i kept thinking it was saturday all day today.
got up at 5:30 to give the cat her shot. watched a movie called The Hiding Place about thee Ten Boom family in WWII. must confess to napping off and on during the movie. very bleak.
breakfast
toast
oj
iced tea
coffee
lunch
turkey and swiss sandwich
iced tea
mopped the downstairs floors. elbow was sore when i finished.
went to Walmart to fill my prescriptions. we also bought a few necessary items. a lot of stuff was on sail today. Walmart was not very busy.
very hungry on the way home. stopped at McDonald's for a snack.
snack
chipotle wrap
large fries (half)
iced tea
dinner
broc. & cheese quiche
salad
iced tea
quiche was cooked in the toaster oven using the convection setting. came out very well. we used to have quiche about once a month. haven't had it since the oven broke down. really glad we can now make it again in the convection oven. salad was also remarkably good.
we watched a third episode of To Serve Them All My Days. decided that it is likable but not gripping. won't be watching the rest of the series.
This blog is basically a food diary. I hope it will help me to loose weight.
30 May 2010
29 may 2010
woke up at about the usual time. E had trouble with the shot yesterday so i thought i'd go down and see if i could help. but E had already given Karma the shot. i'll get up early tomorrow and do the shot.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee
watched about an hour of Black Hawk Down. tremendously bloody movie. don't know how people get through combat. the two Delta soldiers who go down to guard the 2nd helicopter strike me as alternately unspeakably admirable and almost equally foolish. rationally you think that they do no good and yet it costs them their lives. on the other hand, the no man left behind principal is so intrinsic to the ethic of these men that you finally have to recognize their action as true heroism. really excellent cast in this movie.
snack
cookies (3)
coffee
we decided that this would be a good day to get our hair cut. E wanted to go to Bubbles at Gainesville and i was going to go to the Hair Cuttery there. when we got to the Wegmans mall we realized that there was a Bubbles there that would probably be less crowded. we sent in there. E got an appointment at Bubbles and i decided to go the American Barber Shop (or whatever) near Staples. while we were waiting for E's appt we browsed through the printer, netbooks, and notebooks. fun. amazing how much less computers cost. really nice monitors are less than $200. if i had 2k i'd buy two new computers, two new monitors and a wifi printer.
lunch
turkey flat bread sandwich
two donuts
iced tea
at Dunkin' Donuts. good but not very filling.
e's appt was delayed a bit so i went to Wegmans and got a paper and a soda. it was nice and quite and cool there.
dinner
blt
egg sandwich
bowl of soup
iced tea
we watched an episode of To Serve Them All My Days. Still on the fence on this show.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee
watched about an hour of Black Hawk Down. tremendously bloody movie. don't know how people get through combat. the two Delta soldiers who go down to guard the 2nd helicopter strike me as alternately unspeakably admirable and almost equally foolish. rationally you think that they do no good and yet it costs them their lives. on the other hand, the no man left behind principal is so intrinsic to the ethic of these men that you finally have to recognize their action as true heroism. really excellent cast in this movie.
snack
cookies (3)
coffee
we decided that this would be a good day to get our hair cut. E wanted to go to Bubbles at Gainesville and i was going to go to the Hair Cuttery there. when we got to the Wegmans mall we realized that there was a Bubbles there that would probably be less crowded. we sent in there. E got an appointment at Bubbles and i decided to go the American Barber Shop (or whatever) near Staples. while we were waiting for E's appt we browsed through the printer, netbooks, and notebooks. fun. amazing how much less computers cost. really nice monitors are less than $200. if i had 2k i'd buy two new computers, two new monitors and a wifi printer.
lunch
turkey flat bread sandwich
two donuts
iced tea
at Dunkin' Donuts. good but not very filling.
e's appt was delayed a bit so i went to Wegmans and got a paper and a soda. it was nice and quite and cool there.
dinner
blt
egg sandwich
bowl of soup
iced tea
we watched an episode of To Serve Them All My Days. Still on the fence on this show.
28 May 2010
28 may 2010
dreamed i was falling out of bed overnight and woke up to the realization that i was falling out of bed! got cramps in both calves at that time. very painful. sat up at about 3:30 stretching my legs to work the cramps out. ouch.
slept off and on until 5:30. went down at 5:30 or so.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea
drove E to the VRE. parking lot was not very crowded.
since E was getting off early her train would be back at about 2:30. decided to work until about 1:30.
E and i went to lunch at Olive Garden. waiter was kind of different!
lunch
salad
bread sticks (3)
angel hair pasta and shrimp
sorbet w/ fresh fruit
iced tea
pretty good. i was very hungry. ate breakfast at 6:15 and lunch at 3:00.
very humid, very close in the afternoon. both E and i were strangely tired when we got home.
LA Story (Steve Martin) was on TV so we watched that. took a nap after LA Story. it's hard to describe LA Story as a good movie. it is very idiosyncratic. i think the most accurate description is probably pleasant. it is a very pleasant movie. not a bad thing. i wish there were more pleasant movies.
slept off and on until 5:30. went down at 5:30 or so.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea
drove E to the VRE. parking lot was not very crowded.
since E was getting off early her train would be back at about 2:30. decided to work until about 1:30.
E and i went to lunch at Olive Garden. waiter was kind of different!
lunch
salad
bread sticks (3)
angel hair pasta and shrimp
sorbet w/ fresh fruit
iced tea
pretty good. i was very hungry. ate breakfast at 6:15 and lunch at 3:00.
very humid, very close in the afternoon. both E and i were strangely tired when we got home.
LA Story (Steve Martin) was on TV so we watched that. took a nap after LA Story. it's hard to describe LA Story as a good movie. it is very idiosyncratic. i think the most accurate description is probably pleasant. it is a very pleasant movie. not a bad thing. i wish there were more pleasant movies.
27 May 2010
27 may 2010
breakfast
bagel w/ butter (half)
coffee
oj
iced tea
dentist appointment today at 10:45
lunch
japanese noodles
pot stickers
iced tea
at Noodles & Co.
snack
bagel w/ veggie cream cheese
root beer
from Main Street Bagels in FFX City. traffic just nuts in FFX City.
dinner
fish sticks
green beans
corn on the cub
iced tea
very good. "amazing what you can do with a microwave and a toaster oven." - Elizabeth Simon
we watched Hannah and Her Sisters
huge t-storm at about 9
bagel w/ butter (half)
coffee
oj
iced tea
dentist appointment today at 10:45
lunch
japanese noodles
pot stickers
iced tea
at Noodles & Co.
snack
bagel w/ veggie cream cheese
root beer
from Main Street Bagels in FFX City. traffic just nuts in FFX City.
dinner
fish sticks
green beans
corn on the cub
iced tea
very good. "amazing what you can do with a microwave and a toaster oven." - Elizabeth Simon
we watched Hannah and Her Sisters
huge t-storm at about 9
26 may 2010
woke up just before the alarm today. actually pretty good timing.
slept with the fan in the window the last few days. it got way too cold each night. on Monday i just pulled on a blanket. last night i took the fan out of the window when it got really cold and that seemed to moderate the temp nicely. you tend to have so few days when you can sleep with the fan in the window that i like to do it when i can.
in the core of the summer it's simply too hot. in the spring and much of the fall it just tends to get too cold overnight. we were getting into the 30s overnight in early May.
when we lived on Ft. Eustis we didn't have AC. we used to have all of the doors open and fans in every room. i remember i slept in the lower bunk and Mark slept in the top bunk. i remember the sound of the fans and the moonlight coming through the windows. a very summery feeling.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
really good this morning. must have been just what i wanted.
watched the 2nd half of FF. i had seen the movie before and really didn't like it but i wanted to see the first movie after seeing the Silver Surfer movie. the first FF movie isn't really so much a bad movie as a badly constructed movie. it tries to tell two origin stories in parallel (the FF, Dr. Doom)and doesn't manage to do a good job in either case. oddly enought the movie may be more true to the sensibility of the comic book than many of the other Marvel movies. anyway i gave the movie something like a D the first time i saw it. on watching it with more patience I give it about a C. can't really fault any of the performances. all of the main characters are solid.
cut the grass before lunch. thank goodness. if i had waited it would have been way too hot.
lunch
salami and cheese sandwich
pickles (2 spears)
banana
coke
huge headache after cutting grass. aspirin is not helping.
dinner
chicken salad sub (ft. long)
iced tea
from Subway. not bad chicken salad but like in many places, way too sweet!
Foyle's War: Eagle Day. B.
Honeysuckle Weeks!
slept with the fan in the window the last few days. it got way too cold each night. on Monday i just pulled on a blanket. last night i took the fan out of the window when it got really cold and that seemed to moderate the temp nicely. you tend to have so few days when you can sleep with the fan in the window that i like to do it when i can.
in the core of the summer it's simply too hot. in the spring and much of the fall it just tends to get too cold overnight. we were getting into the 30s overnight in early May.
when we lived on Ft. Eustis we didn't have AC. we used to have all of the doors open and fans in every room. i remember i slept in the lower bunk and Mark slept in the top bunk. i remember the sound of the fans and the moonlight coming through the windows. a very summery feeling.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
really good this morning. must have been just what i wanted.
watched the 2nd half of FF. i had seen the movie before and really didn't like it but i wanted to see the first movie after seeing the Silver Surfer movie. the first FF movie isn't really so much a bad movie as a badly constructed movie. it tries to tell two origin stories in parallel (the FF, Dr. Doom)and doesn't manage to do a good job in either case. oddly enought the movie may be more true to the sensibility of the comic book than many of the other Marvel movies. anyway i gave the movie something like a D the first time i saw it. on watching it with more patience I give it about a C. can't really fault any of the performances. all of the main characters are solid.
cut the grass before lunch. thank goodness. if i had waited it would have been way too hot.
lunch
salami and cheese sandwich
pickles (2 spears)
banana
coke
huge headache after cutting grass. aspirin is not helping.
dinner
chicken salad sub (ft. long)
iced tea
from Subway. not bad chicken salad but like in many places, way too sweet!
Foyle's War: Eagle Day. B.
Honeysuckle Weeks!
26 May 2010
25 may 2010
early concall this morning
concall went well
breakfast (pt. 1)
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
breakfast (pt. 2)
cereal
iced tea
lunch
salami and cheese sub
pickles (2)
yogurt
iced tea
snack
cookies (3)
iced tea
dinner
chicken a la bear
linguine
iced tea
very good. we've learned to make c a la b in the toaster oven.
dessert
banana
viewing
lovejoy last episode of season 5 (season 6 is last season)
first half of fantastic four, first movie
i need a new sudoku book!
concall went well
breakfast (pt. 1)
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
breakfast (pt. 2)
cereal
iced tea
lunch
salami and cheese sub
pickles (2)
yogurt
iced tea
snack
cookies (3)
iced tea
dinner
chicken a la bear
linguine
iced tea
very good. we've learned to make c a la b in the toaster oven.
dessert
banana
viewing
lovejoy last episode of season 5 (season 6 is last season)
first half of fantastic four, first movie
i need a new sudoku book!
24 May 2010
24 may 2010
today would have been Daddy's 78th birthday. Happy Birthday, St. Robert of Denbigh!
we both overslept this morning. too many rainy days in a row, I think.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea
drove E to the metro today. we were both running way to late to make the VRE or Amtrak today. we were actually going after rush hour so the traffic wasn't too bad.
2nd breakfast
bacon, egg, cheese bagle
iced tea
at McDonalds
lunch
salami and cheese sandwich
yogurt
iced tea
snack
milk chocolate mocha
dinner
reuben
chips
iced tea
dessert
blueberry danish (1/2)
we both overslept this morning. too many rainy days in a row, I think.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea
drove E to the metro today. we were both running way to late to make the VRE or Amtrak today. we were actually going after rush hour so the traffic wasn't too bad.
2nd breakfast
bacon, egg, cheese bagle
iced tea
at McDonalds
lunch
salami and cheese sandwich
yogurt
iced tea
snack
milk chocolate mocha
dinner
reuben
chips
iced tea
dessert
blueberry danish (1/2)
23 May 2010
23 may 2010
woke up at 20 of six and realized that i was late to feed the cat. as i was getting dressed karma came in to petition for breakfast. she's now gotten used to eating at 5:30! Elizabeth came down just a little after i did so Karma ended up getting her shot at about 6:00.
Elizabeth went back to bed
breakfast
toast
iced tea
coffee
i watched an episode of ST:TOS called The Cloud Minders. not bad. cheesiest floating city ever. Droxine (Diana Ewing) may the the sexiest Trek babe of all.
lunch
spring rolls (2)
fried rice
lo mein
general tso's chicken
iced tea
from the food bar at Wegmans
made the mistake of going to the grocery store on Sunday. insane.
thousands of dishes to clean today. lots of stuff came out of the fridge in tupperware etc. didn't think i'd ever finish the dishes
dinner
bagel w/ butter
iced tea
crackers
i watched The Savage Curtain on ST:TOS tonight. Kirk and Spock team up with Honest Abe Lincoln and the father of Vulcan rationalism to fight Genghis Khan and three invented villains from history. Very talky episode. Terrible title. The rock person who orchestrated the whole thing looked surprisingly like Pizza the Hut from Space Balls. Talk about writing yourself into a corner. Perhaps the most unsatisfactory episode of all. By the same token, it was pretty entertaining. The guys who played Lincoln and the ancient Vulcan did quite nicely. The villains sucked pretty profusely esp. the Col. who was supposed to have led a chemical or biological war.
Elizabeth went back to bed
breakfast
toast
iced tea
coffee
i watched an episode of ST:TOS called The Cloud Minders. not bad. cheesiest floating city ever. Droxine (Diana Ewing) may the the sexiest Trek babe of all.
lunch
spring rolls (2)
fried rice
lo mein
general tso's chicken
iced tea
from the food bar at Wegmans
made the mistake of going to the grocery store on Sunday. insane.
thousands of dishes to clean today. lots of stuff came out of the fridge in tupperware etc. didn't think i'd ever finish the dishes
dinner
bagel w/ butter
iced tea
crackers
i watched The Savage Curtain on ST:TOS tonight. Kirk and Spock team up with Honest Abe Lincoln and the father of Vulcan rationalism to fight Genghis Khan and three invented villains from history. Very talky episode. Terrible title. The rock person who orchestrated the whole thing looked surprisingly like Pizza the Hut from Space Balls. Talk about writing yourself into a corner. Perhaps the most unsatisfactory episode of all. By the same token, it was pretty entertaining. The guys who played Lincoln and the ancient Vulcan did quite nicely. The villains sucked pretty profusely esp. the Col. who was supposed to have led a chemical or biological war.
22 May 2010
22 may 2010
huge headache when i woke up this ack emma. throbbing. much better after a cupa.
breakfast
oatmeal
iced tea
coffee
had to jump in the shower early because the frig repair guys window was between 9 and 12.
Elizabeth went to Tudor Place today. She did her first two tours. She said they were both well received!
frig guy called at 11:50 asking for directions from Woodbridge. I was actually surprised that I knew how to get from Woodbridge to Warrenton. he actually arrived around 1:00 and diagnosed the problem pretty quickly. Based on the rule that everything costs between 200 and 300 dollars, the repair was $235. ouch. but frig seems to be working now.
lunch
italian combo
iced tea
at Panera
had to go to Walmart for meds. pouring rain most of the way.
met my old college friend Tom Walls for dinner in Warrenton. we went to a Thai place called faang. very good. it was nice to chat with Tom again. seemed to dissolve a lot of time away.
breakfast
oatmeal
iced tea
coffee
had to jump in the shower early because the frig repair guys window was between 9 and 12.
Elizabeth went to Tudor Place today. She did her first two tours. She said they were both well received!
frig guy called at 11:50 asking for directions from Woodbridge. I was actually surprised that I knew how to get from Woodbridge to Warrenton. he actually arrived around 1:00 and diagnosed the problem pretty quickly. Based on the rule that everything costs between 200 and 300 dollars, the repair was $235. ouch. but frig seems to be working now.
lunch
italian combo
iced tea
at Panera
had to go to Walmart for meds. pouring rain most of the way.
met my old college friend Tom Walls for dinner in Warrenton. we went to a Thai place called faang. very good. it was nice to chat with Tom again. seemed to dissolve a lot of time away.
21 may 2010
woke up 12 minutes before the alarm again. until about 2 yrs ago i was the kind of person who often slept through the alarm. now i routinely wake up as much as an hour before the alarm. strange.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea
took E to the VRE this morning. on the way back i saw a lady running for the train. knew she had no chance of catching it so i drove her to the train and she just barely made it. nice to help someone out with so little effort.
unaccountably hungry this am
2nd breakfast
sourdough sandwich
potato cakes
iced tea
at Arby's.
had to go to the bank at lunch time.
lunch
cheeseburger sub
fries
iced tea
Ledo's in Warrenton. i generally like the Ledo's in Gainesville better.
got a call from Tom Walls just as i was getting ready to go the VRE. nice to chat with him.
dinner
pizza (pan)
iced tea
from Pizza Hut. i think almost everyone is now using cheese that likes me not.
dessert
banana
we watched an episode of ST:TNG on BBC America. kind of a silly episode. i watched Clerks 2 after E went to bed. i liked it a lot more than expected to. not a Clerks fan. may have to go back and watch Clerks again now.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea
took E to the VRE this morning. on the way back i saw a lady running for the train. knew she had no chance of catching it so i drove her to the train and she just barely made it. nice to help someone out with so little effort.
unaccountably hungry this am
2nd breakfast
sourdough sandwich
potato cakes
iced tea
at Arby's.
had to go to the bank at lunch time.
lunch
cheeseburger sub
fries
iced tea
Ledo's in Warrenton. i generally like the Ledo's in Gainesville better.
got a call from Tom Walls just as i was getting ready to go the VRE. nice to chat with him.
dinner
pizza (pan)
iced tea
from Pizza Hut. i think almost everyone is now using cheese that likes me not.
dessert
banana
we watched an episode of ST:TNG on BBC America. kind of a silly episode. i watched Clerks 2 after E went to bed. i liked it a lot more than expected to. not a Clerks fan. may have to go back and watch Clerks again now.
21 May 2010
20 may 2010
woke up with an upset stomach. something i ate yesterday did not agree with me.
breakfast
scrambled eggs (2)
bagel (plain)
oj
coffee
iced tea
lunch
salami and cheese sub
pretzels
iced tea
we went to petsmart to get catfood. power was out for a while so we thought we'd go out and come back. went to harris teeter and starbucks also
snack
caramel macchiatto
donut
at starbucks
power was on when we got back.
dinner
blt sandwiches (2)
iced tea
dessert
yogurt
iced tea
we watched a really nice episode of ST:TNG last night. Picard and Dr. Crusher are "kidnapped" and have an implant installed in each of them. because of the implants they are able to communicate telepathically. nice to see the Picard/Crusher relationship emphasized.
the episode the day before featured Lwaxana Troi in possibly the only serious episode they ever made about Lwaxana. good story, well done. we learn that Deanna had an older sister she never knew of.
breakfast
scrambled eggs (2)
bagel (plain)
oj
coffee
iced tea
lunch
salami and cheese sub
pretzels
iced tea
we went to petsmart to get catfood. power was out for a while so we thought we'd go out and come back. went to harris teeter and starbucks also
snack
caramel macchiatto
donut
at starbucks
power was on when we got back.
dinner
blt sandwiches (2)
iced tea
dessert
yogurt
iced tea
we watched a really nice episode of ST:TNG last night. Picard and Dr. Crusher are "kidnapped" and have an implant installed in each of them. because of the implants they are able to communicate telepathically. nice to see the Picard/Crusher relationship emphasized.
the episode the day before featured Lwaxana Troi in possibly the only serious episode they ever made about Lwaxana. good story, well done. we learn that Deanna had an older sister she never knew of.
19 May 2010
19 may 2010
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack
donut
iced tea
snack
pretzels
lunch
bologna and cheese sub
yogurt
pretzels
cashews
iced tea
i have been looking at this $2.59 Icelandic yogurt at the grocery store for several months. wondering how good a yogurt would have to be to be worth $2.59. so i finally bought a package of blueberry. for me it tasted a lot like the Greek yogurt they've been selling in this area for the last 2-3 yrs. very little water in the yogurt, 0% fat, kind of chalky, very little sweeteness and just a hint of fruit flavor. not my cup of tea. any way, the Greek stuff costs $1.75 and goes on sale for about $1.05.
dinner
grilled ham & cheese sandwich
chips
banana
iced tea
snack
cashews
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack
donut
iced tea
snack
pretzels
lunch
bologna and cheese sub
yogurt
pretzels
cashews
iced tea
i have been looking at this $2.59 Icelandic yogurt at the grocery store for several months. wondering how good a yogurt would have to be to be worth $2.59. so i finally bought a package of blueberry. for me it tasted a lot like the Greek yogurt they've been selling in this area for the last 2-3 yrs. very little water in the yogurt, 0% fat, kind of chalky, very little sweeteness and just a hint of fruit flavor. not my cup of tea. any way, the Greek stuff costs $1.75 and goes on sale for about $1.05.
dinner
grilled ham & cheese sandwich
chips
banana
iced tea
snack
cashews
18 May 2010
18 may 2010
we had to make sure to give Karma her shot by 5:30 so that the results of her test at the vet would be valid. we did manage to give her the meds at just after 5:30.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
felt very badly in the morning. sore throat, bad headache, ringing ears, chills. took some aspirin at about 10:00. helped a little.
had to take the cat to the vet at 11:45. her sugar is better but she is still about 150 pts above where she should be. we need to elevate the dose to 4 units, twice daily.
felt a little better after going to the vet. took a shower. steam in the shower seemed to help my throat. went to the grocery store at about 3:00.
lunch
pizza (slice)
iced tea
at Wegmans
snack
sushi
iced tea
from Harris Teeter
sushi was ok but i think i'll stay off the sushi for a while.
dinner
potato soup (2 bowls)
crusty bread and butter
iced tea
dessert
donut
iced tea
watched an ST:TNG episode about Data having nightmares. pretty good episode.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
felt very badly in the morning. sore throat, bad headache, ringing ears, chills. took some aspirin at about 10:00. helped a little.
had to take the cat to the vet at 11:45. her sugar is better but she is still about 150 pts above where she should be. we need to elevate the dose to 4 units, twice daily.
felt a little better after going to the vet. took a shower. steam in the shower seemed to help my throat. went to the grocery store at about 3:00.
lunch
pizza (slice)
iced tea
at Wegmans
snack
sushi
iced tea
from Harris Teeter
sushi was ok but i think i'll stay off the sushi for a while.
dinner
potato soup (2 bowls)
crusty bread and butter
iced tea
dessert
donut
iced tea
watched an ST:TNG episode about Data having nightmares. pretty good episode.
17 may 2010
woke up at 5:30. raining outside. supposed to rain pretty much all day.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched an ST:TOS episode this morning. about the planet Gideon. used a plot that would be used again and again and again in ST:TNG. pretty good episode. B.
snack
plain bagel
feeling hungry for some reason.
lunch
bologna sandwich (2)
yogurt
iced tea
snack
cookies
dinner
lasagna veggie
peas
iced tea
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched an ST:TOS episode this morning. about the planet Gideon. used a plot that would be used again and again and again in ST:TNG. pretty good episode. B.
snack
plain bagel
feeling hungry for some reason.
lunch
bologna sandwich (2)
yogurt
iced tea
snack
cookies
dinner
lasagna veggie
peas
iced tea
16 May 2010
16 may 2010
nice day again today.
breakfast
sausage, egg, & cheese on a bagel
coffee
oj
iced tea
sandwich from dunkin' donuts. couldn't find the hours for dd on-line so i thought they might open at 7 or 8. they open at 4:30 in the morning. wow! time to make the donuts.
Elizabeth went to Tudor Place in the afternoon. I was thinking about going to see Iron Man 2. ended up doing chores and watching pineapple express on cable. funny, funny dialog in that movie.
lunch
bologna and swiss
cole slaw
yogurt
iced tea
dinner
ravioli
salad
iced tea
breakfast
sausage, egg, & cheese on a bagel
coffee
oj
iced tea
sandwich from dunkin' donuts. couldn't find the hours for dd on-line so i thought they might open at 7 or 8. they open at 4:30 in the morning. wow! time to make the donuts.
Elizabeth went to Tudor Place in the afternoon. I was thinking about going to see Iron Man 2. ended up doing chores and watching pineapple express on cable. funny, funny dialog in that movie.
lunch
bologna and swiss
cole slaw
yogurt
iced tea
dinner
ravioli
salad
iced tea
15 may 2010
slept until 8:00. very nice!
breakfast
toast
coffee
iced tea
lunch
corned beef and turkey sandwich
chips
iced tea
washed the cars. today may have been the nicest weather we've had in ages. warm, nice breeze, not humid, sunny.
dinner
chili dogs
slaw
iced tea
dessert
cookies (3)
very tired from working in the sun. went to bed early.
breakfast
toast
coffee
iced tea
lunch
corned beef and turkey sandwich
chips
iced tea
washed the cars. today may have been the nicest weather we've had in ages. warm, nice breeze, not humid, sunny.
dinner
chili dogs
slaw
iced tea
dessert
cookies (3)
very tired from working in the sun. went to bed early.
14 May 2010
14 may 2010
slept until the alarm went off. kind of nice.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
drove E to the VRE
snack
caramel hi-rise
cinnamon coffee cake
at caribou coffee
cut the grass, early afternoon. very long.
lunch
big mac
fries
chipotle wrap
iced tea
at McDonalds
huge downpour on the way to the VRE. huge headache from the mowing.
dinner
salmon club
greek salad (half)
roll
iced tea
at Panera. salmon club was pretty good.
bed early!
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
drove E to the VRE
snack
caramel hi-rise
cinnamon coffee cake
at caribou coffee
cut the grass, early afternoon. very long.
lunch
big mac
fries
chipotle wrap
iced tea
at McDonalds
huge downpour on the way to the VRE. huge headache from the mowing.
dinner
salmon club
greek salad (half)
roll
iced tea
at Panera. salmon club was pretty good.
bed early!
13 may 2010
woke up at 3:30. thought about starting work but decided to sleep a little more. woke up at 5:50.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
iced tea
coffee
two episodes of corner gas during breakfast
lunch
turkey and pastrami sandwich
yogurt
iced tea
pretzels
went to the library in the afternoon. checked out Siddhartha and a book by William Dean Howells.
dinner
greek omelette
green beans
toast
iced tea
very good omelette!
watched several episodes of Frasier (final season) after dinner. six episodes on the disk. i could only remember seeing one of them before.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
banana
iced tea
coffee
two episodes of corner gas during breakfast
lunch
turkey and pastrami sandwich
yogurt
iced tea
pretzels
went to the library in the afternoon. checked out Siddhartha and a book by William Dean Howells.
dinner
greek omelette
green beans
toast
iced tea
very good omelette!
watched several episodes of Frasier (final season) after dinner. six episodes on the disk. i could only remember seeing one of them before.
13 May 2010
12 may 2010
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
lunch
sandwich
pretzels
yogurt
dinner
reuben
chips
Foyle's War after dinner
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
lunch
sandwich
pretzels
yogurt
dinner
reuben
chips
Foyle's War after dinner
12 May 2010
11 may 2010
breakfast
cereal w/milk
iced tea
lawn mower was finally returned just as it started to rain!
lunch
meatball sub
cookie
iced tea
at Wegmans. good sub but way too hot. (temp, not spice)
dinner
chicken baked in spaghetti sauce
linguine
iced tea
dessert
cookies (3)
watched an episode of Evolution and an episode of Frasier.
cereal w/milk
iced tea
lawn mower was finally returned just as it started to rain!
lunch
meatball sub
cookie
iced tea
at Wegmans. good sub but way too hot. (temp, not spice)
dinner
chicken baked in spaghetti sauce
linguine
iced tea
dessert
cookies (3)
watched an episode of Evolution and an episode of Frasier.
11 May 2010
10 may 2010
breakfast
cereal and milk
coffee
iced tea
drove Elizabeth to VRE
felt rotten in the morning. totally wiped out. better around 11:00. quite normal in the afternoon.
lunch
bologna, roast beef, cheese sub
chips
iced tea
i watched part of an episode of Foyle's War while doing the dishes. wish i could have watched it all.
dinner
salad
chicken & steak fajitas
rice
beans
chips and salsa
ice cream
at El Tio. both Elizabeth and I have been thinking about Mexican food for several weeks. El Tio was very good.
we watched two episodes of Frasier from the final season. i don't think we watched the final season when it aired but both of these episodes have been rather funny. the Lillith episode is the funniest episode I've seen in quite some time.
cereal and milk
coffee
iced tea
drove Elizabeth to VRE
felt rotten in the morning. totally wiped out. better around 11:00. quite normal in the afternoon.
lunch
bologna, roast beef, cheese sub
chips
iced tea
i watched part of an episode of Foyle's War while doing the dishes. wish i could have watched it all.
dinner
salad
chicken & steak fajitas
rice
beans
chips and salsa
ice cream
at El Tio. both Elizabeth and I have been thinking about Mexican food for several weeks. El Tio was very good.
we watched two episodes of Frasier from the final season. i don't think we watched the final season when it aired but both of these episodes have been rather funny. the Lillith episode is the funniest episode I've seen in quite some time.
10 May 2010
9 may 2010
fell asleep on the couch overnight
we went to breakfast at the Belgian Waffle. very crowded for mother's day. we sat at the counter and watched how much work the staff was doing to feed the crowd as quickly as possible. they must have been exhausted at the end of the day!
breakfast
chicken fajita omelette
side order bacon
hash browns
toast (2 sl)
iced tea
very good. excellent omelette.
chatted with my mom until about 1:00. headed home at one o'clock.
stopped in Ashland for a light lunch
turkey sandwich
caramel macchiato
at Starbucks on England Street. kind of a busy Starbucks. good coffee. so so sandwich.
snack
hot pretzel
mentos
bottle of water
at Wawa.
got home around 4:30.
dinner
linguine w/ tomato sauce
green beans
iced tea
very tasty.
we watched The Holiday on cable. very sleepy. i went to bed at around 8:30.
home in the afternoon
more to come
we went to breakfast at the Belgian Waffle. very crowded for mother's day. we sat at the counter and watched how much work the staff was doing to feed the crowd as quickly as possible. they must have been exhausted at the end of the day!
breakfast
chicken fajita omelette
side order bacon
hash browns
toast (2 sl)
iced tea
very good. excellent omelette.
chatted with my mom until about 1:00. headed home at one o'clock.
stopped in Ashland for a light lunch
turkey sandwich
caramel macchiato
at Starbucks on England Street. kind of a busy Starbucks. good coffee. so so sandwich.
snack
hot pretzel
mentos
bottle of water
at Wawa.
got home around 4:30.
dinner
linguine w/ tomato sauce
green beans
iced tea
very tasty.
we watched The Holiday on cable. very sleepy. i went to bed at around 8:30.
home in the afternoon
more to come
8 may 2010
staying at my mom's house in Newport News. My mom has lived in this house since Feb. 12, 1972. She was born on Feb. 19, 1932 so she would turn 40 one wk after moving in. she will be 80 in 2012. At this point she lived 40 years at other addresses and 38 yrs in her current apartment. kind of amazing.
i lived in this house from 1972 to August of 1977 and then about 4 mos a yr from 1977 to November of 1981. i estimate that i lived in the house for 8 yrs. I've had 10 addresses since i lived in NN.
breakfast
banana
bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit
sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit
oj
iced tea
coffee
biscuits from Hardees.
we ate breakfast around 9. weren't planning to have dinner until 4 but didn't really want a full lunch.
snack
small bowl of ice cream
Scott, Mary, and Amanda arrived at around 2:15. i didn't realize they were coming so it was a nice surprise.
Glenn and Susan arrived around 3:15.
We went to the Outback at 4:00 and were seated immediately.
dinner
cheesy fries (group appetizer)
bread and butter (2 sl)
salad w/ blue cheese
sirloin steak (9 oz)
baked tater (butter, sour cream)
iced tea
pretty good. we had a good waitress and everyone seemed to enjoy the meal and the company.
we stopped by Daddy's grave just to see hello. we sat in the living room chatting for some time with no TV. i can't remember the last time i've been in that house when the tv was not on!
the incident of Melvyn Douglas arose.
snack
birthday cake
ice cream
hit the spot.
everybody left around 8:30. mommy had gotten It's complicated as a Mother's Day present. i watched the first hour with her and then fell asleep. i woke up when the credits were rolling. we stayed up to watch Betty White on SNL. it was a funny show. nice to see so many of the female veterans of the show coming back for this one.
i lived in this house from 1972 to August of 1977 and then about 4 mos a yr from 1977 to November of 1981. i estimate that i lived in the house for 8 yrs. I've had 10 addresses since i lived in NN.
breakfast
banana
bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit
sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit
oj
iced tea
coffee
biscuits from Hardees.
we ate breakfast around 9. weren't planning to have dinner until 4 but didn't really want a full lunch.
snack
small bowl of ice cream
Scott, Mary, and Amanda arrived at around 2:15. i didn't realize they were coming so it was a nice surprise.
Glenn and Susan arrived around 3:15.
We went to the Outback at 4:00 and were seated immediately.
dinner
cheesy fries (group appetizer)
bread and butter (2 sl)
salad w/ blue cheese
sirloin steak (9 oz)
baked tater (butter, sour cream)
iced tea
pretty good. we had a good waitress and everyone seemed to enjoy the meal and the company.
we stopped by Daddy's grave just to see hello. we sat in the living room chatting for some time with no TV. i can't remember the last time i've been in that house when the tv was not on!
the incident of Melvyn Douglas arose.
snack
birthday cake
ice cream
hit the spot.
everybody left around 8:30. mommy had gotten It's complicated as a Mother's Day present. i watched the first hour with her and then fell asleep. i woke up when the credits were rolling. we stayed up to watch Betty White on SNL. it was a funny show. nice to see so many of the female veterans of the show coming back for this one.
7 may 2010
up early again. really nice weather.
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
coffee
club soda
snack pretzels
planned to leave the house by 11 or 11:30. got way behind on all the stuff i had to do. actually left the house at about 1:00. went to the bank at that time. long line at the bank. went to lunch at about 1:30
lunch
chicken club sandwich
fries (reg)
chicken nuggets (10)
iced tea
at Chik-fil-a
finally on the way to NN at about 2:00. stopped for gas at stafford
snack
mentos
cashews
tea
got bogged down from just before 95 to about exit 120 on 95 went through Richmond on 64. bogged down for a few miles around boulevard. excellent time from the east side of Richmond to the rest area on 64.
snack
dr. pepper at rest area
came to a complete stop on 64 at the Busch Gardens exit. decided to jump over to 60. went a few miles on 60 before being bogged down. about 90 minutes to get from Busch to Courthouse Road in Newport News.
had dinner with my mom and her weekly dinner group. average age is probably around 70 but everybody in the group seems to be in fairly good health. they definitely know how to enjoy themselves!
dinner
salad
hamburger steak w/ onions and gravy
baked tater
onion ring
apple pie with ice cream
pretty good
to NN in the afternoon
more to come
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
coffee
club soda
snack pretzels
planned to leave the house by 11 or 11:30. got way behind on all the stuff i had to do. actually left the house at about 1:00. went to the bank at that time. long line at the bank. went to lunch at about 1:30
lunch
chicken club sandwich
fries (reg)
chicken nuggets (10)
iced tea
at Chik-fil-a
finally on the way to NN at about 2:00. stopped for gas at stafford
snack
mentos
cashews
tea
got bogged down from just before 95 to about exit 120 on 95 went through Richmond on 64. bogged down for a few miles around boulevard. excellent time from the east side of Richmond to the rest area on 64.
snack
dr. pepper at rest area
came to a complete stop on 64 at the Busch Gardens exit. decided to jump over to 60. went a few miles on 60 before being bogged down. about 90 minutes to get from Busch to Courthouse Road in Newport News.
had dinner with my mom and her weekly dinner group. average age is probably around 70 but everybody in the group seems to be in fairly good health. they definitely know how to enjoy themselves!
dinner
salad
hamburger steak w/ onions and gravy
baked tater
onion ring
apple pie with ice cream
pretty good
to NN in the afternoon
more to come
06 May 2010
6 may 2010
i've been waking up at almost exactly the same time (about 5 of 5) for many weeks lately. i decided not to set my alarm. i woke up at about 4:15 and thought "Oh good 45 more minutes". actually woke up at 6:20. oops.
it was nice to sleep in a little.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee iced tea
worked on a power point in the morning. don't really like power point!
lunch
bologna, roast beef, & cheese sub
pretzels
yogurt
iced tea
reviewed a proposal in the afternoon.
dinner
egg and cheese wrap
fried bologna
coffee
iced tea
snack
chips
iced tea
watched The Hurt Locker on DVD. interesting movie.
it was nice to sleep in a little.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee iced tea
worked on a power point in the morning. don't really like power point!
lunch
bologna, roast beef, & cheese sub
pretzels
yogurt
iced tea
reviewed a proposal in the afternoon.
dinner
egg and cheese wrap
fried bologna
coffee
iced tea
snack
chips
iced tea
watched The Hurt Locker on DVD. interesting movie.
5 may 2010
Mark's Birthday! Happy Birthday, Mark!
cinco de mayo
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
the toaster just plain blasted my bagel today. lots of charcoal for the old teeth.
drove Elizabeth to the VRE.
went to the bank and the dry cleaner before lunch
lunch
beef & cheddar
fries
iced tea
at Arby's. they have something called three pepper sauce at Arby's now. Really tasty.
snack
coffee cake
milk chocolate mocha
picked up E at the VRE. train was about 15 min late.
dinner
fish sticks
mac & cheese
iced tea
had to finish some work after dinner. worked until 10:30. then to bed.
cinco de mayo
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
the toaster just plain blasted my bagel today. lots of charcoal for the old teeth.
drove Elizabeth to the VRE.
went to the bank and the dry cleaner before lunch
lunch
beef & cheddar
fries
iced tea
at Arby's. they have something called three pepper sauce at Arby's now. Really tasty.
snack
coffee cake
milk chocolate mocha
picked up E at the VRE. train was about 15 min late.
dinner
fish sticks
mac & cheese
iced tea
had to finish some work after dinner. worked until 10:30. then to bed.
04 May 2010
4 may 2010
up before 5:00. wide awake.
early concall to be rescheduled.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea
very busy all day
lunch
roast beef & cheese sub
pretzels
iced tea
snack
pudding
dinner
tuna wraps (1.5)
grapes
chips
iced tea
dessert
banana
star trek:tos. part 1 of 2 parter.
early concall to be rescheduled.
breakfast
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea
very busy all day
lunch
roast beef & cheese sub
pretzels
iced tea
snack
pudding
dinner
tuna wraps (1.5)
grapes
chips
iced tea
dessert
banana
star trek:tos. part 1 of 2 parter.
3 may 2010
today would have been Mommy and Daddy's 58th wedding anniversary. it's hard to believe Daddy has been gone for more than 16 yrs.
warm and rainy and humid today. feels quite sticky.
breakfast
cereal w/ milk
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched two episodes of the Simpsons during breakfast. season 11. both pretty good. i must have watched the season 11 episodes either when the originally aired or i've seen these in syndication. all of the episodes in this season have been familiar.
lunch
meatball sub
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's at Somerset Crossing.
i got home from the grocery store with a bad headache. i got a little done in the afternoon but it was a real struggle.
picked up E at the VRE at 6:20. it started raining just as E arrived at the car.
dinner
hot dogs (3)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea
reminder: 3 hot dogs is too many. 2 is just right.
we watched an episode of ST:TNG where Geordie is interfacing with a probe to try to rescue some people from a damaged ship. pretty good episode. also watched two episodes of Big Bang Theory.
warm and rainy and humid today. feels quite sticky.
breakfast
cereal w/ milk
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched two episodes of the Simpsons during breakfast. season 11. both pretty good. i must have watched the season 11 episodes either when the originally aired or i've seen these in syndication. all of the episodes in this season have been familiar.
lunch
meatball sub
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's at Somerset Crossing.
i got home from the grocery store with a bad headache. i got a little done in the afternoon but it was a real struggle.
picked up E at the VRE at 6:20. it started raining just as E arrived at the car.
dinner
hot dogs (3)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea
reminder: 3 hot dogs is too many. 2 is just right.
we watched an episode of ST:TNG where Geordie is interfacing with a probe to try to rescue some people from a damaged ship. pretty good episode. also watched two episodes of Big Bang Theory.
02 May 2010
2 may 2010
it was warm enough overnight that we slept with the windows open. nice. it's now 81 at about noon and HUMID!
up at 5:15 again.
breakfast
hard boiled egg (2)
croissant
oj
mixed fruit
coffee
iced tea
st:tos this am. kirk and spock are trapped on a planet that contains the last 10 or 15 insane people in the galaxy. entertaining episode.
spent most of the day cleaning house. unfortunately it was hot and humid today so we didn't pick the best day to get all sweaty.
lunch
turkey and swiss
chips
pickles
iced tea
dinner
pizza (3 sl)
from Tony's. Tony's was amazingly busy. glad we got out pizza to go.
dessert
slice of pizza
we watched an episode of st:tng from the 7th season. liaisons I think it was called. another one of those another race wants to study humans episodes. probably a b or b-.
we also watched an episode of Foyle's War on Mystery. Really good. Russian POWs being repatriated to the CCCP against their will. they showed to episodes in a row but i couldn't stay up for the 2nd.
up at 5:15 again.
breakfast
hard boiled egg (2)
croissant
oj
mixed fruit
coffee
iced tea
st:tos this am. kirk and spock are trapped on a planet that contains the last 10 or 15 insane people in the galaxy. entertaining episode.
spent most of the day cleaning house. unfortunately it was hot and humid today so we didn't pick the best day to get all sweaty.
lunch
turkey and swiss
chips
pickles
iced tea
dinner
pizza (3 sl)
from Tony's. Tony's was amazingly busy. glad we got out pizza to go.
dessert
slice of pizza
we watched an episode of st:tng from the 7th season. liaisons I think it was called. another one of those another race wants to study humans episodes. probably a b or b-.
we also watched an episode of Foyle's War on Mystery. Really good. Russian POWs being repatriated to the CCCP against their will. they showed to episodes in a row but i couldn't stay up for the 2nd.
01 May 2010
1 may 2010
May? hard to believe. absolutely beautiful day today.
had to get up at 5:30 to give the cat an insulin shot. your supposed to give the shots at the same time every day. we have to do it at 5:30 during the week so ... 5:30 on the weekend. ouch.
watched kind of a fun Star Trek during breakfast. the federation is trying to get these two planets together and the people from the one planet are really arrogant. the lady playing the "queen" got to be a total bitch. she seemed to have a blast.
breakfast
egg sandwich
cereal
iced tea
coffee
banana
watched this old house hour this morning. always get a kick out of that show.
Elizabeth is going to Tudor House again today. hope that will work out.
lunch
philly burger
fries
side salad
iced tea
in Warrenton
went to Walmart, Wegmans and Harris Teeter.
snack
java chip coffee drink, frozen
ok.
dinner
rice and beans with other veggies
iced tea
dessert
donut
iced tea
had to get up at 5:30 to give the cat an insulin shot. your supposed to give the shots at the same time every day. we have to do it at 5:30 during the week so ... 5:30 on the weekend. ouch.
watched kind of a fun Star Trek during breakfast. the federation is trying to get these two planets together and the people from the one planet are really arrogant. the lady playing the "queen" got to be a total bitch. she seemed to have a blast.
breakfast
egg sandwich
cereal
iced tea
coffee
banana
watched this old house hour this morning. always get a kick out of that show.
Elizabeth is going to Tudor House again today. hope that will work out.
lunch
philly burger
fries
side salad
iced tea
in Warrenton
went to Walmart, Wegmans and Harris Teeter.
snack
java chip coffee drink, frozen
ok.
dinner
rice and beans with other veggies
iced tea
dessert
donut
iced tea
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