January 12-18 2014

 

Lunch at Bonnie and Larry's

Sunday 12- cloudy with a bit of a cool breeze.

I did my stretches.

Late last night as I was coming back from my evening run I noticed the light was on in Cougar. I went to open up the car but it was locked which was weird cause I don’t usually lock it and I remember checking the light to make sure it was off the last time I used it. It could have been the Marine Base trying something new out; don’t worry I am not paranoid. I got the keys and tried to start the engine, but the battery was dead. So this afternoon I went and started my truck the Gross Polluter and pulled it around and connected jumper cables that barely reached after pushing the Cougar out of the garage as far as I could and maneuvering the truck just so, that it was only inches I had to work with. I let it charge for a few minutes and drove it down to collect my mail and give the battery a good charge.

Today I designate it be cleaning day for the mess and dingyness I call my home. Though I didn’t get very far I did manage to open old mail and put a few things away.

Monday 13- temps of 64 to 43 degrees.

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

I did audio visual and found a bunch more quizzes for chapter one of “Physical Geology: Earth Revealed 6th edition”. Again I answered all the questions, got a few wrong and that’s a good thing because I can go back and study what I didn’t understand.

Tuesday 14- temps to 69 to 46 degrees.

I did my stretches, yoga, deep knee bends and ran a mile and a half with 1.5lbs around each wrist.

I started reading chapter two of “Physical Geology: Earth Revealed 6th edition” about different seismic waves and how they travel at different speeds through different layers of the Earth.

I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening walk with my backpack.

I helped my friend Bonnie with her laptop.

I watched a couple of episodes of “Person of Interest”, great show!

Wednesday 15- nice day!

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

Went over to Kelly’s to dig a resting place for her beautiful dog Taya and put her in the ground and said our goodbyes at Moonrise.

Thursday 16- windy in the morning, but nice throughout the rest of the day.

I did my stretches. I think I’ll lighten up on my exercises for the next couple of days.

I worked for a spell on the Harley and finally got her up and running!

I went for an evening walk.

Friday 17- beautiful outside!

I did my stretches and later in the day I went for a short walk.

Kelly finally found a place to get her meds and we zipped right on down to Rite Aid and picked them all out. Then we stopped at Staters and I got a few things and some chicken that we ate at her house.

Saturday 18- another bright and sunny day outside.

I did my stretches.

I took the Cougar over to visit Bonnie and Larry. Bonnie made us some barbecue sandwiches and Larry and I watched “Wall-E” (2008) and animation movie about the last cleanup robot on Earth who falls in love with a robot sent by an Earth ship that is on its 700th anniversary of a five year voyage waiting for plant life to be found on Earth again so the ship can return. I thought it was a fun film.

I watched a couple of episodes of “Person Of Interest” here and there throughout the week....

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

Part of being creative and innovative is going out on a limb by yourself with your work held high, jumping up and down saying, “See what I did!” If the branch breaks only you will be the one to fall. So to hell with everyone else who seems to be a critic! They're still on the ground looking up while you are reaching for the highest thinnest branch! ~Robert Deloyd

A perspective: Isn't it interesting how some of us can turn our internal strife into material items which holds our minds perpetually spellbound and planted in some superficial clutter unable to escape for fear of losing such and then continuing on with this cycle of collecting more ostentatious items to satisfy our vanity or some imagined conflict we are having within ourselves. It is also amazing to me how some of us can turn our internal strife into things of beauty. ~Robert DeLoyd

Paintings, sculptures or words can render the moment of such a sweet lass, but only a poet’s heart or an angel’s touch could ever come near to knowing such a beautiful soul as thee. ~Robert DeLoyd

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