May 2021

 

Poems: Too many memories left on the road behind me and too little road left to remember them all. ~RD

The darkness is much brighter now lifting like early morning fog to reveal to us a different reality through the corrective lens of hidden truths that lie ubiquitously before us all. ~RD

Without dogs, the universe would have no soul ~RD

We’re all individuals but the government, politicians, businesses, educational institutions, and the news media are ripping the people of the United States apart by lumping us into separate racial categories. They are using a chapter out of Hitler’s playbook when he focused his racial bigotry on Jews as a scapegoat for deficiencies in German society. Present-day social justice leaders are disseminating fabrications about white privilege to divide our country. If we truly want a society of free people we must demand our government or any other agency, be it corporate or private that they shall not ask what race, color, sex, and religion we are on any form for the census, drivers licenses, or any kind of official or non-official applications to fully implement Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I know I'm going to catch hell for posting my thoughts and beliefs by those virtue signalers and racial fanatics but it has to be said. We still have free speech in this country... by God Use It, People! If you like what I said you can repost this. If you don’t like what I said, send it to someone you don’t like. ~RD

On this Memorial Day, it's not enough that we grieve for those who died for our freedoms. It's time we as citizens scrutinize politicians who would change our Constitution to quash any views other than their own and diminish what these soldiers fought so bravely for. ~RD

Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5JVMck1fBbfxsKZG7 

May 2021 

Saturday 01- 96/65F windy. I did my stretches and did 100 crunches.

Sunday 02- 87/60F windier. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Called and talked to my sister Lynn.

Talked with my brother Kevin.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

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

Monday 03- 86/60F pleasant day. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Worked in the yard cleaning this and that, picking up trash, and fixing a few broken things I’ve been meaning to fix.

Kjtel, Bodhi, and Henry came by for sunset and a walk.

Tuesday 04- 91/62F getting a little hotter. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

I worked in the yard, raking up winter’s leaves that had blown into the patio. Get things ready to work on the small pool.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.

Wednesday 05- 92/62F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Found a cat in the desert heat underneath one of the vehicles. I brought the poor thing inside to take care of it mostly by putting water and a tiny bit of cat food nearby and then left it alone. Kjtel......

I did my evening stretches, 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavybag.

Saw StarLink deployment across the sky. Yup, me and my two friends saw these. I ran into the house to very quickly check the time: 8:55

I saw those go across the sky too! Very cool. I also had a hysterical neighbor who called 911 thinking we were being invaded 😮 I told her it was probably StarLink... she still looked confused and scared... maybe she thought I said SkyNet from the Terminator 🙂

I did my evening workout with stretches and the 15lbs dumbbells.

Thursday 06- 95/63F nice weather today. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

it's all a conspiracy

Cat

Friday 07- 95/61F windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Kjtel

Saturday 08- 92/62F I did all my exercises

Sunday 09- 93/62F I did all my exercises

Brother

Mike, Windy, Judy, and Dennis.

Monday 10- 91/62F, a very nice day. I did all my exercises and took Cassie for an early mile jog and then a night run up and down the hill.

Drove to mailbox

David came by to chat

Tuesday 11- 92/65F I did all my exercises. Went to town with my guest to do shopping and pick up packages at the post office. The new battery for the Palm handheld Z21was there along with the new Harley Ignition Switch Fat Bob 6 Terminal.

Wednesday 12- 93/64F I did all my exercises but didn’t jog. 

Thursday 13- 97/65F I did all my exercises

UPS delivered my new window mini-split. Too late to install today and will do it tomorrow. 

Friday 14- 98/63F windy. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

I installed the window mounted mini-split. Took about 3 hours because I had to hunt down the needed tools. I tested the unit for an hour because it was getting late. It seemed to cool right down. Will do more testing tomorrow.

Kjtel came by with her dogs and we had a fine time yapping and carrying on.

Saturday 15- 92/56F windy. I did all my exercises 

I tested the window mini-split and it didn’t draw down my battery too much but I might want to add some panels. I have it set up with its own solar array, battery, controler, and inverter like I had planned. You can really feel the heat coming out the backend when it's working hard.

I installed the new battery into the Palm Z21 and it charged up just fine now to install new software and games onto it.

Sunday 16- 82/60F I did all my exercises 

Called my Brother.

Monday 17- 89/67F  I did all my exercises 

town

Tuesday 18- 97/66F windy. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Wednesday 19- 96/62F high winds. I did all my exercises.

Thursday 20- 87/55F higher winds. I did all my exercises.

I reinstalled the drainage pipe on the little pool and will fill it up with water tomorrow after a few little fixes.

Kjtel dropped by with tea and chocolate. Bodhi, Henry, and Cassie played in the yard while me and Kjtel discussed matters of importance in world events and solved one of the mysteries of life; but we now have forgotten what it was we solved. I guess it’s better for the world this way, us having forgotten.

Friday 21- 72/49F Very high winds with clouds. It’s as if winter came back to haunt us. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Saturday 22- 78/53F less windy. I did all my exercises.

I finished installing the drainpipe for the little pool and filled it up and there seems to be no leaks anywhere.

I visited David, my neighbor and gave him a red LED flashlight that also glows in the dark so it’s easy to find at night. A red light will not harm your night vision when reading star maps.

Sunday 23- 83/58 nice day. I did my stretches and 100 crunches and took Cassie for long walks in the morning and another in the early evening.

Walked on over to Kjtel’s, me and Cassie did, took the Poets Trail to her house. Bodhi and Henry were anxiously wagging their tails when they saw Cassie. We chatted for a long spell, and then we went over to the large water storage tank and knocked it over. Kjtel is going to cut it up, and must be fifteen feet tall and over five feet in diameter, and use it as a sauna. 

I called Kevin and we had a nice chat.

Monday 24- 91/54F I did all my exercises. Over the past five months of this year I have done 14500 crunches!

Kjtel, Bodi, and Henry came by to pick up her package. David moseyed on over to drop off his trash. We all sat around throwing treats to the dogs and yapping about white vans and hydraulic jacks.

Tuesday 25- 96/65F I did all my exercises.

I gave David the old wading pool that blew into my property maybe ten years ago and I have done nothing with it since.

Wednesday 26- 94/65. It's 3:06AM and totality is an hour away. Unfortunately for me, the clouds are covering the sky and I can't see anything of the Moon... Hardly any clouds for over a month or more and the night when it counts the most our area is socked in with those lofty puffs of moisture :'(

I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Thursday 27- 96/66. I did all my exercises but didn’t jog.

Friday 28- 97/67F

Around 10pm I saw those Skylink satellites cross the heavens again but farther north of my position than the ones I saw last month. 

Saturday 29- 96/68F I did all my exercises, went for a mile jog, and added yoga.

Sunday 30- 97/71F I did all my exercises and mile jog.

Monday 31- 102/73F  Cassie and I went to Kjtel’s for dinner.

April 2021

Poems: In a world where everyone believes they are right... Then who is wrong? ~RD

Some people are like tombstones: never moving, never thinking, always sticking to the same old epitaph inscribed on their headstones. ~RD

I have learned over the years I sometimes need to interrupt someone in the middle of their diatribe to get a word in. As a young boy, I was taught interrupting was bad manners but now that I am older I now believe it's bad manners for the other person not to allow my thoughts and experiences into the conversation. ~RD

We live on an island called Earth and it doesn't seem to be doing very well at this time. I just hope it doesn't get any worse.

I'm usually very optimistic about the future but lately what I've seen in the past few months is just too fascist for me. Fear and the division of our people by race and political views are being promoted by those who wag their dirty little disapproving fingers at those who disagree with their ideology and accuse those people of being bigots, fascists, and racists. I fear that those now in power are bringing our country down by weakening our defenses and promoting a strategy of Cancel Culture led by the news media and big tech companies who squelch any agenda but their own. Tampering with the Supreme Court, book banning, and blatant censorship of political speech is just frightening to me. I can only hope people become aware of this bastardizing of our country before it's too late. I probably said too much already. Share if you want... ~RD

Take stock and get grounded. Believing in yourself first and trusting your intuition is the best defense against those who prey on the weak. ~RD

Become the beacon of hope that you are. Shine brightly to thwart off the dark spreading edges of ignorance and be the guiding light for those lost souls trying to find a safe harbor in the rising storm to come. ~RD

Long walks with my dog, watching sunsets, and reminiscing, are growing more essential to my peace of mind than getting mixed up in other people’s messes... ~RD

Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FPntTmJrF1qM626V6 

April 2021

Thursday 01- 83/55F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk. I’m still feeling down from Tuesday’s Covid shot. I’m just going to relax today.

Why don’t we land explorers on Mars like a helicopter and then investigate the planet? First, use a drag chute entering the atmosphere to slow the hell down, and then use the air resistance from the blades to slow down further and then land. Now you have a cool way to roam the planet by air :)

Friday 02- 90/58F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Saturday 03- 84/58F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and went for a night up the hill and back with Cassie.

Sunday 04- 95/63F windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

Called my Brother Kevin and chatted for a short while

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Monday 05- 92/58F very windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, but too dang windy for a jog.

I worked on my new book and I believe I have the first chapter done and most of the editing done.

I did my nightly stretches and workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Tuesday 06- 84/57F nice day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a jog.

I watered the plants because they were looking kinda parched.

I called Amazon and got a refund for the inverter that didn’t power my mini-split.

Kjtel and Bodi came by for a visit and tea. Cassie and I walked them back to their house.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I took Cassie for a night run up the hill and back, then I did my stretches and worked out with the 15lb dumbbells.

Wednesday 07- 92/62 getting hotter! I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Kjtel has been out raking a trail between our two houses. It’s on BLM land and we’re going to decorate the trail with little things like Lawn Dwarfs... 

UPS Shane dropped off my new basket for my RadRunner eBike. He was early so I was able to get to the post office in 29 and pick up my “DELL INSPIRON Mini 910 8.9" FOR REPAIR: Powers Up Needs RAM + OS + Hard Drive.” I have an SSD Drive, RAM, and OS ready to install.

Thursday 08- 89/58F windy. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Kjtel and Bodi came by with tea and brownies.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and went for a night up the hill and back with Cassie.

Friday 09- 88/58F nice day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. On our way we bumped into Patti Huges and Dyan Carroll and we chatted for a short while.

I installed the new basket I received on Wednesday for my RadRunner eBike. 

UPS delivered a big box for Kjtel and just to make sure the basket was mounted right I put the package in the back basket and drove the bike over to her home.

Saturday 10- 90/59F a little breezy but nice. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

I installed the SSD, 1GB of RAM, and loaded up a copy of Windows XP SP3 onto the Dell Mini; works great. I found out that XP runs pretty fast without all the updates Microsoft released over the years XP was still updated. I just don’t go online with it.

Sunday 11- 88/58F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Cassie and I went for a quick visit to Kjtel and Bodi’s home.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and we went for a night run.

Monday 12- 89/58F warm with no breeze making the temperature seem hotter. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. Met this guy called Matt who lives near Borland Pass and Grants Pass for the past 3 months now. I think he said it’s his sister’s house.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and went for a night run up the hill and back with Cassie.

Tuesday 13- 84/50F I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Rocky’s Doc appointment 

Wednesday 14- 79/54F the wind came blowing like a cat on steroids an hour before sunset. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Thursday 15- 77/52F a nice cool sunny day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

I took Cassie for a bike/run and checked on a neighbor’s house for them.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I went out to watch the sunset and sat out there until the first star I could see came out from hiding.

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

Friday 16- 81/56F very nice day. I only did my 100 crunches because Kjtel came by with her dogs, left her hat and sunglasses and I walked them over to her house when I went for a walk with Cassie. I needed a break from exercising anyway :)

I drained the pool and will fix that slow leak that’s been bothering me.

Saturday 17- 79/56F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

I took Cassie for a bike/run and visited David for a short spell.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies.

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

Sunday 18- 81/55F windy. I only did my stretches and 100 crunches because Kjtel came by early with Bodi and her new dog Henry.

Monday 19- 90/58F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

Made LED lights for the Poets Trail to Kjtel and I are building to her house to mine. Her house is about a quarter-mile away.

I took Cassie for a bike/run and visited Kjtel for a bit.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my studies.

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

Tuesday 20- 90/56F a bit breezy but nice. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Kjtel package delivery. Poet Trail meetup 

Worked on my Harley’s electrical system.

Wednesday 21- 79/53F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

I went to the post office in 29 to pick up a Vintage NEW sealed Palm Zire 21 Handheld Limited edition. I didn’t get it to let it sit in the box. I got it home but the battery was so old it wouldn’t hold a charge. I ordered a new battery from China!

I went to the college for my second covid-19 shot and then I’ll be done with this mess, hopefully. The nurse who gave me the shot was named Spring, I asked if her parents were Hippies.

I knew I would be feeling bad from the 2nd shot so I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells and I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Thursday 22- 80/57F a little overcast. Because I wasn’t feeling well after the vaccine I only did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Kjtel came by with Bodhi and Henry. Henry is a big dumb dog with such a sad face he makes me laugh but he’s a good doggie Kjtel is taking care of for a friend; she’ll probably end up with him permanently by the way she treats him.

Friday 23- 79/58F nice and clear. I did my stretches and 100 crunches; still feeling a little out of it but better. That second shot really packs quite a wallop.

I went to the post office in Twentynine Palms to get the 220V inverter I hope will power my mini-split.

Saturday 24- 86/55F

I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

Kjtel dropped by with Bodhi and Henry for a visit. Me and Cassie walk them back to her house. 

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

Sunday 25- 82/54F windy all day. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

Talked to my brother Kevin for a spell.

Monday 26- 67/46F windy with a taste of rain thrown in. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, heavybag, and jogged a mile with Cassie.

Linda came by to chat. She told me she saw bags of trash just down the road. We went to get them but there were too many large bags stuffed full of garbage. We could only fit two of them inside my dumpster.

Tuesday 27- 71/55F wind and a little more rain. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, heavybag, and jogged a mile with Cassie.

UPS delivered my 220V inverter to hopefully power my mini-split. I also received a solar controller and a fan controller. Too late to hook them up today.

Wednesday 28- 84/60F nice clear day. I did my stretches and did 100 crunches.

I hooked up the new 220V inverter to my mini-split and it worked! Finally, I can rest easy and not worry about the installation. The real test will come tomorrow and Friday when the temps get to around 100F degrees. I also hooked up the solar controller I purchased for charging the batteries for my lights.

Mike Donahue (Stoney’s grandson) and his wife Windy called to use my dumpster because they’re cleaning up the old house; no problem, I said.

Thursday 29- 92/64F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile run. 

David dropped by needing advice on his solar. We all went up to his home and checked it out. Cassie and I continued our evening walk from there.

I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells.

I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and went for a night run up the hill and back.

Friday 30- 99/67F getting hot. I did my stretches and 100 crunches.

I reinstalled my guest’s swamp cooler before she and her cats melted away from the heat.

Goodbye to April... I am ready for May flowers!

March 2021

March 2021

Poems: Think deeper... Most breakthroughs come from people who were ridiculed by those who have become complacent in their thinking. ~RD

Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/eKJUp37PuJ4dWBcLA

Monday 01- 65/35F a cold wind blew in from the northwest. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag and took Cassie for a mile jog.
I finished my laundry that I started yesterday and hung it out to dry. I went to Twentynine Palms to pick up a package and do some shopping.

Tuesday 02- 70/39F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. UPS delivered a battery for my Moto 4 Plus. The old one was bulging out of the case. I had to use my new heat gun to loosen the glue from the old battery and slowly wedge it out; I wore safety glasses and worked it out in the sink just in case I punctured the dang thing. I then replaced the old battery with the new and set it to charge after I tested it to make sure it turned on properly.  I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Wednesday 0365/39F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I went to Joshua Tree to pick up my prescription. 

Thursday 04- 69/42F nice day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a bike/run. Installed the inside mini-split... It took some fancy maneuvering and tweaking but I got her in and ready to hook up.  

Friday 05- 75/44F warm nice day. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk. I went to Home Depot to get some cement pavers for the outside mini-split to sit on. Practiced my archery over at Dave’s and shot off a bunch of arrows hitting the target two times.

Saturday 06- 78/45F warm and nice. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a walk.

Sunday 07- 79/45F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I did some work on the Mini-split moving it to the garage where I’ll install the outside unit. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Monday 08- 74/42F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

Tuesday 09- 64/36 I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk. A delivery truck came to my address with Kjtel’s mini-split. I helped her load it into her trailer and unload it at her house.

Wednesday 10- 58/38F Very Windy! 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I did some work on my studies, finally. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Thursday 11- 55/38F finally a little calm wind. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I started laying out the electrical line for the mini-split.

Friday 12- 56/43F windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. Hooked up most of the electrical to the mini-split. Made a fast trip to Joshua Tree to get my guest her pills she ran out of... I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Saturday 13- 64/41F and windy again. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a long walk. Too dang windy to work on the mini-split. If dirt from the gusts of wind gets into the tubing the whole setup will be in jeopardy of failing. So, I spent most of the day cleaning up inside the house. It had gotten so bad I had a hard time getting anything done because of the overwhelming clutter.

Sunday 14 daylight savings time- 73/47 nice day. Woke up kinda late. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. Talked to my Brother. Took Cassie for a bike/run. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Monday 15- 62/40F windy, very windy. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a short walk. I spent the windy day inside working to get my December, January, and February online journals done, and I did.

Tuesday 16- 67/40F I did my stretches, 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I took Cassie for a walk up to visit David. We talked about this and that. Then Cassie and I walked back home and I did the poop patrol. I did all my studies and played the guitar for a spell. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Wednesday 17- 69/44F nice day. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a short walk. Birthday for Kelly at Applebees; it has been open for inside service since last Monday!

Thursday 18- 76/48F 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a walk.

My guest and I went to get our packages at the post office in Twentynine Palms, and then did some shopping. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells. I did all my studies and played the guitar for a spell. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Friday 19- 81/53F a very nice day. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. Worked on the mini-split connecting the gas tubing. I went to test it and found that I needed a special fitting for the vacuum pump, and the vacuum pump I bought needed an air compressor. I went online and ordered the fittings and a vacuum pump. I played around with the Dell mini 9 I bought. I already have two of them but I have the RAM and SD drive that didn’t come with it. I loaded up the old original Ubuntu 8.4 on the 4GB SD and it ran pretty nice but the browser is too old to render pages correctly. I have an 8GB SD drive I can load up a newer image of Linux on. I love fixing and working on old and broken computers. It makes me mighty happy when I get them to work. I used to fix people’s computers for free in our area. Computers have come a long way and seldom have components I can replace; they are usually soldered to the motherboard. I did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, heavy bag, and did some yoga. I took Cassie with me in the car to collect a package containing two batteries for my iPods left at my mailbox on Lear Ave.  I did all my studies and played the guitar for a spell. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a run up the hill and back.

Saturday 20- 74/47F another nice day but a bit breezy in the afternoon. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.

I worked in the front yard doing some landscaping and hiding the drain pipe from the sink to the small tree that became exposed during a few fall and winter storms. I took Cassie for a bike-run, did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, heavy bag, and did some yoga. Cassie and I went for a sunset walk. It’s nice getting that extra sunlight in the evenings. I did all my studies and played the guitar for a spell. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells and took Cassie for a night run up the hill and back down.

Sunday 21- 67/45F windy. 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I watered all the thirsty plants in the yard.I took Cassie for a bike-run, did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. Cassie and I went for a sunset walk. Had dinner over at Kjtel’s house. I did all my studies and practiced my guitar playing. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells I took Cassie for a night run up the hill and back down.

Monday 22- 75/51F breezy. I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I messed around with my computers most of the day. I took Cassie for a bike-run, did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. Cassie and I went for a sunset walk.  I did all my studies and practiced guitar. I took Cassie for a night run up the hill and back down. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells The reason I’ve been exercising so hard these past few days is because high winds are predicted to be in the high 20s for today, Wednesday, and Tuesday. These winds will likely impede my jogging and possibly my weight training.

Tuesday 23- 67/49F really windy. Well, it wasn’t too windy when I went out to exercise, so I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. We stopped off at David’s place and yacked at him for a spell and then we continued our Jog. I swept the floors of the house with a broom making it all clean again. Again, I messed around with my computers most of the day. I took Cassie for an evening walk and workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. I did all my studies. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells

Wednesday 24- 70/48F windy but not as windy as it was supposed to be. I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog.I connected all the electricity up to the mini-split. I turned on the inside fan part only because there’s no refrigerant yet and it actually worked. Happy so far. Still waiting for the vacuum pump and the special connectors that should arrive Friday to complete the system. Hopefully, everything comes together correctly and I have the mini-split heat pump up and running by Saturday or Sunday. I took Cassie for a bike-run, did my evening workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. Kjtel and Bodha came by for evening tea. I did all my studies and practiced my guitar. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Thursday 25- 65/43 too much wind. I did my stretches and 100 crunches. Drove to my mailbox on Lear. Messed around inside doing much of nothing; felt good for a change. Dore called to say hi and chat for a spell.

Friday 26- 65/45FWell, it wasn’t too windy when I went out to exercise, so I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I swept the floors of the house with a broom making it all clean again. Again, I messed around with my computers most of the day. We stopped off at Kjtel’s house on our bike/run to wish her a Happy Birthday. I took Cassie for an evening walk and workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. I did all my studies. I did my late-night stretches, worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells, and then me and Cassie ran up the hill and back.

Saturday 27- 75/47F was a nice day but I was not feeling very well. I did my stretches, 100 crunches, and took Cassie for a walk. I worked on the mini-split...

Sunday 28- 82/51F nice sunny day. I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I did all my laundry today with the tiny washer, it took most of the day. Cassie and I went for a sunset walk. I did all my studies and played the guitar for a spell. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Monday 29- 88/55F nice but a little windy. I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. Cassie and I went for a bike/run. I took Cassie for an evening walk and workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. I did all my studies. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Tuesday 30- 75/47 a lovely day. I did my stretches and 100 crunches. I didn’t do much more because I have an appointment at 4pm to get my Covid 19 shot. I left the house early to get a 240V plug at Desert Hardware for the old Homelite generator that my friend Stoney gave me. And then, I got my three propane tanks filled at Builders Supply (used to be called Barr Lumber but changed it after the fire). I wanted over 20min for someone to help me. One helper was tied up cutting pieces of wood for a woman; I was sweating time! Would I get all the things done before my appointment? Then I stopped to rush inside Stater Bros. to get a few items. Went through the drive-thru at Burger King and got myself a fish sandwich and a Whopper for my Guest. I arrived fifteen minutes early at Copper Mountain College to receive my first Covid 19 vaccine shot. I have an appointment to go back on the 21st and get my second one. I took my precious, ever-patient doggie for a well-deserved walk.

Wednesday 31- 78/50F a very nice day to be alive in the high desert! I did 100 crunches, core trainer, weight bench, punched the heavy bag, and took Cassie for a mile jog. I took Cassie for an evening walk and workout with the 10lbs dumbbells, core trainer, and heavy bag. I did all my studies. I did my late-night stretches and worked out with the 15lbs dumbbells.

Goodbye to March and hello to April.