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Robin, Mary, and I were up fairly early, chatting away because apparently we enjoy each other’s company enough to do it before coffee had fully taken effect.\u00a0 Around 9:00 am., Robin headed out to visit and take care of her older sister, who has been in a care facility for years.\u00a0 Robin is truly an amazing woman \u2014 she always finds the time and energy to see her sister, take her shopping, out to eat, or to the movies.\u00a0 Basically, she’s running a one-woman family support department, while some of the other sisters seem to have taken early retirement from being useful.<\/p>\n
Mary and I worked in the garden and replaced two hanging plants with new ones, transplanting the older plants into new ground-level homes.\u00a0 \u00a0Mary did the heavy lifting this morning as I lounged around reading the California Post; it’s nice to have a newspaper that seems to be unbiased, and I am tired of listening to the “talking heads” on the radio and TV.<\/p>\n
Robin returned around noon, and the three of us headed to the Orange Elks Lodge so Robin could see it.\u00a0 The joint was jumping, as apparently they had a pool tournament going on.\u00a0 We had a drink and a teriyaki chicken bowl and watched all the hubbub!<\/p>\n
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From the Elks we went to visit Michele, Franklyn, and Theo.\u00a0 Michele was hosting a “Half Birthday Party” because Franklyn’s birthday is right around Christmas and everyone is too pooped out to do any more celebrating.\u00a0 We stayed quite a while visiting their friends and neighbors.\u00a0 \u00a0It was fun!<\/p>\n
We then headed home so Robin could collect her things and go home to the peace of her abode.\u00a0 Bob was in route home from a gig up near Los Altos, California.<\/p>\n
The weather was hot, well into the high 80s, so I turned on the air, and Mary played Rip Van Winkle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>He is a character from a story by Washington Irving who falls asleep in the mountains and wakes up 20 years later.\u00a0 Mary, however, lasted only about an hour.\u00a0 \u00a0I played on the computer and finally went to the TV room to watch FLASH Gordon, who was, as usual, battling <\/span>Ming the Merciless, the main villain.<\/span><\/p>\n He is the tyrannical ruler of the planet Mongo, often portrayed as a cruel, power-hungry emperor intent on conquering Earth and dominating the universe.\u00a0 Ming is known for his intimidating appearance, elaborate royal costumes, and ruthless personality.<\/span><\/p>\n In the classic story, Flash Gordon, along with Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, travels to Mongo and becomes Ming’s enemy.\u00a0 Ming often tries to destroy Flash, force Dale to marry him, and crush any rebellion against his rule.<\/span><\/p>\n In the evening, we vegged out and watched war movies until 11:00 pm, then crashed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Robin, Mary, and I were up fairly early, chatting away because apparently we enjoy each other’s company enough to do it before coffee had fully taken effect.\u00a0 Around 9:00 am., Robin headed out to visit and take care of her … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f11e6bbea267e47da27b042d54adb5a7.jpg\")
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