Wednesday 24

Wednesday 24- I did my stretches, ran a mile, lifted weights, and rode my bike.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 43 and 60 degrees, SSE winds at 2 to 11 MPH, humidity around 39 percent, mostly cloudy skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm."
I did some yard work planting some cuttings off the desert willow tree and watering all the plants just in case it doesn’t rain. The desert willow has been growing here for about four years and was given to me by Linda Dehart who handed me a stick and said plant it. Well it grew up- I almost killed it once by pouring grapefruit juice on it, but it survived somehow through my ignorance.
I went on my evening walk listening to Astronomy Cast lecture: Ep. 172: William Herschel who discovered Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet discovered by a telescope. He also discovered infrared radiation by accident when he was trying to measure the ambient temperature around a prism that was emitting a rainbow of light from the Sun. I visited Princess while on my walk and fed her a carrot. I found out that she likes lemon drops too! I had one in my hand to eat and she nudged me for it; I gave her a couple more of them.
I got back home and practiced on my guitar. Then I read aloud from the textbooks: “Astronomy Today" review of the chapter on Earth; “The Cell: a Molecular Approach” about the detection of small amounts of DNA or RNA by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). The book keeps on saying “See chapter so an so” and maybe when I get to them chapters I’ll know what they’re talking about; Digital Electronics course is still put on hold because I’m still looking for a cassette player.
I did some webwork for the rest of the night and then did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.

Thursday 25

Thursday 25- I awoke with the computer still on with a half written reply on the screen. I have my Netbook on a stand that swings over my bed so I can lay there and use it and apparently I had fallen asleep while in the middle of typing. I did my stretches and ran two miles.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 43 and 66 degrees, NNW winds at 8 to 14 MPH, humidity around 35 percent, mostly sunny skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast between 12 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind between 5 and 11 mph.”
I called up Marcie to see if she had bought the yellow ink cartridge for her printer so that I may print out pictures of Bob Seeley for his memorial this Saturday; she didn’t but said she might get it today. I’ll call her tomorrow.
I’m getting low on bird seed and I hope to catch a ride to town with a friend next week; the Gross Polluter isn’t legal to drive to town. I wonder if they’d like oatmeal because I got plenty of that. Now some doves are hanging around in the yard! I guess that they go after whatever the little birds knock out of the feeder by accident.
Seimi came over so I could show him how to use the word processor again. I spent an hour or so re-showing him how to work it. This time I gave him some homework to do which is to be completed before he comes over again when I’ll teach him about the internet. When we were done he went on an evening walk with me down to feed Princess an apple and a carrot.
Joel came by with dinner; two hot dogs, a bowl of Chili Mac, and two small itsy bitsy teeny weenie chocolate donuts. It was mighty good!
I practiced my guitar and then I read aloud from the textbooks: “Astronomy Today" starting the chapter on the Moon and Mercury; “The Cell: a Molecular Approach” about probes for screening recombinant DNA libraries. I’m not going to try to explain what this is or even understand it all myself, but I can only say that I am enjoying the subject of molecular biology.
I then watched a DVD movie called “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” (2008) which kept me entertained for a spell. Some of the lines were kind of corny and you could see the actors trying to say them and keep a straight face.
I did my stretches and lifted weights; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.