Thu
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   8:35a  Up

--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls; "Act Your Age" (06/24/23)

-- 11:04a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

The armed robbery from yesterday was at a Chase ATM in Bensenville and the chase ended

at St Charles Rd & Westmore-Meyers Rd.  I still don't know why a West Chicago squad car was involved.

-- 11:55a  "Rising, The" (07/03/23)

--   2:00p  Nap

--   3:50p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   4:18p  Skim Ch7 news ...

--   4:45p  Leaving via bike for dinner@ Wendy's: crispy chicken sandwich

I've attempted to use the Wendy's app a few times unsuccessfully.  It's very confusing but

it seems I got it to work, so I got the sandwich for $1 (with purchase of an overpriced Coke),

and I accumulated my first points -- but I'm not sure if that makes the overpriced Coke worth it.

~~  After I finished my sandwich, I wondered if I could order a 2nd such sandwich for $1 with

another purchase (which would have been overpriced fries), but I wasn't allowed to do that.

--   6:24p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi (Total 19 mi today);  Sitting in garage;  "ET"

I biked 437 mi in August and reset my new odometer for the first time.

The instructions say to hold down the button for 2 secs but it seemed to take 4 or 5 seconds.

--   7:00p  Inside

--   7:23p  "grown-ish" (07/05/23)

--   8:40p  "Wonder Years, The" (07/05/23)

-- 10:46p  Skim Ch5 news

The Food Guy segment had an ASL interpreter named Jen.

-- 11:13p  "Big Brother"

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Wed
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   9:37a  Up

--   9:55a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

They gave me burritos with cheese but when I took them back, they had the correct ones ready.

-- 11:20a  Inside after biking 2+2;  It's chilly & windy;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:20p - 12:30p  Tony called to complain about a baby shower on his wife's side.

-- 12:42p  "Lazarus Project, The" (06/25/23)

--   2:42p  "Riverdale" (06/28/23)

--   4:15p  Leaving for dinner @BK: Impossible Whopper ($3 on app)

First talked to neighbor;  BK didn't have any diet pop in the dining room machine.

--   5:48p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"

Drew Carey was on 2 different stories.

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:20p  "Big Brother"

--   8:40p  "Cruel Summer" (07/03/23)

--   9:57p - 10:36p  Tony called 

-- 11:15p  Skim Ch5 news

When I was coming home from dinner, I was surprised when a West Chicago squad car

raced by with it's lights flashing.  The news reports that cops were chasing

armed robbers and caught one in Lombard. 

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Tue

--   8:18a  Up

--   9:20a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:26a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "Good Fight, The" (07/29/21)

-- 12:56p  "Good Fight, The" (08/05/21)

--   3:04p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:30p  I looked at the forecast an hour ago and it seemed to be OK.

I just looked out the window and it seems a bit dark and then I looked at the 

status bar on my laptop and it said "light rain".  I looked at the radar and it

didn't seem to be raining right here, but I was planning to bike.

And, as I was finishing that sentence, I could hear rain, but for less than a min.

I guess I'll head to dinner in the car.

--   3:51p  Arrive to pickup dinner @Buona Beef

--   4:46p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Dinner @home Italian beef (free for birthday)

--   5:23p  Inside after biking 2 mi in strong wind  (Total 8 mi today);  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:25p  ... "Good Fight, The" (08/12/21);  Episode made NO sense!

--   7:08p  "ET"

--   7:37p  "Good Fight, The" (08/19/21)

--   8:41p  "Good Fight, The" (08/26/21, s5x10-)

--   9:58p  I went to cancel my Paramount+ subscription and they offered 2 mo free.

I didn't notice any catches so I agreed.  I was planning to take a free month of Hulu

for my birthday.  It wasn't clear when that offer expires.  I can only accept it

through the e-mail, which is somewhat suspicious.

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

I did a search to see if the Hulu gift is legit and it seems that it is NOT -- even

though it is from Hulu -- unless the comments are lies.  It implies, but does not say

clearly, that if it's been less than a year since you had a subscription then I'd be

ineligible -- BUT, they say that AFTER you've already signed up.  They shouldn't

make such an offer if I wouldn't be eligible.  However, it's still unclear, since

the comments aren't recent.  So, do I dare try it?  What if I save the e-mail and

try it 12 mo after my first subscription expired?

-- 10:45p  "America's Got Talent"

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Mon
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:39a  Up

--   9:20a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD;  Also went to Dollar Tree

-- 10:12a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:52a  Inside after biking 2+2;  ... "Good Fight, The" (07/01/21)

Ann Sanders plays HR rep, Jenny Klay.

-- 12:33p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:54p  "Good Fight, The" (07/08/21)

There are 2 characters named David, and one actor.  Also, an exec prod, and head of music.

--   3:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:30p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Pete's hot bar: Whitefish and breaded shrimp

--   5:18p  Home;  Total ride 9 mi;  Sitting in garage and talking to neighbor

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:25p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 18 mi today)

--   7:51p  "Good Fight, The" (07/15/21)

--   9:23p  "Good Fight, The" (07/22/21)

-- 10:40p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:50p  Bed

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Sun
--   1:15a  Bed

--   8:12a  Up

--   9:20a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:25a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "Good Fight, The" (05/14/20)

--   1:00p  Nap

--   2:02p  Up;  "Good Fight, The" (05/21/20)

--   4:23p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Bibibop: Korean BBQ beef bowl with half noodles

Got $10 deal on app that included drink & cookie.  There was also a deal for double points

and I didn't know if that would apply.  Although I got no official notice that it did,

it seems to have applied, which means I hit 100 points, so $5 was credited to my account.

--   6:10p  Home. Total ride 11 mi;  Sitting in garage.

--   6:57p  Inside after biking 1 mi  (Total 16 mi today);  "Good Fight, The" (05/28/20, s4x7)-

Normally, there would have been 3 more episodes for the season but COVID got in the way of that.

--   8:59p  "Big Brother"

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:30p  "Good Fight, The" (06/24/21, s5x1)

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Sat

--   7:37a  Up

--   8:50a  Shower

--   9:13a  "Good Fight, The" (04/30/20)

-- 11:39a  Leaving for BBQ @Carla's for my birthday

Tony & Sue said they weren't feeling well and Jeri tested positive for COVID.

-- 12:35p  Arrived;  Lunch: burger, 2 hot dogs

Met Ethan's and Ben's GFs.

--   5:36p  Home;  Sat in garage;  Decided it's too windy to bike.

--   6:08p  Inside

--   7:45p  Nap

--   9:08p  Up

--   9:14p - 9:38  Tony called;  He still has backache.

He says it was from painting a deck.

-- 10:00p  Dinner @home: soup (chicken rice);  Skim Ch5 news

Jennifer Yolich was interviewed about shooting at Sox Park.

-- 11:14p  "Good Fight, The" (05/07/20)

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Fri
-- 12:45a  Bed

--   8:12a  Up

--   8:35a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage/egg McMuffin

Yesterday afternoon the heat index was 118, now 75;  Cloudy and humid.

--   9:42a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi

-- 10:07a  "Good Fight, The" (05/09/19)

A character played by Mark Blum interrogated a character named Roland Blum.

The former's character is named Julius, even though there is a regular character with that name.

-- 11:39a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:27p  "Good Fight, The" (05/16/19)

--   1:50p  Nap

--   3:17p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   4:35p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Brown's: chicken tenders

I started biking towards Pete's, but then I remembered I need a new bike mirror

so I stopped at bike shop and they installed a new one.

--   6:27p  Home;  Total ride: 13 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "ET"

--   7:41p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 21 mi today) and talking to neighbor

--   8:10p  "Good Fight, The" (04/09/20, s4x1)

--   9:15p  "Good Fight, The" (04/16/20)

-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:30p  Bed

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Thu
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   7:58a  Up.  83 feels like 93 (dew point 78)

--   8:35a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

--   9:25a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 10:10a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Good Fight, The" (04/11/19) ...

-- 11:17a  Skim Ch2 news.  92 feels like 107

--   2:04p  "Good Fight, The" (04/18/19)

--   3:30p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:00p  Sat in garage and ate watermelon

--   4:40p  Inside;  Dinner @home: soup (chunky sirloin burger)

--   5:20p  Skim Ch7 news

Jenny Roberts, who lives in Garfield Park, was interviewed about the heat.

--   6:35p  Trump has arrived at Fulton Co jail.  "ET" preempted.

--   6:55p  Motorcade is leaving

--   7:00p  In past bookings (in the afternoon), they covered his return

to the airport but the networks have gone back to regular programming.

--   7:10p  "Good Fight, The" (04/25/19)

--   8:32p  "Big Brother"

--   9:34p  "Kelly & Mark"  (desk chat only)

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Good Fight, The" (05/02/19)

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Wed
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:04a  Up

--   8:30a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

When I arrived, for no apparent reason, the stem on my bike mirror broke.

--   9:48a  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi;  Sitting in garage

It's 85 but it says it feels like 98.

-- 10:05a  Inside

-- 10:20a  "Picard" (04/06/23)

-- 11:30a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:08p  "Good Fight, The" (03/28/19)

--   2:15p  Nap

--   3:05p  Up;  "Inside Edition";  97 feels like 113 (dew point 75)

--   3:36p  "Picard" (04/13/23) ...

--   4:10p  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:35p  Dinner @home: soup (chunky chicken rice)

--   5:47p  "Good Fight, The" (04/04/19)

--   7:34p  "Big Brother" (08/23/23)

--   8:38p  "ET"

--   9:25p  "Picard" (04/20/23)--

-- 10:42p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:07p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Desk chat only)

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Tue
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   8:12a  Up

--   8:55a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

I saw Tony and he admitted that, although he saw his daughter run a stop sign

(on a quiet 3-way residential intersection where one leg was a cul-de-sac), there

was no cop there to give her a ticket.

-- 10:06a  Home;  Total ride: 5 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 11:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi

-- 11:23a  "Good Fight, The" (03/14/19, s3x1)

--   1:27p  "Picard" (03/30/23)

--   2:50p  Nap

--   3:15p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   3:55p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then get choc shake @Arby's. 

I was going to get an orange shake but they stopped serving them.

--   4:32p  Home;  Sitting in garage

--   5:28p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Dinner @home: leftover gyros

--   6:10p  Sitting in garage after biking 3 miles  (Total 14 mi today)

--   6:23p  Inside;  Skim Ch7 news

Jennifer Brown has a dog who is terrified of storms, but the dog feels safe in the dryer.

--   7:17p  "ET"

--   7:53p  "America's Got Talent"

--   9:20p  "Good Fight, The" (03/21/19)

-- 11:00p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:22p  "Kelly & Mark"

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Mon
-- 12:05a  Bed

--   8:32a  Up

--   9:20a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: hotcakes and sausage

-- 10:12a  Home; total ride: 5 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:31a  "Picard" (03/16/23)

-- 12:47p  "Good Fight, The" (05/27/18)

--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"

Model, Jennifer Barlow, had leg amputated due to flesh-eating bacteria.

--   3:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Naf Naf: chicken shawarma bowl, free for birthday on app

--   5:51p  Home; Total ride 10 mi;  Sitting in garage

--   6:30p  Carla called from airport

--   6:40p  "ET"

--   7:16p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 19 mi today)

--   7:41p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:45p - 8:55p  Jeri & Joel called from the airport

--   9:30p  "Picard" (03/23/23)

-- 10:39p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:55p  "Kelly & Mark"

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Sun
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:30a  Up

--   9:10a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:58a  Home;  Total ride: 12 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 11:58p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Good Fight, The" (05/13/18)

--   1:25p  "Picard" (03/09/23)

--   3:30p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then get choc shake @Arby's 

--   4:04p  Home;  sitting in garage

--   4:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Dinner @home: gyros

--   5:19p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 20 mi today)

--   5:24p - 6:44p  Tony called

He was complaining about how he has to get his kids out of the house so that he can 

stage it for sale but his wife says Tony should focus on cleaning up the garage first.

They he started telling me that his business office flooded.

--   6:52p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:52p  "Big Brother"

--   9:10p  ... "Good Fight, The" (05/20/18)

-- 10:58p  Skim Ch5 news

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Sat
-- 12:40p  Bed

--   9:48a  Up

-- 10:20a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Dunkin': bacon avocado toast;  First went to McD to pickup a Coke.

-- 11:31a  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 12:11p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Picard" (02/16/23, s3x1)

--   1:39p  "Good Fight, The" (04/29/18)

--   3:40p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Bibibop: noodle bowl with chicken

I was expecting to get 30 bonus points (thru the app) but it wasn't clear if I did what I had to, but

when I clicked to confirm the order, it said I had to select a time, even though I had

already did that.  When I tried to select another time, it said I'd have to restart the

order.  Instead of doing that, I went to the restaurant and had to talk to the manager and

we straightened it out, but I'm not sure it was worth the trouble.

--   5:37p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Talked to neighbors.

--   6:57p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 21 mi today)

--   7:47p  "Picard" (02/23/23)

--   8:53p  "Good Fight, The" (05/06/18) ...

--   9:37p - 9:51p  Tony called from Shabbona Lake campground

-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:02p  "Picard" (03/02/23)

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Fri
-- 12:55p  Bed

--   8:48a  Up

--   9:04a - 9:25a  Tony called from McD

He said Sue went up to Mundelein for a family event but he refused to go.

He mentioned that he's planning a camping trip by himself.

--   9:45a  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos.

I placed 2 orders: The burritos at the counter, and the large $1 Coke thru the app.

-- 11:10a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:11p  "Picard" (04/28/22)

--   1:36p  "Good Fight, The" (04/15/18)

--   3:05p  Nap

--   4:10p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   4:30p  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McD:  double burger & free fries.

I wasn't even sure what I wanted to do for dinner but the free fries got me to choose McD,

even though I had breakfast there, although I went to a different McD.

~~  While I was eating, I looked at my fries and it didn't look like medium.  When I went to

get a refill on my drink, I showed them the empty fries bag and I said I thought I was supposed

to get a medium.  Even though I had eaten all of the small fires, she gave me a medium.  I

would have accepted a 2nd small.

~~  Meanwhile, this McD does NOT have self-service refills and it took forever to get

the refill.

--   6:43p  Inside after biking 6 mi and talking to neighbors (Total 10 mi today);  "ET"

--   7:50p  "Picard" (05/05/22)

This was the season finale and I don't understand what happened, and I can't find any explanations online.

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:50p  "Good Fight, The" (04/22/18)

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Thu

--   7:10a  Up

--   7:35a  Storm has arrived, expected to continue for 45 mins

--   7:44a  "Picard" (04/14/22) ...

--   8:25a - 8:52a  Tony called after first posting reels on Facebook.

When I mentioned the rain he started pushing me to get a battery backup on sump pump.

He also mentioned how he got his daughter her waitress job, and expects that his wife

is going to get their kids jobs where she works after they graduate.

--   9:45a  Rain ended, so I'm leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 10:27a  Inside after biking 3 mi on damp streets;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 11:22a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:52a  "Good Fight, The" (04/01/18)

--   2:44p  "Picard" (04/21/22)

--   3:55p  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then drive to have dinner @Mission BBQ: pulled chicken

--   5:00p  Home;  Sitting in garage

--   6:13p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  "Inside Edition"

--   7:25p  "ET"

--   7:55p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:32p  "Big Brother"

--   9:54p  "Good Fight, The" (04/08/18)

-- 11:10p  Skim Ch5 news

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Wed

--   9:25a  Up

--   9:50a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

The curbside pickup spots were still blocked off.  I gave a code to geet points but

this time I asked if I can get a large Coke for $1 and they said no,  So, I got a small.

After eating at Skippy's patio I went back to the McD and asked for a refill and they said no.

-- 11:25a  Inside after talking to neighbor;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:38p  "Picard" (04/07/22)

--   1:26p  "Good Fight, The" (03/25/18)

--   3:23p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Pete's hot bar: mostaccioli with meat sauce

--   5:42p  Home;  Total ride 9 mi;  Sitting in garage

--   6:38p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbors  (Total 20 mi today);  "ET"

--   7:26p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:10p  "Big Brother"

--   9:25p  "Kelly & Ryan"  (Desk chat only)

-- 10:19p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:55p  Bed

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Tue

--   4:45a  Up

--   6:00a  Bed

--   7:40a  Woken by lawnmowers

--   8:35a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: Leftover sausage/egg McMuffin 

--   9:26a  "Picard" (03/24/22)

-- 10:31a  "Good Fight, The" (03/11/18)

-- 12:47p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:14p  "Picard" (03/31/22)

--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:00p  Leaving vis bike to get dinner @Hong Kong Chop Suey: chicken chop suey

Brought to shelter at Hummer Park

--   5:40p  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi

--   6:04p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:09p  "ET"

--   7:48p  "America's Got Talent";  This is a recap show so I'm skipping it.

--   8:02p  "Good Fight, The" (03/18/18)

I just finished watching 18 episode of "Evil" with Christine Lahti and here she is

again, although this episode was made prior to "Evil".

-- 10:02p  "Kelly & Ryan"  (short desk chat that was probably a rerun because date was dubbed)

-- 10:17p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:25p  Bed

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Mon
-- 12:00a  Bed

--   7:55a  Up;  Was expecting text from PattyS as to whether or not she was going to 

be heading back to TX this morning.

--   8:35a  Leaving to bike 2 mi

--   8:50a  When there was still no text, I drove to pickup breakfast @McD

On the way home, I got text that she could be ready to leave by 10a.

Because the weather was ambiguous, I told her to decide what mood she's in,

but if she wants to meet for lunch she should leave as early as she could.

--   9:14p  Biked 2 mi

--   9:46a  She decided that she'd come.

-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: apple raisin oatmeal

I had also bought a sausage/egg McMuffin, but put that in the fridge.

-- 10:30a  Inside after biking 2 mi

-- 10:51a - 11:10a  Tony called to say he's planning to sell his house and move to a nearby apartment.

-- 11:30a  Arrived for lunch @Pete's Fresh Market and it just started to rain.

-- 11:55a  Patty arrived;  Lunch on patio: catfish;  After a while, the sun came out briefly.

--   1:25p  Home;  It started raining again while I was driving

--   1:50p  There is now a heavy downpour

--   3:42p  "Inside Edition"

Jen Royce was viciously bitten by a river otter.

--   4:12p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:30p  Nap

--   6:55p  Up

--   8:00p  Dinner @home: soup (chunky beef barley);  "ET"

--   9:01p  "Big Brother"

I discovered that it didn't get recorded because golf delayed it, so I'm watching online.

-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:02p  "Kelly & Mark" (Short desk chat only)

-- 11:55p  Bed

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Sun
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   7:40a  Up

--   8:40a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

The curbside pickup spots were blocked off.  I thought they might be closed but there was

a car in the drive-thru lane.  I went to office building next door and got a wi-fi signal but

the app said that this McD was NOT taking mobile orders, so I asked for a code to use at

the drive-thru and it gave it to me.  I had to memorize it because, once I got to the 

drive-thru, I'd lose the wi-fi and it might not display the code.  Luckily, it wasn't

crowded and I was able to give the code and it worked.

-- 10:10a  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 2 mi

-- 11:13a  "Evil" (08/07/22)

-- 11:17a - 11:30a  PattyS called (in response to my text) because her phone wouldn't let her 

into texting app. She might have accidentally made a video rather than

taking a snapshot earlier and it could be taking up the space she needs.

--   1:04p  "Picard" (03/17/22)

Agnes used the word "iffy".  In the episode of "Evil" that I just watched, I'm not

sure if they used that word in the script, but the recapper used that word.  Recently,

I used the word and the person I was speaking to asked me what that meant.

--   3:50p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then have dinner @KFC: fried chicken (with coupon)

I was originally going to bike to dinner, but, even though the forecast didn't show rain,

it seemed to risky.  Also, it was cooler and windier than I expected.

~~ First, mailed some letters and then went to Dollar Tree.  I put my stuff on the belt

and I figured that it would take some time for the cashier to ring it up, so I ran back to

the shelves to grab a couple things and when I got back, she had started ringing up the

smug person who was behind me.  She says in her 5 yrs of experience she's seen many people

go back in the store and not come back to the register for 10 mins.  I felt Like I should

have waited until she rang up all my stuff, and then I should have just walked out without

the stuff.

~~  And then, at KFC, the cashier said I'd have to wait 4 mins for a biscuit.  I told him

I didn't need it.  However, I could see him assembling my order and I saw him take the

biscuit out of the box after putting the chicken and sides in.  What????

I didn't confront him, but I should have.

--   5:22p  Home

--   6:09p  Inside after biking 6 mi, the last 4 with neighbor (Total 18 mi today)

--   6:30p  +"Good Fight, The" (03/04/18, s2x1) 

I watched the first 10 eps 4 years ago when they were shown on CBS.

BTW, this is by the same producers as "Evil", which I've been watching.

--   8:39p  "Evil" (08/14/22)

--   9:21p - 10:27p  Finally got EJB to answer his phone and 

gave him details for my birthday party.  He expressed concerns about how inflation is

affecting his grocery purchases and his doubts about the accuracy of serving sizes on packaging.

-- 10:44p  Skim Ch5 news

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Sat
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   9:58a  Up

-- 10:45a  Leaving via bike for lunch @Frankie's Deli: turkey on rye, 

-- 12:20p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage

--   1:29p  Inside after biking 2 mi.

There was green tape blocking the division between subdivisions where I frequently bike through.

Someone said that they had removed some dead bushes.

--   2:13p  "Picard" (03/03/22, s2x1)

--   4:40p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McD: 2 double burgers

--   6:39p  Home;  Total ride: 11 mi (Total 23 mi today);  Sitting in garage after talking to neighbors.

--   7:15p  Inside

--   7:51p  "Evil" (07/31/22)

-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:32p  "Picard" (03/10/22)

This is the 2nd show today where a French song was playing on a turntable.

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Fri
-- 12:40a  Bed

--   9:07a  Up

--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: raisin bran

--   9:51a  "Picard" (03/12/20)

-- 11:32a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:04p  "Evil" (07/10/22)

--   1:25p  "Picard" (03/19/20)

--   3:06p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Pete's hot bar: catfish, shrimp

--   5:24p  Home;  Total ride 8 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Skim CBS news

--   6:24p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 10 mi today);  "ET"

--   7:30p  "Evil" (07/17/22)

--   8:38p  "Picard" (03/26/20)

--   9:56p  "Kelly & Ryan"  (rerun of Halloween show, but I skipped it in October)

-- 10:38p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:06p  "Evil" (07/24/22)

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Thu
-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:25a  Up

--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 10:04a  Inside after biking 2+2 mi;  Breakfast @home: maki rolls

-- 10:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Evil" (06/26/22)

-- 12:12p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:45p  Nap

--   2:33p  Up;  "Picard" (03/05/20)

--   4:15p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Smashburger: double burger

This is a new location closer to my house.  The last time I was at previous incarnation was in 2014.

The price has doubled since then.

--   5:54p  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "ET"

--   7:15p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 17 mi today);  "Inside Edition"

--   8:16p  "Big Brother"

--   9:30p  "Kelly & Mark"  (short desk chat only)

--   9:41p  "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds"-

-- 10:51p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:10p  "Evil" (07/03/22)

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Wed
-- 12:05a  Bed

--   9:25a  Up

--   9:38a - 10:12a  Tony called

He raised is car insurance limits because he's afraid of colliding with a Tesla.

-- 10:40a  Leaving to bike, the have lunch @Arby's: double roadt beef (with coupon)

-- 12:07p  Sitting in garage after biking 2+4 mi

--   1:51p  Inside after biking 4 mi and talking to neighbors

--   2:01p  "Evil" (06/19/22)

--   3:33p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:05p  Skim Ch7 news ...

--   4:35p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @McD

--   5:28p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: McNuggets

--   6:15p  Sitting in garage after biking 2 miles;  "ET"

--   7:34p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 18 mi today);  "Big Brother"

--   8:47p  "Picard" (02/27/20)

-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:50p  "Kelly & Mark"

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Tue
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   7:30a  Woken by lawnmowers in next subdivision

--   8:46a  Up

--   9:25a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Dunkin': bacon avocado toast;  First went to McD to pickup a Coke.

-- 10:42a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage

-- 11:42a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:11p  "Picard" (02/20/20)

I've been getting ads for Harold's Shrimp & Chicken in Westmont on Facebook.  There had been one

about a mile from me and I wasn't especially impressed 4 yrs ago.  I did a search to see where it was

and it's by the train station -- except it says online that it's permanently closed, seeming as

of the end of June.  Seems odd that I've gotten multiple ads on Facebook.  The previous 

location had plenty of parking (it was in a shopping center).  Downtown Westmont would be

a problem for parking.  I used to go to a Mexican restaurant at that location, but it had a

fire and the whole building was torn down to build new apartments with retail on the 1st floor.

When I went to the Mexican place, it was for tilapia.  It's much more convenient to get my

fish from Pete's.

--   2:50p  Nap with headache

--   4:18p  Up with headache

--   4:45p  Leaving to bike, then have dinner @ Panda Express: mushroom chicken + string bean chicken

But didn't bike before leaving because there was a bit of drizzle.

--   5:57p  Sitting in garage after biking 3 mi

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:23p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 18 mi today);  "America's Got Talent"

--   9:14p  "Inside Edition"

--   9:38p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:24p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:41p  "Kelly & Mark"

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Mon
-- 12:55a  Bed

--   7:35a  Up

--   8:50a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD 

-- 10:04a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:42a  Inside after biking 2 mi

On Fri, "The View" hinted that they are going on hiatus but they avoided saying it clearly.

TiVo recorded it today but it's a rerun from 6/12.

-- 11:01a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:25a  ... "Picard" (02/06/20)

-- 12:30p  Nap

--   2:22p  Up;  "Evil" (10/10/21)

--   4:15p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Jimmy John's: tuna salad sub with coupon

Even with coupon, it's really not worth it.

--   5:39p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi

--   6:47p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 16 mi today);  "Inside Edition"

--   7:15p  "ET"

--   6:35p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:17p  "Picard" (02/13/20)

--   9:40p  "Evil"  (06/12/22);  Jenny Sterlin played a dying nun.

-- 10:42p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:08p  "Kelly & Mark"

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Sun
-- 12:05a  Bed

--   7:40a  Up

--   8:40a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD

--   9:30a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage/egg McMuffin

-- 10:03a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Evil" (09/19/21);  There was a nurse named Jenny.

-- 12:10p  Nap

--   1:45p  Up

>>>   1:56p  Picard"  (01/23/20)

--   4:36p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: chicken fajita burrito bowl

--   5:42p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor

My new cyclometer is close to the old one, but the MapMyRide app only recorded 1.73 mi.

--   7:17p  "Big Brother"

--   8:20p  ,,, "Evil" (09/26/21)

--   9:06p  "Picard" (01/30/20)

-- 10:33p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:02p  "Evil" (10/03/21)

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Sat
-- 12:55a  Bed

--   8:58a  Up

-- 10:10a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 10:36a  "Evil" (09/12/21)

-- 12:21p - 12:59p  Tony called to complain about the rain.  

Yesterday, he was working on his patio and doing plantings and he complained that the heat

was brutal, but I reminded him how much hotter it was last week.  He doesn't see the difference.

--   1:20p  Nap

--   3:10p  Up;  Started texting PattyS to help her get to O'Hare.

--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:15p Leaving to bike 1 mi then pickup dinner at McD

--   7:01p  Inside after biking another mile;  Dinner @home; 2 double burgers

--   7:40p  "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (08/03/23);  Musical

--   7:47p - 8:02p  Tony called.  He and Sue were NOT happy with the Blarny Island bar

which is on an actual island.  He thought it was more like a restaurant with a bar.

I'm not sure why he thought that.  He said it was mostly bachelor parties.

So, they headed to Wilmot Stage Stop for dinner.

--   9:38p - 9:55p  Tony called to complain about the amount of butter they used at

the restaurant.  And after talking about the olden days he started talking about

self-driving electric cars.

-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:28p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Mon)

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Fri

--   8:27a  Up

--   9:25a  "Kelly & Mark"

-- 10:06a  "The View" ...

-- 11:30a   After driving 31 mi, arrived for lunch with PattyS at Hungry Mule in Lake Zurich.

I had garlic shrimp and penne pasta and we ate on patio in complete shade.

--   1:20p  Left the restaurant, but forgot to get driving direction loaded on phone

so I stopped at McD in same shopping center to use their wifi, but I couldn't get it in

the parking lot, so I had to go inside.  And then I was stuck in traffic getting out 

of the shopping center.

--   1:45p  So, finally I was headed towards Crystal Lake.

--   1:55p  Stopped in Cary to use washroom at another McD

--   2:16p  After driving 14 mi from Lake Zurich, arrived at Veteran Acres Park

--   2:25p  Started biking west and then northwest

--   2:58p - 3:04p  Stopped at Culver's to use washroom  

--.  3:25p  Arrived @DQ in Woodstock and got mint shake

--   3:57p  Headed back

--   4:08p  Stopped at another McD to use washroom

--   5:16p  Back at car in Crystal Lake.  Total ride: 20 mi

The weather was perfect except for a strong headwind on the way back. 

Also, the way back seemed to be more uphill.

--   5:26p  Drove 29 mi south on Randall Rd to Batavia

My right foot was tired from the biking and was starting to get sore when holding brake pedal at red lights.

--   6:24p  Arrived for dinner @Chicken Salad Chick

I had a combo with lemon pecan chicken salad plus potato & bacon soup (without cheese).

It was OK, but I was not impressed.  They have all sorts of different types of chicken salad

but the version that I chose tasted like chicken salad.  I didn't notice anything unique about it.

I had originally planned to take a couple other versions home but there didn't seem to be any

point to doing that.

--   7:49p  Home after driving another 26 mi (Total 71 mi driving today);  

Sat in garage;  The cicada were EXTREMELY loud.

I only had 23% charge left on my phone.  I forgot that I have cord to plug it into cig lighter.

--   8:03p  Inside

--   9:58p  "Inside Edition"

-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:56p  "ET"

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Thu
-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up

--   9:00a  Leaving via bike to get breakfast @Fresh Thyme: Maki rolls

-- 11:20a - 11:33a  Tony called to again ask if I want to go to bar on island in Grass Lake.

He's trying to decide if he wants to pay $50 for a helicopter ride there.  He also noted that

he's going to be camping at Chain o'Lakes.

-- 11:47a  Home;  Total ride: 13 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:22p  "The View"

--   1:30p  Nap

--   3:20p  Up;  Was going to watch "Inside Edition" but they've been covering

Trump's arraignment in DC for over 30 mins.

--   3:26p  Trump pleaded NOT guilty on all 4 counts after having to wait 15 mins for judge to arrive.

--   3:50p  It appears that Trump has left the courthouse.  It appears to be raining in DC.

--   4:03p  Trump arrived at plane.

--   4:05p  He started making remarks, holding an umbrella.  He's claiming that DC has decayed since he left the White House.  After a minute, he boarded plane.

--   4:15p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then drive to get choc shake @Arby's

--   4:34p  Tony called to say that he's never going to go to Popeyes again explaining that it was tasteless and greasy.

--   4:58p  Home; Sitting in garage

--   5:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:08p  "ET"

--   7:32p  ... "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (07/27/23)

--   9:23p  "Kelly & Mark"

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 11:20p  Bed

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Wed
-- 12:35p  Bed

--   8:39a  Up

--   9:15a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Sat at Skippy's patio.

-- 11:02a  Home;  Total ride 11 mi; Sitting in garage;  Read instructions on new cyclometer.

-- 11:41a  Inside after removing old cyclometer;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:23p  "The View"

--   2:15p  Going to try to install new cyclometer.

After I got it all setup, I started biking and it was failing to register.  Eventually, 

I determined that I have to press harder and wait for a 2nd click when mounting the 

electronic unit into the holder.

--   4:52p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Pete's hot bar:  Curry shrimp and rice, jerk chicken and rice, small piece of salmon. 

I wanted whitefish but the tray was missing. I went to the other side of the store to get watermelon 

and, when I returned to the hot bar, the tray was still missing.

--   5:52p  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage;  Talked to 2 neighbors.

--   7:42p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 22 mi today);  "ET"

--   8:19p  +"Big Brother" ...

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:14p  "Inside Edition"

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Tue

--   5:00a  Up with headache

Skim Ch5 news (Sat & Sun)

There was a massive fire at an apt complex in OBT, apparently from a lightning strike.

--   6:12a  "ET"

--   6:40a  Bed

--   8:55a  Woken by garbage trucks;  Up.

--   9:30a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Dunkin': bacon avocado toast

First went to McD to pickup a Coke.  My cyclometer was flaky again but I used the app,

which registered 6 mi, but the cyclometer only registered 3.  I guess I need to buy a new one.

-- 10:50a  Inside;  "The View"

-- 11:50a  Skim Ch2 news

--   3:07p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Nap

--   4:21p  Up

--   4:40p  Leaving via bike to have dinner @Pete's hot bar: mostaccioli with meat sauce 

I had intended to get fish but I changed my mind.

--   6:05p  Arrived @Dick's Sporting Goods

I went to the bike department and asked for a speedometer. The guy  asked, "For what?"  

I said it's for my bike and he said he didn't think they had any but he pointed to where 

their accessories are. They had two boxes: wireless computer and wired computer. I picked

the wired one.  (I don't know it doesn't say "bike computer".)

--   7:04p  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi based on the phone app. But I probably could have 

estimated that in my head because I know the round trip to Pete's is 8 mi and it's 

probably a half mile back and forth to Dick's.   (Total 15 mi today.)

~~  When I got back to my subdivision I told a neighbor about my trip. And now I'm

sitting in my garage.

--   8:06p  Inside after talking to another neighbor;  "America's Got Talent"

-- 10:54p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:16p  "ET"

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