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Monday, February 20th, 2012
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE. Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
- Wash (3) loads of pending laundry. DONE.
Log
08:35 AM: I’m up.
08:55 AM: Facebooked for a bit. Friend count: 632 (unchanged). Fan count: 113 (unchanged).
09:45 AM: 2.3 miles on the treadmill today, at 4.0 MPH, 4.0% incline (up 0.5%), 68 degrees F room temperature, for 33 minutes, 4000 calories burned, with heart rate peaking at 151 BPM for walk / workout 9 of 130 in 2012.
02:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless via the DVR.
03:00 PM: Sister Mary Ann arrived with her children and Jojo’s daughter for a visit.
03:45 PM: I showed them the basement windows that I installed and the curtains I’ve put up recently. They were impressed. Now, we’re heading to Meadows for some ice cream. Back later.
05:00 PM: I’m back home and sister Mary Ann is on her way back to Happy Valley.
05:20 PM: Watched last night’s episode of NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.
06:10 PM: Watched today’s episode of Dr. Phil via the DVR, called Deadbeat Dad?
07:00 PM: Watched the 2012-02-15 episode of NBC’s Rock Center in-depth news broadcast via the DVR.
10:00 PM: Spent a couple hours surfing the Internet and listening to my iPod Touch.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy], and we watched tonight’s episode of Hawaii Five-0 while we chatted.
11:15 AM: I’m heading to bed. Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content. 
Good night.
Tom Hesley
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No deliveries of any sort today.
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE. Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
Log
07:00 AM: I’m up.
07:10 AM: Facebooked for a bit. Friend count: 628 (up one). Fan count: 113 (down one).
07:50 AM: Leaving now for shopping and to visit Mom with sister Jojo. Today’s shopping schedule: Wal Mart, Dunkin’ Donuts, JC Penney for some drapes for the house here, and the last stop will be Lowe’s to pick up a couple 40-pound bags of cement for filling in the hollow window columns here in my office. Back later.
03:00 PM: I’m back home. Got the tools and a couple surge protectors besides.
03:15 PM: I bought four sets of Light Shield drapes for the living room and workout room from JC Penney, along with rails from which to hang them. I’m going to spend much of the rest of today installing the drapery rails, ironing the new curtains, and hanging them.
07:00 PM: Thawed and enjoyed the last of the buckwheat pancakes I made last Monday. Delicious.
08:30 PM: I’ve put up three of the four curtain rails, ironed the curtains, and hung them up. They look very good, as the match well the rest of Mom’s decor in the living room. Unfortunately, the window in the sitting room has some plaster damage around it. So this must be repaired before putting up the rail on this window. Therefore, I’ll put this rail and the curtains that go with it in my bedroom. Then once I fix the plaster in the sitting room, I’ll buy some curtains and a rail for in there.
Posted a picture of two of the newly decorated windows on Facebook; the windows beside my television.
10:00 PM: Listened to my iPod Touch in front of one of the newly decorated windows in the living room while enjoying a couple ounces of gin. Pleasant.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].
11:15 AM: I’m heading to bed. Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content. Good night.
Tom Hesley
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None today.
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE. Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
- Wash (1) load of pending laundry. DONE.
Log
08:15 AM: I’m up.
08:30 AM: Facebooked for perhaps fifteen minutes. Friend count: 626 (unchanged). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).
08:45 AM: Beginning the upgrade / replacement of the last two of ten windows in the basement to glass block units. This should keep me busy most of the day.
10:00 AM: Removed the lattice work under the south porch just now. Unfortunately, it was nailed in place, and so I had to break a bit of it to gain access to the windows inside. But repairing it should be no big deal once the weather warms a little.
11:00 AM: Both of the old windows 9 and 10 have been removed.
12:00 PM: I’ve chiseled out the loose old mortar in both windows.
01:00 PM: Both of the new glass block window units have been set in the window wells, leveled, and positioned for straightness. Now, I’m applying the new mortar.
02:30 PM: About half-way through the new mortar application to the glass block windows, I’m checking both windows again for proper level and “plumness” and correct measurements around the edges. Sometimes, these can shift a bit once the mortar begins to set. A few minor errors found. So I used a rubber mallet to bump them back into the proper locations.
04:00 PM: New mortar has been applied to both windows, shims have been removed, and the holes left behind by the shims after removal have been filled in.
05:00 PM: I’ve wiped any excess mortar off the windows both inside and out. Now, to cleaning up the basement from today’s installation.
06:30 PM: All ten windows in the basement have now been replaced with much quieter and more energy-efficient glass blocks. I love them. This project was therefore, well worth the effort, and it really wasn’t that bad. I’ll fix the lattice work on the porch outside on an upcoming warmer day.
07:10 PM: Watched tonight’s edition of NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.
08:00 PM: Watched the 2012-01-27 episode of Dr. Phil via the DVR, called Coming Clean.
09:00 PM: Facebooked for an hour and shared info about the basement window replacement project that I’m so pleased to report now, is finished.
10:00 PM: Listened to my iPod Touch while unwinding with a couple shots of Ice 101 peppermint schnapps.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].
11:10 PM: I’m heading to bed. Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content. Good night.
Tom Hesley
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE. Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
Log
08:15 AM: I’m up.
08:30 AM: Facebooked for perhaps fifteen minutes. Friend count: 625 (unchanged). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).
12:30 PM: Balanced all five checking accounts under my management.
01:15 PM Vacuumed the first floor.
02:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless via the DVR.
03:00 PM: Requested a disbursement from the WPSBC Alumni Association’s investment account. Their checking account is getting low, and we must assure that we have sufficient funds on hand for the upcoming alumni convention this summer. The amount I requested should not only stop those low-balance monthly service fees that the bank who hosts our checking account charges us, but should also provide enough liquid capital for all alumni business for 2012 and beyond.
04:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of Dr. Phil via the DVR, called Starving To Death.
06:30 PM: Next long-running project: Phase out all cloth-insulated, two-wire fifteen-amp circuits here at my home; upgrading those still needed to three-wire twenty-amp circuits that employ state-of-the-art insulation. This house really shows its age when you see its deteriorating original cloth-covered wiring. I’m working on the first circuit now. I don’t need a new box yet, as it was last replaced in 1997 with a 200-amp service. I would however, love a 400-amp service, on MY OWN transformer !
07:30 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of The CBS Evening News.
08:00 PM: Watched tonight’s edition of NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.
10:00 PM: Listened to my iPod while watching tonight’s Florida Republican debate. I’ll watch this again over the weekend via the DVR; this time, without the iPod, so I can pay full attention.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].
12:30 AM: I inadvertently cut out the supply line for the first circuit I’m upgrading before realizing that that wire fed the overhead lights in the kitchen as well as those on the south porch. See [Emmy]? I do indeed make mistakes. So I spent some time upstairs in the crawlspace, looking for a new place to get power for those lights. I found one. I must say that I was surprised to find that clipping the old wires inside an outlet box in the living room, deprived power to lights so far away (in the kitchen). But 65 years ago, they did not run as many circuits as they do now in houses. I believe that before our service upgrade in 1997, this place only had six or eight circuits. Now, we have roughly thirty-four.
12:55 AM: Listened to my iPod and facebooked for a couple hours, and fiddled around a bit more with the wiring upgrade project.
01:05 PM: I’m heading to bed. Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content. Good night.
Tom Hesley
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None today.
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Pay all pending bills. DONE.
Log
07:30 AM: I’m up.
09:00 AM: Added all 45 songs from Promo Only’s EA DFF music series to the music library; the 2011-05 week 2 edition.
11:00 AM: Added all 46 songs from Promo Only’s EA DFF music series to the music library; the 2011-05 week 3 edition.
01:40 PM: Paid (13) pending bills.
03:00 PM: Nap time. Back later.
04:00 PM: I’m awake once again.
06:00 PM: Added all 47 songs from Promo Only’s EA DFF music series to the music library; the 2011-05 week 4 edition.
06:30 PM: Talked with Mom. She was out and about this afternoon. I guess that’s why she didn’t answer when I tried calling her a couple times earlier today. It’s good that she’s feeling much better than a couple months ago.
07:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless via the DVR.
08:30 PM: Synced all my 2011 music to one of my iPods. There are 886 songs so far for this year at 3.01 GB. I think I’ll designate one iPod for new music, another for older stuff, and another for podcasts. Then I’ll take which ever one I’m in the mood to listen to on my walks. Though the iPod Touch would hold all my playlists I have currently, I worry about taking that one out and about for fear of losing it.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy] and we watched tonight’s rerun episode of Hawaii Five-0.
12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs. The monthly keyword hit count jumped up significantly, and now stands at 1259; up from 1233 yesterday! Looking great. Next goal: 1500.
12:10 AM: Bed time. More tomorrow. Good night.
Tom Hesley
Received Mail and Shipments
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- Kohl’s Dad’s Day sale and $10 gift card.
- Misc. bank ads.
- Balance transfer offer from Chase Bank. Not at this time, thanks.
- Misc. bank papers.
- Offer to investigate the Foxdale Village retirement community. Not yet.
- Bill from Apria Healtchare for Mom’s wheelchair rentals and supplies during last summer.
- Analog Science Fiction magazine; the 2011-06 edition.
- Bill for recent medical transportation provided to Mom by Med Van.
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Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Wet-wipe the kitchen floor. DONE.
- Wash all five (5) loads of pending laundry for [Emmy]. DONE. 21 loads done in the new washer so far.
Log
06:50 AM: {Emmy] called to inform me that they just put her on the eastbound train from Pittsburgh to Altoona. Nice! But I’m heading back to bed for a bit. Back later.
08:45 AM: I’m now up. My iPod Touch is one year old today. Money well-spent
09:00 AM: [Emmy's] train is nearing Johnstown, she called to say. It’s running twenty minutes late or so. However, friend Pearl decided she didn’t wish to risk driving in all this freezing rain today to pick [Emmy] up. So, brother-in-law Rich is going to do it.
09:45 AM: Got Mom out of bed and into her easy chair, and dispensed her morning meds.
10:10 AM: We got [Emmy], and now we’re on our way home.
10:30 AM: We’re home and taking a nap to try and catch up from last night’s sleep deficiency. Back later.
02:15 PM: I’m up again. [Emmy] is still sleeping.
03:30 PM: Mom’s home nurse came by to draw blood and check on her overall state of health. Mom’s still ‘fair’.
03:45 PM: Completed the weekly system backups. Details here.
04:40 PM: Ice, building up on the ramp again. Since yesterday, I’ve used a full bag of salt (potassium chloride). So I must wade through the sluch to the shed to fetch another bag shortly.
06:00 PM: Cooked a couple steaks with mushrooms for [Emmy] and myself for supper.
06:30 PM: Supper is done and all dishes from it have been cleaned and put away.
08:00 PM: Watched yesterday’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR. Now, [Emmy] is watching the 2011-01-11 episode of KDKA TV’s Pittsburgh Today Live variety show on the DVR. I’m over here in the office, blogging, while she does that.
08:30 PM: Started watching yesterday’s episode of Dr. Phil. But my lack of sleep last night intervened, and kept me from staying awake. So, nap time. Back later.
12:15 AM: I’m up for just a bit.
01:05 AM; Dispensed Mom’s night meds and helped her to bed. Also, put the next load of [Emmy's] stuff in the washer.
01:15 AM: Facebooked a bit. Friend count: 408. Fan count: 100.
01:20 AM: Bed time (again). We must rest up for Superbowl Sunday. So good night, and you’d best rest up as well. Take care.
Tom Hesley
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Grocery shop. DONE.
Log
07:00 AM: I’m up. Today, I plan to grocery shop, continue clearing off more of the older TV shows on the DVR,, and continue working on figuring out how much Mom owes me.
08:00 AM: Leaving now for the weekly shopping trip with sister Jojo. Back later.
10:10 AM: We’re back from the shopping trip and groceries have been put away.
10:50 AM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2011-01-14 piece.
11:05 AM: Added more information to the Shopping Trip: 2010-12-17 piece.
11:20 AM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-10-01 piece.
11:50 AM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2011-01-02 piece.
12:05 PM: Added more information to the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-19 piece.
12:40 PM: Watched the 2011-01-04, 2011-01-05, and 2011-01-06 episodes of NBC’s Nightly News on the DVR throughout the morning.
12:53 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-10-29 piece.
01:00 PM: Added more information to the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-21 piece.
01:13 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-09-25 piece.
01:27 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip 1: 2010-11-24 piece.
01:47 PM: Added more information to the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-12 piece.
02:20 PM: Sister Mary Ann called, wanting updates on Mom and sister Jojo. We chatted for twenty minutes or so.
02:45 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-17 piece.
03:49 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-29 piece.
04:10 PM: Posted the Shopping Trip: 2010-12-14 piece.
04:20 PM: Added more information to the Shopping Trip: 2010-11-19 piece.
05:00 PM: I especially like Celestial Seasonings Mint Magic tea served in a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee mug. Makes it taste better. It really does.
06:45 PM: Spent the past couple hours iPodding. Didn’t think that I listened that long. But I started with a nearly dead iPod Touch, and so, plugged it in. When I finished iPodding, the battery had fully charged. Hmmm. It sure didn’t seem like two and a half hours. I must really love my music.
07:35 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
07:55 PM: Watched the segment on today’s The Talk episode that featured soap star Eric Braeden. He plays Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless. He appeared very thoughtful and measured; quite the wise and older man.
08:55 PM: Gathered up two more bags of refuse in the cellar; much of that was my old electronics paraphernalia — parts, specialized hardware, tubes, dried out capacitors, inductors, and so on. I’ll likely never use this stuff again. But still, it’s hard to say goodbye to it. However, it’s necessary if I’m to successfully “downsize” my life, and get leaner and meaner.
10:15 PM: Talked with [Emmy] on the phone. We kept each other company tonight.
10:30 PM: Headed for bed. Good night and I’ll say more tomorrow.
03:00 AM: Woke up prematurely. So I’ll blog a bit.
03:50 AM: Posted the Tom’s Views –> My New Maytag Bravos Washing Machine piece.
04:45 AM: Going back to bed to finish this night’s sleep allotment. Good night.
Tom Hesley
Received Mail and Shipments
- Offer from our gas company for a water heater repair insurance. I may do this in a few years. But we just had ours replaced last summer. So I think I’ll wait a while.
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Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
Log
12:00 PM: We’re all up.
01:00 PM: I went over to Sheetz and fetched us all some hot chocolate. It’s free today.
04:00 PM: We just hung out throughout the afternoon, talking about our plans and resolutions for this new year.
04:30 PM: [Mentat's] sister came to take him back to Tyrone. He’s heading back home to Ohio early next week. It was sure nice seeing him again after a couple months, and we’re already looking forward to July, when he comes in for the July 4th holiday, and fireworks at DelGrosso’s amusement park.
07:45 PM: [Emmy] watched a bit of television while I admired our Christmas tree in Mom’s sitting room, iPodding a bit.
08:00 PM: They’re running the NHL Winter Classic tonight at Heinz Field (unusual location for a Penguins hockey game). The Penguins are playing the Washington Capitals, and we’re listening to the game on the Internet radio in the front room. Man, I’m still wiped out from last night’s celebration; though I drank not a drop. It must have been the lateness of the hour and the stress of preparing for the event that tired me so. Anyway, I’m planning on getting lots of sleep tonight.
10:30 PM: The Penguins lost the Winter Classic this time. The Caps played and indisputably outstanding hockey game, and so, deserved to win. Congratulations Washington.
12:15 AM: Heading to bed now. More tomorrow. Good night.
Tom Hesley
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No mail or deliveries of any kind on this holiday.
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Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
Log
10:30 AM: We’re up.
05:00 PM: [Emmy] watched some of her Pittsburgh Today Live shows throughout the afternoon while I worked the DJ Gig: 2010-12-31 project.
05:05 PM: Mom still in hospital but says she’s doing much better today. Abdominal pressure is much reduced from Christmas Eve afternoon, when she was taken by ambulance from here. She’ll likely come home sometime in the next couple days.
05:45 PM: Headed to a family friend’s day-after Christmas party that she hosts every year. Back later.
07:50 PM: I’m back home. The party was nice. But I knew few, and people didn’t seem too interested in talking. So I regret not, coming home early. I mostly just listened to my iPod while other fellows watched various football games on television. I said hi to the people I knew, and a few of them complimented me on the newspaper article about my decorative lights here.
07:55 PM: [Emmy] is listening to tonight’s Penguins hockey game on the Internet radio. We also set up a laptop for her, so she can do her Facebooking from here as well as from her home. Both the radio and laptop are sitting on my desk in the downstairs office so that she can report the happenings in the game on Facebook while she listens.
10:00 PM: The Penguins lost their game to the Senators.
10:15 PM: During the hockey game, I also worked the Christmas Lighting: 2010 project. sister Mary Ann gave me a string of blue lights that unfortunately, did not work. I found that perhaps 20 of the 100 bulbs were burned out. Must have been some sort of power surge. However, I have no blue replacement bulbs. But I think I’ll hold onto the string for when I find cheap LED bulbs. I’ll populate the string with them. The string could easily be modified for LED operation by adding a couple resistors. I will not determine the values of said resistors however, until I have the bulbs in hand.
12:00 AM: I worked the DJ Gig: 2010-12-31 project throughout my free moments today, converting still more music for addition to the library.
12:30 AM: Bed time. More tomorrow. Good night and take care.
Tom Hesley
Received Mail and Shipments
- No mail or other deliveries on Sunday.
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Process at least ten grocery and other store receipts. IN PROGRESS.
Log
05:40 AM: I’m up because Mom requires assistance. Taking care of that now.
06:05 AM: Mom’s back to bed and relatively comfortable. But I’m still tired. So I’m going back to sleep for a few hours. Back later.
10:30 AM: I’m up again, this time for real.
02:00 PM: Called Mom’s bank to discuss Misc. items.
05:00 PM: Worked the DJ Gig: 2010-12-31 project. Added more music to my music library.
05:15 PM: Mom’s good friend Debbie stopped in. We don’t need much at the store today, and she hasn’t the time to take me, as she has a viewing to attend later this evening.
06:00 PM: Debbie drove me on a little shopping trip to a nearby pharmacy and to Sheetz to get some essentials and supper for Mom. We’re back, and it’s snowing out and windy to boot. Quite blustery, and thus, I’m glad we shopped as early as we did. It seems like later tonight, this evening’s snow accumulation may make the roads a bit treacherous.
06:45 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
06:55 PM: Started watching Dr.Phil but sleepiness overran me. So I’m napping. Back later.
08:00 PM: I’m up again and listening to the last part of the Penguins hockey game with [Emmy].
10:15 PM: The Penguins lost to the Flyers tonight, snapping their 12-game winning streak.
12:10 AM: Worked the DJ Gig: 2010-12-31 project while talking to [Emmy], and added more music to my music library.
12:30 AM: Helped Mom to bed and gave her her night time meds.
01:15 AM: Listened to the iPod Touch while admiring our simply-decorated yet well lit Christmas tree across the room.
01:20 AM: Bed time. More tomorrow. Take care.
Tom Hesley
Received Mail and Shipments
- Tso sets of C9 Christmas lights, per the Christmas Lighting: 2010 project.
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- The Writer magazine; the 2010-12 issue.
- One Christmas card for Mom.
- Information packet on my new health care coverage.
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