Tom's Diary

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

10:00 AM: Spent an hour Facebooking.  Friend count: 558.  Fan count: 111.

01:00 PM: Assembled a probe for my function generator.  I used a length of RG-59 cable, a twist-on BNC male connector, and a couple alligator clips at the other end of the cable.  This will come in handy when playing with the switching power supply project.

03:45 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

04:30 PM: I’m awake again.

06:50 PM: Studied up on JAWS screen reading software scripting. I’ve read about half of the JAWS scripting manual now.  Gotta keep up my computer skills, you know. 

07:00 PM: Leaving now for walk 38 of 100 for 2011, again, around the south cemetery.  Back later.

08:00 PM: I’ve returned home.

10:00 PM: Watched tonight’s episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy] via the cordless phone from the first floor office.

11:55 PM: Followed the continuing debt ceiling crisis coverage on CNN for nearly an hour.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count rose some, and now stands at 1640; down from 1637 the last time I checked.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:35 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

No mail or deliveries on Sundays.

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• Today’s Diet: 2011-07-31

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: 183.0 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.
• 10:15 AM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 12:30 PM: 1 bowl of ham and bean soup.  500 calories.
• 03:00 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 04:45 PM: 1 bowl of oat meal with Parmesan cheese.  600 calories.
• 06:20 PM: 1 multivitamin.  0 calories.
• 06:35 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 11:15 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water).  60 calories.

Total calories: 1340

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

11:00 AM: Began the weekly system backups for all my blogs.

11:30 AM: Completed the weekly system blog backups.

11:55 AM: Posted the   Weekly Backups: 2011-07-30 piece.

12:00 PM: Spent much of the morning reading about writing scripts for the JAWS screen reading software from Freedom Scientific.  I’m doing this to help   [Emmy]  troubleshoot a problem she’s having with entering data into Winamp’s media library window.

03:00 PM: Solved [Emmy's] JAWS and Winamp problem and will post details about this presently.

05:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy], and talked her through the installation of the JAWS script for Winamp that I revised to fix her trouble.  She now reports that the difficulty has been eliminated.

07:30 PM: Leaving now for walk 37 of 100 for 2011, around the south cemetery.  Back later.

08:30 PM: I’ve returned home.  It was pleasant walking in the evening sun with temps in the upper eighties.

09:35 PM: iPodded on the east porch for an hour plus.  I just couldn’t let thie beautiful weather go yet.

10:00 PM: Watched tonight’s episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy] via the cordless phone from the first floor office.

11:55 PM: Followed the continuing debt ceiling crisis coverage on CNN for nearly an hour.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count rose some, and now stands at 1640; up from 1637 the last time I checked.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:35 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• Cable + phone + Internet bill.
• Mom’s pension pay stub.
• Informational papers from Medical Assistance regarding Mom’s coverage in the nursing home.
• Drivers License renewal forms for Mom.  Unfortunately, she’ll probably never drive a vehicle again.

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• Today’s Diet: 2011-07-30
• Weekly Backups: 2011-07-30

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

• Databases size: 16.7 MB.  That’s up 100 KB from last backup.  The record database size remains therefore at 17.0 MB.
• Total data backed up: 72.8 MB.  That’s up  5100 KB from 67.7 MB at last backup.  Note that I did not include the log files in this particular backup.   Also 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 Business: 2011-07-30

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: 183.0 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.
• 09:30 AM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 09:30 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories.
• 12:00 PM: 2 slices of pumpernickel toast with margarine.  300 calories.
• 12:10 PM: 1 cup of orange juice.  110 calories.
• 03:00 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 06:20 PM: 1 buffalo chicken and veggie sub from Sheetz. 600 calories.
• 06:20 PM: 1 multivitamin.  0 calories.
• 06:30 PM: 1 bowl of cherries.  200 calories.
• 06:35 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 10:00 PM: 1 cup of orange juice.  110 calories.
• 11:10 PM: 1 bowl of cherries.  200 calories.
• 11:15 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water).  60 calories.

Total calories: 1860

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower.  DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:00 AM: I’m up.

10:30 AM: Leaving now to visit Mom at the nursing home.  Back later.

12:30 PM: Walked to the Texas hot dog shop for our usual lunch.

01:30 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   in the lounge with Mom.  However, Mom had to leave for a hair dressing appointment half the way through.  But I filled her in later on the highlights of the show.

03:05 PM: I’m back home.

06:00 PM: Heated up some home made beef grain soup for supper.

06:30 PM: Skipped today’s rerun episode of   Dr. Phil    on the DVR.

07:30 PM: I will take no walk tonight as the weather has been unsettled all day; lots of dark clouds coming and going, along with numerous thunderstorms.  I’ll try for walk 37 of this year over the weekend, weather cooperating.

08:20 PM: Watched tonight’s episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].

12:00 AM: Watched tonight’s episode of CNN’s   AC 360   news show.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count turned upward a bit, and now stands at 1637; up from 1632 the last time I checked.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:20 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• 1 package of 20 BNC twist-on connectors.  I’ll use these in making probes for this function generator I just purchased, in the home made switching power supply project.
• Credit card offer from PNC Bank.  Not at this time, thanks.
• Invitation card to visit a PA Department of Motor Vehicles Drivers License Center, and get an updated picture taken for my next state ID card.
• American Express Gold card offer.  No thanks.
• Monthly summary of covered medications Mom has received through her medical insurance company.

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• Today’s Diet: 2011-07-29

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: 183.0 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.
• 09:25 AM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 09:30 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories.
• 12:15 PM: 1 large order of French fries.  600 calories.
• 03:00 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 06:00 PM: 1 large bowl of grain beef soup. 700 calories.
• 06:10 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 11:15 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water).  60 calories.

Total calories: 1640

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.
• Wasn (2) loads of pending laundry.  DONE.  110 loads done in the washer now.

Log

09:00 AM: I’m up.

12:00 PM: Scheduled my next van ride up to visit Mom for later this week.

04:55 PM: Baked some Mrs. Paul’s fish fillets for supper.

05:00 PM: Worked with   [Emmy]   all afternoon to track down the cause of the error messages she receives when closing her Money Talks program.  It turned out that the categories, pay names, and items files had been set to read-only.  Not sure how or why.  But clearing the read-only bit got rid of the error messages.  Thanks to the support technicians at American Printing House for the Blind for cluing me in on what files to check for problems.  More details here.

05:30 PM: Skipped today’s rerun episode of   Dr. Phil    on the DVR.

06:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

06:30 AM: Leaving now for walk 36 of 100 in 2011, to the south cemetery.  Back later.

07:30 AM: I’m back home.  I found all cloudy skies tonight outside with temperatures in the mid 70s.  A light rain also fell during most of the walk.  So I walked slower than usual to avoid slipping on wet pavements.

08:20 PM: Watched tonight’s episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].

12:00 AM: Watched tonight’s episode of CNN’s   AC 360   news show.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count turned upward a bit, and now stands at 1637; up from 1632 the last time I checked.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:20 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• Cable + Internet + telephone bill.
• Mom’s pension pay stub.

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• Today’s Diet: 2011-07-28

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: 183.0 pounds.  That’s up 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.
• 09:25 AM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 12:00 PM: 1 bowl of oat meal with Log Cabin maple syrup.  500 calories.
• 03:00 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 03:50 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories
• 05:00 PM: 6 Mrs. Paul’s fish fillets with hot sauce. 750 calories.
• 06:10 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water.  60 calories.
• 11:15 PM: 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in water).  60 calories.

Total calories: 1590

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

06:25 AM: I’m up.

06:35 AM: Leaving now for walk 34 of 100 in 2011, to the south cemetery.  Back later.

07:35 AM: I’m back home.  Today so far is all sunny (not a cloud in the sky).  Temperatures were in the low 60s.

07:50 AM: Going back to bed for a little while, as I came up short last night on my amount of sleep.  Back later.

11:00 AM: I’m up again.

04:00 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

05:15 PM: I’m awake again.

05:30 PM: Skipped today’s rerun episode of   Dr. Phil    on the DVR.

07:10 PM: Watched tonight’s episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.

07:15 AM: Leaving now for walk 35 of 100 in 2011, to the north cemetery.  Back later.

07:35 AM: I’m back home.  I found mostly cloudy skies tonight outside with temperatures in the .  Temperatures were in the low 60s.

10:00 PM: Watched the 2011-06-12, 2011-06-19, and 2011-06-26 episodes of NBC’s   Meet The Press   weekly news show via the DVR.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].

12:00 AM: Watched tonight’s episode of CNN’s   AC 360   news show.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count turned upward a bit, and now stands at 1632; up from 1616 the last time I checked.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:20 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

• 2 credit card offers.  No thanks.
• Confirmation from the VA that they’ve received the application for VA benefits I filed on Mom’s behalf two weeks ago.
• My updated voter identification card.

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