Saturday, August 31, 2024

Sat
--   7:52a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving via bike to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:52a  Home;  Total ride 9 mi;  Sitting in garage,
-- 12:09p  Inside after biking 4 mi
--   1:00p  ... "UnPrisoned" (s2x2)
--   1:55p  Nap
--   3:08p  Up--   3:35p  Leaving via bike for dinner @BK: junior bacon burger free with purchase.
For International Bacon Day.
--   5:10p  Stopped @McD for a vanilla cone (free with loyalty points).
--   6:00p  Home;  Total ride: 13 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   7:30p  Inside after biking 4 mi and talking to neighbor (Total 30 mi today.  535 mi for August)
--   8:00p  Movie: "She Came to Me" (2023) on Hulu
Jen Ponton played a minor character.
-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:20p  "UnPrisoned" (s2x3)
Jennifer Shelton played Finn's guidance counselor.
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Friday, August 30, 2024

Fri
--   8:20a  Up
--   8:55a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:31a  Home;  Total ride 11 mi

-- 12:00p  Movie: "Kinds of Kindness" (2024) (on Hulu)
An absurdist anthology consisting of three distinct but loosely connected stories.
It seemed a bit like 3 "The Twilight Zone" episodes and other people online also said that.

--   3:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Wendy's: chili + free fries (on app with purchase)
I had checked the weather before leaving but after eating there was some barely-there drizzle.
It stopped after a half mile but then started again after the next mile, but. overall, I
didn't really get wet, and by time I got home it had cleared up.

--   5:23p  Home;  Total ride: 7 mi;  Sitting in garage.
--   7:01p  Inside after talking to neighbor and biking 5 mi (Total 23 mi today);  "Inside Edition"
--   7:30p  "ET"
--   8:55p  Skim Ch7 news
The Pick-3 and Pick-4 were both 3x2x9
-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:35p  Bed
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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Thu
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:46a  Up
--   9:45a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
-- 11:07a  Inside after biking 6+3;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
Two of the first 6 mi was with a neighbor.
-- 12:18p  Inside after biking 4 mi

-- 12:50p  Finished changing 6 fluorescent tubes in my kitchen.
I had removed a cover above the bulbs, assuming there was a ballast in there but
there was nothing but some wire and connectors.  After changing the bulbs, they all worked,
so maybe there is no ballast.

--   1:20p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:50p  ... "Ark, The"
--   3:04p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:15p  Leaving to bike and get caramel autumn spice shake @Portillos.  Also got a hot dog.
The shake was reasonably priced, which surprised me, but it was too sweet.
--   7:00p  Inside after biking 5 mi (Total 21 mi today) and talking to neighbors;  "ET"
--   7:41p  "Big Brother"
--   9:01p  Skim Ch7 news
Two lights seemed to explode in the studio, but later they said "something" happened outside.
Later, they reported that someone threw a large rock twice at the station's windows.
The glass broke but not all the way through.
Jennifer Hubbard is a dog owner who was interviewed about toxic algae in some area lakes.

-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news
Also, on CBS there was a story about locking up cellphones in schools.
Student, Jazmine A, and teacher Jasmine A, were interviewed.
-- 11:10a  Bed
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Wed
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:34a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
When  I was about to enter the McD parking lot, a guy came barreling out and,
apparently, didn't see me and almost hit me.

-- 10:54a  Home;  Total ride 11 mi;  Sitting in garage.
-- 11:22a  Inside after moving planter inside garage with neighbor;  Skim Ch2 news.
(Later, we got email that the driveway resealing was postponed, so moving the planter today was unnecessary!)
-- 12:03p  "UnPrisoned" (07/17/24, s2x1)
--   1:04p  +"Only Murders in the Building"
There are 2 new characters, the Brothers sisters, who are identical twins, however
the actresses playing them do not seem to be related.
--   2:35p  Nap
--   3:45p  Up;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner: Whopper ($3.99 on app)
Special price increased by 33%.  Drink dispenser only poured 1/2 cup and
then showed it was out of all diet drinks.  I told employee and they quickly fixed
it but then it repeated the same behavior.

--   6:41p  Inside after biking 4+4 (Total 19 mi today) and talking to neighbors;  "ET"
--   9:17p  "Big Brother"
-- 11:53p  Skim Ch5 news
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tue
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   9:35a  Up
-- 10:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Dunkin
-- 11:05a  Inside after biking 3+3; Breakfast @home: bacon avocado toast
-- 10:43a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  89F, feels like 100, Dew Point: 76F;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:20p  "Praise Petey" (08/11/23)
--   1:54p  "Run the Burbs" (09/25/23)
--   4:00p  Leaving to bike, then get mint choc chip shake @Baskin-Robbins
I wanted coconut but they didn't have it.  I got a medium but the cup wasn't filled.
I should have gotten a large because it was only $1 more, but even the small was expensive.
~~  On this very hot day, I expected it to be crowded but I was the only customer there
the whole time.

--   5:15p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Car said is was 102F after parking in sun.
Preempted at :23-:28 for report on new indictment against Trump.
--   5:44p  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:21p  Inside after biking just 1 mi  (Total 14 mi today)
It was finally comfortable outside, but it didn't take long before I saw lightning.
--   7:27p  "America's Got Talent"
Magician removed a finger last time.  He removed different fingers this time but it
didn't seem like he was doing anything really new.  But the judges liked him.
--   7:38p  Rain started
--   9:12p  "ET"
-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news
It seemed that if I would look south that there would be a big lightning show but when
I went to look there was nothing, but after a few minutes there was an extraordinary
horizontal bolt, and a few mins later another one, but there are long gaps.

-- 10:43p  "All American: Homecoming"
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Monday, August 26, 2024

Mon
--   2:00a  Bed
--   8:35a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 4+4 with 87F (93F heat index);  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:10p  After further investigating route of Heartland Flyer and additional
conversations with Copilot, I submitted a correction to Google Maps.
I also revisited the site of Museo Casa de Adobe, which was one of my earlier
corrections to Google Maps.  It seems that since I last "visited" that area,
the border fence has been built there.  Originally, it looked like US citizens
would be allowed to cross just to visit the museum, but that doesn't appear to
be the case now.

--   2:40p  Finished "Tulsa King"
--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:40p  Leaving to bike 2 mi with 95F, then pickup choc shake @Arby;s.
I tried to use the app to get a discount but it didn't seem to be working correctly.
--   4:26p  Sitting in garage with shake
--   5:05p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Dinner @home: Vienna sausage
--   6:16p  Inside after biking 3 mi and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news
--   7:49p "ET"
--   8:25p  "Snowpiercer"
-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news;  It's 86F.
I just realized that there are NO late-night talk shows this week.
-- 10:43p  "Orphan Black Echoes"- (08/25/24)
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Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sun
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:15a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:54a  Home;  Total ride 11 mi
-- 11:09a  "UnPrisoned" (s1x8)
-- 11:56a  "All American: Homecoming"
--   1:40p  Nap
--   3:40p  Up with headache
--   4:10p  Leaving to bike and get dinner @Jimmy John's
--   5:20p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Dinner @home: tuna salad sub
--   6:33p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 20 mi today)
--   6:42p  "Praise Petey" (08/04/23, ep2)
--   8:16p  "Run the Burbs" (09/18/23)
--   8:45p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:14p  Skim Ch7 news;  It's still 83F
-- 10:37p  "Tulsa King"
A mobster took a train from NYC, but I did some investigating at it seems that he had to
go through Ft Worth.  I tried to find a map of the route, but it seems like they only show
schematics.  I asked Google Maps to show the route and it seemed strange, and I started
asking Bing Copilot questions, but it kept repeating an answer that made no sense because
a portion of the track was under construction.
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Saturday, August 24, 2024

Sat
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   9:20a  Up
--   9:50a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos; Also got gas.
-- 11:30a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Also got gas;  ... "UnPrisoned" (s1x7)
--   1:02p  "Devs"-- (s1x8)
--   4:05p  Leaving to bike 3 mi, then get choc shake @Arby's
--   5:00p  Sitting in garage with shake;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:32p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McD: Quarter Pounder (free with loyalty points).
When it came, it had cheese.  It was going to be getting dark soon, so I didn't need extra delays.
--   7:37p  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi  (Total 15 mi today)
--   7:56p  "Shut Eye"-- (s2x10)
-- 10:03p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:34p  "Jimmy Kimmel" (Thu)
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Friday, August 23, 2024

Fri
-- 12:25a  Bed
--   8:56a  Up with headache
--   9:40a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  "Shut Eye" (s2x9)
-- 11:07a  Inside after biking 3+3 and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:33p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   1:22p  "Seth Meyers"
--   2:21p  "Inside Edition" (Thu)
--   3:19p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Nap with headache
--   4:20p  Up with headache
--   4:25p  Leaving to bike and get dinner @Pete's hot bar: catfish, breaded shrimp, butter chicken
--   6:20p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "ET"
--   7:28p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 16 mi today)
--   8:42p  "Ark, The"
-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:27p  ... "Jimmy Kimmel" (Tue)
-- 11:34p  ... "Jimmy Kimmel" (Wed)
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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Thu
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:30a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme
-- 10:42a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 11:34a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:21p  "Big Brother"
--   1:29p  "Jimmy Fallon"
--   2:15p  "Seth Meyers"
--   2:40p  Nap
--   4:36p  Up
--   4:50p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McD: double burger meal deal
When I arrived there, I couldn't get a wifi signal.  I went to the bank next door and was able 
to place the order with xfinity wifi.  By time I got back to McD, the wifi was working there.
--   6:21p  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage;  "ET"
--   7:21p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 20 mi today)
--   7:33p  "Big Brother"
--   8:30p  "Democratic National Convention"
-- 10:55p  Skim Ch5 news (started 30 mins late)
-- 11:17p  "Stephen Colbert" (Started 23 mins late)
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wed
-- 12:40a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:05a  Bed
--   8:15a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:06a  Inside after biking 4+4;  Skim Ch2 news;  Mostly police new conf.
-- 11:16a  "Jimmy Kimmel" (Mon) Guest host RuPaul
-- 12:45p  Nap
--   1:55p  Up;  Resumed "Stephen Colbert"
Nancy Pelosi was guest and Palestinian protestors disrupted the live show.
--   2:32p  Resumed "AGT"
--   3:32p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:00p  Leaving via bike to dinner @Naansense: chicken tikka curry
Got $5 off because I signed up for the app
--   5:49p  Home; Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   6:40p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 18 mi today);  "ET".
--   8:20p  DNC: Bill Clinton
--   9:00p - 10;02  EJB called 
-- 10:04p  DNC: Oprah Winfrey (started at 9:30p)
-- 10:23p  DNC: Gov Tim Walz
-- 10:40p  DNC: Sec Pete Buttigieg (had started at 9:55p)
-- 11:00p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:30p  "Stephen Colbert" (started 48 mins late)
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Tue
-- 12:21a  "Stephen Colbert";  Live from Auditorium Theater
--   1:20a  Bed
--   8:34a  Up
--   9:09a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @McD
-- 10:12a  Inside after biking 4+2;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes & sausage
-- 11:07a  Inside after biking 4;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:00p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 12:49p  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:40p  Nap
--   3:16p  Up;  "Inside Edition"
They talked about why Biden's speech was so late, but they didn't really have an answer
and a search only produces various opinions.  The official DNC reason is that the applause
for earlier speeches made things go into overtime, but some think that they kept him out of
primetime on purpose to keep him hidden.

--   4:10p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Jimmy John's
--   5:43p  Inside after biking 4+2;  Dinner @home: Tuscan wrap (free for birthday)
--   6:46p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 18 mi today);  "ET"
--   7:15p  ... "Extraordinary"-- (s2x8);  Ended on a cliffhanger and not renewed yet.
--   7:48p  "America's Got Talent"
--   9:00p  DNC: Gov JB Pritzker
--   9:29p  DNC: Sen Tammy Duckworth
--   9:34p  DNC: Doug Imhoff
--   9:52p  DNC: Michelle Obama
-- 10:14p  DNC: Barack Obama (actual 10:02p - 10:38p)
-- 10:55p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:25p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:50p  "Jimmy Fallon"
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Monday, August 19, 2024

Mon
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   8:08a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:59a  Inside after biking 2+2+2;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:06p  "Snowpiercer";  A silo is mentioned.
--   1:32p  "Tulsa King";  A silo is mentioned.
--   3:15p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving to bike 6 mi, then pickup dinner @Frankie's Deli
--   5:51p  Inside after biking 4 mi with neighbor;  Dinner @home: turkey on rye
--   6:36p  Inside after biking 2 mi  (Total 18 mi today);  "ET"
--   7:21p  ... "Orphan Black Echoes"
--   8:53p  DNC: Hilary Clinton
-- 10:14p  DNC: Jill Biden.
Online TV listings implied that the networks expected DNC coverage to end in time for
the local news to start on time at 10p.  I realize that it was likely to go over, but
President Biden is still expected to speak.  I asked Bing Chatbot if it could find an
announcement that the schedule had changed and it said "Looks like I can't respond to this topic."

-- 10:26p  Biden introduced by his daughter Ashley
-- 11:19p  Keynote address ended.  Biden stumbled a few times but he was on FIRE!
-- 11:29p  Skim Ch7 news
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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Sun
-- 12:35a  Bed
--   8:28a  Up
--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:50a  Inside after biking 3+3;  ... "Devs"  (s1x7)
Each time it started drizzling before I finished that leg.
-- 12:29p  "UnPrisoned" (s1x6)
--   1:28p  "Shut Eye" (s2x8)
--   3:35p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Buona Beef (double points today)
--   5:33p  Inside after biking 4+4;  Dinner @home Italian beef
--   6:50p  Inside after biking 4 mi and talking to neighbors  (Total 18 mi today)
--   7:04p  "Praise Petey" (08/04/23)
--   7:50p  "Run the Burbs" (09/11/23)
--   9:03p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 11:31p  "Jimmy Kimmel"  (Thu)
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Saturday, August 17, 2024

Sat
-- 12:50a  Bed
--   8:45a  Up
--   9:40a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
It wasn't supposed to rain for a few hours and I thought about biking to McD but
decided to bike around subdivision,  After just a mile, it started drizzling.

~~  I first went to Dollar Tree and the drizzle had stopped.  While I was eating
it looked like the sun was coming out, but as I exited, it started drizzling and
by time I got out to street it started raining and continued.

~~  While I was eating a guy sat down at the table near me with a 2-top in between,
but he was sitting at the corner of his table, almost leaning into the 2-top.

-- 10:45a  Inside; The radar shows scattered showers all over, but the note says
"No precipitation for at least 2 hours."  Regardless, the streets are wet.

-- 11:00a  ... "Devs"  (s1x6)
-- 12:17p  "Shut Eye" (s2x7);  Had a gender reveal party.
--   2:33p  "UnPrisoned" (s1x5);  Had a gender reveal party.
--   3:55p  Leaving for dinner @KFC: fried chicken (with coupon);  Also went to CVS and Dollar Tree.
First biked 7 mi with neighbor;
--   6:53p  Sitting in garage after biking 4 mi
--   7:49p  Inside after biking 3 mi  (Total 15 mi today)
--   9:14p  ... "Extraordinary" (s2x7)
-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Wed)
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Friday, August 16, 2024

Fri
-- 12:20a  Bed
--   7:50a  Up
-- 10:02a  "All American: Homecoming"
-- 11:25a  Leaving for 11:45a lunch for my birthday with sisters @Labriola: spaghetti & meatballs
--   1:15p  Home;  Skim Ch2 news
--   2:20p  Leaving to bike
--   3:35p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   4:15p  Inside;  Was about to bike again but it started drizzling;  "Inside Edition"
--   4:35p  Heavier rain
--   4:48p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:00p  Nap
--   7:40p  Up as rain is starting and expected to last about an hour; "ET"
--   8:30p  Dinner @home: tuna with leftover Panda veggies;  "Extraordinary" (s2x6)
-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  Movie: "Immaculate" (2024)
A young novice nun from US has been invited to reside at a picturesque Italian convent, but slowly realizes the terrifying secrets it harbors.
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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Thu
--   8:17a  Up
--   9:10a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also went to Walgreen's
It had been raining but stopped, but the car got rain while I was inside Walgreen's
--   9:08a  Home;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls; "UnPrisoned" (s1x4)
-- 10:13a  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:37a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:56a  "Seth Meyers"
--   1:11p  "Big Brother"
--   2:34p  "ET"
--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:01p  Skim Ch7 news
--   4:30p  Leaving to get dinner @Panda Express
--   5:33p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: Teriyaki chicken + mushroom chicken
--   6:30p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  There was a little drizzle;  "ET"
--   7:16p  "Big Brother"
--   9:08p  ... "Ark, The"
-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 10:47p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Wed
-- 12:45a  Bed
--   7:54a  Up
--   9:40a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:03a  Home;  Total ride 9 mi; Sitting in garage
-- 12:16p  Inside after biking 3 mi
-- 12:35p  "Devs" (03/26/20)
--   1:55p  "Shut Eye" (s2x6)
--   3:55p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
--   5:50p  Sitting in garage after biking 4+4 and talking to neighbor.
Tried to watch news on phone but app couldn't seem to lock on any channels.
--   6:30p  Leaving via bike for free fries @McD (with purchase of a drink)
I was going to get a cone but it didn't seem warm enough.
--   7:33p  Inside after biking 7 mi (Total 27 mi today)
--   7:50p  "Inside Edition"
--   8:12p  "Jimmy Fallon"
-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:41p  "Stephen Colbert"
His guests are 2 women whose names start with "Al".
-- 11:00p  Bed
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Tue
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   8:00a  Up
--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @Great American Bagel: lox on bagel
-- 11:11a  Inside after biking 4+4+2;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:00p  Nap
--   1:25p  Up
--   2:14p  ... "UnPrisoned" (s1x3)
--   2:44p  "Extraordinary" (s2x5)
--   3:21p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:10p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Invictus Taqueria: two tacos
I've never been there, but as I was approaching I decided to go to rotary sushi place
in the same strip mall.  I haven't eaten there yet either.  However, unlike the taco place
where I could watch my bike through the window, I'd have to lock up the bike.  But when I
tried to remove my lock and chain from the saddlebag, the zipper seemed to be superglued.

--   5:46p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage.
I put WD-40 on the saddlebag zipper but it was still frozen.  I kept trying to get it to move
and it finally moved, but it's not moving well.

--   6:00p  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:30p  "ET"
--   7:27p  Inside after biking 4 mi with neighbor (Total 22 mi today);  "America's Got Talent"
--   9:34p  "Big Brother"
-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"
-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"
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Monday, August 12, 2024

Mon
-- 12:15a  Bed
--   8:38a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:52a  Inside after biking 4+4
-- 11:00a  Shower
-- 11:18a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:25p  Leaving for 12:45 ophthalmologist cataract consult
--   1:30p  Eyes dilated
--   2:23p  Home;  Sitting in garage with chocolate shake from Arby's
--   3:15p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor who thinks she
got a tick bite -- not a mite bite.  "Inside Edition"

--   3:52p  ... "Tulsa King";  Started 95 mins late because of golf.
First half was recorded on "Big Brother" recording.
The show is available on Xfinity Stream app.  It will NOT let me fast forward to the
place where TiVo left off.  I understand that wouldn't want me to fast forward through
the ads, but I don't understand why it isn't let me fast forward during the show.

--   4:19p  Skim Ch7 news
--   5:52p  "Orphan Black Echoes"
--   7:20p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then get dinner @McD: double burger meal deal
--   8:12p  Home; "ET"
--   8:53p  "Snowpiercer"
-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"
-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Kimmel" with guest host Jeff Goldblum
-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"
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Sunday, August 11, 2024

Sun
--   8:05a  Up
--   9:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:10p  Inside after biking 4+5;  "UnPrisoned" (s1x2)
Edwin gets a job as a cook at Parmasean Garden.  They can't keep cheese off their minds!
-- 11:58a  "Devs" (03/19/20)
--   1:08p  "Shut Eye" (s2x5)
--   3:07p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McAlister Deli: club sandwich
First time eating there.  It opened in June.  It seems a bit expensive.
All their soups are cheesy and they had a sign in the store that said you can 
never go wrong by being extra cheesy, or something like that.

--   4:34p  Home;  Total 9 mi;
--   5:11p  Finished biking 4 mi with neighbor around subdivision.
I biked past a storage pod and didn't notice until the last second that there 
was a hawk perched on its corner, so a couple feet or so from my head. 
--   5:25p  Sitting in garage
--   6:56p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 24 mi today) and talking to neighbors
--   7:00p  "Olympics Closing Ceremony" ...
--   8:06p  "Extraordinary" (s2x4)
-- 10:03p  "Big Brother", it seems that it started late but it was still in TiVo buffer
I just barely caught it in time.
-- 10:51p  Skim Ch2 news
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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Sat
--   8:28a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:47p  Inside after biking 4+4;  "Devs" (s1x3)
-- 12:17p  "Shut Eye" (s2x4)
--   2;35p  Nap
--   3:45p  Up
--   4:10p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Noodles & Co: shrimp pad thai
--   5:34p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   5:31p  Inside;  Skim ABC news
--   7:23p  "Extraordinary" (s2x3)
I found an exterior filming location at 3 Osborn St in London's East End.
And the shop where Jen works is at 5 White Church Ln.

>>>   8:41p  "UnPrisoned" (03/10/23)
After 17 years in prison, a man comes back into the lives of his daughter and grandson.

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:30p  Bed
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Friday, August 9, 2024

Fri
--   8:20a  Up
--   9:27a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:52p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:14p  "Devs" (03/05/20, s1x2)
--   1:22p  "Shut Eye" (s2x3)
--   3:05p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:05p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: french dip (with coupon)
--   5:27p  Inside after biking 2+2 and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:32p  "ET"
--   7:15p  Nap
--   8:45p  Up;  "Extraordinary" (s2x2)

I could only find one review of this episode and the guy loved it, but I thought it was
totally ridiculous.  Well, it is a comedy, so I suppose we're supposed to find the
ridiculousness funny.  But I don't know if that's what the writers actually think.

~~  For example, Carrie has a totally useless BF, Kash, and she's been encouraging him to get
a job.  She gets to work and finds out that her boss has hired Kash to be Carrie's
assistant.  We didn't see a hiring process.  Are we supposed to assume that Kash walked
into her firm and said, "My GF works here and I'd like you to hire me to be her
assistant."  Even if things worked that way, wouldn't the boss have asked about his
qualification, because Kash seems to have none.  He wasn't even able to successfully make
5 copies of a single-page document.  But this is just a couple things in a long list of
things that make no sense at all.

-- 10:00p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:30p  Bed
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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Thu
--   7:46a  Up
--   8:30a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also went to Jewel
-- 10:08a  Inside after biking 4+4;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls
-- 11:22p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:36a  ... "Ark, The"
-- 12:28p  "All American: Homecoming"
--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:50p  Leaving via bike for dinner @McD: McChicken meal deal
--   5:21p  Home;  Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage.
--   7:06p  Inside after biking 4 mi (Total 24 mi today) and talking to neighbor.
--   7:19p  "ET"
--   7:43p  "Big Brother"
--   9:37p  "Extraordinary" (s2x1);  Has a new character, Nora.
-- 10:23p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:50p  Bed
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Wed
-- 12:05a  Bed
--   8:36a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving to bike then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 11:03a  Inside after biking 2+4;  Also talked to neighbor about mites;  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:44a  ... "Extraordinary" (s1x8)

>>> 12:33p  "Devs" (03/05/20) on Hulu
Silicon Valley software engineer begins to suspect that the disappearance of her BF may not be as clear-cut as it seems.
One of the BF's coworkers is named Jen.

--   2:24p  "Shut Eye" (s2x2)
I found a filming location in Chatsworth.  But the restaurant was torn down for a gas station.
--   4:00p  Leaving via bike for dinner @BK: Whopper ($3 on app)
--   6:27p  Inside after biking 6+3 (Total 15 mi today) and talking to neighbors
--   6:45p  "Inside Edition"
--   7:10p  "ET"
--   8:01p  "Big Brother"
--   9:29p  Skim Ch7 news
-- 10:10p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:25p  Bed
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Tue
-- 12:00a  Bed
--   7:46a  Up
--   8:17a  CBS broke into an interview with Nancy Pelosi to announce Harris' VP pick.
I had gotten the notice on phone a few mins earlier.  
Apparently, the Pelosi interview was prerecorded.
ABC broke in at 8:11a.  NBC interrupted Olympics at 8:16a for only 1 min.

--   9:00a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
--   9:43a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  It was cool and windy and there seemed to be
a mist in the air, but it didn't show up on my windshield.
--   9:52a  ... "Extraordinary" (s1x7)
-- 11:20a  Skim Ch2 news
-- 12:00p  Nap
--   1:16p  Up;  "Snowpiercer"
--   3:14p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:45p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Mr Sub
--   5:00p  Inside after biking 1+3 in strong wind;  Dinner @home: turkey sub + soup (chicken noodle)
I talked to several neighbors.  One has apparently got the same mite bites that I have.
He mentions that he regularly walks in a certain park.
--   5:35p  Inside after biking 1 mi (only 6 mi today)
--   6:30p  "ET"
--   7:02p  "Orphan Black Echoes"
--   9:01p  Finishing Olympics Opening Ceremony
-- 10:50p  Skim Ch5 news
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Monday, August 5, 2024

Mon
-- 12:00a  Bed
--   8:18a  Up
--   9:05a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:43a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi

-- 11:00a  Movie: "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" (2024) on Hulu
Not sure that I wanted to bother with this but with the Olympics, there's not much on TV.
But then I asked Bing Chatbot and learned it's a sequel to versions I haven't seen before
so I'm going to put this on hold.

-- 11:35a  "Extraordinary" (s1x6)
-- 12:44p  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:09p  "Shut Eye" (s2x1)
--   3:27p  "Inside Edition"
--   4:00p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Bibibop: Noodle cup with Korean barbecue beef
--   5:32p  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage.
It was sunny when I started eating on the patio at the restaurant but then it started getting dark
and I was afraid I wouldn't get home in time, but it had cleared up by time I got home.
--   6:02p  I'm hearing thunder and there's some barely there drizzle -- but the sun is also out.
--   6:30p  "ET"
--   7:15p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 20 mi today)

I thought I got a spider bite and then another and another.  Then on the NextDoor app,
somone posted something from the U of MD Extension that is blaming Oak Leaf Itch Mites
and attributes the increased number of them to their feeding on Periodical Cicada eggs.
~~  If this is what's causing my problem, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot I can do
about them until they go away in a month.  I don't know if I'll have any skin left by then.

--   7:58p  "Tulsa King"
-- 10:08p  Skim Ch2 news
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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Sun
--   8:55a  Up
--   9:20a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos
-- 10:58a  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage
-- 12:25p  Inside after biking 4 mi
-- 12:44p  "Run the Burbs" (09/04/23)
--   2:57p  "Praise Petey" (07/28/23)
--   5:00p  Leaving to bike and get dinner @Pete's hot bar: catfish, breaded shrimp, mostaccioli 
--   6:39p  Home; Total ride: 8 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   7:55p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 25 mi today);  "Big Brother"
-- 10:02p  Skim Ch2 news
I just learned that a new Green Line stop at Lake & Damen is opening tomorrow.
Google Maps hasn't been at that intersection since 2021.
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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Sat
-- 12:00a  Bed
-- 10:37a  Up

-- 11:25a  Leaving to bike, then get lunch @The Desi Accent: Indian buffet
When I left the house, I wasn't sure where I was going but then I remembered that
McAllister's Deli had opened.  I went there and parking was tight.  They have a huge menu
and I hadn't picked out anything from looking on the web.  I asked for and got a paper menu but
decided to leave.

~~  Then I went to Jimmy's Dog House and it seemed to be closed -- there were orange cones.
So, Taco Bell was just down the street and I went to the ordering kiosk, but the 
prices seemed ridiculous for what you get, so I left, and I started heading to
Skippy's Gyros, which is also overpriced, but before I got there, I remembered that
the Desi Accent has a lunch buffet on weekends.  It was even more expensive, but I haven't
been there in 4 years.

~~  Although I don't think there was anything missing from the buffet, it seemed a bit limited,
so when I got up for a 2nd plate, I got exactly the same things -- almost everything -- not
including the cheese item.  In addition to the  high price, I found that they added a
3% surcharge for credit cards.  So, I'm not likely to go back there anytime soon.

--   1:15p  Inside after biking 2+2 with 99F heat index
--   1:58p  "Ark, The"
--   3:45p  Nap
--   5:35p  Up;  Skim Ch7 news
--   6:10p  Leaving to bike, then pickup choc shake @Arby's
I was going to get an orange shake but they don't have those in August!
--   7:49p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  "All American: Homecoming"
--   9:17p  "Lazarus Project, The"--
The series ended with a cliffhanger but it hasn't been renewed.
-- 10:47p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 11:55p  Bed
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Friday, August 2, 2024

Fri
-- 12:30a  Bed
--   9:05a  Up
-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: leftover chicken fajita burrito bowl;  "The View".
-- 11:26a  Skim Ch2 news
--   1:20p  Leaving to bike
There were lots of lost drivers heading to an estate sale in the next subdivision,
but also one workman who was in the right subdivision but couldn't find the house.
--   2:20p  Inside after biking 7 mi
--   3:15p  Shower
--   3:30p  "Inside Edition"
--   5:06p  Arrived for dinner @Jollibee: Palabok and fried chicken thigh
--   5:55p  Arrived for Don Lampert's 70th birthday party
They had pizza.   I had a salad, and later cake & ice cream.
--   9:53p  Home
-- 10:00p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 10:54p  "ET"
-- 11:19p  "Jimmy Fallon" (7/25)
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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Thu
--   7:46a  Up
--   8:30a  Breakfast @home: part of chicken fajita burrito bowl
I had expected to have this for dinner but it looks like rain will be later in evening. 
--   8:51a  "Tulsa King"
It showed Stallone sitting outside Triangle Coffee Roasters, which, it seems, has since
gone out of business.  The storefront had previously been occupied by Triangle Blueprint Co.
-- 10:49a  "The View"
Preempted :34 - :42  about prisoner swap.  Probably should have been done with crawl.
-- 11:53a  Skim Ch2 news
Local news preempted :15 by network news including Biden address.
-- 12:30p  Nap with headache
--   1:45p  Up with worse headache
--   2:07p  "Snowpiercer"
--   3:10p  "Inside Edition"
--   3:40p  Leaving via bike for dinner at @McD: Smokey BLT Quarter Pounder (free with punch card)
--   5:23p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi;  Sitting in garage
--   6:40p  Sitting in garage after biking 5 mi
--   8:04p  Inside after biking 6 mi with neighbor (Total 21 mi today); "Big Brother"
--   8:17p  Started raining.  Note: I didn't drive at all today.
--   9:58p  "ET"
-- 10:20p  Skim Ch2 news
-- 10:30p  Very heavy rain.
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