Daily Activity

Some folks have asked me what an 88-year-old man does all day.  They are sure that I sit in my wheelchair and dose off when I'm not slobbering or eating Pablum.

Let me tell you about a typical day in my life (namely today.)

At midnight I asked Alexa to wake me at 9:30 AM.  I thought that I could use a little extra sleep time.

At 7 AM the doorbell rang.  Nobody there.

At 8 AM, Alexa woke me to tell me about the tax increase for corporations.  Thanks, Alexa for telling me something that will be all over the news stations after I am awake.

I lay awake, tossing and turning until Alexa made wake up sounds at 9:30 AM.

At 9:45 AM I prepared Elaine's pills and breakfast.

At 9:55 AM I watered our deck garden plants.

At 10 AM a very nice young lady appeared at the door.  Our door is always unlocked, but she was scared to come in. She was here to assist me. and it was her first time.

I have a long checklist showing the chores that I need to have done. I needed to explain some of the check-list items.

She said she was afraid of cats.  I told her that SuZee has never attacked anyone since we got her.  Of course, sensing a person who was afraid of her, SuZee immediately began to rub against her.

I had to arrange for the cat to disappear for two hours.

The young lady unloaded the dishwasher and made a good try at placing pans, trays, and glassware where it looked like they might belong.  I still haven't found a few things.

Please don't get me wrong about this pleasant young lady. She was eager to learn and will do good at her job.

At 10:15 AM I took my pills, ate breakfast, and took my vital measurements.

At 10:30 AM I did the following PC work:

I did WORDLE.

I did ARTLE.

I checked my EMAIL messages by date.

I pulled good EMAIL messages from about 90 considered as Junk.

I tried to eliminate my hacker. No luck.

I checked to see if my virus checking software is still in effect.  I don't think so.  I'll have to check with my son.

I downloaded two New Yorker crossword puzzles.

I downloaded a cryptic crossword from the New Yorker.

I opened the website for the Washington Post (WAPO.)

I studied all of the WAPO news entries.

I downloaded a WAPO crossword puzzle.

At 12 Noon Elaine's helper arrived and mine left.

At 12:15 PM I administered insulin.

At  12:30 PM I did a crossword puzzle.

At 1:PM I put together our picks for supper and phoned it in for delivery around 4 PM.

At 2:00 PM I prepared and ate my lunch.

At 2:00 PM I watched Bill Schattner on Netflix.

At 2:30 PM I prepared and served Elaine's lunch.

At 3:00 PM I watched the Great Cooking Course's session on stir-fry.

At 3:30 PM I modified a brownie recipe and put it into the oven for 30 minutes.

At 4:00 PM I retrieved the "brownies" that had become an inedible mess.

At 4:15 PM the doorbell jangled at a high decibel and scared me.  It was our supper delivery.

At 4:20 PM that damn doorbell rang again.  It was a FED EX delivery for Elaine.

At 4:30 I did another crossword puzzle.

It is now 5:00 PM and I'm looking forward to eating supper with Elaine and watching a good movie.

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