MONDAY

……….I returned to the bowling alley again today for another ten line session. I averaged 145.2 which put me really close to the 150 that I hope to eventually end up with. Colder weather is slowly sitting in, it might have gotten to 50 degrees today and felt a lot cooler than that. Rain is forecast for the next couple of days then perhaps we can get a break so I can wash my car again. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . .I had a nice day today, I drove to Canby to visit Jean and Ben for an hour or so. Jean just got back from a couple of weeks in Costa Rica and the sunshine seemed to help her completion, she looks healthy as heck. She is looking forward to starting her chemo therapy Tuesday, mainly to get it over with as soon as possible. On the way I stopped at the Cemetery and left flowers for Ron and Pat, Terrie’s parents. I also stopped by Art Huntington’s marker and paused for a moment in honor of his life. There was plenty of rain during the drive home but that just added to the romance of the road. It was nice being on the highway for a few hours, short as they were. My plan now is to catch the end of the Seattle game and pop some popcorn for dinner! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . .I bowled 15 lines today and felt like I could have continued. My average during the first 5 lines was 136, the second 5 was 137 and the third set of five was a 147 average. That came out to 142 for the day and that is above my league average so I feel pretty good about it all. I also did a bit of shopping and got home before 4:30. The temperature was about 45 degrees, OK for a light jacket but just barely. . . . I noticed later in the evening that my muscles were beginning to feel like I had had a work out today, that’s a good thing. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . .. We had nice weather today and I got in a twenty minute walk to go with my usual 2,000 steps on my stepper machine. I built myself a very nice hamburger for lunch, had a nap and did lots of reading. I still feel the need for more activity so I believe I will return to the bowling alley tomorrow and try my luck. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . . . Few clouds today, mostly clear skies but it was not warm. I only wore a light jacket into town and I am happy to have had it along. My bowling was one pin above my average for the day so I will not complain about that. All is fine. ChiChi and I are feeling fine and trying to cut back on our eating. Wish us luck. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . . .My guy didn’t win, a lot of people will be glad to hear that, I suppose. I caught up on my sleep this afternoon, cut out one meal because I am putting on too much weight and can not blame it on water retention. Earlier in the day I gave some thought to going to the river but the rains came before I could get in the car so I stayed home. Tomorrow is bowling day and today I did get in my 2,000 steps on the stepper. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

ELECTION DAY

. . . . .I got a call at 8AM to help take the boat out of the river. ChiChi and I drove the pickup and trailer to the Camelot riverside park and backed it into the water. Five minutes later the boat was loaded and after getting it strapped down Mel drove us back to his place where my car was parked. We ran into a light rain but that was expected because storm clouds were on the horizon. The balance of the day was spent reading and eating. This evening I will be watching Romney win? the election. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . . .I left the house at 10:40 to do a little shopping before meeting Rick at the bowling alley for lunch. Rick is a member of my team and our scores are about the same so we tried to help each other. That is sort of like a blond leading a blond. We bowled a bunch of practice games and neither one of us did much good. My average for eight lines came out to 129. A poor showing on Monday usually means I will do well on League day so I am waiting for Thursday. Ron and Caren invited me over to their place for dinner so I got there in time to watch O’Reilly with them. Ron and I talked politics, he is a real Democrat and I am definitely not so we had a lot of laughs and a good time. I think neither of us knew what the devil we were talking about most of the time. But that is just fine, we enjoyed it. I got home at 7:30 and now I will post the blog and call it a day. Mel called, he wants me to help him move his boat tomorrow, it is fall again and time to take the boat out of the river until next spring. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . . . I got out of the house long enough to hand Roy the rent check and check the weather. The rest of the day was spent pigging out in front of the TV and napping. I did use my stepper for 28 minutes today, worked up some perspiration in the process, I felt good about that. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . . . Another lazy day at home. I took a nap so I will be able to get up at 2AM to turn the clocks back. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . . . .I have no idea where all of the energy came from but I had two loads of laundry done by 9AM. While all of that was going on I cleaned and polished my bowling shoes. The laces are looking worn and I will replace them sometime this weekend. The weather report didn’t say much about rain so I considered washing the car too. I was able to force myself to stay away from that duty for a couple of hours but finally I gave in. The sprinkles started just as I finished putting the hose back on the rack. At 3PM I stopped by Charlotte’s house to take her out to dinner. Charlotte is the lady who introduced me to the local senior bowling club. She has just gotten back from India and I wanted to pick her brain about her trip. She was very happy about the three weeks and now seems to have a ‘travel bug’. It was nice visiting with her after so many months of nothing more than ‘Hi’ at the bowling alley. She had some pictures she shared with me but they were purchased in India, she was sorry she failed to take a camera although her daughter was along so there are pictures available eventually. I was home at 7PM and doggy was happy to see me because I had failed to feed him before I left. Missing a meal didn’t hurt him a bit! It might be good for both of us to miss one once in a while. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . .My bowling results ended up being four points below my 140 average today. I have to get in to do more practicing I suppose. I was happy with my third game today when I scored a 171 but I am not pleased with the fact that I did so poorly in the first two games. Never say die! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . .I guess you can read yesterdays entry and get the general idea for today’s. The only difference would be more rain and the wind is picking up. The barometer is reading as low as it has in a long time. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

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

SUNDAY

. . . . . No fish today but I was out there trying my heart out! Got back to the house about 4PM and fixed a bowl of popcorn for dinner and enjoyed a movie. It was a quiet day and very comfortable at the fishing hole. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

SATURDAY . . . . . I didn’t get home too late to post my blog, I was too tired, so I greeted the dog, had my cookies and milk then went to bed. The wedding in Ellensburg was very nice, I, along with five others snapped pictures to our hearts content. The Larsen family, as usual made me feel very welcome and were happy to see me. A couple of them mentioned the pictures I had taken last month at the wedding. Somebody had used them to make a wedding book of printed pictures for the Bride. The festivities started at 2PM and I was in the car heading home by 4:00. The drive both ways was beautiful. The only bleak spot was the light rain I experienced going through Randle. My Tom-Tom GPS told me it would take three hours fifty minutes to get home via Seattle and it was right on the button. I had driven there by way of Yakima, 204 miles. In the next few days I will edit out all of the pictures that I feel don’t pass muster then send the remainder to Katrina and Dave via data CD. They can download them to their computer and use them as they wish. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . . ChiChi and I washed the car today so it is ready to go to Ellensburg in the morning. We also went fishing but didn’t catch anything. It has been almost four months since my last nibble. Perhaps a change in the weather will improve my luck but I am not sure when that will be. I did notice a bit of a wind picking up this evening but there is no rain in the reports I have been following. It would be nice to get home tomorrow night without having driven any distance in the rain but I think it rained in Ellensburg yesterday so who knows. Film at 11:00. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . . Visited Bernita at 10AM for my scheduled haircut then returned to the house for some lunch before driving into town for another shot at bowling. I was happy with the days results 150-136-156=147 average. My handicap at the moment is 70 and I hope that with today’s results I will go to 69. After bowling I filled the gas tank, it took 16.11 gallons. The tank only holds 16 gallons so I don’t know what was going on there. I then visited Wal-Mart for some groceries and more sinkers for fishing, arriving home just in time to feed my doggy at 3PM. The weather was beautiful, must have gotten close to 80 today, I just love it! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . . . ChiChi didn’t catch any fish today. I spent four hours reading and relaxing in the sun. It was a great day to be doing that, got close to 80 degrees this afternoon. Tomorrow will be bowling day, Thursdays certainly roll around in a hurry! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . . . I had a nice drive to Beaverton today. I had to go down so they could download whatever information they get from my pacemaker. The lady said I was doing well and still have about five years of battery life left. Getting my battery changed in five years is something to live for. I was home by 3:00 and had considered stopping by the bowling alley again but changed my mind because I was getting hungry. If I had bought dinner ‘out’ I know I would have eaten way too much and I don’t want to do that. I really do want to lose about ten pounds and ordering food out is not a good idea for me. I have little self control when a menu is put in front of me. Most other times too. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . . . . I was at R&R motors again this morning and after a couple of hours I was told the new computer they installed last week is not working properly so they are in the process of locating another one somewhere in the world. They will call when it arrives. In the meantime they did install the new solenoid so perhaps the next time I go in the problem will be solved.. . . .After leaving there I went back to the house for some lunch before driving into Longview to practice my bowling skills. I came out of 15 lines with a 146 average, that helps my opinion of my bowling ability. The secret is to do as well, perhaps, better when Thursday rolls around. The weather is still holding, it is really beautiful around here in September when the rain filled and cloudy skies are not so prevalent. I would like it to remain nice through Saturday because that is the day I am driving to Ellensburg to take picture of the wedding. Driving in the rain is not a problem but nice weather is always better. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . . Nothing new today, except perhaps I can report that we enjoyed better weather. The fishing/reading/napping was about the same. Mel caught a small Silver this morning, 10/12 pounds and gave me some of the smoked fish that he had caught a couple of days ago. He has a good recipe, I am not a great lover of smoked fish but this is pretty good. I made the mistake of ‘borrowing’ one of his fishing poles this morning to do some cast and retrieve fishing. I ended up snagging the lure on a submerged log and losing the whole shebang, I paid him ten bucks for the lure. He was more happy finding out about it before he went down there tomorrow morning to go fishing and finding his outfit was missing. I was bad, I should know better than take things that don’t belong to me.

SATURDAY

. . . .. . .ChiChi and I spent four hours sitting at the river today, the weather was the best! Catching was not so good but who cares when one can enjoy such a nice spot on the river watching Eagles flying by and reading a good book! I hope the weather holds like this for tomorrow also. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . .. I woke up a bit late this morning so I didn’t get my puter turned on until after 6PM. Just in time to post this blog. I was at R&R Motors at 8:30 and after they installed the new computer in the car they discovered that it made no difference in the converter locking in. He spent another couple of hours searching out the problem and has determined that perhaps a new solenoid might be needed in the transmission. A new one was ordered but it had to come from Portland so there would not be enough time left in this day to make the switch. Therefore I am to return at 8:30 AM Monday to install the new solenoid and switch back to the original computer. Hopefully it will work with the original computer, that will save me several hundred dollars. What do you think the chances are of that happening?. . . I was back at the house at 11am and had lunch before jumping in the car with my doggy and book to spend three more hours fishing. I know of two that were caught early this morning but nothing was biting while I was there. The weather is turning cool and I even had to use the windshield wipers while making the short trip. It never rained hard but the breeze was cool enough to make it easy to decide to come home at 3:30. If it is not raining too hard tomorrow I may try again for a fish or two. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . . .I have no idea where the energy came from but this morning I actually spent an hour doing housework and vacuuming. The kitchen is all sparkly and the bathroom is ready for company. I did not do any dusting though so when I do get around to that I will have to vacuum again. Christmas might be a good time to do that.. . . I am happy with my bowling results today, especially since I improved with each game: 121-153-172=148 average. That is very close to what I expect to do on a regular basis. I am now contributing to the team and that is a good thing. . . . I stopped by the market on the way home to stock up on groceries and arrived back at the house in time to feed the dog at 3PM. It was a good day! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . .Caught up on my reading today, at the fishing hole. Two guys I know were also there and one of them caught a harvest trout. I didn’t get anything, again. Today I wore my jacket, cool weather is on the way but the reports all say it is not coming soon. Tomorrow is bowling day so I may get back to fishing Friday, we shall see. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . Spent four more hours at the river today. No fish but at least this time I took my book. The weather is holding and that makes me a happy boy! R&R Motors phoned this evening and told me the computer for the T-bird has arrived from Philadelphia and I have an appointment for Friday morning to have it installed. I didn’t ask if it is new, rebuilt or used. I will find that out Friday when I arrive, not that it will make any difference, I am going to have the work done anyway. It has been another good day! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . .I got my laundry caught up this morning and decided to count that as ‘exercise’. After lunch I took doggy to the river for some fishing. We didn’t catch anything but we saw a boat drifting by that held up a 15-16 pounder for us to take a look at. I had forgotten to take my book and my fish eggs so we were fishing with dry lures but that is not at all unusual with these fish. We were home by 3:30 and fed ChiChi and myself. The rest of the day was wasted in front of the TV except I did get in 2,000 steps on the Mini-Stepper I have behind my recliner. More much needed exercise. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . I arrived at the Eagles Club about 9AM and found most all of the gang was way ahead of me. A bunch of chow hounds I guess. Breakfast was served shortly after I found a table that still had an empty chair. They loaded us up on French toast, scrambled eggs and sausage. Orange juice was also available and coffee for those who required the stuff. A good time was had by all and afterwards a few of us drove to the football stadium to view the High School Sports [Football] Museum. It was nice that a part of the stadium was set aside for all of the memories. . . . .I was home by 11:30 and had the dog at rivers edge by noon. Didn’t catch anything but got caught up on my reading. I am almost certain I slept for some time too. This was another fantastic day for being down there, I would recommend it to any and all! This evening I enjoyed a movie and a bowl of popcorn, yum,yum! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . .. . . I arrived at the Eagles Club at 10AM and the gang was all there. We got a lot of work done in a short time and even had the tables set, ready for dinner. I left around noon and drove to the bowling alley to try my luck. I had a couple of bad games but after thinking about it I improved pretty well by the tenth. My average was my average= 133.7. I was home by 3PM to feed the doggy and relax in front of the boob tube until it was time to get ready for the Reunion Dinner at 6PM.. . . . I left the house about 5PM and got to the reunion shortly after. It turned out to be the best Class Reunion I can remember ever attending. I really felt good meeting so many people who remembered me from such a long time ago. It makes me wonder what the next one will be like. I will be ready! Got home about ten PM and the doggy was there to greet me and try to convince me that he had not been fed but it didn’t work. I had fed him earlier so he was just out of luck. It was another good day! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . .No fish. That tells the story for today. It was warm at the river, very comfortable, I am praying it lasts until after Christmas. That may be asking too much, I’m glad God has a sense of humor. He is pretty good about that sort of thing. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . .Beautiful day, I will return to the river tomorrow but I went bowling this afternoon. I was very happy with 168-137-152. I believe this is the first time I have ever done well on Monday and proceeded to do even better on the following Thursday. I ended up being the top scorer on my team today, that is a refreshing change! After bowling I went shopping and bought a new ironing board cover, a tank of gas and five bags of groceries. I’m in pig heaven! Another good day on top of Pleasant Hill! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY. . . I phoned Comcast today to find out why my bill has increased $15 per month. I got a bunch of gobbledygook explaining that everyone’s rate had increased. Has yours? That is a rip off company as far as I am concerned. It might be worth it for me to go back to landline Internet. Any suggestions?. . . Doggy and I spent four hours at the river today. There was not a sign of fish to be seen. The weather was nice and things were quiet except for a few boats who buzzed by. Tomorrow is going to be nice day too but I will be bowling. Perhaps I will do well. Hm. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

TUESDAY.. . .. I got my car back this morning but I have to wait a week until a new computer arrives from Philadelphia before it is repaired. The present computer is not allowing the converter to ‘lock up’ like it is supposed to. For that reason my gas mileage is down about 10 percent and the RPM indicator swings all over the place [within 100-200—rpms] while I am driving. It could cost up to 600 dollars to get it fixed but I feel the car is worth it. Selling it and buying another used car would be silly. I will get a new Cadillac as soon as I win the Lottery. I washed the car for the first time in weeks and I reckon that will cause a big rainstorm to hit this area shortly.. . . . I met the gang for lunch today, that went well and I have agreed to meet them at the Eagles Hall Saturday morning to help prepare the place for the 60th Class Reunion that evening. After leaving the restaurant I stopped by the bowling alley and came away from there feeling very pleased. For ten lines I averaged 152.1 and my best line was 192. Things are looking up! Life is good! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

MONDAY. . .. .I delivered the Tbird to the repair shop this morning so the transmission anomaly could be repaired. There was a lot of fog during the drive at 8:15 but by the time they had delivered me back to the house the sun was out in all of it’s glory. I forced myself to walk the 2,000 steps on my mini-stepper after lunch. I have failed to do that only once since getting the little monster. It is good exercise and will really pay for itself when the rains begin. Lucky Terri is walking around Diamond Head each morning for her exercise. She gets all of the good stuff. . . . .The repair shop phoned to let me know I may not get my car back in time to meet the gang of ‘52’ for lunch tomorrow. It appears the ‘computer’ is not allowing the converter to lock up so it could end up costing a lot more than I was hoping for. Most things do so I suppose that is not news. I would not be happy missing the lunch but I also was planning to do some practice bowling afterward. Just have to wait until tomorrow to see how things go. They said they would call me early and let me know what they have decided and if they can get the parts. Parts for an 18 year old car are not easy to come by, so I have been told. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

Sunday

SUNDAY….Still no fish but we were at the river for a while today trying. It is turning cooler by the minute too. I wore my jacket for the first time this ‘summer’. It won’t be long before I will be wearing my ‘blizzard suit’ each time I go fishing. Spent the evening in front of the ‘tube’. Such a waste. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY. . . . It would be nice to report a nice catch at the fishing hole today but it never happened. We were there for almost four hours and enjoyed the sunshine and quiet as well as the hum of an occasional boat scooting by. Saw a fish jump a couple of times too. Just not in my direction. NASCAR got a late start, I’m not sure I will stay up to the end. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY. . . . .Another four hours relaxing at the river today. The sun was getting low enough by 3:30 to be bouncing off the water into the well shaded sitting area and really warming things up. By that time I was ready to head for home and after counting thirteen guide boats heading for the dock ChiChi and I left. Is it necessary to mention ‘no fish’? http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY. . . . .more nice weather! I hope it continues for weeks and weeks! Bowling was really bad today, 126-127-130. The team I am on is so bad I may with a little luck become the best bowler of the four of us. Who’d a thunk it? http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

. . . .I received a short note from Terri this morning letting me know that she is getting on the big bird tomorrow to begin her winter vacation in Hawaii. I will really miss that lady!. . .ChiChi and I enjoyed another four hours at the fishing hole this afternoon. We didn’t catch anything but we did see a lot of people trying. I counted eight Guide boats heading toward the Castle Rock Landing after 2:30. That tells me there were about 30 fishermen [at least] down stream from me pulling them in. I saw no proof that they caught anything and really believe there were not many biting today. This evening I will split my TV time between the Cowboys game and the DNC stuff. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

. . . . ChiChi and I spent three hours fishing today. I got a short nap in the sun and continued reading my book. No fish were caught [as usual] but it was a nice day to be sitting at the river. We got home about three and had some dinner before pigging out in front of the TV for the rest of the evening. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

The picture was taken early this spring, close to my place. . . . . Bowled ten more lines today and averaged 148, I felt good about that. The river has dropped another 6-8 inches so I may return to the fishing hole tomorrow. We shall see what other options might present themselves between now and then. September is here and it feels like summer finally. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SUNDAY

. . . . .No fishing today, I decided to ride to Canby with the Teigen’s to attend the Dahlia Festival. I have been there several times but never have I seen such a crowd. I took a lot of pictures of many pretty flowers and got a few of Colter too. We got home about 6:10 just in time for me to watch the last half of the NASCAR race while enjoying a bowl of popcorn. I phoned the bowling alley to confirm that they will be open tomorrow so I plan on getting in a practice session. It was a good day, beautiful weather and light traffic. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . .No fish today but I did get my new glasses. The dog and I arrived at the fishing hole at noon and spent three hours reading and generally enjoying the cool breeze. We got home in time to turn on the NASCAR race and taking a nap while that was going on. Woke up with 26 laps to go. It was an exciting ending so I am happy I didn’t miss it. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . . .Went fishing again today with no results other than getting exercise hauling some stuff up from the river to get it in out of the rain that is bound to start falling one of these days. The things I removed from the sitting area were the tools that I had used when laying the paving stones. Roy, my landlord stopped by with Lexy, his dog while I was down there. He was one of the many men who ran a dredge machine in the Cowlitz right after the mountain blew so many years ago. He left for home about 2:30 and ChiChi and I followed a few minutes later. No fish, of course. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . .My bowling was not the best but I did maintain my average plus one percentage point. Stopped by Safeway on the way home and spent the evening in front of the TV. If the weather holds I will take the dog to the fishing hole tomorrow. He could even be the bait. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

WEDNESDAY

. . . . . . A cloudy day, I spent a minute on housework before breakfast; I then waited for the mood to strike that might cause me to go fishing. That came a few minutes after 11AM so I loaded the dog in the car and left. For all of the good it did me. I did read for a while and attempted to enjoy the quiet but a couple of guide boats kept buzzing by so that idea was a flop. In all honesty it turned out to be a nice day, sans fish. We stayed out for four hours until we both got hungry, I had been eating blackberries and that held me for a while. Crazy dog eats blackberries too but this year he waits for me to pick them. Last year he was picking his own if they were close enough to the ground to reach. We got home and had a snack while watching the Republican convention. I put in another thirty minutes on my stepper, great exercise! http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

….. Yesterday after bowling when I went to the counter to pay the manager told me that the day’s bowling was on the house. That pleased me very much, of course and today when I took Terri to lunch I discovered that she wished to pick up the tab. I felt very lucky and blessed. Tomorrow I am going to stop by the Cadillac dealership in town to see how well he responds to my lucky charm, whatever it is. Terri and I had a nice lunch, we spent all afternoon eating and visiting. Terri is starting her winter in Hawaii early this year so she is going to be leaving town next week shortly after her family reunion at crooked River, Oregon this weekend. The big bird is going to fly her away again. Last year she was here until November and our parting did not bother me as much then because I knew I was going to Mazatlan in a few weeks. This time it will be months before I leave for the winter. Woe is me…..The drive home was nice this evening, I even experienced the outcome of the 20% chance of rain today. It never got bad enough to turn on the wipers but there was rain in the air for a mile or two. I will miss you Terri!I hope you have a wonderful winter! Hey, how can you miss? You will be in Hawaii. Rich people get all of the breaks. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

. . . . . I was supposed to pick up my new glasses today so I also went bowling while in town. The bowling was fine, I averaged 152 over ten games. The low game was 109 and the high was 207. I thought the previous back trouble may get in the way but I am happy to say that was not a problem. I did notice that my broken toe was giving me fits because the Scholl's shoe inserts that I had purchased for my bowling shoes two years ago have bitten the dust. After leaving the bowling alley I bought new inserts and stopped by the optometrist for my glasses. It is very strange but they are still not right and have to be sent back again for another try. That means another week without the best possible eyesight. I am happy that the problem is not bad enough to cause headaches but the pain in the butt is almost as difficult to accept. After leaving there and stopping by Sears to pick up a Mini-Stepper I had ordered I drove to Castle Rock to visit with Ron and Caren for a while. Ron was getting a lot of exercise cleaning out the old barn they have on the property, I am happy he is doing it and not me. I then drove home and fed the dog. I also put the Mini-Stepper to good use for a half hour or so while Chichi sat back and watched. It is good exercise and I am happy to have it available since I don't seem to get out walking like I should.

SUNDAY

. . . . Today’s entry could be a copy of yesterday except there was no NASCAR. I did talk to Pepik this morning, he phoned me via Skype from Prague so he could practice his English. We talked for about thirty minutes before I begged off to go fishing. I sent him some pictures of the deer I have seen around here, he will enjoy that. This evening was popcorn, apple slices and cheese while watching a movie, I believe it was called ‘The Hot Spot’ http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

SATURDAY

. . . . The weatherman promised a nice day but it started out with a reading of 39 on my outside thermometer this morning. I hate when that happens. It turned out to be a nice day at the fishing hole though. No fish but I did get a nice nap and read a couple more chapters in my book. Dog and I got home in time to catch the start of the NASCAR race too. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

FRIDAY

. . . . .Mel and I took my car to Olympia today to visit with the ‘Cousins’ at lunch time. It was a nice visit but we were both sorry that Coya did not attend. She is the one who set it all up and at the last minute was unable to be there. Life is like that at times. We were home by 3:30, me to feed my dog and Mel to run some errands before taking the boat out for some evening fishing. He has reported that the river is down even more than last time I was there so perhaps tomorrow I will try my luck. Ken said two more days and they will arrive, Mel reports that over two thousand were counted at the Bonneville Dam yesterday. It can’t be much longer! I hope!….I received a nice note from Natalia today. The summer weather has been acceptable and she said that the rain I thought was heavier than usual was really not. I have been following the satellite picture for the Mazatlan area and it looked like a lot of wet weather. She has been feeling well and working 23 hours a day. I exaggerate, of course. She is getting along well with her new director. That is important. I am looking forward to returning when the snow starts around here. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

THURSDAY

. . . .I guess Fall has arrived, the outside temperature this morning was 47 degrees. Booo. I went bowling today, even with my bad back I bowled my average of 133. My back did not cause as much trouble as I had expected so I can not use that as an excuse for not doing better. On the way home I stopped by Safeway for some groceries and to fill my gas tank. With my discount I only paid $3.56 per gallon. Still a lot more than a gallon of milk. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

Wednesday

……I stayed around home today waiting for my back pain to go away. I want the pain gone by tomorrow when I go bowling. I don’t think that will happen though. If my bowling suffers it will only start me off with a very high handicap for the winter league. At least I will have a target to shoot at as the winter progresses. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

TUESDAY

. . . . .I made no effort to go fishing today because although my back was better I felt it best to not push things too much. As the day wore on I found that the pain returned and even though the weather turned out great I was glad I stayed inside. I did walk to the mailbox to mail a card to Terri but that was the total of my exercise for the day. I will apply some more Hot and Icy this evening; it helps a lot. I want to be able to bowl on Thursday and going fishing tomorrow is not out of the question either. We shall see. http://celford52.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/celford52

MONDAY

…….I visited my optometrist this morning to verify that my complaint had merit.  The new lenses were manufactured with the wrong prescription in the right side. They failed with the prism value. A new lens is to be made and picked up next week. In the meantime I will continue seeing two headlights on motorcycles and four headlights on automobiles. I finally remembered pulling a muscle in my back several days ago and attribute that to my present discomfort; enough so that I am not planning on going to the fishing hole for a while. I hope to be feeling well enough to attend the first day of winter bowling on Thursday. I am comfortable sitting in front of the TV but that can’t last long. A couple hundred channels to choose from and over a thousand movies just can’t keep me happy. I am catching up on my reading though. And the afternoon nap today was welcome too.

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SUNDAY

. . . . . .Raining this morning, or misting; take your pick. In any case it was wet and cool. The roads were wet when I drove in to the bowling alley but by the time I came home things were bright and cheerful. Except for my bowling: I averaged my average of 133 for six lines. I would have bowled longer but for some reason my back was killing me and I though six lines was enough. I was surprised I maintained my 133 average. After bowling ChiChi and I drove to the Teigen’s to deliver some magazines and visit for a while. Caren served us all [Ruby, Colter, Ron and I} a bowl of ‘dirt and worms’. Tasted very good. Chocolate pudding and graham crackers mixed together with gummy worms crawling through it. I ate only half a worm, they are too sweet for my liking. ChiChi had a good time and allowed Ron to pet him at one point. He also pooped on their kitchen floor. I can’t take that dog anywhere. I spent the evening with a heat pad on my back. It did not seem to help. Lets see what tomorrow may bring.

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SATURDAY

. . . .ChiChi and I were at the fishing hole today but after an hour and a half we returned home. It was getting too cool and as a matter of fact I had to turn on the windshield wipers before pulling into the garage. It turned out to be a cool day beside the river and I forgot to take my book along.

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FRIDAY

. . . . .The dog and I spent four hours at the fishing hole today enjoying the cool temps and even a nap. The fish were not biting but that can’t be a problem because the peacefulness of it all makes catching a fish unnecessary. We might give it a try again tomorrow.

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THURSDAY

. . . .I had my car out of the shop early enough to make it to bowling with no trouble. The bowling itself was very bad, I averaged only 128 for the three games. My coordination was way off, couldn’t seem to do anything right. Next week starts Winter League, I hope I can show some improvement between now and next spring. . . .  Very nice weather today, it got up to 85 degrees in my place [I don’t have AC] and I handled it well. Tomorrow is to be as nice, it’s about time!

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WEDNESDAY

. . . .. By 9AM I had taken my car up the hill to R&R for transmission servicing and oil change. Ray drove me home and promised to call as soon as the work was finished. I waited all day to start the laundry, I did not want the washing machine or dryer to be running while I was not home. They called about the car at 4:15 and told me it would not be ready until tomorrow morning. They promised I could have it in time to get to the bowling alley and that was all I needed it for so I didn’t complain. I did get the laundry done, folded and put away by 6:15.  We enjoyed a nice warm day around here today, I hope it lasts for at least another 4 months. After that I will be I Mazatlan, if all goes well.

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TUESDAY

. . . . Had lunch with the gang of ‘52’ at noon then stopped by the bowling alley. I bowled 143 average for ten lines. I would have bowled more but I thought the 143 was about as good as it was going to get today so I quit and went to Wal-Mart. I picked up my new lenses for my glasses today, I am not happy with them but the lady behind the counter said I will get used to the new strength in a day or so. I hope that is the case because right now I would do better with the old lenses. I got home around three PM and fed the old dog. He didn’t eat though. I usually put cheese chunks on his food and today I failed to do that. After I fixed my own snack, including cheese I added a little to his meal and then everything was fine again. Dumb dog.. . . .I forgot to mention that I saw my first Bald Eagle of the season yesterday. He was not as large as the one last year  but still a beautiful sight!

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MONDAY

. . . .I accomplished nothing today. ChiChi and I spent four hours at the fishing hole reading and enjoying the cool river breeze. We watched a boat drifting by hook into a salmon and pull it aboard. It was pulled in on the opposite side of the boat from us so there was no way to tell how large it was. It was not a quick catch so I am guessing it was a bit hefty. We left about 4PM and headed home for a much needed shower and some dinner.

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SUNDAY

. . . .ChiChi and I spent part of the afternoon at the fishing hole again. Mel was there and we visited until 3PM but I became hungry and we left about that time to get home to some dinner. The weather was warm today but it was nice in the shade next to the river. There was a lot of traffic on the water, inner tube riding and lots of kayaks. A couple of guys were fishing but I was surprised there were not more. The water seems clearer so perhaps we will try again tomorrow.

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Saturday

. . . . . . The dog and I spent three hours at the fishing hole today. I saw a couple of guide boats with fishermen aboard but saw no fish. I did a little reading and generally enjoyed the cool breeze. I doubt the temperature reached 75 at riverside. It was relaxing, the river still leaves a bit to be desired as far as clearness is concerned but it is fishable.

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FRIDAY

While driving back from the bowling alley today I noticed the river is clearing. Perhaps that is where I will be tomorrow. Today I bowled 1489 pins during ten lines. That is pretty good for me, I hope to maintain an average of 150 and this is a good start.

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THURSDAY

. . . . Things went well at the bowling alley today, 147-154-164=155. That is one of the best league days I have ever had. Now I have to keep it up! After bowling I stopped by the Teigen’s for a visit. Ron was busy in the yard with the leaf blower but took a break for a few minutes. Caren and Colt had gone into town this afternoon so I was unable to say hi to them. I only stayed a few minutes because I had not left the door open for ChiChi and wanted to get home before he had a fit in the house all by himself. He was hungry by the time I arrived but it was time to be hungry, I feed him each day at about 3PM. The temperature never reached 80 around here today. It was a nice day to be fishing but the river is still a mess. The Toutle River is causing all the trouble, it looks like a river of concrete. The powers that be are working on the silt dam and causing a lot of the silt to head for lower elevation.

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WEDNESDAY

. . . . I returned to the bowling alley again today and threw 15 lines. My average for the day was only 130 but I did toss a few good ones in the bunch. The river was not ready for fishing and I will check that out again on Friday. Tomorrow is league bowling so lets see how well I do!

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TUESDAY

. . . . .I had the laundry in early this morning and while that was happening I read my email and my news sites. After putting the laundry away I had a sandwich  and decided to spend the rest of the day at the fishing hole. ChiChi and I jumped in the car and down the hill we went. I didn’t pay much attention to the color of the water until after I had my lure all ready to toss out. I spent about ten seconds deciding that I would be happier at the bowling alley. The water is not really bad but it did not look the way I would want, and further, I saw no one else fishing. I then drove home with the idea of changing clothes and going bowling. I stopped by the refrigerator for a piece of chocolate candy and noticed something was drastically wrong. The refrigerator was dead. The motor was running but there was no cold at all. The stuff in the freezer was thawed so it had to have been ‘out’ for some time. I told Roy about it and he told me he would give me the garage fridge he keeps his beer in. The dead one had been installed in September of 1980. We made the switch and after I cleaned the ‘new’ one I stocked it with what stuff I had. Too bad he didn’t leave the beer in it though.. . .Long story short, I got enough exercise cleaning out the fridge to feel I had had enough for the day. The temperature was not too bad today but I did work up a sweat scrubbing that critter down. It appeared to be a garage fridge alright, never cleaned as far as I could tell. It is looking good now though!

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MONDAY

. . . .I stopped by the Pharmacy today to get stocked up on more meds then drove the West Side Hwy to Kelso and the bowling alley. My first five games were 130-128-149-171-124 which gave me a 140 average. I was pleased with that. I was starting my 6^th game when Ernie, the guy who gave me all of that help two years ago, including his old size 10 bowling shoes walked up to me with a shinny bowling ball in his hands. He has recently inherited a new ball and offered me his old one free for nothing. It is not a perfect fit but the next five games I bowled with it produced 158-170-156-189-203= a 175 average. I was so excited that I bowled another five lines just to see what I could do when tired, 153-160-116-151-118= a 140 average. My total average for the 15 lines was 152. That was a great day of bowling for me! I am excited to see if I do as well on Thursday at the league games. I now have Ernie’s shoes and ball, if only I could work up to his score! . . . . I was up late last night watching the NASA Mars landing, really exciting and I was watching it live on the computer so I didn’t have to sit through those commercials. I have to admit I did not believe such a complicated landing attempt would work, I predicted a big crash and dead Rover. That shows how much I know, again! I wonder if I should predict it finds proof of former life on the planet! Naw, I won’t go that far because I am usually wrong about things like that.. . . .I delivered ChiChi to the vet this afternoon for a final checkup on his left rear knee, it is going to be a long time before he can use the leg, if ever. The vet does not want to apply another splint because he will just chew it and his foot off again. He does not seem to be in a lot of pain as long as he does not attempt to walk on that leg.

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SUNDAY

. . . . Doggy and I spent four hours at the fishing hole today. We didn’t catch any fish but the book I was reading was exciting so all went well.

We got back to the house about 4PM and relaxed for the balance of the evening.

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