leaving now for Friday shopping and to pay a visit to Mom.  Back later.

01:45 PM: I’m back home, and the groceries have been stowed in the appropriate cabinets, refrigerator, and freezer.

03:10 PM: Watched the 2011-05-11 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Forgiving The Unforgivable, Part 1.

03:55 PM: Watched the 2011-05-12 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Forgiving The Unforgivable, Part 2.

05:00 PM: Watched the 2011-05-13 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Mail Order Brides?

06:00 PM: Watched the 2011-05-16 episode of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR, called   Bullies Beware!

07:00 PM: Applied all grocery receipts acquired over the past couple months to the appropriate checking account registers.

07:10 PM: The only thing I hate about Bigelow teas is the way the liquid works its way up the string while steeping, from the bag to the tag, via capillary action. Then, the tag gets soaked and wets surrounding surfaces. Hmmm. Guess that’s one reason they invented saucers, ‘eh? If only they’d make the string out of nylon or something, my pants would be drier, and cleaner besides. Grrrrrr.

08:00 PM: Each Dunkin’ Donuts chocolate glazed munchkin contains 70 calories. Hmmm. I think I’ll go back to sipping amber agave nectar. But that’s 60 calories a tablespoon. Hmmmm. Just can’t win with good flavors. The better it tastes, the worse it is for us. Aaaarrrrggggghhhh!

10:00 PM: Facebooked for a couple hours.  Friend count: 525.  Fan count: 111.

11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].

12:00 AM: Watched some Misc. TV and Facebooked.

12:10 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count broke the record again, and now stands at 1146; up 9 from 1137!  Great!   Next goal: 1500.

12:15 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

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