Sat

--   1:10a  Bed

--   7:47a  Up

--   9:00a  Finished 20 min walk;  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:12a  "Shifting Gears"

-- 10:34a  "Abbott Elementary"

-- 12:01p  "Beauty, The"

--   1:48p  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs);  "Grey’s Anatomy"

--   4:15p  Finished 20 min walk;  Leaving to pickup dinner @Arby's

--   4:35p  Home

--   4:50p  Finished 10 min walk;  Dinner @home: 2 gyros (BOGO on app);  "Animal Control"

--   5:34p  Finished 10 min walk;  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:17p  "Memory of A Killer" (01/26/26)

Had characters named Linda and Belinda.

--   8:20p  Finished 20 min walk.

--   8:46p  "Going Dutch"

-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:32p  "SNL"

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Fri

-- 12:15p  Bed

--   7:37a  Up

--   8:05a  Leaving for breakfast @BK; sausage/egg crois (free for Nat'l Crois Day with $3 purchase)

--   8:51a  Home

--   9:15a  Finished 20 min walk

-- 11:36p  "The View"

--   1:44p  Skim Ch2 news

--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"

When I looked at weather online an hour ago, it looked like the snow at a distance was drying up

but now it's here.

--   4:08  Finished 20 min walk;  Dinner @home: ramen with chicken 

--   5:05  Finished 20 min walk;  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:06p  Finished 10 min walk.

--   8:15p  Finished 10 min walk.

--   8:30p  "High Potential"

There was a dog medicine commercial that mentioned the dog in the ad loves cheese.

The very next ad was for T-Mobile and they take a photo and say "cheese".

The next ad was for Dominos pizza.

-- 10:20p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:41p  "Will Trent"

The victim was poisoned, as was the victim on "High Potential".

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Thu

--   8:35a  Up

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

-- 10:20a  Home

-- 10:44a  Finished 20 min walk;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;  ... "Doc"

-- 11:31a  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs);  Skim Ch2 news.

--   2:34p  "The View"

--   3:18p  "Inside Edition"

The 1st vowel was "A" in the names of today's "Jeopardy" players.

--   3:50p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic

--   4:45p  Finished 20 min walk;  Dinner @home: 3 chili coneys (on sale for $1.49 each)

--   5:25p  Finished 20 min walk

--   5:35p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:17p  "ET"

--   7:36p  "Seth Meyers";  Exercycle (5 mins)

--   8:45p  Finished 10 min walk -- reached all 3 goals on health app.

-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news;  They have a new Food Guy.

I would have thought that the old Food Guy owned that label.

-- 10:48p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:11p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:46p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed

--   7:46a  Up

--   8:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  "Seth Meyers"

-- 10:18a  "The View"

-- 12:00p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:30p  Finished a long conversation with Copilot that started with asking

if tarrifs are a left vs right issue.  I didn't think so, and it agreed, giving me

a bit of the history.

--   2:36p  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   3:07p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:35p  Leaving for cardiologist appt

--   3:50p  Arrived for 4p appt

--   4:20p  Brought into procedure room, but then tech left to setup the heart monitor   

--   4:30p  Monitor placed on chest

--   4:40p  Headed to Jewel

--   5:15p  Loaded groceries into car, then headed to pickup dinner @Noodles & Co

--   5:49p  Home;  Dinner @home: spaghetti and meatballs

--   6:43p  "ET"

--   7:14p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:02p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:51p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:25p  Bed

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Tue

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   5:45a  Up

--   7:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   7:45a  "St. Denis Medical"

--   8:35a  Nap

--   9:50a  Up

-- 10:00a  "The View"

-- 10:16a - 10:27a  Tony called

-- 11:15a  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:25p  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs).

>>>   1:26p  "Memory of A Killer"  (Metacritic: 58, 40-80, #9)

A hitman is hiding his Alzheimer's from his daughter and friend.

Inspired by a 2003 Belgian film.

~~  One review says, "It's a bit lackluster and tedious," but credits 

the 2 stars for "Their powerful, charismatic presence".

But harsh critic said "it's a pretty forgettable wrinkle on an old formula."

~~  Before watching, it's unclear if I should bother, but the Olympics are going to

be cutting down on the available programming -- although not a lot.

~~  One recap and IMDB says Angelo Doyle lives in Cooperstown.  Another says

Angelo Flannery lives in Hudson Springs, which is mentioned on the show.

~~  There was a location clearly identified at 15 John St in Manhattan

but it doesn't match the actual location.  I wonder why they showed the address.

--   3:07p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:00p  Finished 20 min walk

--   4:05p  Dinner @home:  chicken fajita burrito bowl (bought Mon @Chipotle) + free guac

--   4:38p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:10p  ... "Brilliant Minds"

--   6:49p  "ET"

--   7:31p  "Beauty, The" (Ep 3)

--   9:04p  "Jimmy Fallon"

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:15p  Bed

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Mon

-- 12:05a  Bed with headache

--   8:36a  Up with wind chill of 15F below

--   9:15a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points) + apple raisin oatmeal

-- 10:03a  Home

-- 10:37a  "The View"

--   2:45p  Seemingly finished a long text chain with Larry W.

He started telling me that his new bike hasn't arrived yet, but then he decided to

talk about the current situation in MN, and he decided that I'm on the side of the communists.

I kept breaking away and asking him a different question.  At first he said he has no answer

and at the end he said it's unanswerable.

--   3:35p  Leaving to pickup food @Chipotle for tomorrow (free guac with purchase)

--   3:58p  Home

--   4:20p  Finished 20 min walk

--   4:25p  Dinner @home: leftover roast beef (bought Sat @Arby's); ... "Beauty, The" (ep2)

--   5:00p  Finished 10 min walk

--   5:06p  "Inside Edition"

--   5:52p  Skim Ch7 news

It seems that I got lucky with 2-3" of snow -- the Loop got 10" -- lake effect snow.

--   8:20p  "ET"

-- 10:05p  Finished initial steps for taxes;  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun

--   1:30a  Bed

--   8:35a  Up with about 0,25" of snow and still falling, but not much more is expected.

--   9:20a  Breakfast @home: Ham (from Arby's)

--   9:55a  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs); "Meet the Press"

-- 11:08a  "This Week"

-- 12:00p  Nap

--   1:40p  Up

I looked at precip.a1 and it said I got 3" of snow,

but Raindrop.farm says 1.88".  The Windows weather widget says 0".

--   2:03p  "Morning Show, The" (09/24/25, s4x2)

--   4:30a  Finished 20 min walk;  Dinner @home: soup (chunky chicken veg)

--   5:05a  Finished 10 min walk;  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:37p  "Stumble"

--   6:45p  Nap

--   8:00p  Up

--   8:12p  "Morning Show, The" (10/01/25)

-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:14p  "Jimmy Kimmel"  (1/13)

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Sat

-- 12:30a  Bed

--   9:03a  Up with 2 below but wind in very light

--   9:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 11:20a  "Grey’s Anatomy"

-- 12:48p  "Animal Control"

--   2:55p  "Going Dutch"

--   3:55p  Leaving for dinner @Mission BBQ: pulled pork;  Also picked up sandwiches at Arby's.

I tried to use the wi-fi at Arby's to place an order but now, it seems, you have to 

sign-up to use their free wi-fi, however, I was able to get Xfinity wi-fi in their entry hall.

I placed one order on the app and I got another order using a coupon at the counter.

~~ It started snowing while I was eating --  but just flurries.

--   5:00p  Home;  Skim Ch7 news;  Real snow expected after midnight.

--   6:00p  ,,, "Happy's Place"

>>>   7:53p  "Beauty, The" 

FBI agents investigate a series of deaths, all models, and they seem to have a virus.

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "SNL"

The cold open was strangely generic, i.e., not based on recent news.

I am unfamiliar with the guest host, even though I apparently saw her win a Golden Globe.

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Fri

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   7:05a  Up with 8 below and 24 below wind chill

--   8:06a  Finished 20 min walk;  Breakfast @home: chicken salad;  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

--   8:53a  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs)

-- 10:24a  "The View";  Exercycle (20 mins)

-- 12:37p  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs)

-- 12:40p  Nap

--   2:10p  Up

--   3:25p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:30p  Finished 20 min walk;  Dinner @home: chicken biryani

--   5:15p  Finished 10 min walk;  Reached all 3 health app goals (set before surgery) for first time.

--   5:19p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:30p  Nap

--   8:00p  Up;  ... "High Potential"

--   8:46p  "Shifting Gears"

--   9:48p  "Abbott Elementary"

-- 10:32p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:22p  "ET"

-- 11:44p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Tue)

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Thu

--   8:07a  Up

--   8:40a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also stopped for walk-in blood draw.

--   9:22a  Home

--   9:50a  Finished 20 min walk;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 10:35a  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs);  "The View"

-- 11:40a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:35p  Finished 20 min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs);  "Seth Meyers"

--   2:35p  Leaving for dentist

--   2:52p  Arrived for 3p dental cleaning and checkup.

--   3:12p  Brought into exam room;  No cavities.

--   4:28p  Arrived for dinner @Jack in the Box on Geneva & Schmale: burger combo.

The last time I was at a Jack in the Box was in 2006 when I was in Seattle.  I only had a shake.

I used to live 2 blocks from Jack in Box in Chicago, 40 years ago.

I was not impressed with today's meal.  The dining room was cold and the food got cold quickly.

Posting a photo on Facebook probably didn't help, especially because the Facebook app had changed

and didn't seem to have a button for a live photo.

--   4:45p  Stopped @Chicken Salad Chick (which was on the way) to pickup scoop of BBQ chicken salad.

Also, got a free scoop of regular chicken salad (for Appreciation Day).

After, got gas and also picked up chicken biryani @Ghareeb Nawaz.

--   5:53p  Home;  Had cream of chicken rice soup (from Chicken Salad Chick)

--   6:13p  Turned off car after leaving it running to build up some heat with blanket on the hood.

--   6:27p  "Inside Edition"

None of today's "Jeopardy" players got Final Jeopardy right, but the leader bet big so the 2nd place person won.

--   7:00p  "ET"

--   8:00p  I just consulted Copilot, and it assures me that modern car design, plus having

the car in the garage, plus having a battery that's less that a year old, plus having

driven around this afternoon enough that the battery is probably fully-charged, means that

my precautions with running the car with blanket on the hood will have no real effect.

--   8:12p  Skim Ch7 news

--   8:53p  Finished walking 10 mins.

--   9:20p - 10:00p  Called EJB;  He has no news.

I tried to convince him to stay in tomorrow, but he wouldn't commit.

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

Earlier, I mentioned Chicken Salad Chick which I first saw on my virtual trips in GA,

and I just saw the news that Zaxby's is opening in the Chicago area, another restaurant

I saw frequently in GA.  However, the location is in Plainfield, and there is no mention

of plans for other Illinois locations.  The Plainfield location had been a place

called Slim Chickens, which had been there since 2018.

-- 10:42p  "Stephen Colbert"

He gave a 1909 recipe for a popcorn sandwich -- which was ruined by Parmesan.

BTW, it also had sardines, so I don't know why it's not a sardine sandwich.

-- 11:14p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed

-- 12:00a  "Seth Meyers"

-- 12:09a  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 12:35a  Bed

--   8:46a  Up

I was expecting snow overnight but there's no accumulation.

--   9:40a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points)

-- 10:15a  Arrive for 10:30a follow-up appt with cardiology PA

I thought that they were going to put a heart monitor on today but I had to make another appt.

>>> 11:33a  ... "Best Medicine" (01/06/26)

This is a US version of the UK show, "Doc Martin" (2004).

He was Dr. Martin Ellingham in UK, but is Dr. Martin Best in US.

They both moved to the small coastal town of Port Wenn, where they spent summers with their aunt.

But in UK he moved from London to Cornwall.  In US, he moved from Boston to Maine.

I only saw the first season of UK version.

~~  It does feel like I'm watching a rerun, but the scripts are not identical, but the first

case had the same diagnosis and neither doctor likes being called "Doc Martin".

~~  I suppose I'll watch the US version, but the main reason that I watched the first US episode

is that TiVo is giving me problem watching when I'm out of the house, but Xfinity Stream is working.

-- 11:11a  Home

-- 11:24a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:30p  "Will Trent"

--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Leaving for dinner @Arby's: turkey gyros (with coupon)

--   4:25p  Home;  "The View"

--   6:22p  ... "Doc"

--   7:40p  "ET"

-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert";  Cheese mentioned.

-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:15p  Bed

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Tue

--   1:15a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up

--   8:50a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also went to Dollar Tree.

--   9:43a  Home

-- 10:03a  "The View"

-- 11:45a  Visiting nurse arrived for final visit

-- 11:02a  Nurse left

-- 11:34a  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:42p  "Morning Show, The" (09/17/25, s4x1)

--   3:09p  "Inside Edition"

I had the Final Jeopardy answer wrong, but so did the leader who won anyway.

--   3:35p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic

--   4:05p  Home;  Dinner @home: 3 corn dogs (99c each today)

--   4:28p  Skim Ch7 news

Jenni Newman talked about electric cars and extreme weather.

Jerry O'Sullivan was also interviewed.  "nn" replaced with "rr".

--   6:10p  Nap

--   8:05p  Up;  "ET"

-- 10:18p  Skim Ch5 news;  Started 7 mins late because of basketball.

-- 11:00p  "Stephen Colbert"

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Mon

-- 12:10a  Bed

--   8:27a  Up with 30 mph gusts and wind chill of 26 below.

--   9:25a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  "Jimmy Fallon" (Thu)

-- 11:24a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:38a  "The View"

-- 12:35p  Finished 20-min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs).

-- 12:38p  "Morning Show, The" (11/01/23)

--   3:00p  Finished 20-min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs).

--   3:02p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:25p  Dinner @home: leftover pork lo mein

--   3:55p  Finished 10-min walk

--   4:06p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:15p  Finished 10-min walk

--   6:17p  ... "Hunting Party, The" (03/24/25)

--   8:09p  "Morning Show, The" (11/08/23)

--   9:45p  Nap

-- 11:25p  Up;  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"

I had it programmed on both TiVos but on my older one didn't record it and

the program guide was inexplicably wrong on the older one -- listing a show that

is on another network, and at a different time.

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Sun

-- 12:45a  Bed

--   8:23a - 8:47a  Woken by call from Tony, again postponing installing new thermostat

but I said we should wait until it's warmer, since it's no longer such a problem for me

to go downstairs to adjust it.

--   9:25a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also went to Dollar Tree.

-- 10:23a  Home

-- 10:48a  Finished 22-min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs).

-- 10:50a  "This Week"

--   1:34p  ... "Stumble"

--   2:30p  Finished 20-min walk (plus 2 flights of stairs).

--   2:32p  "Morning Show, The" (10/18/23)

--   3:55p  Leaving to pickup dinner @China Star

--   4:15p  Home

--   4:35p  Finished 20-min walk

--   4:45p  Dinner @home: pork lo mein

--   5:20p  Finished 10-min walk

--   5:25p  Skim CBS news;  Jennifer Arnold interviewed about supplying food to immigrants.

--   6:11p  "60 Minutes"

--   7:44p  ... "Hunting Party, The" (03/17/25)

I found a filming location, The Wickertree, in Langley, BC.

--   8:49p  "Morning Show, The" (10/25/23)

A character talked about having a meeting "in the teacup" and I asked Copilot if that's

a nickname they use for the studio.  Copilot said there is no evidence of that online.

But then I asked Google and it found a reference in an earlier episode and said the term

was also used in episodes that I haven't seen yet.  It also showed photos of the anchor

desk which clearly has the geometry of a teacup.  It's sad that Copilot wasn't aware of

that, and it's also sad how verbose it was dismissing the truth.

-- 10:30p  Skim Ch7 news

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Sat

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   6:15a  Up with headache; Took hot shower.

--   6:45a  Nap in recliner

--   8:52a  Up with headache

--   9:07a  Tony and Sue called to make sure I survived the party.

--   9:20a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points) + apple raisin oatmeal

I wasn't sure if I wanted to go out in the 6 below wind chill

but it's sunny and the streets are dry.  The car said it was 36F in the garage (before opening the garage door).

~~  I tried to watch a show on TiVo app but it said I need to run setup again

and that, seemingly, can only be done at home.

~~  I was able to watch a show on Xfinity Stream, but it took several minutes to start streaming.

-- 10:15a  Inside after pumping up both passenger side tires.

It always happens on one of the coldest days of the year!

Luckily, I didn't have any problems aside from it being very cold, 

but it wasn't as extreme in my garage.

-- 10:35a  "Morning Show, The" (10/04/23)

--   1:24p  "Grey’s Anatomy"

Two of the actors are a Narducci and a Nardeep..

--   3:02p  "Happy's Place"

--   3:45p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Panda Express

--   4:07p  Home

--   4:20p  Finished 10 min walk

--   4:25p  Dinner @home: Teriyaki chicken + mushroom chicken

--   5:00p  Went upstairs and unintentionally fell asleep in recliner

--   7:00p  Up

--   7:27p  Finished answering survey from Panda Express; ... +"Going Dutch"

--   8:10p  I just tried Gemini AI for the first time as a test.  I asked it to

find a straightforward recap of the "Going Dutch" episode, although I had already found one.

Instead, if created a non-straightforward recap.  After, I told it that if failed and I explained 

why, and it was unable to process that.  So, it failed twice.

--   8:17p  "Morning Show, The" (10/11/23)

-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news;  They have a new studio.

-- 10:41p  "SNL"

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Fri

-- 12:45a  Bed

--   8:36a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 10:53a  "The View"

-- 11:32a  Tony called to postpone appointment until tomorrow

-- 11:57a  Skim Ch2 news;  ... "Shifting Gears"

--   1:00p  Finished 20 min walk

--   1:38p  "Abbott Elementary"

--   3:10p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:19p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:00p  "Will Trent"

--   6:30p  Arrive fir Sue's birthday party @Capital Grill

--   7:30p  Buffet dinner: meatballs

I originally planned to leave after 30 mins but I didn't realize it 

would take so long for the food to be brought out.

--   8:55p  Home;  Nap

--   9:25p  Up

--   9:37p  "Animal Control"

-- 10:25p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "ET"

-- 11:54p  "Jimmy Fallon"  (1/8)

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Thu

-- 12:25a  Bed

--   8:36a  Up

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

-- 10:09a  Home

-- 10:21a  Finished 10 min walk;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls

-- 10:56a  Finished 10 min walk

-- 11:02a - 11:12a  Tony called.

I tried to pause TiVo, but it wouldn't respond even though the remote was working a minute earlier.

I re-seated the batteries, but, before I did that, I muted the TV -- but I had trouble finding

the mute button -- since there are only icons.  So, it was complicated because I was also trying

to answer the phone at the same time.

-- 11:28a  "The View"

--   1:00p  Nap

--   3:00p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Leaving for dinner @Arby's: reuben (with coupon)

They forgot to give coupon price and couldn't seem to figure out the refund, so

they just gave me $2 back.

--   4:28p  Home;  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:00p  Nap

--   7:22p  Up;  "ET"

--   8:00p  I started noticing my laptop speakers were crackling and I asked 

Copilot if they need to be cleaned.  It said that was the least likely reason.

One of the suggestions was to try earbuds.  I should have thought about that myself.

The crackling was NOT on the earbuds, but when I unplugged the earbuds, the problem

with the speakers went away, so it's a software problem.  Now, I'm waiting to see

if the problem comes back and then I can try changing settings to see if that fixes it

permanently.

-- 10:13p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:39p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:53p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed

--   1:20a  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

--   2:00a  Bed

--   5:00a  Up with RLS

--   5:50a  Finished 20 min walk

--   6:00a  Bed

--   9:08a  Up

Email from 7:52a said I was stop 6 on furniture delivery and estimated 11:37a.

(On Monday, they gave me a window of 11a - 2p.)

--   9:35a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: Big Breakfast with hotcakes

I should NOT have gone out in the snow but I forgot to look outside.

A car went off the road just a couple blocks away.

-- 10:23a  Home;  "The View"

-- 11:08a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:27a  Email said delivery truck was 30 mins away.

-- 11:53a  Most recent update said they'd arrive at 11:53a

but that's now and they seem stuck at stop 5, however, they might be eating lunch.

-- 11:54a  Updated to 12:26p.

-- 12:00p  Arrived early

-- 12:10p  Departed;  They moved the old recliner to garage.

-- 12:24p  Finished readjusting floating laptop table.

-- 12:58p  ... "Doc"

--   4:19p  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:50p  Finished 10 min walk

--   4:55p  Dinner @home: double chicken fajita burrito bowl (bought yesterday)

--   5:25p  "Inside Edition"

--   6;20p  Nap

---  7:45p  Up;  "ET"

--   8:46p  ... "High Potential"

-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:38p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"

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Tue

-- 12:40a  Bed

--   7:10a  Up

--   8:25a  Leaving for breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos

--   9:00a  Home;  ... "Brilliant Minds"

--10:25a  Nap

-- 11:15a  Up

-- 11:50a  Finished 10-min walk.

-- 11:54a  "The View"

--   1:30p  Skim Ch2 news

--   2:00p  Nap

--   3:02p  Up;  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Sonic;  Also picked up food from Chipotle.

--   4:26p  Home;  Dinner @home: 3 corn dogs (99c each today)

--   4:50p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:58p  "ET"

--   7:30p  Nap

--   8:54p - 9:10p  Woken by call from Tony.

He fixed my mailbox closure earlier today.  He called to complain about Wendy's 

not filling up soda cup, and Dunkin closing the dining room early.

-- 10:01p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:57p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:46p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon

-- 12:05a  Bed

--   8:30a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:45a  Visiting nurse arrived

-- 10:06a  Nurse left;  She thinks next week will be final visit;  "The View"

-- 11:04a  "Morning Show, The" (09/27/23)

Found a filming location in Soho on Mercer St near Prince St with Fanelli Cafe.

--   1:05p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:35p  Nap

--   3:25p  Up

--   4:00p  Leaving to get dinner @Popeye's;  fried chicken

Joined app, but there didn't seem to be any specials there, however I earned points.

I was offered a BOGO of 6 wings as a bonus for joining but I didn't want just wings.

I had trouble using PayPal through the app.  It sends you a code that you can copy but

you can't paste it because it requires you to enter each digit separately, and it

still didn't go through, so I switched to credit card.

~~  I got 3 piece "fave" but it was 2 wings and a breast.  At KFC, it's 1 wing and 2 breasts.

Popeye's has s free senior drink.  Overall, it seems that KFC is a better deal -- when I have

a coupon -- and they regularly send coupons.  But, now, Popeye's is closer.

--   5:05p  Home

--   5:23p  "Inside Edition"

--   6:50p  "ET"

--   7:20p  Skim Ch7 news

--   9:03p  "St. Denis Medical"

-- 10:22p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:42p  "Stephen Colbert";  Jimmy Kimmel was guest (but segment was probably recorded earlier).

-- 11:23p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:38p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun

--   1:45a  Up with headache;  Took hot shower.

--   2:15a  Bed (in recliner)

--   3:00a  Bed

--   9:15a  Up

--   9:45a  Finished 10 min walk;  "Meet the Press"

-- 12:00p  Carla arrived with Gina

-- 12:30p  Left with Carla for lunch @Empire: fish tacos

We were going to go to The Patio but it was very crowded.

--   1:52p  Home

--   3:15p  Gina left

--   4:15p  Carla left;  "This Week"

--   5:17p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:10p  Finished 20 min walk;  Dinner @home: soup (chunky hearty beef barley)

--   6:42p  "Morning Show, The" (09/20/23)

--   8:06p  "Golden Globes"

Jennifer Garner was one of the pair of presenters on first award.

But prior to that I was not super-impressed with the opening monologue which seemed

to lean much to heavily on name-dropping and roasting rather than on making jokes

about the shows or the  industry.

~~ Amy Poehler thanked her producer, Jen.

~~ Jennifer Lopez was presenter and Jennifer Lawrence was nominated.

~~ Jennifer Fregozo was one of the 2 makeup  artists on the staff.

~~ The show went 23 mins over.

-- 11:17p  Skim Ch7 news

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Sat

--   9:57a  Up

-- 10:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 10:25a  "Hunting Party, The" (03/03/25)

The new season premiered this week, but it seems that I have 6 unwatched episodes

from last spring, and a note from the previously watched episode is that I didn't pay

much attention to it -- so I'm not sure if I'll be watching.

~~  This episode takes place in Chicago.  There were some exterior shots, but I don't think they

were actually in Chicago.

-- 12:33p  Finished 20 min walk

--   1:53p  "Morning Show, The" (11/19/21, s2x10)

--   4:05p  Leaving for dinner @Wendy's: chili & baked potato

--   4:51p  Home;

--   5:20p  Finished 20 min walk

--   5:30p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:10p  ... "Hunting Party, The" (03/10/25)

--   7:30p  Nap

--   7:55p  Up;  "Morning Show, The" (09/13/23, s3x1)

--   8:15p  Up;  "Morning Show, The" (09/13/23, s3x2)

-- 10:30p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 11:35p  Bed

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Fri

-- 12:30a  Bed

--   4:02a  Up

--   6:15a  Bed

--   9:30a  Up

--   9:55a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also went to Dollar Tree.

-- 10:53a  Home;  "The View"

--   2:05p  Finished 20 min walk;  ... "Paper, The"- (01/03/26, ep3)

--   2:40p  "High Potential" ...

--   3:45p  Leaving for dinner @Arby's: 2 fish sandwiches (with coupon)

--   4:33p  Home

--   4:50p  Finished 10 min walk

--   5:11p  "Inside Edition

--   6:30p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:50p  Finished 20 min walk

--   7:54p  "ET"

--   9:19p  "Grey’s Anatomy"

-- 10:48p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:55p  Bed

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Thu

--   1:00a  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   1:55a  Bed

--   9:30a  Up

--   9:55a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @Fresh Thyme;  Also, bought recliner @Ashley Homestore

-- 11:36a  Home;  Breakfast @home: Maki rolls;  "Shifting Gears"

They raised the Thurs special price from $5 to $6 but the odd flavor last time went away.

-- 12:02p  "The View" ...

--   1:20p  Nap

--   2:08p  Up

--   3:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:20p  Finished 20 min walk

--   4:25p  Dinner @home: leftover noodle cup with Korean BBQ beef

--   4:44p  Skim Ch7 news

A car crashed into a sound wall in Romeoville, but the location was misidentified

as I-55 & IL-126 (which is about 4000 ft from the actual location at Taylor Rd and Frontage Rd), and

the pin was about 2.5 mi NE of the actual location.  They showed it at 4pm and again at 5pm.

--   6:35p  "ET"

--   7:05p  Nap

--   8:15p  Up, as heavy rain is ending;  ... "Abbott Elementary"

--   9:15p  +"Will Trent" ...

-- 10:17p  Skim Ch5 news;  It's 60F at 10p in January.

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert";  Mentioned a hose.

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Guest mentioned a hose.

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed

-- 12:15a  Bed

--   9:07a  Woken by call from neighbor who asked about my previous sewer backup.

Apparently, another neighbor is having same problem;  Up.

--   9:55a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD: 2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also picked up Rx's.

-- 10:59a  Home;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:35p  "The View"

--   1:15p  Nap

--   3:46p  Up

--   3:19p  Finished 21 min walk;  "Inside Edition"

--   3:55p  Leaving to get dinner @Arby's: 2 ham sandwiches (with coupon).

The dining room was empty but a couple came in and sat right across the aisle from me

so I moved to the other side of the dining room.

~~  Also, went to Ashley (which was right on the way home) to look for a new recliner;  Found one that is adequate and will probably get it.

--   5:25p  Finished 21 min walk;  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:39p  "ET"

--   8:14p  ... "Doc"

-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:53p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:41p  "Seth Meyer"

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Tue

-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:30a  Woken by hang-up;  Up

--   9:45a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD:  hotcakes & sausage;  Also went to Jewel.

-- 10:57a  Home;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:30a  "The View"

--   1:20p  Nap

--   2:45p  Up

--   3:15p  "Inside Edition";  Exercycle: 10 min.

I managed to re-connect the electronics box.

Also, set watch to record, but it only records time and calories (and heart rate, but not steps),

and would have to be manually paused if i pause.

--   3:45p  Dinner @home: leftover salmon jambalaya

--   4:10p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:35p  "ET";  Exercycle: 10 min.

--   7:17p  ... "Brilliant Minds"

--   9:11p  "Jimmy Fallon"

-- 10:07p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon

-- 12:30a  Bed

--   8:23a  Up

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

In order to get a 29c drink, I had to order at least $3, which the burritos are,

but I can't say "no cheese" when I order in the app.  I had to wait for a manager and

show the order on the phone and then she had to tell them no cheese (which is usually

true anyway), except usually the order with say "special request", but this one doesn't,

so there was room for error -- although there's always room for error.

-- 10:17a  Home

-- 10:52a  "The View"

-- 12:03p  Skim Ch2 news;  Preempted by Maduro arraignment.

-- 12:09p  Skim Ch9 news

-- 12:39p  "Jimmy Fallon" (11/26)

-- 12:50p  Visiting nurse

--   1:14p  Nurse left

--   1:55p  "Simpsons, The"

--   2:55p  Nap

--   3:30p  Up

--   3:45p  Leaving to get dinner @Kura Revolving Sushi Bar: 5 plates.

Also picked up noodle cup BBQ beef with @Bibibop.

--   4:47p  Home;  "Inside Edition"

--   5:20p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:10p - 6:20p  Carla called.

I answered on my watch and then went to get my phone, but it wouldn't let me switch control

to the phone, so I had Carla call me back.  Then I asked Copilot and it confirmed there is

no direct way to switch.  It's so strange when a known problem doesn't get fixed.  It suggested

that I could have turned bluetooth off.

--   6:45p  "ET";  Exercycle: 5 min

--   7:13p  "Krapopolis"-

--   8:16p  "Paper, The" (01/03/26, ep2)

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"

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Sun

-- 12:50a  Bed

--   8:38a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:33a  "Meet the Press"

-- 10:42a  "This Week"

-- 11:35a  Finished 15 min walk

-- 12:20p  Nap

--   1:40p  Up

--   2:15p  Finished 15 min walk

--   2:38p  "Morning Show, The" (11/05/21)

--   3:50p  Leaving to get dinner @KFC in Lisle: fried chicken (with coupon)

Drove there on surface streets, but returned on tollway -- so coupon partly wasted.

However, the sales tex is less in Lisle.

--   5:51p  Home

--   5:12p  Finished 15 min walk;  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:48p  ... "Paper, The" (01/03/26)

--   6:54p  "60 Minutes"

--   8:33p  Finished 15 min walk;

>>>   8:37p  "Palm Royale (03/20/24)  On AppleTV

An ambitious woman schemes to secure her seat at America's most exclusive table: Palm Beach high society, circa 1969.

~~Top review said it is "Funny and wicked with very mature humor."

But harsher review said it's "A social satire lacking bite or even a point of view, as substance-free as the froth and foam left by waves on the beach

So, I'm not sure if I should continue to watch it.

-- 10:01p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:30p  "Morning Show, The" (11/12/21)

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Sat

--   1:10a  Bed

--   6:15a  Up;  RLS is driving me crazy.

--   7:00a  Finished 5 min walk

--   7:15a  Bed

--   9:20a  Up

--   9:50a  Leaving to get breakfast @McD:  2 sausage/egg burritos;  Also went to Dollar Tree.

-- 10:46a  Home

-- 11:39a  "Ted Lasso" (05/24/23)

--   2:02p  "Morning Show, The" (10/22/21)

--   4:15a  Finished 15 min walk

--   4:20p  Dinner @home: salmon jambalaya

--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:22p  "Ted Lasso"- (05/31/23)

--   8:13p  "Morning Show, The" (10/29/21)

-- 10:49p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:01p  "ET"

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Fri

--   1:30a  Bed

--   9:00a  Up after woken by notification tone.

--   9:25a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 11:20p  Managed 15 min walk

-- 11:30a  Managed to untangle cords to plug in living room pole lamp.

-- 11:38a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:57a  "Morning Show, The" (10/08/21)

--   1:55p - 2:04p  Duly case manager called to check up on me.

--   2:10p  Neighbor called to ask if I needed anything I mentioned that my 

rear driver side tire needs to be pumped up and asked if he could help with that 

and he said he would, but I wound up getting it done before he came over. 

~~  So now that I'm dressed I guess I'm going to go pick up something for dinner.

Unfortunately, the app decided that this is the time to have a new login method

that doesn't require passwords.  Previously, the app remembered the password on

my phone, so I didn't have to bother entering it.  Now, the app will text me a 

code that I have to copy and paste.  The problem is that going to retrieve the

code can cause the app to redisplay the page when I return to the app and then

I have to go through it again.  It took 3 tries.

--   2:42p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Noodles and Co

--   3:00p  Home

--   3:10p  Managed 10 min walk

--   3:15p  Dinner @home: spaghetti & meatballs

--   3:45p  ... "Jimmy Fallon"  (12/18)

--   5:00p  Skim Ch7 news

Jen Guzman was interviewed as a friend of 1st couple to marry in Cook Co contest.

--   5:52p  "Inside Edition"

--   6:20p  Nap

--   7:20p  Up

--   8:45p  "Ted Lasso" (05/17/23)

-- 10:37p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:18p  "Morning Show, The" (10/15/21)

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Thu

-- 12:06a  Watched note drop in Nashville on CBS.

-- 12:09a  NBC did NOT have local countdown but at midnight

showed celebrations from around the world -- basically fireworks.

London seemed to be spectacular.  Then Dubai.

-- 12:16a  Fox showed Houston at midnight and then switched to Dallas

which seemed better than Houston.  

-- 12:24a  Back to NBC showing Paris. 

-- 12:30a  Skim Ch5 news (originally shown at 9p) 

They said if you wanted to watch the countdown at midnight you can go to their website.

-- 12:54a  Fox showed Rio De Janeiro.

--   1:40a  Bed

--   8:36a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 10:15a  Nap

-- 11:40a  Up;  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:08p  "Inside Edition"

-- 12:35p  "Morning Show, The" (09/24/21) ...

--   1:30p  Nap

--   2:30p  Up

--   4:12p  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:40p  Managed 15 min walk

--   4:45p  Dinner @home: soup (Amy's black bean) + leftover chicken;  "Krapopolis"

--   6:37p  "Ted Lasso" (05/03/23)

--   8:10p  Nap in recliner

--   8:37p  Up

-- 10:19p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:58p  "Ted Lasso" (05/10/23).