May 25-31 2014

 

Sunday 25- it’s getting hot; 97 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile and a half run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

Sherry stopped by to say howdy to me and Cassie. I showed her the new swamp cooler that I will be installing.

I worked hard most of the day removing my old swamp cooler and widening the hole for the new one.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

Monday 26- it made it over the century mark at 103 degrees!

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk. It started getting hot early and I kept her inside most of the day where it was cooler.

I called a few Friends and Family before I started installing the new swamp cooler. What a pain the new cooler was to install. It is heavy and awkward to handle and I didn’t cut the opening large enough and had to put it down and enlarge the hole again. The temps were already over one hundred and I had to stop work several times to cool off. This was a two person job and there is only one of me so I had to improvise. I lifted it up step by step on boxes and chairs to get the cooler to a height I could manage. One time I almost had it in when the whole shaky stair thingy I had devised came tumbling down; skinned my knees too. It was 4pm before I finally got the darn thing to slide into the opening and called it a day. Tomorrow I shall hook it up and cool my little home down!

Tuesday 27- right under 100 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, took Cassie for a short walk, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

I was working on the new cooler when Sherry called needing help to bury her dog that had just passed away. I was in the car and on my way to her house in a few minutes.

Wednesday 28- cooled off a bit to 97 degrees with a gray sky.

I was so tired after the last few days that when I woke up at 9am I stayed in bed until about noon. Seems like all my muscles in my body hurt. I still did my stretches, lifted weights, took Cassie for a short walk, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

UPS left a package at my gate that has a Microsoft Surface RT inside I had ordered last Saturday at a big discount. I played around with this the rest of the day getting it updated to Windows 8.1 RT.

Thursday 29- still hanging around 97 degrees.

Kind of a kickback day; I did my stretches and took Cassie for short walks throughout the day. It’s just too hot for her to be out running or outside for long periods.

In the evening I drove my scooter to my mailbox on Lear Ave to collect a months worth of mail.

Friday 30- hotter today.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, took Cassie for a short walk, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for two minutes.

I found a way to update my Lumina 520 smartphone from Windows 8.0 to 8.1 by jumping through a bunch of Microsoft hoops and becoming a Developer for Apps at their website. I played around with this most of the day. I also took Cassie for her evening and night walks.

Saturday 31- another hot day, but nice and breezy in the evening hours.

I did my stretches, yoga and took Cassie for a walk.

I made a beef stew casserole with egg noodles for potluck. We had a great turnout with over thirty folks showing up. We celebrated Shyonna thirteenth birthday and song Happy Birthday to her as she blew out the candles.

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

I could really fall in love with a woman who can just be herself without all the baggage of what someone else believes a woman should be.

I get this feeling of freedom and belonging when I gaze into the night sky and recognize the vastness of it all and know I am home and not a stranger...

*****