{"id":43991,"date":"2020-03-15T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T19:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=43991"},"modified":"2020-03-15T22:29:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T05:29:20","slug":"sunday-the-loneliness-day-of-the-week-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=43991","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, The Loneliness Day Of The Week (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loneliness is t<\/strong><\/em>he ultimate poverty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was 6:43 AM when my eyes popped open this morning.\u00a0 Somehow I thought of the Senior’s Prom, an event Sue and I went to for years and years. Wow, she could dance all evening long, leaving me huffing and puffing.<\/p>\n

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Seniors Prom at the Irvine Marriot Hotel 2011, we did not go this year for the first time in 20 years.<\/p><\/div>\n

I beat the Sun by eighteen minutes! Dang, I should have gone out on the back wall and crowed like the neighborhood rooster.\u00a0 I would have probably got shot!<\/p>\n

Eyes not quite opened, I felt my way down the hallway and barely made it to the kitchen. Turing on the new coffee maker and hearing it come to life got the heart started; this was a good thing.<\/p>\n

I decided to go back to my old routine, and therefore I hit the shower. Knowing the house was 67 degrees, I threw my bathrobe in the dryer and set it on high. Good shower, a delightfully warm bathrobe, life is good.\u00a0 I danced around the bathroom singing “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story.<\/p>\n

Geez, I forgot to mention, I slipped on to the scale, and I am just over 209 pounds this morning\u2014ten pounds in three weeks.\u00a0 At least the damn scale is not saying,” One at a time please” like it used to! I can see under two-hundred by April! Yeah!<\/p>\n

Today, since I will be alone as part of the virus control suggestions, I decided to accent the dining room wall with yellow paint. I removed all the pictures, which were mostly of wine-related topics. They are going to live in a less conspicuous location as they bring me no happiness at this point in my life.<\/p>\n

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We have quite a collection of “clever signs.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Off to Lowe’s the Silver Ghost, and I sped. We plopped down the paint sample and asked for a gallon! Then it was off to get brushes, rollers, patching plaster, drop cloth, and other necessities. The paint-lady was quite helpful.<\/p>\n

While I was out, I dropped by Ralph’s and did not even get out of the car. There was a line! To crazies are back. Guess they needed more toilet paper, duh!<\/p>\n

I crossed the street and went into Sprouts Market, where I got everything I needed. Salmon, cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes, celery, baby spinach, and dressing. Good going, Sprout’s!<\/p>\n

Returning home, I whipped up lunch made of chicken sausage with spinach ricotta ravioli. Damn, that was good! No need for food for the rest of the day!\u00a0 I may have a drink a little later, perhaps some purple gin?\u00a0 I did have a glass of Sue’s champagne, alcohol-free, and it was pretty good!<\/p>\n

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OK, armed with a gallon of paint, I began.\u00a0 It took only about twenty minutes to do one wall, and that’s all I wanted to do, just an accent.\u00a0 It seems bright, but it will settle down when I put pictures on it.<\/p>\n

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Not too bad for an hour’s work!<\/p><\/div>\n

While it was drying, I watched another episode of\u00a0 “Salvation.”\u00a0 I am at season one, episode six already.\u00a0 Now I am getting to know the characters!<\/p>\n

Colleen, Joe, Lisa, and Colleen called this evening just to make sure I was OK and see if I needed any foodstuffs.\u00a0 I took inventory and I am good for at least a month or more.<\/p>\n

OK, it is done!\u00a0 Looks pretty good considering I have no eye for colors!\u00a0 Robin and Colleen approved from the pictures I sent them so it’s probably acceptable! Tomorrow, perhaps a different wall and a different color?\u00a0 We shall see. Looks like rain is in the forecast!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow is the dry run of the InstantPot using a simple recipe for pot roast.<\/p><\/div>\n

Crash time was 10:30 PM but I did watch a little bit of TV before turning on the red light!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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