Welcome to the Month of December!

Welcome to the Month of December! I did my stretches, ran a mile, and lifted dumbbells.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 32 to 57 degrees, calm winds, humidity around 13 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.”
I wrote my column for the Hi-Desert Star Newspaper and sent it in. Thought of the Week: Eternity is wasted on the dead.
I gathered up all my dirty clothes and headed over to Stoney’s to do my laundry and take a shower. I put my clothes in the washer and took my shower, and then I put them in the dryer and went over to Kelly’s to drop off a mattress pad. Kelly told me later tonight that she is mighty pleased with the pad. I got to Stoney’s and climbed up on the garage roof to look at what wind damage was done. A whole 3x15 foot section was missing. Now that I know what’s wrong I’ll get what’s need to fix it before the rains come.
I went for my evening walk just before sunset and took a few pics.
I talked to Kelly for a spell on Skype. After I was done and ready to sign off when this MsLindaxx came on to solicit my attention. I usually don’t answer these because their predators and scammers after your money. She asked me what work I did and I made up this up on the fly: systems and mainframe integrations of sub-program routines on interlacing meta-files. She seemed impressed.
Here’s the rest of the conversation:
hello
[12/1/2010 8:28:06 PM] Bob Deloyd: hello
[12/1/2010 8:28:15 PM] Linda : how are you?
[12/1/2010 8:28:47 PM] Bob Deloyd: ok- how are you?
[12/1/2010 8:29:08 PM] Linda : not too bad, i;m ok too
[12/1/2010 8:29:35 PM] Bob Deloyd: where do you live?
[12/1/2010 8:29:47 PM] Linda : i am linda
[12/1/2010 8:29:55 PM] Linda : and i live in sunyani,ghana and u
[12/1/2010 8:30:17 PM] Bob Deloyd: Joshua Tree California
[12/1/2010 8:30:36 PM] Linda : ok...
[12/1/2010 8:30:37 PM] Linda : USA
[12/1/2010 8:30:41 PM] Linda : right?
[12/1/2010 8:30:43 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes
[12/1/2010 8:30:56 PM] Linda : i am Linda and you?
[12/1/2010 8:31:07 PM] Bob Deloyd: I am Bob
[12/1/2010 8:31:33 PM] Linda : nice to meet you Bob
[12/1/2010 8:31:44 PM] Bob Deloyd: nice to met you too Linda
[12/1/2010 8:32:31 PM] Linda : i am glad you write back..
[12/1/2010 8:32:40 PM] Linda : how's the weather over your place now?
[12/1/2010 8:33:08 PM] Bob Deloyd: It's my first time to write back
[12/1/2010 8:33:10 PM] Bob Deloyd: cold
[12/1/2010 8:33:21 PM] Linda : really?
[12/1/2010 8:33:28 PM] Bob Deloyd: how about where you live?
[12/1/2010 8:34:03 PM] Linda : well, where i live it;'s cold right now in the early morning but very hot in the day time
[12/1/2010 8:34:47 PM] Bob Deloyd: Yes it gets into the low 30F here
[12/1/2010 8:35:16 PM] Linda : And do you experience snow?
[12/1/2010 8:35:40 PM] Bob Deloyd: some times but not every year
[12/1/2010 8:36:11 PM] Linda : ok
[12/1/2010 8:36:22 PM] Linda : Bob do you live alone?
[12/1/2010 8:36:24 PM] Bob Deloyd: have you ever been in snow?
[12/1/2010 8:36:35 PM] Linda : there's no snow in ghana
[12/1/2010 8:36:46 PM] Bob Deloyd: I didn't think so :)
[12/1/2010 8:36:47 PM] Linda : and i have never seee snow with my physical eye
[12/1/2010 8:36:56 PM] Bob Deloyd: I see
[12/1/2010 8:37:08 PM] Bob Deloyd: just pictures
[12/1/2010 8:37:15 PM] Bob Deloyd: and movies
[12/1/2010 8:37:22 PM] Bob Deloyd: of snow
[12/1/2010 8:37:31 PM] Linda : yes
[12/1/2010 8:37:34 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes
[12/1/2010 8:37:55 PM] Linda : and i really love it that way it look.. i looks like ice right
[12/1/2010 8:38:01 PM] Linda : soft ice
[12/1/2010 8:38:14 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes it is
[12/1/2010 8:38:22 PM] Bob Deloyd: snow cone
[12/1/2010 8:38:46 PM] Linda : :)
[12/1/2010 8:39:22 PM] Bob Deloyd: you like snow cones
[12/1/2010 8:39:43 PM] Linda : yes like it and i have feelings that one day i will see it with my physical eyes
[12/1/2010 8:40:00 PM] Linda : do you live alone or with your family?
[12/1/2010 8:40:18 PM] Bob Deloyd: live alone; just me here
[12/1/2010 8:40:36 PM] Linda : are you single or married?
[12/1/2010 8:41:03 PM] Bob Deloyd: I've never married
[12/1/2010 8:41:24 PM] Linda : the same here.. i am single never married and i have no kids
[12/1/2010 8:41:31 PM] Linda : how old are you?
[12/1/2010 8:41:43 PM] Bob Deloyd: too old
[12/1/2010 8:41:46 PM] Bob Deloyd: :)
[12/1/2010 8:41:56 PM] Bob Deloyd: 59
[12/1/2010 8:43:03 PM] Linda : i wonder why you;re not married or you have been divorce?
[12/1/2010 8:43:31 PM] Bob Deloyd: why you wonder?
[12/1/2010 8:43:58 PM] Bob Deloyd: maybe too mean
[12/1/2010 8:44:36 PM] Linda : i am surprise because you should be married man or divorce and have kids..
[12/1/2010 8:44:40 PM] Linda : do you have kids?
[12/1/2010 8:45:21 PM] Bob Deloyd: no--- why are you not married and have kids?
[12/1/2010 8:46:29 PM] Linda : i am not married because i have not meet the right man for me.. all the men who came my way are not honest and they don;t have the husband life in them.. they only cheat on me
[12/1/2010 8:47:01 PM] Bob Deloyd: Oh my that is so sad :(
[12/1/2010 8:47:41 PM] Linda : but i hope one day i will find a man who would share real love with me and we can settle down and make happy life..
[12/1/2010 8:49:06 PM] Bob Deloyd: I wish you luck! I've been looking for a long time and haven't found anyone. Now I'm too old :(
[12/1/2010 8:50:24 PM] Linda : Oh i am sad and worried about urs...so what are you looking for?
[12/1/2010 8:51:48 PM] Bob Deloyd: A nice woman to share my life with
[12/1/2010 8:52:21 PM] Bob Deloyd: one that likes astronomy and science
[12/1/2010 8:53:24 PM] Linda : oh nice.. that sound really good.. and so since when have you been looking around to find ur woman?
[12/1/2010 8:54:11 PM] Linda : ???
[12/1/2010 8:55:08 PM] Linda : are you there?
[12/1/2010 8:55:53 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes I am here. I just didn't understand your question
[12/1/2010 8:57:13 PM] Linda : OK..
[12/1/2010 8:57:47 PM] Linda : I mean have you been seriously looking for a woman always or you only get much time for your job only?
[12/1/2010 8:58:27 PM] Bob Deloyd: Job. work all the time... how about you?
[12/1/2010 8:58:56 PM] Linda : well, i am a student and i am studying and so what job do you do?
[12/1/2010 9:00:21 PM] Bob Deloyd: I work with computers--- what are you studying?
[12/1/2010 9:01:08 PM] Linda : i am studying marketing
[12/1/2010 9:01:27 PM] Linda : what actually do you work in computer.. i don;t know such job is that
[12/1/2010 9:03:53 PM] Bob Deloyd: systems and mainframe integrations of sub-program routines on interlacing meta-files
[12/1/2010 9:04:06 PM] Linda : oh ok
[12/1/2010 9:04:24 PM] Linda : then you are a computer as u know much when it come to computer
[12/1/2010 9:05:26 PM] Bob Deloyd: Yes---- Marketing in Ghana?
[12/1/2010 9:05:41 PM] Bob Deloyd: Sounds interesting
[12/1/2010 9:06:04 PM] Linda : yes
[12/1/2010 9:06:29 PM] Linda : have you ever come to Ghana?
[12/1/2010 9:06:57 PM] Bob Deloyd: No--- have you ever been in USA?
[12/1/2010 9:07:16 PM] Linda : no i have never been in USA
[12/1/2010 9:07:32 PM] Bob Deloyd: do you like Ghana?
[12/1/2010 9:08:04 PM] Bob Deloyd: BRB
[12/1/2010 9:08:40 PM] Linda : OK..
[12/1/2010 9:09:08 PM] Linda : I would like to relocate when I can afford and i find a good man that when I am leaving Ghana i am going to stay with him
[12/1/2010 9:11:04 PM] Bob Deloyd: you sound very intelligent. You should do good
[12/1/2010 9:11:22 PM] Linda : thanks
[12/1/2010 9:11:28 PM] Bob Deloyd: :)
[12/1/2010 9:11:45 PM] Linda : :)
[12/1/2010 9:12:31 PM] Bob Deloyd: I must go now but maybe we can chat later sometime
[12/1/2010 9:13:19 PM] Linda : lets share details and so that we can see each other online when we want to chat another time ok
[12/1/2010 9:14:46 PM] *** Call from Linda ***
[12/1/2010 9:15:06 PM] Linda : yess
[12/1/2010 9:15:21 PM | Edited 9:15:24 PM] Linda : add me and i can be online on your skype so we could chat another time
[12/1/2010 9:15:46 PM] Linda : add me and we chat another time
[12/1/2010 9:15:46 PM] Bob Deloyd: Bob Deloyd has shared contact details with Linda .
[12/1/2010 9:16:13 PM] Linda : yes you have added me now
[12/1/2010 9:16:16 PM] *** Call ended, duration 01:30 ***
[12/1/2010 9:16:21 PM] Linda : can i see a pic of you
[12/1/2010 9:16:32 PM] Bob Deloyd: yeah that's me
[12/1/2010 9:16:55 PM] Linda : do you have a any pic to let me see you or open your cam for me to see you?
[12/1/2010 9:17:34 PM] Bob Deloyd: how about a picture of you?
[12/1/2010 9:17:54 PM] Linda : yes i have a picture of myself and you can see me too
[12/1/2010 9:18:42 PM] Bob Deloyd: where is your picture?
[12/1/2010 9:19:06 PM] Linda : do u have a picture of yourself too?
[12/1/2010 9:19:36 PM] Bob Deloyd: just the one you see--- for now
[12/1/2010 9:20:25 PM] Linda : i didn;t see any pic of you..
[12/1/2010 9:20:29 PM] Linda : ok start ur video
[12/1/2010 9:20:48 PM] *** Call from Linda ***
[12/1/2010 9:21:07 PM] Bob Deloyd: can't hear you
[12/1/2010 9:21:14 PM] Linda : i don;t have mic
[12/1/2010 9:21:30 PM] Bob Deloyd: oh :)
[12/1/2010 9:21:44 PM] Bob Deloyd: My video is down :(
[12/1/2010 9:21:50 PM] *** Linda sent photo 2.JPG ***
oh so i can;t see you?
[12/1/2010 9:24:25 PM] Bob Deloyd: that's right - I have another computer that has video
[12/1/2010 9:24:34 PM] Bob Deloyd: Very pretty girl
[12/1/2010 9:24:49 PM] Linda : thanks
[12/1/2010 9:25:02 PM] Linda : thanks for ur compliment
[12/1/2010 9:25:07 PM] Bob Deloyd: I find it hard to believe that you can't find anyone to love and to be loved
[12/1/2010 9:25:11 PM] Linda : i think you can let me see you on ur another computer
[12/1/2010 9:25:43 PM] Bob Deloyd: Maybe next time we chat
[12/1/2010 9:26:05 PM] Linda : oh wow.. i can see you now
[12/1/2010 9:26:12 PM] Linda : i can see ur pic
[12/1/2010 9:26:46 PM] Bob Deloyd: okay
[12/1/2010 9:27:38 PM] Linda : you are such a nice man to and i am surprise you haven;t find anyone to love and to be loved
[12/1/2010 9:28:22 PM] Bob Deloyd: Are all girls as beautiful as you in Ghana?
[12/1/2010 9:29:01 PM] Linda : Yes they are most beautiful than me
[12/1/2010 9:29:48 PM] Bob Deloyd: I can't believe that
[12/1/2010 9:30:13 PM] Linda : why :)
[12/1/2010 9:30:22 PM] Bob Deloyd: You should find nice young guy and live happy ever after!
[12/1/2010 9:31:49 PM] Linda : why do you say that?
[12/1/2010 9:32:46 PM] Bob Deloyd: Why not :)
[12/1/2010 9:33:27 PM] Linda : is nott young guy who will make me happy but anyone who love is pure could make me happy then... i hope u understand
[12/1/2010 9:35:14 PM] Bob Deloyd: I'm not sure
[12/1/2010 9:35:40 PM] Bob Deloyd: you look like Gina Torres!
[12/1/2010 9:35:54 PM] Linda : Who;s Gina Torres
[12/1/2010 9:38:31 PM] Linda : she is in USA?
[12/1/2010 9:38:47 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes she is an actress
[12/1/2010 9:39:07 PM] Bob Deloyd: you look just like her!
[12/1/2010 9:39:15 PM] Bob Deloyd: Twins!
[12/1/2010 9:41:15 PM] Linda : hahaha... i never knew i have a twin sister in usa
[12/1/2010 9:41:24 PM] Linda : and why am i in Ghana :)
[12/1/2010 9:41:43 PM] Bob Deloyd: you can be a star :)
[12/1/2010 9:43:33 PM] Linda : :) it would be great but i dont like to be a star to be popular
[12/1/2010 9:44:04 PM] Bob Deloyd: I think you are
[12/1/2010 9:46:29 PM] Linda : i am not
[12/1/2010 9:47:23 PM] Bob Deloyd: Oh yes you are!!!! I have to go now but I'll chat with you later. Good luck finding mr right :)
[12/1/2010 9:49:20 PM] Linda : ok..... i will chat with you later then
[12/1/2010 9:49:27 PM | Edited 9:49:30 PM] Linda : nice meeting you Bob :)
[12/1/2010 9:49:56 PM] Bob Deloyd: yes nice meeting you too lovely Linda :)
[12/1/2010 9:50:22 PM] Linda : thanks
[12/1/2010 9:50:27 PM] Linda : bye for now
[12/1/2010 9:50:47 PM] Bob Deloyd: bye

I shared this later with Kelly and we had quite a laugh. Kelly agreed with me that the picture Linda sent was a dead ringer for Gina Torres :)

I did my stretches, wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.