August 09-17 2012

Thursday 09- very hot with temps into the teens and muggy.

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

I did a little work on the book. I suppose I should get started editing book two, the Sci-Fi one, pretty soon.

I checked my batteries that run my little home. They were a little low and I filled them up with distilled water.

I watched two episodes of “Warehouse 13” and messed around on FaceBook here and there throughout the day.

Friday 10- a little cooler with temps around 112.

I did my stretches, core trainer, and lifted weights.

I started all my vehicles and let them run for a bit. I really need to take the Harley out for a run.

It was just too dang hot to do anything else today.

Being so hot, I decided to hook up the swamp cooler. I had it running but it wasn’t putting out enough cold air. I took the old electric car radiator fan I had installed inside and mounted to a piece of plywood that fit to the front of the cooler. Now it’s like a hurricane inside my bedroom!

I started editing book 2, the Sci-Fi book. It’s going to take much longer being it’s over 50,000 words.

Saturday 11- very hot, 113, with clouds.

I did my stretches.

Updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.

Worked on both books.

I watched the Perseid Meteor Shower and chatting with my friends in our group “FaceBook Goes to Mars”. We have dark skies where I live. Usually when people hear Shower they think of lots and lots of meteors, which isn't the case. On a good night during a meteor shower you may see 1 or 2 a minute, but what you really want to see is the Earthgrazers that makes for the WOW you hear at meteor parties

From 10 to 11pm I counted in 45 minutes 11 dim, 8 medium, 4 bright, and 2 very bright meteors. I tried the NASA counter on my phone and it died twice and when I did get it running it would ruin my night vision... I should have tested it before hand.

11:30 to midnight I saw 2 dim, 3 med, and 2 bright...

2 to 3am I counted over 40 and gave up. Most were bright; a few were dim but not many because of the Moon. The Moon really looked special tonight having Jupiter, Venus as close neighbors in the eastern skies. I went to bed shortly after and fell right to sleep.

 Sunday 12- hot, cloudy, thunder and lightning, but no rain.

I was working on the books when I heard thunder and stepped outside to see what was going on. There were lots of storm cells coming my way, but after a spell they either petered out or went off to the north as usual. I went back inside for a spell until I smelled smoke. It was coming from the Joshua Tree National Park where lightning had sparked a fire. I grabbed my camera and took pictures and videos of fire in park. I uploaded them to FaceBook where I’ve been hanging out off and on all day. I got some mighty fine friend there!

I went outside around 10pm to check for meteors, but the sky was overcast.

Monday 13- hot, cloudy, thunder and lightning, but this time it did rain!

I did my stretches, core trainer, yoga, lifted weights, punched the heavy bag, and ran up the hill and back carrying 5lbs in each hand. I’m back at it now!

The charge controller to my 12 volt system went out. I happened to have a spare charger and hooked it up, but the batteries were so low I had to connect and run off my emergency 12 volt battery system, until the other batteries charge up.

I went for an evening walk with my backpack with only 15 pounds in it this time. I think I better drop it down to ten next walk.

I worked on my book and chatted with some friends on FaceBook. I need a name for my book, the working title “A little Desert Home” sounds too much like “Little Home on the Prairie” to some folks, and now I find myself thinking that.

I went for a night run.

I loaded all chapter of “A little Desert Home” onto a website that prints books. I will format it for printing there.

  

Tuesday 14- temps around 112 degrees, with some cloudiness with smoke from the fires added to the mix.

I did my stretches, just too much smoke.

Paula called and we had a long chat about family matters.

I went for an evening walk with my backpack.

The sky was much clouded with smoke off to the western skies. I could smell the smoke. I took some pictures and video.

I took the night off from working on my two books to watch an episode of “Warehouse 13” and then watched “The Relic” (1996?) until the 10:47 to the end of the movie when my internet connection went down right at the most suspenseful part when the monster was climbing the stairs to eat the girl, bummer! I do believe she gets away :)

Wednesday 15- dang hot, muggy, and too smoky!

I did my stretches. 

I stayed inside out of the smokey haze and heat to worked on my book all day and into the night. I put a notice of FaceBook that I would be in hiding for a few days to get work done.

Thursday 16- very hot and humid and the air was filled with smoke just like yesterday.

I did my stretches, but because of the smoke in the air that’s all I did.

I did three loads of laundry over at Stoney’s and checked my mail on Lear Ave.

Around 9pm I drove the scooter down to get my mail down on Border Ave.

I watched a movie called “XXX” (2002) starring Vin Diesel. I’ve seen it before; it was exciting to watch again. I can’t find any movies I really interest me on Netflix….

Friday 17- temps in the high 90s with clouds.

I had to go to my doctor to get a prescription filled. Kelly said she wanted to tag along and I picked her up at 10:15am.

We spent two hours at the doc’s waiting. We spent one hour at Rite Aid waiting to get Kelly’s prescription filled (they lost the scrip and had to call her doctor), we spent another hour at Star Pharmacy waiting for my prescription to be filled (Doc didn’t fax the scrip). Lots of waiting for these ‘professionals’…

We arrived at the Sizzler for lunch somewhere around 4pm and ate like pigs; we haven’t had breakfast or lunch. We did our shopping at WalMart and then Staters. After I dropped Kelly and her supplies off at her house, I drove to my mailbox to send out some letters I had written that I forgot to mail earlier.

I watched three episodes of Ally McBeal (1997-2001) on Netflix. I’ve never seen it before, not even an episode, so I thought I’d check it out; pretty dang good show.