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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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"

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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"

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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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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"

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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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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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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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.

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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)

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