{"id":93669,"date":"2026-02-05T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=93669"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:46:59","slug":"its-that-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=93669","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s That Day!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93670\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001-650x735.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-001-100x113.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\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>Estimated reading time: 2 minutesI planned to sneak Mary away for a rendezvous at the Elks at noon, although she said she prefers I use the front door!\u00a0 So we had our coffee instead, and then we traveled in The Silver Fox to the Lodge via CVS and the dry cleaners.<\/p>\n<p>At Girls&#8217; Night Out, we were mysteriously joined by George, Ed &amp; Betty, Bob Z, and Bill &amp; Sandee\u2014because nothing says &#8220;girls&#8217; night&#8221; like a full roster of the honorary members.<\/p>\n<p>We all had a great time playing a spirited round of &#8220;Who Can Tease Whom the Most,&#8221; also known as &#8220;Gotcha: The Olympics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From the lodge, we went to see my pulmonologist, and that went well.\u00a0 \u00a0The doctor is scheduling me for another sleep test to see if my weight loss negates the need for a CPAP machine.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:30, we escaped the doctor&#8217;s office and headed to Mary&#8217;s old workplace to wrangle some new glasses.\u00a0 Mary already has the lenses\u2014now we need the elusive Glasses Lady, who apparently only appears when Mercury is in retrograde, and you don&#8217;t need her.<\/p>\n<p>Now we are in Huntington Beach, and I suggested we call Charlotte, my golf girlfriend, and see if she wanted to meet at the club for a glass of the bubbly.\u00a0 Within minutes, we received a positive reply, then turned north onto the 22 Freeway and headed to Old Ranch.<\/p>\n<p>We exchanged the latest gossip and enjoyed catching up on everything.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93677\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93677\" class=\"wp-image-93677 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005.png 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005-650x943.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005-103x150.png 103w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005-768x1114.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-005-100x145.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had a wonderful time sharing with Charlotte.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Charlotte is a fantastic golfer, and sometimes people think she has a little help from outside sources.\u00a0 Charlotte can be such a little devil!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93678\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93678\" class=\"wp-image-93678 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006.png 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006-650x1055.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006-92x150.png 92w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006-768x1247.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-05-006-100x162.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;What a piece of candy, little boy?&#8221; (She scares me!!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the way home, it started getting dark, and Mary suggested a nightcap, so we stopped at Rockwell&#8217;s for the classic &#8220;classy&#8221; combo: one corn dog, split like a fine cheese plate, and a glass of wine to keep it sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>The bar itself was nice, but it was loud enough to qualify as a minor weather event, so we bailed and made it home around 7:30.\u00a0 It&#8217;d been a long day.\u00a0 We watched two episodes of Suits\u2014because nothing says &#8220;winding down&#8221; like aggressive legal banter\u2014then promptly headed for bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93679\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1639\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n-650x812.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/470205320_122174375378255739_6521763724957527333_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1639px) 100vw, 1639px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I planned to sneak Mary away for a rendezvous at the Elks at noon, although she said she prefers I use the front door!\u00a0 So we had our coffee instead, and then we traveled in The Silver Fox to the &hellip; 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