Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Tue
--   1:00a  Bed
--   8:05a  Up
--   8:45a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey;  There is light snow
--   9:38a  "Jimmy Fallon"
VT: Looked at the falls in Sioux Falls.
-- 10:25a  "The View"
They're all dressed as characters from Disney films.
Whoopi is dressed as Barbie -- but NOT from the current non-Disney Barbie movie, but from "Toy Story".
-- 12:14p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:00p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   3:18p  Finished call to a company that needs a W-9 form from me but they said that
they don't own stock in their company -- I own shares in oil wells.  They only manage 
distributing the royalties.  They can't say anything about how I came to own those wells.
--   3:30p  Leaving to get dinner.  Although there's no snow on the ground, I don't know if I'll try to bike.
When I got outside, there were flurries, but nothing has accumulated.
--   3:42p  Arrived for dinner @Sonic: 4 corn dogs (50c each today).
--   4:36p  Arrived @Chipotle;  I tried to order before leaving the house and also while I was at Sonic
but it wouldn't process the promo code;  I told the manager and he said he could give me the discount on the entree.
--   5:21p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 325 mi in Oct);  "Inside Edition"
--   6:00p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:01p  "ET"
--   7:23p  "Big Brother"
--   9:05p  "American Horror Story"- (10/18/23)
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:38p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:53p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:57p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, October 30, 2023

Mon
--   1:10a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:03a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 11:01a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:32a  "Halo" (04/14/22)
Apparently, my subscription expired in the middle of the episode (based on e-mail received)
but it allowed me to finish the episode.
-- 12:54p  "Big Brother"
--   2:40p  "60 Minutes"
--   3:30p  Leaving to bike, the have dinner @Brown's: spaghetti & meatballs
First, went to pickup Rx's, but they were crowded.  When I returned, there was no one
in line at the pharmacy counter.
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 2+2;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:39p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:42p  "ET"; 100% Matthew Perry
--   7:19p  "Kelly & Mark"
--   8:05p  Nap
--   9:40p  Up;  "Children Ruin Everything" (10/02/23)
-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:52p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:24p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Sun
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   7:35a  Up
--   8:15a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey
--   8:46a  ... Movie: "Morning Glory" (2010) on Paramount+

>>> 11:22a  "Mayor of Kingstown" (11/13/21)  (Metacritic: 55,  (30-60)-88, #15)
Prisons are the lifeblood of the small Michigan town and 2 brothers try to keep the peace by using their influence on the police, the prison, and politicians.
~~ Harsh review says it, "boasts fine performances, it’s confusing at times and incredibly depressing at others," so, I've been avoiding taking a look.
~~ There are 2 Taylors.  One is the director and co-creator. the other plays a cop named Kyle.
There are 2 Kyles -- the one I just mentioned and the other plays the title character.

--   1:29p  "Mayor of Kingstown" (11/13/21, ep2) 
--   2:49p  "Mayor of Kingstown" (11/20/21)
--   4:30p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar;  Also got gas.
--   5:36p  Inside after biking 1+1 in light mist;  Dinner @home: catfish, breaded shrimp

>>>   6:21p  "Halo" (03/24/22)
In the year 2552, humans on the planet Madrigal fight for independence from Earth, but a fatal encounter with the Alien Covenant complicates things.
It's based on an Xbox video game that I'm unfamiliar with, which is why I've avoided taking a look.
~~ Favorable revies says the lead, "lends new depths to his famously one-dimensional hero."
~~ Least favorable review (38) says, "They’ve avoided the trap of filling precious screen time with impenetrable jargon and shorthand, but the result is an extensive mythology rife with political machinations that, at least in the first couple of episodes, feels alternately opaque or convoluted."

--   7:55p  "Halo" (03/31/22)
-- 10:29p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:27p  "Halo" (04/07/22)
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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Sat
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   5:30a  Up;  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)
--   6:55a  Nap
--   9:35a  Up
--   9:55a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:58a  Inside after biking 2+2
-- 11:06a  Movie: "Interstellar" (2014) on Paramount+
There might be a plot hole where ship had enough fuel to escape gravity of another planet.
Another plot hole might be that unseen aliens helped us, but it seems like they could have helped us in a better way.
I was going to watch "Amistad" next, but it's on Showtime -- which shows up on Paramount+
but you need an extra subscription.  If it had been available, it would have been
2 Matthew MacConaughey movies in a row, and also the 2nd Spielberg movie of this week.

--   2:30p  Movie: "Instant Family" (2018) on Paramount+ ...
--   3:55p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: double roast beef (with coupon)
--   5:07p  Inside after biking 2+2
--   6:17p  Movie: "Book Club" (2018) on Paramount+
--   8:20p  Movie: "Ghost Town" (2008) on Paramount+
Second movie this week with Kristin Wiig.
-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p  "SNL"
Cold open mentioned "The Blind Side" which was also mentioned in "Instant Family".
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Friday, October 27, 2023

Fri
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:10a  Up
--   8:45a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
For a few minutes, I was the only person in the dining room & lobby.
--   9:56a  Inside after biking 3+2 on damp streets;  "Seth Meyers"
-- 11:07a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:30a  "The View"
-- 12:23p  "Frasier"
2nd show this week that showed someone on a firepole who wasn't a fire fighter.
--   1:20p  Movie: "Mother!" (2017) on Paramount+
This was a very strange movie, but, apparently, it's based on  an interpretation of the Bible.
It's also the 2nd movie I saw this week where we see the final scene at the beginning, but
there is no indication at the start that it went back in time.
--   4:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Bibibop
--   5:11p  Inside after biking 3+2;  Dinner @home: Noodle cup with chicken (half-price with loyalty reward)
--   5:55p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:00p  Finished trying to track ownership of a stock that I've been getting dividend checks
but I just noticed my TID doesn't appear on the 1099s, and accountant seems not to have noticed it for 10 years.
--   8:06p  "ET"
--   8:45p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:05p  "Kelly & Mark" (Wed)
-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Fallon"
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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:33a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike 3 mi on damp streets, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
--   9:52a  Home;  There wasn't a single drop of rain on my windshield, so I started a 2nd ride 
and it immediately started raining so turned around and went inside. The timing was perfect.  
It I had gotten home a few minutes earlier I would have been caught in the rain.  
~~  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;  ... "Irrational, The"
-- 10:32a  "The View";  First :17 preempted by news conference about mass shooting in Lewiston, ME.
-- 11:19a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:16p  Movie: "Arrival" (2016) on Paramount+
It was a confusing movie because it presented things in a non-linear fashion, but. overall, I guess it was good.
--   3:12p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Dinner @home: 4 hot dogs
--   4:31p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:00p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   6:34p  "ET"
--   7:04p  Movie: "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) on Paramount+
It's unclear how Bridget got her job since she seemed so inept.
It's also unclear why the only thing in her fridge would be moldy cheese.
It seems that I might have wasted time watching in on Paramount+ because it seems to
be available on PlutoTV also.
--   8:46p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Wed
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   3:12a  Up;  "Stephen Colbert"
--   4:30a  Bed
--   8:27a  Up with rain
--   9:20a  Breakfast @home: leftover double sausage/egg crois;  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:34a  "The View"
-- 11:05a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:26a  "Son of a Critch" (10/09/23)
--   1:29p  Movie: "The Talented Mr Ripley" (1999) on Paramount+ ...
--   3:30p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar
--   4:24p  Inside after biking 1+1 in light mist;  Dinner @home: catfish , breaded shrimp
--   5:32p  Skim Ch7 news ...
--   5:35p - 6:15p  Carla called on her way home
--   7:17p  "ET"
--   7:37p  "Inside Edition"
--   7:58p  "Survivor"
-- 10:01p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:26p  "Kelly & Mark" (Tue)
-- 10:42p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:05p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Tue
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   7:35a  Up, woken by leaf blowers
--   7:58a  Got another fake call but when I asked what time it was she said she didn't know and hung up.
--   8:25a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
--   9:29a  Inside after biking 3+3 in strong wind;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "The View"
-- 11:01a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:25a  Movie: "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"  (2001) on Paramount+
After an hour it got very weird and 30 mins later it got even weirder but the end was interesting.
--   2:05p  "Sullivan's Crossing"
--   3:17p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @KFC: fried chicken (with coupon)
It expired yesterday but they didn't seem to notice that.
--   5:48p  Inside after biking 4+4 in strong wind (Total 17 mi today);  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:44p  "ET"
--   7:05p  "Seth Meyers"
--   8:20p  "Big Brother"
--   9:26p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:22p  "Kelly & Mark" (Mon)
-- 10:42p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
He was driving his kids to school and he seemed to be going north on Laurel Canyon and then 
east on Moorpark at least to Tujunga but I couldn't tell where they went from there.
-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, October 23, 2023

Mon
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   7:50a  Up and heard low battery chirp on CO detector
--   8:35a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @BK: double sausage/egg croissan'wich
I first went to McD but I couldn't get the wifi to work
-- 10:08a  Inside after biking 3+3 and talking to neighbor;  "The View"
-- 11:07a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:38a  Movie: "A Quiet Place" (2018) on Paramount+
It's highly-rated but has lots of plot holes, and certain things that they do don't have a clear purpose.
--   1:25p  Movie: "A Quiet Place Part II" (2020) on Paramount+
Despite the problems, I'm watching the sequel to get the whole story.
--   3:10p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:35p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Naf Naf
--   4:54p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Dinner @home: soup (lentil) + canned tuna salad
--   5:39p  Inside after biking 4 mi with neighbor (Total 16 mi today);  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:41p  "ET"
--   7:09p  "Found"
--   8:18p  "Simpsons, The"

>>>   8:56p  "Little Bird"
On a summer day in Saskatchewan, Bezhig Little Bird and her two sisters are ripped away 
from their mother by police and were put up for adoption. Years later Bezhig renamed 
as Esther Rosenblum by her adoptive family is living in Montreal.
~~  Jennifer Podemski is co-creator.
~~  Has an actress named Reagan.  "A Quiet Place" has an actress named Regan.

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Sun
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   7:34a  Up
--   8:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD 
--   8:48a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage/egg McMuffin
--   9:30a  Inside after biking 2 mi
-- 10:32a  ... "American Horror Story" (10/11/23)
-- 11:33a  "All Rise" (10/14/23)
-- 12:46p  "Irrational, The"
--   2:40p  Nap
--   3:35p  Up
--   4:10p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: 2 gyros (with coupon)
--   5:30p  Inside after biking 4 (with neighbor) + 2  (Total 12 mi today);  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:10p  "Swarm, The"
--   7:51p  "60 Minutes"
--   9:17p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:17p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:50p  It's a clear night, so I thought about going out to look at meteor shower but decided not to.
Looked out window for a few mins then gave up.
-- 10:57p  "Children Ruin Everything" (s2x3)
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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Sat
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:05a  Up
--   8:30a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
--   9:35a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:20a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  ... "Found" (10/10/23)
This show has regular characters MARk and MARgaret, and now a guest character MARsha.
-- 12:01p  "Swarm, The" (10/10/23)
--   1:25p  Nap
--   2:55p  Up
--   3:30p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Pete's hot bar
--   4:43p  Inside after biking 3+2;  Dinner @home: catfish, breaded shrimp
--   5:36a  Inside after biking 2 mi in strong wind (Total 16 mi today)
--   5:45p  "Sullivan's Crossing" (10/11/23)
--   6:54p  "Quantum Leap" (10/11/23);  Pilates were mentioned.
--   9:12p  "Spencer Sisters, The" (10/11/23);  Andrea plays Andrea;  Pilates were mentioned.
-- 10:33p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:49p  "SNL"
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Friday, October 20, 2023

Fri
-- 12:16a  "Seth Meyers"
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:25a  Up
--   8:50a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD;  Also went to Dollar Tree.
-- 10:02a  Inside after biking 3+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:40a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  ... "The View"
-- 11:20a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:51a  "Son of a Critch" (10/02/23)
--   1:15p  "Children Ruin Everything" (10/19/23)
--   3:00p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:35p  Nap
--   4:15p  Leaving to bike 2 mi in strong wind.
--   4:29p  Inside;  Dinner @home: leftover Panda
--   5:30p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbors;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:48p  "ET"
--   7:13p  ... +"Transplant" (10/12/23)
--   8:59p  "Bump" (10/02/23)
--   9:48p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Preempted desk chat from Wed -- watched online)
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:31p  "Kelly & Mark"
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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Thu
--  12:15a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
--   9:59a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;  "The View"
-- 10:40a  Inside after biking 2 mi on damp streets
-- 11:19a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:36a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:00p  Nap
--   2:05p  Up
--   2:39p  "Frasier";  I didn't like this episode.  I think that the characters
of David & Olivia are too over-the-top.  I supposed David is supposed to be the
"Niles" but I don't think that's possible.  I don't know if Olivia is supposed to
be "Roz" or "Daphne" but she doesn't seem like either -- not that a copy of either 
is supposed to be necessary.

--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then pickup dinner @Panda Express
When I started driving it started to drizzle.
--   4:48p  Home;  Dinner @home: string bean chicken + mushroom chicken + Beijing beef
3rd entree was free on app.
--   5:30p  Skim Ch7 news
Final Jeopardy was about the origin of the name Jennifer.  Only one got it correct but she didn't win.
--   6:50p  "ET"
--   7:12p  Biden's 2nd address from Oval Office, about money for Israel, Ukraine.
--   7:40p  ... "1923"- (02/26/23)
--   8:40p  "Big Brother"
--   9:39p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:19p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:55p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:12p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Wed
--   1:25a  Bed
--   9:28a  Up
--   9:55a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

Someone was complaining that he asked for "fluff" but didn't get it.
It seems that he was saying he wanted scrambled eggs on an Egg McMuffin which normally
comes with a "round egg" where they yolk is in the center.  I've heard people says
fluffy eggs, but I've never heard anyone use "fluff"  as a noun, except 
for Marshmallow Fluff.

-- 11:01a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"
-- 12:00p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:12p  "1923" (02/12/23)
--   2:21p  "1923" (02/19/23)
--   3:50p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
--   5:07p  Inside after biking 3+3;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:39p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:25p  Nap
--   7:28p  Up;  "ET"
--   7:53p  "Survivor"
--   9:50p  "Kelly & Mark";  First half preempted by Biden's remarks
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:52p  "Jimmy Fallon"
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Tue
-- 12:29p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
--   1:20a  Bed
--   7:30a  Woken by lawnmowers in next subdivision
--   8:27a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:12a  Inside after biking 3+3 and talking to neighbor;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:57a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  ... "The View"
-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:55p  ... "Kelly & Mark"  (Mon)
--   3:00p  Leaving for COVID shot and then pickup dinner @Bibibop
--   4:42p  Inside after biking 1 mile and talking to ex-neighbor;  Dinner @home: Noodle cup with chicken.
--   5:21p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor;  "Inside Edition"
--   5:55p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:09p  "ET"
--   7:38p  "Big Brother"
--   9:32p  "Kelly & Mark"
The trivia caller and trivia dancer were men named Joe and Joey.
-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:38p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
This is Simu Liu's 4th appearance but he's never been on with Jimmy.
-- 11:03p  "Jimmy Fallon"
His "We Tweet" bit is now called "We Post".
-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, October 16, 2023

Mon
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:05a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
But I didn't bike because there was a mist.  Radar showed nothing.
--   9:19a  Home;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
--   9:30a  "The View"
-- 11:09a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:52a  "1923" (01/08/23)
--   1:45p  "1923" (02/05/23)
--   3:18p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Naf Naf
--   4:50p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: falafel pita;  Received double points.
--   5:29p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:41p  "ET"
--   7:10p  Nap
--   9:06p  Up;  Even though I still have Paramount+ for the rest of the month,
I noticed that Xfinity was giving MGM+ free this week, so, I thought I'd catch up with "From"
which I was able to watch in May, but they're only allowing me to watch the episodes that
I've already seen.
--   9:20p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Thu)
-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:38p  "Stephen Colbert";  He has COVID again but is doing show from home.
-- 11:01p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:47p  "Seth Meyers
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Sunday, October 15, 2023

Sun
-- 12:24a  Skim Ch5 news
--   1:10a  Bed
--   9:07a  Up
--   9:35a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:44a  Inside after biking 2+2
-- 11:15a  Finished scheduling COVID booster online.
-- 11:19a  "1883" (02/20/22)
--   1:00p  "1883"- (02/27/22)

>>>   2:20p  "1923" (12/19/22)
Another prequel to "Yellowstone" on Paramount+.
Jennifer Ehle plays a nun who is a school teacher.

--   4:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: double roast beef (with coupon)
--   5:20p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Skim Ch5 news
--   6:07p  "Kelly & Mark" (Mon)
--   6:40p  "60 Minutes";  Started 12 mins late.
--   8:05p  "1923" (12/25/22);  There is a character named Jennifer.
--   9:32p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:22p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:52p  "1923" (01/01/23)
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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Sat
-- 12:05a  Bed
--   9:11a  Up;  It's been raining all night
-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey;  "1883" (12/26/21)
-- 11:28a  "1883" (01/09/22)
The geography on this show is ridiculous.  I asked Bing AI about it and it said that the writer had a vision and he was unconcerned with historical or geographical accuracy.
-- 12:00p  There is a solar eclipse (43% in Chicago), but no evidence of it here with the clouds.
--   3:29p  "1883" (01/16/22)
--   6:00p  "1883" (01/30/22);  Dinner @home: tuna with leftover biryani
--   7:56p  Skim Ch2 news
--   8:22p  "1883" (02/06/22)
--   9:45p  "1883" (02/13/22)
-- 11:02p  +"SNL"
2nd show today that mentioned a tornado.  There was a Jenny in the tornado sketch.
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Friday, October 13, 2023

Fri
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:36a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving to  bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:15a  Inside after biking 3+2;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
There were on & off sprinkles.
-- 10:45a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  ... "The View"
-- 11:11a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:31a  "Seth Meyers"
-- 12:28p  "Stephen Colbert"
--   1:17p  "Jimmy Fallon"

>>>   2:00p  "1883" (12/19/21)
Prequel to "Yellowstone" on Paramount+.

--   5:10p  Dinner @home: defrosted spaghetti & meatballs (from Brown's);  "Frasier" (10/12/23, ep2)
--   5:55p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:02p  "Inside Edition"
--   7:25p  "ET"
--   7:58p  "1883" (12/19/21, ep2)
This show, and "Children Ruin Everything" have a character named Ennis.
I'm not sure I should be bothering with this show because it has so many odd things in the plot.
-- 10:01p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:30p  "Kelly & Mark" (Wed)
-- 11:09p  "Jimmy Fallon"
.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up;  There was rain all night and it's expected to continue for a few hours.
--   8:55a  Breakfast @home: deli turkey;  "Killing It"-  (s2x8)
--   9:34a  "Seth Meyers";  Exercycle (10 mins)
-- 10:27a  "The View"
-- 11:13a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:32a  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 12:15p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   1:00p  Nap
--   2:36p  Up;  Resume "Irrational, The"
--   3:18p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving to bike 4 mi
--   4:20p  Home;  Dinner @home: chicken biryani;  Seems that there was less chicken than before.
--   5:33p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:45p  "ET"
--   7:13p  ... "Children Ruin Everything" (09/11/23, s2x1)
--   7:51p  ... "Good Fight, The"-- (11/10/22, s6x10)

>>>   8:53p  "Frasier"
New sequel on Paramount+.  Frasier returns to Boston hoping to reconnect with his son,
who doesn't seem interested in doing so.
One review gave it 100, but harsh review (25) says it's "crigeworthy as you could possibly imagine".
I think it's on par with the original, but some see that as dated.
~~  The main problem in the pilot is that the reason Frasier's son is keeping a secret
from his father makes no sense.  Given that the secret comes out by the end of the episode
means that it doesn't matter anymore, but it still makes the episode seem weak.  
~~  There are 2 eps this week and I'll be able to watch 2 more before my subscription ends.

--   9:47p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:51p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:12p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Wed
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:10a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

I tried an experiment.  I had seen that the app listed a recent order that
said "speical request", and it had been ordered at the same McD, but when I
picked it, it said "not available", so I had to go back to my old method of
ordering, which entails placing 2 orders, one for the cheeseless burritos and
another for the large soda for $1.

-- 10:21a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "The View"
-- 11:31a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:55p  Nap
--   1:30p  Up
--   2:05p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   2:55p  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then have dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
Also picked up tomorrow's dinner @Gharib Nawaz
--   4:40p  Inside after biking 4 mi (Total 13 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
--   5:21p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:51p  "ET"
--   7:13p  "Survivor"
--   9:19p  "Irrational, The" ...
--   9:54p - 10:49p  Called EJB;  He hasn't had new COVID booster yet.

He thinks having had COVID in March is still protecting him, and he also thinks
being sick from the Canadian smoke is also protecting him.  I explained to him why the
latter is not a disease -- so it couldn't protect him -- but I don't think he's going to
accept that.  Also, he's never gotten a flu shot because his mother told him that
a flu shot can give you the flu.  I told him that it might have been true at one time
but I don't think it's true anymore.

-- 10:53p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:16p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Tue
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   7:47a  Up; Woken by lawnmowers in next subdivision
They're letting one just sit on the corner and loudly idle.
--   8:15a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
--   9:20a  Inside after biking 3+2;  Breakfast @home: apple raisin oatmeal + sausage/egg McMuffin
-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "The View"
-- 11:11a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:29p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   1:24p  Biden speech on Hamas attack
--   1:39p  ... "Killng It"  (s2x7)
--   1:55p  "Krapopolis" (09/24/23, s1x1)  Watching online, out of order (probably forgot to program TiVo)
--   2:37p  "Children Ruin Everything" (09/04/23)
--   3:25p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @ Pete's hot bar;  Also got groceries.
--   5:02p  Inside after biking 3 + 3;  Dinner @home:  whitefish and breaded shrimp
--   6:00a  Inside after biking 3 mi  (Total 17 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
--   6:40p  "ET"
--   7:09p  "Big Brother"
--   8:09p  Skim Ch7 news
--   9:21p  "Kelly & Mark"
-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:53p  "Stephen Colbert".
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, October 9, 2023

Mon
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:40a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:40a  Inside after biking 3+3;  "The View"
-- 11:25a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:53a  "All Rise"
--   1:39p  "Simpsons, The"
--   2:21p  "Krapopolis"
--   3:12p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Leaving to bike 4 mi
--   4:12p  Inside;  Dinner @home: leftover Panda + crispy chicken from Wendy's
--   5:20p  Inside after biking 4 mi and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:31p  "ET"
--   7:49p  "Son of a Critch" (09/25/23)
--   8:58p  "Good Fight, The" (11/03/22)
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:44p  "Stephen Colbert"; Arnold Schwarzenegger and a singer names Alex.
-- 11:35p  "Jimmy Kimmel"; Amy Poehler (did "Weekend Update")
-- 11:46p  "Seth Meyers"; Amy Sedaris, Colin Quinn (did "Weekend Update")
.

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Sun
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   8:35a  Up
--   9:25a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD 
-- 10:28a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:14a  Inside after biking 3 mi and talking to neighbor; ... "Killing It" (s2x6)  
-- 11:43a  ... "Good Fight, The" (10/27/22)
--   1:02p  "Children Ruin Everything" (08/28/23)
There was a nurse named Jen.
--   2:23p  "Bump" (09/25/23)
--   3:15p  Nap
--   5:03p  Up;  Skim Ch5 news
--   5:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Wendy's: chili + baked potato
--   6:43p  Inside after biking 2+2 (Total 13 mi today)
--   6:56p  "60 Minutes";  Jennifer Edmunson, NASA, interviewed.

>>>   8:48p  "Found" (Metacritic: 49, 30-83, #6)
Public relations specialist and her team locate missing people.
~~  Harshest critic says it, "leans so far into its clichés that it becomes more of a soap opera than a traditional network procedural. This one is just a misfire on all levels, a show so dense with overheated dialogue and character choices that it verges on parody."
~~  If there hadn't been a writers' strike, chances are that I wouldn't have even bothered watching the pilot.
~~  Maybe the biggest cliché is that the team has its requisite genius hacker behind the scenes.

-- 10:12p  Skim Ch7 news
Jennifer Damti interviewed.  Her daughter, Kim, has gone missing in Israel.
-- 10:59p  "Big Brother"
.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Sat
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   7:09a  Up
--   8:10a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
--   9:14a  Inside after biking 3+3 in strong wind;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes and sausage
--   9:54a  Inside after biking 3 mi 

>>> 10:04a  "Krapopolis" (Metacritic: 60, 45-75, #14)
Animated comedy series centers on an ancient mythical Greek kingdom.
Harsh critic said it, "doesn’t seem worth all this fuss. It lacks the wit, imagination, and emotional savvy of Harmon’s other series."
The most favorable review said, "The comedy comes fast and furious in early episodes, rarely taking a breather, and the comedic hit-to-miss ration favors the hits."
It seems that the only other Dan Harmon series I'm familiar with is "Community", 
and I watched all 110 episodes of that, although I didn't really like it a lot.
~~  I'm a bit confused because IMDB shows says this is episode 3, but TiVo says it's ep 1.
~~  I'll probably give it a chance but I'm not sure it's worth watching.

-- 11:41a  "Miracle Workers"- (08/28/23)
-- 12:16p  "Family Law"- (09/01/23)
I just noticed that the show has had a Winston and a Winnie
but only the latter is played by a Jennifer.
--   3:25p  Leaving to bike 2 mi in strong wind, then have dinner @Culver's: fried cod
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch5 news

>>>   5:14p  "Spencer Sisters, The" (Metacritic: 60, #1)
Mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Lea Thompson) and her daughter open a private detective agency in this Canadian drama series.
~~ One critic noted that it "was mostly interesting enough to hold the viewer’s attention, but it isn’t for everyone. It is a bit formulaic and will likely feel like something most viewers have already watched before."
~~ I found a filming location was at Saint Boniface Cathedral in Winnipeg, but I was only able to do so
by taking a photo off the TV screen and submitting it to Google Lens.  However, when I asked, now that I 
had the address, could they find a webpage that verified it as a filming location, the search engines
couldn't do so.
~~  Jennifer Hui plays the daughter's old friend, Kaia.
~~  I'll probably keep watching it, since the actors' strike is ongoing.

--   8:34p  "Breeders"-- (09/25/23)
--   9:43p  "Son of a Critch" (09/18/23)
-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:36p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Thu)
.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Fri
-- 12:10a  Bed
--   6:39a  Up
--   8:02a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
--   9:18a  Inside after biking 3 mi in winter coat;  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:43a  "The View"
-- 11:23a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:50a  Nap

>>> 12:57p  "Sullivan's Crossing" (Metacritic: 55-70, #3)
Successful Boston neurosurgeon, Maggie Sullivan, is struggling after getting arrested.
Even after the charges are dropped, she runs back to her hometown (the title) 
in Nova Scotia to stay with her estranged father (Scott Patterson).
~~  Based on a series of Robyn Carr novels.
~~  "Moonshine" was a Canadian show about a successful architect in NYC who
ran back to her estranged family in NS after her husband cheated on her.
~~  "The Way Home" was a Canadian show where a woman returns from US to her
estranged mother in Canada.
~~  There is a guest character named Patterson.

--   3:13p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:00p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Panda Express
This was the first time that I completed the order on the app before leaving the house
but the order was NOT ready when I got there.  There was a free apple cinnamon roll for 40th anniversary.
It had rained earlier but it was sunny when I was driving but it started raining while I was biking.
--   4:48p  Inside after biking 2 miles;  Dinner @home: string bean chicken + mushroom chicken
After eating, the sun was out again.
--   5:36p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:30p  "ET"
--   8:01p  "American Horror Story"
--   9:12p  +"Quantum Leap"
-- 10:33p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:59p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 11:37p  "Kelly & Mark" (Wed)
.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Thu
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:37a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
--   9:22a  Home;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 10:06a  Inside after biking 2 mi on damp streets;  "The View"

Just as Nick Offerman was suggesting that everyone should grow sommething on their window sill,
I was seeing a Peanuts comic on Facebook that might have been the first appearance of
Snoopy on this day in 1950 where he was walking past a flowerbox on a window sill.

-- 11:51p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:06p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 12:48p  "Inside Edition"
--   1:09p  "Kelly & Mark" (Tue)
--   2:00p  ... "Killing It" (s2x5)
--   2:19p  I rebooted modem & router again and fianlly got Xfinity stream to work.
--   2:23p  Also got it working on tablet.

--   2:30p  The TiVo app is still failing, so I reinstalled it, and started 
setting up for out-of-home streaming and again it got stuck on Step 4 without an error message.
I hate it when an app goes into an infinite loop and it seems unable to detect that it's stuck.

--   2:56p  I tried to get to customer support online but there is no evidence of 
a way to contact them through the website -- it only has a useless knowledge base.
So, I called, and they said they are experiencing higher than normal call volume so I hung up.
I have a feeling that it automatically says that regardless -- unless you call after hours
and then it will tell you that it's after hours.

--   3:00p  "Inside Edition" ...

--   3:07p  Tony called to see if I was coming to the Oktoberfest at his church but
I said I wouldn't come.  And then I started asking him about the texts he sent from
restaurant on Sunday, but he was very cagey about them and before we got through them
he said he had to go to an appointment.  He again repeated that JohnF knows everything
but I pointed out that JohnF doesn't know the area of the pool, and we got into an argument
about the volume and the linear footage are irrelevant, but Tony wouldn't accept that.

--   3:44p  I finally found how to chat with TiVo online and they said it's a known problem
that they are working on, but there is no estimated time for it to be fixed.  They said they'll
send me an e-mail when it's fixed.

--   4:00p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Sonic: 2 double burgers (on sale with app)
Also went to Dollar Tree
--   5:30p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:10p  "ET"
--   7:50p  "Swarm, The"
--   9:06p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:55p  "Stephen Colbert".
-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Wed
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   9:05a  Up
--   9:35a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Dunkin': bacon avocado toast
-- 10:40a  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi in strong wind;  "The View"
-- 11:45p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:12p  "Jimmy Fallon" ...
--   1:15p  Headed outside
--   1:18p  Fed'l Emergency Alert -- occurred 2 mins early
A neighbor happened to be coming out of his house  and I asked him he got the alert.
He didn't have his phone on him.  He had been having trouble with his printer so I asked if he
wanted me to look at it.
~~  The first problem is that it's a MacBook, not a Windows machine.  He gave me the 
instruction booklet and it did NOT contain setup instruction, but he found a separate card that
had the setup instructions, but that required getting software online, which, presumably, he had
already downloaded, since his printer had worked when he first got it.
~~   My eyeglasses are not suitable for attempting to read his screen from over his shoulders and
I got tired of trying to figure out what he might need, so I left.

--   1:43p  Inside
--   2:24p  "Kelly & Ryan" (Mon)
--   3:20p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Bibibop: noodle cup with spicy chicken.
--   5:01p  Home. Total ride 11 mi (Total 17 mi today);  Sitting in garage.
--   5:36p  Inside;  Skim news
--   6:46p  "ET"
--   7:10p  +"Simpsons, The"
--   7:48p  "Survivor"
-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news;  A monkey is on the loose in Indianapolis
-- 10:45p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:03p  "Stephen Colbert".
-- 11:46p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Tue
-- 12:40a  Bed
--   8:37a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike 4 mi, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:38a  Inside after talking to neighbor;  "The View"
-- 11:32a  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:19p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   2:04p  "Miracle Workers" (08/21/23)
--   2:37p  "Breeders" (09/18/23)
--   3:30p  Leaving via bike for choc shake @Arby;s  Later, stopped at Wendy's for a burger.
--   5:58p  Home;  Total ride: 16 mi;  Inside after talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news.
Kevin McCarthy is no longer Speaker of the House.
--   6:43p  "ET"
--   7:17p  "Big Brother"
--   8:58p  "Irrational, The"
-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:41p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 10:58p  "Stephen Colbert".
-- 11:44p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Monday, October 2, 2023

Mon
-- 12:05a  Bed
--   8:30a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then have breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
Also went to Dollar Tree
-- 10:39a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View"
-- 11:32a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:49a  "Family Law" (09/01/23)
--   1:49p  "Son of a Critch" (09/11/23)
--   2:40p  Nap
--   4:00p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Pete's hot bar: catfish, breaded shrimp
--   5:31p  Home;  Total ride 8 mi (Total 13 mi today);  Sitting in garage
--   5:49p  Inside;  "Inside Edition"
A woman's cat was missing for 2 days.  When a cop stopped her for broken taillight.
he heard a noise and the cat was found trapped in the engine compartment.
The woman's name is Jennifer.
--   7:13p  "ET"
--   7:47p  Skim Ch7 news
Both the Indiana Daily-3 and Daily-4 had two 8's and the yellow balls were 5.

--   8:27p  Took a look at premiere of new game show "Loteria Loca".
It has a band and dancers.  There is a 3 x 5 board with 15 numbers.  I'm not
sure if the geometry means anything -- probably not.  Each player has a "bingo"
card, but it's really tic-tac-toe with pictures.  So, picking one of the 15 numbers
reveals a picture and if the picture matches a square on your card you get that
square and money associated with it.  Each player has their own card, so there's no
blocking, like in tic-tac-toe, so, I suppose you can call it a 3 x 3 bingo card.

If you get 3 in a row, you earn a loteria, and your goal is to win 2 loterias.
By the way, each picture has an object and the word associated is in Spanish.
But one of the pictures could reveal a Loca Challenge which has the host sing a
parody of a song.  The words are a clue to the last word of the song, which will
rhyme with the last word of the previous line (as songs typically do).
Actually, there is more than one number with a Loca Challenge -- I'm not sure
if it's always the same count.  And the game behind is not always the one I just
described.  I don't know how many possible games there are, and I don't know if
the game is associated with the number, or if the first Loca Challenge found 
would always play the first pre-planned game, although I don't know if it would
matter.  I paid no attention to the 2nd game.  
  Once someone gets 2 loterias, you play a new game alone, and now you play with
a 4x4 card.  But if you uncover 4 skull cards, you lose everything.
And the 3x5 board becomes a 5 x 4 board.
In any case, the winner at the end gets $1M and the loser gets nothing.
I believe it was produced in Madrid.

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:00p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:37p  "Seth Meyers"
.

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Sun
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   3:30a  Up;  ... "Killing It" (s2x4)
--   4:30a  Bed
--   9:20a  Up
--   9:55a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:48a  Inside after biking 2+3;  Breakfast @home: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:38a  Inside after biking 4 mi;  "Good Fight, The" (10/20/22)
--   1:54p  "All Rise"
--   3:40p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Arby's:  $2 roast beef and $1 root beer float
But I had to order them separately because the first requires the app and the 2nd can't be ordered on the app.
--   5:54p  Home;  Total ride: 14 mi (Total 23 mi today);  Sitting in garage
--   6:12p  Inside;  "60 Minutes"
--   9:02p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:11p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 11:11p  "Kelly & Mark"
.