Sunday, December 31, 2023

Sun
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   9:04a  Up with light snow on roofs and news reporting freezing drizzle
--   9:29a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 10:37p  "Meet the Press"
-- 11:29a  "Ghosts UK" (12/28/23)
-- 12:15p  "Fargo" (12/19/23)
--   2:10p  Nap
--   3:15p  Up
--   3:26p  "Son of a Critch" (12/21/23)
--   4:45p  Dinner @home: soup (chicken rice)
--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news
--   5:29p  ... "Up Here"-- (s1x8)
--   6:05p  "Children Ruin Everything" (12/21/23)
Jennifer Goodhue played a Provincial Official.  We also learn that the children have an Uncle Taylor.
--   7:34p  "Simpsons, The" (12/24/23)
--   8:51p  Movie: "Frozen II" (2019)
-- 11:45p  Watched Ch7 NYE coverage, including their pointless dance number where they fight an AI.
Then I consulted ChatGPT to try to understand "Frozen II" but it doesn't make much sense.
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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Sat
--   1:30a  Bed
--   9:10a  Up with a light dusting of snow (or freezing fog) on roofs
--   9:35a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also went to Dollar Tree.
-- 10:30a  Home
-- 10:45a  "Tiny Beautiful Things"-- (s1x8)
-- 12:42p  "Bear, The" (s2x9)
--   2:16p  "Great, The" (s3x9)
--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Wendy's: chili + baked potato
--   4:54p  Inside after biking 3 (with neighbor) +2;  Skim Ch7 news

I saw what appeared to be a "Pickles" cartoon in my facebook feed, except the 
title said "Are We There Yet" and the woman was called Judy instead of Opal.
I did a search and found the original on a Pinterest page, so someone went through
the trouble of changing it, but I don't know why.

--   7:00p  "Such Brave Girls" (s1x3)
A story is told that mentions a fictional Jennifer.
--   8:00p  "How I Met Your Father" (04/04/23)
--   8:58p  "Reservation Dogs"-- (09/27/23)
-- 10:23p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:08p  "Kelly & Mark"  (12/14)
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Friday, December 29, 2023

Fri
--   8:20a  Up
--   9:09a  Breakfast @home: PB&T; "Transplant"
-- 12:50p  Nap
--   2:00p  Woken by charity call;  "How I Met Your Father" (03/28/23)
--   3:01p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:40p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then have dinner @Culver's: fried cod
--   4:54p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   8:40p  Nap
--   9:40p  Up;  ... "Up Here" (s1x7)
-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 11:35p  "Only Murders in the Building"- (10/03/23)
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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Thu
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   7:40a  Up
--   8:30a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
--   9:25a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home Maki rolls
-- 10:16a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  I turned on TV and NBC had a "Cheese School" segment.
-- 10:26a  "Found" (12/12/23)
--   1:00p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:40p  Nap
--   3:00p  Up;  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Dinner @home: leftover Panda;  ... ""Reservation Dogs" (09/20/23)
Devery Jacobs plays a regular character and a couple hours later I saw her on my facebook
feed in another context.  She also wrote this episode and directed the previous episode.

--   4:18p  Skim Ch7 news
When I was 14, I was often standing on the corner of Kimball & Balmoral waiting for a bus.
Today, there was an attempted abduction but the girl got away.  I'd say it's North Park, but
the news keeps saying it's Albany Park, which I believe starts 4 blocks south (at the river).

--   6:45p  "Fargo" (12/12/23)
--   8:22p  "Krapopolis" (12/17/23)
--   9:10p  "Simpsons, The" (12/17/23)
-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:38p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Desk chat only)
-- 11:45p  Bed
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Wed
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   6:52a  Up
--   8:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
--   8:56a  Inside after biking 2+2  
--   9:12a  "Son of a Critch" (12/14/23)
-- 10:27a  "Children Ruin Everything" (12/14/23)
-- 12:15p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:50p  Nap
--   2:50p  Up
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Wendy's: chicken nuggets
--   4:25a  Inside after biking 2+1; Skim Ch7 news
A Jennifer stabbed a couple kids.
--   7:23p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:04p  ... "Great, The" (s3x8)
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:42p  "Ghosts UK" (12/07/23, ep2)
-- 11:13p  "Kelly & Mark"  [desk chat only]
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Tue
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:51a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:33a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
-- 11:13a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:20p  "Sullivan's Crossing"- (12/13/23)
For unknown reasons, the show is not taking up the full width of the screen,
however, the ads are full screen.  I can change the aspect ratio with the remote but
then the captions are misplaced.

--   1:27p  "Spencer Sisters, The"- (12/13/23) ...
This immediately followed on the same station and showed the same problem for a few seconds
but then it corrected itself!
--   3:15p  Leaving to pickup repaired bike and then pickup dinner.@Panda Express 
When I left the house, I was surprised to see that the driveway was wet -- I thought today
was supposed to be dry.  Usually, after picking up my repaired bike, I bike a couple miles before
putting the bike in the car but I decided to wait until after I got home.

~~  I wanted to place dinner order on the app but I had difficulty finding a free wi-fi signal
but I finally found it at the Jewel.  I decided to go into the store and buy popcorn, since
there was none at Dollar Tree on Sunday.

--   4:44p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Dinner @home: chicken string bean plus mushroom chicken
--   6:02p  Skim Ch7 news
--   9:01p  "Quantum Leap" (12/13/23)
-- 10:57p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:24p  "Kelly & Mark"; Just as them mentioned a gymnast there was a gymnast on my Facebook feed.
They read a letter from a Jennifer
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Monday, December 25, 2023

Mon
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:15a  Up
--   8:50a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Dunkin
--   9:49a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: bacon avocado toast
-- 10:30a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Streets are still damp but the sun came out
-- 11:03a  ... "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x7)

--   3:38p  Just ended an online chat that Tony started at 2:02p.  For unknown reasons,
he posted an answer from ChatGPT that 82% of global population is Christian.  I posted
an answer from ChatGPT that gave statistics for all the major religions, which said
Christianity is 33%-35%, and Tony replied and said I'm wrong.  In the end, he finally
accepted that 82% was wrong but he blamed ChatGPT -- because Tony is never wrong.

--   4:00p  Dinner @home: 2 double burger (from McD)
--   4:30p  ... "How I Met Your Father" (03/21/23)
Jesse is dating Dana who is played by Jessy Hodges.  And Dana's sister is played by another Taylor.
--   5:17p  Skim Ch2 news and it's 54 with light rain
--   7:39p  "Only Murders in the Building" (09/26/23)
2nd show today with a wedding dress.  Mabel wore the one in this episode.
--   8:45p  "Reservation Dogs" (09/13/23);  A Mabel (who had died) was mentioned.
--   9:39p  "Bear, The" (s2x8)
-- 10:34p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:58p  "Kelly & Mark"  (12/13)
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Sun
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   5:45a  Momentary power outage
--   6:05a  Momentary power outage
--   9:32a  Up
-- 10:00a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD, but it was very crowded so I went to another McD.
I probably should have stayed at the first one, the 2nd one was very slow.
-- 10:50p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:03a  Leaving to bike 2 mi on damp streets, but there was no mist on windshield
-- 11:47a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  I had driven to Dollar Tree but it was too crowded.
I had planned to go earlier but I had trouble sleeping last night and woke up late.

-- 12:06p  "How I Met Your Father" (03/14/23)

>>>   1:12p  "Nada" (10/11/23) on Hulu
An iconic Argentine bon vivant, who barely has enough resources to maintain his affluent lifestyle, hires a young woman from Paraguay to replace the recently deceased maid who took care of him for more than 40 years.
Robert DiNiro introduced us to the character in English, but the rest of the episode was in Spanish with subtitles
so I'm not sure that I want to bother watching the rest, although it's only 5 episodes.

--   2:31p  "Only Murders in the Building" (09/19/23) ...
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike and hopefully find a place open for dinner
--   3:30p  Arrive for dinner @Mission BBQ: Salmon
I first went to Culver's but they closed at 3p.
On the way home, stopped @McD to pickup dinner for tomorrow,
Also went to Dollar Tree and went inside despite being crowded but they had no popcorn so I left.
--   4:27p  Inside after biking 2+2
--   5:25p  Skim Ch5 news

>>>   6:11p  "Extended Family"
Though divorced, Jim and Julia co-parent by taking turns staying with their kids.
decider.com says, "Sometimes, no matter how talented the people involved in a show are, things just don’t work."
~~  It has a theme song -- sort of rare these days -- but it's nothing special.
~~  From the ads, I expected this show to be better, but I'll probably still watch it.

--   7:18p  +"Night Court"
Second show today that mentioned "Corinthian".  This one was referring to
the leather briefcase.  On "Up Here" it was referring to a condo building.
--   8:31p  Movie: "40 year-old Virgin, The" (2005) on Peacock
-- 10:20p  Skim Ch7 news
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Sat
-- 12:55a  Bed
--   8:35a  Up
--   8:53a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey;  "Such Brave Girls" (s1x2)
Jen is played by Jennifer Daley.
-- 10:06a  "Murder at the End of the World, A"- (12/19/23)
In the first episode, someone was late for dinner, and that led to a series of events,
but we don't know WHY he was late for dinner.  I suppose we can assume that even if he
wasn't late for dinner, the events would have happened for other reasons, so, maybe it
wasn't important that he was late.  There are probably a lot of other flaws.

-- 12:48p  "Only Murders in the Building" (09/12/23)
--   2:07p  "How I Met Your Father" (03/07/23)
--   3:00p  Nap
--   4:16p  Up
--   5:00p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x6);  Dinner @home: soup (lentil veg)
--   5:40p  Skim CBS news
--   6:15p  "Reservation Dogs" (09/06/23)
--   7:22p  "Bear, The" (s2x7)
--   9:08p  "Great, The" (s3x7)
-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:04p  "Up Here" (s1x6)
Mae Whitman stars on this show and Sarah Ramos was guest on "The Bear" earlier
and they played cousins on "Parenthood".  Both shows also had a character named Sydney.
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Friday, December 22, 2023

Fri
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   7:25a  Up
--   8:05a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Biked 3 mi before leaving but it started raining on the way to McD and was raining after I ate.
--   9:05a  Home
-- 10:55a  "Ghosts UK" (12/07/23)
-- 11:47a  Skim Ch2 news
They closed the Belle Chase Tunnel today permanently.  It's south of New Orleans, and it seems that
a 1 mi trip is now 10 mi. although going in the other direction is still 1 mi via a one-way bridge.
-- 12:22p  "Inside Edition" (had been preempted)
--   1:40p  Nap
--   3:25p  Up;  Turned on TV and there was a Jennifer on "Let's Make a Deal";  "Inside Edition"
--   4:14p  Skim Ch7 news
Pediatrician Jennifer Shu interviewed about high flu levels.
--   4:50p  Dinner @home: Deli turkey and leftover spaghetti; ... "Poker Face" (03/09/23)
Cardboard pop carton prevented fridge door from closing completely.  I hope the food was safe enough.
--   5:12p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   7:37p  "Son of a Critch" (12/07/23)
--   8:34p  "Children Ruin Everything" (12/07/23)
--   9:54p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:36p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:57p  "Jimmy Fallon"
One of the band members suggested that one of Santa's reindeer is named Jennifer.
-- 11:39p  "Kelly & Mark" (Thu)
I started watching this 100 mins ago but there was no sound, but now it's working.
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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Thu
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   9:06a  Up
--   9:54a  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:45a  Leaving to bring bike to shop for repair and get breakfast @Fresh Thyme
The fixed the front tire of old bike immediately but the other bike won't be fixed until next week.
-- 11:50a  Inside after biking 3 mi on repaired old bike;  Breakfast @home Maki rolls
-- 12:46a  Inside after biking 3 mi on old bike;  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:25p  ... "Survivor" ... (but I've already been spoiled on Facebook)
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Pete's Hot Bar
Also stopped at McD for free Coke.
--   4:43p  Inside after biking 3+3 with a little mist;  Dinner @home: salmon plus breaded shrimp
--   5:20p  "Inside Edition"; preempted for coverage of Ed Burke's conviction on multiple corruption counts
--   5:23p  Skim Ch7 news
--   9:19p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Wed)
--   9:27p  Winter solstice
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Wed
-- 12:30a  Bed
-- 10:36a  Up
-- 11:20a  Leaving to bike, then pickup lunch @Brown's
After biking 3 mi, discovered that my rear bike tire was flat.

-- 11:48a  Arrived at Xfinity store.
This morning, I got a phone call that was marked as suspicious so I sent it to voice mail.
Then my phone said Visual Voicemail failed.  Well, that's been happening since I got the phone,
but since it was a fresh messages, I drove to Xfinity.  Luckily, someone was available immediately,
and he thought I needed a new SIM card.  So he swapped them and showed me the messages on
Visual Voicemail.  While I was there, more and more people without masks were accumulating 
in the area and a couple of them were coughing!

-- 12:19p  Arrived at Brown's Chicken.  On Wednesday, they have 2 pasta bowls for the price of one
but I decided to try Chili Chicken spaghetti for the 2nd one -- and it comes with cheese.  I told them
to leave off the cheese, but when they gave me the order it had cheese.  So they fixed it, but
I had to wait, and, of course, there were other customers hanging around without masks.

~~  On the way there, my phone was beeping.  When I stopped at a light, I could see that it
was trying to connect to my car with Bluetooth, so that needed to be reset, although it
was not hard to do that.  I also had to reconnect the phone to my watch.

-- 12:37p  Home;  Attempted to pump up bike tire but it wouldn't hold more than 40 psi and
it immediately went flat again.  I tried to connect phone to home wi-fi and I had to 
reconnect that.  Luckily, I remembered that password, but I'm wondering how many other
things will need to be reset.

-- 12:55p  Inside;  Used cellphone to call home phone and that worked.  Then used home phone
to call cellphone, which worked, but I left a message and when I tried to look at it,
Visual Voicemail was again not working.  So, it seems that the trip to Xfinity was
a complete waste.

~~  Lunch @home: spaghetti & meatballs

--   1:37p  Pumped up both tires on old bike and talked to neighbor.
--   2:26p  Inside after biking 2 mi on old bike.  Feel totally discombobulated.
--   3:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:54p  Noticed that my phone was connected to wifi, but NOT my mobile network.
When I tried to get it to connect manually, it said that it couldn't.
I was about to drive back to the Xfinity store but I decided to reboot my phone first.
That seems to have worked, but I feel like I have a scrambled Rubik's Cube and I can
get any one or two sides the right color but I still don't know if things are right.

~~  I was going to ride on my old bike but the front tire is almost flat -- So, I have
2 bikes, both with flat tires!

--   4:09p  "Seth Meyers"
--   5:12p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:40p  Dinner @home: deli turkey
--   7:05p  "Kelly & Mark" (Tue)
--   7:59p  "Survivor"- ...
-- 10:23p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:48p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Tue
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   6:28a  Up
--   7:30a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @McD
Once again, it wouldn't give me deal on Coke because it said I just got a deal.
--   7:47a  Home;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
... "Poker Face" (03/02/23)
--   8:37a  "Quantum Leap" (12/06/23)
-- 10:47a  Left message for EJB at his place.  The front desk confirmed that they've seen him and he's fine.
-- 12:56p  Up;  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:42p  "Found" (12/05/23) ...
--   3:00p  Leaving to bike, the get dinner @KFC: fried chicken (with coupon)
--   4:32p  Inside after biking 2+2 in brutal cold.  "Inside Edition"

When I first went out I felt a little dizzy.  I attributed it to 2nd dose of Rx for headache.
I've been OK today but I had a headache all day yesterday so I started with the Rx this morning.
Sometimes the pills doesn't seem to help at all but the 2nd dose seems to have hit me hard --
unless it's something else, like low blood sugar.  I just checked my temp and it's
extremely low -- 94.7F.  That can partially be attributed to drinking a cold soda.
Sometime, I think that only half the pills have the Rx, and maybe I just accidentally
got 2 full doses when sometimes I get none.

--   5:37p  Skim Ch7 news;  Temp up to 97.5F after hot shower.
--   7:06p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   8:29p  "Kelly & Mark" (Mon)

--   8:55p - 9:35p  EJB called me back
He admitted that he had turned his phone off and said that as soon as he turned it back on tonight
he got a call from a telemarketer.  I pointed out that it was still before 9p.
He still hasn't hasn't had a COVID booster or flu or RSV shot.

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 10:48p  "Jimmy Fallon"
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Monday, December 18, 2023

Mon
--   8:36a  Up with light snow flurries and strong wind
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike 1 mi, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:07a  Inside; Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
-- 10:34a  "Stephen Colbert"  (Thu)
-- 11:40a  Shower
-- 12:04p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:31p  "Jimmy Fallon"  (Fri)
--   1:50p  Arrive for 2p appointment for dental cleaning
--   3:14p  Arrive @Jimmy John's to pickup dinner 
I had stopped at another Jimmy John's on the way but it didn't have wi-fi.
I needed to connect to the app to get Monday discount.
--   3:40p  Inside after biking 1 mi; Dinner @home: tuna salad sub 
added leftover deli turkey plus soup (Chunky smoked turkey and wild rice)
--   4:40p  "Inside Edition"
Jennifer Brown ran on treadmill singing Taylor Swift songs (as have others).
--   5:35p  Skim Ch7 news
--   8:13p  "Simpsons, The" (12/03/23)
--   8:50p  "Fargo" (12/05/23)
-- 10:24p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:45p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Sun
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:50a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Streets were a bit damp and, on the way home, it started drizzling
-- 10:30a  Home;  "Reservation Dogs" (08/30/23)
-- 11:39a  "Bear, The" (s2x6)
--   1:57p  "Great, The" (s3x5) ...
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: reuben (with coupon)
--   4:20p  Inside after biking 3+3
--   5:31p  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:16p  ... "Up Here" (s1x5)
--   6:36p - 7:31p  Called Jeri & Joel
--   8:15p  "60 Minutes"
--   9:38p  "Jimmy Kimmel" (Thu)
-- 10:30p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:05p  Bed
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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Sat
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:12a  Up
--   8:40a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey;  It just started raining and is expected to continue all day.
... "Poker Face" (02/23/23)

>>>   9:18a  "Such Brave Girls" (12/15/23) on Hulu
Dysfunctional family sitcom following sisters Josie and Billie (played by real life sisters)
and their single mother Deb navigating life armed with nothing but poor judgement 
and self-esteem exclusively tied to people who couldn't care less about them.
Josie is played by Kat Sadler, who created the show.
~~  It's a bit difficult understanding the British accents and terms.  Only 6 episodes have been made.

-- 11:03a  "Love Me"- (s2x6)
-- 12:21p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x5)
--   2:43p  "Up Here" (s1x4)
--   3:59p  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (12/12/23)
--   4:15p  Dinner @home: deli turkey
--   5:30p  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:51p  "How I Met Your Father" (02/28/23)
This talked about the ghost of Gideon Goosebury.
But on "Ghosts UK", Mike worked on a gooseberry farm.
Prior to this week, I don't remember the last time I heard a mention of gooseberries.
-- 10:02p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:45p  "SNL"
I think I have now seen an ad for a tattoo parlor for the first time.
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Friday, December 15, 2023

Fri
--   4:30a  Up; "Jimmy Fallon" (Wed)
VT: Gibraltar
--   6:10a  Nap
--   9:30a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:44a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "The View"
-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:42p  "Son of a Critch" (11/30/23)
--   2;10p  Nap
--   2:50p  Up
--   3:00p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Pete's Hot Bar
--   4:12p  Inside after biking 3+2;  Dinner @home: shrimp plus pasta with meat sauce
--   4:57p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:29p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:32p  "Seth Meyers"
--   7:51p  "Children Ruin Everything" (11/30/23)
Son offers to break into his piggy bank and he finds an IOU.
--   9:05p  "Ghosts UK" (11/30/23, ep2)
Ghost points to a the location of a valuable jewel and human find a note from ghost's husband that he pawned it.
--   9:54p  "ET"
-- 10:44p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:19p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)
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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Thu
-- 12:05a  Inside after looking at sky for a few minutes.  I didn't have the energy to keep looking.
So, I drove about 100 mi.  This was a failed experiment.  But, at least, there were no clouds.
-- 12:10a  Skim Ch5 news
--   1:25a  Bed
--   9:30a  Up
-- 10:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
-- 11:06a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 12:01p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "The View"
--   1:02p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:30p  Nap
--   3:35p  Up
--   3:45p  Leaving to bike
--   4:12p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Dinner @home: leftover chicken fajita burrito bowl
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 15 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
--   5:51p  Skim Ch7 news
Jennifer Bonjean is attorney for man freed after 42 years of wrongful imprisonment.
--   7:11p  "ET"
--   7:31p  "Seth Meyers"
--   8:21p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
--   9:15p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 10:02p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:05p  Bed
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Wed
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:23a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:26a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 11:50a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:53p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   1:45p  Nap
--   2:44p  Up
--   3:00p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
--   4:34p  Inside after biking 3+3;  "Inside Edition"
All 3 contestants got Final Jeopardy right and so did I.
--   5:10p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:40p  "ET"
--   7:13p  "Survivor"
--   9:00p  Leaving for Wilton Center to try to see Geminids.
9:30 p.m. arrived at Joey's in New Lenox got a hot dog and fries.
10:10 p.m. arrived at Catholic Church on Wilmington. There was more light there than I had hoped for but I could see a lot of stars.
10:45 p.m. left after seeing maybe four or five shooting stars, but none of them were clear.
10:55 p.m. after heading east I stopped at the Peotone Travel Center just off I-57 To use washroom
I was able to use wi-fi there for a few mins but then it disappeared.
-- 11:05p  Drove to a spot in Peotone that I had picked out in advance but it didn't seem worth stopping.
.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Tue
-- 12:14a  "Jimmy Kimmel"
--   1:05a  Bed
--   8:15a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:05a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View";  Joy has COVID.
-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:57a  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 12:26p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   1:25p  Nap
--   2:44p  Up
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Chipotle
--   3:50p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: chicken fajita burrito bowl plus leftover Chinese
... "Poker Face" (02/16//23)
--   4:50p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:20p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:52p  "ET"
--   8:22p  "Found" (11/28/23);  Jenna Bainbridge played a kidnapping victim.
There is always an actor named Mark-Paul, and a character named Mark, but this episode
also has a guest character named Marco.
-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:50p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, December 11, 2023

Mon
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:39a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also got gas and went to Dollar Tree
-- 10:37a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View"
-- 11:45a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:04a  "Kelly & Mark"
--   2:45p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar
I was going to get my 6th McRib of the season but the app said it wasn't available.
I could have tried different McD's but I figured 5 was enough.
--   3:48p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: catfish plus shrimp
--   4:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"  
--   5:20p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:36p  "ET"
--   7:11p  "Transplant" (11/30/23)
Also searching for a dark place if I want to watch Geminid meteor shower but
it seems that if I want to find a truly dark place I'd have to go on a boat on Lake Superior.
If I wanted to drive up there it would be 8 hours one way.
-- 10:44p  "Stephen Colbert" (finally back after his appendectomy)
-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Sun
-- 12:50a  Bed
--   4:30a  Up
--   5:00a  "Love Me" (s2x5)
--   6:40a  Bed
--   9:20a  Up
--   9:55a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Dunkin
I first went to McD but it was too crowded
-- 10:52a  Inside after biking 2+2. Breakfast @home: bacon avocado toast.
-- 11:25a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Survivor"
--   1:53p  "Ghosts UK" (11/30/23)
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @China Star
--   4:07p  Inside after biking 2+2.  Dinner @home: chicken chop suey;  "Krapopolis"
--   5:07p  Skim Ch5 news
--   5:21p  "Fargo" (11/28/23)
--   6:59p  "60 Minutes"
--   8:09p  "Sullivan's Crossing" (11/29/23)
--   9:40p  "Spencer Sisters, The" (11/29/23)
I just realized that I'm watching 2 shows with protagonists named Darby.
And I'm also watching 2 shows with a Nadine, although she's in only one episode of this show.
-- 11:30p  Skim Ch7 news
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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Sat
--   9:14a  Up with headache
-- 10:05a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:46a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:34a  Inside after biking 3 ni;  ... "Only Murders in the Building" (08/29/23)
-- 12:37p  "How I Met Your Father" (02/21/23)
--   1:55p  "Fleishman Is in Trouble"-- (12/29/22)
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: gyros meal (with coupon)
They neglected to account for the coupon and it took forever for them to figure out
how to give me a refund.
--   4:25p  Inside after biking 2+2
--   5:37p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x4)
--   6:32p  "Reservation Dogs" (08/23/23)
2nd show today that mentioned quantum superposition.
--   7:36p  "Bear, The" (s2x5)
--   8:53p  "Great, The" (s3x5)
-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:34p  "SNL"
.

Friday, December 8, 2023

Fri
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:31a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 3+2 in strong wind;  "The View"
VT: Victoria Falls (after seeing photo on Facebook)
-- 11:08a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:32a  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 12:40p  Nap
--   2:07p  Up
--   2:45p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar 
--   4:13p  Inside after biking 3+3 with neighbor;  Dinner @home: salmon plus breaded shrimp
--   4:50p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:14p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:40p  "ET"
VT: Corinth Canal and submersible bridge on south end (in Isthmia).
At first, I only looked at it on Street View and thought the bridge looked odd.
I had to do some research to learn that it was submersible (which is a very odd idea!)
--   7:48p  ... "Up Here" (s1x3)
--   8:29p  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (12/05/23)
-- 10:34p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:54p  ... "Kelly & Mark" (Thu)
-- 11:55p  Bed
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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Thu
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:53a  Up
--   8:20a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also went to Jewel
-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 11:55p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:48p  "The View"
--   2:21p  ... "Love Me" (s2x4)
--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @McD
--   4:34p  Inside after biking 3+3 with neighbor;  Dinner @home: McRib  plus free fries
--   4:56p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"
Jennifer interviewed about son's school restraining him for spitting on teacher.
--   5:32p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:00p  "ET"
--   8:00p  ...  "Love Me" (s2x4)
--   8:25p  "Great, The" (s3x4)
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:39p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wed
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:30a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 11:30a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:54a  "Kelly & Mark" (Tue)
--   2:15p  "Bear, The" (s2x4)
--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
--   4:22p  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong cold wind;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:55p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:37p  "ET"
--   7:11p  "Reublican Primary Debate"
I heard that the broadcast networks were going to have a simulcast tribute to Norman Lear tonight
and I wondered how it would affect the rest of the night's schedule, but the "tribute" was just
a 1 minute still picture with "Thank you" superimposed.
--   9:08p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:06p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tue
-- 12:06a  "Jimmy Kimmel" (started 38 mins late)
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   9:16a  Up
-- 10:02a  "The View";  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 11:10a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:55a  "Seth Meyers"
-- 12:45p  ... "How I Met Your Father" (02/14/23)
VT: The Oculus (after seeing photo on Facebook)
--   1:16p  "Only Murders in the Building" (08/22/23)
--   2:25p  "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (12/22/22)
--   4:02p  "Inside Edition"
College admissions counselor, Jennifer Brozost, interviewed.
Every contestant got Final Jeopardy correct as did I.  The answer was the name
of a show that I watched this afternoon.
--   4:25p  Skim Ch7 news
--   4:45p  Dinner @home: leftover Panda
--   6:15p  Nap
--   7:40p  Up;  "ET"
--   8:30p  ... "Reservation Dogs" (08/16/23)
--   8:49p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x3)
-- 10:13p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:43p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:17p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:47p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Mon
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:18a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:14a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:29a  Inside after biking 2 nu;  "The View"
-- 11:25a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:04p  ... "Up Here" (s1x2)
-- 12:59p  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (11/28/23)
I found a filming location: Big Horn Lodge, Moab, UT.
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Panda Express
2nd time in a row that I ordered in advance on the app but it seems that they made no effort 
to start compiling it until after I arrived;  Last time, I complained about it on a survey they sent me.

--   4:13p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: string bean chicken + mushroom chicken
--   4:53p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:35p  Skim Ch7 news
Jennifer Finnerty, supervisory special agent, homeland security, interviewed.
--   8:11p  "ET"
--   8:37p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:48p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:21p  "Jimmy Fallon"
.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Sun
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   7:23a  Up with headache
--   8:25a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
--   8:43a  "Only Murders in the Building" (08/15/23)
--   9:46a  "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (12/15/22)
VT: Diamondhead (after seeing a photo on Facebook)
-- 11:15a  Nap
-- 12:20p  Up
-- 12:42p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (s1x2)
--   2:17p  "Reservation Dogs" (08/16/23)
This is 2nd recent show about Indian boarding schools.
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Pete's hot bar 
--   4:19p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: catfish plus breaded shrimp
--   4:55p  ... "Bear, The" (s2x3)
--   5:18p  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:11p  "Great, The" (s3x3)
--   8:55p  "Love Me" (s2x3)
I found a scene location SE of the Princes Bridge in Melbourne.
Google maps says it is one of the oldest river crossings in Australia.
-- 11:11p  Skim Ch7 news
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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Sat
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   6:30a  Up
--   7:30a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD
I would have eaten there, but, once again, the app insists that I just redeemed a reward
even though I haven't been there for 3 days.
I should have stayed home: The streets are still damp and there was no mail
--   7:50a  Home; Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
--   8:21a  ... "Bear, The" (s2x2)

I got an e-mail, seemingly from Paramount+, saying that I was randomly selected to
get a $2/year subscription, but when I looked at the email address, it looked suspicious.
I tried to search for information about it being a scam, but the keywords hit on too many
other pages because there was a $2/MONTH offer.

--   9:33a  "Great, The" (05/12/23, s2x2)
--   1:10p  "Love Me" (s2x2)
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: reuben
--   4:41p  Inside after biking 3+3

>>>   4:52p  "Up Here" (03/24/23) on Hulu (Metacritic: 58, 30-(50-80), #13)
Set in NYC at the end of 1999, Lindsay and Miguel meet and fall in love in the musical comedy series
Worst review says it's "dismally boring", but most favorable review say the stars
"elevate what is already good material by just being so ... cute together."
~~  I don't know how old Lindsay is supposed to be but the actress is 35 and we have no
idea what kind of job she had before deciding to move to NYC.
~~  It's kind of stupid, but I'll probably give it a chance.

--   5:47p  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:49p  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (11/21/23)
--   8:33p  "How I Met Your Father" (02/07/23)
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch9 news;  Jennifer Guy was interviewed about Fill a Heart 4 Kids.
-- 10:31p  "SNL"
In the first sketch after the monologue, guest host, Emma Stone, played Jen Cochran.
.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Fri
-- 12:00a  Bed
--   8:11a  Up
--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: hotdog with chili (from Sonic);  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:15a  "The View";  First :08 preempted to cover expulsion of George Santos.
He didn't deserve any more than a text crawl on the bottom of the screen.
-- 11:04a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:50a  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (11/14/23, ep2)
--   1:20p  "How I Met Your Father" (01/31/23)
There was a 3-sec flashback were Meredith delivered a stranger's baby on the subway.
The stranger was named Jen.
--   2:21p  "Only Murders in the Building" (08/08/23, ep2)
--   3:15p  "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (12/08/22) ...
--   3:35p  Dinner @home: soup (chicken noodle)
--   4:42p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:06p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:36p  "ET"

>>>   7:08p  "Tiny Beautiful Things" (04/07/23) on Hulu
A woman is kicked out of her home by her husband and then a friend asks her to take over his advice column.
Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed.
>>>   7:08p  <u>"Tiny Beautiful Things"</u> (04/07/23) on Hulu (Metacritic: 73, 40-(60-92), #14
A woman is kicked out of her home by her husband and then a friend asks her to take over his advice column.
Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed.
~~ Harsh review says you need to be a Strayed fan.  I've never heard of her.
A harsher review says the showrunner ruined it.
~~ The actor who played the "friend" I mentioned above is someone I recognize, but I couldn't
identify him, or remember where I had seen him before.  He wasn't listed in the imdb credits
so I asked the Bing AI and it kept insisting that it was a different actor -- credited with
a different name.  But that actor didn't look like this actor.  I even took a screen shot and
submitted it to Google Lens, but it didn't find him.  I watched the end credits and he
was listed -- so I don't know why he's not on the imdb page for that show.  It turns out
that he was a regular on 3 shows that I've watched but I don't think that I ever knew
the actors name -- Zak Orth.
~~ I'm not sure if I like this show but I guess I'll keep watching.

--   9:40p  "Reservation Dogs" (08/09/23)
Graham Greene was guest.  I've always thought of him as being older, but he's only 1 year older than me.
-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:44p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Tue)
.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:17a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
-- 10:11a  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong wind;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 11:24p  Inside after biking 2+2 and, with neighbor, put planter into garage;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:48p  ... "The View"
-- 12:40p  +"Bear, The" (06/22/23, s2x1)
--   1:58p  "+Great, The" (05/12/23, s3x1)
After watching "The Bear", this episode is called "The Bullet of The Bear"
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's Hot Bar 
--   4:10p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: Pasta Plus shrimp
It said it was Saffron Pasta but saffron is very expensive -- and usually not even available
since no one wants to pay that much for it.  So, I'm not even sure what saffron tastes like but
if there was a tiny amount, I didn't notice it.  It was very bland.
--   4:55p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:13p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:49p  "ET"
--   7:10p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   8:08p  +"Love Me" (04/06/23, s2x1)
-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Wed
-- 12:00a  Bed
--   9:08a  Up
--   9:45a  Leaving to bike a little, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also went to Dollar Tree
-- 11:04p  Inside after biking 1.5+2;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:38p  "The View";  Exercycle (10 mins)
-- 12:16p  "ET"
-- 12:54p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   2:30p  Nap
--   2:45p  Up
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then get dinner @Wendy's: chicken nuggets

First, went to car dealer to ask about remote that wasn't locking car.
He suggested the remote might just need a new battery, which was my first guess, however
if I press the UNlock button, I can hear it unlock, so that makes it seem like the
contacts on the lock button are worn out.  However, they replaced the battery (for free)
and that seems to have fixed the problem.

Next, I went to Wendy's to get free 6-piece nugget, but the app confused me.  Even though
I had already entered the order, I wound up canceling it and ordering at the counter.
I wasn't sure if I'd get points but it seems that I did.

Next, I went to Sonic.  I hadn't planned to do that, but I got an offer for a footlong coney
for $1.99 and decided to get it for dinner tomorrow.  However, while I was driving, I
heard that the rain that was originally expected to come by dinnertime, will come later, so
I might wind up eating it for breakfast on Fri.  It seems that whenever I buy something 
with plans to eat it during bad weather, the forecast changes.

--   4:55p  Home;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:40p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:53p  "ET";  I caught it in time but TiVo wasn't recording it.
--   7:20p  "Survivor"

On the immunity challenge, you have to hold onto ramp to avoid sliding into ocean.
Once in the water, you are out of the challenge.  You then need to swim a short distance
to a ladder to get out of the water -- but that's not part of the challenge -- you'd already
be out.  There are safety swimmers in the water (who we don't see), but one of the
contestants is terrified of the water.  I don't know how anyone would apply for this
show if they can't swim.

--   9:45p  +"Reservation Dogs" (08/02/23, s3x1)
-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:58p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Tue
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   9:05a  Up
--   9:35a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:38p  Inside after biking 2+1;  "The View"
-- 11:25p  Skim Ch2 news
After being without it for a year, signed up for Hulu again at 99c / mo.

>>>   1:42p  "Murder at the End of the World, A" (11/14/23) on Hulu
7-part mini-series.

--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's Hot Bar
--   3:55p  Inside after biking 1/2 mi;  Dinner @home: catfish plus pasta with meat sauce
+"How I Met Your Father" (01/24/23, s2x1)
The plot is so complicated, so it's hard to figure out what actually happened.
--   4:56p  "Inside Edition";  Exercycle (15 mins)
--   5:22p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:52p  +"Only Murders in the Building" (08/08/23, s3x1)
--   9:04p  "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (12/01/22, s1x4)
-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:44p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
.

Monday, November 27, 2023

Mon
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:25a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
--   9:47a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  "60 Minutes";  Started 42 mins late (football went into overtime)
-- 11:38a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:02p  "The View"
-- 12:40p  Nap
--   2:35p  Up
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike a little then get dinner @Sonic
--   3:58p  Inside after biking 1+1;  Dinner @home: 4 corn dogs (50c each today)
--   4:26p  Inside after biking 1 mi in 8 below wind chill;  "Inside Edition"
All "Jeopardy" contestants today had an "N" in their first name but only one was a Jen.
The first vowel in all their last names was "A".
The all got Final Jeopardy wrong.
--   4:54p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:43p  "ET"
--   7:10p  "Kelly & Mark";  Preempted :27 - :46 for part of Rosalynn Carter's memorial.
--   8:26p  "Run the Burbs" (08/14/23)
--   8:39p - 9:19p  Tony's wife called, mainly because I've been ignoring Tony's texts.
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:39p  Fallon is a rerun;  Colbert is a rerun because he had appendix out.
Kimmel is delayed because of football.
-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
And when it came on, my cable seemed to go out twice for a minute or so.
.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Sun
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:50a  Up with snow on roofs and grass but streets are just wet
--   9:35a  Breakfast @home: maki rolls

>>>   9:56a  "Praise Petey" (07/21/23)  (Metacritic: 65, 50-80, #6)
Animated series about a NYC "It girle" who loses her job and heads south and takes over her late father's cult.
The first 2 episodes were back-to-back but the titles on TiVo have them mixed up compared to sources online.
~~  One review said it's "undeniably charming, with mile-a-minute jokes that land at least … mmm … 70 percent of the time."
I'm not sure what "land" means, because I don't think I laughed at all.

-- 11:12a  "Run the Burbs" (08/07/23)

>>> 12:37p  "Lawmen: Bass Reeves" (11/05/23)
This is on Paramount+, which I've already dropped, but the first 2 episodes were on CBS.
I was NOT attracted by the ads, but I decided to take a look, even though I won't be able to watch the whole season.
~~  This tells the tale of the first Black U.S. Marshall west of the Mississippi. It is the first of a planned anthology set to feature other iconic lawmen and outlaws through history,
~~  Some claim that "The Lone Ranger" was based on Reeves, although he was portrayed as a white man.
~~  His wife is Jennie.
~~  This moves slowly, is boring, and, although it's based on a real guy, it's impossible to know which parts are true.

--   2:39p  "Town Called Victoria, A" (11/14/23)
--   3:45p  Dinner @home: leftover turkey
--   4:25p  ... "Poker Face" (02/09/23)
--   5:26p  Skim Ch5 news;  We got about 2" of snow, but the streets are still just wet.

>>>   6:15p  "Shining Vale" (03/06/22)  (Metacritic: 20, 33-(60-91), #16)
This Starz sitcom is free on Xfinity Stream this week so I thought I'd take a look.
A family moves into a house in the title town that seems to be haunted.
The problem is that only the wife has the visions.
~~  Harshest critic says, "All snark and no wit makes this miserable misfire of a horror comedy"
~~  I did chuckle twice.
~~  I thought I could watch additional episodes but it seems that the free "week" ended while I was watching the show!

>>>   7:26p  "Based on a True Story" (06/08/23) on Peacock
A maried couple (a realtor and a former tennis star), and their plumber, seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.
~~ Jennifer Kim played a TV reporter.

--   8:51p  Movie: "Genie" (2023) on Peacock
Melissa McCarthy plays the title character.
It turns out that this genie has no limit on the number of wishes she can grant.
I discovered that this is a remake of "Bernard and the Genie" (1991) and the actor
who plays Bernard's boss in the new version played Bernard in the original!

-- 10:45p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:11p  "Little Bird"
.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Sat
--   4:50a  Up
--   5:29a  "Kelly & Mark" (Wed)
--   6:20a  Bed
--   9:16a  Up
--   9:50a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:56a  Inside after biking 2+2
-- 11:15a  "Ghosts UK"
-- 12:10p  "Son of a Critch"
--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @McD
--   4:34p  Inside after biking 2+4 with neighbor;  Dinner @home: McRib  plus free fries
--   5:08p  ... "Children Ruin Everything"
--   5:44p  Skim Ch5 news
--   7:10p  "Fargo" (ep2)
--   8:56p  "NCIS: Sydney"
-- 10:20p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:25p  "Ghosts UK" (ep2)
.

Friday, November 24, 2023

Fri
--   8:54a  Up
--   9:40a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
I would have eaten there but the app wouldn't let me get a $1 large Coke (unless I waited 9 mins)
-- 10:31a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:05a  Inside after biking 1 mi, with 25F wind chill;  Skim Ch5 news
Yesterday, I mentioned 2 Canadian actresses named Laurence, and just after the news there was
a travel show covering Quebec and they interviewed a woman named Laurance.
-- 12:24p  ... "Found"
Also, copied 2022 part of blog to it's own file and deleted it from current blog, which 
had gotten to big for editor to process.  
--   2:30p  Nap
--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar 
--   4:27p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: salmon plus curry chicken
--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news
--   5:35p  "Seth Meyers"
--   6:58p  ...  "Spencer Sisters, The"
--   9:14p  "Sullivan's Crossing"
-- 10:12p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 10:39p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)
-- 11:15p  Bed
.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Thu -- Thanksgiving
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:38a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
I first went to get maki rolls at Fresh Thyme but they didn't have any today.
This is the first time I've been to this McD since they remodeled;  No self-serve soda.
-- 10:10a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points)
-- 10:49a  Inside after biking 3 mi with neighbor
-- 10:55a  I've been letting my machine answer the phone but, since it's a holiday, I picked up and it was a robo-call.
-- 12:25p  Leave for Carla's
--   1:15p  Arrived
--   2:00p  Lunch @Carla's from Pita Inn: lentil soup
She was going to get food from California Pizza Kitchen but it turned out to be closed.
Ezra seem scared of me at first.
--   7:00p  Dinner @Carla's: turkey
--   9:41p  Home
-- 10:02p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:02p  "Seth Meyers"  (Wed)
-- 11:55p  Bed
.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Wed
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:36a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also, went to ATM and Dollar Tree;  I first went to a bank branch that is closest, but usually not
on the way, and I've never been there before -- but it has been permanently closed.
-- 10:48a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 11:44a  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:52p  +"Fargo" ...
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
Also, got onion rings on sale at Sonic.
--   4:43p  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong cold wind;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:44p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:55p  "ET"
--   8:48p  "Survivor"
7 people were earlier voted out before the jury started forming.
The 3rd person was added to the jury tonight and they all have names starting with "K".
One "K" name remains.
-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:29p  "Stephen Colbert"
.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Tue
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:58a  Up
--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 10:20a  "The View"
-- 11:16a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:45a  "ET"
-- 12:11p  "Jimmy Fallon"
They had regular people bring on dogs who could do some tricks.
The first human was Jameson LaTour.
--   1:00p - 1:15p  Carla called
--   1:33p  "Little Bird"
I found a location of a bowling alley in Winnipeg.  It's less than a mile from a location I found on another show.
--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Jimmy John's
--   4:06p  Inside after biking 2+2 in cold wind;  Dinner @home: tuna salad sub; ... "Simpsons, The"
--   4:46p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:23p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:37p  "ET"
--   7:02p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   8:10p  "Krapopolis"
--   8:57p  "Town Called Victoria, A" (11/13/23, part 2)
-- 10:40p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:56p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:16p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:44p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, November 20, 2023

Mon
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:14a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also, picked up Rx
-- 10:36a  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong wind;  "The View"
-- 11:27a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:02p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 12:50p  Nap
--   1:45p  Up;  "All Rise"--
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @McD;  It said rain was to start in 30 mins.
--   3:42p  Inside after biking 1 mi in light drizzle;  Dinner @home: McRib plus free fries
--   4:13p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:46p  Skim Ch7 news

>>>   5:43p  "Succession" (06/03/18)
Xfinity Stream is making the first season available this week and, although I've never been attracted to clips 
that I've seen of the show, I suppose I should take advantage of this, since there's not much else on.
Some people have described the show as "Yellowstone" in the city.
~~  There seem to be only 8 Roys in this episode.
~~  Three mins in, one of them discards a cigaret on the street.
~~  The theme song was OK, but not very interesting or memorable.
~~  After seeing the 1st episode, I'm not sure if I should bother watching further
but I probably will.

>>>   8:32p  "Wire, The" (06/02/02)
Another HBO show made available on Xfinity Stream and another one I probably won't be that interested in
but it had lasted 5 (short) seasons.
~~  About the Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
~~  After 3 mins, the show already doesn't make any sense.
~~  I was also not impressed with the theme song.
~~  This show is too complicated and too gritty so I don't plan to watch it again.

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:39p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:04p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:54p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Sun
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:10a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:21a  Inside after biking 2+3

>>> 11:04a  "Town Called Victoria, A"
Part 1 of 3-part documentary about a mosque that was burned down in southern Texas in 2017.

-- 12:20p  "Transplant"
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Bibibop
--   4:13p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Dinner @home: Noodle bowl with chicken (free avocado on app)
I don't know if they were skimpy with the avocado because it was free, but if they expect to
charge $1.50 for it, they'd need to give more -- and it probably wouldn't be worth $1.50 in any case.
--   5:07p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  ... "Son of a Critch";  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:48p  "Children Ruin Everything"
--   8:29p  "60 Minutes"
-- 10:22p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:49p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 11:30p  "Ghosts UK" (11/16/23, ep2)
.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Sat
-- 12:05a  Bed
--   5:50a  Up with headache
--   7:30a  Nap
--   8:32a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
The only bird I noticed this morning was a blue jay, and even that was only for 1 sec.
-- 10:01a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "ET"
-- 10:55a  "Krapopolis"

>>> 12:01p  "NCIS: Sydney"
The last time I watched an NCIS episode was in 2010.  I'm only watching this because of the writers & actors strikes.
~~  I like the original NCIS theme song and I wondered what this one would be like but it's a version of the same.
~~  The victim was a US Seaman and before NCIS arrives, his body is being examined by the
local forensic pathologist who is briefing a local police detective.  When NCIS arrives,
they argue about jurisdiction, but then they're called in and given orders by the
Australian Sec of State.  The local cop argues -- which is ridiculous.  But it's even
more ridiculous that his direct superior seems to be out of the picture.
~~  Even with the shortage of new shows, I'm not sure if I'll bother watching the 2nd ep.

--   2:17p  "Found" ,,,
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's Hot Bar
--   4:13p  Inside after biking 2+2. Dinner @home: Catfish plus breaded shrimp 
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 2 mi
--   5:23p  "Sullivan's Crossing"
--   7:05p  "Quantum Leap"
The ep has both a regular character and a guest actor named Addison.
I don't think I've ever met anyone with that name, but I've walked, biked, driven, and
taken a bus on a street with name, along with attending HS and eaten at at least 
a couple restaurants on that street.
--   8:23p  "Spencer Sisters, The"
-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:32p  "SNL"
.

Friday, November 17, 2023

Fri
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:46a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:45a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "The View"
-- 11:49a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:14p  "Seth Meyers"

>>>   1:41p  "Ghosts UK"
This is the original version upon which the US version was based.
I don't know how much I'll feel like I'm watching a rerun although it's not identical.
I know the actress who plays the woman who inherited the mansion from "Dead Pixels".
I know Lolly Adefope from "Shrill" and "Miracle Workers" and she's also on "Everyone Else Burns"
which I've just started watching.  

--   2:55p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @McD
I thought they cheated me because the free medium fries didn't fill up the container,
however, it appears that they must have run out of med size containers, so used a large.
--   3:57p  Inside after biking 3+2;  Dinner @home: McRib
--   4:39p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
Jennifer Homendy, NTSB Chairwoman, talked about the Yellow Line crash investigation.
 --   6:40p  "Inside Edition"
--   7:31p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   8:15p  "Kelly & Mark" (Thu)
--   9:03p  "Children Ruin Everything" (11/09/23)
-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:28p  ... "Simpsons, The";  Mentioned "The Price is Right".
-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Fallon";  Mentioned "The Price is Right".
.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Thu
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:19a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also went to Jewel and ATM
-- 10:26a  Inside after biking 3+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 11:21a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:55p  ... "The View"
--   2:20p  Nap
--   3:22p  Up
--   3:40p  Leaving to bike 6 mi with neighbor, then get dinner @Brown's: chicken tenders
--   5:06p  Inside;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:36p  Skim Ch7 news
--   8:36p  "ET"
--   9:10p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news;  Had a DeLorean.
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Had a DeLorean.
-- 11:05p  "Stephen Colbert"
.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Wed
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   6:08a  Up
--   6:30a  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   7:40a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
The clerk, who probably came from another McD, said they're pre-made but I told him
that I got it without cheese yesterday and they were able to do it.
--   8:41a  Inside after biking 2+2
--   9:14a  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:11a  "The View"
-- 11:00a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:40a  Nap
--   1:30p  Up;  "Little Bird"
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike 4 mi, but will eat Panda leftovers
--   3:46p  Inside;  Dinner @home: mushroom chicken over noodles
--   4:51p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  "Inside Edition"
On "Jeopardy", they all got Final Jeopardy wrong, put the 2 who were in 1st & 2nd place
bet it all, so the 3rd place player came in 1st for making a smaller wager.
--   5:27p  Skim Ch7 news
What about Aaron Taylor-Johnson?
--   7:05p  "ET"
--   7:31p  "Survivor"
--   9:24p  ... "Krapopolis" (11/05/23)
-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:55p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Tue
-- 12:50a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:11a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "The View"
-- 12:30p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:51p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   2:25p  Nap
--   3:25p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @McD
--   4:23p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: McRib
--   5:02p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:45p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:50p  "ET"
--   7:15p  "All Rise"
Alicia Coppola played Wanda Taylor -- another recent Taylor.
There's also been a lot of Johnsons lately.
--   9:02p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:39p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:00p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Mon
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   7:46a  Up
--   8:20a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD
--   9:41a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
-- 10:27a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "The View"
-- 11:15a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:31a  ... "Transplant"
--   1:38p  "Son of a Critch"
--   3:00p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Panda Express
--   4:26p  Inside after biking 3+4. Dinner @home: new crispy shrimp
Also got a free mushroom chicken bowl with noodles (on app) for trying the new shrimp entre
The shrimp was close to being too spicy.
--   5:09p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 18 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
--   5:53p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:07p  "ET"
--   7:42p  "Children Ruin Everything" (11/02/23)
--   9:50p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:25p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Sun
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   3:00a  Up;  "Kelly & Mark" (Thu);  They read an e-mail from a Jennifer.
--   3:50a  Bed
--   8:21a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @BK: sausage/egg crois
-- 10:08a  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong winds;  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:16a  "Found"
--   1:16p  "Survivor"
I usually watch this show on the day it airs, but it seems that I forgot to do so 4 days ago
and I just noticed it when I was about to select another show that aired that night.
--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Culver's: beef veg soup.
--   4:58p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Skim Ch9 news
--   5:55p  "Sullivan's Crossing"
--   7:02p  "60 Minutes"
--   8:30p  "Krapopolis" (09/24/23, ep2);  Watched online
--   9:51p  "Spencer Sisters, The"
-- 11:44p  Skim Ch7 news
.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Sat
-- 12:05a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:32a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "Everyone Else Burns" (11/02/23)
-- 12:24p  "All Rise" (11/04/23)
--   2:15p  Nap
--   3:05p  Up
--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's Hot Bar
--   4:46p  Inside after biking 3+3. Dinner @home: Catfish plus pasta
--   5:27p  Skim Ch9 news
--   6:29p  ... "Irrational, The"
--   7:34p  "Simpsons, The"
--   8:30p  "Little Bird"
-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:38p  "SNL"
.

Friday, November 10, 2023

Fri
--   1:20a  Bed
--   8:50a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
I would have eaten there but the app wouldn't let me get a $1 large Coke (unless I waited 10 mins)
--   9:56a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:57a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  ... "The View";  Jennifer Fraser brought her dog.
-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:05p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   1:45p  Nap
--   2:25p  Up
--   2:40p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner new @Bibibop in Willowbrook;  Also got free fries @McD (with purchase)
--   4:19p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: Noodle bowl with chicken ($5 off at grand opening with orange shirt)
--   5:05p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:31p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:41p  "ET"
--   7:30p  "Transplant" (11/02/23)
--   9:09p  "Son of a Critch" (11/02/23)
-- 10:01p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:23p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Wed)
-- 11:14p  "Jimmy Fallon"
.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Thu
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
-- 10:04a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 10:47a  Inside after biking 2 mi;   ... "The View"
-- 11:21p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:54a  "Spencer Sisters, The" (11/01/23)
2nd Canadian show this week starting with a redhead jogging in the morning.
--   1:45p  Nap
--   2:55p  Up
--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then have dinner @Brown's: fried chicken
(New 2 piece dark special with fries -- but I had intended to get 3 tenders and I think it's probably a better deal.)
--   4:38p  Inside after biking 3+3;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:05p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:41p  "ET"
--   7:31p  "Big Brother"-
-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:42p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:50p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Wed
--   1:00a  Bed
--   9:05a  Up;  I've gotten 3 robo calls today already. 
--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T
-- 10:15a  "The View"
-- 11:11a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:33a  "Sullivan's Crossing" (11/01/23)
--   1:03p  "Quantum Leap" (11/01/23)
--   2:26p  "Children Ruin Everything" (10/26/23)
--   3:15p  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
I had checked radar before leaving and rain wasn't expected for a couple more hours
but halfway to the restaurant it started drizzling.
--   4:15p  Inside;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:55p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:15p  Nap
--   7:03p  Up;  "ET"
--   7:28p  "GOP Presidential Debate"
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:53p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Tue
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   8:38a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:12a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 11:21a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:45p  Nap
--   2:20p  Up
--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Pete's hot bar 
--   4:07p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: salmon plus curry chicken
--   5:03p  Inside after biking 2 mi with neighbor;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:45p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:06p  "ET"
--   7:34p  "Big Brother"
--   8:30p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   9:10p  ... "Found" (10/31/23)
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:39p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:54p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, November 6, 2023

Mon
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:18a  Up
--   8:45a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
--   9:56a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
-- 10:45a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  ... "The View"
-- 11:44a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:17p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 12:59p  "All Rise" (10/28/23)
--   3:30p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Wendy's: chili + fries
I normally get a baked potato with chili but I had a coupon for free fries with purchase.
I tried to use the coupon with the app.  The employees are, as usual, no help.
~~  There is a place to enter a code on the app and there is a code on the coupon, but the
app said it was invalid.  So, I gave up on the app and ordered at the counter.
They show "offers" on the app, and among the offers shown they SHOULD include anything
that is a coupon.  In other words,  I shouldn't have to use a coupon if the same deal is
already part of the app.  However, if a coupon can't be used with the app, it should say
that on the coupon, and the app should have a "coupon" button, and when you press it, it
should say that coupons can't be used with the app -- assuming that's true.  Meanwhile,
a customer has to waste a lot of time trying to make it work, and I probably won't 
remember what happened the next time I try.

--   5:12p  Inside after biking 3+3 (Total 15 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
I wondered if Trump would be sufficiently rehearsed in court today, but he clearly
wasn't, and made a fool of himself, but I'm sure his supporters are thrilled with his
nonsensical behavior.

--   5:45p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:24p "ET"
--   7:53p  "Simpsons, The" (10/29/23)
--   8:35p  "Krapopolis" (10/29/23)
--   9:06p  "Swarm, The"-
2nd show this week that mentioned ketamine.
-- 10:02p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:52p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:06p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Sun

**** Daylight Saving Time Ends (Fall Back) ****

--   7:38a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also went to Jewel.  The McD clerk apparently thought that the burritos do NOT have cheese
since there wasn't a "no cheese" button on her screen.  So, I had to have them remade.
I should have noticed on the receipt that it didn't say "Special request'.
~~  I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Jewel had Keebler pumpkin spice stripe cookies!

-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 3+3
-- 11:18a  "Quantum Leap" (10/25/23)
--   1:40p  Nap
--   2:40p  Up;  "Spencer Sisters, The" (10/25/23) ...
--   3:55p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: catfish
--   5:55p  Skim Ch2 news
--   6:38p  "Transplant" (10/26/23)
There is a guest character named Jenny who is wife of a patient.
There was a patient named Lily Jameson and they pronounced it with 2 syllables.
--   8:17p  "60 Minutes"
--   9:17p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:17p  Skim Ch7 news
I've noticed a Copilot preview icon on my task bar.  A search says it's an AI powered assistant but 
it's  supposed to cost $30/mo.  The preview might last 30 days for free, but I don't know if I should 
bother looking at it since I can't imagine paying for it.  It's unclear what I could do with it.
-- 10:57p  "Jimmy Fallon"
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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Sat
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:18a  Up
--   8:40a  Breakfast @home: leftover steak fajita burrito bowl;  ... "Swarm, The" (10/24/23)
--   9:32a  "Found" (10/24/23)
-- 12:29p  "Sullivan's Crossing" (10/25/23)
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @China Star
--   4:18p  Inside after biking 3+3.  Dinner @home: chicken chop suey
"Children Ruin Everything" (10/09/23)
--   5:29p  Inside after biking 2 mi

>>>   6:28p  "Everyone Else Burns"
British sitcom follows a family in a doomsday cult, although they don't live in a compound.
~~  Has a character named Andrew.
~~  Although I've watched a number of British shows, the accents on this show are hard to understand.
However, pilot episodes in US often have poor sound.
~~  The mom is disturbed that her teen daughter got straight A's, which implies that
she's been spending time revising instead of preaching.

--   7:31p  "Little Bird"
--   9:04p  "Son of a Critch" (10/26/23)
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:10p  Bed
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Friday, November 3, 2023

Fri
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:23a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving to  bike, then pickup breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:14a  Inside after biking 2+2 in strong winds;  Also talked to neighbor;  "The View"
-- 11:23a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:59a  "Big Brother"
There was a mention of season 24 winner, Taylor Hale.
--   3:38p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Jimmy John's;  Also got free fries at McD.
--   4:48p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: tuna salad sub
--   5:31p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"
It seems that the health app on my phone is no longer detecting when I bike, but I don't know why.
--   6:46p  "ET"
--   7:16p  Skim Ch7 news
--   8:30p  ...  "Irrational, The"
There was a guest character named Atwood, and another names Caswood.
This episode depended on too many coincidences.
-- 11:05p  "Jimmy Fallon"  (Thu)
For some reason, TiVo thought all of the late night shows were new, but only Fallon was new.
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