Fri
-- 12:35a  Bed

--   9:40a  Up with headache;  It's been raining all night

-- 10:00a  Breakfast @home: tuna salad sub (from Jimmy John's);  "The View"

-- 12:49p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:41p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   2:13p  "Irrational, The";  Alec's dad made vegan mac & cheese.

The story was somewhat "incestuous" -- the ship that was attacked is owned

by a HS friend of Alec.

--   3:42p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:30p  "High Potential";  Dinner @home: mixed veggies (from Gharib Nawaz) plus rice

--   5:45p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:42p  "ET"

--   7:32p  "Ghosts";  Has a female character named Sam.

--   8:16p  "Matlock";  Has a female character named Sam this week.

There is always another Sam -- the actor who plays Matlock's husband.

-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:40p  "Kelly & Mark" (Tue)

-- 11:18p  ... "Abbott Elementary"

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Thu
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   8:20a  Up

--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:23a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Hit 100 for January;  "The View"

At :22 preempted for Trump to comment on the aircraft collision above Potomac River.

~~  He talked about how such tragedies cause our differences to fade.

He says we'll insure that nothing like this ever happens again.

Then he starts talking about how he changed the Obama standards

(for air traffic controllers) which he said were "mediocre at best" to "extraordinary".

And then he said Biden made them lower than ever before.

You can't have regular people doing it -- you have to have naturally talented geniuses.

~~  After talking for 17 mins, he introduced the new Sec of Transportation, Sean Duffy, who

Immediately says the president's leadership has been remarkable.

He points out that what happened yesterday should not have happened.

When Americans take off in airplanes, they should expect to land at their destination.

That didn't happen yesterday.

~~  At :44, first reporter asks if they have evidence that this was caused byy DEI hiring.

Later, another reporter asks how Trump could come to this conclusion so quickly

and he said, "Because I have common sense."

~~  At :56  Trump left briefing room

-- 11:53a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:48p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   1:45p  Nap

--   2:25p  Up

--   2:45p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Sonic

Also picked up free fries @McD and tuna salad sub from Jimmy John's (with coupon)

--   4:23p  Inside after biking 3+2;  Dinner @home: 3 chili coneys (on sale for $1.49 each)

I was going to bike another mi but it started drizzling; ... "Shifting Gears".

--   5:08p  "Inside Edition"

--   5:38p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7;20p  "ET"

--   8:22p  "Doc"

-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news;  The Food Guy covered 2 versions of lasagna -- cheese.

The anchors mentioned French Onion soup and mac & cheese.

-- 10:43p  "Stephen Colbert";  Nicole Kidman said her favorite sandwich is a cheese and tomato toastie.

-- 11:04p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:48p  "Seth Meyers"

It seems that this might have been recorded yesterday because it didn't mention the plane crash.

But it seems strange that they didn't have a disclaimer.

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Wed
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   8:30a  Up

--   8:55a  Leaving to bike, then  pickup breakfast @McD

-- 10:08a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: hotcakes & sausage

-- 10:45a  Inside after biking 2.  "The View"

-- 12:21p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:50p  Nap

--   3:05p  Up

--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner Bibibop (and earn bonus to use next time)

--   4:27p  Inside after biking 2+2. Dinner @home: noodle bowl with chicken

--   5:11p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 12 mi today);  "Inside Edition"

The first vowel is all 3 "Jeopardy" contestants today was "E".

All of their last names had an "N" with an adjacent "I".

--   5:53p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:10p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   7:50p  "ET"

--   8:07p  "Will Trent";  Cheese was mentioned.

--   9:42p  ... "Night Court";  Cheese was mentioned.

-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:48p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue
--   1:00a  Bed

--   9:08a  Up

--   9:30a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:38a  Inside after biking 2+2.  "The View"

-- 11:58a  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:17p  "Jimmy Fallon";  Cheese mentioned.

--   3:00p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: fish sandwich (with coupon)

--   4:06p  Inside after biking 2+2;  "Inside Edition"

All 3 "Jeopardy" contestants had "A" as the first vowel in their first name.

--   4:39p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:02p  ... "Mayfair Witches"

--   7:00p  "ET"

--   7:26p  "Neighborhood, The"

There are 3 new neighbors.  I know that I recognized one of them but I couldn't

identify her.  I looked her up and I've seen her on 40 episodes of "Superman & Lois".

I wonder if I would have realized it was her if I hadn't looked her up.

--   8:49p  "Poppa's House";  Allergies were mentioned.

--   9:44p  "St. Denis Medical";  Cheese was mentioned;  Allergies were mentioned.

-- 10:23p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:43p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:02p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Ringo Starr says he's never had a pizza because of allergies.

-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:20a  Up

--   9:00a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Dunkin

--   9:41a  Inside after biking 1+1; Breakfast @home: bacon avocado toast

-- 10:07a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  "The View" ...

-- 10:40a  "Kelly & Mark"

-- 11:34a  Skim Ch2 news

>>> 11:57a  "Watson"  (Metacritic: 58, 37-71, #10)

A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases.

~~ I ignored a previous Holmes variation, "Elementary", on the same network but this one doesn't have Holmes

and it's about medical mysteries.

~~  Harshest critic said it "wins the award for the most tedious series of the year".

~~  Watson has a pair of twins working for him.  I don't know if I'm supposed to try

to differentiate between them but they're played by one actor

~~  I'm not sure if I'll continue to watch.

--   3:05p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic

--   4:05p  Inside after biking 1+1;  Dinner @home: 2 double burgers ($1.99 each on Mondays)

--   4:43p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" contestants have double letters in their last name.

--   5:35p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:23p  "ET"

--   8:25p  +"Bachelor, The"

-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert";  He mentioned cheese.

-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   9:00a  Up

--   9:40a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:34a  Inside after biking 1+1. 

-- 11:22p  Movie: "Wild Robot, The" (2024) on Peacock

Animated.  A shipping accident causes an advanced robot to land on an island only occupied by wildlife

and it adopts a gosling that hatched and imprinted on the robot.

--   1:18p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/19/17, s4x1)

--   2:15p  "ET"

--   2:35p  ... "Animal Control";  Headphones were a present.

--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: roast beef (with coupon)

--   3:56p  Inside after biking 1+1;  "Going Dutch"

--   4:46p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)

--   5:26p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:47p  "Kelly & Mark" (1/10)

--   7:21p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/19/17, s4x2)

Second show this week with a character named Colton.

--   8:37p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/26/17);  They mentioned cheese.

Headphones were a present..

-- 10:28p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:14p  "Stephen Colbert";  Cheese was mentioned.

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Sat
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   9:20a  Up

--   9:51a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points) + apple raisin oatmeal

Also, went to Jewel.

-- 11:27a  Inside after biking 2+2

-- 12:41p  "High Potential"

--   3:10p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Naf Naf: Falafel pita + free soup (lentil) on app with entree.

--   4:27p  Inside after biking 2+1 with gusty wind.

--   4:42p  ... "Shifting Gears"

--   5:08p  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:29p  "Abbott Elementary"

--   6:42p  "Found"

--   8:34p  "Way Home, The"

-- 10:01p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:32p  "SNL"

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Fri
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   9:50a  Up

-- 10:15a  Leaving to get breakfast  @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

They gave it to me with cheese so they had to remake it.

-- 11:06a  Inside after biking 1 mi in strong wind. 

Called to ask about status of car.  They're waiting for back-order parts and

expect to be finished by the end of next week.

-- 11:20p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:30p  "The View"

--   3:09p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:35p  Dinner @home: macaroni with BBQ chicken nuggets (from Brown's, bought Wed with a BOGO$1)

--   3:58p  ... "Will Trent"

--   5:00p  Skim Ch7 news;  The Pick-3 and Pick-4 both had an 8x2.

The 2 anchors and the weatherman tried the Progresso soup-flavored lozenge

and they didn't particularly like them.

--   6:22p  "CBS Evening News" (yesterday)

I went to look at today's edition but TiVo didn't record it.

Then I saw that the reason is because there is golf on instead.

So, yesterday was Nora O'Donnell's last show after 5.5 yrs.  Monday there will be 2 co-anchors.

--   7:01p  "Kelly & Mark"  (Tue)

I decided that this is a rerun from 9/5 that I watched on 9/14.

--   7:08p  "Kelly & Mark" (Wed)

--   8:00p  "Irrational, The"

-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:31p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Wed)

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Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   3:30a  Up

--   5:30a  Bed with headache

--   9:08a  Up with carpet cleaning truck outside making noise

--   9:30a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

--   9:52a  Home;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;  "The View"

-- 12:08p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:21p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)

--   3:05p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic;  Also went to Dollar Tree.

--   3:56p  Home;  Dinner @home: 3 chili coneys (on sale for $1.49 each)

--   4:28p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:45p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:43p  "ET"

--   7:24p  "Night Court"

--   8:08p  "Doc"

She had a brain injury and can't rmember the past 8 years -- including her e-mail password.

She has 5 attempts per day before it locks her out.  But there are ways to get passwords

reset -- but they don't mention that!

-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 10:49p  "Stephen Colbert"; He mentioned cheese.

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed
-- 12:35a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up with 11F air temp and -15F wind chill and high of 23F expected this afternoon

--   8:45a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

On the way home there were some barely there flurries.

--   9:32a  Home; "Doc Martin" (09/30/04);  Cheese was mentioned.

-- 11:09p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:42a  "The View"

-- 12:32p  Nap

--   1:45p  Up

--   2:09p  "Doc Martin" (10/07/04, s1x6-)

I'm watching this on Pluto via Tivo and was reminded how difficult it is to find a show.

Previously, I was unable to find the show I wanted -- imdb lied about it being available,

but this time it's accurate, so I don't have to try to squeeze in the episodes this week

while it's free on Acorn via Xfinity Stream.

~~  This time, since I eventually found the show, I'm seeing that viewing it as an app on TiVo

it also not easy.  The pause button doesn't work.  Th [OK] button works and then the

controls are shown on the bottom of the screen, so so press [OK] a second time.

I don't know who came up with this ridiculous way to control an app on TiVo.

~~  Also, watching it this way has ads that I cannot skim past.

--   2:21p  I just got an e-mail from Best Buy that implies that I can get 

3 months of Apple TV+ for free,  It seem legit.  It doesn't display the terms and conditions

until you click on [Redeem the offer], which I haven't yet done.  It doesn't seem to have

any clue as to how long I have to redeem the offer.

--   2:55p  The app failed and there was no clear way of returning to where I let off.

But I found that I could use the TiVo search outside the app to search for the program and

after finding it, choose the app that I want to watch it with.  However, it started at

the beginning of the episode.  I can fast forward, but I can't skim through it.

I can fast forward, except it stops to watch a commercial.  I'm not sure where I left off.

--   3:41p  I purposely paused and exited the app a few seconds before the episode was over

and tried to resume, but it started at the beginning of the episode again.  So, watching

this way is not at all convenient.  It seems difficult to believe that they haven't 

figured out a better way by now.

--   3:50p  Leaving to get dinner @Brown's;  Also went to Jewel;  Some flurries.

--   4:39p  Home;  Dinner @home: spaghetti and meatballs;  ... "St. Denis Medical"

--   5:10p  "Inside Edition"

All 3 "Jeopardy" contestants had one "A" in first name and one "A" in last name

which is also true of my name.

--   5:42p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:52p  "ET"

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:42p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:02p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:18a  Up with -7F air temp and -27F wind chill and high of 0F expected this afternoon

--   9:00a  "Kelly & Mark";  Breakfast @home: tuna salad sub (from Jimmy John's)

-- 10:23a  "The View"

-- 11:04a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:53a  "Jimmy Fallon"

>>>   1:01p  "Doc Martin" (09/02/04) on Acorn, free on Xfinity Stream this week.

It's been on Ch11, but I've never tried to watch it.  There are 79 episodes but they're not all free.

The London surgeon moves to a village in Cornwall to be a GP (to replace one who died).  

He fondly remembers summers there as a boy when he was visiting his aunt, who still lives there.

~~  Even though this was made 20 years ago, no one seems to have posted a straightforward recap.

~~  One of the actresses, Lucy Punch, is currently on "Animal Control" and I know

Celia Imrie from 50 episodes of "Better Things".

--   2:30p  "Doc Martin" (09/09/04)

--   3:45p  Dinner @home: chicken fajita burrito bowl

--   4:13p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:51p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:55p  Nap

--   7:35p  Up;  "ET"

--   8:24p  "Doc Martin" (09/16/04)

--   9:36p  "Doc Martin" (09/23/04)

-- 10:47p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

For unknown reasons, TiVo wasn't recording it, but I caught it in time.

-- 11:04p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:57p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon

--   8:25a  Up with -12F wind chill

--   9:15a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

I wouldn't have gone out, but it's garbage day

--   9:55a  Home;  Started skimming inauguration from TiVo buffer

-- 10:37a  Jennifer Scalise walked in just ahead of Melania Trump

-- 10:44a  Trump enters and has a no-contact kiss with Melania,

perhaps because the brim of her hat was in the way.

-- 11:09a  Trump begins speech

-- 11:39a  Speech ended

Carrie Underwood was about to start singing "America the Beautiful"

but something stopped the orchestra.  Then she started singing a cappella.

-- 11:58a  Trump left the Rotunda

-- 12:16p  Biden's copter lifts off

-- 12:24p  JD Vance starts speaking in Emancipation Hall and then introduces Trump

-- 12:31p  Biden exits copter at Joint Base Andrews as Trump rambles on. 

-- 12:35p  Biden begins remarks on split screen but we don't have audio.

-- 12:46p  Biden and Jill wave as they board plane

-- 12:56p  Biden's plane takes off

-- 12:57p  Trump finishes his unscripted address

--   1:09p - 1:14p  Biden earlier speech at Andrews is played

--   1:15p  Trump starts signing documents about appointments

--   1:30p  Trump enters luncheon in Statuary Hall

--   1:32p  Sen Amy Klobuchar begins remarks

--   1:36p  Lunch started after short invocation from Senate chaplain

--   1:39p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (10/11/16, s3x9)

Cameron has a bean & cheese burrito.

Joanie mentions her friend Jennifer, and then I stopped to check in on

inauguration coverage and Jen Psaki was on NBC.

--   2:42p  Presentation of gifts and toasts at luncheon

--   2:55p  Luncheon concluded with benediction by House chaplain.

--   3:20p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic

--   3:45p  Arrive to pickup tuna sub @Jimmy John's (for breakfast tomorrow)

--   4:55p  Arrive to pickup burrito bowl @Chipotle (for dinner tomorrow)

--   4:06p  Home;  Dinner @home: 2 double burgers ($1.99 each)

--   4:30p  Trump takes seat at Capitol One Arena for indoor parade

--   5:08p  Steve Witkoff begins introduction of Trump.

He gave Trump credit for yesterday's hostage release.

--   5:20p  Trump starts speaking

--   5:51p  Starts signing order revoking Biden's executive orders, etc.

--   6:00p  Trump heads to WH

--   6:03p  ..."Mayfair Witches"

--   6:56p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:15p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (10/11/16, s3x10)

Cheese was mentioned.

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert";  He mentioned the missed kiss.

I hadn't noticed that Trump didn't actually put his hand on the Bibles.

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  He mentioned the missed kiss.

-- 11:54p  "Seth Meyers";  Cheese was mentioned.

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Sun
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   9:26a  Up

--   9:55a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 10:08a  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/30/16)

-- 11:52a  "Way Home, The"

--   1:12p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (09/06/16)

In the first minute there was a cheese danish.  I wouldn't have known

there was cheese, but they showed the wrapper.

--   2:55p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Arby's

--   3:22p  Home;  Dinner @home: 12 chicken nuggets (BOGO) plus leftover veggies from Bibibop

Finished movie: "Little Mermaid, The" (2023) which I watched in many chunks.

--   3:54p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (09/13/16)

--   5:24p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:50p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (09/20/16)

--   7:05p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (09/27/16)

--   9:12p - 9:35p  Called EJB

He did go out despite the cold and he hasn't attempted to stock up on food.

Last time he said he needed pants tailored and he was going to go into Chicago where

he's had it done before.  I told him about 2 tailors close to him but he still went 

into the city, and, of course that took a 2nd trip to pick them up.

--   9:40p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (10/04/16)

-- 10:45p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:35p  Bed

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Sat

--   5:25a  Up

--   6:30a  Finished backing up files

--   6:55a  Nap

--   9:35a  Up

-- 10:10a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 11:00a  Inside after biking 1+1 mi in strong wind

-- 11:09a  "Halt and Catch Fire" (07/26/15)

-- 12:56p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/02/15, s2x10)

--   2:50p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner Bibibop (and earn 15 extra points today);  Also got gas.

--   4:16p  Inside after biking 1+1. Dinner @home: noodle bowl with salmon;  "Happy's Place"

I usually get a cup, but I had to order a bowl to get the extra points.

Also, it seems that salmon is only available with a bowl.  But I was going to get

a small bowl, but it seems that they've removed the choice.  So, the salmon was OK

but it doesn't seem worth getting the large size, plus the additional cost for that protein choice.

--   4:34p  Inside after biking 1 mi

--   5:00p  Skim Ch2 news

--   6:19p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/23/16, s3x1)

--   7:52p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (08/23/16, s3x2)

There was a character named Jennifer but no lines.

--   9:25p  "Lopez Vs. Lopez"

A Jennifer is mentioned as someone who has a podcast.

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:30p  "SNL";  They let the host smoke during monologue.

And he was smoking on the next sketch.

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Fri
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   9:15a  Up

-- 10:00a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 10:35a  Inside after biking 1+1;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;

-- 11:20a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:00p  "The View"

--   1:15p  Nap

--   2:50p  Up

--   3:12p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:40p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Arby's

Also, stopped @McD for free fries with a drink

--   5:02p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: roast beef

--   5:40p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:17p  "ET"

--   8:54p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (07/19/15)

-- 10:22p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:42p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)

-- 11:30a  Bed

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Thu
-- 12:35a  Bed

-- 10:04a  Up

-- 10:14a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:51a  Home

Got a fraud notice but determined that it was an automatic charge for antivirus renewal.

-- 11:39a  "The View"

-- 12:41p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:36p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   2:32p  "Kelly & Mark";  Started at :04 after Amber Alert

Kelly says she like pizza with cheese but no sauce.

--   3:20p  Leaving to get dinner @Vassco's Peri Peri: Leg & thigh.

The mildest version was spicy enough and the pieces seemed small.

They asked if I wanted to order a side, but $4 for white rice or fries is ridiculous.

I might only go back for a lunch special, but even that seems overpriced.

The prices were NOT listed on their website.

--   4:33p  Inside after biking 1 mi;  Warmer, but streets are still wet;  "Inside Edition"

All 3 "Jeopardy" contestants gave the same wrong answer in Final Jeopardy.

--   5:10p  Skim Ch7 news

David Lynch died.  He had a daughter names Jennifer.

--   5:45p  ... "High Potential"

--   6:39p  "ET"

--   7:16p  "Shifting Gears"

--   8:03p  "Abbott Elementary"

--   8:38p  "Animal Control"

--   9:06p  "Going Dutch"

--   9:38p  "Found" ,,,

-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert";  Unfortunately, Kate Winslet said grilled cheese is best sandwich.

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed
-- 12:50a  Bed

--   9:00a  Up with headache and wind chill of 6F

--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  "Kelly & Mark"

-- 10:14a  "The View"

-- 11:43a  Skim Ch2 news

Preempted :10 - :24 to report on Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal.

-- 12:40p  Nap with headache

--   1:45p  Up with headache

--   2:16p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   3:00p  Leaving to get dinner @Sonic

Also bought new belt at Ross.

--   4:02p  Inside after biking 1+1. Dinner @home: 4 corn dogs (99c each today) 

--   4:30p  "Inside Edition"

Jennifer Cusseta interviewed about fake delivery drivers.

--   5:21p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:51p  "ET"

--   7:10p  Biden's Farewell Address

--   7:35p  ... "Will Trent"

There is a character named Sunny on this episode.  There was another show recently

with an actor named Sunny.  Sunny Hostin was cohost on "The View" this morning,

and there was someone on a facebook post this afternoon named Sunny.

~~  Will recommended that the new ADA cut back on cheese.

--   8:44p  "Irrational, The"

There were characters with last names of Shaw and Dinshaw.

-- 10:23p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:41p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:01p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:47p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:40a  Up with 8 below wind chill

--   9;00a  Breakfast @home: Tuna salad sub;  "Kelly & Mark"

-- 10:08a  "The View"

-- 11:12a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:47a  "Jimmy Fallon"

-- 12:32p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (07/05/15)

--   1:53p  "ET"  (Thu)

--   2:20p  Leaving to pickup new eyeglasses and then get dinner: @Naansense

Also went to Dollar Tree.

--   3:44p  Home;  Dinner @home: chicken tikka bowl

--   4:40p  "Inside Edition"

Pete Hegseth's 3rd and current wife is Jennifer.

--   5:05p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:58p - 6:17p  Carla called on her way to a play

but she accidentally drove home instead.

--   6:33p  "ET"

--   7:04p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (07/12/15)

--   8:02p  "St. Denis Medical"

--   8:48p  "Night Court"

--   9:19p  "Doc"

I noticed there was a Dr miLLER and a Dr heLLER.

-- 10:44p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:02p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyers"

-- 11:53p  Skim Ch5 news

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Mon
-- 12:00a  Bed

--   3:40a  Up; "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)

--   5:00a  Bed

--   8:46a  Up

--   9:25a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

On the way home, the rental car notified me that there is low tire pressure, but unlike my car

it didn't identify the specific tire.  However, like my car, this always seems to happen on

the coldest day of the year.

-- 10:02a  Home;  I had to figure out how to activate the 12-volt outlet since there is no key to turn.  

I needed to press [start] without holding the brake down

Pumped up left rear tire;  The other tires seemed to be OK.

-- 10:33a  Inside;  "The View"

-- 11:14a  Skim Ch2 news

A resident of Long Beach named Jennifer was interviewed about the fires.

-- 11:33a  "ET" (Wed)

-- 11:56a  "Jimmy Fallon"  (Wed)

Jamie Lee Curtis showed a clip of her new movie and a character named Jennifer was mentioned.

-- 12:33p  "Kelly & Mark"

--   2:22p  Finished filling out forms for new subdivision management company.

--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"

A dog named Oreo survived the LACA fire.  There was a penguin named Oreo on "Animal Control".

--   3:30p  Leaving to pickup dinner@ Sonic

--   4:05p  Arrive to pickup tuna sub @Jimmy John's (for breakfast tomorrow)

--   4:13p  Inside;  Dinner @home: 2 double burgers ($1.99 each today)

--   4:50p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:50p  "ET"

--   7:29p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (06/21/15)

Jennifer Irwin played a gamer's mom.

--   8:53p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (06/28/15)

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   7:40a  Up with headache

--   8:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   8:44a  "The View" (Mon)

-- 10:10a  "Abbott Elementary"

This was a crossover with "It's Always Sunny in Philadelpia".  I watched 

only the 1st season in 2005 and it's still on.  From what I saw of the characters

on this episode, I'm not inclined to consider watching it again.  Luckily, it

wasn't required to be familiar with that show to watch this episode.

-- 11:15a  "Animal Control"

-- 12:17p  "Happy's Place"

-- 12:51p  "Lopez Vs. Lopez"

--   1:40p  Nap

--   3:00p  Up;  "Simpsons, The" (12/29/24)

--   3:45p  Leaving to get dinner @Arby's

--   4:10p  Home;  Dinner @home;  Chicken tenders (half off on app)

--   4:28p  ... "Way Home, The" ...

--   5:21p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:22p  "60 Minutes"

--   7:11p  "Brilliant Minds"- (01/06/25, ep2)

--   8:35p  "Mayfair Witches"

The episode opened with actress Thora Birch, who I've known as an actress since

she was 6, but I haven't seen her much since then.  This is her first appearance

in this series and she was dead before the 1st commercial.

-- 10:02p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:48p  "Going Dutch"

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Sat
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   8:12a  Up

--   8:35a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

They plowed yesterday but there is no bare pavement in my subdivision.

More snow is expected tomorrow so it might seem that taking extra effort isn't worth it.

--   9:09a  Home

--   9:29a  "Brilliant Minds" (01/06/25)

There is a patient named Jenna.

-- 11:48a  +"Will Trent";  Jennifer Keane played a cop's widow.

>>>   1:34p  "Doc"  (Metacritic: 58, 30-80, #7)

A doctor who lost her memory during a car accident must return to being an intern.

It's based on an Italian series (inspired by a true story) and takes place in Minneapolis, although filmed in Toronto.

One critic said it aims for the middle and hits its target.

--   3:15p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Arby's.

There were $2.50 beef sandwiches on app and it seemed like it was going to let me order 2

but the navigation was confusing, so I don't know it would have been possible.

After you select an offer it then wants to start an order, as if the previous selection

hadn't started the order.

--   3:39p  Home;  Dinner @home: roast beef sandwich.

--   4:32p  "High Potential"

--   5:58p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:20p  Nap

--   7:20p  Up

>>>   7:39p  "Shifting Gears"  (Metacritic: 49, 37-80, #11)

Matt's life as a widower running his classic car restoration shop is disrupted by his daughter moving in with her two kids.

One critic said it's "counting on the redoubtable charm of its leads to cover for the elements that either make no sense or, more frequently, just aren’t interesting."

Another said: "It's an unchallenging and not very funny package of generational stereotypes and grating banter."

~~  One character has named a car Victoria.  Another says the car should be named Felicia.

There was a Victoria and a Felicia on "Doc".

--   8:38p  "Irrational, The"

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

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Fri

-- 12:24a  Skim Ch5 news

--   1:15a  Bed

--   7:38a  Up with headache;  Snowing with 1/2" accum so far

--   7:56a  "Seth Meyers"

--   8:40a  Breakfast @home: tuna salad sub;  "Laid"- (s1x8)

--   9:31a  "Inside Edition"

--   9:53a  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:37a  "The View"

-- 11:45a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:11p  +"Animal Control" (01/02/25)

>>>   1:07p  "Going Dutch" (01/02/25)

A loudmouth US Army Colonel is reassigned to take emergency command of 

USAG Stroopsdorf in the Netherlands after an unfiltered rant.

~~ Two episodes have aired but I somehow neglected to setup TiVo to record them

but they are available on Xfinity Stream app.

~~ When he arrives he is told that the base is known for their cheese!

~~ Harshest review says the lead "seems to be mostly phoning it in any way, relying more on his reputation as a funny grump than actually delivering a performance."  ~~ Harshest review says the lead "seems to be mostly phoning it in any way, relying more on his reputation as a funny grump than actually delivering a performance."  But a better review says it's "a standout, off-beat comedy."

~~  Second show this week that mentioned lavender.

~~  I accidental turned off the display, and when I reactivated it, the app backed up

before the ads and required me to watch another sequence of ads.

~~  I will probably keep watching but I could easily drop this show.

--   2:50p  "Happy's Place" (01/03/25);  Dinner @home: chicken fajita burrito bowl (from Chipotle, bought yesterday)

--   3:40p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:39p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:56p  "Lopez Vs. Lopez" (01/03/25)

--   6:44p  "ET"

--   7:14p  +"Way Home, The" (01/03/25)

Jennifer Pykenis music supervisor and Jennifer Essex-Chew is editor.

--   9:32p  +"Mayfair Witches" (s2x1)

The previous episode was almost 2 years ago.

-- 11:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:19p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

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Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:07a  Up

--   8:40a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

--   9:43a  Inside after biking 2+1 mi in 11F wind chill; "Ted Lasso" (09/03/21)

-- 11:09a  "Ted Lasso" (09/10/21)

-- 12:25p  "Ted Lasso" (09/17/21)

--   2:55p  Arrive for 3p dental cleaning appt

--   4:30p  Arrive to pickup dinner @Sonic

--   4:45p  Arrive to pickup tuna sub @Jimmy John's (for breakfast tomorrow)

--   4:55p  Arrive to pickup burrito bowl @Chipotle (for dinner tomorrow)

--   5:09p  Home;  Dinner @home: 3 chili coneys (on sale for $1.49 each)

--   5:55p  ... "Ted Lasso" (09/24/21)

--   7:23p  "Ted Lasso" (10/08/21, s2x12)

--   8:37p  Successfully canceled free subscription to AppleTV.

It said it will continue until Jan 10.

--   8:40p  Noticed that the new episode of "Silo" (s2e9)

that I thought wasn't going to drop until tomorrow is already available!

-- 10:12p  Movie: "Fly Me to the Moon" (2024)

Scarlett Johansson plays Kelly Jones.  

On "Ted Lasso", one of the main characters is Keeley Jones.

The launch director owned a plane he named Jenny.

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Wed

-- 12:02a  "Seth Meyers"

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:46a  Up

--   9:25a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 10:20a  Inside after biking 2+2;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;

-- 11:11a  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View" (first :28 preempted by LACA wildfires)

-- 11:45a  Skim Ch2 news;  They showed a robotic puppy named Jenny

-- 12:03p  ... "Silo" (01/03/25, s2x8)

-- 12:29p  "Ted Lasso" (07/23/21, s2x1)

--   1:30p  "Ted Lasso" (07/30/21)

--   3:05p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Wendy's

--   4:07p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Dinner @home: chicken nuggets (half off on app)

--   4:47p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 12 mi today);  ... "Ted Lasso" (08/06/21)

--   5:50p  "Inside Edition"

--   6:15p  "ET" (Mon)

--   7:05p  "Ted Lasso" (08/13/21);  They mentioned cheese.

--   7:59p  "Ted Lasso" (08/20/21)

--   9:19p  "Ted Lasso" (08/27/21)

I wasn't really familiar with British actress, Harriet Walter, but she's a main character

on "Silo", which I watched this morning.  And now she showed up playing

Rebecca's mother on this episode.  And she offered to make her favorite

meal -- which included cheese!

-- 10:35p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:50p  "Stephen Colbert";  He mentioned Cheez-It.

-- 11:25p  "Jimmy Kimmel" (Tue);  Note: Tonight's episode is rerun because of LACA fires.

Cheesecake was mentioned.

-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:35a  Up

--   9:15a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:00a  Inside after biking 1 mi;  "The View"

-- 11:00a  "Silo" (11/22/24)

-- 11:54a  "Silo" (11/29/24)

--   1:41p  "Silo" (12/06/24)

--   3:15p  Leaving to get dinner @Arby's: 2 gyros (with coupon)

--   4:40p  Inside after biking 2+2;  Skim Ch7 news (stared 40 mins late after Jimmy Carter's DC ceremony

--   6:40p  "ET"

--   7:04p  "Silo" (12/13/24)

--   8:27p  "Silo" (12/20/24)

--   9:40p  "Silo" (12/27/24)

-- 11:09p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:27p  "Stephen Colbert"

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Mon
-- 12:00a  Bed

--   8:50a  Up with freezing rain reported

--   9:25a  "Silo" (05/05/23, s1x2);  Breakfast @home: PB&T

I tried to get on AppleTV+ on phone but it's pushing me to accept the free trial,

which I've already done, so I went to watch on laptop and it did the same thing.

There is a signout button, so I used that, I then it turns into a signon button

and I successfully signed on, so I can probably do that on my phone.

~~  The laptop screen is bigger but I can't easily watch and use the laptop 

at the same time.

-- 10:20a  "Silo" (05/12/23)

-- 11:33a  "Silo" (05/19/23)

-- 12:39p  "Silo" (05/26/23)

--   1:43p  "Silo" (06/02/23)

--   3:00p  Dinner @home: soup (chicken dumpling)

--   3:42p  "Silo" (06/09/23)

--   5:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   5:41p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:20p  "Silo" (06/16/23)

--   7:35p  "Silo" (06/23/23)

--   8:49p  "Silo" (06/30/23, s1x10)

--   9:26p  "Silo" (11/15/25, s2s1)

-- 10:31p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:48p  "Stephen Colbert";  He mentioned cheese in monologue.

-- 11:26p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

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Sun
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   9:03a  Up

--   9:40a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: egg/sausage McMuffin (free with loyalty points).

Also went to Jewel.

-- 11:09p  Inside after biking 2+2

-- 11:22a  "Severance" (03/18/22)

-- 12:31p  "Severance" (03/25/22)

--   1:40p  "Severance" (04/01/22)

In the middle, I accidentally jumped to the beginning of the next episode.

There is no clear way to get back to where I was.  With difficulty, I was able to do it.

--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: fish sandwich (with coupon)

--   4:18p  Inside after biking 1+1 in 5F wind chill;  Snow expected by 10p through mid afternoon.

--   4:31p  "Severance"- (04/08/22, s1x9) ...

I thought there was a 2nd season but it doesn't start until 1/17.

--   5:05p  Skim Ch5 news

>>>   6:33p  "Silo" (05/05/23) on AppleTV+

Men and women live in a giant silo underground with several regulations

which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and

ruined world on the surface.  However, it seems that they didn't run there to 

be safe -- they somehow found themselves inside without knowing the details.

Something happened 140 years ago where all their books and records were destroyed.

--   8:38p  "Golden Globes"

Nikki Glaser's monologue was good.  The font for the nominees is too small.

-- 10:20p  Skim Ch7 news

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Sat
--   1:00a  Bed

--   8:30a  Up

--   9:00a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

--   9:41a  Home;  ... "Shrinking" (11/13/24);  They mentioned grilled cheese.

-- 10:13a  "Shrinking" (11/20/24)

-- 10:48a  "Shrinking" (11/27/24)

-- 11:57a  "Shrinking" (12/04/24)

-- 12:35p  "Shrinking" (12/11/24)

--   1:13p  "Shrinking" (12/18/24)

--   2:08p  "Shrinking"- (12/24/24, s2x12);  They mentioned mac & cheese for Thanksgiving.

--   3:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @Bibibop (and earn double points today)

--   4:16p  Inside after biking 2+1. Dinner @home: rice cup with chicken

They added a new choice, curried chickpeas, which I took.  I was also going to

try their salmon, but it seems it might only be available in a bowl (not a cup).

Also, the proteins had all been the same price but the beef is now more, and 

I suspect the salmon is even more.  The chicken now comes in bigger chunks.

>>>   4:45p  ... "Severance" (02/18/22) on AppleTV+

Employees have their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

The main character's sister is played by Jen Tullock.

After work, he goes to his sister's house where, it seems, that he meets 3 of her friends

for the first time, but the conversation is very stilted, but I don't know if we are ever

going to be told why -- or if I'm seeing something that isn't there.

--   6:21p  "Severance" (02/18/22, ep2)

--   7:31p  "Severance" (02/25/22)

Third show recently that mentioned a Fortress of Solitude.

--   9:00p  "Severance" (03/04/22)

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

There was a Jenny who ran in the extreme cold.

-- 10:30p  "ET"

-- 10:56p  "Severance" (03/11/22)

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Fri
-- 12:45a  Bed

--   7:56a  Up

--   8:20a  Finished signing up for Apple ID in order to get free weekend

but I didn't see a button for that.  It offered me a free week but I had to enter payment info.

So, now the question is: How difficult will it be to cancel.

It says to cancel, you must do so "at least a dayy before" it expires

but I wonder if there is something tricky about which hour you attempt to cancel.

>>>   8:36a  "Shrinking (01/27/23) on AppleTV+

A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he actually thinks.

I watched on my laptop browser, and it's annoying because when you come back from

a pause, the screen remains dimmed for about 3 seconds.

I found the house is Pasadena.

--   9:42a  "Shrinking" (01/27/23, ep2); Breakfast @home: tuna salad sub (from Jimmy John's)

I tried to watch it on tablet but it failed immediately twice.

It work on browser on phone.

-- 10:33a  "Shrinking" (02/03/23)

-- 11:13a  "Shrinking" (02/10/23)

-- 12:45p  Nap

--   1:56p  Up;  "Shrinking" (02/24/23)

Paul said he needed something cheese-flavored.

--   2:45p  Leaving to try to bike in 5F wind chill with 24 mph gusts and then get dinner.@Mission BBQ: pulled pork

I first went to Arby's, which is just across the street.  I got an e-mail for a discount even though I

had already used it -- I thought it must be usable once a day -- but, apparently, it's only one use.

It seems evil that they send an e-mail after it's already been used.

So I went to Mission BBQ, which is a lot more expensive, but I haven't been there for a while.

It seems that I haven't been there for a year!  I can't believe it's been that long.

--   4:17p  Inside after biking 2+2;  "Inside Edition"

The Vegas Cybertruck suicide was married to a Jennifer.

--   5:04p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:40p  ... "Shrinking" (03/03/23)

--   6:10p  "Shrinking" (03/10/23)

--   6:38p  "Shrinking" (03/17/23)

--   7:20p  "Shrinking" (03/24/23, s1x10)

--   7:56p  "Shrinking" (10/16/24, s2x1)

--   8:50p  "Shrinking" (10/16/24, s2x2);  Courtney play Courtney.

--   9:33p  "Shrinking" (10/23/24)

-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:45p  "Shrinking" (10/30/24)

-- 11:17p  "Shrinking" (11/06/24);  They mentioned cheese.

Even though my phone has been plugged in, watching these video has dropped the battery to 18%.

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Thu

--   8:46a  Up with headache

--   8:21a  "Halt and Catch Fire" (05/31/15, s2x1)

--   9:45a  Leaving to get breakfast and drop off car for repairs

Breakfast @McD: egg/sausage McMuffin (free with loyalty points).

-- 10:14a  Arrive at auto body shop

-- 11:05a  Home;  Realized I forgot my garage door opener in my car.

The rental is a blue Nissan Rogue Sport SL with Michigan plates.

It has a push to start.  I thought they'd have to drive me back to their

offices to fill out paperwork but they do it all on a tablet, and I also didn't

have to drop the guy off.

-- 11:10a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:50a  "Halt and Catch Fire" (06/07/15)

--   2:20p  Leaving to bike, then retrieve garage door opener and pickup dinner @Panda Express

--   3:31p  Inside after biking 1+2 and talking to neighbor.  

Dinner @home: Teriyaki chicken + mushroom chicken

--   4:36p  Inside after biking 2 mi in 18F wind chill

--   5:15p  "Inside Edition"

--   5:50p  Skim Ch7 news

Jenn Williams donated blood in memory of Bourbon St victim.

Kevin Smith was a witness to a  fire on Near North Side.

He's probably the 5th Kevin Smith I've heard of.

New governor of Puerto Rico, Jennifer Gonzalez Colon was sworn in.

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:25p  Nap

--   9:25p  Up

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

The Food Guy mentioned at least 3 types of cheese.

-- 10:32p  "Halt and Catch Fire" (06/14/15)

They mentioned the cheese at a dinner party.

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Wed

-- 12:12a  Rewound to watch the note drop in Nashville on CBS.

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:42a  Up

--   9:15a  Breakfast @home: turkey bacon sandwich (from Arby's);  "Laid" (s1x7)

Ritchie brought cheese popcorn for his dog.

-- 10:31a  "Halt And Catch Fire" (07/06/14)

-- 12:34p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:52p  "Inside Edition"

--   1:30p  "Halt And Catch Fire" (07/13/14)

--   3:15p  Leaving to bike 1+1, the get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3.99 on app)

Also stopped @Jimmy John's to pickup tuna salad sub for tomorrow ($1 off on app)

--   4:14p  Home

--   4:52p  Inside after cleaning up car;  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:41p  "Halt And Catch Fire" (07/20/14)

--   7:35p  "Halt And Catch Fire" (07/27/14)

--   8:43p  "Halt And Catch Fire" (08/03/14, s1x10)

2nd show today that mentioned popcorn.

-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:58p  "Kelly  & Mark" (12/11)

-- 11:50a  Bed

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