July 15-20 2012

Sunday 15- nice day with temps in the high 80s.

I’ve decided that I'm turning off the computer and the phone. I just need to get caught up with stuff and not communicating with certain people right now...social networking like FaceBook and others, also emails and people calling have taken too much of my time. I will check from time to time if there are any important messages that I need to reply to or call.

I have a myriad of projects I need to complete and out of the way. I have two books I wrote and which need to be edited- I have two other books started that need to be finished.

I did my stretches, yoga, lifted dumbbells, and went for a mile run.

I did four lessons in Beginning Latin book and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a house.

I called and talked to family and friends. Dang Mac kept me on the phone jawing for 90minutes.

I went for my evening walk carrying a five pound weight which will be easier on the backpack then bricks. I might look into setting up my hiking and camping backpack which is much larger, and get used to carrying that.

Throughout the day I read a bunch of chapters of Edgar Rice Burroughs “The Warlord of Mars”.

I went for a night run.

Monday 16- another nice and cool day!

I did my stretches, core trainer, lifted weights, punched the heavy bag, and ran up the hill and back carrying 5lbs in each hand.

I did a lesson in Beginning Latin book and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something:

I read part of chapter 6 of “The Universe in a Nutshell” by Stephen Hawking. About: Time travel- how it is/isn’t possible.

I read 2 chapters of Edgar Rice Burroughs “The Warlord of Mars”.

I went for my evening walk with the backpack with a five pound weight. I noticed throughout this year there hasn’t been many flowers- even the Sahara Mustard plant didn’t sprout- and there hasn’t been any of the big black ants either. Well yesterday and today I’ve noticed them starting to dig holes here and there; where at this time of year there would be large mounds. Also on my walks I photographed Gulls that are fungi on the creosote bush deposited by insects that lay their eggs there. If you look closely at the photo you can see the ribbed larvae poking their heads out. 

I got caught up with my astronomy reading.

I studied chapter 2 “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”.

I read a section on in “The Practical Entomologist”. About: Aphids, Cicadas, and Hoppers- order of homoptera.

Tuesday 17- another fine and glorious day.

I did my stretches, yoga, lifted dumbbells and went for a mile and a half run.

I did a lesson in Beginning Latin book and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something:

I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”

I finished chapter 6 of “The Universe in a Nutshell” by Stephen Hawking.

At 1PM I picked Kelly up and we drove to the post office, got gas, Rite Aid, Stater Bros. and lunch at Burger King; their fish sandwich was mighty good! Kelly got her new glasses today in the mail, so we sat outside her house looking at things far away and jawing about this and that. I got home around 6PM.

I went for my evening walk carrying a five pound weight in my backpack.

I read a few chapter of Edgar Rice Burroughs “The Warlord of Mars”.

I did my stretches, lifted dumbbells, and went for a night run.

I did a little stargazing- M13 in Hercules, and a few other globular clusters around the teapot.

I practiced my guitar.

Wednesday 18- a lovely day.

I did my stretches, core trainer, lifted weights, punched the heavy bag, and ran up the hill and back carrying 5lbs in each hand.

I did three lessons in Beginning Latin book and another three in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: monsters.

I’m still studying chapter 1 of “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”

I started reading the last chapter of “The Universe in a Nutshell” by Stephen Hawking.

I heard that beets are good for your gallbladder, so yesterday I bought some. I got out my juicer that has been in storage for nine years which the packrats got to and I had to use bleach to clean and wash it all up. Then I cut up all the beets and other vegetables and was happily feeding them down the hole that shreds them when I noticed red juice flowing around the juicer. It turns out that the plastic container in the front, that I thought collected the juice, only collected the pulverize remains of what I fed in. After some investigating, I found a sprout in the back where the juice comes out and goes into a cup that I was supposed to put there, oh well. So I sopped up the red liquid on the kitchen counter and continued. Little did I know that the spilled fluid was sucked up into the motor by a cooling fan on the bottom; another mess. I finally got everything cleaned up, even the walls, and sat down and drank the whole glass of beet juice down in two gulps. Was it worth it? I don’t know, but it tasted really good!

I got my old hiking backpack together and went for my evening walk. This backpack I bought at REI in 1996 just before coming up here. It has straps and compartments all over- it was made for long hikes.

I finished reading Edgar Rice Burroughs “The Warlord of Mars”. What a wonderful book, what a wonderful love story!

I did my stretches, went for a night run, sit-ups, and lifted dumbbells.

I took out the big binoculars for a spell and drank in the night’s sky.

Thursday 19- it’s getting a little hotter but still nice.

I did my stretches, ran one and a half miles, and lifted dumbbells.

I did a lesson in Beginning Latin book and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: 2 faces…

My friend Janet at The-Gadgeteer.com is sending me a JamUp Plug to hook my guitar up to my iPad so I can record my songs. I thought that was mighty nice of her and her husband Butch who plays a mean lead on his guitar.

I went for an evening walk with my backpack.

I finished reading “The Universe in a Nutshell” by Stephen Hawking.

Kelly finally received word that her operation is set for the end of the month.

I did my stretches, went for a night run, sit-ups, and lifted dumbbells.

It is 90 degrees and muggy outside, so I thought I’d better take the scooter down to my mailbox on Border Ave and collect my mail. It was a nice refreshing ride!

Friday 20- getting hot and muggy.

I did my stretches, core trainer, lifted weights, punched the heavy bag, and ran up the hill and back carrying 5lbs in each hand.

While I was doing my exercises I saw an owl taking a dip in the cement pond. I came upon the owl unexpectedly and we were both surprised but he stayed there as I backed away. I ran into the house to grab my camera and was back in a flash, but he had already flown over behind the palm tree. I didn’t want to disturb it anymore than I had to, so I took some pictures from a distance; the pics didn’t come out so good…

I did a lesson in Beginning Latin book and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: more faces…

I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”, about: mitochondria.

I went for an evening walk with my backpack.

My friend Judy found out that I am studying Latin and is sending me a book called "Latin Quips at your Fingertips", I think that is really sweet of her! 

I started reading a new book by Edgar Rice Burroughs called “Thuvia, Maid of Mars”.

I went for a night run, sit-ups, and lifted dumbbells.

I sat outside for an hour or so looking at M31, and then the garnet star and the Cepheid variable star in the constellation Cepheus.