February 01-09 2013

 

Welcome to the month of February!- another drop dead gorgeous day!

I did my stretches, yoga, ran a mile and a half with 1.5lbs around each wrists, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.
I planted all the cactus that Linda brought over a few weeks ago. It took me a couple of hours doing that. They look mighty good out there by the west fence where all that pile of wood was I cleaned up.
I drilled a hole in the north wall to run AC out into the area in front. I got it all connected and working, but it was a pain getting through the thick stucco.  
I did my studies; a lesson in Beginning Latin book, and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a man driving.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with my backpack. While I was walking I listened to an astronomy lecture on black holes.
I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”; How cells are held together.
Started the chapter on butterflies in the book “The Practical Entomologist”.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run. The sky tonight was hazy like a light fog and no good for stargazing.
I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.
I practiced my guitar.
I watched season 2 episode 18 of “Voyager”; Tuvok crashes on a moon and finds children there who tell him they were sent there to die.

Saturday 02- it was a nice day, but it rained a little bit late at night.
I did my stretches.
Naomi and her family came by to chat with me about the hereafter. They know I’m a lost cause but they keep trying.
I did a whole lot of work in the shop. I put up a plywood panel where some lattice had been falling apart. Now it is more enclosed and sheltered from the weather.
I called family and friends throughout the day.
I began to read up on how to create an ebook.
I watched season 2 episode 19 of “Voyager”; they come across a planet whose inhabitants went underground, because sun had flared, and into a dream state run by a malevolent computer.
Sunday 03- sunny and bright!
I did my stretches.
I mostly just kicked back today, worked in the yard some. Later in the evening I spent many hours really getting down to researching how and what I want to use to create an ebook; gave me a whopping headache.
To cheer me up I watched episode of “Ally McBeal”; the one where the baby was dancing.

Monday 04- a gorgeous day outside!
I did my stretches, yoga, ran a mile and a half with 1.5lbs around each wrists, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.
I watered my all my new plants and worked around the yard and shop. I re-hooked up the antenna to the TV and turned it on to see if it worked.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with my backpack listening to an astronomy lecture on... 10 to the minus 43 seconds after the big bang to 380,000 years after with the uncoupling of photons creating the CMB radiation.
I did my studies; a lesson in Beginning Latin book, and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: an old lady.
Continued reading the chapter on butterflies in the book “The Practical Entomologist”.
I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”; hormones and receptors, and finished chapter 9.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run.
I played my guitar.

Tuesday 05- a really fantastic day!
I did my stretches, yoga, ran a mile and a half with 1.5lbs around each wrists, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.
I worked on the around the yard and watered the plants.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with my backpack listening to an astronomy lecture on... The Drake Equation.
I did my studies; a lesson in Beginning Latin book, and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a girl walking a dog.
Continued reading the chapter on butterflies in the book “The Practical Entomologist”.
I started chapter 10 of “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”; metabolism: transferring energy and matter.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run.
I played my guitar.
I watched an season 5 episode 13 of “Castle”; Beckett finds evidence that the senator, that she believes killed her mother, life is in danger.

Wednesday 06- nice day but windy later in the evening.
I did my stretches.
I rode the Harley to Stater Bros. in Twentynine Palms to do some shopping for supplies.
I watched two episodes of “Elementary”; The Red Team; The Deductionist.


Thursday 07- windy with a few clouds blowing in near sundown.
I did my stretches, yoga, ran a mile and a half with 1.5lbs around each wrists, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.
Again I put up a plywood panel where some lattice had been falling apart on the south side of my porch.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with my backpack listening to an astronomy lecture on... The Hubble Constant.
I did my studies; a lesson in Beginning Latin book, and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: a dove.
I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run.
I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”;  
Finished reading the chapter on butterflies in the book “The Practical Entomologist”.
I got inspired by a friend’s seashore photo that I spent 2 hours or so writing a poem.

Friday 08- mighty windy and cold temps.
I did my stretches, yoga, ran up my hill and back with 5 lbs in each hand, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.
I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.
I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells, but didn’t go for my evening walk because of the high winds.
I did my studies; a lesson in Beginning Latin book, and another in “1100 words you need to know workbook”, and I drew something: the cookie monster; at least it looks like the cookie monster, it was supposed to be a woman’s head :(
The wind died down and I was able to do my stretches, lift 20lb dumbbells, and went for a night run.
I watched an episode of “Elementary”; A Giant Gun.
I studied “Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies”: Laws of Thermodynamics.
I practiced my guitar.
I started the chapter on Flies in the book “The Practical Entomologist”.

***********  stuff I wrote ************

The sea beckons with its endless flow of blue gowned goddesses dancing on shores of silver and gold.
Out we sail into its midst, on wind blown canvas played out by our fists.
Wrap another turn around the starboard capstan, casting our fortunes our fate to the ship’s hardy Captain.
The seas rise heavy, the ship heaves and toss, echos of sailors who had paid the cost, for a life worth living is a life worth dying, leaving widows at home and children ah crying.
Dread black fear now races the foredeck as sailors prepare to abandon the ship, but in seas such as these, if you’re not quick nor wise, find a selfish sea awaiting your demise.
With soft whispers coming from cold quiet lips, it’s the sea that now beckons from her dark silent depths.

So sad some folks live for ownership of the past when we should be building a better future for all our children and move on, hand in hand with one another together, to form a greater society of goodness for all of humankind.

Everybody adds something of value to our life path. Being vigilant to observe it in others and act upon it is an important virtue to cultivate in ourselves.