Scribblings From the Desert

I am a published author and produced screenwriter living in Rancho Mirage, California with my wife, Beth, and two dogs, Crystal and Misty. I have spent most of my life in and around the Hollywood Motion Picture Business.

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Location: Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and William Reynolds on The FBI TV series set

To Sam's Club after meeting to shop for Hall. Home and check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and Misty. Work some more on computer. Into living room for TV. Watch Lawman recording from this morning. Fix some lunch. Beth calls and I call her back. Then watch Justified episode recorded last night. Down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work in office for awhile. Into dining room to watch some Fox news and beginning of O'Reilly. She's at Sherry's for color. I start fixing dinner. Finally she's home and we eat. Both screw around in office on our computers. I to bed at *:20; she in Later ~

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Uncle George kneeling (L) as the bad guys ride away - Annie Oakley TV Show
Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and Misty. Work on a few computer things. Call Mary Francis about last night's e-mail - she already called hotel and made reservations. Say "hi" to Andy. Work at computer. Brenda calls about incoming Easter Flyer. Into living room. Make lunch then watch end of Readhead from Wyoming; plus start a Buster and Fuzzy PRC western. Down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Sweep inide tiles. Work at computer. Jimmy George calls. More work on computer. Some Fox news; start O'Reilly. Start making dinner. Beth home and we est quick; as she has to be at an H&I meeting at 6:00. She leaves and I watch TV. She home and we watch last night's NCIS recording. She showers. Later ~

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Lee Van Cleef (right) one of the heavies on an Annie Oakley TV episode

Home from meeting. Check e-mail and news sites with BBQ chips and Misty. Drop Misty at groomers then home. Work at computer. Call Jimmy George. Work some more plus messages on Facebook. 11:00 a.m. -Misty is ready so I down to pick her up then home. Make some lunch and watch Redhead from Wyoming, with Maureen O'Hara. Cut it short then down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Bath and scan TV Guide. Into office and check Facebook. Talk (on Facebook) about Dick's visit and birthday this morning. Call Dick. Into watch some news and O'Reilly. Start making dinner. Beth home and we eat. Both to office - she washes her hair. Watch last nights rerun of Hawaii 5-0. Later ~

Monday, March 28, 2011

Lash LaRue and Fuzzy St. John

Stop by station to talk with Nader for a few minutes; then home. Check e-mail and news sites with misty and BBQ chips. Jump in car and to bank to deposit for Beth. Then it's on to Waste Management to drop old printer she brought home; then to AAA in La Quinta to pick some maps and travel books for our summer trip. Home and fix lunch. Then I watch Return of the Lash, with Al "Lash" LaRue and Al "Fuzzy" St. John while eating. one more swipe at computer then down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Work in office for an hour or so. Turn on O'Reilly; start making dinner. Beth home and we eat. After to office. Then we watch recording of yesterday's CSI: Miami. Turn on DWTS for her in bedroom. Both get ready. Later ~

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Uncle George (R) monitoring rehersal with Lillian Gish and David Janssen for Warning Shot (1967)

Sleep in day. Beth up and to Hall to meet Joe (Brenda's replacement while she's visiting friends out of state). I up 5:30. Shower, shave, dress, eat breakfast with paper. Check computer. Beth home and does my pill boxes. Piddle around in A.M. until I fix us lunch (soup) and we eat. I down for nap with Misty. Up and sit in office talking with Beth. Feed Misty and read. Into office and work at computer. Beth leaves for Hall where they're having a Maad Dog Daze preparation meeting. I work at computer - write some here. Call in pizza order. Call James Jenkins and tell him about Crystal - he's still in Phoenix. Beth home early from meeting. We drive over to pick up pizza then home. We eat pizza with Misty. Into office and work at computer. No TV. Later ~

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Uncle George with Jane Meadows, Steve Allen, director, Albert Zugsmith on set for College Confidential (1960)

Grocery shopping after meeting. Home - no Brenda; she's om Arizona visiting family. Unload and put away. Into office and check e-mail and news sites. Work for awhile - e-mail from the Ohio guy - he passes on Retribution. E-mail Sally. Into living room. Watch The Man from Tumbleweeds with Bill Elliott and Dub "Cannonball" Taylor. Make a sandwich and eat lunch while viewing. Beth home. Sit with her while she eats. She off to run dog at her work and to shop. I down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Beth home. I out and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Into office and work some. Spend the afternoon with Beth and we find things to do. Start dinner while she runs over to run dog. She back and we have tacos for dinner. After, we watch recording of Gypsy with Roz Russell; Natalie Wood; and Carl Malden. Later ~

Friday, March 25, 2011

Uncle George Rutter follows script while Chuck Conners rehearses for Branded

Leave meeting early and drive to Sam's Club to shop for Hall and ourselves. Home and bring our stuff inside. Check e-mail and news sites with Misty and Cheez-Its. Work on computer in office. Into living room for TV. First it's Lawman recorded this morning; then a PRC Eddie Dean: The Tioga Kid - with Roscoe Ates and Jeniffer Holt. Down for nap with Misty. Up and drive to bank to make deposit for Beth. Home and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work in office. Watch some news then O'Reilly. Start making dinner. Beth home and help her in with stuff. We eat. I into office to work on something; Beth washes her hair and showers. We watch Monday's Dancing With the Stars so she can see what she missed when she fell asleep. To office. Later ~

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Peirce Brosnan on the Remington Steele set - photo by my uncle George

Leave before meeting starts and drive to blood draw. Call Luis from parking lot;hen over to drop off luggage box at Beth's place of employment. Home and make breakfast as draw was a fasting order. Make cover then package CSTO! script - out to PO and send to Jimmy George. Home and work at computer. Beth by and drops off list. She leaves. I get to work on typing her list. To living room. Start to watch Lawman recorded earlier. Sean by with old lap top (he cleaned hard drive and brought the whole thing up to date). Sean sets up Beth's photosmart printer. He leaves. I fix lunch and eat while watching Justified - recorded last night. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard; sweep inside tile. Turn on news; then watch some O'Reilly. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat dinner. She proofs list I typed. I rework the list and send to her employer. I work in office. No TV tonight; plus no recording tonight because of basketball playoffs. A little more time in office then take trash out. Later ~

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Our baby girl, Crystal - 15-years old - May you rest in peace

Up midnight with Crystal wandering and slipping. Finally back to bed. up in two hours at regular time. She still screwed up. Shower then do my regular duties. Leave meeting early and stop to get CSTO! copied for Jimmy. Pick up other stuff for Beth. Home and Crystal meets me at gate - but she's still out of it. She won't even eat her glucosamine cookies. I work on Retribution synopsis - Cheez-Its with girls - Crystal ate two of these. Check e-mail, etc. Beth by and we take Crystal to the vet where we have her put to sleep. She had been like an Alzheimer's patient for the last month; plus was losing strength in her legs; falling alot, and pooping in house. Home after - both of with alot of tears. Ice cream cone for lunch. Beth back to work; I down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed Misty. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Finish writing the synopsis for Retribution and send to Doug in Ohio. Beth home. Help her inside with her stuff. Start making dinner and we eat. Both to office. Then we watch last night's recording of NCIS. Later ~

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

On the Branded set - uncle George on right behind actors

Stop at PD PO to mail book. Try to deposit check at ATM but the machine isn't taking checks this morning. Home and check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and girls. Listen to Rush's opening. Work on Retribution synopsis. To living room. Chips and salsa for lunch. Watch Lawman recording from this morning. Jimmy George calls/he's read CSTO! book - he wants a script. More TV; then it's down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail from outside. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Sweep tiles inside.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Gene Autry and Champion

RAIN in afternoon
Leave minutes early and drive to Nader's for talk and gas. Home and check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and girls. Beth calls a couple of times. No Rush today. Work on Retribution synopsis for awhile. In to living room and TV. Make some lunch and watch Gene Autry in Gold Mine in the Sky. Down for nap with Misty. RAIN begins. Up and bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. To office and work awhile. Clean up side yard. Watch some news; then start O'Reilly. Make our salads. Beth home and she makes our pasta and pesto. We eat and talk. She works in office; I start get ready for bed. Then we watch recording of CSI: Miami from last night. We get ready for bed. Later ~

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Pappy & Harriett's - Pioneertowm
Sleep in day. Beth up and off to Hall to meet Brenda. I up 5:45 - shower, dress, trim beard, bring in paper. Cook then eat while reading Sunday paper. Call James Jenkins. Give him directions again. Clean up around house then James arrives. Dogs love him. Show him some photos; he shows me his. Try to download hid photo card and it won't open on my computer (still opens on his camera). Beth home and they meet for first time. Drive with James to Pioneertown - colder than hell up there. Lunch at Pappy & Harriett's; then back home. Talk for a little more with Beth included; then he's off for Yuma, AZ. Feed girls and down for my nap with Misty. Beth to Hall to clean up after an event they had today. She also goes by her place of employment and feeds dog. I up and check e-mail. Beth home. Pretty cold here now. Turn on furnace. We have soup and salad. She cleans up kitchen; to office while she washes her hair. She into office. We get ready for bed. Later ~

Saturday, March 19, 2011

My uncle George running lines with Dan Blocker and actor - Bonanza

Grocery shopping after meeting; home and Brenda helps bring in all in. I put away stuff. Check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and girls. Work some on computer. Take off for 10:00 am appointment for pedicure. Meet Beth there. Home and make lunch and watch some TV. Down for nap with Misty. James Jenkins from Florida calls, he's in Palm Springs. Up and bring in mail; feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Beth here with van. We pick up Brenda and drive to Costco in La Quinta. They shop for mission food; I get ink refilled. To mission and drop off food supplies. Then we eat at a Mexican place on Indio Blvd. Drop Brenda and we drop van and home. Too late for movie so we work in office and talk. Get ready for bed. Later ~

Friday, March 18, 2011

Bob Mitchum, Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Jeniffer Holt, Harry Strange - The Lone Star Trail (1943)

Stop to sat "hi" to Nader on way home. Follow bug guy home. Let him in. I prepare snack. Bug man finished and leaves. Work on Retribution synopsis some more - listen to Rush. Into living room at 10:15. Make some lunch and watch Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jeniffer Holt, and Bob Mitchum (one of his first parts) in The Lone Star Trail. Ice cream in office while I write here. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open (small amount of) mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Sweep inside tile. Write here. Watch beginning of O'Reilly. Start fixing dinner. Beth home; help her in with stuff. We eat and talk. I clean up while she works in office. Then we watch Hawaii 5-0 rerun from Monday. Later ~

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, CA

Leave meeting minutes early and zip to Sam's where I buy stuff for the Hall and Beth's employers. Home and check e-mail with Cheez-Its and the girls. Talk Beth. Work on Retribution synopsis while listening to Rush. Receive - make copy- then send release to Sally Ihant. Make some lunch and watch recording of last night's Justified. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Call from James; he's in Lone Pine - took photos for Beth in Shoshoni. Clean up side yard. Sweep inside tiles. Read a little. Work in office. Start dinner. Some O'Reilly. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk. She reads while I work in office. We watch Huell Howser. Later ~

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Taken on the Lassie TV Show set by my uncle George Rutter - Jon Provost on the left.

Office Max after meeting to get two copied of Retribution made. Then home and check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and girls. Jump right in to working on Retribution synopsis. Beth calls a few times. Baby pix from South Dakota; print and fax to Beth at wok so grand parents can see. Make some lunch and eat while watching some westerns - no time for a full feature. Down for nap with Misty. Up to e-mail from Cleveland. the guy needs a release before I send script. E-mail Sally to get her permission and to fill her in on Retribution happenings. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Scan the new True West. Beth calls. I into office to write here. E-mail back from Sally; e-mail to Doug in Ohio. Watch some news then O'Rielly. Beth home and we eat. Then we work in office before watching an NCIS rerun. Later ~

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

My uncle George with June Sampson, trainee, and Dan Blocker on Bonanza set 1960s

Leave meeting a little early and drive to Edie's to check driveway lights and pick up mail. To Sherry's for a haircut. Pick up Xeroxing for Beth at Office Max. Pick up a card for Theresa Livers; then home. Check e-mail and news sites with Cheez-Its and girls. Work some more in office. Call Andy re script for Hufnagle. Brother Bob brings CD with George Rutter behind-the-scenes photos he transferred or me; puts them in my computer. Eva is with him. They leave. Talk Beth. To living room. Fix lunch then watch ending of Home in Wyomin', with Gene and Smiley. Check e-mail then down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work with George's photos. Write here. Sweep inside tiles. Some O'Reilly. Beth home and we eat and talk. She washes her hair. I work on Retribution synopsis. We watch CSI: Miami recorded Sunday. Later ~

Monday, March 14, 2011

Fay McKenzie

Stop at Nader's to gas up and talk then home. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and Cheez-Its. Work in office for awhile. Eventually run up to Palm Desert to get new battery for Beth's watch. Pick up a burger at Carl's, Jr. Home and watch some of Home in Wyomin' with Gene Autry and Fae McKenzie while eating. Check e-mail and down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Outside and bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. To computer for awhile. In to watch Bill O'Reilly. Beth home and help her in with stuff. Start making dinner. We eat and talk. After, to office to work. She cooks in kitchen. She gets call from car transport guy. We meet him with Edie's car later tonight. We watch CSI: Vegas from last Thursday. Wait for car guy to call. He calls and we're off to Sam's parking lot to drop Edie's car. Home and to bed. Later ~

Sunday, March 13, 2011

The Losers (2010) - CAST

Sleep in day. Beth up and off to Hall to meet Brenda. I up; shower and dress. Make breakfast and eat while reading paper. Trim beard. Beth home and dives into her chores. I work in office. She does my pill boxes. We off to La Quinta to shop at Office Depot plus she exchanges something at World market. Pick up Edie's car and bring to our place. We have nachos for lunch. I down for nap. Up and feed girls. Check e-mail and work at computer. Talk to Beth. She gets ready for banquet; then she's off to Women's Banquet. I fix dinner and watch TV - a movie - The Losers. Based on a comic book, and pretty good; though it made nothing at box office. Beth home and we both get ready for bed. Later ~

Saturday, March 12, 2011


Grocery shopping after meeting; home and Brenda helps me bring stuff inside. I put it all away while she gets back to cleaning. I into office and check e-mail and news sites with girls and Cheez-Its. Into living room and watch Gene Autry in Oh, Susanna!, with Smiley Burnette and Earl Hodgins. Brenda leaves. No lunch. Beth home and sit with her while she eats lunch. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Hi to Beth. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Work at computer. Beth fixes a chicken soup recipe. I get the rest of dinner ready and we eat. Start to watch Cast Away with Tom Hanks; but the digital feed from Time-Warner was screwed up so we shut it off. She showers. I putz around while she gets into bed. Turn on an NCIS rerun for her in bedroom while I get ready for bed. I write here. Later ~

Friday, March 11, 2011

8.9 Quake in Japan - followed by 23-ft Tidal Wave

Straight to Sam's after meeting to shop for Hall and us. Home after and check mail with girls and Cheez-Its. Work at computer for awhile; then into living room and TV. Watch the end of Saddle Pals from yesterday. Make some lunch and watch Lawman recording while eating. Jerry calls - he'll be over to fix shed lights. I check e-mail then down for nap with Misty. Up and bring in mail. Check e-mail. Out to bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work at computer. Beth home and we talk. Gt ready and to Pacifica for dinner with Beth's employers, Rhonda & Tanner, and Jack and Clara. Home and check here; write here. Get ready and - Later ~

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Cass County Boys, Jean Van, Gene Autry, in Saddle Pals - 1947

Leave meeting before it starts to go for a blood draw. Home after; check e-mail and news sites with the last of the Cheez-its and girls. Work at computer. Jimmy George calls. Jerry ovr to fix back yard lights. He off to Edie's to work. I into living room and start watching Lawman. Beth calls several times. Fix lunch and eat while watching Saddle Pals with Gene Autry and Sterling Holliway. Stop before it's through so I can go down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Read and scan magazine. Clean up side yard. Beth calls. Sweep inside tiles. Start watching O'Reilly. Beth calls. Start making dinner. Beth home and I help her bring her stuff in. We eat and talk. After, to office and work at computer. She makes calls. No TV. - Later ~

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Buster Crabbe & Fuzzy St. John in Gentlemen With Guns

To Edie's house after meeting to meet bug man. I count driveway lights for Beth. Leave after guy finishes inside. Home with Beth calling me three times on way home. Once home I check e-mail and news sites with girls and popcorn. Into living room for some TV. Watch Gentlemen With Guns with Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy St. John while eating lunch. Down for nap with Misty. Up 1:30. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. To appointment with Jason at hearing aid place; then home. Work at computer for awhile. Feed more to Crystal as Misty ate some of hers. Clean up side yard. Sweep inside tiles some. Start dishes and dinner. Turn on start of O'Reilly, Beth home, I help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk. She into bedroom to do exercises plus a shower. She sticks her head into office. We watch NCIS rerun recording. Later ~

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Scene From Deadwood TV Series

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls and Cheez-Its. Around 9:00 I head up to Pet Smart by Sam's to get Crystal her hip and joint pills. Home and check e-mail. To living room and start to watch Lawman but end up watching an episode of Deadwood while eating lunch. Start to watch a lash laRue, Fuzzy St> John PRC western, Stage to Mesa City; brother Bob calls regarding the George Rutter Photos. Move into office and write here. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring mail inside, Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Sweep inside tiles. Order new sandals through Amazon.com. Watch beginning of O'Reilly. Start dinner. Beth home and we eat. I work in office after dinner; she makes calls. Watch Hawaii 5-0 rerun. Later ~

Monday, March 07, 2011


Real Windy
Stop by Nader's on way home to say "hi." Home and check e-mail with girls and cinnamon roll. Out to get dog food and home. Call Jimmy George and talk. To living room. Watch Lawman recording from this morning; followed by Cheyenne Roundup, with Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. Into office to check e-mail. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Out to get mail and bring it in. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth; and start reading new issue of Western Clippings. Work in office at computer. Clean up side yard. Back to office. Watch first of O'Reilly. Start making dinner. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk. I do dishes while she works in office. Then we watch Sunday's recording of CSI: Miami. She showers while I write here. Later ~

Sunday, March 06, 2011


Sleep in day. Beth up early and to Hall to meet Brenda. I up 5:45 am; shower, dress; trim beard. Breakfast with Sunday paper. Into office. Talk to Jimmy George for awhile. Beth home and we talk. We to Sam's and buy me some new shorts. Hot dogs at Sam's and home. I have mini-cone. Check e-mail; then down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Beth working at her computer and I help her. Feed girls. Watch Crystal while she eats. Work on computer. Beth out and back. Call in pizza order; pick it up in 25-minutes. Home and we eat. After, we watch recording of a rerun CSI: Vegas we hadn't seen before. She shower. Later ~

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Buster and Fuzzy

Grocery shopping after meeting. Prices up on everything. Home and Brenda helps me unload. Check e-mail and news sites - no snack. Get ready and drive to nail place for pedicure. Home and check e-mail. Fix some lunch and watch a Buster Crabbe/ Fuzzy St. John PRC western. Check e-mail and down for nap with Misty. Up and check mail. Work at computer. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Read a magazine. Beth calls; to Subway and pick up a couple of sandwiches for dinner. Home and she arrives; eat our sandwiches for dinner. IC for dessert. She showers while I write here. Then we watch Chicago, with Richard Gere, Rene Zewelliger, and Catherine Zeta Jones. Ends before 8:00 pm. She bed; get ready then write here. Later ~

Friday, March 04, 2011


Gas up on way home from meeting at Nader's - he not there. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and Cheez-Its. Work at computer for awhile. Into living room and turn on TV. Start watching Lawman recording for today; a rerun for me. Then watch Tumbleweed, with Audie Murphy and Chill Wills. Make some lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Scan new issue of Cowboy Magazine. Let girls out into back yard. Find this site and write here. Start making dinner but when Beth gets home remember we're going to Greek Fest. Drive to Greek Festival in Palm Desert. Eat with some Canadians. See Randy from AA. Home. She goes through mail. I write here. Later ~

Thursday, March 03, 2011

Round Table
To Sam's Club after meeting to return sweater for Beth and shop for Hall. Drive home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and Cheez-Its. Listen to Rush on 24/7. Work at computer for awhile. Watch today's episode of Lawman. Drive to Indio and meet with Joel for a few minutes. Then down to China Bistro for our Conservative Round Table. With guests, we have 10-people present. Cake for Lee's upcoming birthday. Home at 1:45. Stop at Edie's to pick up key and mail. On home to bring in our mail; feed girls; and check e-mail. Down for quick nap with Misty. Up at 4:00 and open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Turn on O'Reilly. Start cooking dinner. Beth home and we eat. Both into office. Put out trash. We watch Justified recording from last night. Later ~

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Beverly Garland and John Ireland in Gunslinger (1956)

Stop to see Nader on way home from meeting. Fix a cinnamon roll then check e-mail and news sites with girls. Work at computer. Drive up to credit union where I make deposit and cash a check for Beth. Home and turn on TV. End up watching Gene in Wagon Team, with Dick Jones and Gail Davis. Followed by the first of Gunslinger, with Beverly Garland and John Ireland. Into office for e-mail. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Out to get mail and bring it in. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Sweep inside tiles. Set Justified to HD Channel. Watch some O'Reilly. Beth home and we eat. Both office. Watch recording of NCIS. Later ~

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Alan Ladd with the Iron Mistress

Home after meeting; check e-mail and news sites with girls and crackers. To Ramona Tire to meet Beth who's dropping off van for lube and oil. Take her back to work. To Edie's to pick up mail and another channel changer. Stop by ACE Hardware to pick up some mail box numbers. Home and check e-mail. Make some lunch. Watch today's episode of Lawman while I eat. Watch a little of an Alan Ladd period piece, The Iron Mistress. Down for nap with Misty. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Outside to put address numbers on mail box. In to work at computer. Guy calls to find out who owns Hotwire. I gave him Holly Dobbs' e-mail addy. Watch some news. Watch some O'Reilly. I start dinner. Beth home and we eat. She washes her hair. I write here. Then we watch rerun of Hawaii 5-0. Later ~