Tom's Diary

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

07:00 AM: I’m up.   

08:30 AM: Beginning this week’s blog system backups. 

09:00 AM: Installed the 32 bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium on my Dell Inspiron 9100 laptop.  This machine does not support a 64 bit OS.  So I’m stuck with 32 bit.  Not bad though.  It’s still quite fast. 

09:30 AM: Blog system backups have finished.  Details here.

01:00 PM: Carried several trips worth of junk and garbage out of the basement and placed them on the junk pile out back.

02:00 PM: Washed the business area of the basement floor with bleach; cat cleanup duty. 

03:00 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

04:10 PM: I’m awake again. 

07:30 PM: Ordered a Dell XPS 8300 desktop computer for   [Emmy].  We’re both getting new computers this year.

09:35 PM: iPodded for a couple hours with the new 6th generation Nano.  Nice machine, but it’s very small.  Not sure I like it.  But perhaps I’ll get used to it.  Admittedly, it’s easier to use than I had imagined when I first saw it in the store.

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

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].   Hmmm.  Now I think I feel a summer cold coming on; the left side of my throat feels a bit irritated and scratchy.  That’s the only symptom so far. 

12:00 AM: Browsed around on the Internet, reading some of the Google blogs to which I subscribe. 

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count moved higher again this time, and now stands at  1608; up from 1592 yesterday.  The new record high is now 1608 key phrases therefore.  The next goal: 2000. 

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

Tom Hesley 

Received Mail and Shipments

• Consumer Reports magazine; the 2011-06 edition.
• Promo Only’s Urban Radio music series; the 2011-07 edition.
• Promo Only’s Modern Rock Radio music series; the 2011-06 edition.
• Senior Scope newsletter from Blair Senior Services; the 2011-3Q edition.
• Mom’s monthly prescription summary from her medical insurance company.  No suprises.
• Misc. banking papers.
• Misc. insurance advertisements.
• Misc. and numerous medical bills for Mom.
• Sewage bill.
• PNC Flex VISA credit card offer.  Not at this time, thanks.
• MFJ ham radio catalog.
• Gas bill.
• Chase Freedom card offer.  Not at this time, thanks.
• Weekly coupon mailers (2).
• Bank of America VISA credit card offer.  No thanks.
• Metlife auto insurance offer.  No thanks.
• Rubbish collection bill.
• Mom’s Disney Rewards card.  Hmm.  I’ll have to cancel that account.
• Notice of a fare increase from $2.90 to $3.00 for each one-way trip on the Blair Senior Services van.  This will take effect on 2011-07-01.
• Credit card offer from Citi.  Not at this time, thanks.
• Co-payment bill from eye specialists for Mom’s 2011-04 visit.
• Grand opening for Planet Fitness gym in Altoona.
• Co-payment medical bills from Mom’s primary care physician (2).
• The Writer magazine; the 2011-06 edition.

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-25
• Weekly Backups: 2011-06-25

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

04:00 AM: I’m up, temporarily.   

05:30 AM: Identified 61 more extra long posts to shorten and tighten up on the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

05:45 AM: Nap time.  Back later.

07:00 AM: I’m awake again.

08:00 AM: Leaving now to visit mom and to perform the weekly grocery shopping. Back later.

01:00 PM: I’m back home. Notable purchases today: A 6th generation iPod Nano, and I found some iPod wall chargers for $5 apiece.  Normally, these goe for north of $20. 

02:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

03:30 PM: Ordered a Dell XPS 8300 desktop computer.  Originally, I’d wanted to go with 16 GB of RAM.  However, that would have added $360 to the total cost.  So I decided to purchase the stock 8 GB instead, which did not raise the price at all. 

04:30 PM: Unpacked my new iPod 6th generation Nano and added the Walking playlists to it.  Man, it’s small; little bigger than a watch actually.  I hope it’s not too hard to access.

05:20 PM: Skimmed today’s rerun episodes of   Dr. Phil   via the DVR.

08:00 PM: Watched the 2011-06-06, 2011-06-12, and 2011-06-19 episodes of the CBS news show    Face The Nation   via the DVR.

09:55 PM: Upgraded my primary DJ music computer from Windows Vista 32 bit Service Pack 2 to Windows 7 64 bit Service Pack 1.  No issues or problems encountered.  The upgrade went about a s smoothly as expected.  This is the first I’ve ever used a 64 bit operating system at home.  So I’m eager to see how much faster it is.  Indeed there have been some noticeable speed improvements. 

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

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].   

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count moved higher again this time, and now stands at  1592; up from 1580 yesterday.  The new record high is now 1592 key phrases therefore.  The next goal: 2000. 

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

Tom Hesley 

Received Mail and Shipments

None today.

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-24

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  DONE.
• Wash (2) loads of pending laundry.  DONE.  92 loads done in the washer now.

Log

05:30 AM: I’m up.

05:40 AM: Found that the CHKDSK operation I began on this computer last night also hung.  So this hard drive is apparently beginning to fail, and CHKDSK cannot repair it.  Thus, I’ll look into replacing it in the coming days.  I think I’ll go SATA this time; this motherboard supports SATA but the current drive is still IDE.  This faulty drive will likely be among the last IDE drives I employ for my computing.

05:50 AM: Got caught up on my blogging in the   Tom’s Diary   blog.

07:50 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> How Blind Men Find Women Attractive   piece.

08:40 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Radio Shack NOAA Weather Radio Cube 12-500 (12500) Review   piece.

09:35 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Radio Shack Composite AB Selector Switch 15-312 (15312) Review   piece.

11:10 AM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Less Quid Pro Quo, More Unconditional Love, Please!   piece.

11:55 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Against NFB’s Self Sufficiency Philosophy   piece.

01.55 PM: Purchased a nine-year renewal for the wpsbc-alumni.org domain.  Cost: $55.36.

04:00 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> What Is Sound Check in iTunes and iPods?   piece.

04:30 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> How To Copy Songs From Multiple iPods Into iTunes Library   piece.

05:00 PM: Baked some fish fillets for supper.

06:00 PM: Watched the 2011-06-10 and 2011-06 12 episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News   broadcast via the DVR.

06:50 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

07:15 PM: Leaving for walk 25 of 100 for 2011, over to Logan Valley cemetery.  Back later.

08:00 PM: I’m back home.  Nice walk.  Partly sunny and a bit hazy.  Warm, but not overly so.  Still, I broke a healthy sweat.  Yep.  At my age, walking indeed makes me break sweats. 

08:45 PM: iPodded for a half-hour or so on the east porch.

08:50 PM: Ouch.  Rocking perpendicular to those widely-spaced porch slats makes for quite the bumpy ride.  Grrrrr.  I feel like I just got off of a bull.  Time to lay some plywood, for sure. 

09:40 PM: Today and tomorrow are the longest days of the year.  Yet it’s barely 9:30, and it’s almost dark here.  Must be all those darn clouds.  I remember when I lived in Dayton, at the extreme western edge of EST, that you could see the last remnants of daylight in the western skies as late as 10:30 PM.  But I’m too far east for that here.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy] and we watched tonight’s rerun episode of   Hawaii Five-0   live on CBS.  In some cases, I enjoy the reruns more than the first runs.

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count moved way up this time, and now stands at  1414; up from 1359 yesterday.  The new record high is now 1414 key phrases therefore.  Next goal: 1500.

01:00 AM: iPodded and Facebooked simultaneously.  Hmmm.  I guess that makes me a true multi-tasker.

01:05 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None yet.

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-20
• Tom’s Views –> Against NFB’s Self Sufficiency Philosophy
• Tom’s Views –> How Blind Men Find Women Attractive
• Tom’s Views –> How To Copy Songs From Multiple iPods Into iTunes Library
• Tom’s Views –> Less Quid Pro Quo, More Unconditional Love, Please!
• Tom’s Views –> Radio Shack Composite AB Selector Switch 15-312 (15312) Review
• Tom’s Views –> Radio Shack NOAA Weather Radio Cube 12-500 (12500) Review
• Tom’s Views –> What Is Sound Check in iTunes and iPods?

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty.  Sister Jojo is taking care of my cats this week.

Log

09:00 AM: I’m up.

10:00 AM: Watched KDKA TV’s   Pittsburgh Today Live   variety and local information show with    [Emmy].

11:15 AM: Access to my home computer via the Internet has for some reason been interrupted; I can no longer log into it from here in Pittsburgh.  I expect that it probably blue-screened.  I’ve noticed it doing that recently, and that’s a sure sign that yet another power supply is going bad.  I’ll have to replace it when I return home.  Hopefully I can get sister Jojo to reboot it sometime in the next day or two. 

12:30 PM: Watched KDKA TV’s local news broadcast at noon. 

01:30 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless, but without the DVR.  No DVR here in Pittsburgh. 

03:00 PM: Walked a few blocks to Centre and Millvale avenues, to get my hair cut. I got a buzz cut this time, with a #2 clipper all over my head.  Haven’t gotten a crew cut like this in 40 years.  So I wonder how Mom will react to seeing it. She hit the roof back then, when I stepped off the train one Friday night as I was returning from WPSBC.  They used to give us students free monthly hair cuts, and the first time they offered one to me, I said, “take it all off.”  Well, Mom was not too happy with that choice. 

04:00 PM: Skipped today’s rerun episode of   Dr. Phil.

07:00 PM: Watched KDKA TV’s local news broadcast with   [Emmy].

10:00 PM: We listened to an hour’s worth of new music on the ipod. 

11:00 PM: 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 is up a little again, and now stands at  1324; up from 1300 yesterday.  The record high is now 1324 key phrases.  Next goal: 1500. 

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

Tom Hesley 

Received Mail and Shipments

• None today

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-13

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE.
• Wash (1) load of pending laundry for Mom.  DONE.  83 loads done in the washer now.

Log

07:05 AM: I’m up.

11:00 AM: Finished adding all pending current music from Promo Only to my music library.  I now have roughly 1000 songs from 2011.

12:00 PM: Synced all hard drives with the updated music library.  Now, the library occupies 389 GB.

01:00 PM: Listened to some of the new music on my 3rd generation iPod Nano.  Still sounds great.

01:05 PM: Today’s repeater song:  You’re Not My Daddy   by   Eva (Featuring Baby Bash).

03:35 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Definition: Offensive Dating Double Standard   piece.

05:15 PM: Power outage occurred due to strong thunderstorms in the area.

07:15 PM: Power just came back on.  I spent the off-time journaling and iPodding.

09:25 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless  via the DVR.

09:55 PM: Check out the guitar strings on the Google home page today, in memory of Les Paul. Move the mouse over them, and they play! Neat.

10:00 PM: Losing my mind? Two keys on ring.One for south door, other for east. But I often forget which is which. Is the dull one east or south? Just when I got the pattern, the dull key would not open the right door. It turns out both keys have a shiny side and a dull side. I was just looking at the wrong sides when picking the key to use. Grrrrrrr. I’m not nuts, though perhaps most disagree. 

10:45 PM: 2-hour power failure this afternoon from 5:15 to 7:15 PM. Almost two hours exactly. Lightning bolt knocked it out, and hit close enough that I heard it snap in the air conditioner here in the office, followed a quarter second later by a THUNDEROUS crash.

11:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].

12:05 AM: Reviewed the daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count decreased a bit, and now stands at 1294; down from 1300 yesterday.  Well, once I start posting again now that I’ve finished updating my music library, the hit count should resume its upward climb.  Next goal: 1500.

12:10 AM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None today.

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-09
• Tom’s Views –> Definition: Offensive Dating Double Standard

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.

Related Posts and Links

• Today’s Diet: 2011-06-06

Today’s Activities

• Shower. DONE.
• Cat duty. DONE.
• Wash all (2) loads of pending laundry for Mom.  DONE.    54 loads done in the washer now.

Log

06:45 AM: I’m up.

08:00 AM: Heading out shopping with sister Jojo and to visit Mom too.  Back later.

09:15 AM: We finished up at Walmart, then stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts and the bank.  Next, we’re heading over to visit Mom.

10:15 AM: We had a short visit with Mom, as she had to leave for a doctor’s appointment shortly after 10:00 AM.  But she’s doing fine.  Her mood is quite good this week.  However, we noticed some red dots on her face.  So we asked about her blood clotting values (blood thinness).  They say that the readings are good but they’ll keep an eye on the dots, and let us know if any problems develop.  Her left foot seems to be healing well, and she continues to do well in physical therapy.  All in all, this week was on the good side of stable for Mom. 

11:00 AM: I’m back home, and all groceries are put away.

11:45 AM: So, I’ve allowed my iPod Nanos (3rd and 4th gen) to run completely dead a few times now, and most of those incidents subsequently necessitated RESTORING the iPod. That’s a pain because upon restoration, one must recopy all desired music to it, which can take over a half-hour in my case. Moral: Recharge your iPod BEFORE it goes completely dead.  Period. 

12:10 PM: Ran the lamb’s wool duster around all ceilings and walls on the first floor, just to be sure that no cobwebs have formed around here since Mom’s been gone.  So far, so good.  None seen. 

12:15 PM: Leaving now for walk 7 of 100 in 2011.  Back later.

01:35 PM: I’m back.  Cemetery walk again.  Another spectacular clear and sunny day with a bit of late summer haze oddly enough.  A bit cooler than yesterday’s walk, I did not become too overheated in my dark sweatshirt and blue jeans. 

02:50 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR. 

04:00 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

05:00 PM: I’m awake again. 

07:10 PM: Posted the   Tom’s Views –> Pressure To Mimic Parents’ Success   piece.

10:00 PM: Listened to the 2nd playoff hockey game in the first round between the Penguins and the Bolts.  The Tampa Bay Lightning won however, 40 to 1 this time.  This best-of-five series is tied.

11:00 PM: Watched CNN’s   AC 360   news show.

12:25 AM: Posted the   Fun Fundraising Ideas   piece.

01:00 AM: Read more of the   Book: James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights.

01:05 AM: Bed time.  Enjoy your weekend.  But do come to visit during it, because I’ll be here, writing away.    Good night. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

None yet. 

Related Posts

• Book: James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
• Fun Fundraising Ideas
• Today’s Diet: 2011-04-15

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

Received Mail and Shipments

None today.

Related Posts

• Today’s Diet: 2011-02-05
• Weekly Backups: 2011-02-05

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. 

Related Posts

• Shopping Trip: 2010-09-25
• Shopping Trip: 2010-10-01
• Shopping Trip: 2010-10-29
• Shopping Trip: 2010-11-12
• Shopping Trip: 2010-11-17
• Shopping Trip: 2010-11-19
• Shopping Trip: 2010-11-29
• Shopping Trip: 2010-12-14
• Shopping Trip: 2010-12-17 
• Shopping Trip: 2011-01-02
• Shopping Trip: 2011-01-14
• Shopping Trip 1: 2010-11-24
• Today’s Diet: 2011-01-14
• Tom’s Views –> My New Maytag Bravos Washing Machine

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

Received Mail and Shipments

No mail or deliveries of any kind on this holiday.

Related Posts

• Today’s Diet: 2011-01-01