January 2020

A lot of this is cut and paste because I wanted to try doing a new routine with my exercises and studies... around the 25th I kinda burned out on this but continued on until the end of the month.

January 2020

My last run of 2019 and my first run of 2020

I held the camera sideways and upside down by mistake, I was so cold all you get is me huffing and puffing and mumbling on and on trying to come up with something to say so there wouldn't be any dead air; I couldn't remember the names of my own books I spent many hours writing and editing. Even when midnight hit there weren't any fireworks to show. At least I did what I said I was going to do.
my midnight run

Wednesday 01- 52/41F sunny with evening clouds. I did my stretches, core trainer, exercised on the weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie. I didn't need my jacket and gloves for this sunny day.

I did my studies; astronomy, biology, anatomy.

I went to Kjtel’s New Year's dinner. Jeff, Nancy, Pat, and Charles were there. Mostly it was leftovers from New Year’s Eve party but it was mighty yummy.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Astronomy Cast Episode 527: Ancient astronomy of the American Southwest.

Thursday 02- 62/41F and sunny, but a bit windy later in the day. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did a load of laundry, but too cold and wind to hang out to dry, I’ll try again tomorrow.

I swept the floors to the bedroom and bathroom.

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy (reading 365 Starry Nights again), reading aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I started doing afternoon exercises, we’ll see how long that lasts, I did yoga, exercised with the 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 528: Modern astronomy in America’s southwest.

I did the poop patrol. I fixed my truck’s door where the rubber came off by using silicon glue.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent an hour or so working to put all four of my Copper Mountain series into one paperback.

Friday 03- 66/38F a bit hazy. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I cleaned up around the house emptying the ashes from the woodstove. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy (reading 365 Starry Nights again), reading aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I started doing afternoon exercises, we’ll see how long that lasts, I did yoga, exercised with the 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Special Episode: Star Party.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. 

I spent an hour or so working to put all four of my Copper Mountain series into one paperback.

Saturday 04- 64/38F sunny and warm. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I mopped the floors to the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen. It was all by accident. I went to only clean the shower in my 20min clean the house routine, but spilled the bowl of water containing Lysol all over the bathroom. So I grabbed the mop to soak it up. I thought while I was at it, I might as well clean the bathroom floor, which led to the bedroom and the rest of the house being mopped. Two hours later into my 20min only clean the house routine I was done

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 529: ancient astronomy of the Andes.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 2 hours and finished editing book one of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Sunday 05- 66/40F sunny with gusts of winds up to 20mph. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 530: modern astronomy of the Andes.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Monday 06- 63/37F. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I took my guest to Yucca Valley to rent a car. I got gas and then went to Stater Bros. to pick up a few supplies. I then went to see my Friend Mack who is in a continuing care facility. We had a great chat and jawed about the community center’s problems.

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast 531: Australian Indigenous Astronomy.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Tuesday 07- 65/40F hazy. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I picked up my guest in Yucca Valley when she returned her rental car. We went to Applebee's for lunch. Before going home, I stopped to get two propane tanks filled.

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 532: modern astronomy of the Andes.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 3 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Wednesday 08- 63/38F with a cold wind with gusts up to 15mph. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 533: ancient astronomy of South Africa. 

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Thursday 09- 56/39F cold and windy with gusts over 25mph. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 534: Modern astronomy of South Africa. 

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

Practiced my guitar. I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback finishing book 3 for formating.

Friday 10- 58/34F. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised, yoga and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Episode 535: what to watch out for in the summer skies.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells.

I spent 3 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Saturday 11- 61/36 sunny and breezy at times. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer (thought I’d throw that into the afternoon exercises), yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast 536: Everyday Relativity.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Sunday 12- 59/36F sunny. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast 537: Reusable Rocket Revolution.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I’m writing a new song and it on playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Monday 13- 61/35F mostly sunny. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. Some bad people littered the road near my home and I went out there and cleaned it all up. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did the poop patrol. I moved stuff into storage in my trailer; I had to make some living room in the house... it was getting to confining.

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 538: Asteroids: Rubble Piles of the Solar System.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I’m still figuring out the new song on my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Tuesday 14- 64/36F. Kjtel dropped by with Bodie to say howdy. Bodie is feeling much better after having an infected tooth pulled. Cassie ran to him instead of Kjtel like she always does; my guess is she knew he was hurting. Jeff stopped by with my USDA distribution food bag; lots of canned corn...

I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 539: Weird Issues: Why We Don't Know the Age of Saturn's Rings.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Wednesday 15- 61/33F and overcast.I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I got fed up with going to haircutting shops and asking them how long until they can cut my hair, and their reply is always an hour or so. I have more important things to do than wait in a chemical-smelling place waiting, so I have an electric hair trimmer at home and I did it myself. I may have cut it too low because my head gets really cold when I go outside.

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 540: Weird Issues: How Do (or Don't) Planets Form?

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. 

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Thursday 16- 67/38F and hazy.  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast episode 541. Weird issues: The expansion rate of the universe.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Friday 17- 58/35F and again hazy skies. My good friend Bob Vandenburg called to chat for a long spell. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a bike/run while listening to Ep. 543: Weird Issues: The Habitable Zone of different solar systems in our galaxy.  

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Saturday 18- 62/39F a few high clouds.

I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I called my good friend Larry Carlock and we chatted for a spell about when we took a scuba class back in the early ‘70s and went to Catalina Island on the Westerly out of San Pedro. Our class dove down to 90 feet! Larry and me dove out at the coves in Palos Verde. We must have hit every cove there. One time we heard an underwater earthquake!

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Ep. 544: Weird Issues: Biosignatures...

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Sunday 19- 67/45F cloudy. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I went to the poetry reading at Space Cowboy Books in JT and read one of my poems. What a wonderful time we all had at the poetry reading today. Lots of fantastic folks reading poems with such immense feeling from the heart that makes us all remember we are together on this tiny planet and possibly unique in this vast Cosmos we call home. I met Carol who runs a boutique, I also met Supinda a very good poet and it was her first time on stage. I finally found Taira’s boutique; she had moved some time ago from her original place by the stage. She saw me and gave me a big hug and also remembered my name!

Once I got home, I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a bike/run while listening to Ep. 545: Weird Issues: Are comets asteroids or are asteroids comets?

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Monday 20- 63/43 with clouds. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Ep. 546: Weird Issues: Planetary Migration.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Tuesday 21- I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I went to the post office to pick up a package. Then I went to Stater Bros for supplies. I met a guy called Dan sitting out front collecting signatures for petitions and I signed a few. I thought he was from around here because he knew so much about our issues here; no he’s from New Mexico and gets paid from a company that makes money collecting signatures.

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Ep. 547: Why Astronomy Still Needs Humans.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Wednesday 22- 64/44F.  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

Kirk, Shawn, and Randy from the Jahowa Witnesses came by.

Kjtel and Bodie dropped by in the evening for a chat and a walk.

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 548: Stellar nucleosynthesis revisited: In stellar cores & atmospheres.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 4 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Thursday 23-  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 549: Stellar nucleosynthesis revisited: In and on and around dead stars.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. 

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Friday 24- 71/44F sunny. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 550: Missing Epochs – Observing the Cosmic Dark Ages.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Saturday 25- 71/44F sunny. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 552: Boyajian’s star (and other strange stars).

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Ripped off the metal part of the garage roof. 

Our Little Community’s Potluck; I feel like I have done died and went to heaven the food was so scrumptious. We celebrated Valentine’s Day early just like WalMart and the rest of them retail shops do. 

Let me tell you what y'all missed: Dyan Caroll brought in these two large pork roasts so cooked to perfection that just the aroma made this poor soul drool, and so tender the meat fell off my fork. Elizabeth West cooked up a mighty tasty spaghetti, but her garlic bread left me wanting more! Pretty Patti Huges makes a dang good meatloaf we all gobbled down along with her yummy lemon cupcakes. Mary Rider and Amiyah delighted us with their world-famous potato salad. Chris VanNortrick and her mom Mary stuffed us all with their egg, cheese, and noodle casseroles. We were all happy to see Yvonne Francis arrived with her banana pudding and sauerkraut casserole. Now I can’t tell you all what was brought in by these Masters of the Palate because I could go on and on, we tend to do this in the desert, but just to let you know we filled up two large tables and everyone took home plenty. Oh, and we hired this old man to mop the floors and paid him in food.

Sunday 26- 70/48F cloudy with high evening winds.  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 553: What To Look Forward To In 2020.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. 

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Monday 27- 68/44F and windy. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 554: Big Telescope Controversy in Hawai’i...

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 6 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Tuesday 28- 72/47 sunny and nice. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Astronomy Cast Ep. 555: Satellite Constellations and the Future of Astronomy.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 7 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Wednesday 29- 63/42F with wind to 35mph.  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Ep. 556: Multi-Messenger Astronomy.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I’m playing my guitar.

I spent 6 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback. 

Thursday 30- 67/42F. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 4 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

Friday 31- 71/45F sunny.  I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, jogged a mile with Cassie. 

I did my studies throughout the day: anatomy, biology, astronomy, read aloud out of the “Molecular & Cell Biology” book. 

I did my afternoon exercised,  core trainer, yoga, and exercised with 10lbs dumbbells, and took Cassie for a walk while listening to Ep. 557: Red Dwarfs: Friend or Foe.

I did my nightly stretches and worked out with the 20lbs dumbbells. I practiced playing my guitar.

I spent 2 hours editing book two of my Copper Mountain series in paperback.

****************** Poems for January **************

Accept your impermanence and go about life as if you’ll live forever.

~RD

Don't let naysayers drag you down into a world of self-doubt and self-pity... just stand up, laugh in their face, and go prove them wrong... that should shut the little assholes up <3 span="">

~RD

There’s nothing wrong with being right and nothing right about being wrong... Unless you are wrong about being right and right about being wrong.

~RD

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December 2019

December 2019

Sunday 01- still feeling sick.

Monday 02- I felt better today and did my stretches and lifted weights. Just not up to jogging yet.
I drove to the Twentynine Palms post office to pick up a package of two old Nokia 800n handheld computers. I filled up the car and two five-gallon containers with gas and then went to Staters to pick up some supplies.

Tuesday 03- bad weather...

Wednesday 04- rained all day long. I did my stretches. It was a perfect time to sit down and write, address, and stamp all my Christmas cards. I finished all twenty of them and just need to send them out.

Thursday 05- very cloudy with intermittent showers.
I did my stretches, core trainer, and jogged a mile with Cassie. I wanted to exercise on the weight bench but everything was soaked after the rains.
I did my studies: astronomy and biology and listened to Astronomy Cast Lecture # 523.


Friday 06- the Sun came out today and charged up my batteries.
I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie.
I did my studies: astronomy and biology and listened to Astronomy Cast Lecture # 524.


Saturday 07-
I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie.
I did my studies: astronomy and biology and listened to Astronomy Cast Lecture # 525.

Sunday 08- overcast with sprinkles. I woke up in the middle of the night with a splitting headache. It kinda scared me. I think it's due to these pills to reduce my cholesterol that I ain't going to take anymore. It still hurts right now but not as bad. I'm just going to take it easy today.

Monday 09- sunny with a few clouds here and there. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a short walk. I’m still feeling kinda weird and I guess I’ll feel this way until those cholesterol pills are washed out of my system.
I worked on and spent most of the day publishing my two books on Amazon, but ran into some problems with uploading one of the covers for the paperbacks; the Ebooks went okay though. I sent the template to Bonnie my cover artist.

Tuesday 10- sunny. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.
I then drove Kelly down to the county office in Joshua Tree to get land she purchased registered into her name. This is the second time I had to drive her there. The last time she was told that the seller who lives in Canada has to go to the US Embassy to get it notarized. We went shopping after that. We stopped by Burger King so I could wish my friend and fellow poet Giovanni a happy birthday and Kelly and I ate burgers and fries. I finally mailed off all those Christmas Cards I had ready to send to friends and family.
Found out the other paperback cover wasn’t working but I’ll wait on this and send it to Bonnie later.

Wednesday 11- sunny. I did my stretches, core trainer, exercised on the weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie.
Astronomy Cast Ep. 526 about The Event Horizon Telescope and imaging M87 black hole event horizon.
I went to the Community Center for a meeting to discuss disaster preparedness. Two members from the Joshua Tree Water District were there along with 15 or so from our community. We had some great discussions and also formed ideas on how to proceed in creating some sort of an organization to implement these ideas. We decided to have a meeting sometime in January.

Thursday 12- windy. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a mile jog.
I worked on books.

Friday 13- very windy! I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.
I drove my truck to Home Depot to get 16 2x4x8s to finish my patio. Stopped off at Walmart to get some supplies. I fueled up the truck and two 5 gallon gas cans. I stopped at Bar Lumber to fill up two 5 gallon propane tanks. I’m all fueled up and ready for the winter.
Still working on the books.

Saturday 14- even windier! I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.
Worked on the books.

Sunday 15- windy and cold. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.
I drove down to Space Cowboy Books for the poetry reading. I didn’t read but took pictures and put them online to share. It was way too cold for these old bones and I left early.

Monday 16- still cold and windy. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, and took Cassie for a mile jog.
I attended our 2019 Morongo Basin CERT Christmas Party. I took a bunch of pictures. Elections were held, awards handed out, gifts were exchanged, and everyone got mighty stuffed on all the great food that was waiting on the serving tables for us to devour.

Tuesday 17- cold; my cement pond froze.
I did my stretches and jogged a mile with Cassie.
Bonny and me finally got the cover right on my new book, Upon Ashen Roads: Betrayal and Resurrection” and I published it!

Wednesday 18- colder! I did my stretches, core trainer, exercised on the weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie.

Thursday 19- not as cold. I did my stretches and jogged a mile with Cassie.

Friday 20- warmer today. I did my stretches, core trainer, exercised on the weight bench, and jogged a mile with Cassie. Later we went on a bike/run.
I cut up a bunch of firewood.
I made rice and went to the Community Center's Christmas Potluck (not to be confused with our monthly potluck). Many people there I didn’t know who attend our First Saturday Breakfast that ends about the time I wake up.

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22- I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk... that’s all I can remember... except working on the short stories.

Monday 23- Rained all day long but it didn’t create Lake Lucille. I did some stretches and exercised with the 20lbs dumbbells.
Worked on the short stories I decided to include in “Azure Sea of Dreams”.

Tuesday 24- sunny cold. I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, and took Cassie for a jog.

Wednesday 25-  cloudy cold. I knew it was going to rain tomorrow so I did my stretches, core trainer, weight bench, and took Cassie for a jog.
Worked on the short stories.

Thursday 26- SNOW! Rained all day. Lake Lucille at the bottom of my street, cars getting stuck, Leaks in the house. I did my stretches and stayed mostly inside. Solar panels covered in snow and not charging batteries, so I had to cut down on using electrical.

Friday 27- sunny, windy, and cold. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a mile jog.
I worked on the roof fixing the leak. It was where I had drilled to put in a little solar panel to run a fan during summer. I also cleaned the corrosion off my trucks battery terminals because it didn’t start. Got it started and filled up a tire that has a slow leak. I finished formatting “Azure Sea of Dreams” and loaded it up, but again the cover has to be redone because I added 30 or 50 thousand words. I really want to get back to storytelling instead of all this editing and formatting.

Saturday 28- started out sunny and then came the wind and the cold.
I cooked up my pot of rice and headed to potluck, except my truck wouldn’t start. I needed to pick up Chris because she has the keys to the center and people would be left outside waiting. I couldn’t take my little car because it wouldn’t make it past Lake Lucille that forms on Winters Rd. when it rains, making it very difficult for small vehicles to get through. So, I tapped the battery terminals with a hammer and that did the trick and I was on my way.
Earlier, Dyan Caroll sent me a text:
“I’m doing a pot roast so big I have to use 2 crockpots. Honey buttered carrots, Brussel sprouts in a cream sauce, brown and serve rolls and a strawberry shortcake trifle. Cal and Tina are coming too. My sister is making the mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese and a beautiful cookie platter. I’m hungry I haven’t ate yet today and don’t plan on it till dinner.”
There was lots of yummy food, good friends, and nice conversations with these wonderful folks who I consider Family.

Sunday 29- cloudy, windy and cold. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a mile jog.
I really did a thorough cleaning job on the truck’s battery terminals. It took me an hour, but it starts up the engine every time!

Monday 30- cold and cloudy. I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk. I didn’t have much time because my guest Kelly needed a ride to the car rental place in Yucca Valley so she can visit her doctor in Palm Springs. I did some shopping at WalMart. The place was crowded and so were the streets getting there.

Tuesday 31- 58/46F cloudy. I did my stretches, lifted weight, and took Cassie for a walk. My Guest needed me to pick her up from the car rental place after she drops it off. I am preparing for my run out of 2019 and run into 2020 a new decade, a new beginning, and many bright promises if we let love and tranquility into our hearts.


**************** December 2019 POEMS ************

Instead of New Year's resolutions for 2020, I'm making me a road map of detours, roadblocks, dead ends, and toll booths to hopefully avoid. <3 p="">~RD

If I was a younger man I’d shower her with chocolates, flowers, and gifts galore. I’d whisper sweet tender words into her ear to warm her loins and sway her love towards me. But alas, I am an older man, lost youth be to me, I can only gaze upon her sweet cherry lips, gypsy lace velvet hips, with raven hair so dark it’ll suck up my soul......  from across the foggy sea banks from afar on yonder shore I ponder my fate.
~RD

Push! I want to become relevant in a world gone non relevant. Or how to stay relevant in a non-relevant world... :)

If we all decided to leave Earth and left it to all the animals to evolve on their own... would they miss us?
~RD

There’s something is missing, a great loss from deep within and you can't put your finger on it.
I know, it can happen later, maybe a month or many years later those feelings I spoke comes roaring back... Sometimes I wake in the morning and there's that sense of loss; it could be from a dog, cats, or people in my life I had enjoyed their presence but have passed on and my longing for them persists into the years.
~RD

Poems are like this: We reflect our souls into them, and they shine right back at us in words of rhyme and reason to comfort us in times of despair, to enlighten us in times of doubt, and to give us joy in these times of uncertainty. Poems are our way of expressing the inexpressible…
~RD

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