{"id":55963,"date":"2021-08-23T03:55:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T10:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55963"},"modified":"2021-08-24T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:19:08","slug":"monday-was-almost-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55963","title":{"rendered":"Monday Was Almost Shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>I can\u2019t afford to pay for electricity anymore; these are some dark times.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Monday and time for one of my favorite songs. I love these guys, great music form a great time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings 1957\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SzOY7EPn5aQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Monday and time for Mary to go to work to keep me in the lifestyle I have become accustomed to.\u00a0 She departed at 8:00 AM, and I was going to accomplish so much today; my to-do list was a mile long.<\/p>\n<p>OK, first things first!\u00a0 More sockets for Miss Mary as she had to plug and unplug her beauty gadgets continually.\u00a0 I have never heard of an electric toenail trimmer nor an electric skin softener, now an electric cuticle remover!\u00a0 She had all this, plus the standard electric hairdryer, electric hair curler, and electric toothbrush: eight gadgets and only two gazintas.<\/p>\n<p>What you ask is a &#8220;gazinta?&#8221;\u00a0 A gazinta is another name for a power plug because the power cord goes into the plus; naturally, ga-sin-ta!<\/p>\n<p>So, I attacked the wall with vigor and a few selected tools like the Makita<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55966\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55966\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55966\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hole-in-the-wall-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was a member of &#8220;The Hole In The Wall Gang&#8221;!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What I thought was going to be a two-hour job turned into six hours!\u00a0 The #12 wiring was so stiff that I fought it hour hours trying to make it go into the new box.\u00a0 I was tired and learned that older adults should pick their chores more carefully.\u00a0 Not only can&#8217;t I see, but the #12 wires and my hands with the mild arthritis are not a great match!\u00a0 I finally got it done and ready for the drywall guy who is coming on Thursday!<\/p>\n<p>I did leave a text for Mary making her, &#8220;What do you call a bad electrician?&#8221; I followed up with the answer, &#8221; A shock absorber!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55967\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55967\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55967\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mess-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Things got messy as the afternoon progressed!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the bright side, I am happy I could do it; the old grey matter is still working.\u00a0 So, when she arrived home, she saw this and committed I &#8220;overachieved&#8221;!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55972\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55972\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55972\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/plugs-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One more adjustment, and it will be ready for drywall!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary called before departing the office, and I told her of my less than stellar day.\u00a0 She volunteered to bring home dinner, and I agreed.\u00a0 Besides, I know it would be veal piccata!\u00a0 We set the table on the patio, got our wine in the new genuine outdoor safe wine glasses, and parked our carcass for a dine leisurely dinner!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55969\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55969\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55969\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner is served.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The veal was perfect, and Mary fixed a salad from our garden, and I sliced fresh tomatoes.\u00a0 It was a delightful meal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55970\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55970\" class=\"wp-image-55970 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dining2.jpg-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love the shaved parmesan cheese topping.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have a &#8220;ritual&#8221; at dinner time!\u00a0 No radio, no TV but a time to share our day and plan for tomorrow; it&#8217;s a special time for us! Sometimes I share my daily joke, \u201cA neutron walks into a bar and asks, \u2018How much for a drink?\u2019 The bartender replies, \u201cFor you, no charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary mentioned that she went to the doc today to see how she was doing.\u00a0 She got her answer!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55974\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55974\" class=\"wp-image-55974 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416.jpg 684w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416-300x96.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416-450x143.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pix-4416-150x48.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What could I say???<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_55968\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55968\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55968\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mary-dining-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dine to dine and share our day!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After dinner, we cleaned up and headed to the swim spa.\u00a0 We downed a boggle of wine and talked for a good hour until we were getting prune-like.\u00a0 We decided not to watch the news as it is all bad and seeing Biden makes us a little nuts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can\u2019t afford to pay for electricity anymore; these are some dark times. Monday and time for one of my favorite songs. I love these guys, great music form a great time. 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