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27 Feb; is another memorable day of zero accomplishments, but we had a marvelous time discussing AI, the markets and politics. On the other hand, part of the beauty of this day is that we both have enjoyed a couple of good nights of sleep, and we got to bed promptly at 9 PM for yet another good sleep. Isn't it amazing how precious sleep becomes as we age? I would say that consciousness has a lot to do with sleep. 4.46 miles.
26 Feb: Up "early" and out the door for a shorter-than-usual walk to the fitness center and back. Reason being that Cynthia has TWO fingernails in desperate need of professional repair. (There are some things Ron will never understand.) After pedicure, her son Jon will bring her back to me and take her car to the mechanic for maintenance, convenient because he will pick up his '69 Cougar from the mechanic. We were lucky and got in a second walk at 5 pm as it cooled down from the forecast high of 76 degrees. Winter is over again here in Houston. 7.83 Miles. We attended the Walden Community Improvement Meeting; what a show.!!
25 Feb: A beautiful day is forecast and has arrived. We walked early in hopes of getting a second walk later today. Pat (Hi Pat!) noticed that we mentioned her a couple of days ago, so we intend to keep her checking by continuing mentions. Cynthia did a circuit on the machines at the fitness center under Ron's watchful eye, as supervised by the two ladies working at the gym. Paul reintroduced himself to us; he is from NE Minnesota, up near Lindstrom. This area is the first Swedish settlement in Minnesota. I should thank him for setting me off in search of Pastor Ingqvist (click here). Yahoo for us! 7.18 miles after two walks!
24 Feb: MEDICAL (45 Miles) Today we see the dentist in Montgomery again, to have him fix a sharp edge exposed by the cleaning last Wednesday. Then we walked to the fitness center and back before going to another dentist on 336 NE for Cynthia's root canal. WOW were those ever long needles on his syringes, and the dental probes were also amazingly long. The dentist and his assistant had a great juggling act with her feeding him yet another instrument again and again and again. No need for painkillers or antibiotics, so he says. Nice guy with a winning smile, just like brother Dean. Ron walked a second time at dusk, and it got very dark by the time he was returning. Mark hailed as he was passing the Lodge, and we talked for fifteen minutes before he left on a 20-mile bicycle training ride after dark. Ron is still finishing up other projects before commencing work on James Lea volume 2, appendices. 4.20 miles.
23 Feb, Sunday: Sundays we get up early to get to church on time. After church we stopped at Oscar's for lunch wth Jon, and a good time was had by all. It was already 3 pm before Ron headed out the door for his usual walk. There were puddles on the pathway, but they were not as big as usual, but then again, the wet grass was also not as soggy as usual. Apparently Ron's puddle filling has been at least a little bit successful. We are in the deep freeze again with this second episode of winter. Wednesday's high was 29 degrees. We thought winter was over when we had highs above 80 degrees for the entire week of Feb 2-9. This is the second installment of winter, but a warm up is forecast for tomorrow onwards.
22 Feb: After a day indoors avoiding any possibility of rain, Ron decided to embrace the risk by walking at 5 PM. Oops, no, there was a wet mist.
21 Feb: Ron took another slow day to get through his exercises and eat, but there is no rush with temperatures outside in the 30s. Isn't Texas supposed to be warm in the winter?
20 Feb: Pat (at the fitness center) wanted to see her name on the blog; Hi Pat. We went for our walk later in the day, hoping to be a bit warmer, and that sort of worked except that Cynthia no longer owns a pair of gloves that will keep her fingers warm. We were quite surprised to see a younger woman and her daughter without particularly warm clothing in the parking lot. She laughed and said they are from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We were proud to make it all the way to the fitness center and back.
19 Feb: Medical-Dental 12 Miles. The new dentist gave us both good reviews, but the teeth cleaning lifted an edge of one of Ron's crowns so that his tongue is constantly drawn to that sharp edge and began bleeding - - - after we had left the dental office and eaten at Magnolia Diner. The appointment schedule is full for the next several days, so we have to hope that Ron doesn't bleed to death before Monday.
18 Feb: Cynthia is making good progress preparing Sunday Offerings for publication. Ron continues to have fun learning more about those descendants of Peter Rambo of Mercer County. 5.20 Miles
17 Feb: President’s Day. 4:45 Miles
16 Feb, Sunday: Go To Meet-in Day, Salmon dinner at The Oscar’s was marvelous. How fun to meet Mark and his California Valley Girl beauty on the trail. 5.08 Miles.
15 Feb: Sat: Ron continues genealogy research on Peter Rambo descendants in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. 5.0 Miles
14 Feb: Happy Valentine’s Day to the most incredible husband in the world. And Happy Valentine’s Day to all of our friends! 4.32 Miles
13 Feb: Another lazy, slow day starting out cold and foggy but becoming sunny after a few hours in the morning. 4.53 Miles
12 Feb: MEDICAL 12 Miles Dr Sharpless. Cynthia is organizing her Sunday Offerings for publication. We walked late afternoon for 4.81 miles.
11 Feb: Solid fog out the window early this morning with a forecast of rain all day, so we didn't hurry to get out of bed, exercise or eat. It has been another lazy day of accomplishing next to nothing and enjoying every minute of it. The new microwave arrived; we made popcorn and are very excited.!! 1.11 miles!
10 Feb: We went for a walk late, after the heat dissipated somewhat. It was very pleasant. It was great fun to see Mark at the fitness Center. 4.91 Miles
9 Feb, Sunday: We attended the Walden Community Church (click here) and enjoyed seeing people we know there. We decided to walk only to the fitness center and back after the heat diminished just before dark to take it easy on Cynthia's feet and my knees. We met a couple from Iowa. John and Cathy. 3.43 miles
8 Feb: Another awesome day! We walked to the lake earlier, but not EARLY. At three PM, we shopped Walmart for groceries. On the way home, we stopped at the Cafe on the Green for salmon, but bummer, under new management, they no longer serve salmon! So we left, drove home and walked to the Yacht Club for delicious salmon and baked potato. Feeling energized, we did the lake walk again and met the nicest guy named Shane, who described being in love with his wife: How great is that! And we did great: 20, 751 steps, 8.73 miles. Cynthia closed all of the rings on her Apple Watch.
7 Feb: What a fabulous day, the sun is shining, and half of we are going walking after dark.
6 Feb: MEDICAL, Ophthalmologist consult in Brenham, Texas 120 miles Ron is pleased to think he is correct to stick with Dr. Beim, who is a self-professed perfectionist. His first degree was in aeronautical engineering before he enrolled in medical school, so he is an engineer at heart and communicates with Ron on that frequency. The downside is that Ron's surgeries will likely be scheduled after Dr Beim's second shoulder surgery. Oh well, perfection takes a little longer.
5 Feb: Ron enjoyed a relaxing day after finishing the latest genealogy addition from cousin Jessica. We walked once to the lake with a reduced schedule of trail maintenance to continue Ron's physical recovery from over-indulgence on trail maintenance. The stock market closed, so it is time to ride the motorcycle to get groceries, raspberries and frozen mixed veggies in particular.
4 Feb: MEDICAL: (40 miles) Woodforest CVS supposedly takes RX bottles to recycle. Maybe not. We dropped ours off, but Ron is uncertain the drop off isn’t specifically for medications. From there, we went to the podiatrist, and then to Fleet Feet to get new shoes with a 10% doctors discount. Finally, we enjoyed dinner at Jason’s Deli on 336 N. There was still daylight time to walk. Because we enjoyed a lovely visit with a couple at the lake, we walked home in the dark. 5.02 miles for the day.
3 Feb: We slept crazy late, walked 4.05, miles and Cynthia baked salmon for our dinner. Ron walked a second time after dark.
2 Feb, Sunday: After worship. we ate lunch with Jon at Oscar’s Bistro. 4.6 miles
1 Feb: We walked earlier today than usual because the forecast was for warm. We were happy that it was quite warm enough without being too warm except in places. Trail maintenance continues albeit at a slower pace, and we met a very friendly guy at the bench, Mike Butler. Cynthia got away in the afternoon for her essential girliecures, but Ron kept typing genealogy. We look forward because, "After All, Tomorrow is Another Day." 4.65 Miles
