January 2021

 

January 2021

***************** Poems and stuff for January 2021 ***********

Brisk is the morning that fills our hearts with joy, sweet is the song from birds singing in the trees. Bees buzz around us, a hawk soars higher into the blue sky above, as the sun shines down to remind us it’s great to be alive. We cherish these moments of oneness, our curiosity always awes us, flowers painting nature’s canvas with colors of delight. Mother Earth lightens one’s soul with beauty and rapture with what we call life.

~RD

Another year around the Sun... working hard to get things done. A little bit wiser as events come to pass... even Coronavirus can't kick our ass. I just dropped by to say; wishing you all the best on this New Year's Day ❤

~RD

 

There will be people in need or wanting in your life. Do what you can for them but don't become a crutch to lean on for their bad life decisions... become a wall of good advice. They'll either climb that wall or find another crutch to lean on... <3

~RD

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New Years:

Friday 01- 59/34F a bright sunny New Year’s Day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, and beat on the heavy bag for a short time, and jogged a mile with me dog.

I built a 12 volt 24AH battery out of 3 12V 8AH batteries I had lying around and will hook it up to the 30Watt solar panel but I got a late start on it and didn’t get a good charge on it. So, I connected the house wiring back to the lead acid battery.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells and core trainer.

I did my studies and practiced on my guitar.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Posted my first “Poems, inspirations, or stories of the Day” on Medium.com which I plan on doing out of my Azure Sea of Dreams book; one by one all the way to the end of the year. 

Saturday 02- 60/37F with some clouds coming in the early evening. 

I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

The lithium battery is hooked up but I didn’t think it was getting a good enough charge out of the 30Watt panel, so I connected up a 50Watt panel to the 30Watt I had lying around and I am happy with the charge the battery was getting.

I took Cassie for a bike/run and stopped off at David’s to wish him a Happy New Year.

I did my studies, posted a poem, and practiced guitar.

I went through most of the bills, receipts, and papers collected over the past year and burned them in the wood stove. (I do this every year)

Sunday 03- 63/38F nice sunny day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

It was time to shovel the compost into the wheelbarrow and spread it all over the yard where plants are growing. After this was done I started a new pile of compost and watered it down. I also gave a good soaking to all the plants in the yard.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I took Cassie for a bike/run. We took a new route, a little more than what she is used to, and boy she was tired when we got back.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted a poem, and practiced guitar.

Monday 04- 66/41F nice outside. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, hit on the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Linda came by to say howdy and dump her trash in my dumpster.

I washed some more clothes because of the nice weather.

I waited for my doctor’s appointment to call at 2:30 and she was a little late but got the refill I needed.

I did my studies, guitar, and posted the poem thing.

Tuesday 05- 67/40F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

Kjtel and Bodhi came by to spend a little time jawing with me and Cassie. Then we took the dogs for an evening walk.

Wednesday 06- 66/39F a little overcast but nice. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I drove my Guest to town to get her’s and my meds refilled. We stopped off to get gas and a couple of Subway sandwiches.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I took Cassie for a bike/run and stopped to chat to David for a while.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted a poem, but didn’t practice guitar because I need to let my fingers rest a bit.

Thursday 07- 68/40F overcast most of the day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a short walk. Last night she wasn’t feeling well and this morning she was a bit better. I took her for an evening walk and it was quite a bit longer because I let her guide the way.

I did my studies. 

Friday 08- 69/41F overcast. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I was on my jog with Cassie when I passed by David’s place. He was outside working on his fence. I told him I’d be right back to help him once we finish our jog. We got a good portion of the fence up but there is a lot more to do. I’ll probably mosey on over there tomorrow after breakfast to help.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

On our evening walk Cassie and I noticed campers over where the slab airbnb is. I went over to warn them about getting stuck. It was my two Russian friends I helped get their car back on the road a week ago; Valian and Sergio. They assured me the car was parked on solid ground. We stood yammering on for about an hour until it was just too cold and windy.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted a poem.

Saturday 09- 63/36F a little overcast with a light breeze. I did my stretches, and 100 crunches.

Yes dark days ahead for sure.

Sunday 10- 60/34F sunny. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I took Cassie for a bike/run.

Called and talked to my brother Kevin.

Kjtel and Bodhi dropped by with tea and chocolate. 

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted a poem.

Monday 11- 59/30F overcast most of the day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I went to Twentynine Palms to pick up packages and do some shopping. When I stopped off to get my guest’s mail company the electricity was out. I found out later when stopping off to get my mail at the USPS building where the lights were on it that the outage was only in the northern part of the city. I went to four places trying to exchange my propane tank but none had any and have been out for a few days. I’ll have to try again in Yucca Valley tomorrow.

Kjtel and Bodhi dropped by to jaw a spell.

Tuesday 12- 60/38F overcast later in the evening. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

Drove to the little store called Mesa Market on the corner of Aberdeen and Yucca Mesa Road and they had propane!

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted a poem.

Wednesday 13- 70/46F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and hit on the heavy bag.

I did my studies and posted the APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day.

Thursday 14- 71/48F very nice sunny day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I took Cassie for a bike/run.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day 11-15-21  and now added the date :)

Friday 15- 77/48F another sunny day but expecting showers early next week. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I spent over an hour on the phone with Renogy Solar about the bad batteries I received from them. It’s been a little over four months since I first started my complaint with them. The last I heard before today was in early December with customer service telling me it would be handled soon. On the call this morning I told them I wanted this resolved today. Finally they gave up with me pestering them and I will be getting a new Renogy Li 12V 100Ah Smart Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery from them in trade for the bad batteries I sent back.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day.

Saturday 16- 77/45F a very beautiful day to be outside. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I took Cassie for her evening walk.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day 

Sunday 17- 74/44F another nice day in the neighborhood. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, hit the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile walk.

I spent two hours or more untangling wires I had collected over the years and a bunch of wires I had inherited from friends.

I did all of my studies and posted APISOD.

I started writing again late at night.

Monday 18- 71/43F nice day again. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

Kjtel dropped by and we sat in the lounge chairs and looked at the clouds blow in overhead. We took her dog Bodhi and Cassie for their evening walk.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day 

Tuesday 19- 56/46F a bit of sprinkles. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Mary Hellen and Steve dropped off 2 bags from the USDA food distribution. One for David and another for me that I gave to my guest, she really appreciated it because she just lost her food stamps. I thought it was nice and totally unexpected that they brought me a bag.  :)

Wednesday 20- 61/48 some rain here and there. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a 1.5 mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Checked my email and USPS had delivered a package to my mailbox on Lear Ave. I drove down there before anyone could steal it. It is a DC Water Heater Element 12 Volt 250 Watt for solar panels. I’ll be testing this out for a hot water heater.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day 

Thursday 22- 68/43F a little cloudy but mostly sunny. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

I finally received the replacement 12V 100Ah Smart Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery for the two bad gel batteries I bought from Renogy. It took about four months to work things out with Renogy and a lot of my time on the phone with them.

I hooked up the DC Water Heater Element to my old 55watt panel I've had for over 35 years to test it out. It somewhat heated the quart of water I had it sitting in after two hours. I’m going to hook it up to two new 100watt panels to see how hot the water will get.

Stopped off at Dave’s on our walk and chatted with him for a spell.

I called my old friend Larry Carlock and we yammered on reminiscing of things and times gone past.

Friday 22- 64/39F with lots of wind and gusts up to 35mph. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I worked on cleaning and organizing my pantry.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... A poem, inspiration, or a story of the day 

Late in the night in heavy winds the hummingbird nest fell out of the tree. I was out there in the cold trying my best to tie it back onto the tree branch with thread and clothespins.

Saturday 23- 54/39F with wind, dark clouds, and lots of showers later in the evening. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

I was relieved when I noticed the hummingbird had started a new nest using parts of the old one. 

Kjtel and Bodhi came by to pick up her packages, and have coffee and a short visit.

Sunday 24- 58/40F more rain and wind. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I continued to work on cleaning and organizing my pantry. I am also making a space on the desk where I can work on arts and crafts... soldering electric parts, stuff like that.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... 

Monday 25- 47/35F rain really good; no leaks. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag. It’s too dang cold and windy to take Cassie for a mile jog.

Cassie caught a rat today! She’s a bit overweight and I've been trying not to feed her so much, so now she goes out and hunts.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... 

Tuesday 26- 54/37F cold wind. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... 

Wednesday 27- 55/36F just plain old cold. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I went to JT to see my friend Richard Soos.We exchanged our published books. It was so very nice to see my friend.

Kjtel and body came by for a visit and a walk.

Thursday 28- 64/39F cold and windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and punched the heavy bag. Took Cassie for a walk over to Dave’s.

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... 

Friday 29- 56/35F very cold, windy, and overcast with a touch of rain here and there. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

My Mini-split air conditioner arrived. Because of the wind I’ll check it out tomorrow.

Saturday 30- 59/37F sunny but still a chill in the air. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I unpacked the Mini-split and everything was in order. I started reading the instructions. I will have to build an electrical box and install a double pole breaker to get 240AC to power the unit. This will take some time to get all the parts I need. 

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a nice long walk. 

I did my late night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies, posted APISOD... 

Sunday 31- 64/45F I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

Called and yacked with my Brother for an hour or so.

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