31 dec 2010 (f)

i woke up at about 5:30 again. got on-line and checked email and worked until about 8:00. went downstairs at 8:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ creamcheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched the today show and read a little. found out the king's speech is playing at fairfax towne center. decided to go see the 2:30 show.

lunch

quarter pounder
iced tea

stopped at the mcdonald's on the way to fairfax.

snack

popcorn
soda

at the movie. excellent movie. funny. sad. sweet. moving. excellent performances, costumes, music, every thing. really a great time.

the movie theater is another story. $9 to see a "matinee". $4.50 for 20 oz of coke. $6.75 for a med. popcorn.  then once you get in the theater you sit through commercial after commercial before the movie comes on. they seem to be doing their utmost to ruin the experience.

very hungry after the movie. went to cpk for dinner.

dinner

thai chicken linguine
iced tea
cappucino

good but not as good as cpk used to be. very sleepy when we got home. watched bits and pieces on tv and napped. elizabeth watched rosemary and thyme on the upstairs tv.

it's new year's eve and once again i'm going to bed before midnight. when you've seen the ball drop, you've seen the ball drop.

30 dec 2010 (th)

woke up at about 3:30. freezing. kicked off all of the blankets. shoulder, knee very sore. back to sleep with blankets.

woke up at 5:30. feeling better. decided to get up and check mail.

worked on computer until around 8:00

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
pineapple juice
iced tea
coffee

watched forgetting sarah marshall on dvd in the morning. liked it very much this time. so so on this movie first time i saw it.

lunch

beef pot pie
orange
iced tea

dinner

turkey sandwiches (2)
pasta salad
iced tea

i should have had just one sandwich. two was too much. stomach was upset after dinner.

e. went upstairs to watch rosemary and time. i watched big bang and a show about live aid called when harvey met bob. don't really like big bank without penny. surprised by how much i liked harvey met bob. very interesting.

29 dec 2010 (w)

woke up at about 4 in the morning. shoulder was aching. took an advil at that time. woke up again at about 8:00 feeling much better. wish i knew what i did to this shoulder. don't remember what started this problem.

breakfast

eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
pineapple juice
banana
coffee
iced tea

mostly reading in the morning. how to be good and the girl who played with fire.

snack

pretzels

remember that the snyder of pa hard pretzels are bland. try rolld gold or another brand.

wanted to go to the marine corps museum. very slow going until we reached i-95. 95 was just crawling. it took about 1 hour to go 6 miles. miserable. finally had to get off to go to the bathroom.

lunch

salad
country fried steak w/ gravy
corn bread
roll
turnip greens
home fry casserole
iced tea

pretty good. steak was too much. should have had a regular steak.

came back home by a different route which seemed MUCH faster. will have to try that next time.

snack

cappucinno (med)

at caribou

both pretty full after having late lunch/early dinner at cracker barrel. watched the moving finger on dvd.

dinner

swiss cheese sandwich
pickles (2)
pretzels (3)
iced tea

went to bed early.

28 dec 2010 (tu)

woke up at 6:00. thought about getting up. had a bit of a headache. decided to go back to sleep. woke up again at 8:00. went downstairs. e. was already up.

breakfast

toast w/ butter
pineapple juice
coffee
iced tea

reviewed some documentation today. took a while. didn't get lunch until after 3:00.

lunch

meatball sub
donut
iced tea

at wegmans. sub is too large.

got groceries at wegmans and h-t. pretty busy at both places. tomatoes very expensive. valentine's day candy on display at wegmans already.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

very good. hit the spot.

dessert

cookies (3)

very sleepy in the evening. slept through most of foyle's war. must watch later.

27 dec 2010 (m)

i woke up at around 6:00. felt wide awake. went downstairs and watched sports center.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
pineapple juice
iced tea
coffee

took it pretty easy today. watched today show.

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton

went to the library to return a bunch of books. pretty busy there today. went to borders afterward.

snack

med. vanilla latte
cookie (large)

at borders. cookie was a bit bland.

dinner

turkey
stuffing
mashed taters
gravy
iced tea

we watched mrs. miniver on the dvd. good old movie.

26 dec 2010 (su)

a little bit of snow in the morning. predicting fairly light snow for us, say 1-3 in, but heavy snow to the east from north carolina to canada.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
pineapple juice
coffee
iced tea

lots of dishes to do today.

the person who was going to pick candy up at the airport has said that he will not be coming. more to the story but i won't record it here. now we are trying to get candy on an earlier plane or find someone to pick her up at nearly midnight on a cold, windy, snowy, sunday in charlotte. jeez.

karen says don and leslie will come to get candy. in the meantime, mommy's flight for monday is cancelled and karen is trying to get her rebooked. seems a lot of us are spending a lot of time on the sunday after christmas dealing with plane reservations. no fun..

lunch

turkey dinner sandwich
iced tea
two chocolate covered cherries

candy and elizabeth went out in the snow just to get out of the house. candy in a bad mood. i decided to stay and watch a little football.

dinner

small salad
cup of soup

feeling overwhelmed by the turkey. light meal seems better.

we left for iad at about 7:15. roads were not bad once you got out of the neighborhood. 66 was just fun. 28 not bad. dropped candy and elizabeth at departures. e. got gate pass to go with candy to the gate. i waited at baggage claim and kept an eye on the departures status board.

snack

pannini sandwich
water

not a good sandwich. good water.

plane took off 15 min late at about 10:10. we got home around 11:30. candy had a problem connecting with leslie. either a phone problem of confusion. karen and elizabeth finally managed to get them connected. candy got home around 1:00 don and leslie around 1:20 or 1:30 i guess.

my back was aching for some reason. i took an advil at about 11:30 and woke up at 3:00 in the morning.

25 dec 2010 (sa)

christmas

i slept in the family room. i woke up around 7:00. elizabeth came down around 8:00. candy around 8:30.

breakfast

mexican omelette
cinnamon roll
coffee
iced tea

quite good.

opened presents after. we were planning to go to the king's speech but the timing of the showings didn't work out well.

don't remember lunch!

dinner

turkey
stuffing
mashed potatoes
gravy
rolls
cranberry sauce
green beans
iced tea

good. mix of food from giant and food made at home.

dessert

pumpkin pie
whipped cream
coffee

24 dec 2010 (f)

set the alarm for 7:00. woke up with the first alarm. got up at 7:10. had to get the trash out in time for the trash guys. i forgot last week so there was a lot of trash.

breakfast

bagel w/ creamcheese
coffee
iced tea
oj

had to go to giant early to pick up christmas dinner. arrived around 9:00. out by about 9:30. e. called to say that c.'s flight is delayed so i got gas on the way home. giant was not very crowded when i arrived but getting crowded when i left.

gas at $3.29 per gallon. geez. got $20 instead of filling up.

left for the airport around 11:20. traffic not too bad. candy's plane landed early but we couldn't seem to hook up. finally saw her come through the doors.

lunch

salad (1.5)
soup (1.5)
breadsticks (2)
choc. mouse (3 oz)
cappacino
iced tea

at olive garden. everything was good. very good cappa.

very tired when we got home. fell asleep for a little while.

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea

we watched max dugan returns on cable.

dessert

cookies (pepperidge farm)
coffee

slept in the family room w/ the tv on. slept ok for the most part. knees were sore in the ack emma.

23 dec 2010 (th)

woke up at about 5:30. fairly warm in the house. very thirsty because i spilled my tea in the night. went downstairs to watch the end of lost in translation.

breakfast

bagel w/ egg, cream cheese and sprouts
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

suddenly the wegmans bagels taste more like bread than bagels.

watched the end of the movie. very sluggish in parts. anna faris is very funny. wish there were more scenes with bill and scarlett.

lots of chores today. bathrooms, kitchen, etc.

lunch

turkey, bacon, and guacomole
sun chips
iced tea

from quizno's. i used to really like quizno's. just ok now. sub today was pretty good. elizabeth got the subs while she was out running errands.

finished chores around 5:30. really tired. bad headache. decided to order pizza for supper.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
salad
iced tea

we watched the last episode of a murder is announced and then an episode of poirot called the wasp's nest. both pretty good. don't remember going to bed!

22 dec 2010 (w)

december is going by amazingly quickly. can't keep up.

not so cold overnight. 32 deg at 5:00 am. much easier on the heating system. i took one advil before going to bed. fell asleep very quickly. not so sore in the morning.

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
oj
iced tea

did more chores today. elizabeth went out to track down a few things we need. traffic was so bad that it took her at least 90 minutes to get home from gainesville. crazy!

lunch

chicken and swiss sandwich (2)
pickles
pretzels
iced tea

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

watched two episodes of a murder is announced. haven't seen that one in a while.

21 dec 2010 (tu)

woke up at about 5:00 and thought about going downstairs. fell back to sleep instead. not so cold overnight. slept a little better. not so stiff in the morning. got up at about 6:30.

watched an episode of house when i got up. keep thinking it is saturday.

breakfast

waffles w/ butter and syrup
coffee
iced tea

lunch

chicken and swiss wraps (2)
pickles
chips
iced tea

wegmans in the afternoon. store very busy.

snack

egg roll
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

grilled ham and swiss
slaw
pretzels

good sandwich. so so slaw

watched the accidental tourist on cable. that movie is nearly 25 years old. when it came out i was 30. kind of amazing.

20 dec 2010 (m)

up at about 6:00. dr. appointment today. fasting.

dropped e. at the vre. went from the vre station to the dr. office. got to ffx 30 min early. listened to book on tape for 15 min. arrived at the office 10 min early. i was in the examining room by 9:00 and on the way to breakfast by 9:15. normally i don't get to the exam room until about 9:20 or 9:30. seems the key is to arrive early.

dr. says he agrees with need for another sleep study. he says to try advil for the shoulder problem. if advil, rest, and warm heat don't alleviate the problem in about 3 wks, i should follow up.

he says to keep a record of stomach problems. include date, description of problem, and info about food eaten in last 12-24 hrs. we'll look for pattern in april.

suggests a goal of losing 1-2 pounds per week. increase exercise. stay away from sugar, carbs.

call to follow up on dec. 27 or 28.

breakfast

breakfast burrito w/ sawmill gravy
hash browns
chips and salsa
iced tea

at anita's. quite good. anita's was very busy in the ack emma.

dropped coats at humane society. went to whole foods for candy's xmas dinner.

lunch

salad with tofu from whole foods
orange
iced tea

dinner

steak and cheese w/ jus
fries
slaw
iced tea

at red robin.

tried to watch jersey girl in the evening. really bad. watched two episodes of house instead. pretty good. from season 6.

19 dec 2010 (su)

went to bed around 2:00 (some naps downstairs). woke up at 6:20 feeling pretty much awake. got up at 6:30 and got on line around 6:40. 27 deg outside at 7:00. a little warmer than it has been lately.

breakfast

egg sandwich (2)
orange (half)
coffee
oj
iced tea

lots of chores today getting ready for candy's visit.

lunch

hot dogs (2)
chili
coke
iced tea

watched most of cowboys / redskins while vacuuming and doing dishes. exciting game. gave grossman credit for a much better performance than i expected. he nearly pulled out the win.

dinner

frozen lasagna
salad

pretty good. we may need to try another brand of lasagna for the sake of variety.

18 dec. 2010 (sa)

woke up several times during the night. heat running. air very dry. tried differnt positions to see if my shoulder would feel better. some worked better than others.

ended up waking up at 6:00. 14 deg at that time. Up to 15 now.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

chores in the morning. determined that the old vacuum is kaput. have to get a new one today.

researched vacuums, christmas dinners, wheel chairs on the internet. ordered dinner for xmas day.

have to go to manassas for the vacuum.

lunch

mater soup
crackers
iced tea

crazy traffic to manassas. mall very busy. usually you can hear the wind blow at manassas mall. got the vacuum.

snack

gingerbread loaf (shared)
milk chocolate mocha

at caribou. very good. betty's coffee was too strong.

went to petsmart as well.

dinner

veg. burgers (2)
fries
iced tea

watched as time goes by and doc martin on pbs. e. went to bed after doc. i fell asleep on the couch for about an hour. woke up and watched blade ii. liked it better the first time. tried to watch snl after. bored to tears. find i can't stand watching rappers perform generally. they seem like the guy who celebrates a spectacular tackle made after a huge gain by the other team. big splash for a little dive.

17 dec 2010 (f)

woke up w/ the alarm at 6:15. felt like the heat ran all night. 24 deg at 9:00 am.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
oj

drove e to the vre in the morning. neighborhood roads were slick but passable. hopefully they'll be better in the evening.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit
iced tea

at chick-fil-a

shoulder is very sore today.

lunch

ham, chicken and swiss sandwich
pasta salad
iced tea

went to walmart and safeway in the afternoon. most of the roads are in pretty good shape.

dinner

ham and egg and swiss sandwich (2)
pickles
iced tea
orange

we watched most of miracle on 34th street in the evening. went to bed early.

16 dec 2010 (th)

i woke up at 5:30. left shoulder extremely painful when i put any weight on it. ok otherwise. got up to get on-line. afraid it will be too cold downstairs. 15 deg at 5:30 am. emergency heat has been running all night.

it's supposed to snow starting at about 8 in the ack emma.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

it's supposed to start snowing around 8:00 or 9:00. we're supposed to get 1-3 in. i have to go to the bank and borders in the morning. try to get to the bank around 9:00.

it really did start snowing at about 8:30. i went over to the bank at about 9:00. roads were ok toward gainesville. decided to go to the borders in warrenton because of the snow. w'ton was way worse than gainesville. roads were getting pretty slick and the snow was sticking well the closer you got to town. i would have skipped borders if i'd known how bad the roads were on that side. got home ok after all.

lunch

bowl of soup
pretzels
iced tea

got hungry after doing dishes.

snack

bowl of cereal

it looks like we've already had about 2 in at 2:30.

watched death at a funeral in the afternoon. not bad but not terribly funny. just a few really funny moments.

dinner

cubed steak with onions, peppers, and tomatoes
rice
iced tea

watched a scandal in bohemia

15 dec 2010 (w)

woke up at 6:15 when the alarm went off. left shoulder really sore. been bad since saturday. no idea what's up.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

got to vre 10 minutes early and the train was there! planned to go to the gym but i'm totally off schedule. had to run home to the bathroom. will try again on friday.

lunch

chicken, ham, and cheese sandwich
pickle slices
pasta salad
iced tea
pretzels

watched the last episode of corner gas at lunch.

finally managed to get the part reattached to the vacuum. still doesn't work.

got gas, picked up dry cleaning on the way to vre.train was on time.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

we watched avatar after dinner.

14 dec 2010 (tu)

woke up at 5:00. thought about getting up then. fell asleep while contemplating. woke up at 6:30.

breakfast

toast with butter (2)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched an episode of corner gas and an episode of  i, claudius. that livia is absolutely vicious.

lunch

turkey and pastrami wrap
cole slaw
pretzels
iced tea

grocery store in the afternoon

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

at wegmans

amazingly cold. car said 21 degrees but when the wind blows in your face it is much colder. could not walk from the car to the store without zipping up my coat.

dinner

quesadillas (2)
refried beans
iced tea

dessert

donuts (2)
iced tea

watched desk set in the evening.

13 dec 2010 (m)

woke up when the alarm went off for the first time in a long time. put on clothes to go to the gym after dropping elizabeth at the vre

breakfast

coffee
banana
oj

we got to the vre 10 min early only to find that the train was running at least 55 minutes late. 2nd time in two weeks. we ended up going to metro. very slow traffic. vre is getting very unreliable.

snack

egg mcmuffin
coffee

lunch

turkey, pastrami, cheese sandwich
cole slaw
iced tea

left for the vre a little late. intended to get subs on the way over.

train came in a little early. elizabeth finally got the new computer. it was supposed to be quite small. turns out it is huge. anyway, she'll be able to work from home on any thing that is on the network.

we stopped at subway on the way home.

vint hall came to a standstill around the golf course. we sat for about 20 minutes and finally realized that the police were simply turning everyone around. we had to double back to sudley manor (to linton hall to 29 and so on) to get home.

huge headache from the traffic and the lights.

dinner

chicken and bacon sub (12 in)
chips
iced tea

dessert

banana

we watched while you were sleeping in the eventide.

12 dec 2010 (su)

woke up at 5:00 am and had to run to the bathroom. stomach has been weird for 2-3 days. checked email after that. went downstairs around 7:00.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana

not feeling well at all. had planned to go to borders in the morning with e to pick out christmas cards but didn't feel up to it. decided to do some chores around the house and try to take it easy.

3 trips to the bathroom between 9 and 1:30. much better after that.

watched some football, the world at war, and true grit.

really liked true grit. had not seen it in many, many years.

lunch

turkey and cheese wrap
iced tea
club soda

had lunch around 3:00.

elizabeth went to borders in the morning and then to tudor place. she got home around 5:00, i think.

dinner

salmon patties
cole slaw
corn
iced tea

very good. haven't had salmon patties is a long time.

watched the bishop's wife on dvd. pretty good movie. it may be e's fave christmas movie.

took a shower late. the hot water really  helps my back and shoulder.

11 dec 2010 (sa)

woke up around 6:00. turned on the computer to check the weather report. planning to drive down to williamsburg, see the decorations, and come home.

weather report indicates rain around 4:00 in billsburg but no rain/snow in the evening in warrenton.

breakfast

two eggs, fried
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

leave for billsburg at about 9:00. we hoped to leave at 8:00. oh well.

stopped twice on the way down. at hardee's in falmouth for a bathroom break and a drink. in ashland to get gas, change drivers.

got to williamsburg at about noon. crowded. lucked into a spot in the parking garage. starving at this time. we should have eaten in mechant's square but were tempted by taverns. got seated at king's arms around 1:30.

lunch

beef pot roast
polenta
rolls
iced tea
coffee
salad
shared slice of pecan pie w/ peppermint ice cream

mine was excellent except for the polenta. elizabeth had chicken and didn't really enjoy the meal.

left the tavern at 2:30 to find moderate rain outside. i went back to the bookstore. back was aching from the cold and damp. elizabeth went for a walk on dog street. she ended up at the bookstore about 15 min after me because the rain started to come down heavily. we headed back around 3:30 or so. betty drove all the way back. i slept a good part of the way. did not feel well at all.

dinner

bowl of cereal
iced tea

went to bed early.

10 dec 2010 (f)

elizabeth had to get up very early on friday. going to a seminar in dc. i woke up at 6:20 and she was already up.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

e left at around 7:30 to go to the metro. meeting at the national press club.

i was planning to go to the gym but was having some digestion problems. decided to work until about noon and then run some errands.

got a call from the service company at about 11:30 reminding me that the guy was on his way to do the winter service on the furnace. had to revise my plan. service guy was much more thorough than usual. he seemed to really be interested in hvac. gave some advice about how to lower our electric bill which we'll try for a while.

he also said that the dripping of our water heater is a serious problem and we should get it looked at soon. he said they can replace ($900-$1000 installed depending on the size of heater we get) but whatever we do we should do something soon.

he left around 1:15. i was just about to get in the shower at 2:30 when e. came home. i thought she'd come back later. we decided to do the chores together and get some lunch in the process. bank - lunch - dry cleaner - coffee - groceries.

lunch

meatball and cheese sub
fries
iced tea

at ledo's in gainesville

coffee

medium milk chocolate mocha

at caribou

8 million 10 - 14 year olds around the caribou.

dinner

oat meal
coffee
iced tea

bed early

9 dec. 2010 (th)

woke up at 6:00. very cold in the house. 18 or 19 outside i think. had to put on a bunch of clothes just to go downstairs.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth was ready for the vre about 10 minutes early. we got there in plenty of time.

snack

sausage biscuit
iced tea

at chik fil a

rewrote resume in the morning.

lunch

turkey and pastrami wrap
pastrami wrap
pretzels
iced tea

picked up e at the vre as usual. meant to drop the dry cleaning off on the way. got out of the house too late.

cat food run on the way home.

dinner

oatmeal
eggs (2)
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea

we watched dear frankie on dvd. pretty good movie. better than i expected. temp. was around 19 deg at bed time. tres cold.

8 dec 2010 (w)

woke up for about the 7th time at 5:00 am. head ache, sore throat, terrible thirst. air pressure in the mask was very high. actually chapped my lips.

took a shower at the sleep center to get the goo out of my hair. left the center around 5:30.

extremely cold out. around 20. car was parked outside and was actually a little hard to start.

breakfast

southern omelette
bacon (2 strips)
hash browns
iced tea

at denny's

quite good bacon and hash browns. omelette was pretty good.

got home in time to take elizabeth to the vre. we got to the station at about 3 min before the train is supposed to leave only to find that the train was delayed by 55 minutes. elizabeth decided to work from home today and go to the office on thursday.

article in the post this week regarding extensive complaints about the vre.

lunch

hot dogs (2)
pretzels
banana
iced tea

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea

we watched an episode of foyle's war in the evening. i fell asleep on part of it so i didn't really follow completely.

7 dec 2010 (tu)

woke up a lot during the night. woke up at 6:00 and went down stairs. back is stiff but not as sore as yesterday. very cold over night. about 29 when i turned on the tv.

breakfast

bagel thin with cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched two episodes of corner gas in the morning.

lunch

turkey and provolone wrap
plain tortilla
yogurt
iced tea

went back to find the vacuum store today. turns out they just haven't updated their web page. the store moved to the location i found yesterday.

snack

fries
iced tea

from wendy's. the new fries. pretty good. hotter than usual, of course. see if they keep that up.

snack

tall caramel macchiato

sleep study tonight. not sleeping at home. i find this process amazingly disorienting.

dinner

turkey reuben (1)
fruit salad
iced tea

left for the sleep study at about 8:40. full house at the clinic. four, older men, say 50-65, all overweight, all looking pretty tired.

tech. started working with me around 10:00. tried a new kind of mask that covers nose and mouth. felt like i was sleeping ok but woke up every 60-90 minutes. tried a different mask around 2:00 am. tech showed me a full face mask. tried that on and was immediately freaked out. said no thank you please. ended up using a more compact nose and mouth mask. preferred it to the first mask but pressure was very high. pressure woke me up several times.

6 dec. 2010 (m)

digestion is off track lately. woke up at 5:00 and had to go to the bathroom. went downstairs at around 6:00.

watched a little of the rock & roll hall of fame. ate breakfast around 6:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana

left for vre at 7:25. we usually make it if we leave at that time. we got to the vre just in time to see the train drive away. we need a better system. dropped e off at vienna.

errands in warrenton: bank, vacuum, groceries, lunch.

lunch

burrito
tacos (2)
iced tea

at tippy taco in warrenton. pretty good. i wish i'd gotten chicken instead of beef.

picked up e at vre at about 6:30.

dinner

ham and swiss wrap
chicken soup
iced tea

we watched scrooge in the evening.

5 dec 2010 (su)

i woke up at about 5:15. got up to check mail and so on.

went downstairs at about 7:30.

breakfast

ham
eggs
toast
coffee
oj
iced tea

very good

planned to do some raking today but it was very windy. did some chores in the house, watched some football, watched a few episodes of corner gas.

lunch

turkey and pastrami sandwich
potato salad
pickle spears (2)
coke

dinner

hot dogs on buns (2)
chili
french fries
iced tea

dogs and fries were quite good. chili was pretty good.

we watched an episode of the world at war. kind of depressing. elizabeth went up. i watched disk 1 of the rock and roll hall of fame performance disks. entertaining.

4 dec 2010 (sa)

woke up pretty early and got on line. went down around 7:00. elizabeth had been down.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth went to front royal to meet a palsy-wal for brunch. expects to be back around 1:00.

doing a few chores, reading, watching tv in the morning. listened to wait, wait. mike rowe from dirty jobs was very funny. glib, well-spoken, and fast with his responses. turns out his first job on tv was on qvc.

lunch

sub
pickles (2 spears)
iced tea

elizabeth got home later than expected and said she couldn't go to the library. went over at about 4:00.

dinner

chicken chipotle sandwich
potato chips
iced tea
coffee mocha

at panera. chipotle had a lot of bite. mocha was free.

elizabeth went to a pals for dinner and a group of the oatlands syndicate went to see a concert in reston.

watched some corner gas. a very funny episode about pink eye. watched fsu vs. vt with t he sound off. best way to watch a football game.

elizabeth got home around 9:30. said the dinner was pretty good but rushed. concert was not here flagon of mead. the group overpowered the venue.

snack

bowl of cereal
iced tea

fell asleep on the couch. woke up FREEZING at about 12:30. went up to bed at that time.

3 dec 2010 (f)

i woke up at 6:30. went down at 6:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove e to the vre. got started too late. missed the train. dropped e off at vienna.

lunch

sub
pickle
pretzels
iced tea

dinner

ham steak
au gratin potatoes
yellow squash

dessert

toast w/ marmalade and butter

we watched the last episode of unpleasantness at the bellona club. one of the better wimseys from that period. in fact i like the adaptation better than the book. elizabeth was very tired. went to bed at about 9:30. only got a few hours sleep last night.

i woke up on the coach at about 12:30 and came up to bed.

2 dec 2010 (th)

i got up at a little after 5:00 for the conference call. mostly rested but cold and a little groggy. concall went as scheduled. interesting. got good feedback. next call will be in january.

went downstairs after checking email, etc. down around 7:30. elizabeth came down around 8:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese and sprouts
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched an episode of corner gas during breakfast. took a nap for about 40 minutes.

had to leave at 10:30 to get to dentist on time. traffic in ffx city is still just awful.

dentist went ok. i had a headache the whole time but this hygienist is fairly is on the old jaws.

lunch

indonesian peanut saute w/ chicken
iced tea

HOT! just a little too hot for me. should have stuck with the old favorite.

went to sears on the way home. they say i can get the part on-line. back to zero.

dinner

chicken a la bear w/ spaghetti
salad
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

we watched invictus in the evening. pretty good movie.

1 dec. 2010 (w)

very hard to believe that it is dec. already. amazing!

woke up at about 5:20. rain was pouring down. making a lot of noise against the window. i decided to get up and check mail, etc. went down around 6:20.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
oj

just made it to the vre this morning. we left early enough but there was a huge line at the light at rte 28 so we had to improvise. got to the station as the conductor was about to close the doors.

stopped at mcdonalds to use the bathroom.

sausage mcmuffin
iced tea

raining a lot today. flash flood watch until about 11:00.

lunch

sub
potato salad
pickle
iced tea

watched an episode of corner gas at lunch

picked up e at the vre at the normal time.

dinner

ravioli and sauce
broc.
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

we watched the blind side with sandra bullock this evening. really good movie. could have gotten very schmaltzy but managed to avoid it.

30 nov. 2010 (tu)

woke up before the alarm and got on-line. concall scheduled for 6 am.

concall cancelled late. rescheduled for thursday. worked from 5 to 7:15 while waiting for concall. very hungry, very thirsty.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

took a nap and watched some episodes of  corner gas after breakfast.

worked from 10:00 to 2:30. lunch during work

sub (1)
cole slaw
iced tea

grocery store in the afternoon.

snack

pizza (sl)

dinner

hot dogs on buns (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea

best hot dogs i've had lately. ball park bun size beef franks. like the regular beef better than the angus.

watched part of harry potter and the half blood prince. realized we've seen it before. too dark to see what is happening in many scenes. largely a bore.

29 nov 2010 (m)

woke up around 6:00.

breakfast

toast (2 sl)
banana
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. missed the train. took her to vienna. traffic mostly smooth on 66. got to vienna at about 9:10.

snack

breakfast burrito
iced tea

at anita's. good.

pretty busy all day.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

went to run errands at around 3:00. bank, sears, grocery store. lost 30 min in bad back up approaching warrenton finally got turned around and went to the bank in gainesville, harris teeter at 15/29. try sears another day.

picked e up at the vre.

dinner

sub (turkey, pastrami, ham, provolone) 2
iced tea

should have had 1.5 subs. 2 was too much.

watched most of scrooged. in bed around 11:00.

28 nov 2010 (su)

got up around 7:30

breakfast

toast
banana
coffee
iced tea

lunch

tomato / chicken soup (so so)
crackers
iced tea

spent a few hours in the afternoon working on the leaves. e got the branches out of the driveway which made a big difference. riding motor makes no sound at all. push mower can only mulch a thin layer of leaves. we're going to have to rake up the rest.

really worn out by pushing the mower and running the blower. really out of shape.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
iced tea

snack

pizza (1 sl)
iced tea

internet down in the evening. went to bed early.

27 nov. 2010 (sa)

woke up around 8:00 on Satuday. not feeling very well. lots of stomach problems and fighting a cold. just shoot me doesn't cover it. totally blah.

did a lot of chores during the day at a low level. don't remember what I ate.

Elizabeth went to Tudor Place early morning.

Feeling better by the evening. Sort of a lost day, though.

26 nov 2010 (f)

bad night on thursday. woke up at about 7:00. fell asleep around 8:00 and woke up at about 10:30. i thought mommy must be very hungry so we rushed out to breakfast.

veggie omelette w/ cheese
bacon
hash browns
toast (2 sl)
coffee
iced tea

packed and did some chores for mommy when we got home. left the house around 2:15.

stopped to go to the bathroom on rte 295. sign said mcdonald's this exit. the mcd was nearly 5 miles away.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

wanted to get to stafford before lunch. stopped at a little italian sports bar. field house? talkative staff. they had auburn / alabama on the big screen.

lunch

gyro
iced tea

pretty good. may have been some msg in the gyro.

dinner

baked potato
soup
iced tea

25 nov 2010 (th) Thanksgiving day

woke up at around 7:00 on turkey day mommy usually wakes up at 9:00. i got something to drink and ate a banana in the morning. watched the today show and the beginning of the parade. took a short nap and woke up at 9:30. i went to check on mommy. she was awake but was not yet up. asked if she wanted hardee's for breakfast.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit
omelette biscuit
cinnamon crumble biscuit
iced tea
coffee

good breakfast

mommy had a b-e-c and a cinnamon crumble and coffee,

we mostly chatted with the tv on.

lunch

ginger chicken healthy choice
iced tea

pretty good.

scott, glenn, and amanda arrived around 2:30. chatting and watching glenn's cowboys. cowboys doing badly in the first half. we went to williamsburg (ft. magruder crowne plaza) at about 4:30. surprised that we had the place to ourselves.

dinner

small salad
ham w/ gravy
turkey w/ gravy
stuffing w/ gravy
sweet potato
spinach
green beans
rolls w/ butter
iced tea
decaf coffee

huge quantity of food. they brought you a first serving and you could have refills as you liked. first serving was overwhelming. i did not finish everything. turkey and stuffing were especially good. mommy and i had the turkey. scott and glenn and amanda ordered from the regular menu. we had the dining room to ourselves and could see the cowboys game in the lounge. cowboys mad a pretty good come back so glenn was pretty happy.

s&g&a went back to richmond from billsburg. wouldn't make sense to go back to nn for 15 minutes and then re-cover the same drive. nice visit,  if short.

i was groggy from the turkey on thursday night. i remember watching big bang theory for two episoded. fell asleep on the coach at 10:00. woke up at 11:00 when mommy  went to bed. slept well until about 1:30. woke up with bad heartburn. had a little ice cream and club soda. couldn't sleep.

watched origin of wolverine. c- at best. d if i'm being honest. found godfather ii after that. much better. slept again from 4:00 until about 7:30 . fell asleep again and slept soundly from about 8:00 until 10:30.

24 nov 2010 (w)

woke up at about 7:00. going to nn today.

breakfast

bagel thin, plain
two eggs (fried)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
small bowl of cereal

dragging my feet. really need to get started!

drove to nn in two stages. home to new kent. then new kent to nn. traffic was remarkably light. backups at stafford on 95 and at ashland on 95. neither for very long.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

at hardees in stafford. mostly stopped to go to the bathroom. drove from exit 133 of 95 to 295 to 64 at that stage. wanted to keep going as long as the traffic was clear. got to new kent about 40 miles from nn and stopped partly from hunger partly from thirst and partly from a need to go to the bathroom.

lunch

small salad
steak and cheese
iced tea

pretty good food at a place called antonio's or something like that. alternative was dq. arrived in nn before two.

just me and mommy on wednesday. chatted and watched a bit of tv. mommy usually eats fairly early so we went to steve and nick's at around 5:00. very nice waitress. german or swiss accent. said her daughter was making thanksgiving dinner for the first time the next day.

dinner

salad w/ blue cheese
scallops over rice
french fries
coffee (decaf)
iced tea

scallops were excellent. fries so so. i got fries because i remembered them being particularly good at s&n. didn't really like them this time. lots of scallops though. mommy had salmon and said it was also good.

watched tv and talked until about 11:00. we pretty much stuck with mommy's normal schedule of shows though i did have to veto survivor. i think we watched cold case instead.

slept on the sofa. house very hot. aimed the fan right at me. used the tv as a night light. slept pretty well.

23 nov. 2010 (w)

warmer over night last night. woke up a few minutes before the alarm. conference call at 6:00 today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
oj

lunch

egg and cheese wrap
banana
macaroni salad
iced tea

dinner

turkey reuben
cole slaw
chips
pickles (2)
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

nothing on tv. we watched four weddings and a funeral.

22 nov. 2010 (m)

i woke up just before the alarm again today. cold, cold, cold. i'm going to have to start sleeping with socks and gloves. crazy.

went downstairs at 6:15.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched an episode of get smart in the morning. leonard nimoy was one of the kaos agents. according to barbara feldman's voice over it was about one year before he would assume the role of spock on star trek.

drove elizabeth to the vre. we stopped for a guy who was running to the station with a lot of bags. we didn't think he would make it otherwise. they both caught the train with about 90 seconds to spare. went to the gym for only the 2nd time in nov.

15 min on treadmill
10 reps each on 10 different upper body machines

tried the upright bike instead of the recumbent bike. didn't like it. only got in about 4 minutes. i'm going to try to go again tomorrow since i can't go on wednesday.

read mail and paid bills. had to get to the bank before 2:00. made it at about 1:40.

lunch

cheeseburger
cole slaw
iced tea

at glory days. $5 for burger. $8 for the meal.

packed at wegmans today. hard to get through the store. also went to ht.

vre train delayed by about 45 minutes.

got back from the train station at almost  8:00. long day for e.

dinner

casoulet (1.5 servings)
iced tea

good casoulet. seems like it's different each time but it is always tasty.

dessert

orange (half)

watched antiques roadshow. e went to bed early. i watched an episode of get smart after. the first episode with heimie. then bed for me also.

21 nov 2010 (su)

very cold in the house when i woke up in the morning. got up and got dressed. even put on socks and shoes and a hooded sweatshirt because of the cold. headache and very sore right arm. i think i slept on my right arm.

went downstairs and took two aspirins. watched an episode of get smart under the blanket.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

brunch

two eggs
grits
coffee

pretty lazy today. did basic chores. read a bit. watched football. made a grocery list. found the broken part for the vacuum cleaner. costs more to ship the part than the part costs. silly.

lunch

soup
toast (2 sl)

watched most of the new england / indianapolis game. pretty good.

elizabeth went to a function at oatlands in the evening with liz.

dinner

two hot dogs on buns
cole slaw
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

e. arrived home at 7:30 or so. said that they had not been well feed at the preview. had some of the cassoulet we'll be having tomorrow.

we watched an episode of unpleasantness at the belonna club and then a walton's reunion program from 1992 but set in 1963. not bad. amazing how little richard thomas appeared in those reunions.

20 nov. 2010 (sa)

got to do some chores today. woke up at 7:00. got out of bed at 7:10. put away one basket of laundry

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple cider
banana
coffee
iced tea

cleaned bathroom, cleaned kitchen, vacuumed downstairs.

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
chips
yogurt

snack

remaining chips
apple

dinner

ham
mixed veggies
salad
iced tea

we watched a show about the beatles. british tv special called unseen beatles. odd program had a thesis but didn't seem to prove it. bed early.

19 nov. 2010 (f)

got up at 5:00 in case we could do the concall. couldn't work out the call.

went downstairs about 6:45.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth drove to the vre this morning. think i've really caught a cold at this time. try to push through and get something done.

watched children of men from about 6:30 to 8:30. really good movie. very impressed.

balanced the checkbook in the morning. realized some money has to be moved. went to TFB to move the dough.

lunch

kung pao chicken
fried rice
egg roll
coke

at china inn near sfw. lunch special. food is about 80% as good as it used to be. too bad. used to really like this restaurant.

i got a hair cut after lunch. i think this person did a very good job.

dinner

veg. burgers (2)
soup
iced tea

dessert

orange

we watched the first episode of the unpleasantness at the bellona club.

18 nov. 2010 (th)

got up at 5:00 for concall. not feeling too well. sore throat, ear ache. finished power point and sent.

went downstairs to get some oj and take meds. bad dizzy spell. i think i've got an ear infection. missed concall. have to reschedule.

breakfast

eggs (2)
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
grits
apple cider
coffee
club soda

took a dramamine and some aspirin as well. feeling a bit better. easier to swallow anyway. dizziness is gone for now.

lunch

salami and cheese wrap
pasta salad
yogurt
iced tea

feeling better in the afternoon. doing chores. did the recycling. got gas.

snack

candy bar

got some work done in the evening.

dinner

pasta w/ butter
sauteed brussels sprouts
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

we watched the greek interpreter on pbs. i generally like stories with sherlock and mycroft. going to bed early hoping to fight this cold or whatever it is.

17 nov. 2010 (w)

woke up when the alarm went off this morning. upset stomach in the night. feels better in the morning.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

took elizabeth to the vre in the am. missed the train by 2-3 minutes. drove over to vienna.

snack

breakfast sandwich
iced tea

cleaned out the back of the car when i got home. kept meaning to do that. finally just did it.

lunch

salami and cheese wrap
cole slaw
club soda

lots and lots of wasted time at walmart waiting for a prescription!

snack

reese's cup (2)
iced tea

very sleepy when i picked up elizabeth at the vre. e. drove home.

dinner

hot dogs on rolls (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

we tried turkey dogs today. not bad. kind of bland.

we watched inkheart with brendan fraser, paul bettany, helen mirren, and andy serkin. interesting ideas.

16 nov. 2010 (tu)

woke up three times during the night during the sleep study. it probably would have been two times if i'd been at home. i went to the bathroom at the first time i felt like going. normally i might go back to sleep for 20-30 minutes. got an ok night's sleep. woke up at 5:00.

took a shower at the facility to get the gunk out of my hair. felt much better.

breakfast

ultimate skillet
toast
iced tea

at denny's. only person in the building at 5:45.

poring rain. got home at about 6:30. took elizabeth to the vre at 7:20

snack

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
iced tea

lunch

steak and cheese sub
onion rings
dr. pepper

at spitony's. still not very good. one key improvement would be to switch brands of mayo.

groceries at wegmans. crowded! pre-thanksgiving i guess.

watched blade in three parts. ok. i think blade 2 is a better movie.

dinner

frozen lasagna
salad
iced tea

we watched the proposal with sandra b. and ryan reynolds. lots of echoes of while you were sleeping. pretty good movie. mostly formulaic. one really funny scene where s.b. does a "tribal dance" with betty white.

15 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up about 4 times during the night. kept waking up with no blankets on. very cold.

woke up at 6:00. debated about getting up. alarm went off at 7:30. got up. went down at 7:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
apple cider

got lots done between 8:30 and 12:30

lunch

tomato soup
crackers
potato salad
banana
iced tea

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
salad
iced tea

excellent tuna, excellent salad. i should have had just one wrap.

we watched the last episode of clouds of witness.

went to the sleep center at about 8:30 for my sleep study. bed was very comfortable. tech did a very good job. odd sleeping in a different bed without checking into a hotel or anything like that. hard to really feel comfortable with all of the gizmos attached. not a bad night's sleep, though. now i have to follow up on the results next week.

14 nov. 2010 (su)

decided to stay away from the computer as much as possible today. just checked email and facebook once.

woke up around 7:30.

breakfast

eggs (2)
little smokies (turkey, 4)
toast (2)
iced tea

started mulching the leaves at about 9:45. wanted to spend at least 2 hrs on the job. used the timer to keep track. finished the front yard and the closer 1/3 of the area between the street and the fence. leaves aren't all down yet so I will have to do it again.

worked for just under two hours. really tired me out. i'm just in rotten shape.

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
pickles (2)
cole slaw
iced tea

snack

yogurt

did laundry. watched a little football. Ocho-cinco had an amazing game. T.O. was no slouch.

went to the grocery store to get some chicken and buy some fruit.

snack

milk chocolate mocha
egg sandwich

at caribou. pretty good.

dinner

chicken (sauteed)
rice
brocolli
iced tea

dessert

orange

we watched a few episodes of clouds of witness. went to bed early.

13 nov. 2010 (sa)

woke up at 6:00. felt too cold to fall asleep. got up to check mail, etc. fell asleep in front of the computer. much warmer in the office with the door closed. actually slept from about 6:30 to 9:30. very stiff when i got up.

breakfast

everything bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

finally got to go to the library this afternoon. been meaning to go for a week. had an overdue book. "you feel shame". i got the hunchback of notre dame on talking book. seem to gravitate to these french books lately.

no lunch

dinner

salad bar (two trips)
garlic biscuits (3)
tiramisu (half)
iced tea
coffee

quite good. tiramisu had a ton of rum in it.

we borrowed some old peter wimsey dvds from the library. watched part one of clouds of witness.fun to see it again but i still can't buy ian carmichael as wimsey.

12 nov. 2010 (f)

very cold again overnight. up a few times to run to the bathroom. not feeling too well in the morning. seem to have a problem with certain kinds of dairy products (maybe sour cream) or perhaps with something in taco mix.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i should have just had the banana and the iced tea. coffee and oj were definite mistakes.

we just made it to the vre. left in plenty of time but there was more than usual traffic on vint hill for a friday. had to go the green beret route but made it.

stopped at caribou on the way home to use the bathroom. drank a bottle of water there. that made me feel better.

feeling better as the morning progressed. found out i can pay one bill that is due today at the bank.

bank, return passport to safe deposit. gas.

lunch

hot turkey, stuffing, and gravy sandwich
mac salad
snickers
water

at wawa

bad accident at vint hill and sudley manor on the way to the vre. late getting to the station.

dinner

baked potato
snap peas
iced tea

good potato. snap peas overcooked in steam bag

we watched an episode of st:tng on the bbc. rho and geordie are "cloaked". pretty good show. watched law enforcement : uk. plot was a bit set-up even for them.

11 nov. 2010 (th)

Veteran's Day

Woke up at 4:00. decided to get up and finish the power point. concall at 6:00.

concall went well. started about 6:15. next is scheduled for nov. 18.

breakfast

french toast (2 slices)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

Elizabeth made french toast from the italian bread from yesterday. very good!

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
cole slaw
pickles (2)
yogurt
iced tea

took another try at the lawn just before lunch. couldn't get the mower to start. driving me nuts.

went to warrenton to pick up the instructions for the sleep study and get cat food.

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

at pizzarama. extremely hot!

dinner

burritos (2) w/ refried beans
iced tea

we watched the blue carbuncle on pbs. elizabeth's favorite holmes story and one of the best.

snack

banana

bed early

10 nov. 2010 (w)

Claire's anniversary. 16th.

I woke up at about 5 in the morning. I felt pretty rested so I decided to get up. Did some stretching. I got downstairs around 5:30.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ butter
banana
apple cider
coffee
iced tea

pretty good. started watching manon of the spring during breakfast. the woman playing manon is very good looking.

we got to the vre on time today.

started my leaf mulching adventure at around 10:30. went to get gas for the mower.

couldn't get the mower started in the shed. rolled it out to the driveway in the sun and waited 20 minutes. no luck moved it to a sunnier spot.

lunch

chicken (2 pc)
rolls (2)
mac and cheese
iced tea

from the shell station. chicken good but VERY salty. rolls good. mac and cheese terrible.

took three more shots at started the mower. gave up for today and went to the grocery store.

dinner

pasta and sauce
italian bread
salad
iced tea

free meal from Wegmans. pretty good. i liked the bread best.

snack

chips

E and I watched No Reservations. I watched about the first 2/3s then went to bed. I watched the end and then watched the end of Manon.

concall in the am.

9 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up freezing several times in the night. it got down into the 20s. gonna have to break out the comforter early this year.

woke up at about 7:00. slept pretty well.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

sinus problems today. dizziness, headache, general feeling of rotten-ness.

lunch

chicken and swiss sandwich (1.5)
banana
coke
iced tea

snack

coffee

i watched the end of jean de  florette after lunch. excellent movie. very upset that jean died. seemed a truly likeable guy. "i cultivate authenticity!"

dinner

grilled ham and cheese (good)
tomato soup (ok, a little sweet)
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

we watched the episode of st:tng where jean-luc meets famke jansen. pretty good episode.

e. went to bed early. i watched first half of a show about the planet of the apes series.

8 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up at about 6:00. very cold. went back to sleep. woke up at 7:00. it was so light that i thought i had overslept. difference between edt and est.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

planning to go to the mall today  to see the rockwell exhibit.

we went downtown to the rockwell. started later than we planned to but the museum didn't open until 11:30 anyway.

lunch

bacon turkey bravo sandwich
pickle
chips
iced tea

at panera in ballston. ballston has changed a lot. much of it for the worse. parking garage is really badly signed. much of the space is wasted for monthly parkers who don't monthly park. serious pain in the ass.

took metro to gallery place. i think there was one working escalator. amazing.

rockwell show was really interesting. it is just unbelievable that a person produced these pictures. so meticulous.

we planned to go to the freer to see one or two exhibits but the travel time just took too long. we also didn't want to leave dc too late. went back to ballston at around 3:45.

snack

caramel mach grande
half a brownie

at starbucks in ballston. traffic was not too bad on the way home. we were able to use hov lanes.

dinner

ham steak
mixed veggies
rice
iced tea

going to bed early today. tired out from the walking and not quite adjusted to the time change.

7 nov. 2010 (su)

woke up at 6:00 am and thought about going downstairs. decided it was too cold and went back to sleep expecting to wake up by 7:00. woke up again at 9:00. nice surprise. felt pretty good but my news are sore!

went down and realized that it was fall back day. instead of being 9:30 when I got down it was 8:30. nice surprise again.

breakfast

bagel thin (w/ cream cheese)
banana (half)
oj
coffee
iced tea

hungry again a little later and had a snack

snack

bagel thin (w/ butter)
iced tea

reset clocks, set up meds for the week, watched cbs sunday morning and the round table on abc.

lunch

chili w/ two poached eggs
toast
iced tea

lots of dishes today. cleaned out the fridge.

dinner

veg. burger on bun
fries
iced tea

snack

banana
orange

we watched sunshine cleaning on dvd. kind of a bore. a few good moments but mostly not. then we watched the last installment of sherlock. interesting but it is really hard to make a believable arch villain.

6 nov. 2010

i woke up at about 2:00 in the am and it was so cold in the house that it was hard to will myself to get out from under the blankets and go to the bathroom. woke up again at 6:00 and it was much better. i think the heat switches to "wake  up" at around 5:30. went back to sleep and got up at 7:30.

fed the cats who answered roll call.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched the this old house hour. listened to elvis costello on wait wait.

feeling my legs after yesterday's trip to planet fitness.

decided to do some cleaning around the house today. vacuumed a bit. came close to breaking the vacuum cleaner when it fill downstairs. lots of fun, that. finally mopped the kitchen floor that has been driving me nuts.

did the work in stages. lately i've gotten to a point where i was too tired or my knee hurt too much to continue. tried to push through that and finish no matter what. finally got it done.

lunch

chicken, swiss wrap (2)
cole slaw
pickles
iced tea

watched part of the sting at lunch. fun movie. really like the score. scott joplin and marvin hamlisch.

watched part of four brothers and shooter with mark wahlberg while scrubbing. four brothers is fairly entertaining. shooter is a pretty good bourne knock-off. danny glover as a villain is kind of fun. murtaugh on the wrong side of the law.

snack

bagel thin (no topping)

dinner

ravioli with tomato sauce
sauteed brussels sprouts
iced tea

very chunky sauce. no verdict on it so far. sauteed sprouts are super sprouts. really like them cooked that way.

we thought there were some filmed special features on the foyle disk we were watching but no luck on that front. ended up watching star trek: nemesis. poor villain hurts the movie.

5 nov. 2010 (f)

i woke up at 5:10. debated going back to bed, getting on line, or going down to watch tv. went downstairs. started watching marley and me.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee

took e to the vre. got there w/ about 3 minutes to spare. went to planet fitness after that. 15 min on treadmill, upper body weights, 6 min on bike.

Shins hurt now!

snack

egg wrap
iced tea

lunch

sausage and cheese wrap
slice pizza
yogurt
banana
iced tea

vre had bad problems in the afternoon. elizabeth waited for the train for a long time. no sign of it when she switched over to the metro. picked her up at vienna at 8:00. hit a bad backup merging onto 29. didn't get home until after 9:00. tired!

dinner

meetball sub
iced tea

at subway.

i ate my sub before i went to vienna. elizabeth ate hers in the car coming home.

4 nov. 2010 (th)

i was quite tired but anxious or something on wednesday night. didn't fall asleep until around 2:00. i set the alarm for 7:30 so wouldn't sleep too late. dreamed i fell out of bed and woke up on the floor at about 6:15. when i got up with the alarm my left knee and hip were sore. must have taken a pretty good fall but it didn't hurt at the time. strange.

went downstairs at about 7:45. took some aspirin and watched the today show. finally kissie talked me into getting up to feed her.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

snack

instant oatmeal

at about 10:00. very bland.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

errands after lunch: gas, bank, pet food, a few groceries.

dinner

chicken sausage
eggs (2)
grits
iced tea
orange

dessert

chips

we watched another good episode of foyle today. really enjoy that show. bit of a muddy plot this time but a ripping yarn not the less.

3 nov. 2010 (w)

woke up at about 6:00. not too bad today. the heating system must be adjusting to the outdoor weather.

breakfast

bagel thin with cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

made it to the vre a little early today. gent was running for the train so we stopped and gave him a ride. very cold in the early am.

snack

milk chocolate mocha

at caribou coffee. caribou makes a much better mocha than starbucks does.

lunch

egg and cheese wrap (2 eggs)
cole slaw
banana
coke

listened to the end of the jack reacher book at lunch. some punchline.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
caesar salad
iced tea

way too much pizza but it was really good. first time we've had pizza since before i went to india.over a month.

we watched two shows about the star trek programs (movies and tv) after dinner. interesting but also formulaic after a while. would have preferred to see one show this week and one next week.

tina fey on letterman. looking very nice but uncomfortable in her very fancy dress.

2 nov. 2010 (tu)

i woke up at about 6:00. very stiff neck. cold in the house. went downstairs.

fed kizzy and shantih. found out sf won the world series. don't really care one way or the other but i do prefer a more even series 4-2 or 4-3 rather than 4-1. 4-1 is better than a sweep, though.

election day. probably go in mid-morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese

oj

banana

iced tea

coffee

i've started having these bagel thins. much smaller than a normal bagel still tasty.

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fullfil the book."

--- Bob Marley, from Redemption Song

lunch

turkey and cheese wrap
sesame noodles
chips
iced tea

snack

egg rolls (2)
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

soup
salad
iced tea

dessert

orange (1/2)

we watched good night, mr. tom on dvd this evening. john thaw as mr tom. masterpiece theater film from 1998. about a young boy who is evacuated from london during the blitz. enjoyed it.

1 nov. 2010 (m)

very cold overnight. hard to get out from under the sheets. woke up at 5:00. alarm set for 6:00 so i decided to actually get up and get started.

something did not agree with me last night. stomach is in bad shape this morning.

e could have made it to the vre on her own today. seems you can never tell.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

at mcdonalds

took pepto twice today. feeling better after 2nd batch of pepto.

lunch

swiss cheese sandwich (2)
pickles (2 spears)
banana
iced tea

went to harris teeter on the way to the vre to pick up eggs and a few things. somehow managed to forget the eggs!

went to target after picking up elizabeth and managed to get eggs!

dinner

mexican omelette
refried beans
tortilla wrap
iced tea

watched antiques road show. compilation show. pretty good.

forced myself to watch downfall since it has been in the house for ages. planned to watch first half. amazing, strange, disturbing movie. in german. i wish it had used the old fashioned technique of identifying characters as they are introduced like the longest day.

31 oct. 2010 (su)

cold again overnight. woke up very stiff and sore and cold! at a little after 7:00. alarm was set for 8:00 so I went ahead and got up.

breakfast

toast (3 slices w/ butter)
coffee
banana
oj
iced tea

elizabeth going to tudor place today. traffic closing every where so she is going metro to roslyn and then walking over the bridge to georgetown. weather is nice now. hope it will stay the same for the ride home.

lunch

quarter pounder w/ cheese
fries
iced tea

from mcdonalds. i got stir crazy and decided to go out for lunch and get a few things we needed at the grocery store.

watched football in the afternoon. watched most of a game. haven't seen that much football in a while.

dinner

clam chowder
baked potato
raw veggies
iced tea

not bad. chowder from safeway. not as good as earlier batches.

snack

orange (1/2)
cookies (3)

we watched the football in america pregame show trying to see highlights. i wish they would just walk through the highlights. i always seem to see some highlights repeatedly and some not at all.

we watched the new sherlock holmes at 9:00.pretty good episode.

giants won the game yesterday. up 3-1.

watched doc martin after sherlock then to bed. very cold!

30 oct. 2010 (sa)

got up at around 7:15. alarm was set for 8:00. my legs were cramping because it was so cold in the room. put on socks and sweats. awake by this time. turned off the alarm.

went downstairs. ate a banana. started some tea. i d

elizabeth came down about 8:15.

breakfast

egg beaters w/ swiss and taco sauce (2)
coffee
oj
iced tea

egg beaters aren't bad.

watched this old house hour. listened to wait wait.

lunch

hot dogs (2, no buns)
beans
iced tea

pretty good

dinner

spaghetti w/ tomato sauce
rolls (2)
iced tea

dessert

cookies (1)
banana

watched an episode of st:tng on bbc america.                                                                                                              

29 oct. 2010 (f)

alarm went off at 6:10. napped until 6:18. got up and took out trash.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

left for vre a little late. arrived at station just as train drove out. e decided to work at home. stopped at harris teeter on the way home.

snack

bowl of cereal
iced tea

lunch

egg sandwich
chips
iced tea
coke

watched part of the rookie at lunch. listened to one side of the jack reacher novel while doing dishes and laundry.

dinner

turkey reuben sandwich
turkey, swiss wrap
potato salad
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

watched part of bolt on cable. watched an episode of fry and laurie.

28 oct. 2010 (th)

i woke up at 4:58 this morning. since i had a concall at 6:00, i went ahead and got up.

first picture up on museum syndicate was rembrandt:

so great!

short con. call today. interesting. setting up new guidelines for follow on sessions. finished around 7:00.

breakfast

bagel (w/ cream cheese)
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

watched two episodes of a bit of fry and laurie, season 4. this is the season where they have guests on each episode. humor is a little more varied. fry/laurie balance which is weighted a bit toward fry in first three seasons is more equal.

lunch

hearty tomato soup
rolls (2)
iced tea

feeling sleepy in the afternoon. a lot like i felt when i first started getting the cold i had around oct. 13. hope it is not that again.

got a little done in the afternoon. not feeling so poorly in the later afternoon.

dinner

sauteed chicken w/ gravy
rice
brocolli
sliced tomato
iced tea

quite good. exactly what i had a taste for.

watched big bang theory in the evening and then a show about the grand canyon skywalk.

27 oct. 2010 (w)

i woke up at about 5:00 and thought about getting up. went back to sleep. elizabeth woke me up at a little after 7:00 to drive her. jumped up and thought we were going to be late. we were actually in good time.

breakfast

sausage, cheese croissant
iced tea

at arbys. i've got to avoid sausage in the future. don't really tolerate well.

lunch

bagel w/ butter
banana
iced tea

snack

sandwich
iced tea

dinner

hot dogs (2, no buns)
beans
slaw
iced tea

pretty good this time.

snack

cookies (3)
orange

we watched part of a league of their own. e. went to bed. i watched an episode of a bit of fry and laurie from the fourth season.

26 oct. 2010 (tu)

clock set for 5:20 this morning. woke up at 5:06. decided to just get up. sometimes that extra 15 minutes just kicks your butt.

concall delayed this morning. rescheduling.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth running late in the morning. missed the train. unfortunately traffic was badly backed up on 66. it took a very long time to get to vienna.

snack

sausage mcmuffin
capucinno

at mcdonald's.

lunch

sub
iced tea

at wegmans.

got to the vre a little late this afternoon. felt kind of feverish. i think elizabeth may be right. there may be something in the car that bothers me. it seems to be worse in warm weather that isn't so warm that i can open the windows.

dinner

bowl of soup
iced tea

snack

orange
cashews

25 oct. 2010 (m)

i woke up at about 5:30. thought about getting up and getting started. fell asleep again.

woke up at 8:00. got up and went downstairs.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese (half)
coffee
iced tea

lots of errands in the afternoon.

bank, dmv, library, grocery store.

lunch

bacon cheeseburger
fries
iced tea

at wendy's. actually pretty good this time. everything hot for once.

snack

toffee mocha

at starbucks. liked it better the first time. probably won't have this again.

dinner

chicken a la bear
iced tea

quite good. haven't had it in about 2-3 months.

dessert

cookies (3)
iced tea

nabisco cameo cookies. an old fave.

we watched house because the guest victim was james earl jones. i didn't feel that they made very good use of jej, though he was pretty good.

watched about half of dallas vs. ny giants after that. the new cowboy's stadium is pretty unbelievable.

24 oct. 2010 (su)

i woke up absolutely certain it was monday. glad to see it's not.

i went downstairs at about 8:00 am.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went out to try to start the mower at about 11:00. couldn't get it running. finally managed to move it into the driveway where it is warmer.

went back in the house to clean the bathroom.

lunch

ham, roast beef, swiss sandwich
pickle spears (2)
ice tea

went back out at around 2:30 and managed to start the mower. cut the grass and mulched a lot of leaves.i'd guess only a third have fallen so far.

traditional huge headache after cutting the grass. exhaust fumes seem to just about kill me.

finished cleaning the bathroom after cutting the grass. it actually needed cutting this time. next time will be for mulching leaves.

dinner

frozen lasagna
green beans and peppers
iced tea

watched the first episode of the buccaneers. not my cup of tea. watched the 21st century sherlock holmes on pbs. holmes, ok. watson, quite good. the guy who plays watson was "the naked stand-in" in love actually and d shaun in shaun of the dead.

23 oct. 2010 (sa)

woke up at about 7:50 in the morning. downstairs around 8:00

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

elizabeth going to tudor place in the morning. left about 8:30.

felt dizzy, sick at around 11:15. very ill for about 20 minutes. dizzy after that. finished dishes. then decided i should lie down.

listened to the godfather part 2 while stretching out. fell asleep on and off.

woke up at about 5:00 and went down stairs. feeling better.

watched as time goes by. doc martin.

dinner

fried eggs (3)
toast (2)
iced tea
cup of cantaloupe

going to bed early.

22 oct. 2010 (f)

i woke up with the alarm at 6:40.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. we got there in time to find out the trains weren't running. some kind of system outage. we waited about 20 minutes to find out if there was going to be a bus or other alternate transportation. e decided to work from home.

stopped at caribou coffee since the petsmart doesn't open until 9:00.

snack

milk chocolate mocha (med.)

at caribou

petsmart then home.

lunch

roast beef and swiss sandwich
yogurt
iced tea
almond joy (2 mini)

i watched the first 2/3rds of definitely, maybe at lunch. so far, so good.

snack

bagel w/ butter
iced tea

dinner

veg. burger (2)
fries
iced tea

watched an old episode of ST:TNG on bbc america. pretty good episode.

snack

orange

watched the end of definitely, maybe. pretty good. the girl friends were a little short on personality.

21 oct. 2010 (th)

got up around 5:00 for early am conference call. cold in the house.

struggled with skype until about 6:30. finally reinstalled and got skype working by 7:00. rescheduled concall.

went back to bed at 7:00. woke up at 8:30.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

feeling well enough to actually focus on work today.

lunch

turkey and cream cheese on a bagel
macaroni salad
seven up
iced tea

snack

egg rolls (2)
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

baked potato (butter, sour cream)
green bean side dish
iced tea

snack

half an orange
3 mini almond joys

we watched an episode of dr. findley and big bang theory in the evening. dr. f. really strongly echoes all creatures great and small.

20 oct. 2010 (w)

set the alarm for 6:20 to make sure i'd be up in time to drive elizabeth to the vre. actually got downstairs around 6:50. knees aching profoundly after being just a little sore yesterday. maybe too cold overnight?

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth ready to leave in good time. left garage at 7:25. normally that would be plenty of time to catch the train. traffic was very odd today. heavy on kelly, heavy on broad run. finally got around a very slow bus on vint hill and thought we just might make it by the skin of our teeth when we had to stop for a bus going the other way. we saw the train pulling away. one minute earlier we would have made it. had to drive to vienna.

snack

egg bacon sandwich on muffin
water

at subway. i stopped mostly to go to the bathroom. thought i would try the breakfast sandwich while i was there. pretty good. price is very low.

had to take some aspirin when i got home. knees just throbbing. watched sports center until the aspirin started to help. big help.

snack

pretzels

lunch

bologna sandwich (2)
iced tea
orange

elizabeth came home early. office was empty.

dinner

baked potato soup (safeway)
salad

good salad. ok soup.

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese

we watched an episode of dr. findlay in the evening.

19 oct. 2010 (tu)

i woke up with the alarm at 7:00. read for about 30 minutes. woke up again at 9:00. cold seems a bit better. i hate to mention it.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

snack

pretzels
iced tea

dropped a package at fedex in the afternoon.

snack

egg roll (2)
iced tea

at panda express.

dinner

rotisserie chicken
green beans
macaroni salad
iced tea

from harris teeter. good chicken.

snack

orange (half)
pumpkin loaf (half slice)

watched a room with a view in the evening.

18 oct. 2010 (m)

i woke up at about 5:30. very cold in the house. pulled on all the blankets and went back to bed.

woke up at 7:00 and got up. fed the cats.

breakfast

toast w/ butter
banana
oj
iced tea

pool guy arrived around 10:00.

lunch

chicken, bacon club sub
chips
cole slaw
dr. pepper

went to recycling, library, and safeway.

going to dulles at 5:30 to pick up e. have to get gas on the way.

got to the airport at 6:30. e's plane not anywhere on the board. traveler's aid told me which baggage claim carousel. bag arrived before betty. never happens to me.

missed the turn to 28 and got stuck on the dulles access road. got off at rt 7.

dinner

salad
pot roast sandwich
fries
slaw
iced tea
coffee

at bob evans. salad and slaw were a tiny bit sweet. pot roast sandwich was pretty good. fries were boring.

exhausted by the time we got home. snoozed/watched tv on the coach from 9:30 to about midnight. up to bed at midnight. bunch of blankets. quite cold!

17 oct. 2010 (su)

woke up at 6:30. thought about getting up and starting on chores. cold appears to be no better so i decided to go back to bed. woke up at 8:30 and fed cats.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

watched the simpsons after breakfast. cold is still not better. basically doesn't seem to be changing. decided to take it fairly easy today.

lunch

fried eggs (3)
toast (2)
hot tea
coke
iced tea

watched about half of the new england / baltimore game.

dinner

hot dogs (3)
mac salad
pickles
iced tea

snack

coffee

watched three episodes of corner gas and bits and pieces of indianapolis vs. washington.

still dealing with this damn cold. almost a week now.

16 oct. 2010 (sa)

woke up at 7:30. cold in the house.

fed the cats.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

read email, etc. in the am. went to get cat food and a few other items in the afternoon.

lunch

steak fajita burrito
coke

at chipotle. chipotle was packed. had to sit outside. weather reminded me of football days on motoka drive.

snack

caramel macchiato
coffee cake

at starbucks in gainesville. the hot coffee felt good on my throat. will make hot coffee or hot tea this eventide.

dinner

chicken
pasta
iced tea

prepared dish from harris teeter. pretty good.

snack

popcorn (burned, not good)

snack

orange

watched part of starship troopers, an episode of the simpsons, and some college football.

15 oct. 2010 (f)

i set the alarm for 7:00 this morning. when it went off i was still feeling wiped out. decided to go back to bed.

woke up at 9:00. fed the cats. turned on the tv.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea

went out at around 1:30 to get a prescription filled.

lunch

whopper w/ cheese
double cheese burger
iced tea

at b.k. should have just had the whopper.

snack

caramel macchiatto
mini donut

at starbucks. mini donut is a good idea. just one is really enough. macchiatto just so so again

did laundry, email, etc. in the afternoon.

dinner

hot dogs (3)
iced tea
orange

snack

mini candy bars (3)

watched a few episodes of corner gas in the evening. finished girl with the dragon tattoo at dinner.

saw the last half of max dugan before dinner. always seems to be something odd about the recording of dialogue in that movie.

14 oct. 2010 (th)

the alarm went off at 7:20. i felt like crap at that time. reset the alarm for 9:00.

phone range at 8:30. i didn't get to it until the last ring. nobody there.

got up at 9:00. freezing. sore throat. ear ache. fever. very cold in the house. raining.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
club soda
oj
banana

finally got the computer set up upstairs. a little more energy this afternoon.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
small bowl of ice cream
iced tea

dinner

bologna and swiss sandwich (2)
pretzels
iced tea

i watched big bang theory in the evening. then watched the bourne identity again.

13 oct. 2010 (w)

it got pretty cold over night. i woke up when the alarm went off at 7:20. many cats visiting me until i got up and distributed cat food.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
iced tea

fighting a cold today. losing so far.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

nap after lunch

finally went to the grocery store at about five

dinner

sub
iced tea

at wegmans. good sub.

watched the replacements on dvd.

guy rose

12 oct. 2010 (tu)

woke up when the alarm went off again today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the airport at 12:00. stopped at the bank. dropped her at continental at one.

lunch

steak fajita burrito
rice
refried beans
chips
iced tea

at anita's in chantilly. very good. haven't had fajita burritos in a few years.

called e. at 2:30. she was getting ready to board.

snack

apple fritter
milk chocolate mocha

dinner

pizza (2 sl)
cashews
iced tea

dessert

chocolate cake

i watched district 9 on dvd tonight. holy f***!

11 oct. 2010 (m)

i set the alarm for 8:20 and got up at 8:20.

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
iced tea

worked with elizabeth to try to solve a problem with a travel drive. appears to be related to fat or ntfs.

lunch

tuna sandwich
grapes
iced tea

very good tuna

dinner

pizza (3 sl)
iced tea

snack

pizza (1 sl)

went up stairs early. read the dragon book.

10 oct. 2010 (su)

woke up at 7:30 when the alarm went off. very sore. very cold. went back to sleep until 8:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
coffee
iced tea

tasty.

sleepy in the am.

lunch

grilled cheese sandwich
iced tea

decided to have birthday dinner at olive garden.

dinner

salad
calamari
bread sticks (2)
steak with pasta alfredo

very good

dessert

birthday cake
coffee

foyle's war in the evening. good episode.

9 oct. 2010 (sa)

my 52nd birthday. thanks mommy!

i was on the plane from kolkata to dubai at midnight on the 9th. two of the crew members brought me birthday cake and took my picture a little after midnight local time. that was very funny. excellent cake as well.

breakfast

oj
roll and butter
water

on the flight from k to d.

we landed in dubai at about 1 am local time. connection was at about 2 am local. basically ran the terminal to make the connection.

flight from dubai to nyc was 12 long hours. very hard on my legs especially. few opportunitys to get up and stretch. i probably slept about 6 hours on this leg. very fitful, though. often interrupted.

ate very little of the two meals provided on the plane. stomach was advising me that i should take it easy. mostly water, juices, rolls and butter.

plane landed in nyc at around 8:30 local time. took some time to get through passport control and to collect luggage. carousel was badly managed. at one point i thought i'd miss the 10:15 flight. found my way to terminal 7.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
coke

at the mcdonald's in terminal 7.  tasted great. i nice surprise for me. i didn't really think it would still be lunch time.

flight from nyc to dulles left on time. chatted with seat mate, a musician on his way to paris. short, enjoyable flight.

met elizabeth at baggage claim. she looked great. she had some sun and seems to have lost weight.

we stopped at mcdonalds (!!!) on the way home for lunch.

quarter pounder
large fries (shared)
coke

excellent.

i took the shower i had been dying for when we arrived home. i actually soaped up twice i felt so grimy. so much better after a shower.

went to the bedroom still dripping and took a nap from about 2:30 to 5:00. felt much better when at 5:00.

watched a bit of tv in the evening.

dinner

omelette with swiss cheese and onions
bagel
iced tea

dessert

birthday cake
coffee

tasty

long birthday but really good.

8 oct. 2010 (f)

woke up at about 6:00 and started packing. breakfast by room service at 7:00.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
bacon
toast (butter and jam)
pine apple
coffee

90% packed. left for office.

spent most of the day at the office working on a specific problem.

back to hotel at 3:00

lunch

club sandwich
fries (a few)
coke

at the eden cafe excellent except the coke wasn't good.

left for airport at 4:00

checked in and waiting in emirates lounge by about 6:00.

plane was late. boarded about 1:00 hour late.

dinner

oj
dinner rolls
dessert

on plane

stomach upset

watched knight and day on the plane. not great.  some good moments.

7 oct. 2010 (th)

fell asleep at around 12:30 with the house bunny on tv. slept most of the night. woke up at 6:10. fell asleep again and woke up at 7:00. going down to breakfast soon.

breakfast

omelette
bacon
hash browns
donut
coffee
watermelon juice

took a tour of a shoe factory on the way to the office. very interesting and surprising.

lunch

slice of pizza
sprite
cake

conferences in the afternoon. drove out for sightseeing in the rain. drove forever. didn't see much. did take a short walk by the ganges in the rain. interesting.

it took nearly two hours to get back to the hotel traffic was so nasty.

"early dinner" in the hotel

caesar salad
tiger prawn cocktail
crepes suzette

excellent

got back to my room at 11:00. so much for "early"