Here’s a list of the posts that I’ve either added or modified in the Tom’s Love Quest blog for improved brevity, clarity, categorization, appearance, indexing, and search-ability, during the month of November, 2009:
Today, I either added or modified the following posts in this, the Tom’s Diary blog for improved brevity, clarity, categorization, appearance, indexing, and search-ability:
Today, I either added or modified the following posts in this, the Tom’s Diary blog for improved brevity, clarity, categorization, appearance, indexing, and search-ability:
09:00 AM: I’m up and busy with my morning chores, which include giving Mom her meds, feeding and cleaning up after the cats, gathering up any dirty dishes around,, and getting a shower.
10:30 AM: Spent an hour or so revising the Heard from Vee, Again post in the Tom’s Love Quest blog.
01:40 PM: Worked the Christmas lighting, 2009 Project.
05:35 PM: Watched the 2009-10-15 and 2009-10-16 episodes of Dr. Phil.
09:55 PM: Went through all documents in the Tom’s Love Quest blog that pertain to [First Love], and linked all mentions of her to a search that retrieves all relevent documents. Also, I edited those posts so that they’d all show up in the search results; some of them didn’t before, but are fixed now.
10:30 PM: Chatted with Mom for a half-hour or so. She was admiring the blue Christmas lights outside her window.
12:00 AM: Talked with [Emmy].
12:15 AM: Completed the weekly system backups.
01:15 AM: Watched the 2009-10-19 episode of Dr. Phil. Now, I’m off to bed, so good night and sleep right. See you later today.
08:00 AM: I’m up. Executing my daily morning chores. It’s the twins’ birthday today.
10:00 AM: Added several posts from personal email to the blogs from 1997. These outline my reasons for leaving Ohio for Philadelphia.
12:30 PM: Wrote 800 words into the My First Pillow Kiss post, which is upcoming.
12:35 PM: Nap time.
03:00 PM: Decided on a metal halide fixture to buy for the Christmas lighting, 2009 project; if I buy some at all that is, and that’s not yet been decided for sure.
04:15 PM: Sister Diane stopped by with her dog, Mia, to let Mom see her. They just came from the grooming shop.
04:45 PM: Then, sister Christine came by. She and Rich are meeting another couple and going out for dinner. Today’s the twins’ birthday.
05:30 PM: Then, nephew Tyler and two of his friends stopped by. They’re going to the restaurant down the street in a little while and thought they’d come and visit their grandmother for a few minutes. Wow, lots of visitors today!
07:45 PM: Wrote 900 more words into the upcoming My First Pillow Kiss post. This gives a total of 1700 words for today.
08:40 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless.
10:30 PM: Talked with [Emmy].
11:00 PM: Got a note from [Vee], which is discussed in more detail here. Though I have no plans to respond, her email did inspire me to go through all the posts in the Tom’s Love Quest blog that pertain to her, and make sure they show up in the search results when someone searches for [Vee]. I’m also changing every mention of [Vee] in each and every one of those posts in that blog, into a link that runs the said search.
01:50 AM: All the [Vee] work is complete. Now, I’m off to bed. Good night.
I spent several hours on the telephone, social networking, where I argued why a disabled person might choose, legitimately, not to work.
Still nursing the cold I picked up at camp. The slight cough remains, though it is getting better; slowly.
Watched NBC Nightly News and several episodes of the Young and the Restless.
Talked with [Emmy]. We’re in the process of selecting a new anti-virus software package for her computer. So far, the top contenders are Avast, AVG, and Nod32.
Mom is still in the hospital from having a toe on her left foot amputated yesterday. Talked with her on the phone this afternoon. Her spirits seem good and she’s looking forward to coming home tomorrow.
Received a letter from [Vee], in which she apologizes for her transgressions when she and I were dating some eight years ago. She claims to have found God and that He has changed her life such that now, she feels that she would treat me much better. She’s asking for my forgiveness. But I’m not buying however. I started over with her a few times between 1997 and 2001, only to be disappointed each and every time I tried.
Upgraded all blogs to WordPress 2.8.4. No problems discovered so far, although the upgrades have overwritten my code modifications that display more posts in the Recent Posts section of each page. The code layout has changed sufficiently enough that I can’t just copy the files I modified back into the installation. I’ll have to figure out where to make these changes in this latest WordPress version, as the routines I modified before have been eliminated.
Weather today: Mostly cloudy, rainy, and humid. High temperatures were in the mid 80s here on the back porch.
Tom Hesley
Dear [Vee],
I think they call them Tuxedo cats because they’re black and white. The male is very thin while the female sports a much rounder figure. 
They both have very long tails and are very friendly and affectionate. The don’t purr very loudly too often. But they do purr when you pet them. Being held isn’t their favorite activity but occasionally, they’ll jump up onto your lap.
You can read the book early.
Yep, I love smoked salmon especially.
Later,
Tom
Dear [Vee],
My sister Joann stopped by tonight and we went shopping at Sam’s to the tune of $320. I stocked up on lots of Salmon, which I just finished packing for the freezer, some shampoo, blank cassette tapes, and some cat food for Jasper and Baby. Added 2100 words to the book today. We’re definitely off to the races with this project. Goal is 100,000 words, the size of an average self-help book.
More later,
Tom
Dear [Vee],
Sure I’ll be there for you. No pressure. I’m in no hurry to do anything, and am not unhappy with things the way they are right now. Getting a new business started, which as you know, I’m in the process of doing, leaves little time and money for anything else. But I would always make time for you if you need it. I don’t want to do anything that you don’t want to do with me. So, just focus on getting your life together, and I’ll work on my business. Perhaps in a year or two, we both will be in much more enviable positions in life. I’ll be rich, and you’ll be free of [your current husband].
If you ever need to talk, just call me. I promise I’ll listen non judgmentally.
Started working on my business plan this morning. With just a little hard work, I really think I can pull this off by sometime in 2004. And the income potential is just phenomenal!!
Also bought lots of software yesterday to help with the business – Quickbooks for handling the finances, Office XP for doing the writing and email, FrontPage for developing my business web site, and a few other packages for FAXing and business and marketing plan writing. By the way, my new web site is:
http://prosaic-expressions.com
and once I get my email working over there, you’ll be able to email me at:
pulse@prosaic-expressions.com
Well, I’m headed out the door to do more business shopping today. Hope it is not at hot today as it was yesterday.
Take care, and we’ll talk soon.
Tom
Dear [Vee],
Congratulations on your TWO job offers. Wow.
My flight leaves Saturday, June 29th, at 3:45 PM.
What do you want to talk about?
Tom