We are in Texas until Ron's cataract surgery is finished.
14 Mar: We slept better and late and had a very nice, warm walk starting shortly after noon. Looks like another lazy day developing. We had two great walks before watching the Space X launch. Cynthia watched the unfortunate Challenger launch blow up and refrained from watching another launch until tonight. This launch was marvelous. 5.18 Miles
13 Mar: Cynthia didn't sleep well for the third night in a row. We had a nice walk, beginning about noon (warm), and were able to take an hour nap after that. Retirement is great !! It s amazing how little we can get done in a delightful retirement. 4.14 Miles
12 Mar: Our walk started at 11:30 AM with wind and ended warm. 4.64 miles. Other than that we accomplished nothing. Lazy day. Cynthia delivered a three minute reflection on John 6 at the Lenten service tonight. Jon drove us because our car is being worked on. 4.64 miles
11 Mar: 70 degrees, sunshine, a great breeze and low humidity created a great day in Texas. And wow! We reached the lake to discover two college girls sunbathing. Ron enjoyed seeing a bikini. Our evening walk to the point was delightful. As we approached, a huge flock of ducks (actually American Coots with their bright white beaks - click here) flowed into the water like a giant wave and several great blue herons kept watchful eyes on us. It is wonderful fun to hear Ron belly laughing watching old Red Skelton shows (click here). 7.05 miles, 17,206 steps
10 Mar: On this gorgeous, sunshiny day, we walked 7.14 miles in two trips. Ron continues compulsively attending his financial accounts. Cynthia is preparing a three-minute reflection on John 6:51, (Jesus is Living Bread) for the first Wednesday in Lent.
9 Mar, Sunday: We need to get up in the dark to get to church in time. Oops! We were unable to sleep last night and finally fell asleep when we should have been arising for church. It was so bad that we didn't fully wake up until after noon.
8 Mar: Cynthia was on a tear, cleaning house with smelly cleaners that forced Ron to finish breakfast outside. Cynthia walked to the fitness center; Ron walked to the lake and back doing his usual trail maintenance. All is good. 5.02 Miles. 11,933 steps for Cynthia
7 Mar: 7.0 Miles, 17,183 steps. Ron was quite impressed by a ninety-year-old man at the fitness center. We intend to be that able when we get to 90 and beyond. QQQ came up enough for Ron to squeak out of one option (gamble) with a profit of $64.
6 Mar: 7.17 Miles. Cynthia gets close to closing all of her Apple watch fitness rings many days, but today we closed them all. Yay !! 17,399 Steps
5 Mar: 4.93 Miles Thankfully, after our AM walk, success was also achieved in the QQQ world.
4 Mar: Ron finished writing postcards and did get to the post office in time to buy postcard stamps, but his latest gamble in QQQ options tanked due to the fright over tariffs. It took a while to understand that the Value Added Taxes imposed by most other countries in the world force Americans to pay towards the support of foreign governments. 4.68 Miles
3 Mar: Our string of afternoon naps came to an end. Ron wrote postcards, planning to mail them but arrived at the post office too late to buy stamps. We were delighted to get to bed reasonably early again this evening. 5.5 Miles
2 Mar, Sunday: Today we got up early enough to be ready when Jon showed up to give us a ride to church. Afterwards we all enjoyed lunch at Oscar's Bistro (click here). Ron spent an hour lining up which postcards he wanted to send to which people as a reply to Christmas cards, and then we laid down for a nice afternoon nap. Retirement is wonderful. 4.6 Miles
1 Mar: Here we are, lying in bed thinking about exercising. Here we are, sitting and eating after our 4.24-mile walk to the lake and back on this beautiful spring day in Texas. Cynthia is doing circuits in the fitness center on T, Th, and Sat., half-way through the walk. Here we are, sitting and staring at our electronics after a long afternoon nap.
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14 Mar: We slept better and late and had a very nice, warm walk starting shortly after noon. Looks like another lazy day developing. We had two great walks before watching the Space X launch. Cynthia watched the unfortunate Challenger launch blow up and refrained from watching another launch until tonight. This launch was marvelous. 5.18 Miles
13 Mar: Cynthia didn't sleep well for the third night in a row. We had a nice walk, beginning about noon (warm), and were able to take an hour nap after that. Retirement is great !! It s amazing how little we can get done in a delightful retirement. 4.14 Miles
12 Mar: Our walk started at 11:30 AM with wind and ended warm. 4.64 miles. Other than that we accomplished nothing. Lazy day. Cynthia delivered a three minute reflection on John 6 at the Lenten service tonight. Jon drove us because our car is being worked on. 4.64 miles
11 Mar: 70 degrees, sunshine, a great breeze and low humidity created a great day in Texas. And wow! We reached the lake to discover two college girls sunbathing. Ron enjoyed seeing a bikini. Our evening walk to the point was delightful. As we approached, a huge flock of ducks (actually American Coots with their bright white beaks - click here) flowed into the water like a giant wave and several great blue herons kept watchful eyes on us. It is wonderful fun to hear Ron belly laughing watching old Red Skelton shows (click here). 7.05 miles, 17,206 steps
10 Mar: On this gorgeous, sunshiny day, we walked 7.14 miles in two trips. Ron continues compulsively attending his financial accounts. Cynthia is preparing a three-minute reflection on John 6:51, (Jesus is Living Bread) for the first Wednesday in Lent.
9 Mar, Sunday: We need to get up in the dark to get to church in time. Oops! We were unable to sleep last night and finally fell asleep when we should have been arising for church. It was so bad that we didn't fully wake up until after noon.
8 Mar: Cynthia was on a tear, cleaning house with smelly cleaners that forced Ron to finish breakfast outside. Cynthia walked to the fitness center; Ron walked to the lake and back doing his usual trail maintenance. All is good. 5.02 Miles. 11,933 steps for Cynthia
7 Mar: 7.0 Miles, 17,183 steps. Ron was quite impressed by a ninety-year-old man at the fitness center. We intend to be that able when we get to 90 and beyond. QQQ came up enough for Ron to squeak out of one option (gamble) with a profit of $64.
6 Mar: 7.17 Miles. Cynthia gets close to closing all of her Apple watch fitness rings many days, but today we closed them all. Yay !! 17,399 Steps
5 Mar: 4.93 Miles Thankfully, after our AM walk, success was also achieved in the QQQ world.
4 Mar: Ron finished writing postcards and did get to the post office in time to buy postcard stamps, but his latest gamble in QQQ options tanked due to the fright over tariffs. It took a while to understand that the Value Added Taxes imposed by most other countries in the world force Americans to pay towards the support of foreign governments. 4.68 Miles
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| Mardi Gras |
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| Tina's Glass Valentine Tree |
3 Mar: Our string of afternoon naps came to an end. Ron wrote postcards, planning to mail them but arrived at the post office too late to buy stamps. We were delighted to get to bed reasonably early again this evening. 5.5 Miles
2 Mar, Sunday: Today we got up early enough to be ready when Jon showed up to give us a ride to church. Afterwards we all enjoyed lunch at Oscar's Bistro (click here). Ron spent an hour lining up which postcards he wanted to send to which people as a reply to Christmas cards, and then we laid down for a nice afternoon nap. Retirement is wonderful. 4.6 Miles
1 Mar: Here we are, lying in bed thinking about exercising. Here we are, sitting and eating after our 4.24-mile walk to the lake and back on this beautiful spring day in Texas. Cynthia is doing circuits in the fitness center on T, Th, and Sat., half-way through the walk. Here we are, sitting and staring at our electronics after a long afternoon nap.
