{"id":94762,"date":"2026-03-18T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94762"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:07:41","slug":"hump-day-has-arrived-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94762","title":{"rendered":"Hump Day Has Arrived!  We Are Off And Running!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94763\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94763\" class=\"wp-image-94763\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-001.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-001.webp 524w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-001-150x101.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-001-100x68.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary is a good egg!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"greeting-message\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\tconst morningGreeting = 'Good Morning, what are you doing up so early?';\r\n\t\tconst afternoonGreeting = 'Good Afternoon, do you realize it is 5:00 pm somewhere?!';\r\n\t\tconst eveningGreeting = 'Good Evening!';\r\n\r\n\t\tconst date = new Date();\r\n\t\tconst hour = date.getHours();\r\n\t\tlet greeting;\r\n\r\n\t\tif ( hour >= 5 && hour < 12 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = morningGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else if ( hour >= 12 && hour < 18 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = afternoonGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = eveningGreeting;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'greeting-message' ).textContent = greeting;\r\n\t} );\r\n<\/script><p>Estimated reading time: 3 minutes<\/p>It is Wednesday, and I tried to hide under the sheets, so Mary would not drag me to the &#8220;fitness center&#8221;.\u00a0 Fitness center,r my aching everything!\u00a0 I was made into a pretzel, lifted weights heavier than Superman could manage, and I pulled two muscles just getting up from the mat after the floor &#8220;exercises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It was so embarrassing\u2014this new client walked by, pointed at me, and asked her instructor, &#8220;Uh\u2026 what is that on the floor?&#8221; like I was a mysterious stain or something worse.<\/p>\n<p>I reviewed my iPhone camera footage from last night&#8217;s soiree and found the video of Mary powering down after her tax adventures.\u00a0 She was performing at the Tartan Room.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-94762-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-006.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-006.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-006.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Before going outside into the inferno, we had a light lunch of delicious leftovers from Roberto&#8217;s.\u00a0 I checked, and there was no margarita left over!<\/p>\n<p>We had an appointment with Mary&#8217;s doctor, so naturally, I used that &#8220;short time&#8221; to finish the drip lines and pound in 8-foot-tall steel posts for Mary&#8217;s sweet peas\u2014because nothing says quick break like casually installing garden infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>We ran across a picture of Mary in the 1970s doing some doctoring in Germany.\u00a0 I used some AI to clean up the image.\u00a0 Dang, she is still pretty!!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94773\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94773\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94773\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005-650x438.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005-768x518.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-005-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Physician, heal thyself!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I used some digital magic, and voila, the old picture is saved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94788\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-scaled.png 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-650x438.png 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-150x101.png 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-768x518.png 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-100x67.png 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-1536x1036.png 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_Mary-003-color-2048x1381.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BTW, we do not need to move the drinking fountain inside; the bidet now works just fine!\u00a0 Super Handyman to the rescue.\u00a0 Mary has decided to keep me!\u00a0 Yeah!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94769\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004.webp 800w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004-650x650.webp 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004-768x768.webp 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-004-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The doctor&#8217;s office visit was traumatic\u2026for me.<\/p>\n<p>I heard blood?\u00a0 curdling screaming, and genuinely thought someone was being murdered outside, so I called the police.\u00a0 Minutes later, sirens were wailing, red lights were flashing, and a dozen gendarmes stormed into the office with guns drawn.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out the &#8220;victim&#8221; was Mary\u2026 apparently, her acupuncture treatment was not going as planned.\u00a0 \u00a0I made a generous donation to the police officer&#8217;s benevolent fund and apologized profusely.<\/p>\n<p>As we got into the car, it was 100 degrees, but due to the solar panels under which we parked, the car was relatively cool!\u00a0 After arriving home, I watered our remaining potted plants before testing the drinking fountain.\u00a0 I seldom exaggerate, everyone knows, so I videoed the new drinking fountain in action!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-94762-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-007.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-007.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-18-007.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>We are going to have a light dinner and a drink at the Tartan Room again, IF they will let Mary back in after yesterday&#8217;s unscheduled performance.<\/p>\n<p>They did recant and allowed Mary to enter after she signed a legal document stating she would NOT DANCE.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving back home, I attempted to get out of the car, and my shoe and the car had an &#8220;incident&#8221; which resulted in me going ass over tea kettle, landing on the grass and part of the driveway.\u00a0 I barely made it into the house, even with the assistance of a neighbor who was out walking his dog.<\/p>\n<p>My back was really hurting, so I lay down in bed immediately.\u00a0 Good night, all!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94791\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481052443_662152949666820_3627131965080978105_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481052443_662152949666820_3627131965080978105_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481052443_662152949666820_3627131965080978105_n-650x783.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481052443_662152949666820_3627131965080978105_n-125x150.jpg 125w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481052443_662152949666820_3627131965080978105_n-100x120.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is Wednesday, and I tried to hide under the sheets, so Mary would not drag me to the &#8220;fitness center&#8221;.\u00a0 Fitness center,r my aching everything!\u00a0 I was made into a pretzel, lifted weights heavier than Superman could manage, and &hellip; 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