Friday, May 31, 2019


-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:55a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
--   9:50a  Leaving to drive 12 miles to bike west from Downtown Naperville
-- 10:28a  Started biking west on Jefferson / Liberty to Farnsworth and then south.
Then headed east on 5th Ave / McCoy.  I was looking for McCoy and didn't realize it's
called 5th further west.  I asked someone walking on the street and she didn't know.
-- 11:40p  Arrive for lunch at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Aside from fries and cole slaw, all they have is chicken fingers,
-- 12:18p  Resumed ride
-- 12:43p  Returned to car; Total ride: 17 mi
-    1:08p  Home;  Sitting in garage;  Biked additional 1&1&1
Watched +"AP Bio", "In the Dark",  "Abby's";  Mail truck arrived but I got no mail
--   3:15p  Inside
--   4:00p  "The View"
--   5:05p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   5:35p  Leaving for cookies & cream shake @Chick-Fil-A
--   6:00p  Home;  Biked:1&1;  Sitting in garage; Watched "AP Bio" (ep2), "Abby's" (ep2)
--   7:00p  Leaving for Dollar Tree
--   7:40p  Inside after biking 1&1

>>>   7:49p  "InBetween, The" (Metacritic: 55)
  • One critic said, "Despite its attempts to do something new with a well-worn genre, its blunt attempts to shock are somehow both predictable and confusing all at once."  Another said, "This is basic paint-by-the-numbers storytelling despite the otherworldly premise. Both "Ghost Whisperer" and "Medium" had stronger grips and more interesting  women as their center stage psychics."  But another saw "some potential".
  • The psychic's father is a homicide detective, so I don't know what percentage of her visions will be about his cases.  
  • The psychic seems to have a young daughter and she has telekinetic powers, but, early on we see her walk through someone  so it seems she's dead and probably NOT the psychic's daughter.  
  • The father, actually her foster dad, has a new partner at work who is a skeptic.  And it seems her father is gay -- so she has 2 foster fathers.  They've made this very complicated.  We learn she's a bartender. 
    There were 2 actors named Chad.  Only one is a regular. 

  •  It seems that there will 2 plots per week -- one being her fathers murder case  that gets a little help from the psychic and another where the psychic helps a dead person move on. 

  • I suppose I'll keep watching for a while.
-- 10:37p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:10a  Bed
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Thursday, May 30, 2019


-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:55a  Up
--   8:55a  Up;  Breakfast @home: leftover chicken & veg;
Watched preempted part of "The View" online;
--   9:45a  "Kelly & Ryan"
VT: Waleska, GA.  There is no there there -- except for Reinhardt University
which has 1300 students.  Street View didn't bother going into the interior of the campus
so it can only be seen from the main streets.  It's only 8 mi from the main business
area of Canton. and the street leading there is called Reinhardt College Pkwy.
-- 11:30a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:18p  "The View"
--   1:28p  "Enemy Within, The" (04/08/19)
--   3:23p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:15p  Leaving via bike for dinner;   Some parts of the path were washed out.
--   5:05p  Arrived at Mr G's for dinner: breaded shrimp;  "Superstore"  (05/16/19, ep2)
The last time I was there was 2010.
--   6:37p. Home; Total ride: 15 mi;  Weather was perfect;   Sitting in garage
--   7:30p  Inside after biking another mile
--   7:37p  "ET"; Aniston, Garth, Coolidge
--   8:24p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   9:28p - 9;36p  Tony called
-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:44p  "Jimmy Kimmel: NBA Game Night"
-- 11:15p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019


-- 12:50a  Bed
--   7:22a  Up
--   7:47a  "Last O.G., The";  Breakfast @home: tuna salad (from Jimmy John's)
--   8:46a  "Good Girls"
-- 10:25a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 11:39a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:06p  "The View";  First half preempted by Mueller coverage
-- 12:09p  Tony invited me to join him and Susan for lunch @Marsala
--   1:15p  Home
--   1:20p  Leaving for bike ride
--   2:15p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sat in garage;  "Big Bang Theory, The: Explaining the Mystery"
--   3:15p  Inside after biking 1&1;  "The View";  First half preempted by Mueller coverage
--   3:36p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:16p  "Perfectionists, The"
--   5:35p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:48p  "ET"
--   8:20p  "Jane the Virgin"
-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:57p  "Conan"  (5/21)
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019


-- 12:40a  Bed
--   9:09a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
--   9:50a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos
For the first time, I put a McD cup in my bike's bottle holder and it fit.
And the caps on the large cups snap shut so it didn't leak.
-- 11:00a  Inside;  Total ride: 7 mi
-- 11:39a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:39a  "The View"
--   2:03p  "Jane the Virgin" ...
--   2:37p  I thought it wasn't going to rain until 6p, but it starting.
--   3:18p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:10p  Leaving for dinner @Wendy's: Baked potato with chili
--   5:15p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:50p  "ET"
--   8:01p  +"In the Dark"
--   8:59p - 9:11p  Tony called;  Storm is approaching;  The line extends almost to Kansas City.
--   9:29p  "America's Got Talent"
An Asiam magician won last year, and they had an Asian magician who did similarly
impossible tricks.  There was a comic.  I don't know if she actually performed for
longer than we saw, but the audience and judges loved her, but I don't understand why.
-- 11:06p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"; Started 30 mins late
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Monday, May 27, 2019


--   3:55a  Up;  "Conan"  (5/9)
--   5:00a  Bed
--   9:30a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:27a  "Supergirl" (05/19/19)
-- 11:20a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:45a  Leaving for lunch @Z J China: chicken kow;  Also went to ATM
--   1:05p  Inside after biking 1&2;  Talked to neighbor and they I heard thunder
--   1:17p  +"Good Girls" (05/19/19);  Rain starting
--   3:09p  "American Housewife"
--   4:20p  Skim Ch7 news;  100% storm coverage.  Tornado warning near Dyer, IN.
--   4:45p  Heavy rain here
--   4:58p  "Kids Are Alright, The"
--   5:20p  Dinner @home: reuben (from Arby's)
--   5:35p  I was about to go out to get mail and it suddenly started pouring again.
--   5:55p  Rain ended and I went out;  Talked to neighbor and then realized there
is no mail today;  Biked 1 mi.
--   6:14p - 6:33p  Tony called to invite me for leftovers but I already ate
--   6:35p  Skim NBC news
--   7:04p  "black-ish"
--   8:14p  "Last O.G., The"
--   9:13p  "Perfectionists, The" (05/15/19)
A Jennifer was introduced but she had no lines.
-- 11:08p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:38p  "Conan"  (5/20)
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Sunday, May 26, 2019


-- 12:00a  Bed
--   8:20a  Up;  I noticed that my name is again missing from the top answerers list on Y!A.
--   8:40a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
--   8:58a - 9:06a  Tony called
--   9:09a  "Riverdale" (05/15/19)
VT: Canton, GA
-- 11:23a  "Grey's Anatomy" (05/16/19)
-- 12:35p  Shower
-- 12:51p  "For the People" (05/16/19) ...
--   2:05p  Arrive for open house for Ryan's HS graduation;  Dinner: shrimp, meatballs
--   7:00p  Home;  Biked 1 mi;  Filled up neighbor's bike tires.
--   7:25p  Inside
--   8:02p  "In the Dark" (05/16/19)
--   9:45p  "Better Things" (05/16/19)
-- 11:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:50a  Bed
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Saturday, May 25, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
--   7:40a  Up
--   8:15a  Breakfast @home: leftover spaghetti;  "Shark Tank"  (10/28/18)
--   8:31a  "In the Dark" (05/09/19) ...
--   9:53a - 10:05a  Tony called to tell me about Ryan's graduation last night
-- 10:43a  "Mom" (05/09/19)
-- 12:09p  "Better Things" (05/09/19)
--   1:47p  +"Last Man Standing" (05/10/19)
--   2:47p  +"Cool Kids, The" (05/10/19)
--   3:13p  "Simpsons, The" (05/12/19)
--   3:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Mickey's: grilled chicken sandwich
I was going to try Jimmy's next door, but it was closed.
--   5:55p  Home;  Total ride: 13 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Neighbor came home and we went to
Dick's to get sun-protection sleeves that he was recommending.  He wanted to burn out a gift card
he received so I gave him the cash.
--   6:55p  Home; +"Village, The"
--   7:45p  "Flash, The" (05/14/19)
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Friday, May 24, 2019


--   1:05a  Bed
--   7:55a  Up
--   8:16a  "American Housewife" (05/14/19) ...
--   8:32a - 8:51a  Tony called
--   9:00a  All of a sudden, my e-mail isn't working.
-- 10:10a  Breakfast @home: tuna salad (from Jimmy John's);  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 11:23a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:00p  "Kids Are Alright, The" (05/14/19);  Jenny O'Hara played Peggy's aunt.
--   1:20p  Nap
--   2:50p  Up; "black-ish" (05/14/19)
--   3:52p  "Inside Edition";  Deborah Norville is hoarse.
I think it was mostly rerun segments.
--   4:10p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:35p  Leaving for dinner @Mr Sub: turkey sub + soup (chicken noodle)
--   5:35p  Inside after biking 1&1

--   5:43p  Finished a ridiculous robo-call from my Rx insurance company.
I've been waiting a month for them to approve my headache meds and I assumed
that's what the call was about, but they just wanted to know if I filled a
couple other Rx's that are NOT due for another month.

--   5:48p  "Bless This Mess" (05/14/19)
--   7:17p  "ET"
VT: Found a church that seems to be in a former fast-food restaurant that
turned into a coffee place during the week.  Unclear if the church just uses the
coffee place on Sunday or if they own the coffee place.
-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:27p  "Jane the Virgin" (05/15/19)
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Thursday, May 23, 2019


--   1:05a  Bed
--   8:25a  Up
--   9:01a  "Conan"  (5/7)
--   9:41a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:23a  "The View"
-- 11:20a  Leaving for lunch @Saffron: Indian buffet in Bloomingdale;  "Last O.G., The"
--   1:10p  Home;  Sitting in garage; +"Supergirl" (05/12/19)
--   1:57p  Inside after biking 1%1 + 1
--   2:18p  "Simpsons, The" (05/05/19)
--   2:58p  "Good Girls" (05/12/19)
--   4:24p  Skim Ch5 news
--   4:53p  "Arrow" (05/13/19)
--   6:45p  "ET"
--   7:10p  Leaving for dinner @McD: 2 double burgers;  Biked: 1 mi
--   7:55p  Inside;  "Big Bang Theory, The" (05/16/19)
--   9:20p  "Village, The" (05/14/19)
-- 10:22p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:42p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:31p  "Conan"  (5/8)
-- 11:55p  "Seth Meyers"
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019


-- 12:05a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:20a  Bed
--   8:50a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos;  Biked: 1;  Talked to neighbor.
-- 10:25a  Inside;  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 11:33a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:56a  "The View"
-- 12:42p  +"New Amsterdam" (05/14/19)
--   2:21p  "Better Things" (05/02/19)
--   3:14p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Taco Bell: chicken cantina bowl;
"Cool Kids, The" (05/03/19)

Manager gave me a free soda and said he'd give me free cinnamon crisps.  But when
an employee brought the entree, he retrived it.  It seems it was missing the guac
and also the crisps.  It took a while for him to bring it back out.  There was
extra guac and TWO bags of crisps -- as if I need the carbs and calories!

There was water on parts of the bike path which caused me to have to lose
momentum, so getting back up from those low spots took some effort -- and it was
VERY windy on the way there.

--   5:20p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi; "Sitting in garage";  "Superstore" (05/16/19)
--   6:10p  Inside after biking 1 more mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:55p  "ET"
--   7:18p  "All in the Family"
--   8:10p  "Jeffersons, The"
-- 10:05p  "Conan"  (5/6)
-- 10:47p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:12p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Lena Waithe is hosting.
VT: Woodstock, GA
-- 11:54p  "Seth Meyers"
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019


-- 12:11a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:30a  Bed
--   8:55a  Up;  "Conan"  (5/1)
--   9:26a  "Kelly & Ryan";  Breakfast @home: PB&T
VT: I returned to Roswell to proceed NW.  The trivia caller is from there.
A Jennifer sent a photo.
-- 10:16a  "The View"
-- 11:10a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:54a  "Riverdale" (05/08/19)
--   2:11p  "Perfectionists, The" (05/08/19)
--   3:17p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving for dinner @Cassano's Pizza;  Tues special (Spaghetti & meatballs)
--   4:55p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:43p  "ET"
--   7:38p  +"Young Sheldon"
--   8:19p  "Superstore" (05/09/19, ep2)
--   9:15p  "Mom" (05/02/19)
-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:34p  "Conan"  (5/2)
-- 11:00p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Monday, May 20, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:00a  Up
--   8:21a - 8:33a  Tony called;  He says he ready for a retirement home
--   8:40a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos;  Biked: 1&1
--   9:40a  Inside;  "Kelly & Ryan"
They had the winner of "American Idol".  I didn't watch this season.
His song was OK, but nothing special.
-- 11:15a  Turned to the Ch2 news but the Lori Lightfoot inauguration is still going on.
There was a black rabbi who is first cousin once removed from Michelle Obama.
-- 12:35p  "ET"
--   1:25p  "Abby's" (05/09/19)
--   2:06p  "For the People" (05/09/19)
--   3:41p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:10p  Leaving for dinner @Panda Express: mushroom chicken & chicken string bean;  "Mom"  (4/25/19)
--   5:19p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:40p  "ET"
--   7:54p  "Better Things" (04/25/19)
--   8:42p  "In the Dark" (05/02/19)
-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:55p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, May 19, 2019


-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:25a  Up
--   8:35a  "Jimmy Kimmel" ...;  Breakfast @home: PB&T
--   9:34a - 10:12a  Tony called to tells me about his neighbors across the street
and that cops came last night.
-- 12:52p  "Riverdale" (05/01/19)
--   3:18p  "Modern Family" (05/08/19);  Preempted after :20 by tornado warning
--   3:50p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Wendy's: Baked potato with chili
After, went to Stan's Donuts next door.  It opened 3 mo ago but this was the first time I noticed.
I had a lemon pistaccio cake donut, but it was $2.75 -- not worth it.
--   5:10p  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  It was VERY windy
--   5:25p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:26p  "60 Minutes"
--   7:50p  "Single Parents" (05/08/19)
--   8:40p  "Perfectionists, The" (05/01/19)
-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10 34p - 10:40p  Tony called to say he's canceling his son's graduation party.
-- 10:41p  "Grey's Anatomy" (05/09/19)
-- 11:15p - 11:30p  Tony called again
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Saturday, May 18, 2019


--   7:45a  Up;  It seems that my laptop did an update overnight.
--   8:40a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: hotcakes and sausage
--   9:20a  Inside after biking 1&1
--   9:42a  "Last O.G., The" (05/07/19)
-- 10:42a  "Flash, The" (05/07/19)
-- 12:44p - 12:58p  Tony called
--   1:35p  Leaving for short bike ride -- storm is approaching
--   2:00p  Home;  Total ride: 5 mi
--   2:05p  Started raining
--   2:24p  "Goldbergs, The" (05/08/19);  Lunch @home: bologna
--   3:40p  Nap with headache
--   5:23p  Up with headache;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:30p  Leaving for dinner @Kai Sushi: 5 plates
--   7:10p  Inside after biking 1&1
--   7:24p  "Jane the Virgin" (05/08/19)
-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news
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Friday, May 17, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
--   7:15a  Up;  "Seth Meyers"
--   8:10a  Got call that plumbers will be returning some time before 9a.
--   8:55a - 8:59a  Carla called
--   9:00a  Plumbers arrived to put deck back in order and reinstall toilet.
They are only putting down plywood to cover the hole rather than just placing the
original floorboard in place (held by gravity rather than screwing them in).
--   9:38a  "Kelly & Ryan"  ...
--   9:50a  Plumbers are gone;  Breakfast @home: leftover pepper steak;  Also biked 1&1.
-- 10:47a  I just got a notice that my laptop is in battery saver mode.  It's down to 20%.
I forgot that I unplugged it last night before going to bed because there might have been
thunderstorms.
-- 11:41a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:06p  "The View" ...
-- 12:25p  Started laundry
--   1:30p  Went down to put laundry in dryer and found water on basement floor
--   1:57p  "Schooled" (05/01/19) ...;  Watched out of order
--   2:12p  Plumber expected back between 2:30p and 3p.
--   2:50p  Plumber arrives and immediately figured out that another plumber had pulled the plug on the sump pump to prevent it from trying to pump into the bad drain, and then they forgot to plug it back in.  Luckily, it was an easy fix.
--   3:18p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:55p  Leaving for dinner @Mariano's: hot bar (baked cod, fried shrimp);
There was live singing and piano, which was annoying, because I was watching TV on tablet.
Talked to neighbor walking dog;  I got 3 pieces of mail -- all addressed to my neighbor.
Also went to Five Below.  Traffic at Finley & Butterfield was terrible;  2 lanes were closed
but I was able to go through parking lots.
--   5:30p  Inside after biking: 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:15p  "ET"  (Yesterday)
--   8:08p  +"Better Things" (04/18/19)
--   8:27p  +"Young Sheldon" (05/09/19)
--   9:07p  "Arrow" (05/06/19)
VT: I found Dutch Monkey Donuts around the corner from a Dunkin.
-- 11:08p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:40p  Bed
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Thursday, May 16, 2019


-- 12:19a  Skim Ch5 news
--   1:10a  Bed
--   8:05a  Up as the workmen were arriving

The supervisor, who I think is probably one of the 2 workmen's father, was furious
when he saw how little they accomplished.  He needs a wider hole to do his work.
I head him say he could have done what they took 2 days to do in 45 mins.
He immediately cut one of the deck joists to make more room to work.  The
assumed son told him that he shouldn't have just left them alone, but the
supervisor said he had another job.

~~  I asked if the expected weather is going to be a problem and he said he didn't
think so.

--   8:25a  "Seth Meyers" ...

They have additional workman in the basement working on cutting around where
the drain exits the foundation.  I'm assuming they need to install the new
cleanout and reseal it before it starts raining significantly.

--   8:40a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage biscuit
--   9:45a  Inside after biking 1&1

-- 10:30a - 10:38a  County inspector came;  He's only able to do a partial approval.
The final approval doesn't need to be done for 90 days.  It turns out that the
water pipe that was adjacent to the drain pipe was NOT active.

-- 10:56a  "Kelly & Ryan";  Biked another mile.

-- 11:45a  Light drizzle is starting, but the hole is covered up.
They're working to finish the foundation seal from the inside.
-- 12:00p  They seemed to have left without saying anything.  However, in
addition to the rain coming, they normally go to lunch around this time.

-- 12:30p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:54p  "The View" ...
--   1:40p  Worker returned to finish deck.
--   2:00p  He left and said they'll return around 4p.
--   2:06p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
--   3:09p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:58p  "Kids Are Alright, The" (05/07/19)
--   5:10p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:05p  Plumbers faile to return as they said,
so I'm leaving for dinner: Cousins Subs: turkey & ham club with creamy chicken soup,
This one is nearby and new.  I could have gone to an all-you-can-eat buffet for the same price.  The last time I was at a Cousins was in 2003 in Naperville.  I wasn't impressed either time.  The Milwaukee-based chain is planning a large expansion in the Chicago area.
The owner is Indian and he said he doesn't like the Indian buffet in the strip mall next door.  That's because it's not authentic enough for him -- but I don't care about that.
He recommended a place in Bloomingdale, 14 miles away (21 mins on toll road).  It seems that it opened only a couple months ago.
I asked if he ever heard of Panda Express and he had, and I told him if he's looking
for an idea, he should open an Indian version of Panda Express.  But he didn't seem to
be taking that idea as a serious possibility -- it couldn't be *real* Indian food.
He doesn't seem to understand that that is NOT something most Americans will care about. 
--   7:40p  Inside after biking 1&1 and talking with neighbor.
--   7:54p  "ET" (yesterday)
--   8:27p  "Bless This Mess" (05/07/19)
-- 10:05p  "Big Bang Theory, The" (05/09/19)
-- 10:52p  Skim Ch5 news
I heard some thunder earlier, but it's mostly south -- but stretches from Omaha to Toledo.
-- 11:24p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:27p  Older TiVo suddenly froze and then rebooted
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019


-- 12:40a  Bed
--   7:05a  Up
--   7:25a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos
--   8:25a  Inside after biking 1&1;  Workers were just arriving
--   8:45a  +"Village, The" (05/07/19)
--   9:36a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:35a  "The View"
-- 11:46a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:05p  Leaving for 5 mi bike ride
-- 12:38p  Inside;  "New Amsterdam" (05/07/19)
--   2:00p  They reached the sewer pipe, and the water pipe is adjacent.
So, the question is: If the sewer pipe broke, why didn't the water pipe?
--   2:13p  "American Housewife" (05/07/19)
--   3:10p  They started rodding from the hole, but one of the guys got his
hand injured.  His wrist might be sprained.
--   3:40p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:15p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Noodles and Co: shrimp pad thai
--   5:45p  Home;  Stopped at Tony's for a couple mins on the way;  Total ride: 7 mi
--   5:50p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:40p  "Survivor"
--   7:40p  "Survivor" ...
--   8:14p - 8:32p  Jeri called
--   9:35p  Shower
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019


--   1:05a  Bed
--   7:25a  Up
--   7:39a  "Supergirl" (05/05/19)  ...
--   8:05a  Plumbers arrived
--   8:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:58a  Well it's taken them almost 2 hours to remove the first floor board on the
deck because so many screws were stripped.  And, now they can see that there is a
concrete stoop under it.  So. they're going to have to deal with that!  JULIE came
out and marked the utility locations, but I noticed they didn't show the Comcast cable --
although they're not expected to have to dig there.

-- 10:01a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:46a  "The View"
-- 11:45a  Skim Ch2 news
They've started sawing some of the deck floor boards.
-- 12:09p  "Good Girls" (05/05/19)
--   1:15p  "Man with a Plan" (05/06/19)
They've started using jackhammer on the concrete.
--   2:00p  Leaving for lunch @ @China Star: pepper steak;  Biked: 1&1
--   2:55p  Home;  Talked to neighbors
--   3:23p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:53p  "Resident, The" (05/06/19)
--   4:55p  Workers left for the day without getting down to the pipe.
--   5:10p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   5:55p  - 6:08p  Tony called
--   7:10p  Nap
--   7:55p  Up;  "ET"
--   8:29p  "Simpsons, The" (04/28/19)
--   9:17p  "Arrow" (04/29/19)
-- 11:03p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:53p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, May 13, 2019


--   1:15a  Bed
--   8:05a  Up
--   8:35a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos; Biked: 1 mi
--  11:05a  Inside after helping neighbor upload a photo from phone to PC to website.
-- 11:43a  Finished talking to Tony's excavating guy on phone
-- 11:58a  Inside after pit stop;  Kelly & Ryan;  The read e-mail from a Jennifer.
--   1:02p  "The View"
--   1:20p  Plumber's sewer guy should be here by 2p.
--   2:48p  Guy left, and even though it seems that I'm paying too much, I OK'd the project.
--   2:56p  +"Superstore"
--   3:23p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Finished talking to Tony and he decided NOT to take the job of disassembling
my deck for the sewer repair, but he'll reassemble it.
--   4:05p  Leaving for dinner @KFC: fried chicken (with coupon)
--   4:30p  Actually left after talking to neighbor
--   5:40p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Spilled entire soda in garage.
--   5:53p  Skim Ch7 news
VT: Avalon (an 86-acre mixed-use development) in Alpharetta
--   7:00p  "ET"
--   8:14p  +"Abby's" (05/02/19)
--   8:49p  "Last Man Standing" (05/03/19) ...
--   9:10p - 9:22p  Tony called
-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news

I realized that my cellphone wasn't in my den, where I would usually place it, but
the most likely place is in my pants pocket.  I found it there -- except it's usually
in the same pocket with my wallet and my wallet was missing.  I looked at the passenger
seat of my car, but it wasn't there and then I started panicking.  Did it fall on the
floor somewhere?

But then I looked in my other pants pocket and found it.  I then
remembered that, after I had taken my pants off, I took the wallet out to reinsert
a credit card that was in my vest pocket, and, apparently, when I returned the
wallet to my pants pocket, I had picked the other pair of pants.

-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, May 12, 2019


-- 12:30a  They rodded as far as they could go, but basically, they said there's a
problem as soon as it gets out of the building.  That immediate area is under my deck.
So, I have no working toilets -- but I can use the clubhouse.  Someone else will
have to come tomorrow.  They will probably have to remove paneling in basement.
--   3:20a  Bed
--   8:55a - 9:05a  Tony called;  Up;  Left for clubhouse
--   9:20a  Home; Skim Ch5 news
--   9:37a  "Perfectionists, The" (04/24/19) ...
-- 10:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 10:40a - 10:53a Immediate neighbor called and I explained where the plumbing is at.
-- 11:40a  "Abby's" (04/25/19)
-- 12:45p  Plumbers expected in 30 mins
--   1:05p  Plumbers arrived they used a camera but things are still unclear --
but it looks like it will be a major job with digging under my deck.  So,
eventually, it seems like the deck will also have to be repaired.  Their sewer
specialist will call me tomorrow.
--   2:15p  They left.  I talked to the president of the homeowners assoc and
he thinks it's mostly my responsibility.
--   4:45p  Leaving for dinner @BK: 2 Jr Whoppers (with coupon); ; Biked: 1&1
--   5:33p  Home;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:18p  "60 Minutes"
--   7:26p  "Big Bang Theory, The" (05/02/19)
--   7:38p  "Grey's Anatomy" (05/02/19)
--   8:44p - 9:13p  Tony called
--   9:42p  "Young Sheldon" (05/02/19)
-- 10:33p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:42p  "A.P. Bio" (05/02/19)
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Saturday, May 11, 2019


--   1:15a  Bed
--   8:25a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos; There was very light drizzle.
This is the first time I used the ordering kiosk.
-- 10:15a  Home;  +"Schooled" (05/08/19);  Accidentally watched out of order
-- 12:24p  "black-ish" (04/30/19)
--   1:36p  "Bless This Mess" (04/30/19)
--   2:38p  "Last O.G., The" (04/30/19)
--   3:51p  "Modern Family" (05/01/19)
--   4:50p  Leaving for dinner @Panda Express: mushroom chicken bowl;  Light drizzle
--   5:25p  Home;  "Jane the Virgin" (05/01/19)
--   8:00p  Discovered my sewer line seems to be clogged, and I have diarrhea
--   8:28p  Finished talking to plumber and he doesn't have time to come
--   8:38p  Finished talking to another plumber
--   8:49p  2nd plumber called back and they can send someone
--   8:56p  "Single Parents" (05/01/19)
-- 10:13p  Plumber called and said he'll be here in about 10 mins
-- 11:30p  Plumbers start work.  I told them to do the basic rodding without flushing
but I don't know what that means.  They could be working for several hours.
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Friday, May 10, 2019


-- 12:55a  Bed
--   9:45a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: leftover spaghetti;  "Shark Tank"  (10/21/18)
-- 11:00a  "The View"
-- 12:44p  "Flash, The" (04/30/19)
--   2:40p~ - 2:56p  Tony called on his way to Stone Park
--   3:10p  "Inside Edition"
They said that 28 planes fly past Windor Castle every hour
--   4:00p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:25p  Leaving for dinner @Mr Sub: turkey sub + soup (chicken noodle)
Also went to Dollar Tree
--   5:40p  Inside after biking 1&1
--   6:49p  "ET"
--   7:55p  "American Housewife" (04/30/19)
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:30p  +"Superstore" (05/02/19)
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Thursday, May 9, 2019


-- 12:35a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:30a  Bed
--   9:30a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:10a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 12:43p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:11p  "The View" ...
--   1:49p - 2:24p  Tony called.
He mentioned meeting some guys at Indian buffet who want to do a website for him.
--   2:53p  "Kids Are Alright, The" (04/30/19)
--   3:49p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:10p  Leaving for dinner  @Kai Sushi: 7 plates (50% of with coupon)
First got an oil changes and then went to Bed Bath & Beyond;  When I returned to
my car, I realized I had left my tablet in the waiting room at the oil change place.

I had tried to get wi-fi on tablet but the signal was weak.  I put it on a table
and then switched to watching a video I had downloaded on phone.  But, I only watched
1 min before they were finished.  The other customer was also a J*son.

--   5:05p  Got back to the oil change place.  Luckily, they were still open.
I had waited a long time at the register @BB&B because there was a guy who was
trying to find something on his phone to show the cashier, but when I asked the
cashier if I should move to another register, she decided to check me out while
the guy continued his search.

--   5:55p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:52p  "ET"
--   8:35p  "New Amsterdam" (04/30/19)
-- 10:04p  "Conan" (4/29)
-- 10:41p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:04p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:48p  "Seth Meyers"
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019


--   1:25a  Bed
--   9:10a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
--   9:55a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos
-- 10:45a  Inside after biking 1&1
-- 11:21a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:57p  "The View"
--   2:20p - 2:43p  Tony called
--   2:47p  "Conan"  (4/25)
--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"
VT: Johns Creek, GA
--   4:10p  Leaving for dinner @Naf Naf: Falafel pita & soup (lentil); Triple points
--   5:05p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
A burglar in Gary saw a security camera, so he smashed it -- which means he got
close to the camera and looked at it -- giving the police a great photo of the perp!
--   7:07p  "ET"
--   7:45p  "Survivor"
--   9:52p  +"Village, The" (04/30/19)
-- 10:50p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:20p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:48a  Skim Ch2 news
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019


--   1:10a  Bed
--   9:15a  Up;  CO detector was giving low-battery chirps.
--   9:30a  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: leftover chicken chop suey
-- 11:09a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:36a  "The View"
--   1:45p  Nap
--   3:05p  Up;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:15p  Leaving for dinner @Cassano's Pizza;  Tues special (Spaghetti & meatballs)
--   5:10p  Inside after biking 1&1;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:52p  +"Man with a Plan" (04/29/19)
--   8:17p  "Good Girls" (04/28/19)
--   9:50p - 10:00p  Tony called
-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Monday, May 6, 2019


-- 12:05a  Bed
--   8:45a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos
-- 10:55a  Sitting in garage after biking 1&5: +"Resident, The"
-- 11:30a  Leaving for another 5 mi ride around Ginger Creek
I felt a few random raindrops shortly after leaving and it was starting to get
a little heavier as I finished ride.
-- 12:01p  Inside;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:53p  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
--   2:05p - 2:17p  Tony called
--   2:50p  "The View"
--   4:08p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:40p  Leaving for dinner @Panda Express: beef broccoli bowl; +"Abby's"  (04/18/19)
--   5:50p  Inside after biking 1&1;  "Inside Edition"
--   6:32p  "ET";  Aniston, Lopez;  There's a Jennifer on "Wheel of Fortune"
--   7:44p  "Supergirl" (04/28/19)
-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:44p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, May 5, 2019


-- 12:45a  Bed
--   7:45a  Up
--   8:07a  "Gotham" (04/25/19)
-- 10:05a  Leaving
-- 10:45a  Arrive for 11a brunch @Ann Sather (on Belmont): crab cakes
with sisters and cousins Barb & Al
--   1:45p  Home;  Average speed home was 29 mph
--   2:03p  "Superstore" (04/25/19)
--   2:44p  "In the Dark" (04/18/19)
--   4:35p  Leaving for bike ride but first talked to neighbor
--   4:54p  Actually left
--   5:39p  After 7 mi, stopped to pickup dinner @White Fence Farm: fried chicken
--   5:46p  Arrive @Hummer Park Shelter to eat dinner
--   6:10p  Resume ride
--   6:46p  Home;  Total ride: 13 mi;  Sat in garage
--   7:30p  Inside; "60 Minutes";  Started 21 mins late because of golf

>>>   8:40p  "Red Line, The" (04/28/19)  (Metacritic: 10-(50-82), #16)
  • Follows three Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after an unarmed African American doctor is shot by a white cop. 
  • The title refers to the CTA rapid transit line that connects different neighborhoods and social classes. 
  • Most favorable review said, "At times [it] is cluttered and clunky. Still, there’s so much good stuff to focus on that the flaws can be overlooked. "
  • Another described it as, "The Wire meets This Is Us."  Another said, "It’s not subtle, but it is smart" 
  • I'm not sure why this has gotten so many positive reviews.  To me, it seems to have a lot of problems and, overall, in the first half hour, it just seems stupid.  But, I know it's only 8 episodes, so the investment is limited.
-- 11:27p  Skim Ch5 news
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Saturday, May 4, 2019


-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:45a  Up
--   9:02a  "Last O.G., The" (04/23/19)
-- 11:06a  "Jane the Virgin" (04/24/19) ...
-- 12:30p  Leaving for lunch  @Arby's: double beef (with coupon)
--   1:15p  Inside after biking 1&1
--   2:23p  "Riverdale" (04/24/19)
--   4:10p  "Perfectionists, The" (04/17/19)
--   5:30p  Leaving for dinner @China Star: chicken chop suey;  Biked: 5&1
--   6:55p  Inside;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:23p  +"For the People"
--   8:30p  "Young Sheldon" (04/25/19)
--   9:06p  "Orville, The" (04/25/19)
I had to reboot to restore sound.
-- 10:46p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:11p  "SNL"
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Friday, May 3, 2019


-- 12:20a  Bed
--   6:05a  Up
--   6:24a  "Seth Meyers"
--   7:55a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage biscuit
Also got gas and went to ATM
--   9:10a  Inside after biking 1&1;  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:06a  "The View"
-- 11:47a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:21p  +"American Housewife" (04/23/19)
-- 12:45p  "Flash, The" (04/23/19) ...
--   1:55p  Nap
--   3:20p  Up
--   4:51p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:11p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:25p  Leaving for dinner @Thirty-0-Three Restaurant @DoubletTree in Lisle: seafood buffet
With Tony & Sue
--   8:52p  Home
--   9:23p  "ET"
--   9:46p  "Bless This Mess" (04/23/19)
This is the 2nd episode at the woman is on the phone with her mom, saying her husband has spent
the last 2 weeks researching soil revitalization.  And then things happen that seem like they
would have encountered if they've already been on the farm for 2 weeks.
-- 11:13p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:53p  "Conan"  (4/22)
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Thursday, May 2, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
--   6:45a  Up
--   7:20a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 3 egg/sausage burritos;
Biked 1 mi first but light drizzle started while I was in restaurant
--   8:10a  Home;  +"A.P. Bio"
--   9:20a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 10:45a  Nap
-- 12:23p  Up;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:51p  "The View"
The had an interview with a realtor named Jennifer that was was actually an ad.
Also watched yesterday's preempted portion online.
--   2:17p  "Village, The" (04/23/19)
--   3:38p  "Inside Edition"
All 3 contestants on "Jeopardy" have J-names.
--   4:10p  Leaving for dinner @CoreLife Eatery: tuna poke bowl;  "black-ish"  (04/23/19)
First went to Geek Squad but they just rebooted the laptop and it seemed to be OK.
--   5:55p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  Resume "Seth Meyers"
--   6:42p  "ET"
--   8:08p  "New Amsterdam" (04/23/19) ...
--   8:33p - 9:00p  Tony called
-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019


-- 12:14a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:20a  Bed
--   7:40a  Up;  "Conan"  (4/22);  Breakfast @home: leftover chicken shwarma bowl
--   8:41a  "Resident, The" (04/22/19)
-- 11:37a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:55p  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   1:43p  "The View";  First :22 preempted by Barr testimony at Senate
--   2:35p  "Arrow" (04/22/19)
--   3:52p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:20p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:30p  Leaving for dinner @Tony's church: spaghetti & meat sauce
--   7:05p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  "ET"
--   7:39p  "Survivor"
--   8:59p  "Neighborhood, The" (04/22/19)
--   9:42p - 9:47p  Tony called
-- 10:29p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:53p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"
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