TUESDAY

. . . . . . Just another lazy day, plenty of rain and wind. It must be fall because a lot of leaves are falling. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . .I got into town and bowled ten lines today, my average turned out to be the same as my league average, 141. Fairly nice weather almost got to 70 degrees today with no rain. I should have washed my car, it is in need of some attention along those lines. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . I did not notice any rain at all today but I still stayed inside and watched football, NASCAR and the World Series. I doubt if I get in any fishing on Monday because I am looking forward to a couple of hours at bowling practice. I was able to talk myself into using my stepper for half an hour today. That is always a good thing, the exercise is very important for my little body. I suppose it was comfortable enough outside to go walking today but it never happened. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . .I drove into town today to practice bowling but the Bowling Alley was filled up with a weekend tournament so I will put that off until Monday. I stopped by the Mall and walked around for half hour or so before driving home in the rain. The balance of the day was spent watching football on TV and eating too much. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . . .Nothing was accomplished again today. I did my 2,000 steps on the step machine though, so all was not lost. I had a nap and did a lot or reading. I also made every effort to keep my food intake to an appropriate level, lots of luck there. I had spaghetti and sauce again, boy, that sauce is good! I placed the empty bowl in front of my doggy and he refused to eat it. Too much crushed red peppers, I think. Things are tough for dogs. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . . Bowling was not too exciting today but I did get a 141-123-151=138 average. I am afraid that will bring my league average down again but when I went in today it was sitting at 141. After bowling I stopped by the grocery store to stock up on vittles before heading for home. I was pleased to see no rain today and was able to do my running around without a jacket. Those kind of days are soon to be a thing of the past around here. At least until June. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . . Barbara has been gone two years today, I really miss her. . . . . I was happy to see a small deer walk by my living room window just before dark this evening, grazing as he went. . . . I stayed inside today, the weather never looked good enough to brave a trip to the fishing hole but I also noticed it never did rain. It was cold though. October is beginning to be October. Berrr, berrr, berrr! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . . I was being fat and lazy all morning until my conscience started bothering me about my lack of activity. I loaded ChiChi in the car and drove to the fishing hole for three hours. There were no fish to be caught but the weather was dry enough to read for a couple of hours and cold enough to force me to do a little walking around. The exercise was the best part of the day. We got back home about 3:30 and settled in for the evening. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

MONDAY. . . .I arrived at R&R Motors at 8:30 this morning. Chris made one last attempt to repair that transmission but again failed. He refunded my $824 that I had spent up to this point but refused to admit defeat. The plan now is to leave the car with him while I am in Mazatlan this winter so that he can trace down the electrical problem that is causing the converter to not engage. Electrical problems can take many hours but his plan is to work on it when his time permits. I drove into town again today for another crack at bowling and after ten lines found that my average was the same 145 as yesterday. With a little luck I may be able to do as well on Thursday. I watched the debate this evening and came to the conclusion that it was a tie, very enjoyable to me to see this part of world history coming to life. Tomorrow I plan on fishing for a while if the rain is not really, really bad. I will know more about that after breakfast. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . I ate some more of that fine spaghetti sauce I had made a few days ago and felt so good afterward that I drove to the bowling alley and averaged 145 for six lines. The amazing thing is that my scores went from a 112 to a 212 during the session. It must have been the spaghetti sauce! I was allowed use of the alley for only an hour because the place was expecting a large party to arrive for a 1PM slot. After leaving there I stopped by the Dollar Store and purchased three more books before getting home to turn on the TV and pig out in front of that for the evening. After watching the Jets lose coming from behind I turned on the Terminator. I had never seen that before and doubt that I ever will again. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . . . .I had accomplished very little this morning, wondering about going fishing while catching up on my reading when I decided to make my decision for the rest of the day by looking out the window. It was raining. My decision was made, stay home and get fat. It was 11:15. For lunch I prepared a very tasty hamburger and stored three cooked hamburger patties in the freezer for future use. The rest of the day was not remarkable in any way, the rain continued, off and on. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . .Doggy and I stayed home all day today. I did give some serious thought to fishing but it just seemed too wet outside to sit at the riverside and put up with the weather. At lunchtime I tried my new batch of spaghetti sauce for the first time. I added cheese and crushed red pepper. It is really good! Again I wasted too much time in front of the TV; so much so that if the weather does not get better I may stop by the bowling alley tomorrow just for the exercise. I did do my 2,000 steps on my stepper today, that helps a little. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . .. I stopped by the lab for my Protime workup before driving on to the bowling alley at noon. My scores were decent for once: 147-144-153=148. I am working toward a 150 average but at the moment I am back to 140. I glanced at the river as I drove by today and think maybe it might be clean enough to fish tomorrow. I will wait until then to make any rash decisions though. I also want to mention my bowling instructor from last year, Dave Serna. Dave died last night, I have yet to learn the reason but I was told he had donated all of his bowling equipment to the bowling alley a few weeks ago. For that reason I am guessing his health was failing very quickly and he was aware of it. You were a lot of help to me Dave, you will be missed. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . .This was a lazy day, I didn’t try to go fishing because the river is so dirty. I did cook up some Taco Meat and Beans to stock in the freezer, had tacos for lunch, delicious! I also put my little exercise machine to work for a thirty minute walk of 2,000 steps. I am glad I did that because that was the total of my exercise today. I attempted to nap but was unable to do so because I am so rested from doing nothing. Tomorrow is bowling, that will be good exercise! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . . R&R Motors surrendered and will refund my money, they have been unable to solve the transmission problem and it is still operating the same as it was when I took it in to them for repair. However, they do have one more thing they would like to check [a speed sensor] and I have agreed to return the car next week for that to be done. After leaving them around noon I drove into Castle Rock for a shopping stop and noticed on the way home that the tx was performing properly for those few minutes. Very weird, to say the least. This evening I watched the debate [a tie] and did my 2,000 steps on the ‘stepper’ machine I have. There was some effort on my part to eat less today but I have no idea how much weight I might have lost because of it. A few ounces, with luck. Word is that the river is dirty so I am not going to plan on fishing tomorrow. Perhaps some reading and relaxing is in the cards. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . . I returned the car to R&R Motors at noon today. Their plan is to repair it this afternoon then keep it overnight so the entire system will be cold when it is next started Tuesday morning. With luck it will be good as new. We shall see, it has been a struggle. On another note. . . .I gave my doggy a bath today with no struggle at all from him. That is the first time in his lifetime that I have been allowed to bath him without being bitten. I have no idea what has changed him but he was a good dog today. I got some exercise doing laundry today, not a lot but anything is good. I also accumulated another 2,000 steps on my ‘stepper’ machine. This evening I will look for a Monday Night Football game and try to stay awake to the end. The rain was really heavy at times today, not too cold though, thank God for little favors. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . . No fishing today, the weather report said rain so I stayed home. It took a while for the rain to arrive but I didn’t mind; I watched football and napped. Seattle won their game, that was fun, Barbara would have been cheering. Wow, the past two years seem more like two months. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

SATURDAY. . . . .Billy is in the hospital. I visited him for a few minutes today but he does not seem to know how long he might be there. He said he had a bad stomach ache so he called 911 and they brought him in. He told me this morning that he is feeling much better. Since I was so close I stopped by the bowling alley and embarrassed myself by averaging only 125 over ten lines. I am beginning to wonder if perhaps because of my age I have reached my peak. Perhaps if I keep thinking that way I will relax and do better. Anything is worth a try! Tonight I watched NASCAR on TV and ate too much. {Again} http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . The rain has arrived. It is not yet really cold but wet is bad enough if the wind happens to be blowing. After breakfast this morning I cooked up a pot of what I call spaghetti sauce and left it simmering on the stove while I went to the river for some fishing and reading. The rains came but I did have my umbrella along so it was still comfortable enough to read for a couple of hours. It would not have been comfortable with the wind blowing but I was able to put up with the weather without a lot of trouble. About 2:30 I realized I had left the spaghetti sauce cooking so I had to rush home. I got back in time to save the concoction but it was close. It does not taste like most spaghetti sauce but I can live with it. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . . .10-11-12, wasn’t the world supposed to end today? Or is that going to be 12-12-12? My bowling was not good; I averaged 133 for the three lines. I am sure I will do better next time I go practice. Got my flu shot today and bought some groceries before getting home to watch the Debate on TV. I know of three fish that were caught today so perhaps I will try that tomorrow, if it is not raining too hard! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . . doggy and I spent two hours at the river today. The weather is turning cold and I lasted just long enough for one day. No fish of course but when I started shivering I decided it was time to get home. The blood thinner must really be working! Once the temperature drops below 50f I am no longer comfortable. Building a fire in the fire pit wouldn’t help because I dislike the smoke just about as much as the cold. Such a sissy! After I got home the sun came out and it became a very nice evening. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . . .Had a nice lunch with the guys from the class of ‘52’ today. After lunch I stopped by the bowling alley and knocked down 1335 pins in ten lines. That was disappointing but I usually end up doing better on Thursdays than on practice days so I have a good League session to look forward to later this week. After leaving the bowling alley I drove home via the West Side Hwy and stopped by Four Corners for a couple more fishing lures and some fried chicken. I had the chicken for dinner and watched TV the rest of the evening. It was another great summer day! Global warming? Bring it on, Al Gore!

MONDAY

. . . I delivered the car to the shop at 8:30 and they had me home by 9:00. With nothing else to do I washed both inside and outside windows of my place. It really perked things up! Now I will have to get the vacuum out and try that too. Later this afternoon the mechanic called to let me know he thinks he found the problem but it requires a new valve in the transmission. The valve has been ordered but it will be tomorrow before it arrives and he wants to take the time to check it out before installing it. For that reason he put things back together and I drove the car home to wait until he gets things checked out and calls me. At least I have the car for tomorrow when I meet the guys for lunch and practice bowling in the afternoon. The weather was terrific again today but Roy told me it will not last much longer, he says a storm is on the way and will hit us Saturday. Summer is over. Darn! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

SUNDAY. . . It was cold again this morning and while I was waiting for the sun to warm things up prior to going fishing I secured my Mazatlan flight tickets online. The tickets are cheaper than last year by $12 but I have no idea what the baggage charge is going to be. Probably more than enough to make up for the cheaper ticket price. ChiChi and I spent another three hours at the fishing hole today, all for naught unless you add in a nice day and a nap in the sun. I watched a great show on Discovery this evening. It was called Plane Crash. Safety experts purchased a used 727 for half a million dollars, outfitted it with all kinds of cameras and stress recorders then crashed it onto the desert. It also had crash car dummies on board. Just a great presentation. Believe it or not it was flown by Model airplane remote control. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . .No fish but the weather is holding pretty well. My thermometer outside the living room window read 33 at 7AM. Yuck. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . .It took R&R less than an hour to make the computer swap this morning and now I have a properly operating transmission. The ten percent increase in gas mileage will save me at the pump too. However, the other side of the coin is that it is going to take a lot of gas purchases to offset the $884.00 it cost to make the change. HOWEVER, the story does not end there. After getting home and feeling pretty good about things I prepared to pick up Ron and take him to lunch for his Birthday [today]. As I drove out the drive way onto Pleasant Hill Road I was greeted with an unfixed transmission. The converter was not ‘clicking in’ and the car was acting the same as it had before I had separated from the $884.00. Ron and I had a nice lunch and great conversation and after taking him home I drove back to R&R. Needless to say they were really surprised to see me so soon. The next appointment I could get was for Monday morning. You can be sure I will be there.

THURSDAY

. . . . .Did some laundry after breakfast this morning. Turned the mattress end for end also; that was enough exercise for this day. I also drove into town for my weekly bowling league exercise. 132-134-148= 138. I had a handicap of 69 when I arrived but I am sure it will not be so low next time I get into town. After bowling I did some shopping, groceries sure are going up in price. Our government keeps telling us that inflation is under control, they lie! Big time! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . .Three more hours at the fishing hole but no fish. I did start a new book though so all was not lost. The weather is slowly turning cool with a little nip in the breeze from the north. It was a good day and my guy did very will during the debate tonight. The other guy seemed a bit flustered at times. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . .No fish again today. The weather is holding well though. October is starting off like a lamb. That is a sure sign it will end like a lion. Perhaps a stormy night for Halloween? http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . . Drove into town this morning to keep my lab appointment then went bowling. I did very well over ten lines; my average was 146.4. Thirty six more pins would have been nice but I am still happy with my results. Today the ten pin was my downfall. When I really learn the trick to picking that one up my average will really climb! The weather was great today, about 80 degrees and I plan on returning to the fishing hole tomorrow. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52