Wednesday, July 31, 2019


--   1:15a  Bed
--   8:45a  Up;  "Seth Meyers";  Breakfast @home: PB&T
--   9:30a - 9:53a  Tony called
-- 10:35a  "Kelly & Ryan
-- 11:30a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:22p  "The View"
--   1:45p  Leaving to drive to bike along Fox River
--   2:20p  Started biking north from I-88.
Trail is paved but some sections have serious cracks and many bridges have rumble strips
(intended to provide more traction when bridge is wet -- seems like bad solution).
I thought the ride was going to be easier.
--   4:22p  Back at car;  Total ride: 19 mi
--   4:32p  Arrive for dinner @Hibachi Grill & Buffet;  Not very good.
--   5:42p  Home;  Sitting in garage
--   6:15p  Inside after biking another mile;  Skim Ch7 news.
Third Dave Thomas seen on TV.
--   7:35p  2nd Democratic Debate
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:05p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019


-- 12:16a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:30a  Bed
--   8:35a  Up
--   8:44a  "Code, The" (07/01/19) ...
-- 10:00a  Leaving to drive to bike on Cal-Sag trail.
-- 10:30a  Started biking east from Archer
-- 11:50a. Arrived for lunch @Athens Gyros: Greek chicken bowl with cream of chicken rice soup
--   1:30p  Returned to car; Total ride: 25 mi
There was an 80-yr-old man about to start a 20 mi ride.
--   2:10p  Home; Sitting in garage and talked to neighbor who was washing his cars
--   3:20p  Inside after biking another mile;  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   4:55p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:05p  Leaving for dinner @Buona Beef: Meatball & sausage bowl;  Biked: 1&1
--   6:57p  Inside;  "Inside Edition"
--   7:33p  "ET"
--   8:00p  Democratic Debate  (missed 1st hr)
-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "The View"
-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Monday, July 29, 2019


--   1:15a  Bed
--   8:38a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving for breakfast: @McD: 3 sausage/egg burritos;  Biked: 3 mi
-- 10:24a  Home;  "Kelly & Ryan"
VT: Ryan mentioned he's from Dunwoody, and that's where I am on my virtual tour.
I'm at the Perimeter Mall, which is the 2nd largest mall in Georgia.
-- 12:25p  Skim Ch2 news ...
-- 12:45p~ - 1:16p  Tony called asking for an idea for a product he could sell at a booth.
--   1:38p  "The View"
--   2:52p  +"Big Stage, The"
--   3:03p  "InBetween, The"
--   4:36p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:50p  Leaving for dinner @Panda Express; mushroom chicken & Beijing beef
First, picked up pocket change sorter with new cover.  They attached it backwards.
Originally, it was unattached.  I would have asked him to fix it except he's going
on vacation for a week starting tomorrow.
--   5:51p  Arrive @Jewel
--   6:10p  Home
--   6:20p  Leaving via bike for cone @McD
--   7:35p  Home; Total ride 10 miles; Sitting in garage
--   8:00p  Inside after biking another mile;  "ET"; Garth, Lopez, Aniston.
--   9:17p  "Inside Edition"
-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, July 28, 2019


-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Einstein Bros: Lox
-- 10:45a  Home; Total ride: 13 mi;  Sitting in garage;  +"Bring the Funny"
-- 11:45a  Inside after biking another mi;  +"grown-ish"
-- 12:27p  "Good Fight, The"
--   2:10p  Nap
--   3:35p  Up;  "nos4a2"
--   5:00p  Leaving for dinner @Arby's: double beef (with coupon) + orange shake;  Biked 1&1
--   5:35p  Home;  Sitting in garage
--   6:06p  +"Grand Hotel"
--   7:28p  "Big Brother"
--   9:02p  "Good Trouble"
-- 10:58p  Skim Ch5 news
Cindy Crawford was on derailed train -- but it wasn't the actress.
-- 11:54p  Conan (7/11)
Andy announced that Kumail Nanjiani was guest, and then, in the monologue, Conan
revealed that Kumail couldn't make it.  So, his guest was Conan's assistant.
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Saturday, July 27, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
-- 10:10a  Leaving to bike SW.
-- 11:00a  Arrive for lunch @Mojo's East Coast Eats: Tommy Boy hoagie
-- 12:10p  Home; Total ride: 13 mi; Sitting in garage
-- 12:37p  Inside;  "Younger"
--   2:16p  "Suits"
--   5:00p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:25p  Leaving for dinner @Chick-Fil-A: grilled chicken sandwich
It is free with app, but I couldn't get the app working.  They gave it to me free anyway.
--   6:10p  Home;  Sitting in garage with cookies & cream shake ...
--   6:26p - 6:49p  Tony called
--   7:15p  Inside after biking 1&1;  "Jane the Virgin"
--   9:25p  "Baskets"
Tony called from Riva Crabhouse on Navy Pier.
-- 11:28p  Skim Ch5 news
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Friday, July 26, 2019


-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:17a  Up
--   8:50a  "Seth Meyers"
-- 10:03a  "Kelly & Ryan"
Laurie Gelman, the wife of the show's producer, wrote a book with the main character named Jen.
-- 10:57a  "The View"
-- 12:13p  "ET"
-- 12:45p  Leaving to see Big Boy Steam Engine on its way to West Chicago
--   1:05p  Parked near Lombard post office to wait
--   1:30p  Biked to other side of tracks to where Tony was stationed.
I decided the other side of the tracks (and a bit further west) would be a better view.
--   1:55p  Went into a restaurant to use washroom and when I came out I was surprised to see that
the train was approaching.  So, I didn't see it from my planned vantage point.
The website was doing a very poor job of tracking the train.
--   2:08p  Arrived at Mariano's to get gas, and then I had lunch there: breaded shrimp
--   2:39p  Home;  Then left to bike to McDonald's for cone.
--   4:13p  Home;  Sat in garage;  Talked to neighbor
--   4:48p  Inside after biking another mile;  Today's total: 13 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:04p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:23p  "Detour, The"
--   9:36p - 9:49p  Tony called and he invited me to join him & Sue at Ditka's
but I've told him numerous times that I'm not ever going to accept sudden late night invites.
-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:00p  "ET"
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Thursday, July 25, 2019


-- 12:50a  Bed
--   8:37a  Up
--   9:45a  Leaving to drive to Romeoville to bike
-- 10:33a  Started biking south on Weber from 135th then west on Renwick to Plainfield.
--   1:30p  Back at car; Total ride: 24 miles.
--   1:55p  Arrived for lunch @Golden Corral in Bolingbrook
--   3:10p  Home; Sitting in garage
--   Skim Ch7 news
--   4:50p  Inside after biking another mile
--   5:21p  "The View" ...
--   5:35p  - 6:39p  Tony called on the way to a birthday party at Sox park.
--   7:22p  "ET" (Wed)
--   8:09p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:55p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:54p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019


--   1:10a  Bed
--   8:24a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving via bike for breakfast: @McD: 3 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:00a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi; Sitting in garage
-- 11:00a  Inside
-- 11:08a  Started laundry
-- 11:15a  "Legion"
--   1:20p  Nap
--   3:00p  Up;  "Inside Edition";  It seems that my TiVo just rebooted
--   4:03p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:10p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Watched online because baseball went long last night
and I neglected to extend TiVo.
--   5:05p  Carla arrived
--   5:40p  Arrive for dinner at Cadence: salmon
--   7:00p  Home;  Carla left
--   7:15p  Leaving for bike ride
--   7:45p  Home;  Total ride: 5 mi;  Then drove to Dollar Tree and ATM.
--   8:25p  Inside after biking another mile
--   9:12p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:16p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:45p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019


-- 12:18a  "Seth Meyers"
--   2:00a  Bed
--   7:35a  Up
--   8:50a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage biscuit;  Biked 1&1;
Filled up bike tires.
--   9:56a  Inside after biking another mile
-- 10:11a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 11:06a  "The View"
--   1:19p  Skim Ch2 news
--   2:10p  Leaving to bike north
--   3:00p  Arrived for dinner @Billy's: mostaccioli with meatballs; "Siren"
--   4:25p. Home;  Total ride: 14 mi; Sitting in garage;  Talked to a couple neighbors
--   6:14p  Inside after biking another mile;  "Inside Edition
Jenna Austin lost power for 20 hrs.  There was a Jackie and a Jacqueline on the same story.
--   6:45p  "ET"
--   7:00p - 7:08p  Carla called
--   7:31p  "America's Got Talent"
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news ...
-- 10:03p - 10:41p  Tony called to complain about clients who try to cheat him
and to warn me about bicyclist killed in hit & run in Aurora.
-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"
VT: A Huddle House in Marietta had a sign that said "closed for remodeling", and then
a subsequent photo showed the exterior had been redone.  It reopened in 2017 and closed
less than a year later.  Another restaurant then moved into the location, doubling the
space it had at its previous location.
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Monday, July 22, 2019


--   1:15a  Bed
--   8:16a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving for breakfast: @McD: 3 sausage/egg burritos
When I bike to McD, I go east, but it was cool & windy, so I would normally drive to Ogden,
but they're repaving the street, so I went to Yorktown, but a busload of people were in
there, so, I went to Roosevelt Rd, which is the McD I usually went to when I lived in apartment.
I might have spent more time driving than I saved.
-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 1&1 and talking to neighbors
One of their dogs started chasing after me and I stopped because it's a tiny dog.
It has a very menacing bark but when it "caught" me, it just stopped.
-- 10:10a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 11:30a  "The View"
--   1:00p  Skim Ch2 news
--   2:05p  Nap
--   3:22p  Up;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:20p  Leaving for dinner @Mr Sub: turkey sub + soup (chicken rice);  Biked: 1&1
--   5:24p  Home; Sitting in garage;  "Outpost, The"
--   6:30p  Inside after biking another mile;  "ET"
--   7:30p  "Code, The" (06/03/19);  Jenn Colella played a Jennifer.
-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:34p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, July 21, 2019


-- 12:10a  Bed
--   9:40a  Up
-- 10:55a  It started pouring
There is a thin line of storms from Princeton to here that suddenly popped
-- 10:12a  "Krypton"
-- 10:45a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
VT: Ruff's Mill -- Concord Rd Covered Bridge over Nickajack Creek
--   1:53p  "grown-ish"
--   2:46p  "InBetween, The";  There was a Jenna.
--   4:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @ Noodles & Company: Shrimp Pad Thai 
--   6:06p  Home; Total ride: 7 miles; Sitting in garage;  "Big Stage, The"
--   6:45p  Inside after biking another mile
--   7:05p  "Snowfall"
--   8:41p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news

>>> 10:51p  "Pearson"
This is a spin off from "Suits", which might be a reason not to bother watching it.
But the character moved from NY to Chicago, so maybe that's a reason to watch it --
but probably not.
~~  She used to run a big law firm, but she got disbarred.  The mayor of Chicago hires her and
he gives her an assignment, but she ignores that.  I'm not sure what she thinks her job is.
Her BF is also upset with her.  So, it's similar to "Suits" that the characters are
constantly arguing.  Apparently, we're supposed to like that.

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Saturday, July 20, 2019


--------------- HEAT WAVE ---------------

-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:00a  Up
--   8:35a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage biscuit
--   9:30a  Home; Total ride: 6 mi. Sitting in garage;  Talked to neighbor.
-- 10:10a  Inside after biking another mi;  "Legion"
-- 12:06p  "The 100"
--   1:39p  +"Detour, The"
VT: Mableton, GA
--   2:08p  "Jane the Virgin"
--   3:35p  Leaving for dinner @ Arby's turkey club & orange shake
--   4:09p  Home; Sitting in garage;  "Bring the Funny"
--   5:00p  It dropped maybe 20 degrees;  I could see very dark clouds to the north.
I biked 1 mi around subdivision and then talked to neighbor.  But then the sky started to clear.
--   5:30p  It started raining but the sun was out.
--   5:45p  Rain ended and I took photo of rainbow and went inside
--   6:00p  Skim ABC news
--   6:22p  "Suits" ...
--   7:25p  Leaving for bike ride
--   8:04p  Home;  Total ride;  5 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   8:33p  Inside after biking another mile
--   9:41p  "Younger"
-- 10:44p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:06p  "Baskets"
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Friday, July 19, 2019


--------------- HEAT WAVE ---------------

-- 12:10a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:20a  Bed
--   8:46a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving for breakfast: @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;
-- 10:15a  Home; Total ride: 6 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Talked to neighbors;  "The View"
-- 11:21a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:45a  Resume "Good Trouble";  A Jenny was mentioned.

>>> 12:54p  "Pandora"
  • One critic says it's an obvious rip-off of "Star Trek" / "Star Wars" with a smattering of teen melodrama and angst thrown in for good measure and adds that it has "all the stilted dialogue you could ever want or need."
  • In 2199, a teen goes out for a jog up a mountain where she sees her colony being destroyed by missiles from flying craft.  The next we see, she's just returned to Earth to enroll in the fleet academy where her uncle -- her only living relative -- who she's never met, is a very busy professor.
  • I don't know if this show is worth watching but I probably will keep watching it.
--   3:15p  Leaving for cookies & cream shake @Chick-fil-A
--   3:39p  Home;  Sitting in garage with shake
--   4:12p  Inside;  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   5:11p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:40p  Skim Ch7 news
VT: Austell, GA
--   6:37p  "ET"
--   7:37p  "Pose" ...
--   8:05p  Leaving for dinner @McD: double fish
I first went to Jimmy John's but they seemed to be closed.  Their hours aren't posted.
--   8:58p  Inside after biking 1&1 and talking to neighbor walking dog.
-- 10:13p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:56p  "Conan"  (7/10)
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Thursday, July 18, 2019


-- 12:05a  Bed
--   6:40a  Woken by thunder at a distance
--   7:00a  Started raining for 10 mins or so
--   8:30a  Started raining again
--   9:05a  Up
--   9:30a  Emptied dehumidifier for 2nd time -- so, it's obviously doing something
--   9:35a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 10:01a  "Kelly & Ryan"
VT: I found a Dollar Tree adjacent to a Family Dollar.  The Dollar Tree used to be a Rite Aid.
Both Dollar stores are owned by the same company.  I'm assuming the Family Dollar will close.
-- 11:00a  "The View"
-- 12:00p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:29p  "Good Fight, The"
--   1:45p  Leaving via bike for lunch @Taco Bell: shredded chicken taco
--   2:45p  Home ; Total ride: 7 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Inside after biking another mile;  "nos4a2"
--   5:10p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:35p  Leaving for dinner @McD: 2 double burgers
I was originally going to go to Arby's but changed my mind because of construction on Butterfield.
--   7:20p  Home:  Biked: 1&1;  Sitting in garage;  "Good Trouble" ...
--   7:55p  Leaving to bike;  Stopped @Tony & Sue's and he gave me some ceviche.
--   8:50p  Home;  "ET"
--   9:36p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:51p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:13p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
VT: Lithia Springs, GA
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019


-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:20a  Woken by lawnmowers
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.  First talked to neighbor.
-- 10:24a  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sat in garage;  "The Detour" ...
-- 11:55a  Inside after biking another mile;  Unpacked dehumidifier
-- 11:05p  "Kelly & Ryan";  Workman is up on my roof.
-- 12:07p - 12:39p  Tony called while having lunch at Denny's with Ryan.
--   1:21p  Skim Ch2 news
--   2:00p  Turned on new dehumidifier.  I think that maybe it's going to be
counterproductive because, it seems, that the air coming out of it is warm.
--   2:26p  "The View"
--   3:36p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:10p  Leaving for shake;  But I found that it was drizzling and not super hot.
I biked 1/2 mi and it started raining harder.
--   4:17p  Back inside;  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:32p  "Seth Meyers" ...
--   5:00p  Leaving for dinner @Kai Sushi: 9 plates with 50% off coupon
--   5:55p  Inside after biking 1.5

>>>  6:15p  "Human Discoveries"
It's a cartoon series on Facebook Watch about a tribe of humans at the dawn of civilization.
On the first episode, Gary accidentally discover fire.  It's very unlikely that it occurred
the way they portrayed.  Not sure if it's worth watching, but I'll probably keep up.

--   7:13p  "ET"
--   7:50p  Leaving for bike ride;  Talked to neighbors
The ciccadas are out in full force for the first time.
--   8:40p  Inside;  Total ride: 7 mi (20 today)
--   8:47p  "Big Brother"
--   9:30p  Mosquito abatement is here again.
-- 10:01p  "Conan"  (7/9)
-- 10:27p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:48p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers" ...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019


-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   8:20a  "Seth Meyers"
--   9:10a  "Kelly & Ryan" ...;  Jennifer Harrison was the trivia caller.
--   9:40a  Shower
-- 10:05a  "The View"
-- 11:01a  Skim Ch2 news ...
-- 11:20a  Arrived for 11:30a cardiac stress test;  My last one was 3 yrs ago.
--   1:00p  Finished test;  It had rained while I was in the office.
--   1:30p  Arrived for lunch @Masala: Indian buffet
I had first gone to Lasania;  I don't go there as often because, in part, they don't
open until noon, but the timing is right today and it's also close to the doctor's office,
but when they told me that they no longer have a buffet, I left.  +"Charmed"
--   2:14p  Home;  There was light rain on the way home.
--   3:26p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:18p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   4:53p  +"Grand Hotel"
--   6:29p  "grown-ish"
--   6:58p  "ET"; Lopez, Garner, Aniston
--   7:40p  Leaving for Home Depot to pickup dehumidifier
It's a lot heavier that I expected.
--   8:30p  Inside after biking 1&1;  I saw a deer running through the subdivision
--   8:40p  "America's Got Talent"
--   9:30p   Finished rebooting laptop to fix sound problem.
-- 10:24p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:48p  "Jimmy Kimmel" ...
-- 11:23p - 11:50p  Tony called
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Monday, July 15, 2019


-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.
-- 10:24a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  Sat in garage;  "The View" ...
An Amazon delivery was made to a neighbor and the driver had music blasting.
I can't understand how anyone enjoys music that loud.
-- 11:02a  Inside after biking another mile
Checked thermostat and it said "low battery";  Replaced 3 AA batteries.
-- 11:44a  Skim Ch2 news;  Jenelle McKinley rescued a runner who collapsed.
--   1:21p  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   2:30p  "Pose"
--   4:15p  Leaving for dinner @Panda Express
Also went to bank & Jewel;  Biked: 1&1
--   5:50p. Home; Sitting in garage
--   6:28a  Inside after biking another mile;  "Inside Edition"
--   7:23p  Skim CBS News -- now anchored by Nora O'Donnell
The theme song is a version of the previous one, but it's NOT a better version.
Otherwise, I didn't watch CBS network news regularly, so I can't compare other aspects.
--   7:48p  Skim Ch7 news
--   9:04p  "InBetween, The"
-- 10:34p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:10p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, July 14, 2019


-- 12:15a  Bed
--   7:45a  Up
--   8:25a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Einstein Bros: lox
-- 10:05a  Home; Total ride: 13 mi; Sitting in garage;  "Krypton";  Talked to neighbor
-- 11:35a  Inside after biking another mile;  My laptop turned off;  "Younger"
-- 12:52p  "The 100"
--   2:30p  Nap
--   3:47p  Up
--   4:03p  "Good Trouble" ...
--   5:00p  Leaving for dinner @Taste of Westmont 
As I was putting bike in car, Tony called, asking to use my pool.  I told where I was heading
and he decided that he & Sue would come to the Taste.
--   5:15p  I arrived @China Chef booth and got orange chicken combo, as usual.
--   5:40p  Although dark clouds were approaching, got crab cakes @J Fleming booth and
also pasta marinara at the next booth.
--   5:45p  They announced that they were closing due to weather and I rode back to car
with half-eaten food.  Called Tony, and he said he & Sue were on the way but it seems that
they got lost.
--   6:00p  They arrived and it was clearing up, so we walked back to the Taste.
Tony got a beer at a storefront bar and treated me to a pop.
--   6:30p  Radar showed storm approaching so headed to car;  Started raining as I was driving away
so the timing was perfect.
--   6:45p  Home;  Rain was letting up
--   6:55p  Light rain started again.
--   7:05p  A more steady rain started although there were clear skies to the north.
--   7:15p  Inside
--   8:18p  "Big Brother" ...
--   9:23p - 10:01p  Tony is making ceviche and is upset that his church has picked
and openly gay man as the new pastor (replacing a straight woman who is retiring).
-- 10:34p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:15p  "Baskets"
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Saturday, July 13, 2019


--   1:55a  Bed
-- 10:30a  Up
-- 11:30a  Leaving for lunch @Potbelly; Turkey
I had headed towards Mr Sub but construction on Ogden seemed bad so I turned around.
I haven't been to Potbelly for 3 yrs and it still seems overpriced.
I couldn't get the TiVo app to work.  It kept crashing.
-- 12:28p  Inside after biking 1&1;  It's very hot & humid
--   1:00p  "Big Brother"
--   2:54p  "Code, The" (05/20/19)
I had started watching a downloaded copy on tablet, but the tablet isn't letting me
even open it, so I don't know how far I got, and when I reinstalled the program, it
erases downloaded programs.  After watching, it seems that I had seen about half of it.
--   3:52p  "Grand Hotel"
--   5:08p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:40p  Leaving for cookies & cream shake @Chick-fil-A
--   6:05p  Then sat in garage with shake;  "Jane the Virgin"
--   7:00p  Inside after talking to neightbors and biking 1&1&1
--   7:10p  Dinner @home: BBQ pork riblets;  "Shark Tank"
--   7:25p  Radar shows a storm just south of here.
--   8:44p  "Outpost, The"
-- 10:00p  "Snowfall"
-- 11:00p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:20p  "Detour, The" (07/09/19)
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Friday, July 12, 2019


--   1:05a  "ET"
--   2:00a  Bed
-- 11:08a  Up:  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:00p  Leaving for lunch @Royal Buffet;  "Bring the Funny"
They are reconstructing the facade at the shopping center.  I don't know why they
think it's worth the expense and mess.  It didn't seem to scare any customers away.
--   1:55p  Home;  Biked: 1&1;  Sat in garage
--   2:30p  Inside;  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   3:52p  "The View"
--   5:18p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:55p  "ET"
--   7:30p  Leaving via bike for cone @McD
--   8:20p  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   8:42p  Inside;  "Inside Edition"
--   9:20p  Nap
-- 10:55p  Up;  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:40p  "Legion"
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Thursday, July 11, 2019


-- 12:55a  Bed
--   8:53a  Up;  "Conan" (6/13)
--   9:55a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.
-- 10:55a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi
-- 11:14a  Inside after biking another mile;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:47a  "The View"
--   1:13p  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   2:45p  Nap
--   4:00p  Up
--   4:35p  Leaving via bike for dinner 
--   5:45p  Arrived @Gordillas: chicken and ground beef gorditas
I had expected to have tilapia @Stav's, but it's been replaced by a Mexican place with
a very limited menu.  I usually bike to Stav's every July, but it seems that I missed
last year, so they went out of business.  I have told the people at Stav's that I wish
there was a place like this by my house, but now it's gone entirely.
--   7 27p  Home; Total ride: 20 mi;  It has gotten cool; Sitting in garage.
--   8:00p  Inside
--   8:10p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:44p  +"Big Brother" (Wed)
-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news
On the way to dinner, there was a copter hovering in Lombard but nothing was reported on the news.
-- 11:02p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019


--   1:00a  Bed
--   8:30a  Up;  "Conan" (Mon)
--   9:05a  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
---  9:40a  Shower
-- 10:13a  JWs knocked at door.  I wasn't dressed so I just said no through window.
-- 10:15a  "The View"
-- 11:13a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:55a  Sisters arrived and we went to lunch @Rock Bottom Brewery: Jambalaya with shrimp & chicken
--   1:10p  Home;  Sisters started cleaning up my first floor
--   6:12p  Leaving for dinner @The Patio with sisters: spaghetti
--   7:45p  Home;  As I suspected it would, my laptop had rebooted to install Windows updates.
--   7:55p  Leaving for bike ride
--   8:35p  Home;  Total ride: 5 mi;  "Inside Edition"
--   9:36p  "ET"
-- 10:37p  Skim Ch5 news
A Jennifer transported an inflatable pool on top of her car but police arrested
her because she had her kids holding onto the pool to keep it from blowing off -- which
seemed to be dangerous to the police in Dixon.
  A Jennifer says Epstein raped her when she was 15.
-- 11:21p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019


-- 12:08a  "ET"
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   9:16a  Up
--   9:28a  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
--   9:38a - 9:45a  Carla called
-- 10:45a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage biscuit
-- 12:10p  Home; Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "American Princess" (ep2); Talked to neighbor.
--   1:15p  Left to bike another 5 mi
--   1:51p  Inside;  "The View"
--   3:52p  "Inside Edition";  A Jen adopted a dog that was involved in a police chase.
--   4:37p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:30p  Leaving for dinner @Harold's Shrimp & Chicken: 2 breasts;  "nos4a2";  Biked: 1&1
First time there;  The pieces are very large and I had to wait for them to cook them from scratch.
The pop machine wasn't working;  They said cole slaw was included, although the sign didn't
say that, but when they brought it out, there was no cole slaw.  I didn't say anything.
--   7:03p  Home;  Sitting in garage
--   7:45p  Inside after biking another mile; "ET"
--   8:36p  "America's Got Talent"
-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news;  A Jen interviewed about burglaries in Gurnee.
I just discovered that the Google Street View was at my house in September.
-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Monday, July 8, 2019


-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:35a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.
It took much longer than usual to get my order.
-- 10:45a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  Attempted to fill bike tire with older pump to 90 psi
but it wouldn't go over 65.  I used newer pump and it seems it was 85 by separate gauge.
Put bike in car for afternoon ride.
-- 11:14a  Inside;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:42a  "Kelly & Ryan"
-- 12:41p  "The View"
--   1:55p  "American Princess"
--   3:25p  Leaving to drive 25 mi to bike on Poplar Creek Trail
--   4:00p  Started biking west and south to IL-59 & Bode Rd and then headed east
--   5:45p  After biking 14.5 mi, stopped for dinner @Bibibop Asian Grill in Schaumburg
--   7:30p  Returned to car;  Total ride: 24 mi
--   8:03p  Home;  Talked to neighbors
--   8:30p  Inside after biking another mile
--   8:55p - 9:14p  Talked to Carla
--   9:42p  "Inside Edition"
-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:55p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, July 7, 2019


--   8:20a  Up
--   9:15a  Breakfast @home:  Remaining teriyaki chicken
--   9:40a  "Roswell, NM" (03/05/19)
VT: Douglasville, GA
-- 11:43a  "Proven Innocent" (03/22/19)
--   2:13p  +"Charmed" (03/03/19)
--   2:22p  I started to download a show to phone and my TiVo rebooted.
--   3:40p  I was going to watch "Roswell, NM" (03/12/19) but it doesn't
seem to be on my TiVo.  It doesn't appear to be available for free streaming.
I found a full recap to read.
--   4:28p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Noodles and Co: shrimp pad thai
--   5:45p  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi;  Sitting in garage;  +"Proven Innocent" (03/29/19)  ...
--   5:58p - 6:33p  PattyS called me back;  She's not doing any better.
--   7:27p  Inside after biking another mi; "Big Brother"
--   8:56p  "Burden of Truth"
-- 10:06p  "Good Fight, The"
-- 11:17p  Skim Ch5 news
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Saturday, July 6, 2019


--   1:40a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:10a  Finished renewing lic plate online
--   9:20a  Breakfast @home:  Teriyaki chicken (from Teriyaki Madness)
--   9:46a  "Grand Hotel"
-- 12:10p  "Siren" (06/27/19)
--   3:02p  "American Princess"
--   5:10p  Leaving for dinner @Wendy's: Baked potato with chili
--   6:19p  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi;  It was very windy;  Sitting in garage
Pumped up bike tires with newer pump;  I pumped it up to 90 psi, using the gauge on the pump
but, after, when I checked with a separate meter, in said it was 74 psi.
I don't know if it's actually losing that much air in the process of disconnecting the pump.
~~  Biked another mile and saw my neighbor came home and his bike was on top of his car.
I sat in garage waiting for him to come out and take bike down, but he never came out.
--   7:45p  Inside;  Skim Ch7 news
--   8:08p  "Miracle Workers" (03/19/19)
--   9:13p  "Miracle Workers" (03/26/19)
-- 10:32p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:45p  Bed
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Friday, July 5, 2019


-- 12:21a  "grown-ish"
VT: Discovered the Silver Comet Trail, once a rail line, that runs 61 milss NW from Smyrna, GA,
to Alabama, where it continues as the Chief Ladiga Trail.  Together they are 94 miles making
it the 2nd longest paved rail trail in US.  At first, I thought it was a canal.  It often
seems invisible when it crosses underneath roads and many road crossings have no access point.
--   1:55a  Bed
--   8:15a  Up
--   8:30a  I was going to bike to breakfast but I checked the radar and a cell poppoed up nearby.
--   8:55a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
It looks like I could have biked there -- I didn't see any rain but I feel that I can't really
bike anywhere because the weather is so iffy -- and it's going to be very hot & humid.
--   9:45a  Inside after biking 1&1 and talking to neighbor
--   9:50a  "Roswell, NM" (02/26/19) ...
-- 10:01a - 10:50a  Tony & Sue called
-- 12:36p  "InBetween, The"
--   2:40p  Leaving for cherry shake @DQ;  First time I had cherry there and I wasn't impressed.
--   3:05p  Home;  Sitting in garage;  Talked to neighbor.
--   4:15p  Inside after biking 1+1+1;  Skim Ch7 news
VT: Hiram, GA
--   5:45p  Biked another mi;  "Inside Edition"
Toni & Jen talked a man out of jumping off bridge.
--   6:10p  "Kelly & Ryan";  Desk chat only;  The trivia dancer was from Chicago
--   6:40p - 6:52p  Tony called to complain about the heat & humidity
--   6:55p  "Krypton"
--   8:58p  "Good Trouble"
-- 10:24p  Skim Ch5 news
VT: Powder Spring, GA
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Thursday, July 4, 2019


-- 12:25a  Bed
--   9:40a  Up;  "Kelly & Ryan" ...
-- 10:20a  Leaving for 6 mi bike ride
-- 10:55a  Home; Leaving for lunch @Teriyaki Madness: Salmon teriyaki with noodles
I first went to Harold's;  2nd time there and 2nd time finding it closed.
There was NO sign that said they'd be closed today.  Also went to ATM
-- 12:02p  Home;  Tony had just finished applying 2nd coat of paint to deck
-- 12:20p  Inside after biking another mile;  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:40p  "Big Brother"
--   3:05p  "Good Fight, The"
--   4:30p  Skim Ch7 news
VT: Dallas, GA
--   5:20p  Leaving for choc chip mint shake @Oberweis
I had asked for a mint shake but they don't seem to have that.
--   6:10p  Inside after biking 1&1
--   7:20p  Google Maps was working a few minutes ago but the search function can't find anything now.
--   7:21p  "nos4a2" ...
--   8:00p  Dinner @home: cotto salami
--   8:53p  Sue called and said she & Tony would pick me up in 10 mins.
We hadn't planned this and I wasn't even dressed.
--   9:05p  Tony & Sue picked me up and we went to Oak Brook Hills Hilton
The parking lot had never been filled to capacity before but it seems the hotel decided to make
an event.  Tony managed to find a spot in a driveway and we went inside to watch from hotel bar.
--   9:45p  Fireworks started;  Tony & I decided to go outside.
-- 10:50p  Home;  Skim Ch5 news
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019


--   8:15a  Up
--   8:45a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.
-- 10:06a  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi; Sitting in garage
-- 10:31a  Inside after biking another 1 mi;  "Kelly & Ryan";  Desk chat only
-- 10:51a  "Legion"
-- 12:54p  Skim Ch2 news
--   2:05p  "Detour, The" ...
--   3:00p  Leaving for dinner @Arby's: BLT (and free orange shake with coupon and sandwich purchase)
--   4:06p  Inside after biking 1&1
--   4:41p  "Inside Edition"
A guy in FL was given a ticket for feeding a bagel to an alligator.  He was arrested because
he wouldn't sign the ticket.  The authorities says that if an alligator is fed then it will
no longer be able to find food on its own.  That seems weird.  Another article says the
problem is that the alligator will lose its fear of human.  I didn't think they feared humans.
--   5:32p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:45p  Started biking
--   8:25p  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  Tony called with invitation
--   8:30p  Arrived @Tony & Sue's;  They served ribs.
--   9:35p  Parked with Tony in Lisle, hoping to see fireworks
--   9:55p  Drove closer to the park but there was no evidence of fireworks.
-- 10:14p  Home;  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:53p  "Big Brother" (07/02/19)
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Tuesday, July 2, 2019


-- 12:05a  Bed
--   8:06a  Up;  Heard noise in the back;  It seems Tony has decided to paint my deck today.
--   8:45a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Mariano's: Tuna poke bowl
They didn't have any water in the dining room, and no one knew who was responsible.
As I was leaving, I saw someone taking the empty pitchers away.
Stopped at McD on the way back to get a Coke.
-- 10:25a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi
-- 10:55a  Inside after biking another mi;  "Kelly & Ryan";  Desk chat only
-- 11:34a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:58a  It wasn't suppose to rain until this evening but I just got a few mins of rain.
-- 12:20p  "Siren"
--   2:20p - 2:49p  Tony called while he was having lunch at Las Palmas
--   2:57p  "Burden of Truth"
--   4:10p  Leaving for cookies & cream shake @Chick-fil-A;  Then sat in garage.
--   5:08p  Inside after biking 1&1;  "Inside Edition"
--   6:19p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:22p  "ET"
--   8:08p - 8:52p  Tony called again
--   8:54p  "American Princess"
-- 10:23p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:30a  Bed
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Monday, July 1, 2019


-- 12:10a  Bed
--   2:00a  Heard mosquito abatement truck
--   8:50a  Up
--   9:00a  "Kelly & Ryan"
--   9:25a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 3 sausage/egg burritos.
-- 10:37a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi; Sitting in garage
-- 11:25a  Inside after biking another 1 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:46p  "Jane the Virgin"
--   2:06p  "grown-ish"
--   2:57p  "In the Dark"
--   4:38p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:35p  Leaving via bike for oreo mint shake @Wayback Burgers
--   6:30p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi
--   7:11p  Leaving for dinner @White Castle: 2 double burgers
--   8:00p  Home;  Then biked 6 mi
--   8:43p  Inside;  "Inside  Edition"
--   9:36p  "ET"
-- 10:37p   Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:26p  "Conan"  (6/12)
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