January 2016
An end of an era... The Gross Polluter being towed away. Farewell my beloved truck!
Friday 01- 50 to 30 degrees and clear.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I began reading “365 Starry Nights” by Chet Raymo.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening one mile jog with Cassie.
Saturday 02- 52 to 32 degrees.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening one mile jog with Cassie.
Sunday 03- 61 to 42 nice day.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I got a call from "Microsoft" telling me I had a virus on my Windows computer... I know damn well Microsoft isn't going to call me, besides I've been using my MacBook as my main computer for the last year... so I kept the guy on the line asking him all kinds of really technical questions I knew he couldn't answer (I was having fun) finally the guy gave up on me and hung up after I asked him to get me in touch with his supervisor or someone who knew what he was talking about.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening one mile jog with Cassie.
Monday 04- 56 to 36 degrees fog moving in late evening.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I read a bit of the geology book.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening one mile jog with Cassie.
Tuesday 05- 54 to 41 degrees heavy fog in morning hours lasting throughout until 3pm when moderately continuous showers came and lasted into late evening.
I woke up and there wasn’t any AC power, the batteries down and not taking a charge from the solar panels. I went out to the battery room and found all the connections were corroded and I had to clean and reconnect them back up to the batteries.
Wednesday 06- 49 to 41 degrees and rained all day long.
Watched a few Netflix movies...
Thursday 07- 53 to 36 with clouds and scattered rain.
I went to Walmart and Home Depot to get supplies and stopped off at the Mobile station to fill my two 5 gal propane tanks and get gas.
Friday 08- 53 to 37 clear and windy.
I did my stretches and jogged a mile with Cassie.
I did my stretches and went for an evening jog of a mile with Cassie.
Saturday 09- overcast.
I did my stretches and jogged a mile with Cassie.
I did my stretches and went for an evening jog of a mile with Cassie.
Sunday 10- rained here and there throughout the day.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
Monday 11- 57 to 36 clouds and some rain late at night.
I did my stretches and took the rest of the day off and just read and surfed the web.
Tuesday 12- 59 to 36
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I took my microscope out for the first time and looked at squiggly things
I did my stretches and went for an evening walk with Cassie.
Wednesday 13- 60 to 41
We went to Sherry’s house and Cassie played with Barney, Abbey and Willie while me and Sherry went shopping and had lunch/dinner at the Sizzler.
Thursday 14- 62 to 44 mostly sunny.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
I practiced playing my guitar for a while.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.
Friday 15- 63 to 44 and really really windy!
Just stayed inside and messed with computers and read.
Saturday 16- 64 to 44 cloudy.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
Kelly called and needed her tire fixed. So I went over to her house and worked on it. She didn’t have a tire iron so I couldn’t take the tire off, I would have to plug it with it still on the car. We jacked it up, inflated the tire with my air pump, but couldn’t find a nail or any place it was leaking air from. I had her get some soap and water and brush and I splashed the tire with the concoction. It started bubbling from where the rim connects to the tire and I could see a dent in the rim where she may have hit a curve or something. So she needs a new rim. It’s a slow leak and will hold air until she gets to WalMart later today. I told her to get that green fix a flat stuff to seal the leak until she gets a new rim. She also needs to get a tire iron and air pump.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.
Sunday 17- 60 to 47 cloudy.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
I read one of my study books: Astronomy.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.
Monday 18- 63 to 45 mostly cloudy.
I spent most of my time helping the guy who bought my old truck (the Gross Polluter) get it out of my front yard, hooked up to his truck and making it able for him to tow it away. He has a use for it and it was sad to see it just sitting there wasting away. Kinda like an end to an era for me.
Tuesday 19- 59 to 44 cloudy with rain.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
I worked outside for a little while. Eventually I get this place cleaned up.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.
Wednesday 20- 62 to 43 overcast.
I took Cassie for a one mile jog.
UPS delivered my package that contained a selfie stick and a wool watch cap.
Thursday 21- 64 to 43 overcast.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I drove the truck to the post office to pick up a package that contained a gadget that will hold my smartphone’s camera to a lens of my telescope or microscope. It should be interesting what I can video of the micro and macro worlds.
Friday 22- 59 to 44 and overcast.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I started working on putting my front porch back together after all the storms we’ve had lately blew parts of it away, mostly the wooden lattice was destroyed.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
A review I left on Amazon for the TP-Link range extender (Technical stuff ahead)
It worked for a few months and then I couldn't connect. The website the instructions told me to connect to "tplinkextender.net" has a damn virus! Another website I was directed to "tplinkconnect.net" was for sale! I finally ended up at http://tplinkrepeater.net and still couldn't get into the device. It seemed it just stopped transmitting its wi-fi signal.... I did a reset on the device and was able to receive a signal and then was able to log into tplinkrepeater.net as admin with my Mac Air. It was almost finished when a popup said my Adobe Flash was out of date. I didn't click on that and closed the browser. I decided to try reseting it and try again on a different computer running Win 10. I got it to load up and there wasn't any popups for outdated flash, but a weird search site replaced the TP-Link site. I shut down my browser and opened it again, no problem. I went and connected my desktop ethernet cable into the TP-Link Range Extender and I was connected to the internet, but when I opened the browser it said I have a virus and to call the number they provided for tech help. I couldn't open another tab. I closed the browser without clicking on the notice and unplugged the ethernet cable and restarted my desktop. I opened up the browser and the notice popped up again. So now I have some kind of malware I have to deal with all because I used TP-Link's websites to get access to their device! I am dumping this and getting something a little more dependable...
Saturday 23- 61 to 44 overcast, high winds after 7pm.
Sherry came by to visit with Cassie and fed her a bunch of dog biscuits.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a mile run with Cassie.
I did a reset of Windows 10 on the desktop to be rid of whatever the system caught when I tried to connect to the TP-Link website. I’ll just connect the desktop to an ethernet cable hooked to my router instead of the TP-Link WiFi Extender. Another time waster I am not going to deal with again. It’s too late to send it back, but I might just send it back to the company and tell them to shove it.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a nice long walk, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
Sunday 24- 60 to 41 degrees.
I did my stretches and messed around the yard and on the patio. I mostly kicked back and read tech stuff online.
Monday 25- 44 to 40
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
Tuesday 26- 60 to 39
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a mile run with Cassie.
I worked on the front porch painting it white before I put the lattice on. Tomorrow when I go to town I’ll get some flathead wood screws to hold the lattice down.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
Wednesday 27- 50 to 43 degrees and overcast.
I did my stretches.
Me and Cassie went to Yucca Valley to visit Sherry, Barney, Abbey and Willey. Sherry and I went to the Sizzler before we went shopping and Cassie got to play with her friends in the backyard. She was very tired when we finally went home.
Thursday 28- 68 to 44
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I finally finished the patio by screwing in the lattice. This took a few hours because I had to work around cactus and other pointy plants.
Friday 29- 68 to 50
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
Saturday 30- 52 to 50
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.
I went to potluck and had a mighty fine time there with the folks in my community. We all got pretty stuff like always. I like to thank Mary and Chris for putting it all together and continuing our potluck tradition.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with Cassie and did some pullups and punched the heavybag for a round.
Sunday 31- 49 to 29 lots of rain and wind.
I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes. I had just finished punching the heavy bag when the rain started to fall.
The rain had stopped for a spell and I decided to do my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening jog with Cassie. Unfortunately the wind picked up as we went for the job and as we jogged across the crest of the hill, little pieces of sand and grit was hitting me in the face and stung when they hit.
***** Stuff I Wrote this Month******
I treat dogs and people alike... some will smile while some may bite.
~RD
I feel like I am stuck in a carnival surrounded by clowns and carnies; barkers shouting out their persuading pleas of solicitations to entice me away from my life’s calling and divert me into some shady tent for a dog and pony show. All the while, off in the distance, the dim sounds of a fading parade reach out and beg for my attention.
~RD
Green with fluorescence that rips across cresting waves, white is the ocean that pounds upon the shore. The sea sweeps over castles built of grainy sand, but a love can last forever, when a heart is gently cradled, sitting on a beach in silence, holding hand in hand. Your eyes sparkle with Moonbeams as we gaze into the night, hair that glistens with stardust, when I run my fingers through their lovely locks. Moist lips and eager cuddling that first kiss brings has begun, when I hold you closely, our heartbeats come as one.
These are memories I cherish, whenever I think of you, I tingle in delight with the love we kindled, and the love that we had. If I ever fall, I shall rise back upon my feet, for such a love conquers all, from whatever darkness seeks.
~RD
I lie in silence upon my bed, as cold sweat flowed down from my head, to drip and soak on silken sheets, frozen with fear the death I may meet. A feeling of grief, a wave of sorrow, has shaken me right down to my marrow. A dream of dread, still lingers and seeps, had woken me from this horrid sleep. I am startled, I am stunned when a tap tap tapping at my door begun, then a foreboding cry I heard echo off darken walls within... Lenore! Lenore! Never more!
~RD
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