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"

6 oct. 2010 (w)

i woke up at about 5:00. slept pretty well. found tropic thunder on tv at about 5:15. watched it out of the corner of my eye. some funny bits.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (2)
bacon
sausage
chocolate croissants
french toast
coffee

at the eden cafe. ok but not as good as the breakfast bar in delhi.

got to the office around 10:15. meetings until 2:15

lunch

pizza (2 slices)
garlic toast
slice of cake
water

went shopping with iris and ashish at about 3:00. did not arrive at the store until almost four thirty.

dinner

samples of 5-6 chinese dishes
ice cream

did not get back to the room until 11:30. dead tired.

5 oct. 2010 (tu)

rough night. running to the bathroom from about midnight until about 4:30. i usually bring pepto and imodium but this time i forgot both. the hotel had imodium and brought me some at 4:30. it helped pretty quickly. fell asleep around 5:00. alarm at 7:00. feeling quite exhausted. called iris at about 7:30.

decide to go back to sleep and try to come to the office at noon. sleep until 11:30. still not well. hopefully i'll be able to join the party in the evening.

slept until about 1:30.

ordered eggs, toast, and tea for lunch. that was about all i could eat.

showered at 3:30. to lobby at 4:30.

sat in the lobby and read. nice change. drank a soda and a bottle of water. cup of coffee at about 6:00.

went to the party at about 7:00. chatted with folks. drank sprite and a little wine for toasting. had some rolls.

it was nice to meet the group out of the office.

back to the hotel around 10:00.

Sunday night, Kolkata, Oct. 3

Hope to update posts in the next few days!

1 oct. 2010 (f)

can't believe it's october already!

i woke up at 6:00  and felt pretty awake. decided to finish a little bit of work.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
coffee
iced tea