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1/14/2021 – Thursday Blood tests and tennis

Blood tests at CMH. No one there at 7:30am

Searched for post office receipts for book shipments. Karen is upset that it appears that the 12/31/30 shipments haven’t arrived. I threw them out earlier this week.

Finished up complete list of all significant travel since 1974.Doesn’t include brief one day jaunts. Updated Timeline on website.

UTMH work – doc team.

Tennis lesson. Surprisingly my achy knee doesn’t trouble much during the session. Knee problems greatly exacerbated by 30 minute video worko0ut session with Karen. Too much jumping up and down reptitively in the same position,

Showed Karen my Group Photos project. And the Timeline. Much work remains.

Chinese food from Red Chopstick.

More George Gently.

1/9/2021 – Saturday

Trump tweeted over 56,000 times. 38 times per day throughout his term. This reported on NPR this morning.

Spent over two hours at Verizon getting new iPhone 12 Pro. Hope this won’t be the locus of infection.

Zoom with Esther followed by drinks with Ted & Anne. Lots of talk about Trump’s insurrection.

Portrait mode on new iPhone 12 Pro.

1/8/2021 – Friday – domestic matters, work, tennis

Shopping early. Cold 19 degrees

Went to Walmart. Lots of soups and coffee. Walmart still a disappointing place to shop. Ever more shelves of “Great Value” store brand products. Lots of things missing from selection.

Picked up more propane.

Talked with David Ackerman. He has painful eye problems. Sounds depressed. Mentioned selling business in passing. Will follow up on this.

Finished the pandemic food project on the website. Sent note to Nan.

Tennis with Ted at Chatham. 1 1/2 hrs. Mostly played games. Need to improve serve and return of serve consistency.

1/6/2021 – Wednesday – visit with Andrea and insurrection in the capitol

Visit with Andrea, Noah & Nyla

Drove to Sagaponack in the Hamptons on the south fork of the eastern tip of Long Island. 4 hour drive (199 miles). Andrea bought a house here at a bargain price earlier in the year.  Arrived for lunch, chats with Andrea, Noah and Nyla, tour of the house and a visit to the beach. Continue reading