Windshield replacement, back into daily walks, 'Sin Nombre', 'Eddie Izzard Live at Wembley'
(posted from home)
(This post covers 7 – 16 November, 2009)
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Monday, 16 November -
This morning I had my CT-scan for my appointment with my urologist later this week. This is a follow-up check on a kidney problem detected last year. My X-ray tech did a great job of making today's procedure a routine one.
Later that day I did my six-miler while Labashi worked in the yard (on this beautiful Indian Summer day) and then we picked up the television stand that evening at Hake's. On the way home we split a good filet mignon at the nearby Logan's Roadhouse restaurant.
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Sunday, 15 November-
Today we pulled out Labashi's 14' orchard ladder and began trimming the Canadian hemlocks which make up the border between us and the neighbors. We had to use both the pruning pole and pruning chainsaw (an 8-inch chainsaw on a 12-foot pole) to top the trees. The idea is to stop their vertical growth at about 16-18 feet.
Labashi also wanted to go buy the TV cart we had seen at Hake's later in the day. I double-checked the TV on the Sears website and found their price for the television we want has gone up $150! And, worse, a search of the internet revealed it's still the cheapest price available. It appears Sony (and everybody else) had kicked up the price and I had missed a great deal.
But I remembered the sale tag at our local store had said the sale is on through 11/28. I called the store and found their sale is still on even though the Sears.com site doesn't show it. And though they don't have any in stock, I could pick up one Tuesday at the store.
We buzzed in to Sears and bought the television, then dropped by Hake's to pick up the TV stand only to learn it's buried in the warehouse and we couldn't get it today.
Back home I walked-six and we finished up '30 Rock' Season Two.
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Saturday, 14 November -
Today we picked up a replacement speaker-phone at Staples ($28) and went looking for a tv stand. We're close to buying a television to replace our old Sony 27” CRT and have been putting off the buy because we've not seen anything acceptable. But I think we found it today at a local furniture store (Hake's on Route 74).
We then drove across town to have the excellent ribs at Texas Roadhouse and then grocery-shopped at the nearby Wal-mart.
I walked my six-mile loop and we tried watching 'Eddie Izzard at Wembley Live' but abandoned it due to boredom and switched to '30 Rock' episodes.
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Friday, 13 November -
Today's a rainy day thanks to Tropical Storm Ida's remnants. We're actually lucky in just getting some light rain while Virginia Beach and the Carolinas were really hit hard.
I spent much of my day on the Web. No walk today.
We watched 'Sin Nombre', an interesting and violent movie about a young immigrant couple trying to travel from Guatemala through gang-infested Mexico to the U.S. This one will make you feel lucky to live the life you're living.
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Thursday, 12 November -
I spent much of today researching a replacement for our antique Linksys router. We're having a lot of unexplained dropouts and lock-ups with our wireless connections and it's time for a technology upgrade anyway.
I also spent hours with SearchTempest, a Craigslist multi-city search engine. It's easy to get caught up in it given how easy it is to find all the ads within hundreds of miles on one search. I like to look for less-than-common things like Rokon two-wheel-drive motorcycles to see what's out there.
That afternoon I rode the Concours to Rocky Ridge park for a walk. I did my five-mile loop in 1:21 with a combination of fast-walking and jogging.
That evening we continued with '30- Rock' Season Two.
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Wednesday, 11 November -
Today I took Mocha Joe in for an oil change at Wal-mart. It seems like I was just in there a few months ago (I had the last one done in August) but on the other hand it's over 12,000 miles later. I'm still happy with the Mobil One oil and the thorough job Wal-mart does.
I also stopped at Tractor Supply, looking for a motorcycle hauler and shopped for a phone at Staples before heading home for my six-miler.
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Tuesday, 10 November -
Today I drove to Chambersburg for a tax appointment. After the meeting I had lunch at the local Fuddruckers and then met with the real-estate agent handling the house my brothers and I have for sale.
I made it back home in time (barely) to walk my six-mile loop before dark. Fie on this early-sunset stuff!
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Monday, 9 November -
I drove Mocha Joe into York for the windshield replacement this morning. While the three-hour installation was going on I walked over to the nearby Starbucks, then on to the Panera. I had my laptop along so the time went quickly. I see Panera is now changing their wi-fi policy to limit sessions to 30 minutes during lunch and supper times. I can't really blame them, given how many people I see using their laptops for extended times in busy Paneras. The 30-minute limit at the busiest times seems like a reasonable balance.
On the walk back to the shop I looked for a replacement telephone at Office Max (our ancient Panasonic wall phone died recently). After picking up the van I shopped for a phone at Wal-mart, then stopped at the local Toyota dealer to look at an FJ Cruiser on the lot. I can't believe they want $27K for a three-year-old FJ when new ones can be had for under $30K. In any case, I don't think I'm really an FJ-guy. I like the vehicle's looks but it wouldn't be all that useful to me. It's not big enough to live in (a la Mocha Joe) so I wouldn't have it where I'd need it, i.e., in the Florida sugar-sand or a Death Valley backcountry 4x4 trail.
I walked-six that afternoon.
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Sunday, 8 November -
After a morning patrolling the web news sites, I rode the Concours to the Tollgate Starbucks to exercise the bike and to read the papers. I like this particular Starbucks because it's not quite so busy and it has comfortable chairs for reading (unlike my regular Starbucks which took out the reading chairs to make room for more tables).
Later in the afternoon I walked my six-mile loop and then we watched several episodes of '30 Rock' Season Two.
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Saturday, 7 November
I spent the morning updating the blog, then made arrangements for a new windshield for Mocha Joe. I believe this is the fourth windshield on this van, all replaced because of cracks caused by flying stones from oncoming cars. My last windshield cost $280 and this one was first quoted at $230 but when I said I needed to make a few more calls before deciding, the guy changed the offer to $175 at the same place I got one last time.
That afternoon I walked my six mile loop.
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(posted from home)
(This post covers 7 – 16 November, 2009)
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Monday, 16 November -
This morning I had my CT-scan for my appointment with my urologist later this week. This is a follow-up check on a kidney problem detected last year. My X-ray tech did a great job of making today's procedure a routine one.
Later that day I did my six-miler while Labashi worked in the yard (on this beautiful Indian Summer day) and then we picked up the television stand that evening at Hake's. On the way home we split a good filet mignon at the nearby Logan's Roadhouse restaurant.
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Sunday, 15 November-
Today we pulled out Labashi's 14' orchard ladder and began trimming the Canadian hemlocks which make up the border between us and the neighbors. We had to use both the pruning pole and pruning chainsaw (an 8-inch chainsaw on a 12-foot pole) to top the trees. The idea is to stop their vertical growth at about 16-18 feet.
Labashi also wanted to go buy the TV cart we had seen at Hake's later in the day. I double-checked the TV on the Sears website and found their price for the television we want has gone up $150! And, worse, a search of the internet revealed it's still the cheapest price available. It appears Sony (and everybody else) had kicked up the price and I had missed a great deal.
But I remembered the sale tag at our local store had said the sale is on through 11/28. I called the store and found their sale is still on even though the Sears.com site doesn't show it. And though they don't have any in stock, I could pick up one Tuesday at the store.
We buzzed in to Sears and bought the television, then dropped by Hake's to pick up the TV stand only to learn it's buried in the warehouse and we couldn't get it today.
Back home I walked-six and we finished up '30 Rock' Season Two.
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Saturday, 14 November -
Today we picked up a replacement speaker-phone at Staples ($28) and went looking for a tv stand. We're close to buying a television to replace our old Sony 27” CRT and have been putting off the buy because we've not seen anything acceptable. But I think we found it today at a local furniture store (Hake's on Route 74).
We then drove across town to have the excellent ribs at Texas Roadhouse and then grocery-shopped at the nearby Wal-mart.
I walked my six-mile loop and we tried watching 'Eddie Izzard at Wembley Live' but abandoned it due to boredom and switched to '30 Rock' episodes.
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Friday, 13 November -
Today's a rainy day thanks to Tropical Storm Ida's remnants. We're actually lucky in just getting some light rain while Virginia Beach and the Carolinas were really hit hard.
I spent much of my day on the Web. No walk today.
We watched 'Sin Nombre', an interesting and violent movie about a young immigrant couple trying to travel from Guatemala through gang-infested Mexico to the U.S. This one will make you feel lucky to live the life you're living.
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Thursday, 12 November -
I spent much of today researching a replacement for our antique Linksys router. We're having a lot of unexplained dropouts and lock-ups with our wireless connections and it's time for a technology upgrade anyway.
I also spent hours with SearchTempest, a Craigslist multi-city search engine. It's easy to get caught up in it given how easy it is to find all the ads within hundreds of miles on one search. I like to look for less-than-common things like Rokon two-wheel-drive motorcycles to see what's out there.
That afternoon I rode the Concours to Rocky Ridge park for a walk. I did my five-mile loop in 1:21 with a combination of fast-walking and jogging.
That evening we continued with '30- Rock' Season Two.
---------------------------
Wednesday, 11 November -
Today I took Mocha Joe in for an oil change at Wal-mart. It seems like I was just in there a few months ago (I had the last one done in August) but on the other hand it's over 12,000 miles later. I'm still happy with the Mobil One oil and the thorough job Wal-mart does.
I also stopped at Tractor Supply, looking for a motorcycle hauler and shopped for a phone at Staples before heading home for my six-miler.
--------------------------
Tuesday, 10 November -
Today I drove to Chambersburg for a tax appointment. After the meeting I had lunch at the local Fuddruckers and then met with the real-estate agent handling the house my brothers and I have for sale.
I made it back home in time (barely) to walk my six-mile loop before dark. Fie on this early-sunset stuff!
-------------------------
Monday, 9 November -
I drove Mocha Joe into York for the windshield replacement this morning. While the three-hour installation was going on I walked over to the nearby Starbucks, then on to the Panera. I had my laptop along so the time went quickly. I see Panera is now changing their wi-fi policy to limit sessions to 30 minutes during lunch and supper times. I can't really blame them, given how many people I see using their laptops for extended times in busy Paneras. The 30-minute limit at the busiest times seems like a reasonable balance.
On the walk back to the shop I looked for a replacement telephone at Office Max (our ancient Panasonic wall phone died recently). After picking up the van I shopped for a phone at Wal-mart, then stopped at the local Toyota dealer to look at an FJ Cruiser on the lot. I can't believe they want $27K for a three-year-old FJ when new ones can be had for under $30K. In any case, I don't think I'm really an FJ-guy. I like the vehicle's looks but it wouldn't be all that useful to me. It's not big enough to live in (a la Mocha Joe) so I wouldn't have it where I'd need it, i.e., in the Florida sugar-sand or a Death Valley backcountry 4x4 trail.
I walked-six that afternoon.
-------------------------
Sunday, 8 November -
After a morning patrolling the web news sites, I rode the Concours to the Tollgate Starbucks to exercise the bike and to read the papers. I like this particular Starbucks because it's not quite so busy and it has comfortable chairs for reading (unlike my regular Starbucks which took out the reading chairs to make room for more tables).
Later in the afternoon I walked my six-mile loop and then we watched several episodes of '30 Rock' Season Two.
------------------------
Saturday, 7 November
I spent the morning updating the blog, then made arrangements for a new windshield for Mocha Joe. I believe this is the fourth windshield on this van, all replaced because of cracks caused by flying stones from oncoming cars. My last windshield cost $280 and this one was first quoted at $230 but when I said I needed to make a few more calls before deciding, the guy changed the offer to $175 at the same place I got one last time.
That afternoon I walked my six mile loop.
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