Paul & Sue's Daily Diary

My wife said that if I don’t get off my computer and get ready to go dancing she’ll slam my head on the keyboard, but I think she’s just jokinfjreoiwjrtwe4to8rkljreun8f4ny84c8y4t5gsnyjjrg35!

Errand day… I headed to the bookstore to keep Sue supplied with reading materials, then tothe wine store to pickup non-alcoholic wine, and finally to the hardware store just to window shop!

After breakfast we went ot the heart doctor to get an OK for the next procedure…all is well.  He reminded us that all the years of smoking are catching up with us…so message to Connor…put down the damned cigarettes!  He didn’t say bacon was bad…just not too much of it!

We stayed home all afternoon with Sue reading and me messing around the shop moving some tools around between drawers!  Plus I now have Alexa trained to handle four sets of lights around the house on voice command and they are also on a predefined schedule.

We started watching “The Man in the High Castle” which is a Prime series.  It is pretty good so far. We are just getting to know the characters!  It is a drama and a little ruthless given the war-like attitudes of the Jaqpanese and Germans.  Perhaps a little too close to home…what “could” have been?

Did You Know?  The Man in the High Castle is an American television series depicting a dystopian alternate history. Created by Frank Spotnitz, the series is produced by Amazon Studios, Scott Free Productions, Headline Pictures, Electric Shepherd Productions and Big Light Productions. The series is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. In the alternative 1962, the Axis powers have won World War II and divided the United States into the Greater Nazi Reich, comprising more than half of the eastern part of the continent and the Japanese Pacific States to the west. These territories are separated by a neutral zone that encompasses the Rocky Mountains. The series follows characters whose destinies intertwine after they come into contact with a series of propaganda films that show different histories.

We finished the evening with the Gilmore Girls which is really a good show even with the occasional liberal pot-shots.

As I headed for bed, I remembered all the history classes I took (as a hisotry major) about WWII and the lead-up to the insanity WWII brought on.  It’s scary to watch the left go nuts just like Hitler’s party before he took over.  They need to be taken on and beat back,  We, as a country, need to join together and talk and find the commonality we always had until the socialists took over the Demorat Party.

Enough of thinking about bad things…today was good and tomorrow will be better!

“I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus, a slice of lemon. And a shot of tequila.”

After getting up and checking the phone, we saw several text messages from the Chartiers (our son-in-law and his bride).  Apparently they really enjoyed Alexa!  Lisa says “Do we have stories to tell you!”.  We can hardly wait!

Today we begin with “Lights, Camera, Action!”.  We are sitting at the dining room table having a bowl of cereal and slam…bam…grind….bzzzz!  What the heck?  I runs to the door, swings it open, and sprints to the front gate only to see our neighbors termite infested tree getting a serious haircut!

It’s a good thing that it is gone as over the years, it lost two major branches each of which could have killed someone.  The inside of the tree (the core) was full of varmits (termites, opossums, and alligators) and therefore weakened the limbs to the point any rain or strong breeze would see them drop on their own…hopefully not on anyone or anything!

I had to make a hardware store run and a visit to the wine store so off I go and I was greeted by Christmas…I have yet to have pumpkin pie and Christmas is on the stores…too early!

We did a little work around the house and got ready to go see Dr. Spenser, Sue’s back doctor.  Our appointment was at noon!  The SI joint shot killed the pain for four months as she had the x-ray guided SI joint pain shot on June 12th of this year.

While waiting, I did some reading on the Clinton Foundation…pretty amazing how two lawyers (since disbarred) start out in Arkansas with very little and become multi-millionaires having only government jobs?  Makes one wonder?  If you are going to serve your country, you ought NOT serve yourselves first!  Bring back honesty into the government…drain the swamp!

We arrived at the back doctor about 30 minutes ahead of time and therefore got in right on time.  He took one look at Sue and said “Guess it is time for another shot, heh?”.  We have an appointment next week for a visit to Long Beach Memorial Hospital for an out-patient procedure.  He gave us some pain pills in case the pain gets bad…I was honest with him and showed him the pills I had to use last night because of her pain…he was pleased with our honesty.   We are NOT pain killer people!

We returned home and decided to dine on  Tibetan/Neplease/Indian cuisine so off to the Himalayan Grill we went.  We were the only ones there as the shopping center is getting a makeover and only two businesses are open!  As usual, the food was fantastic and the service outstanding!

Back home, we both took mini-naps before heading to Melanies/Malarkeys for our standing staff meeting with Irene.  We sat and devoured a very large pretzel, I had two “beers” and Sue had her “wine”.  The sunset was not spectacular but interesting.

We continued with Gilmore Girls…good show…excellent writing!