Mon

--   7:46a  Up

--   8:45a - 9:01a  Tony called to ask how I liked the BBQ.

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

-- 11:03a  Inside after biking 3+3  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:41a  ... "Will Trent"- (05/13/25)

--   3:05p  Leaving to bike 4 mi, then get dinner @Bibibop: noodle cup with chicken (double points and free soda)

Looked at the former Naansense location and it's going to be a Minnie Bird chicken place

which seems to be a VERY disappointing replacement.  There is currently one in Schaumburg

and nowhere else that I can find.  (I couldn't remember the name of the place and when

I got home, I asked 2 AI's about it and neither could find anything!)

--   4:53p  Sitting in garage after biking 2 mi;  Still hot and humid.

--   6:29p  Sitting in garage after biking 6 mi with neighbor.

I was going to watch "ET" on phone but it was a retrospective show.

I suspect that they will be off all week for Independence Day.

--   7:17p  Sitting in garage after biking 4 mi with neighbor.

There was some barely there drizzle that didn't last long.

--   8:00p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 24 mi today, 630 for June, 21/mi day)

Then I started doing the research on Minnie Bird, and also some other restaurants

that Copilot was recommending.  

~~  The problem I've been having with health app not registering steps seems to have

gone away, but I wonder if I just jinxed it by noting this.

-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:17p  "Inside Edition"

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Sun
-- 12:55a  Bed

--   8:08a  Up

--   8:40a  Leaving to bike, then have breakfast @home: triscuits

--   9:54a  Inside after biking 3+3

A neighbor posted photo of a pair of deer walking through the neighborhood.

-- 10:38a  Inside after biking 3 mi;  88F feels like 98F with dew point of 72F,

-- 11:40a  Arrive for lunch BBQ @Hidden Lake FP hosted by Tony: hot dogs

There was a shelter but it was SO hot!

--   2:38p  Home after picking up Rx's and going to open house in subdivision.

--   3:30p  Nap in recliner

--   4:40p  Up;  "Jimmy Fallon" (Wed)

--   5:25p  Skim Ch7 news

Cheese mentioned in an omelet cooking segment.

--   6:10p  Leaving to bike 4 mi, then pickup choc shake @Arby's

--   7:08p  Sitting in garage with shake;  I'm hearing cicadas for the first time this year.

--   8:11p  Inside after biking 5 mi with neighbor.

I only needed 500 more steps and the stupid app didn't increment step count at all!   

--   8:30p  Leaving to bike again.

--   8:45p  Inside;  This time 2 mi added 900 steps!  (Total 20 mi today)

--   8:56p  "Transplant" (06/12/25), again watching online

-- 11:06p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:45p Bed

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Sat
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   4:00a  Up;  "Simpsons, The" (05/11/25)

--   5:10a  Bed

--   7:00a  Woken by mulch movers, transitioned to recliner

--   8:10a  Back to bed

--   9:25a  Up

--   9:55a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD:  2 sausage/egg burritos

Cooler but still very humid.

-- 11:31a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Sitting in garage and talking to neighbors.

-- 12:48p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  ... "Watson"- (05/11/25)

--   3:25p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Wendy's: free burger (on app with purchase)

They gave me a double cheeseburger, but it wasn't because they didn't see my order --

they had mixed up mine with another customer.  When I went up to the counter, my

correct order was already waiting but they had to remake the other guy's order.

I wound up keeping his fries.

--   4:43p  Home;  Total ride: 6 mi;  Sitting in garage.

--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:47p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "Krapopolis" (05/11/25)

--   6:47p  "Paradise" (05/12/25)

--   7:50p  Leaving to bike

--   8:39p  Inside after biking 5 mi with neighbor (Total 25 mi today),

--   9:16p  "Transplant" (06/05/25);  Watching online because TiVo failed to record it.

-- 11:40p  Skim Ch7 news

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Fri
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   7:57a  Up

--   9:10a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD:  2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 11:07a  Inside after biking 5+5;

Started watching Trump's news conference in TiVo buffer that started at 10:48a.

After 4 min, he  introduced Pam Bondi to praise the Supreme Court for ruling

that district courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions in an attempt to

take away Trump's imperial power (for which he has a mandate to wield.)

-- 11:52a  Skim Ch2 news

Brad Pitt's house was burglarized.  Arial photos shows that he lives  in a fairly dense LA neighborhood, which surprises me, although he has another house elsewhere.

-- 12:51p  "The View"

--   1:15p  Truck is dumping a mountain of mulch on the curb next to my house.

I'm not sure why it's making such a huge amount of noise.

--   2:11p  "Transplant" (05/29/25)

Jennifer Seguin played a therapy counselor.

--   3:50p  Leaving to bike 5 mi, then get orange shake @Arby's.  Also got super roast beef (with coupon)

--   4:46p  Sitting in garage with shake and sandwich

--   5:00p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:52p  Sitting in garage after biking 3 mi

--   7:27p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 21 mi today);  "ET"

--   8:26p  "Inside Edition"

2 "Jeopardy" players had double letters in last names and 2 had double letters in first names.

All 3 had "A" as first vowel in last name.

--   9:36p  ... "Children Ruin Everything" (06/18/25)

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:31p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

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Thu
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   8:40a  Up

--   9:08a - 9:29a  Tony called

-- 10:15a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @Fresh Thyme

Also, brought flat bike tire to shop

-- 11:43a  Inside after biking 2+2 on old bike;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 12:30a  After biking 2 mi, left to pickup repair.

--   1:09p  Sitting in garage after biking 2 mi with new front tire:  Watermelon chunks.

--   1:48p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View"

--   3:12p  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" players have 5-letter first names.

--   3:45p  Nap

--   4:46p  Up

--   5:25p  Leaving to bike, then get caramel shake @Sonic (half price after 5p on app)

--   8:20p  Inside after biking 2+5+3  (Total 20 mi today)

It's finally cooler, and raining up in Crystal Lake and Waukegan,

--   8:31p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:24p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:38p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:52p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   7:36a  Up

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

Cooler and cloudy but still very humid.

-- 10:48a  Inside after biking 5+5;  "The View"

-- 12:44p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:39p  "ET"

--   2:45p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @BK: Whopper ($3.99 on app)

Also got choc shake at Arby's.  Front bike tire looked distorted and was 

going flat as I was finishing 5 mi.

--   3:47p  Sitting in garage with shake & burger

--   4:43p  Sitting in garage after biking 5 mi on old bike, but I still had 300 steps needed.

--   5:40p  Sitting in garage after biking 3 mi on old bike, but I still had 200 steps needed.

Note:  Last night my watch loaded new system software and I had hoped that it would

solve the problem but, apparently, it hasn't made a difference!

--   6:08p  Sitting in garage after biking 2 mi on old bike with neighbor (Total 25 mi today)

This time I put phone in other pocket and tried swinging my arm a bit while riding

and it finally added 400 steps to reach goal.  I don't know if those actions

actually fixed things.  Thunder was heard.  Map showed it was north of US-64 and heading NE.

--   6:30p  Inside after sitting in garage;  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:48p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   9:24p  "ET"

-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:18p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers";  He mentioned Babybel cheese repeatedly.

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Tue
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   8:35a  Up.  Heat index already 91F.

--   9:35a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points) + apple raisin oatmeal

-- 11:24a  Inside after biking 3+3;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:03p  "The View"

--   2:00p  Nap

--   3:40p  Up when truck started outside, but I couldn't see it from window;  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" players have an "I" after the first consonant in first names.

--   4:15p  Leaving to bike 5 mi, then get peach shake @Chick-Fil-A.

I had first gone to Arby's because e-mail said they have $1.99 shakes, but when I

tried to order it, it said you have to spend $10 to get that price.

I did buy a ham sandwich with a coupon.

--   5:43p  Home;  Sat in garage with shake and sandwich

--   6:09p  Sitting in garage after biking 3 mi.

I checked health app and I only had 200 more steps to reach today's goal.

--   7:15p  Sitting in garage after biking another 3 mi but the health app didn't

register any additional steps.  I rebooted phone and watch and that by itself 

didn't update the number.

--   7:45p  It's starting to rain;  Inside after biking 1 mi (Total 18 mi today).

It only registered 20 steps, so I walked around inside to reach the goal of 6000 steps.

--   8:00p  "America's Got Talent"

There was a magician who I thought was boring but the audience seemed to love him.

Mel was looking for a story but the other 3 judges voted yes, but I can't imagine

that he will win unless he has much more up his sleeve.

--   8:30p  Leaving to get gas

--   8:57p  Home;  It's started to drizzle again.

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:03p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers";  Cheese was mentioned in a Bo-rito.

Cheese was also mentioned in a Doritos Locos Taco Supreme.

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Mon

-- 12:09a  Skim Ch5 news

The overnight low is again expected to be 78F.

--   1:00a  Bed

--   8:40a  Up.  Heat index already 93F.

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

-- 10:56a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "The View"

-- 11:57a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:55p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)

--   3:07p  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" players had last names starting with 2 consonants.

--   3:35p  Leaving to bike 2 mi, then get choc shake @Arby's

Also picked up dinner @BK: Junior chicken sandwich (free with loyalty points)

--   4:26p  Sitting in garage with shake and sandwich.

--   5:16p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news.

Jen Mathur of Jen's Camp in Skokie interviewed about the heat.

--   6:46p  "ET"

--   7:14p  ... "Grosse Pointe Garden Society" (05/09/25)

--   8:15p  Leaving to bike

--   9:00p  Inside after biking 6 mi (Total 14 mi today)

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:48p  "Jimmy Kimmel" with guest host Diego Luna.

-- 11:52p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun
-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up.  Heat index already 91F.

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

-- 10:42a  Inside after biking 2+2;  "This Week"

-- 11:15a - 11:24a  Carla called on her way to an event.

-- 11:45a  "Face the Nation"

-- 12:33p - 12:53p  Tony called after going downtown for church and then was

disappointed that the Four Seasons didn't have their regular brunch.

--   1:15p  "Meet the Press"

--   2:20p  Nap

--   4:03p  Up

--   4:40p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @BK: double whooper jr, with free onion rings

--   6:20p  Inside after biking 2+3 and talking to neighbors;  ... "Found" (05/08/25)

--   8:10p  Leaving to bike.

--   9:09p  Inside after biking 6 mi (Total 15 mi today) and talking to neighbors.

--   9:26p  "Transplant" (05/22/25, ep2)

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Sat
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:54a  Up.  Heat index already 88F.

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

-- 11:12a  Inside after biking 4+4 ... "Elsbeth" (05/08/25)

--   1:39p  "Doctor Odyssey" (05/08/25)

--   3:40p  Leaving to bike 2 mi (99F heat index), then pickup cookies & cream shake @Chick-Fil-A,

--   4:14p  Sitting in garage with shake.

--   5:09p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  Dinner @home: corned beef hash

--   5:46p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:42p  "Grey’s Anatomy" (05/08/25) ...

--   8:15p  Leaving to bike;  Talked to a neighbor walking huskie dog who just got a crew cut..

--   9:10p  Inside after biking 5 mi (Total 20 mi today)

Tuned to ABC starting at 9p in TiVo buffer for coverage on Trump bombing of Iran.  

Then saw Trump's amazingly pompous address, the likes of which has never been seen ever before

in the whole history of this great, incredibly great universe.

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch7 news

The overnight low is expected to be 78F.

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Fri
-- 12:55a  Bed

--   7:48a  Up

--   8:25a  Leaving to bike 5+3 before it rains, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:18p  Home;  It started to drizzle when I got in my car at McD;  "The View"

-- 11:01p - 11:32p  Tony called on the way to county tax office.

He mentioned filing complaint online about being annoyed by McD employees

loudly celebrating a birthday while he was trying to enjoy his meal.

-- 12:15p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:10p  Nap

--   2:30p  Up;  ... "Ghosts"- (05/08/25)

--   3:05p  "Inside Edition"

2 of today's "Jeopardy players had "v" in their first names.

The other had a "w".  (Should we consider that as 2 "v"s?)

--   3:55p  Leaving to bike 5 mi, then get orange shake @Arby's

I thought I was going to get 25% off, but after reading the fine print, I realized I didn't qualify.

Then I went for a 20% deal, and I also didn't qualify for that.  They need to stop hiding

details in the fine print!

~~  Then I went to Sonic and got a free corn dog.  I had to purchase something else, so

I paid for a 2nd corn dog.

--   5:20p  Home;  Sitting in garage.

--   5:43p  After finishing the food, started biking with neighbor.

--   6:28p  After biking 6 mi, sat in garage;  "ET"

--   7:41p  Sitting in garage after biking 4 mi, but still needed 100 steps to meet target of 6000.

--   8:25p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 24 mi today)

--   8:41p  +"Transplant" (05/22/25)

TiVo recorded the 1st 3 episodes but, for unknown reasons, skipped the 4th  & 5th.

It recorded 6th only because I manually set it to do so,  So, I'll have to watched

the missed episodes online after I catch up.

~~  This aired 10/06/23 in Canada, so we know this is the start of the final 10-episode season.

~~  There are two LeBlancs, one a guest actor and the other a regular character.

the latter doesn't capitalize the "b".

-- 11:06p  Skim Ch5 news

Heat wave to begin in 11 hours.

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Thu
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   9:06a  Up

--   9:50a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also went to Jewel.

-- 11:42a  Inside after biking 4+4;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 12:47p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  "The View"

--   3:20p  "Inside Edition";  It's starting to rain -- I wasn't expecting rain this afternoon.

All of today's "Jeopardy" players have 5-letter first names.

--   4:45p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Arby's: reuben (with coupon)

--   8:01p  Inside after biking 5+5 (Total 22 mi today) and talked to neighbor;  "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)

-- 10:13p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:52p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Last show Jimmy will be on until Sept.

-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   9:14a  Up

--   9:34a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

The parking lot was crowded and there were 10 people having a meeting.

-- 11:40p  Inside after biking 4+5;  It is starting to drizzle;  "The View"

-- 12:52p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:15p  Thunderstorm, but most severe weather is from Kankakee south.

--   1:40p - 2:23p  Jeri called to report that she got home from Israel yesterday

via flight from Amman, Jordan to Detroit.

--   3:22p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:15p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:15p  Dinner @home: chicken fajita burrito bowl (from Chipotle, bought yesterday)

... "Neighborhood, The"- (05/05/25, ep2)

--   5:45p  "Night Court"-- (05/06/25, ep2)

--   6:32p  Recreated last 3 lines when lost after editor crashed due to lack of heap space.

Also deleted 2022 from blog (on C:) and active food log.

--   7:07p  "ET"

--   8:17p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news;  Jennifer Khan sent a photo of a fungus.

-- 10:41p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:00p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue
-- 12:15a  Bed

--   7:30a  Up

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

-- 10:40a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  It's very humid!  Sitting in garage.

-- 12:12p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  ... "The View"

--   3:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:40p  Leaving to bike 4 mi, then pickup choc shake @Arby's.

First used coupon to get ham sandwich, then tried to place order for shake on app

but there were 2 hotspots and neither would connect.

~~  After, went to Chipotle to pick up chicken fajita burrito bowl for dinner tomorrow

which I had ordered from home.  I tried to use wi-fi at Chipotle but there were no

hotspots there.  

~~  Returned to Arby's and managed to connect while outside.  

Got a free shake using $5 off earned from purchases in a previous month.

--   5:00p  Home;  Sitting in garage with shake & ham sandwich

--   6:15p  Sitting in garage after biking 5 mi and talking to neighbors.

--   7:35p  Inside after biking 4 mi (Total 26 mi today);  "America's Got Talent"

-- 10:14p  Skim Ch5 news

A baby, Logan, needs a liver transplant.  His mom is Jennifer.

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:15p  Rain was expected earlier but now I'm hearing thunder

-- 11:25p  Rain starting

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon
--   1:10a  Bed

--   8:17a  Up;  Bush trimming had started at 7:55a

--   9:20a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:54a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi;  Talked to neighbor.

-- 12:02p  Inside after biking 3 mi;  "The View"

--   3:27p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:00p  Leaving to bike south on Fairview to 75th & Cass then north to 63rd.

--   5:15p  After 9 mi, arrive for dinner @Freddy's: grilled chicken club.

It was my first time there.  Sandwich was good but maybe too expensive.

--   5:49p  Resume ride.

--   6:33p  Home;  Total ride: 15 mi;  Sitting in garage.

--   7:36p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 29 mi today);  "ET"

--   8:15p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:57p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:16p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Started 22 mins late because of basketball

-- 11:45p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun
-- 12:10a  Bed

--   8:14a  Up

--   8:50a  Leaving to bike

-- 10:00a  Inside after biking  7 mi (Total 300 mi for June so far).  Also talked to neighbor.

The health app only recorded 546 steps.  It should show at least 1500-2000.

-- 11:20a  Leaving to pickup EJB

-- 12:25p  Arrive @Marla's

--   1:30p  Lunch: burger, hot dogs

--   4:38p  Home

--   5:15p  Leaving to bike to 22nd & LaGrange Rd.

--   6:32p  After 10 mi, stopped for drink @McD on 31st near Wolf Rd.

I then went to Chinese restaurant around the corner and I planned to get egg rolls

but discovered that it's closed on Sunday.

~~  On the way, there, I passed Paul's Pizza & Hot Dogs, which is usually where I eat

when I bike to this shopping center, but it wasn't the plan today

because I had a big lunch. However, I was horrified to see that Paul's

is out of business.  Search says it had been in business for 43 years.

~~  Got dinner @KFC (in same shopping center): fried chicken

and sat on the patio @McD.

--   8:04p  Home;  Total ride: 18 mi (Total 25 mi today);  Talked to neighbors, then sat in garage.

--   8:31p  Inside

--   8:52p  Movie: "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004).

I first started watching another "Br" movie -- "The Brutalist" but it started

with subtitles.  A search said it's roughly 15% subtitled and I decided that's too much.

-- 10:51p  Movie: "Bridget Jones's: Baby" (2016).

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Sat

-- 12:03p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

Normally, it's a rerun on Fridays but it seems to be new.  It started 33 mins late.

-- 12:55a  Bed

--   8:36a  Up

--   9:35a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 11:18a  Inside after biking 3+4

-- 11:41a  ... "White Lotus" (03/30/25, s3x7)

--   1:21p  "White Lotus"- (04/06/25, s3x8)

--   3:35p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Wendy's: burger (for $1 with purchase)

I was going to get spaghetti but then noticed this offer, but after I got there,

I entered it into the app and it said that the location wasn't taking online orders.

They gave me the special anyway.

--   5:13p  Home: Total ride: 10 mi

--   7:15p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 20 mi today) and talking to neighbor.

The health app is, again, sporadically refusing to credit me with steps.

--   7:27p  "Somebody Somewhere" (11/10/24, s3x3)

The last time I watched this was 19 mo ago.

The nurse is named Paula.   The doctor is played by a Paula.

--   8:20p  "Somebody Somewhere" (11/17/24)

--   8:59p  "Somebody Somewhere" (11/24/24)

--   9:35p  "Somebody Somewhere" (12/01/24)

-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:44p  "Somebody Somewhere" (12/08/24, s3x7--)

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Fri

-- 12:07a  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 12:50a  Bed

--   8:43a  Up

My phone gave a notification tone at 1a even though I had turned it off.

There doesn't seem to be any obvious reason now that I've turned it back on.

--   9:35a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 10:35a  Home;  Had biked 3 mi but now there is light drizzle;  "The View"

-- 12:21p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:40p  ... "White Lotus" (03/09/25)

--   3:30p  "Inside Edition"

A 3 "Jeopardy" players had first and last names starting with the same sound 

(M+M, K+K, K+C (where the C had a K sound))

--   4:15p  Leaving to bike, then pickup dinner @China Star

There was drizzle at first so I drove to the restaurant.

--   5:41p  Inside after biking 6 mi with neighbor  Dinner @home: shrimp chop suey

"White Lotus" (03/16/25, s3x5)

--   8:00p  Inside after biking 7 mi (Total 16 mi today)

My jacket sleeve was pushing random buttons on my watch and I don't know what it did.

When I look at the rides I took today it labels them with "yesterday".  If I look at

yesterday it simply has yesterday's date.  Both the watch and the phone seem to have

the date set correctly.  I have to just hope that it fixes itself because I wouldn't

know what setting to change.

--   9:07p  "White Lotus" (03/23/25, s3x6) ...

--   9:20p - 9:29p  Talked to EJB about Sunday.

-- 11:30p  Skim Ch5 news

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Thu
-- 12:50a  Bed

-- 10:15a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @Fresh Thyme: Maki rolls

-- 12:19p  Home;  Total ride: 12 mi;  Sitting in garage.

--   1:19p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View"

--   3:19p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p   Nap

--   4:55p  Up

--   5:05p  Leaving to bike 4 mi, then get dinner @Arby's: 2 gyros (BOGO today on app)

--   7:17p  Inside after biking 5 mi with neighbor (Total 23 mi today);  "ET"

--   8:30p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:19p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:08p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:50p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed
-- 12:30a  Bed

--   9:00a  Up

--   9:35a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

I was going to bike there but the strong wind discouraged me.

-- 11:55a  Inside after biking 5+6;  "The View"

My health app seems to be accumulating biking steps normally again

without me having taken the recommended action of clearing the cache.

--   1:24p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:41p  "White Lotus" (03/02/25) ...

--   3:13p  "Inside Edition"

2nd day in a row where all "Jeopardy" contestants had double letters in last names.

--   4:30p  Leaving to bike 6 mi, then get choc shake @Arby's.

They've had an offer for months: If you spend $25 in a month you get $5 off.

But the small print said you only get the $5 off if you spend $15 on one order.

Well, that's worthless to me.  But then both offers showed up in my in-box with

the exact same headline ($5 off), but if you press the "details" link, you'll see

they're different.  The one that requires the $15 purchase is regardless of what

you spent that month, and the other one is a real $5 off.  The shake didn't

take the whole $5 but I used it anyway (without getting change) -- so the shake was free.

~~ After, since it's Wed, I then headed to Wendy's for BOGO on chicken nuggets.

I used their wi-fi to place the order, but when I got to the counter they said their

system was down -- so there was nothing they could do.  This was NOT a teen, but

she was still helpless.  I pointed out that the app already charged my card.

~~ Luckily, the manager was in the dining room doing the books, and, at first he

was going to give me a  refund, but then he decided it was easier to give me my order.

--   6:09p  Home;  Sitting in garage and finished the nuggets;  Also talked to neighbor who was walking huskie.

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   8:20p  Inside after biking 9 mi, 5 mi with neighbor (Total 26 mi today)

-- 10:58p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:16p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Started 20 mins late because of basketball.

-- 11:33p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:54p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue

-- 12:14a  Skim Ch5 news

--   1:10a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up

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

First, went to get car emissions checked.  There was no line.  Car passed.

Also got new lic plate sticker.

~~  Also helped neighbor fill up bike tire and remove it so she could bring it to shop.

--   1:12p  Inside after biking 1 + 4 + 3.5 + 2.5 and talking to neighbors;  "The View"

--   3:12p  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" players had double letters in last names.

--   4:00p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Mission BBQ: pulled pork (with gift card)

--   6:05p  Home;  Total ride: 10 mi; Sitting in garage.

--   6:38p  "ET";  First :08 preempted by report on car that went through protest.

It seemed to me that he was just trying to get out of the area -- he kept stopping so as not to hurt anyone.

--   8:28p  Inside after biking 6 mi with neighbor (Total 27 mi today);  "America's Got Talent"

--   9:30p  Attempted to call EJB but my cellphone insisted that it wasn't

registered with any network.  I manually set it and it seemed to accept the selection

but it still refused to work.  Rebooting fixed it.

-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:52p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:36p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:50p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:37a  Up

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

I can't bike on my usual route because adjacent subdivision is repaving some of their streets.

-- 11:19a  Inside after biking 4+5;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:19p  "The View"

--   1:40p  Nap

--   3:05p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

First, since I was already parked near Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, I decided to try it

for the first time, so, I had 5 plates before going home for originally planned dinner.

~~   It's different from the place I've been before.  Instead of a cover on each plate that

you take with the plate, each plate is on a device with a button that opens up the cover and

you only take the plate.  Every plate costs the same, $3.75, so there is no color-coding.

The portion size can vary.  There is a slot in front of you where you insert used plates

and it counts it up for you and there is a screen at each station, so you can press a button

when you are finished and it totals the plates that you discarded.

--   6:19p  Inside after biking 3+3;  Dinner @home: noodle cup with chicken (double points today),

"Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" (05/08/25)

--   7:21p  Inside after biking 3 mi (Total 18 mi today);  "ET"

--   8:58p  "White Lotus" (02/16/25, s3x1) from HBO Max, free this week on Xfinity Stream

-- 10:58p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun

-- 12:10a  Skim Ch5 news

-- 12:55a  Bed

--   8:10a  Up

--   9:05a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

-- 11:19a  Inside after biking 5+5

-- 12:08p  "Paradise" (05/05/25);  Jennifer Shon played a logistics coordinator.

--   2:02p  "Will Trent" (05/06/25) ...

--   2:50p  Leaving to bike before it starts raining.

--   3:10p  Biked only 2 mi before I felt some drops and heard thunder.

I thought I was going to be able to bike 5 mi before the rain started..

Left to pickup dinner @Portillo's drive-thru. At first, I was going to go

to Mission BBQ, but on the way, I changed my mind and was going to go to McD

but then I changed my mind again.  After I placed my order it started raining

heavily, but the drive-thru line was slow and by time my order was ready

the rain had stopped.

--   3:39p  Home;  Dinner @home: Italian beef (ate in garage)

--   4:00p  It started raining again and shortly became a downpour.

--   4:13p  Inside

--   5:06p  Skim Ch9 news;  Nitrates were mentioned.

There was tennis-ball-sized hail in Batavia with 80 mph winds with lots of tree damage.

--   6:03p  "Night Court" (05/06/25);  Nitrates were mentioned.

--   7:13p  "Alert" (05/06/25)

The victim's young daughter is named Jenny.

-- 11:17p  Skim Ch5 news

The police officer who was killed by mistake had attended a church

with a pastor named Jennifer Cruz.

-- 11:53p  "Tony Awards"

I didn't like the opening number.  I think the acoustics were bad.

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Sat
-- 12:20a  Bed

--   8:40a  Up

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

... "Neighborhood, The" (05/05/25)

-- 12:07p  Inside after biking 4+6 and talking with neighbors.

-- 12:39p  ... "Tracker" (05/04/25)

--   3:20p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Pete's hot bar: catfish + breaded shrimp

--   5:12p  Total ride: 9 mi;  Talked to neighbors

--   6:12p  Sitting in garage after biking 4 mi with neighbor;  Saw robin chasing squirrel.

I googled and it said squirrels will go after robin eggs.

--   6:58p  Inside after biking 1 mi (Total 24 mi today)

--   7:12p  "Watson" (05/04/25)

--   9:18p  "Equalizer, The"- (05/04/25)

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Fri

-- 12:00a  "Seth Meyers"

-- 12:35a  Bed

--   9:15a  Up

-- 10:00a  Leaving to bike, then get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

... "Grosse Pointe Garden Society" (05/02/25)

-- 11:40a  Sitting in garage after biking 2+4 and talking to neighbor

-- 12:33p  Inside after biking 5 mi with neighbor

-- 12:46p  "The View"

--   2:00p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:30p  Nap

--   3:20p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   3:55p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Wendy's: chili & baked potato

... "Krapopolis" (05/04/25)

--   5:44p  Home: Total ride: 10 mi;  Talked to neighbors.

--   6:45p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 23 mi today)

Got a response from my health app provider and they gave the typical advice

of clearing the cache and maybe resetting the phone to factory settings -- without

any regard to how that messes with all your settings.

--   7:04p  "ET"; Mollen, Hager, Meyer (Tobey Maguire's ex-wife), Garth, Dewan

--   9:14p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)

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Thu

--   8:53a  Up

-- 10:10a  Leaving to bike, then pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme

-- 11:41a  Inside after biking 4+4;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 12:45p  Inside after biking 4 mi;  Again my watch seems to be undercounting steps;  "The View"

--   2:39p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:55p  "Seth Meyers"

--   3:20p  Nap

--   3:53p  Up

--   4:05p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @Bibibop: noodle cup with chicken,

--   5:48p  Sitting in garage after biking 8 mi in strong wind.

I should have worn a jacket.

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   8:00p  Inside after biking 4 mi (Total 24 mi today)

My health app seems to be sporadically ignoring step while biking

so I set the step goal from 6000 to 1000.  (It showed about 3200 today.)

--   8:25p  Ran phone diagnostics.  Sensors seem to be OK.  Then I sent feedback

to the app providers.

--   8:28p  "Inside Edition"

--   9:12p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:40p  "Stephen Colbert";  Cheese mentioned.

-- 10:59p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Started 13 mins late because of basketball.

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Wed
-- 12:25a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up with headache

--   9:03a  "The View" (Mon) watching online because TiVo messed up.

Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 11:00a  "Jimmy Fallon"  (Mon)

-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:53a  "The View"

-- 12:35p  Nap with headache

--   2:50p - 2:59p  Carla called to ask about recycling air in car.

--   3:01p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:00p  Leaving to get dinner @BK: Whopper ($3.99 on app)

--   5:42p  Inside after biking 4 mi and talking to neighbor;  Skim Ch7 news

Cheese mentioned in a joke.

-- 10:00p  "ET"

-- 10:21p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:41p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:58p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:50p  Bed

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Tue

-- 12:07a  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   8:25a  Up

--   9:35a  Leaving via bike for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;

-- 11:26a  Home;  Total ride: 9 mi in strong wind;  Sitting in garage.

-- 12:21p  Inside after biking 2 mi;  "The View"

--   2:00p  I think I just heard a smattering of rain.  The website says

rain will start in 22 mins, but the 24-hr graph doesn't show rain until 1 am.

The TV news yesterday said there would be scattered rain this afternoon.

And now the app says there will be heavier rain in 1 min, but the radar

shows my area catching the tail of rain passing to the north, so it will

be over quickly.

--   3:11p  "Inside Edition"

The first vowel in all 3 "Jeopardy" players is "e" today.

--   3:45p  Leaving to bike, then get dinner @KFC: fried chicken.

I was going to get a shake but I decided it wasn't hot enough.

--   6:21p  Sitting in garage after biking 5+4;

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   8:05p  Inside after biking 4 mi  (Total 24 mi today);  "America's Got Talent"

--   9:47p  The app says rain is starting in 37 mins but there was just a brief downpour.

It seems I'm on the edge a storm and I'll keep catching pieces of it.

The center line extends from Dallas to Kenosha.

-- 10:26p  Skim Ch5 news

They mentioned a 34K sq ft globe in Mt Pleasant, WI, (West of Racine) that was

supposed to be a Foxconn data center.  I found it on Street View.

-- 10:52p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:43p  "Seth Meyers";  Cheesecake mentioned.

-- 11:53p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

All the panelists on "After Midnight" had first names starting with "J".

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Mon
-- 12:00a  Bed

--   8:18a  Up with headache

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

-- 11:35a  Sitting in garage after biking 6+6

My health app only recorded 400 steps in the first leg and that seems to be mostly

the visit to McD, not my bike ride.  If the algorithm had changed, I would have expected

the same odd behavior on the 2nd leg, but it accumulated approx 1500 steps as expected.

But then, while I was looking at the graph, the amount of calories burned went down.

It normally resets to 0 at midnight and should never go down during the day.

I rebooted phone and watch but nothing changed.

--   1:00p  Inside after biking 2 mi and talking to neighbor

Now, the missing calories returned.  I don't know what's going on!

--   1:14p  I was going to watch "The View" on TiVo, but for the 2nd month in a

row it recorded an Emergency Alert without resetting!

--   1:30p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:19p  ... "Found" (05/01/25)

--   4:15p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Arby: ham sandwich (with coupon) and choc shake.

--   6:41p  Sitting in garage;  Total ride: 14 mi (10 to Arby's).

I usually take this route clockwise but decided to try counter-clockwise, in order

to go further before I eat.

--   7:38p  Inside after biking 2 mi (Total 30 mi today);  "Inside Edition"

--   8:19p  "ET"

--   9:05p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:43p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun

-- 12:11a  Skim Ch5 news

--   1:20a  Bed

--   9:40a  Up

-- 10:45a  Leaving to bike

-- 11:45a  Inside after biking 7 mi

--   1:00p  Lunch @Gingerbrook pool party: chicken and beef tacos

--   3:30p  Home;  Sewed up hole in pants.

--   4:45p  Leaving to bike 8 mi with neighbor

--   5:45p  Sitting in garage

--   6:07p  Leaving via bike for dinner @Naf Naf: soup (lentil)

--   7:01p  Stopped at Tony's when I saw his bus was parked outside and he was in the bus.

--   7:25p  Inside after biking 7 mi  (Total 22 mi today)

--   8:06p  "Doctor Odyssey" (05/01/25)

-- 10:00p  Skim Ch5 news;  No mention of any Northern Lights being visible.

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