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Monday,
29 January 2001
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Yesterday
Sort of a lazy type day. I did spend the morning get the house cleaned
and looking tidy for the week. Late in the morning Bob started the major
backup of the network which meant I did not have computer access for a few
hours. After my shower and lunch I settled on the couch to finish reading
The Forest by Rutherfurd. Very good book and well worth reading all 600
pages. I added a few comments to the review
and a link to the present day New Forest web site where the book takes
place.
While I was reading and Bob was napping, the dogs actually settled down
and napped too. After our little siesta the dogs needed out, Lenore needed
something to drink and fruit to snack on and Bob got up. I started work on
my office work areas filing papers and sorting out things that needed to
be put away. I than gave Bob his haircut which necessitated getting the
vacuum back out to get the hair up. Shepherd's
Pie for dinner. Sorry Bob
and Lynne, not the real British
version but the one I grew up eating, which is a Pennsylvania Dutch
version. After dinner I finished the paper work, paid bills, and entered
stuff in Quicken which took another couple of hours. We read until time to
take the dogs for their last outing and then off to bed to read some more.
Today
Gym this morning and a stop at the drug store to stock up on vitamins
and other sundry items. Work this afternoon on various projects and who
knows what else that comes along. It is supposed to rain tonight, which
will be good for my lawn and the reseeding.
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Tuesday,
30 January 2001
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No more Mystery.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal this morning, PBS has announced
that it is canceling the show by next year. I did not see anything on the
PBS web site but if this is true it is a sad blow to the Thompson
household. We love the British mysteries. They are supposedly replacing
the series with a Masterpiece Theater American series. We watched the
first installment of this a few weeks ago and it was good but not as well
done as the British mysteries are. In searching PBS's PressRoom
page I did not find any official announcement per this mornings article so
I e-mailed the contact person for the Mystery program. Be interesting to
see if I get back a reply.
Yesterday
After the gym and errands I did not get home until almost lunch time.
After lunch and a shower I worked on various projects in the office taking
breaks to walk the dogs and have some play time. Leftover Shepherd's Pie
and green beans for dinner and spent the evening reading. As I mentioned
last week I picked up a copy of Peter Mayle's book Encore Provence.
I have a review up on my favorites page
today.
Today
This morning is a rather rainy but warm start to the day. Muggy and
sixty is not my idea of a winter day although it will be good for the
grass seed and fertilizer. It is supposed to clear off by this afternoon.
I have been working on a flyer to post around town at some of the coffee
shops and libraries advertising my services. With the Internet, it is not
necessary to have clients in your hometown. But, it would be nice to have
some local clients to work with. I guess I will spend today getting some
of those delivered. I also need to run down to the main library and look a
couple of things up.
Duncan needs a bath but I am not sure I am up to that task today or
not. BC's are pretty clean and don't need baths very often. I hate having
to do it outside with the garden hose and cold weather even on the warmest
days. I bought an attachment for the bathtub to see how that works. I
tried the enclosed shower downstairs but they are terrified of being
closed in. This may or may not work but if you have never given 70 pounds
of struggling dog a bath you have truly missed a fine aerobic workout.
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Wednesday,
31 January 2001
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Yesterday I guess the best news of the day
was for the Netwidows/Daynotes members when we learned that the Tom's
wife Leah and son Landon went home from the hospital. Landon is a real
trooper for all he has been through and to remain such a happy and full
spirited little guy. We wish him a continued speedy recovery and that Leah
can get some rest now that she is at home.
I did go out late in the morning to deliver a few of my flyers about my
business. On the way home I stopped to get one of the tires checked that
seemed to have a slow leak. Sure enough, it was leaking around the valve
stem. Not much else exciting went on for the remainder of the day. We had
home-made stromboli for dinner and read until time to watch NYPD Blue.
Today
Off to the gym this morning and the drugstore and grocery store. I am
meeting my friend from the library, Betsy, for lunch. I need to also stop
in and drop off some books and reserve some for Bob. I need to stop in at
the pet supply store across the street and pick up some dog treats.
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Thursday,
1 February 2001
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Yesterday
I returned from the gym and store around 11:00. After working on a few
things I jumped in the shower to get dressed to meet Betsy for lunch at a
new Mexican restaurant near the library. Just as I was leaving she called
to tell another library friend of ours that works at a different branch
was also joining us for lunch. We had a very nice meal and enjoyed
catching up on each others news.
I spent most of the remainder of the afternoon and evening working on a
new WebCitings page for February.
After finishing up that and catching up on Daynotes/Netwidows pages I read
for the remainder of the evening. West Wing was a rerun and I taped my
10:00 show to watch another night. I also did the posting for Thursday
because I am leaving early to pick up my dad to play golf.
Today
Golf this morning. Work this afternoon. Maybe more to talk about on
Friday.
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Friday,
2 February 2001
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Yesterday After I got home, around 1:30,
from playing golf I decided I needed to give Kerry a bath. Being an old
dog he is not able to keep himself as clean and his longer coat gets very
dirty. Bob helped me get him in the tub and he behaved quite well. The
problem was, the sprayer attachment I bought did not fit our tub fixture
very well. As the rubber got warm from the water it kept stretching and
coming off. But, we got his bath. I will not try it with Duncan or Malcolm
but instead use the downstairs shower like I did before.
After that I had to take my shower and then spent the remainder of the
afternoon reading diary pages and web sites, etc. I am very excited about
an e-mail I got from a man that lives in Rocky Mount, NC. He is a distant
relative on my Callahan side and may have some information on some of the
lines I have been looking for. We are trying to plan a meeting for next
week to share information. If so, it may solve some of the mysteries I
have been working on for a long time. Very exciting indeed.
Today
I am off to the gym this morning. Not sure what else the day will
bring. Have a nice weekend everybody. If you love Winnie-the-Pooh,
which I do very much, you will enjoy a piece put up by Mike,
from New Zealand, on Thursday. Sort of a parody on the world today based
on the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood. There have been other
similar works created using the Pooh characters such the Tao of Pooh. I
tend to agree about the Walt Disney aspect too.
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Saturday,
3 February 2001
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Yesterday
The week finally caught up with me. I have not been sleeping very well
lately. With all the activity around here during the day by yesterday I
was just plain tired. I did a light work out at the gym and then back
home. I did a few things on the computer and then fixed an early lunch.
After lunch I settled the dogs and decided to try for a nap. I did manage
to rest and nap for about and hour or so. But, I did not really feel like
working on anything so I watched the golf tournament from Pebble Beach on
TV. We ordered take out Chinese for dinner. Spent the evening reading and
watching the last week episode of Bramwell until bed time.
Today
I am going over to visit my parents this morning. I have a couple of
things I need to ask my mom before I visit my Callahan relative next week.
And, since dad and I played golf Thursday and she did her volunteering
that day, I missed seeing her last week.
I may try to give Duncan his bath this afternoon or I may just sit and
read a new book I have started.
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Sunday,
4 February 2001
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Yesterday After a rather long visit and
lunch at my parents I got back home about 1:30. I decided to go ahead and
give Duncan and Malcolm their baths. The downstairs shower was designed
for Lenore when we moved her in ten years ago. We mounted one of those
shower message heads about halfway up the side wall on the long flexible
stuff so the head could be moved used at chair level to give her a bath.
It means you must hand hold the shower head to
take a bath but no biggie.
This set up makes a good place to bathe the dogs. The only problem is
they are terrified of being in the shower and struggle the entire time
they are in there. It takes both Bob and I to literally drag Duncan into
the stall but once in there he does behave pretty well. I get soaked in
there with them so I only wear my t-shirt and undies. Bob is sitting
outside the shower on the floor to help hold him and to block him from
going back out the door. I thought leaving the door open would make them
less scared. Once we are done and he escapes back into the bathroom he shakes
water all over Bob and the bathroom. Now you see why I bathe them with the
garden hose outside during the summer.
I towel dry Duncan and Bob takes him back upstairs and brings down
Malcolm. Since Malcolm is only a little over a year old he has had maybe
three baths so far. Border Collies are very clean dogs unless they live
and work on a farm. They only need bathed a couple of times a year.
Malcolm has never had a bath in the downstairs shower but he actually did
quite well and since he is small and weighs less was easier for me to manhandle.
Big treats for both dogs afterward and yes, they are still speaking to
me. I let them air dry. They are both not very fond of hair dryers, so
they were not completely dry until last night.
After all that I still had to finish my shower, sans clothing, using
soap and human shampoo. I came upstairs to our bath to finish my shower
and get dressed. That about did me in for the remainder of the day.
Today
Cleaning the house this morning as usual. I may work on some stuff this
afternoon but will most likely watch the golf tournament from Pebble
Beach. It is only a few weeks until Winston Cup racing starts up again and
I will back to watching my Sunday afternoon races.
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