Lazy Days

 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, vol 1 p. 595

28.1 miles

sunny (!)

 

331 recordings of 31 types. 2 old SVU, 71 CPD, 5 LMS. 24% clear.

 

When I woke up on Friday, the 23rd, there was a hard frost all over everything.

 

At Renaissance, they seem to have fallen apart. The woman's bathroom in the Tahoe Building (which used to be business) was blocked off for
cleaning, though nothing happened and we finally ducked under the rail and used it. It was still blocked hours later.

 

The documentary was from HBORomainia, 1985, Chuck Norris v. Communism. It's about how videotapes of western movies led to the downfall of the dictatorship of Ceaucescu. Then I went to get my tuna banh mi and tea, dropped it off in Benicia and walked to the car for my pillow. Then the time travel movie was Twelve Monkeys. As it's basically the same movie as La Jetee, I knew how it would end. OK, but not great.

 

I removed the babyproof knob cover from the bathroom door. It's been there almost 10 years, time to go.

 

The garbage recycling truck is white!

 

I had to restart my solitaire game so lost all the data. Then I soon got a two win streak which hadn't happened to me in the last couple of years, but a 2% win percentage as opposed to the former 3%. 

 

The play was "Beer for Breakfast" which was quite funny and very well done indeed. I was worried because Bill wasn't there and I was afraid he'd gotten worse, but it turns out they came last week and were on vacation and it was fine.

 

Saturday I was remembering that I left for Africa a year ago. I wish I were there again.  I got started on serious planning for the Pittsburgh trip. I cleaned the kitchen, ordered Bernadette's birthday present and added a year to my NRA membership.

 

It turns out calling  Canada just like calling the US!

 

Sunday I went to Mass and gave 2 books to Gerrie and coffee to Ann for Sharing God's Bounty. 

Then I stayed close to home again. I worked a bit more on the nanoblock dinosaur. And fixed steak and green beans for dinner.

 

I've been watching old movies from TCM while they get ready for the Oscars. Great fun. 

 

Monday was another stay at home day. I sorted out the paper basket in back. It had some of the play booklets from Rich's high school, and I thought I'd take them to the family to show them with the old ads and stuff. Now the basket has my will and trust papers and cremation and burial papers. I will add some immediate information, like who to notify, and then Bernadette and I am in agreement that we hope she doesn't need this stuff for 20 more years!

 

The cleaners came, too.

 

Tuesday the water company came by and started digging up our street. The new main is going down the other side of the street. When I went out to see a movie, I asked if I'd be able to come home, and they said I would. When they start digging my yard for my water meter, they'll dig up the beautiful display of daffodils. I'm going to try to save them by getting some good soil and then putting the flowers in with as much of the soil they are in as I can, on top, then replacing them when the crew is done. I'm more concerned about the mulberry. The two crews (the water company, and the local plumbers who are going to replace my pipes) will likely destroy most of the roots of the mulberry. I imagine it may need to be taken out, and when the neighbors take down their oak, I'll have no shade at all in back. 

 

The movie was Game Night, which was fun.

 

Eric is going to be a page at the Washington State Capitol the first week in March!