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Today’s Business: 2010-07-19

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.
  • Do all pending laundry.  DONE.

Log

09:15 AM: I’m up. 

10:00 AM: Added 200 words more content to the   How To Attract Women   piece in the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

10:15 AM: Worked the   Laptop Shuts Off: 2010-07-15   project. 

11:00 AM: Finished adding all music to my library from Promo Only’s Country Radio series (up through the August, 2010 issue).

12:15 PM: Listened to a recent interview of Susan Jacks, where she discusses her years with the Poppy Family and tells some of the stories behind their (and her) most popular hits.  Currently, you can access this interview on the   Ronnie Remembers   radio show web site.  Susan also mentions the show on  her  site as well. 

03:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   on the DVR. 

05:00 PM: Heated up the leftover pork roast for dinner that I made this past Thursday.  While its flavor did indeed degrade somewhat from the initial serving, it was still plenty good enough to satiate my appetite.  [Emmy] reports that she enjoyed this roast more than those ones we’ve been getting that come prepackaged with the vegetables. 

06:00 PM: I set up Mom’s little water fountain on the east porch.  The trickling sound it makes has an exceedingly calming effect and sends the stresses of the day away almost as effectively as a good night’s sleep.  The fountain would make a great sleep machine. 

06:10 PM: Nap time.

07:45 PM: I’m back up. 

08:45 PM: Walked over to Sheetz for some ice cream for dessert.  Tonight, we got Breyer’s Reese’s peanut butter cup flavor.  While it tasted like peanut butter for sure, the sensation did not come very close to the original peanut butter cup flavor.  But hey, at least they tried.  :-)

09:30 PM: [Emmy] and I read the introduction to Mary Shelly’s book: Frankenstein  as supplied in the Cliffs Notes. 

11:00 PM: Watched   CNN’s AC 360,   which mostly focused on the gulf oil spill as it has since the beginning of the crisis 91 days ago. 

11:35 PM: Watched   KDKA TV’s Local News at 11:00 PM

12:30 AM: Blogged a bit and perused through the daily stats.  I’m pleased to see that I’m getting more referrals to my sites from self help and do it yourself web sites.  It appears that the word about my personal love quest is starting to get around.  Nice. 

02:30 AM: I Finally located on Amazon, Haydn’s string Quartette #30 in E Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2 “The Joke,” performed by the Kodaly Quartet.  I studied this piece extensively in my second music appreciation class in college during the winter and spring of 1985.  God, this brings back some good memories of flea markets with the Parkers, Moorhead, Pitt, the many foot treks I made between north and south Oakland, the music building on the corner of 5th and Bellefield avenues, Hines Chapel, and all the great stuff I learned that year in Pittsburgh about music, writing, computers, and life in general.  1985, though full of struggle,  was nonetheless a very good year. I became a seasoned college student at that time. 

02:35 AM: Well, my nap energy has run out again.  So I’m off to bed.  Pleasant dreams to you  and I hope you visit here again tomorrow.  Good night. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Promo Only’s EADFF music series; the 2010-07-03 issue. 

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-18

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.
  • Do all pending laundry.  IN PROGRESS.

Log

09:45 AM: I’m up. 

10:00 AM: Loaded up one week’s worth of Mom’s meds in the trays.  We’re running out of several of her prescriptions soon and so I must wait until after we pick up today’s order before filling any more trays. 

10:10 AM: Heading shopping with sister Jojo. 

12:30 PM: Back home again and all groceries are put away.  I thought I’d try a couple New York strip steaks tomorrow with mushrooms.  So I bought them and another pork shoulder roast to replace the one I used this past week. 

12:35 PM: Mom reports that the repairs I made to her phone line last night did the trick; all that troubling static she’s been hearing is gone now, and she used the telephone for over an hour today.  So far, so good. 

12:45 PM: Whipped up a big bowl of raspberry cream cheese Jello for tonight’s dessert, and am hoping it will harden completely by then. 

02:00 PM: Laundered the sheets and pillow cases on my bed in preps for [Emmy's] arrival as well as to clean up after [Mentat's] departure yesterday. 

03:00 PM: [Emmy's] train is running about ten minutes late.  So nephew Garrett and I will probably leave here in a half hour or so to pick her up. 

03:20 PM: Heading to the train station now.

04:10 PM: [Emmy's] train just arrived, and we’re driving to a Best Way Pizza in Greenwood to buy supper for both Garrett’s family as well as [Emmy] and me. 

05:15 PM: We’re home, and sitting on the south porch swing, taking in the near 90-degree sunny weather. 

05:45 PM: The pizza was delicious; although this means that we’ll have to put off eating the leftover pork roast until tomorrow. 

06:00 PM: Nap time.

07:50 PM: I’m back up again.  [Emmy] is still sleeping however.  So I’ll just monkey around here on the blogs until she wakes up. 

09:00 PM: Once [Emmy]  rose again, we sat outside on the south porch swing, where we listened to the dusk birds and the night crickets chirping and buzzing.  83 degrees at present. 

10:30 PM: [Emmy] is catching up on her  Pittsburgh Today Live   shows from the DVR.  I watched the first segment from last Tuesday, about sleep apnea and how it’s treated these days.  Interesting. 

11:00 PM: Well, for some reason, I’m really quite tired.  So we’re hitting the sack.  So good night, sweet dreams, and I’ll write more when I’m recharged; in less than twelve hours.  Take care. 

Tom Hesley

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No deliveries on Sundays.

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-17

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:45 AM: I’m up. 

09:05 AM: Working the   Laptop Shuts Off: 2010-07-15   issue.

12:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].  She’s getting ready to travel back here tomorrow.  I took a beef roast out of the freezer that we’ll likely eat on Monday.  My mouth is already watering.  Yum!

11:00 AM: Sisters Diane, Christine, and JoAnn came to clean Mom’s living areas here in the house; they vacuumed, mopped, dusted, and tidied things up.  That was great.  Then, brother-in-law Richard and I moved some furniture around for Mom and it now looks like a new place.  Well, not really, but sort of. 

03:00 PM: Listened to a Casey Kasem top 40 countdown from this month in 1979 for the past three plus hours.  Donna Summer and Anita Ward occupied the top three spots in this show (Donna Summer had two songs in the top three — Hot Stuff and Bad Girls). 

03:15 PM: [Mentat's] sister just arrived to take him home.  Good by, [Memtat].  Had a great time and I’ll see you again next month when we head to the alumni convention.  :-)   Thanks so much for visiting the past couple days. 

04:15 PM: Watched yesterday’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   on the DVR.

06:30 PM: Just got back from sister Christine’s.  Mom and I drove there for an hour or so to relax and mingle with family.  Nice.   Now, nap time.

08:30 PM: I’m up again.  I’ve missed my naps the past few days but have enjoyed the company equally.  So I’ve missed out on nothing.  :-)

08:50 PM: Well, the camp session began today that I’ve attended traditionally but skipped this year.  I’m a little sad not being there but the decision to stay home was a good one I think. 

09:25 PM: Walked to Sheetz for some Breyer’s ice cream and noticed for the first time this year, those mid-summer buzzy evening time crickets singing in the back yard.  Yep, summer is getting on.  Talking to [Emmy] now. 

10:30 PM: Fixed Mom’s staticy phone line.  This problem has plagued us for several weeks now, and it appears to have been caused by some loose wire nuts in the basement.  So, I cleaned the connections and tightened everything up, and the static disappeared.  Hopefully it will stay away for a while. 

11:25 PM: Just got off the phone with [Emmy].  There’s been a thunderstorm brewing here for the past half hour or so.  It’s not terribly close but has produced sever deep, window-rattling rumbles.  I hope we have at least one violent thunderstorm this summer.  The past several years, the storms we’ve experienced have been rather tame.  I’d like to see just one this summer where you hear the thunder at the same time that you see the lightning.  But perhaps I should just be thankful that the weather has been as tranquil as it has. 

12:25 AM: Sister Christine called and we chatted about family matters for a half hour approximately.

01:10 AM: Posted the   How To Attract Women   piece to the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.  While incomplete at the moment, this work hopefully conveys the supreme importance I place on honesty in all things; particularly when playing the dating game.  I’ll add more prose as the concepts become clearer and more refined in my mind. 

02:20 AM: Bed time.  Look for more right here tomorrow.  Good night.   

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Notice from Social Security that they need not review my case at this time.
  • 1 credit card offer.  Not at this time, thanks.
  • Misc. banking papers.
  • Promo Only’s Urban Radio music series; the 2010-08 edition. 

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-16

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:05 AM: I’m up. 

09:00 AM: Talked with [Emmy].  Due to [Mentat] visiting, I didn’t call [Emmy] at our usual talk time in the evening.  But we made up for that this morning.  Now, she’s off watching KDKA TV’s   Pittsburgh Today Live   show.      

10:00 AM: Sister Jojo just called to say that she would not be able to take me shopping today.  She and her entire family got colds this week.  But perhaps we can go this weekend if she feels better.  That’s okay.  [Mentat] and I can keep busy without shopping.  :-)

11:20 AM: Blogged a bit and [Mentat] and I sat here in the office, talking, catching up, and so on for the past hour.  We’re brewing some tea now; he’s drinking chamomile and I’m having spearmint. 

12:30 PM: Edited some CD audio files, splicing multiple tracks together for [Mentat].  I used the Audacity audio file editor. 

03:10 PM: Watched the 2010-06-27 and 2010-07-11 episodes of   NBC’s Meet The Press   news show on the DVR with [Mentat].

02:10 PM: Worked the   Laptop Shuts Off: 2010-07-15   project and Facebooked.

05:15 PM: Watched   Star Trek: The Next Generation   episodes   The Best of Both Worlds, Parts 1 and 2   on the DVD player. 

06:30 PM: Watching   NBC’s Nightly News   live tonight. 

08:30 PM: Watched the   Star Trek Deep Space Nine   episode:   The Visitor.  Excellent!

11:00 PM: Watched the Star Trek Next Generation movie: Generations, where and obsessed doctor in his quest to reach his utopia, jeopardizes the lives of millions of people.  This was William Shatner’s final appearance as captain Kirk.  In fact, Kirk and Picard join forces to defeat the villanous paradise seeker. 

12:00 AM: We checked out a little of   CNN’s AC 360;   oil spill coverage mostly. 

12:15 AM: But the day is now done.  We thought we’d hear fireworks from DelGrosso park from the Bellwood community picnic earlier this night.  But outside was quiet.  Perhaps the air was too thick.  :-)   Anyway, take care and enjoy the rest of the time left before dawn comes again.  Good night. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Sewage bill.
  • Yellow Pages book from Verizon.

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-15

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

07:30 AM: I’m up.     

08:30 AM: Started the pork roast cooking, with the netting intact as per advice I received on Facebook yesterday.  Since this is a significantly larger roast than I usually cook, I’m allowing at least ten hours for it to completely cook in the crock pot on the high heat setting. 

09:15 AM: Well, Sheetz had no mushroom soup. But I do have some canned mushrooms. So I’ll just throw a couple of those into this pork roast in leu of the soup, and perhaps add a little whole milk as the cooking nears completion — if I get bold enough that is. I wouldn’t want to ruin such a big piece of meat with untested ingredients. :-)

09:45 AM: Added the July through August, 2010 issues of Promo Only’s Country Radio music series to my DJ library. 

01:00 PM: Dusted and vacuumed the bedroom. 

01:55 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   on the DVR. 

02:10 PM: Worked the   Laptop Shuts Off: 2010-07-15   project and Facebooked

02:20 PM: [Mentat]  just arrived; driven here by his sister.  We’re headed to the pavilion to catch up. 

03:45 PM: [Mentat] says that he and his girlfriend are back together and that his plans to move to Ohio to live with her have been reinstated.  I had hoped that he’d remain in this area, but realize that his happiness is paramount.  If he needs to move there to maximize his happiness, then that’s what he must do, and I support him though I’m said to see him leave. 

04:50 PM: It got pretty warm as the sun began shining into the western side of the pavilion.  So we’re going back up to the house to check on the roast and check out a little TV.

06:00 PM: We had supper — just the roast and vegetables, and were both pleased with how it turned out.  We’re going to make cat fish for supper tomorrow. 

08:00 PM: We watched   Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest;   a spoof on Star Wars that was rather funny. 

11:15 PM: Watched tonight episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News   and   CNN’s AC 360   on the DVR.  We also took in the   Star Trek: The Next Generation   episode called   Q Who   from season two.  This is the episode that first introduces the borg beings.  Great TV.

11:50 PM:  The roast really turned out well, and I have a few meals worth of leftovers too.  The mushrooms were a pleasantly flavorful touch, and a little added ham bouillon made the dish just a touch more porky.  The only shock was that the DONE button popped out four hours before we were ready to eat supper.  Surprising that the roast cooked so quickly in a crock pot.  In fact, not really trusting the button, I continued cooking the meat on low heat for the interim, and It still tasted great; not overcooked.  Then, we topped it all of with Breyer’s chocolate ice cream for dessert.  Yum.  Seriously.  YUM!  I’m already looking forward to the leftovers this weekend.  :-)

12:00 PM: Bed time.  More tomorrow.  Good night. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Ad sheet for Windy Hill Furniture store.  They have great stuff and I’ve purchased from them before.  But we need not furniture at present.
  • Balance transfer offer.
  • Misc. medical insurance papers.
  • Credit card offer from JC Penney.  Not at this time, thanks.
  • Vehicle registration renewal forms from PennDOT. 

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-14

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.
  • Order Mom’s meds — she’s getting low on several.   DONE.

Log

08:15 AM: I’m up.     

09:45 PM: Added the February through March, 2010 issues of Promo Only’s Country Radio music series to my DJ library. 

10:20 AM: Sent in my dues and fees for the upcoming   WPSBC Alumni Association   convention this August. 

10:45 AM: Ordered this week’s batch of prescription meds that Mom getting low on.  We’ll pick them up sometime in the next few days. 

02:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   on the DVR. 

03:15 PM: Added the April through June, 2010 issues of Promo Only’s Country Radio music series to my DJ library.  Now, it’s nap time.

05:45 PM: I’m back up again. 

07:55 PM: Talked to   [Ron]  just now.  He’s going to camp and I was just telling him how much I was going to miss being there with him and the crew.  He and a few others are definitely the high points of camp.  Perhaps we’ll go next year but I’m glad we took this year off. 

08:30 PM: [Mentat] called to confirm about tomorrow, and to ride me for not yet sending in my alumni convention check. 

09:15 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of   NBC’s Nightly News   on the DVR.

09:30 PM: Bleached my sheets and pillow cases tonight, in preps for [Mentat's] visit tomorrow.  They came out looking much whiter than is typical; probably because I used two cups of bleach instead of my usual one cup.  Plus, I let them soak for six hours in very warm water, and I only filled up the washer with just enough water to cover them (about a half-tub full).  I’ll have to remember this recipe the next time I do them. 

11:20 PM: Talked with [Emmy].  Told her that I spoke with [Ron] earlier about camp.    She asked about him and enjoyed hearing that he’s really looking forward to attending next week.

12:40 AM: Put the clean sheets and pillow cases back on my bed and iPodded for a little while.  Repeater songs today include:

  • Dream Baby – Glenn Campbell
  • Una Paloma Blanka – George Baker Selection
  • I Like It [With Rap] – Enrique Iglesias with Pitbull
  • The Things We Do For Love – 10cc
  • Dynamite – Taio Cruz
  • Telephone – Lady Gaga
  • Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle  
  • Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha
  • No Sugar Tonight – The Guess Who
  • Hooray For Hazel – Tommy Roe

They’re coming out with some highly energizing music these days.

01:15 AM: Watched a bit of CNN’s AC 360 but now, I’m done for the day.  So good night, and I’ll be ready for more of life as soon as I get some rest.  :-)   Sweet dreams.   

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • FEMA paperwork regarding our flood insurance policy.
  • The Writer magazine; the 2010-07 issue.
  • Bed Bath & beyond catalog.
  • Credit card offer.  Not at this time, thanks.

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-12

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

09:45 AM: I’m up.     

11:30 AM: Heard from [Mentat].  He’ll visit me for a couple days, starting this Thursday afternoon. 

11:35 AM: [Tad] emailed me to request my presence in a teleconference call with some other board members and the account manager for the   WPSBC Alumni Association’s    investment account.  We must decide how to allocate our funds in light of the fact that our organization may survive for just another decade or so. 

12:15 PM: [Jack] called to talk with [Emmy] and I.  So I chatted with him for an hour or so.

12:30 PM: Applied for a public listing in Attracta’s public web site directory service, in response to an email invitation from them to do so.    I submitted the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

02:45 PM: Watched today’s episode of    The Young and the Restless   on the DVR. 

03:00 PM: Went to Sheetz for lunch.  I bought [Emmy] a steak wrap and myself a steak sub.  It was raining both to and from the store. 

06:00 PM: Nephew Garrett and I just dropped   [Emmy]   off at the train.  She’s on her way back to Pittsburgh now.  But she’s coming back again this Sunday. 

06:15 PM: Nap time.

08:00 PM: Nap’s over, and [Emmy]   just called to say that she’s now in Pittsburgh, awaiting her ride to the grocery store, and then on to her home. Thanks for coming, M.  I’ll talk to you soon.

11:00 PM: Facebooked a couple hours.  Liked numerous pages for rock bands, books I’ve read, and movies I’ve seen and enjoyed. Current friend count: 252.  Fans on my business page: 35 so far. 

12:00 AM: Set up a profile on the Linked In web site to increase my visibility on the Internet. 

12:40 AM: Well, I think I’m done here in the office for the night.  Now, I’ll probably go and watch a bit of news.  Then, I’m off to bed.  Have a great night and I’ll continue this story of my life tomorrow.  Take care. 

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Promo Only’s EADFF music series; the 2010-07-02 issue. 
  • Bill for the last order of Mom’s diabetic testing supplies.
  • Analog Science Fiction magazine; the July & August, 2010 issue.
  • Notice of insurance coverage for Mom’s diabetic shoes that she recently purchased. 

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-11

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

08:20 AM: I’m up.     

09:03 AM: Posted the   Today’s Business: 1997-07-04   piece, from handwritten journal entries and memory. 

10:00 AM: Took out two half-pound salmon fillets for supper.  I’ll also fry up some green beans. 

10:05 AM: Added the   Special Places, Beacon Lodge Camp,  and   WPSBC   categories to the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

01:30 PM: Recorded audio journal episode   AJE-2010-07-11-12-40   at the pavilion.

02:30 PM: Went to Sheetz for lunch, and [Emmy] wants to hang out at the pavilion for a while.  So I took her down there while I nap up here.  :-)

05:00 PM: I’m up again.  Now, [Emmy] is reading in the bedroom. 

06:00 PM: Cooked green beans and salmon for supper, with cherries for dessert.  Cleanup is finished and we’re just sitting on the swing on the south porch, iPodding. 

10:00 PM: Whipped up some lime flavored cream cheese Jello for tomorrow.  [Emmy] is going home tomorrow afternoon.  

10:30 PM: [Emmy] watched three episodes of Pittsburgh Today Live on the DVR; she’s all caught up on those now. 

12:00 AM: Bed time.  So, catch you tomorrow?  I hope so.  Good night.   

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

Nothing delivered on Sundays.

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Today’s Business: 2010-07-10

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.
  • Pay all pending bills (12). DONE.

Log

07:45 AM: I’m up.  Looks like a cooler but hazy day coming up today, with high temperatures forecast to be in the low to  mid 80s.   

08:00 AM: One week from today, our friends will be going to camp.  As you know [Emmy], [Mentat], myself, and several others opted not to attend this year.  I’ll likely miss it a little; as it’s a perennial summer activity that I’ve enjoyed most every year since 1995.  But we’ll find other ways to keep busy this summer, without assaulting our diet routines to the extremes that we did when attending. 

10:40 AM: Finished paying all pending bills (12 in total this month).  Many obligations a diabetic (Mom) has. 

10:50 AM: Took the   weekly system backups.

11:00 AM: Posted the   weekly site stats   report.

11:30 AM: Finished writing checks and stuffing envelopes for all 12 pending bills. 

12:25 PM: Posted the   Bitter Sweet Attention   piece to the   Tom’s Love Quest   blog.

04:30 PM: Spent an hour plus at the pavilion with [Emmy], listening to our iPods.  Lately I haven’t been listening to Internet radio down there as much as the music that’s stored on the iPod Touch itself.  But I’m still glad that moving my WAP to the attic (getting it closer to the pavilion) and applying all the software updates enhanced WiFi reliability.  Still though, I’d love to have an outdoor WAP at the pavilion.  That would probably cover the whole yard with strong reception. 

05:45 PM: Cooked a pound of top sirloin beef steak and split it with [Emmy].  We also enjoyed some fried onions, mushrooms, and green peppers along with cherries and ginger ale.  Yum. 

09:30 PM: Downloaded Fefe Dobson’s  Fefe Dobson  album from Amazon and added it to my music library. 

12:00 AM: Sister Christine called to chat.  We talked for forty minutes. 

01:30 AM: Watched the 2010-07-05 episode of   Dr. Phil; titled  Teens Obsessed With Love   on the DVR.  Good show.  We skipped the 2010-06-29 and 2010-06-30 episodes of Dr. phil however, as these were reruns. 

01:40 AM: Time for bed now.  Good night, take care, and hopefully we’ll have another nice day tomorrow.

Tom Hesley

Received Mail and Shipments

  • Receipt for Mom’s specialized diabetic footwear, purchased this past April.
  • Kohl’s $10 gift card.
  • Life insurance offer from AARP.  Not at this time.  But thanks.
  • Mom’s latest dental bill.

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Today’s Business: 2010-06-27

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.

Log

10:00 AM: I’m up.    

10:15 AM: Facebooked a while this morning.  Friend count is now 231.  My official Facebook page I created Friday has 22 fans so far. 

11:20 AM: Recorded audio journal episode   AJE-2010-06-27-10-50.

12:00 AM: [Emmy] called to say that she just left for the train here. 

12:55 PM: Blocked certain advertisement types from displaying on my sites.  The hope is that this will cause more relevant ads to run when people view my pages, and so, entice them more to click them to see what they’re about.  :-)   I don’t see any way to control what ads display in a particular ad unit however.  So the changes I’ve made will affect all my blogs.  I would have preferred to be able to regulate on a per-blog basis which ads appear.  But I can live with this. 

01:30 PM: Tidied up the kitchen and made a batch of Jello with cream cheese with a little half & half.  Dismayed I was however to find that freezing cream cheese alters its texture and color significantly.  The frozen-then-thawed stuff is very clumpy (like fetta cheese), does not spread as easily, and it’s more yellow in color (less white).  It still tastes great and once it completely melts in the Jello, the difference will not be noticable I predict.  But still, the frozen stuff would not work on bagels very well.  So I think I’ll avoid freezing it as a general rule. 

03:00 PM: Red up the bedroom and made the bed, in preps for [Emmy's] visit later today.  89.5 degrees outside the window here and I’m starting to feel the heat now here in the office. 

03:15 PM: Leaving now to pick up [Emmy].  Back later.

04:30 PM: Several family members were pool-side at sister Christine’s.  So we had nephew Garrett drive us there, where we enjoyed some potato chips, cool water, and nice company.

05:45 PM: We’re home now.

07:45 PM: Nap time. 

08:45 PM: I’m awake again.  We ate some of the cream cheese Jello I made earlier.   Well, its texture is definitely different when you use frozen-then-thawed creeam cheese.  It isn’t bad really; just different. 

09:30 PM: Facebooked a while and filled them in on Mom’s status.  She’s doing well; though they don’t know what’s wrong still, even after the tests they ran on Saturday.  But they did recommend physical therapy.  Hopefully, that will strengthen her heart enough that she can walk at least short distances without becoming winded.   

11:00 PM: Listened to Internet radio on my iPod Touch.  Since I moved my WAP (WiFi Access Point) into the attic in order to gain better WiFicoverage at the pavilion, I’m concerned that it’s exposed to too much heat.  It really gets hot in there; even with the exhaust fan running full-tilt; especially on 90-degree days like today.  Nonetheless, I experienced no problems with the WAP, as it has a built-in fan to help keep it cool.  Perhaps I’m worrying for nothing however, because the WAP has resided in the attic now for a few months, and it’s still going strong.  Next time I have to buy one, I’ll get a WAP that’s designed for outdoor use and mount it outside.  That’ll keep it cool.  :-)  

12:30 AM: Just got a Twitter account.  Check me out and say hello at  http://twitter.com/Tom_Hesley/

01:00 AM: Well, I’m leaving for tonight and heading for bed.  So take care and I’ll write again tomorrow.  Good night. 

Tom Hesley

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