Home after meeting to meet electrician. Check e-mail and news sites with apple slices, nuts and girls. Stan the electrician here to replace dining room lights. He leaves and I off to skin doctor (Messina) for follow up. Bank deposit. Home and call Stan; he back and replaces light sockets. Starts on switch but has to leave to get another one. I make lunch and watch The Black Dakotas western while I eat. Stan back and replaces switch. He leaves. I check e-mail then down for nap with girls. Up in two hours. Out to bring in mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Into office and work on Dawn of Eagles. Into kitchen and start making tacos. Call from McGhee - we talk. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat tacos. Afterice cream weclean up. I collect trash and put it out. Clean up kitchen while she works in office. I join her in office and write here. She into bed room to watch DWTS. I get ready andjoin her in bedroom. Later ~

Bette Midler Spec on TV

Sleep in day. Up at 5:00 a.m. shave. Into office while Beth does her hair. I into shower and get ready. Dress and out to get Sunday paper. Start make breakfast; then I read paper. Beth in and out of kitchen. Set her up for breakfast. I into bathroom and trim beard with new beard trimmer. She does my pill boxes. In and sit with her. Drive to Subway and pick up sandwiches. Home. Talk for awhile with Beth; then we have lunch together. She off to her place of work while I wait for call from James Jenkins from Florida. He calls but air show was rained out, I down for nap with girls. Up in 2 hours. Beth is back. We talk and watch TV. Both into office and work. I watch YouTube of KTLA 40th Anni show done in 1987. Both into kitchen and start dinner - salad and soup. We eat while watching Mike Huckabee. Follow that with a John Stossel Special "No They Can't". Into living room and watch a pre-recorded Bette Midler special. I into office and write here. Beth showers. I get ready. Later ~

Stars of Person of Interest

Grocery shopping after I left meeting at 7:15. Home and Brenda helps me unload - I put stuff away. Check e-mail. Meet Brth an Happiness Nails for pedicure. Across street to Yellow basket to get three fish tacos to go. Drop two tacos in Beth's car and I drive home. Eat taco while I watch TV movie western. Down for nap with girls. Up in an hour and Beth is home. We work in office. Feed girls. Off to McCallum theater to meet Harry and Brenda, plus several others, for Open Call. After to Papa Dan's where we eat inside. Nice dinner, then drive home. Spend some time in office. She showers. Into living room and we watch Thursday night's episode of Person of Interest. Into office and look up actress on IMDb. Beth orders bandages. I get ready. Both to bed, Later ~

Ashley Judd - star of Missing

Leave meeting early and drive to Sam's Club to shop for Hall. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, apple slices and nuts. Off to Beth place of employment to change cars; then I to I-10 Scion/Toyota to get brake light installed. Takes about an hour. Picked up a brochure for the new Scion Xb for Beth. Back to her work and change cars. Home -fix lunch and watch an old Huell Howser's California's Gold on the Catalina great white steamer. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail from outside. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Spend rest of afternoon in office. To kitchen and start dinner. Make some salads. Start veggie lasagna then put on hold. Turn on O'Reilly. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. Dinner is on table so we eat and talk. After dessert we both into office. She showers. I get somewhat ready. We watch last night's episode of Missing. Into office then both into bedroom. Later ~

Beth's Scion xB - right rear brake light not working

Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, apple slices and nuts. To Beth's place of employment and exchange cars; then I drive to I-10 Scion and have them look at passenger side brake light - it's out - and it's a LED light. In to order a new one and fine it has been discontinued. After many phone calls a light is located and I pay for it; plus some wiper re-fills. Back to exchange cars. Spend some time with a friend; have lunch; eventually home again earlier than expected and there are messages from another friend. Call him and we talk for awhile. Work at computer. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Bring in mail and open it for Beth. Write here. Shuck some corn and set up BBQ. Make salads. Turn on O'Reilly and watch some. Monitor Beth on Servelex. Get some trash together. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. Start BBQ; talk Beth. Before you know it we're eating corn-on-the-cob and avocado salad. After dessert we both clean up kitchen and retire to office. A bunch of phone calls tonight. I write here again. She shower; I get ready. She watches American Idol; I sleep. Later ~

(Please note Greg Palmer as Palmer Lee on right

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, apple slices, and nuts. Was going to take Beth's car in to get brake light fixed but sh called and needed calendar pages made ASAP. Work on calendar pages, eventually finding a program for free that I used and saved. Call Beth. Make some lunch and turn on TV. Watch the ending of Command South, with Audie Murphy and Robert Sterling. Down for nap with girls. Up and bring in UPS which is my new beard trimmer. Work at computer. Out to bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Open beard trimmer and do a short trim. Into office and work on computer for awhile. Into kitchen and start making tacos. Everything ready to go when she gets home. I draw blood when gate hits me. Bandage it up. She inside and we eat. She off to H&I Meeting. I clean up. Into office and write here. Beth home from meeting. She works at copy machine while I surf Internet. She shower. I get ready. She watches American Idol. Later ~

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls. Back to Palm Desert for haircut with Sherry. On to SavOn to pick up meds for me and Beth - mine for cancers on face. Home and fix a lunch then watch an Audie Murphy western, Column South Eat while viewing movie. Down for nap with girls. Up and bring in mail and recycle bin. Call Beth. Pik her up and drive to Bermuda Dunes airport where she picks up van and takes it back. I home and feed girls. Into office and work for awhile. Afternoon passes. Into kitchen and start salads. Put macaroni in microwave. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. Start cooking dinner while she checks on things in office. We east and talk. After dessert we into living room and watch last night's recording of Smash. She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Groomer Day

Leave meeting early and home to check e-mail and news sites with girls, apple slices and nuts. Waiting for Damon's gang to come to do floors before I take girls to groomer. They eventually arrive and I take off. Arrive groomers a little before nine. Girls pretty well behaved - Daisy tried to nip Marchelle. Drive home and place is empty. Make some lunch and into office with girls. Damon's guys back and I into office to eat and watch B-western while they finish up. Stay in office for another hour while floor dries. They finish and take off. I out and get ice cream - eat dessert. Down for nap with girls. Up at 2:30 and check e-mail. Bring in outside mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Get some trash ready. Put table-top stuff back. Put service porch stuff back where it was. Into office and write here. Work for awhile. Into kitchen and start making salad. Start microwaving enchiladas. Beth home and help her in with her things. Finish cooking and we eat and talk. After dessert, we watch NYPD22 - new cop show. She showers; I write here and clean up. Later ~

Up 4:30. Shave and take my pills. I work at computer while she does her hair. I shower and dress. Bring in Sunday paper. Make breakfast then eat and read paper. Beth sits to eat and looks at her high school reunion pics and book. We take her employers' van to Bermuda Dunes airport for their transportation home. I down to pick up sandwiches. Beth and I eat some lunch and dessert. She off to see a friend. I down for nap with girls. Up 2:00. Check e-mail, etc. Put her car out front. She home later and help her unload some stuff. Show her David Vilt's video from yesterday. She into kitchen and reads paper. I into office and work awhile.Into kitchen and make salads; followed by microwave flautas. We east and talk. She tired; I have ice cream, Into living room and watch Huel Houser - Buttonwillow cotton. She shower; I write here and clean up, Later ~

Pasadena High friends since kindergarten group

Leave meeting early so I can shop for groceries at Albertsons. Stop to gas up on way home. Home and unload; put stuff away in kitchen. Check e-mail and news sites with girls. Work at computer for awhile. Beth eventually home. We talk and have some leftovers to tide us over during our drive. Take off for Newport Beach and PHS mini-reunion at Jack King's house. Traffic terrible starting in Rancho Mirage. Trip takes 3 1/2 hours - we get lost; end up near Balboa Island. Finally arrive to overly loud party. Dive into crowd and mingle. Out back and take group photos. Eat snacks. Look at old photos. Head back around 5:30. Trip back takes 1 1/2 hours - traffic great. Into house. Snack on some stuff and have ice cream. Check e-mail; she showers. I get ready and we: Later ~

Roy and the Pioneers in Lights of Old Santa Fe

Leave meeting early and drive to Sam's to shop for Hall, us and Beth's employers. Drop stuff off at Beth's place of employment - see Brenda. I on home and unload our stuff. Into office and check e-mail and news sites with girls, apple slices and nuts. Work on Dawn of Eagles for awhile. Into living room and turn on TV. End up watching Lights of Old Santa Fe, with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (their first picture together). Make lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up before 2:00. Check e-mail. Out to bring in mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Back to office and work at computer. Beth calls; she's bring dinner home. Into dining room and turn on TV. Call Bill White on board ship to Hawaii and wish them Bon Voyage. Watch a bit of O'Reilly. Beth home and help he in with her stuff. We talk and I heat up enchiladas and sauce. We eat and talk at table. After dessert we both into office and work for awhile. Into living room to watch recording of Missing from last night. After, inyo office and write here while she works for a minute. She showers. I get ready. Later ~

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls. nuts and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. Get ready and drive to skin doctor for appointment. Dr. Messina. Home and call about prescription discount - I'm not able to use discount. Make lunch and turn on TV. Watch Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in Melody Trail - (Mascot 1935). Down for nap with girls. Sleep for an hour. Up and bring in Fed Ex for Beth. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Bring in UPS for me - my new Panama hat. Work in office fir awhile. Into kitchen and start making stuff for tacos. Beth home and help her in with stuff. Continue making tacos. Set table. We eat and talk. Both into office after dessert. Into living room and watch Missing from last week. Into office - both do a few things. She showers. I write here. Later ~

Dick Clark Dies
Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, nuts, and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. Spend some time on WIP Dawn of Eagles. Into living room and turn on TV. Watch Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Make some lunch and eat while viewing movie. Down for nap with girls. Up at 2:00 and check e-mail. Out to bring in UPS and outside mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Open mail for Beth. Into office and search for new video to DVD recorder - no luck. Into kitchen to see what I can make for dinner. Beth home early. Help her in with her stuff. She into office. I find some leftovers and make a salad as a side. Set table and microwave potatoes. Call Beth then we eat and talk. After dessert we watch last night's recording of NCIS. Both into office. I write here while she showers. I get ready. Later ~

Audie Murphy and Broderick Crawford in The Texican

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, nuts and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. Work on WIP for awhile. Into living room and turn on TV. Watch Audie Murphy in The Texican. Make some lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up 2:00. Check e-mail; bring in recycle bin and outside mail. Fed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Put meat out in sun to defrost. Work in office on WIP: Dawn of Eagles. Jimmy George calls from Mississippi and we talk. He's feeling better. I start getting dinner ready in kitchen. Prepare BBQ. Prepare my steak and set out her chicken. Turn on O'Reilly. Beth home. Help her in with her stuff. She into office and makes calls. I start steak on BBQ. She into kitchen to start her chicken. We are both able to sit down at same time. We eat and talk while watching Hannity. After dessert, we clean up and she washes her hair. I write here. Both into living room and watch last night's recording of Smash. She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Michael Pate is shot by Randolph Scott in A Lawless Street

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, nuts, and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. Think about going out shopping then do my shopping on line. Order two Hawaiian shirts and a new Panama hat. Into living room and watch A Lawless Street, with Randolph Scott and Angela Landsberry. Make lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up 2:00; Bring in mail from outside. Work on computer for awhile. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Put out recycle bin. Work in office for awhile. Into kitchen and start making dinner - potatoes; cheese; and ranch dressing. Make salad. Beth home and help her bring heer stuff inside. She finiiiishes making dinner. We eat and talk. Into living room early and watch a new copshow premeire. She shower. I write here. Put out trash. Get ready. Later ~

Keedy's for breakfast

Sleep in day. Up 5:00. Shave and pills. Shower and dress. Wake up Beth. Into kitchen and have cinnamon toast. She up and gets ready. She does my pill boxes.Off to Keedy's to meet Steve and Linda for breakfast. Home after that while Beth to her place of employment. I have ice cream. Beth home for a few minutes; then she off to meet Fran Norman. I down for nap with girls. Wake up 2:00. Check e-mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Beth home and we talk. James Jenkins from Florida calls and we talk. Harry calls and we talk. She makes dinner. We eat and talk. I into office to write here; she does some chores. Into living room and watch our first attempt with Missing, starring Ashley Judd. Not bad. I write here while she takes shower. I get reay. Later ~

Toby McQuire; Chris Cooper; Jeff Bridges in Seabiscuit

Grocery shopping after leaving meeting at 7:30. Home and unload with Brenda's help. I put stuff away. Beth by house to do a few things. I down to pick up sandwiches. Home and Brenda leaves. Beth and I have lunch and ice cream dessert. She off to get color on hair; I down for nap with girls. Up 2:00; Beth is here. I work beside her in office. In to feed girls. She has already brought in mail from outside. Clean up side yard. Start making dinner. We eat while watching Huckabee. Eventually settle on watching Seabiscuit - excellent movie. She showers; I get ready ~

Barbara Britton and Gene Autty in Loaded Pistols

RAIN LATER
Leave meeting early and drive to Sam's to shop for Hall. Stop at Ace hardware on way home for a shower door sticker. Home and bring in my stuff. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and mixed nuts. Into living room and watch Loaded Pistols with Gene Autry. Have my last piece of sandwich while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up and bring in mail. Started sprinkling. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Open mail for Beth. Into office and work at computer. Now it's RAINING. Continue working at computer then into kitchen and start salads. Call Beth and suggest soup as it's raining. Get soup going and she gets home. I help her in with some of her stuff. We eat dinner - soup an salad. Dessert after - ice cream. Into living room where we watch Wednesday's recording of CSI: Vegas. She showers; I get ready and write here. Later ~

Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins of Justified

Stop at Staples after meeting and drop off copying for Beth. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and grapes. Drive to drug store and get mouth wash and chips for lunch. Home and watch Tuesday's recording of Justified. Make lunch and eat while viewing. BB Hudspeth calls about auction for Wally's collectibles. Give him info on Wally. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail from outside. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard and open new dog food bag and dump it in large trash can. Into office and work for awhile. Call BB - he left info for Wally. Start salads for dinner. Beth home. Help her in with some of her stuff. Start macaroni in microwave. Dish up food. We eat and talk. Dessert. Both into livng room and watch recording of Hawaii Five-0 from Monday. She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Jo with his birthday present

Home from meeting; check e-mail and news sites with girls and grapes. Take Misty to vet dentist for dental cleaning. Home; work at computer for awhile. Drive over to Beth's place of employment. Taco lunch with Melissa and Beth to celebrate Jo's 8th birthday. Take photos and try to fix fax machine. I drive home for ice cream and down for nap with girls. Up and heck e-mail. Bring in mail from outside; bring in recycle bin. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Work in office. Call Wally in Phoenix and we talk. Back to computer and work. Talk to Beth. I start dinner. Beth home. We eat and talk. After dessert we into office and work. Then we watch last night's recording of NCIS. She showers. Later ~

Cast of Smash

Beth leaves Hall before meeting. I home and check e-mail and news and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. I off after nine to pick up dog food for Misty. Stop for a sandwich on way home. Turn on TV and watch end of The Big Show, with Gene Autry while eating. Work at computer until it's time to go to my doctor appointment. Hour and a half wait in waiting room while Stone only has three patients to see; he also entertains a couple of young female saleswomen while I wait. I finally see him and get an A-OK. Talk with him about his recent operation and fall. I home. Talk to Harry. Call Beth. Feed girls. Bring in recycle bin and mail. I down for nap with girls. Up at 5:00. Get dressed; call Beth. Start preparing dinner - avocado salad and potato salad. She home and we eat. Both to office so she can work while I write here. Then we watch Smash! recorded last night. She showers while I get ready. Later ~

Gene Autry sings in The Big Show (1936) - Roy Rogers on right in black hat as member of The Sons of the Pioneers

Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls and grapes. Work at computer for awhile. To bank and make deposits for Beth. Home and work at computer. Into living room and watch some of The Big Show with Gene Auty while I have a sandwich for lunch. Down for nap with girls. Up in an hour and check e-mail. Out to get mail and bring it in. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Start putting trash out. Work at computer. Into kitchen and start preparing taco stuff. Turn on O'Reilly. Set table and wait for Beth. She home and we eat. After dessert, into living room and watch last night's CSI: Miami finale. She into bedroom to watch DWTS. She showers while I write here. I get ready. Later ~

Mike Wallace dies
Sleep in day. I up 5:00 a.m. - shave and shower. Beth feels rotten so she stays in bed for awhile. I make breakfast; eat and read Sunday paper. She up and gets dressed. I into office and check e-mail and news sites. Clean up trash in office from yesterday. Beth joins me in office; she works on her computer while I work on mine. Try getting into printmaster with no luck. Work on computer some more. I into kitchen and make us lunch - sandwiches left over from yesterday. We east and talk. I into office then down for nap with girls. Beth over to her place of employment to check in on mMelissa and Jo. I up at 2:00 - Beth is ironing. I check computer. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Masters Golf is on. I into office and work on MDD tickets. She makes enchilidas. In to dsining room to eat while we watch Huckabee. Clean up kitchen. To living room and watch recordings of CSI: Vegas ; Sheshowers -fFollowed by recording of Person of Interst. I get ready; she into bed. Later ~

Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard

Grocery shopping after I leave meeting at 7:30. Home and unload with Brenda's help. I put stuff away. Check e-mail. On to meet Beth at Sam's where we get new three-in-one fax machine and copier. We both across street to get nails done. I buy sandwiches then home. Watch last of Guns for San Sebastian while I have sandwich. Down for nap with girls. Up 3:00 - feed girls. Beth is watching golf. I work at computer. Begin setting up new machine. BIG JOB. Beth gets involved. Break for dinner - we eat and talk. Finish up in office. She opens present in dining room - take out trash. She showers. Into living room and we watch new blu-ray of The Bodyguard, with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. I get ready; she into bed. Later ~

Anthony Quinn in Guns for San Sebastian

Leave meeting at 7:25 and drive to Sam's Club to shop for Hall. Home and unload stuff I got for Beth. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and cheese. Work at compouter for awhile. Into living room and turn on TV. Watch Guns for San Sebastion, with Anthony Quinn. Make a light lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up and check mail. Bring in mail from outside. Feed girls. Out back and clean side yard. Transfer dog food to small can. Inside and work at computer. Into kitchen and start preparing for dinner. Make salads; unwrap tamales. Beth home and we eat. Watch some O'Reilly and a Hannity Special while eating. She washes her hair. Both into office to work;I write here. Eventually she showers; I get ready. Later ~

Beth to dentist before meeting begins. I home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, salami an chips. Work at computer for awhile. Talk to Beth. Play with girls. Message from Joel - he'll be there. In to car and drive down to Indio. Met Joel at his new store. We talk for awhile. I on to Chinese place to meet my friends for our monthly conservative round table. All arrive and we talk and order. We eat and discuss current politics. I leave around 1:30. Arrive home 2:00. Feed girls while I have ice cream. Then it's down for nap with girls for an hour. Up and clean side yard. Into office and work at computer. Into kitchen and start dinner. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. She into officer and dinner is ready. We eat and talk. Watch Hannity. After dessert we into office. Both of us feel pretty shitty so no TV show tonight. She works in office; takes shower. I get ready. Later ~

Walton Goggins and Timothy Olyphant of Justified


Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, salami, and chips. Work on computer for awhile. Drive up to credit union and make deposit for Beth. Old Chinese place is now called Sabatino's. Drive home and back to computer. Look through Netflex. Into living room and watch last night's recorded episode of Justified while eating lunch. Down for nap with girls. Up from nap. Jensen's delivery guy here with Easter flowers. Feed girls. I look at birthday dog book I got from Sharon. Beth calls - she'll pick me up for dinner at her place of employment. Into office and work at computer. Mail is late. Beth picks me up and we pick up pizzas and on to her place of employment. Dinner on back patio with Melissa; Rhonda; and Lyall (sp). Home by 8:00 - she shower while clean up our kitchen. I get ready. Write here. Later ~

Beth does dentist - leaves before meeting. I help close up. Home for a few minutes to check e-mail and news sites with girls, salami and chips. On to Palm Desert for haircut by Sherry. Call Beth. Home and putz with girls. Over to Cook Street for my appointment with Dr. Somerro. Wait 1 hour 15 minutes - then a half hour in treatment room before I see him. I'm in good shape, he says. Pick up a hamburger on way home. Watch a Gene Autry western - Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm, feed girls, then down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Out and bring in mail. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work in office. Into kitchen and turn on O'Reilly. Beth home and I hedlp her in wth her stuff. Make some dinner and we eat. After dessert we watch recording of last night's Smash. IO write here while she showers. She does a numbver on my bathroom sink. Later ~

Sam Shepard as Blackthorn

Stop at Staples on way home from meeting to pick up envelopes for Beth. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls,salami, and chips. Work at computer for awhile. Then set up Netflex on computer ans watch Blackthorn, with Sam Shepard. Make sandwich and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up 2:30 - to bank to make deposit for Beth. Home and feed girls. Clean up side yard. Put meat out to defrost. Bring in mail from outside. Open mail for Beth. Put recycle bin out. Into office and work for awhile. Plug in BBQ. Start setting table. Make salads. Beth home; help her in with her stuff. She into office while I start cooking my steak. Watch some of O'Reilly. She into kitchen and begins cooking her chicken. Eventually we are both able to sit down with our food. We eat and talk- some Hannity. After dessert, we into living room where she watches recording of last night's American Country Music Awards. I take out trash. Into office and write here. Join her for TV. I start to get ready a little after 8:00. She into bedroom to watch DWTS. She will shower sometime before bed. I finish here then in to get ready. Later ~

Alcatraz Cast

Started getting cold yesterday
Sleep in day.I up at 5:30; shave then into office. Check some e-mail and news sites. Beth up and she does hair. I to bathroom to shower and get ready. Gt dressed; bring in Sunday paper; make our breakfast; and I eat and read Sunday paper. Beth eats. I into office and finish up e-mail and news sites. Beth does a wash. I turn on dish washer. Continue reading paper. Drive to Chipoltes and get three burritos. Home and Beth and I eat half our burritos. She will take other one to Melissa when she goes to her place of employment later. I down for nap with girls while she heads for her place of work. I up 2:30. Set up pill boxes for her. She does my pill boxes. I check mileage for trip to New Mexico in June. E-mail Fenady's. Beth makes reservations. Both into kitchen. I set u dinner and we eat while watching Huckabee. After dessert we watch final two-hour Alcatraz. She showers; I get ready. Later ~