May 05-11 2013

 

 

Sunday 05- a very windy day

I did my stretches and yoga.

I rode the scooter to the mailbox on Border two times, one to pick up mail and then I filled out a form that needed to get back to the sender ASAP.

Monday 06- still windy and the temps are down into the 60s.

I did my stretches.

I waited around most of the day to take Kelly to town and to the DMV, but she never got it together enough to go; hate when that happens.

Linda H. called saying she has a flat tire. I drove straight away to her house to put her spare tire on. She cooked me bacon and eggs for dinner and gave me a gift of a pair of aluminum hiking sticks.

I watched several episodes of “Numb3rs” throughout the week... I am taking a break from studying for a spell.

Tuesday 07- breezy, still cool, and lots of clouds overhead.

I did my stretches.

I went over and picked up Kelly to take her to the DMV. While I was waiting for her to get ready outside the house I remembered I had a shovel in the back of my car and decided to dig out this 20 gallon fish tank someone had stuck in the ground with the top exposed. I was afraid that some poor animal would fall in and couldn’t get out. Sure enough there was an antelope squirrel on the bottom, could have been there for days, and a dried up one lying off to one side. I found a large stick from a creosote bush and put inside so the little feller could grab ahold and I could lift him out. After a few tries he got the idea and hung on as I raise the stick out of the tank and placed him on the ground. He clung to the stick for a few moments and then scampered off into the shade of some vegetation nearby. I then dug out the fishtank and laid it on its side so no critters would become trapped again.

We went to the DMV and got Kelly’s car registered, stopped off at the Pet Store, Vons, and then WalMart to pick up a few things. We also went to the Sizzler where I used a $50 gift card a friend gave me and we both had Steak and Lobster dinner. I haven’t had lobster in decades and it was quite the treat! Unfortunately the evening was spoiled when Kelly lost her expensive E-cigarette somewhere and we had to check all the places we went, but didn’t find it.

I arrived home around 9pm and parked my car in the garage. I needed something from inside a drawer there and pulled one open and peered inside with my flashlight; there was a surprised pack rat staring right back at me. I told him to go back to sleep and quickly closed the drawer. I forgot what I was looking for :(

I watched season 5 episode 23 of “Castle: The Human Factor”; a whistleblower is murdered by a Predator missle.

Wednesday 08- a very nice day.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for five minutes.

I had to wait around for FedEx to deliver my new Sony Vaio E Series laptop that I ordered Sunday night. I spent some time watering all the plants outside so I could catch the driver out in his truck before he came to my door and disturbed the dove nest. I guess I’m getting a little overprotective; the other day I accidently walked through the wrong way and pass the right by the nest, but the mother dove didn’t even budge, cool.

FedEx showed up around 2pm and dropped off my new Sony Vaio E Series laptop. This will replace my HP AMD laptop with an Intel i5 processor, more disk space and a larger 14 inch screen. I played with it the rest of the day and into the night getting to know it. I really like the keyboard very much; it even has a backlight so I can see the key clearly. The sound coming out of the speakers is very loud and clear; not like my HP which was barely audible. The touchpad is optimized for Windows 8, like using a touchscreen, but you don’t need to touch the screen and dirty it up with fingerprints. I don’t think a touchscreen is useful on a laptop you’re going to use for writing and productivity of the sort, besides a light laptop tends to tip over when you do use a touchscreen.

I watched “Warehouse 13: Parks and Rehabilitation”; about Artie trying to cope with the killing of his friend.

Thursday 09- cloudy all day and it rained a little bit here.

I did my stretches.

I went early over to Sherry’s house in Yucca Valley to work on her roof securing the flashing around her house with screws and nails. After I was greeted by all her critters; dogs and cats, it was up and down the ladder all day long with Sherry helping me from ground level handing me tools, screws and nails. We finished about three fourths of the roof when we heard thunder and decided to quit; we were both tired anyways. We went to the Sizzler for lunch and we both had the salad bar.

I made a quick stop at WalMart to get bird seed and was mighty tired feeling aches and pains here and there when I finally got home around 6pm.

When I drove up to the house there were two stray dogs inside the fence of my front yard. They didn’t look scared, just lost, but by the time I gotten parked and out of the car to help them, they were already outside the gate and on their way down the road. Sometimes people abandon their fur folk out here in the desert and I think that’s sad.

I took two Tylenols and covered places with Neosporin where the hammer mistakenly hit my fingers instead of nails, breaking the skin.

Friday 10- the temps are climbing into the 90s!

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, ran up and down the hill with 5lbs in each hand, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

I talked to Kelly last night and she wanted me to drive along with her to Palm Desert to get her prescriptions from her doctor. She finally got ready and we drove down and were there five minutes before their closing time and I had to run up a flight of stairs to get her prescriptions before they closed the doors on us.

On the way back Kelly treated me to an In-and-Out burger; my first time eating there and I must say it was mighty delicious. She got tired so I drove her car back to Twentynine and dropped off the prescriptions at Rite Aid to get them filled and did our grocery shopping at Stater Brothers while we waited.

I arrived back at my home somewheres around 11:30pm

My very talented friend B.Young is working on my new Sci-Fi book cover and posted several of them on FaceBook to get folks opinion on which one looks the best or what parts of them they like... I thought that was a fantastic idea. I really have to find the time to make the final edits of the book before I send it to Kindle to be published.

Saturday 11- temps are now in the 90s!

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

Sherry dropped by with some treat for me.... cookies and peanut butter crackers!

I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.

I called family and friends throughout the day.

Andrew called saying he is on his way up to his property from LA and will call me when he arrives.

I watered some of the outside plants and cleaned up my kitchen counter and stove which were a mess.

Andrew called and I drove the scooter over for a visit. He brought his dogs and they were happy to see me. We sat around and jawed for a long spell about this and that and how to solve all the worlds problems, but we forgotten to write it all down. Later before sunset we walked the dogs around outside the gates and out into the desert and came back as the crescent Moon was setting in the west along with Jupiter; looked very inspiring.

***** Stuff I Wrote this Week******

We are not just part of the universe, we are made up of the stuff of the universe and maybe the first thing we must know to understand the universe is to understand ourselves!

It can be overwhelming this sense of awe we have of ourselves and life as it is on this tiny bit of flotsam on which we live when comparing it all to the greater expanse of the Universe...

Fun things me and my friends (I only used their first names) do on FaceBook:

Christine  Is this for real???

Robert Deloyd  Christine,  it is a hybrid of a moth genetically modified with poodle genes. They have tried gene splicing moths and cows for sometime now to get moth milk, but it didn't take so they tried it with poodles and it took. They are now trying to splice human DNA with moth DNA to create moth men who will be over 6 feet tall with a wingspan of 16 feet that will fly over cities and fetch away bad children and carry them off to a secret island in the Pacific.

Lizzy  GIGGLE, CHUCKEL, GIGGLE! And they will moth-er them back to goodness!

Robert Deloyd Well Lizzy, please continue the story where I left off

Lizzy  The moth men are very much like the children they carry away except for one thing. They have no imagination. This they must learn from the children.

Barbara There is also a goat moth,,,,hmmmmm hoofs

Lizzy Your turn, Dove

Robert Deloyd Now the moth men are controlled by an eight year old evil child who has commandeered them all to rule the world on his behalf. The moth men have stolen all the Hostess Twinkies which caused the downfall of the Hostess Company.

Barbara...and they will live forever!

Robert Deloyd on Twinkies

Lizzy The goat moth had discovered the hiding place of the stolen Twinkies. However, it was his downfall as his hoofs got stuck in the cream filling while trying to escape from the evil eight year old who's name is.......

Lizzy  Except for the poor goat moth.

Barbara I'm still seeing the hoofs.....heheheeeee

Robert Deloyd that escaped from Judy Jackson's yard with a herd of Hedgehogs all neatly tucked under its wings!

Lizzy EXACTLY!

Robert Deloyd Yes, exactly!

Robert Deloyd Judy didn't know about the hidden colony of Hedgehogs who lived under her home in tiny little houses of burlap and gold!

Lizzy Well, short but sweet you two. I must close now. I have an early call tomorrow. Have a great night! I wish I could stay up with you all (HEART)

Barbara They will guide the goatmoth home in due time

Barbara Good nite Lizzy!!

Lizzy Have flying dreams my friends!

Robert Deloyd Indeed she did not know, cause if she knew, she would be in hoggie heaven with all her critters too!

Christine LOL!!!!! Ya had me goin for a minute Rob......my Mom would have called you a big story-teller.....My brother would have called you a prevaricator......I would say you guys are flyin!!!!

I've always been this way; living on a sailboat on a mooring was much the same as living in the desert except the desert doesn't have the water to rock you to sleep. I enjoy my solitude to ponder and learn. I enjoy people more when there are fewer of them around me. You can be as lonely in a city of a million as in a desert with only a few.

Ripped from a body ravaged by hunger and neglect, I collapse... my spirit moves on...

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