Hot... but not quite as hot as yesterday at 100 degrees.
Well... she did it. Hillary Clinton got the official nomination from the Democratic Party. She can now go after Trump with a full throttle.
I'm now going to recap some of my life for Genealogic purposes. If you are not one of my relatives or an old friend, you might want to skip this blog.
August 1999 Calendar
(Elaine and I had no idea that in less than one year, she would leave us during a heart operation.)
During the month, I sent some more money to sister Donna for Ma.
I also set u p a trip binder and modified our trip checklists.
I sent a Niagara Falls postcard to Rudi Challupner in Austria. (1KSIG)
(This is my Mensa Postcard club. We send them all over the world.)
August 02
I called granddaughter Danielle and sang the birthday song (Vaughan style.)
I talked Sears into doing Elaine's eyeglass exam over for free, since they had screwed it up.
I sent a pic to "Charlie" Burrell... "bad hair day." (Wait a minute, wasn't Charlie Elizabeth's great Dane? This doesn't sound right.)
August 03
I gave a speech to my Toastmasters Club
I babysat granddaughter Kaitlin.
I took Joan Baylin to Randallstown and to the Fruit Stand.
August 04
Got a picture in the mail from Pauline Kraihanzel.
I push mowed all of our acre.
I picked a lot of blackberries.
I sent some good jokes to Toastmaster Jim Beckstrom.
Chris and the girls came for supper.
The girls are all excited about Plays Camp.
Elaine had a "good talk" with Kaitlin. (why?)
(sorry about all these "I" s.)
August 05
We ate lunch at the Suburban Club. Good Kosher food!
I took out a new cd and cashed one in.
I picked up AAA Travelers Checks.
August 06
I finally got a haircut.
We went to lots of yard sales.
(For a while, we would go to yard sales on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Elaine loved them.)
We ate lunch at Bullock's .. at the Airport.
I bought a garlic roaster.
Elaine treated me to crabs from Giant.
I joined ABOUT.com.
August 07
Gave Chris a swimsuit video. (?)
We ate a snack at McDonald's.
Beth introduces us to oatnut bread.
We celebrate Adrienne's birthday.
August 08
Prepared application for National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)
Prepared for our upcoming trip to New Bedford..
August 09
Elizabeth takes us to the airport.
We leave for Providence by US Air.
We picked up a Mercury Mystique rental at the Providence airport.
We signed into the Somerset Comfort Inn.
Ate great lobster rolls at McD in New Bedford.
Had supper at the Oriental Pearl in Fall River with the "large" Langlois Family.
My hip is really messed up.
August 10
We moved to the Seaport Inn, Fairhaven (nice pillows, nice and quiet)
Visit with Ma and Donna. Take Ma some mums.
Visit with Allen and Doris.
Treat Allen and Doris to Bob's Restaurant.
It's Casey's birthday.. I tried to call him. No luck.
My hip and now my leg are messed up.
August 11
We ate breakfast at Jake's Diner.
We visited Plymouth ... and the wax museum
We took the trolley tour
We visited the Mayflower Society Mansion tour
We had a very short visit to Cranberry World
We ate supper at Bertucci's Restaurant in Taunton.
My hip doesn't hurt as bad.
August 12
We visited the Whaling Museum Store.
Visited with Ma and Donna.
Took Ma a lemon meringue pie.
Met Charlie and Pauline for supper at the Blue Point Restaurant in Acushnet.
Norma and Bob McKinney ate with us.
Later, we all ate ice cream at the Newport Creamery.
We went over Aunt Hattie's photo albums.
August 13
We're back at the Dartmouth Comfort Inn. (why?)
We had breakfast with Charlie and Pauline at Jake's Diner.
Elaine spent all day with her sister Janine.
I went to the New Bedford Public Library for an hour.
I went with Chalie and Pauline to visit Mary and Winnie.
I took herring for Aunt Mary and MandM's for Cousin Winnie.
We toured Janine's house and met Mathilda. (bulldog)
We gave Janine a jump start.
We had Fish and Chips with Lennie and Jerry (Lennie treated!)
August 14
This was Pauline Kraihanzel's 45th High School reunion, I think.
I tried again to contact my buddy, Casey. No luck. I left a message.
We visited Ma and took her a big box of crackers.
We ate some pizza at Richie Langlois' Pizzaria. Lennie treated us again.
(Richie's pizza is really good and he certainly knows how to twirl them in the air.)
We went to some to New Bedford's great yard sales.
We bought a lot of pewter necklaces and gave them to relatives.
I bought one of the famous Purchase Street books.
In the evening, we visited Allen and Diana with Allen and Doris.
August 15
Our plane arrived back home at 8 am.
Bill and Adrienne picked us up at the airport.
We treated Bill and Adrienne to breakfast at the Double T.
August 16
I learned that Kathy Adams is going to work for Renny DiPentima on the Year 2000 Project.
August 17
I spent the day at Social Security. Alumni meeting and then a Toastmasters meeting.
I took Joan to the fruit stand.
My buddy, Casey, called from New Bedford.
The Coles came to eat supper with us.
We gave Jackson some birthday gifts.
We gave Diane a Priscilla Alden pewter charm.
(What did we give to John and Dylan?)
August 18
Christopher and I went on a trip to the Delaware Racetrack. (We lost our shirts.)
August 19
We went to our PIPIC meeting at the China Chefs.
Elaine got a haircut.
I went to AAA to pay for Branson trip. (?)
I bought a Hewlett Packard color printer.
August 20
Some rain at last.
I got Elaine's medical records transferred from Doctor Dicke. (What a mess!)
We ate a buffet lunch at Casa Rico
Kaitlin and Bridget are actors! Oliver.. in Columbia. They play many parts.
Elaine treats to an AfterShow at Burger King.
August 21
Yard Sales.
Bought: six pairs of underwear.
Bought: old Palm Pilot for $25
Bought: white yard fencing
Bought: an "L" jacket (?) (fit?)
We visited a church bazaar at Glen Falls.
At the Post Office, we packed and mailed a punch bowl and book to Janine.
We had lunch at Bullock's Airport Restaurant.
Ed Tall thanks me for Social Security Alumni Secretary work.
August 22
Marie Lister visits
Card: Thank you to Betty Quinn
Card: Sympathy to Diane- Lois and Earl's daughter. (Lois died?)
Card: Sympathy to Paul Garver. (Westminster Senior Center)
I sent Rural Cemetery Information to an Ancestry person. (?)
August 23
I installed the HP color printer.
Elaine tried to get a plumber.
We tried to contact Dr. Dicke (why?)
I sent an "Ishmael" sticker to Brother Joe Powers
I lent a tall tree trimmer to Jim Rider.
I finished washing the porch windows.
A dog barked from 8-11 am at Barbara's house.
I talked to Don Campbell and mailed a card for class kit. (?)
August 24
We got the Dr. Dicke appointment straightened out.
Elaine got a Sears plumbing appointment scheduled.
Cousin Tom Phillips sent a picture of Grandma and Grandpa Vaughan.
I typed up a poem that Ma wrote and sent her a copy for approval.
I wrote a letter to Mercy medical for Elaine's medical records.
Dog barked 10-11 am.
August 25
I went to the SSA Toastmasters meeting.
I took Joan Baylin to Security Mall and CVS and the Fruit Stand.
Elaine and her friend Kaaren Riner ate out at Boston Market.
August 26
The plumber came this morning. $492.
I got out 90 NARFE brochures.
I spent 2 hours on opportunity in papers. (?)
August 27
Deliver NARFE brochures to Jim Barnett.
We visited yard sales in Hanover, PA.
Torrential rains in Hanover.
I bought lots of post cards.
August 28
I recorded 1998 and 1999 bills to CRDFILE.
I got the new printer to actually print colored ink.
We donated lots of stuff to the DAV.
Card: Logging truck postcard to Mary and Winnie.
Card: DC postcard to Brother Leon.
Casey and Norma arrive for a visit.
Casey brings me some special beer.
August 29
I set up 90 NARFE applications and manned a booth from 4 - 6 at Timonium Expo.
We treated Casey and Norma to Timonium.
We treated Casey and Norma to supper at Cactus Willy's.
Card: Seattle postcard to Allen and Doris.
Card: Logging truck postcard to Charlie and Pauline
August 30
Scramble eggs for Casey and me at breakfast time.
Babysit Kaitlin.
Sign up lots of people for my "55 alive" Driving Class.
Take everybody to Ellicott City.
(Very close call on Route 40. Thank God I learned defensive driving.)
We had lunch at Sorrentos.
August 31
Casey and Norma still visiting us
I obtained and printed an AOL msg for Casey (?)
I showed Genealogy PC stuff to Casey.
Norma showed Kaitlin how to do cross stitch and Kaitlin showed Bridget.
We took Casey and Norma to WalMart and the Card Store.
Elaine takes Kaitlin to the Doctor's for a rash.
Norma buys me a burp doll.
We ate supper at Bullock's Airport.
Card: Savannah, Georgia card to Allen and Doris.
I took some more applications for my "55-Alive" class.
My weight at the time was 199... it's more or less that now, 17 years later. It must by my set-point.
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