Today’s Business: 2011-10-17
Monday, October 17th, 2011Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Wash (3) loads of pending laundry. DONE. 166 loads done in the washer now.
Log
08:30 AM: I’m up. Looks like a completely sunny day outside. Temperatures right now is in the mid 40s.
08:40 AM: Facebooked for a bit. Friend count: 592 (up two). Fan count: 112 (unchanged).
09:00 AM: Balanced Mom’s checking account.
09:10 AM: Verified with Mom’s bank that they’re no longer transferring money each month from her checking to savings, and that taxes are no longer being withheld from her railroad retirement pension.
10:00 AM: Located all papers associated with the dental work (five teeth pulled) that Mom had done during August of 2010. We received a bill for this that we’ll have some difficulty paying, as Mom now only gets $45 per month in discretionary money.
10:05 AM: Scheduled a van trip to visit Mom for later this week.
11:00 AM: Called Mom’s dentists in Pittsburgh to ask about the above-mentioned bill. Their billing specialist advised me to pay $50 on the bill, and include a letter asking for a hardship waiver. She thinks we might be granted this waiver, since Mom has so little means now to pay.
11:15 AM: Scheduled an eye exam for myself. It’s been just over two years since my last one, and I do need some new glasses.
11:30 AM: Scheduled a free in-home estimate to replace the 65 year-old windows in the bedroom, and the 40 year-old windows in the kitchen. That will happen in early November.
11:45 AM Balanced my checking account.
12:30 PM: Wrote a letter to Mom’s dentists in Pittsburgh, pleading the case for the above-mentioned hardship waiver.
02:50 PM: Leaving now with brother in law Richard to pick up the new interior glass for the three windows here in my office. I’m hoping that this will sufficient cut the road noise that comes in these windows. Back later.
05:30 PM: I’m back home.
06:00 PM: I placed the new glass in the window frames where it will ultimately reside, just to see how well it attenuates the noise. There is definite improvement. This room is significantly quieter; the higher frequency noises outside are most effectively squelched. However, significant unwanted sound remains; particularly when motorcycles pass by. So I’m going to look into 1/2 inch thick glass instead of the 1/4 inch thick stuff I bought today.
07:20 PM: Mom called to chat for a minute. She’s still not feeling very well; her stomach hurts. She’s to see the doctor tomorrow about it.
08:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless via the DVR.
08:20 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy]. Tonight we watched the all new episode of Hawaii Five-0.
12:00 PM: Watched the Star Trek episode The Ultimate Computer, from the original series via Netflix. They offer digitally remastered versions of all the episodes in this series, and some of the new effects are stunning. I’m amazed that the pictures look as clear and noise-free as they do.
12:05 AM: The daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs. The monthly keyword hit count rose this time, and currently stands at 1013; up from 1011 at last check. The record high for this dimension remains at 1788. The next goal: 2000.
12:40 PM: Headed for bed. More tomorrow. Good night.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Misc. bank papers.
- Hospital bill co-payment bill for Mom.
- Registration sticker for Mom’s car.
- Personal savings account offer from American Express. No thanks.