Saturday 21

 Saturday 21- I did my stretches. I went to bed around 1am (early for me) last night and slept till 11am; I must have been really tired from all that grouting of the floors yesterday.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 43 and 63 degrees, winds slight breeze, humidity around 23 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind between 3 and 6 mph.” 
I drove down to Home Depot to get the grout that I ran out of yesterday when I had a few more tiles to get done; I only needed a cup full! I even bought me a sponge mop so I won’t have to stoop down to clean the tiles. When I got back home I went over the tiles with the mop and it was really easy to clean that way, duh! Before, I would get down on my hands and knees and use a sponge. The floor looks really nice and I am glad that I did it, but if I’d known how much work it was going to take beforehand I’d have just painted the dang thing and been done with it!
I was invited over to Stoney’s to eat dinner with his daughter Judy and her family Denny and Dustin. Denny cooked up something called a heartburn casserole that consisted of corn tortillas, hamburger, corn, onions, cheese, and other ingredients that was mighty filling and tasty. Stoney is looking okay after his operation and says that he is now getting circulation in his feet and the pain in his chest has gone away. He said the operation was all done through an artery in his leg, was awake the whole time while the stents were being put into place, and didn’t feel a thing. Dustin, Stoney’s fourteen year old great grandson has really grown since I last saw him a year ago this Thanksgiving and is playing football at his high school. It was great seeing them all again!
I got back home to do a little webwork and then read a few chapters in “Golden Buddha”; did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.

Sunday 22

 Sunday 22- I did my stretches and ran two miles.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 41 and 64 degrees, winds NW at 4 to 12, humidity around 27 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 7 mph.” 
I called a few Friends and Family during the day.
I put sealant on the tiles in the kitchen and it stunk up the whole house. I had all the windows open but the smell lingered throughout the day and into the night. I’m going to hate it when it comes time to put the sealant on the tiles in my bedroom. I mopped the floors over and over trying to get the rest of the leftover grout and it looks like I’ll be doing it a few more times before I get it all.
I worked on my 12” Dobsonian Telescope. I had to cut grooves into the new bolts so that I can turn them with a screwdriver and then cut a metal spring that goes on the bolts that holds the primary mirror onto the mount. With that done I remounted the whole assembly back onto the telescope tube and tried to align it as best as I could. It was daytime and I’ll have to wait until night fall to find out if the repairs worked by testing it out on a bright star to see if there is any aberrations. At least the view finder is lining up correctly where it didn’t before when I first purchased the scope.
Patty came over with her sister Debbie to pick up her computer. Debbie said that she has another computer that Patty can have but it needs to be fixed. I told her to bring it over and I’d have a look-see.
I watched “60 Minutes” about: Health Care for the terminally ill; a Newsweek reporter’s story of being held in an Iranian prison; James Cameron’s new film Avatar; and Andy Rooney talking about Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims.
Then I went outside to test the telescope. Ah, so much better! The stars are dots instead of looking like comets! A vast improvement over what it was. I still need to tweak the primary mirror into better alignment and clean the mirror, too. But I’m happy that it’s working much better! A cold wind started to blow and I collected everything together and went back inside; my body isn’t acclimated to the cold yet this year.
I read a few chapters in “Golden Buddha” until late, then I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.