August 17-23 2014

[madgravity]

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Sunday 17- 110 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for ran a mile run, core trainer, punched the heavybag for about two minutes and swam for about 20 minutes or so.

As always on Sundays I talked to Family here and there throughout the day.

I started the Harley and again another large snake came hurrying out scaring the you know what out of me. It had a green tinge, but no rattle... it turned out not to be venomous. I’ll try to charge the Harley tomorrow.

I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells, core trainer, went for my evening walk with Cassie and I listened to lecture 6;  Observing the Universe I, from Astro 10P Fall 2006 UC Berkeley: Introduction to Astronomy given by Professor Joshua Bloom.

I did my studies; a lesson in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a flower, and even colored it in with yellow and green.

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.

I read the month of  March in “365 Starry Nights” trying to catch up to August.

I updated my journal and posted it.

I practiced my guitar.

Monday 18- cloudy with some rain and drizzle; very humid indeed.

I did my stretches, yoga and took Cassie for a mile and a half run.

I went to start the Harley and stood on a chair this time just in case of any snakes come hopping out at me. No snakes this time so I let the Harley run for a long spell.

I listened to lecture 1 of Geography 130 while I cleaned up some garbage.

I listened to lecture 6- New kingdom Egypt state and society from 1500 to 1000 BC, from the course History 4A The Ancient Mediterranean World by Isabelle Pafford.

I did my stretches and went for my evening walk with Cassie and  listened to lecture 7;  Observing the Universe II, from Astro 10P Fall 2006 UC Berkeley: Introduction to Astronomy given by Professor Joshua Bloom.

I read the month of  April in “365 Starry Nights” trying to catch up to August.

I did my studies; a lesson in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a weird face with glasses.

Read from my old history book “A Short History of Western Civilization” chapter one sections 2; The River Valley Environment, and 3; Mesopotamia: Political, Economic, and Social Life.

I practiced my guitar.

I started on the Poems and Such book last night and realized I have over 42 thousand words. This is not counting my ten years of “Thought of the Week” from my newspaper column I still have to add. This may take longer than I thought....

 

Tuesday 19- windy with some scattered clouds. Temps maybe 97.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for ran a mile run, core trainer, punched the heavybag for about two minutes and swam for about 20 minutes or so.

I did some more work on the poem book. Not sure how I’m going to set it up yet, maybe in sections like: One liners- Love Poems- Thought of the Week- Some Witty Sayings... I’m just not sure yet.  

I did my stretches and went for my evening walk with Cassie and  listened to lecture 8;  Observing the Universe III, from Astro 10P Fall 2006 UC Berkeley.

I did my studies; a lesson in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: A Sunset.

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run with Cassie.

Read from my old history book “A Short History of Western Civilization” chapter one sections 4; Mesopotamia: Cultural Life.

I practiced my guitar.

Wednesday 20-  96 degrees, rain, lightning and thunder here and there clearing by 4pm.

I did my stretches and Cassie and me went for a walk.

I finished reading the month of May in “365 Starry Nights”.

Thursday 21- 95 degrees with flash flood alerts for our area.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for walk, core trainer and punched the heavybag for about two minutes.

I watched a bunch of Youtube science videos I subscribe to that had built up over time by my neglect.

I got an alert on my cell phone that went off and scared the you know what out of me until I read it and realized was only a flash flood warning.... It sounded like a nuclear attack warning from the 50s... I didn't even know my cell phone was set up for those alerts.

Friday 22- 97 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

Went to town with Kelly to do some shopping; left at 3pm and got back home at 10pm. We went to the Pet Store, Vons, checked out the new Tractor Store, ate chinese, Home Depot, WalMart, and then back to Home Depot for something Kelly had forgot to buy.

I took Cassie for a night walk when I got home.

Saturday 23- around 100 degrees.

I did my stretches.

Sherry came by to say hi. I was walking her back to see my pool when she yelled “YIKES!” I jumped and she pointed to a very large yellowish  scorpion that I watched crawl back between some boards. “That’s the desert,” was all I said.

I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.

I heard Cassie barking at something in the backyard and went to investigate. It was a mojave iguana swimming in Cassie's pool not able to get out. I collected the poor iguana and held it for a few minutes to calm it down and make sure it was okay. When Cassie was on the other side of the yard I walked the iguana over to some thick chaparral and let it go. Sorry no pictures; it was more important for me to release it quickly.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

***** Stuff I Wrote this Week******

The truth sometimes lies hidden behind a veil of ignorance and society's embrace of mediocrity.

~RD

Azure seas caress beaches of golden sands, water glistens silver sparkles the sunlit wake, their tiny sailboat leaves as it makes its way, on a wondrous journey vast and far, casting their course on yonder star. Two young lovers caught and bound tight, a bond so powerful with promises of much delight, drawn to each other like the Earth draws the Moon, the wind whips through the halyards and rigging to sing them a tune, a song of trust and of love and of loyalty and faith, as their tiny sailboat sails away.

~RD

In fertile minds the seeds are planted from which great stories grow; that sounds pretty natural and wonderful to me...

~RD

Hey you!

Yes you who are reading this.

This is not computer generated cyber manifestation of an entity as some would have you believe.

There is another real to life human being with real feelings on the otherside writing this to you.

Please be kind and respectful to all your cyber friends and acquaintances because they are real people just like you are on the other side of their computer display.

~RD

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