Yesterday, my 68th birthday, I went to UUCP service

Yesterday, my 68th birthday, I went to UUCP service (started coffee, heard sermon on caring about the environment), processed books in church library, got calls from siblings & a back home friend, had appetizers & cake at David & Caitlin's place while kids played in yard & he played his own lovely guitar songs, supped on pineapple fried rice at Thai restaurant, did emailing at One World Cafe while live bands played

Two good newses today

Two good newses today -- as I continued opening moving boxes and unpacking, I found a USB mouse that allowed me to get into the admin log-in in my laptop to give Avast a key so I can continue with free virus protection, and I found the rice cooker so for supper had brown rice with carrots, almonds, and tomato soup

Today I totaled 1.25 hours of writing fiction

Today I totaled 1.25 hours of writing fiction & 1 hour of critiquing; went to a meeting with CC, CC & CC at OWC to finalize a Palouse Wordsmiths poster; took my bike to a bike shop & when he said the problem was a dent in the front wheel that would cost $40 to replace, he agreed to my request to donate the bike to the Africa Project; did routine paperwork; did my laundry in 3 loads; did emailing; saw Kayle's blogpost

Today I did a quarter hour of fiction writing

Today I did a quarter hour of fiction writing; walked to my filing job at UI Law Library; supped at the Co-op deli on macaroni and cheese and pesto salad; did some more unpacking and putting away; had a phone talk with a bookseller colleague back home in IL

Yesterday I did some fiction writing & critiquing

Yesterday I did some fiction writing & critiquing; discovered my bike has a brake jammed; walked to work 40 min; did more ring binder page replacing for UI Law Library; finished reading NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN by Cormac McCarthy; after work napped & meditated in carrel in UI Library; ate kale salad, pea & onion salad & carrot ginger soup at Co-op; chatted online with Kayle; did more unpacking; did paperwork & emailing

Today I did an hour of fiction writing; worked my first day

Today I did an hour of fiction writing; worked my first day, 9:30 to 11:30 & noon to 2:00, as a law library filing clerk and thought it was OK; had a tossed salad and cheddar cheese and potatoes soup supper at CC's and brought gluten free beer; back in my room, I've been snacking and reading

Yesterday I made progress unpacking & putting away stuff in my room

Yesterday I made progress unpacking & putting away stuff in my room; got a little work done on critiquing & fiction writing; went on walkabout errands; accepted the offer of a temporary part-time filing job at UI Law Library; Sox the cat discovered & sat awhile in the window overlooking 6th Street; for supper I ate nuts, raw veggies, candied ginger, & microwaved Kayle's leftover quesadillas & burrito

Yesterday afternoon and evening Sox and I got settled into our room

Yesterday afternoon and evening Sox and I got settled into our room. Most of the time Sox is out of sight, presumably cat napping, and comes out from time to time to get petted and his head scratched and rubbed. I didn't get around to clearing off the bed, so sometime past midnight I put the ceiling light off and fell asleep in the recliner easy chair.

Sox the cat came out of hiding

Sox the cat came out of hiding awhile ago, lay by me for a time on the arm of my recliner easy chair, used his litter box, and seems back to normal. I guess he hid this afternoon and evening to sleep off the half pill sedative Kayle and I gave him this AM to ease the trama of getting moved to a new home -- the room I'm renting.

Today cont: Kayle & I watched the UU service on Margaret Fuller

Today cont: Kayle & I watched the UU service on Margaret Fuller from the back of the church. We left during the last hymn & walked to the Suburban, & I gave her 3 country music CDs, a book light & a book holder, & we hugged & kissed goodbye on the sidewalk, & I watched her drive away, today's destination Nelson, BC. Back at UUCP on the patio I helped take money at the sale of pizzas & pizza makings left from RenFair

Today I got up at nearly 4 & Kayle got up close to 5:30

Today I got up at nearly 4 & Kayle got up close to 5:30 & through the early AM we hauled stuff out to our cars. As we cleared floor space, Kayle vacuumed or cleaned. At 8:45 we gave Sox the cat a sedative. An hour later we put Sox in a large cat carrier. We left our apartment keys; I put the carrier with Sox on the Subaru front seat & at 9:55, Kayle in the Suburban & I in the Subaru, we drove to 10AM UUCP service.

Upon my seeing her work yesterday at Prichard Art Gallery

Upon my seeing her work yesterday at Prichard Art Gallery, Genevra Sloan (19245-2009) became one of my favorite artists, along with Kayle Rice, Edvard Munch, Morris Graves, and a few others who don't come to mind. Besides being well composed, her art has emotional impact, insight, and humor. Kayle is officiating at a memorial service at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse today at 1PM.

http://www.dnews.com/story/obituaries/51947/

Yesterday I did laundry for last time at 6th and Adams 6plex

Yesterday I did laundry for last time at 6th and Adams 6plex; put stuff to move in Subaru; went with Kayle to eat at Wingers, return 2 and buy 1 tent, and shop for my early birthday gifts—I chose an electric steam cooker and two 5-pound dumbbells; bought myself a microwave popcorn popper; mailed an Alibris order; MR with T gave Kayle and me a ride to JG and D dinner party—saw their dog herd sheep, goats and llama

And today Kayle and I helped

And today Kayle and I helped DM and KC haul our cat tower and TV and a shelving unit to their place, after which they took us out to eat. Later, while Kayle was at a meeting to prepare for a memorial service, I was in the apartment when a windy rainstorm put out the lights. I puttered about while enough daylight remained, then dozed. When Kayle got back, she found candles and a flashlight. Soon the lights came on.

Today I did a lot of putting away

Today I did a lot of putting away (emptied 7 or 8 boxes) and shifting around of stuff in my rented room to clear off the mattress and springs provided by my landlady and to make floor room. Later DM set up my adjustable bed frame and helped me carry up the green recliner easy chair Kayle bought years ago. Now I can loaf in comfort and can keep stuff like bags of winter clothes under my bed.

Today I gratefully received the loan of a cell phone

Today I gratefully received the loan of a cell phone; had a senior lunch at 1912 Center; was a substitute bagger at Moscow Food Bank; with Kayle welcomed friends who took away a shelving unit; took a car load of Kayle's stuff to her rented storage unit; loaded the Subaru with stuff going to my rented room tomorrow morning; added a counter to each of my blogs (cf brianleekley.com); cleared out under the kitchen sink

Comment on someone's post "is in the market for some motivation"

Sit and do nothing. When the boredom becomes unbearable, out of inspiration will come a thought of Something(s) To Do. The whole process takes an instant. Boredom is the mother of invention.

Comment on someone's link to MSNBC article "People are happier, less stressed after age 50" by Rettner

More resigned to cruel fate is more like it. I used to worry about how long and in what style to wear my hair. Then I worried about how to stop it from receding and to make it grow back. Now I accept my baldness as irreversible and that my fringe hair will never again be brown and accept that the treadmill of the entropy of aging is inexorable (with healthy living and attitudes giving some respite) and that death comes soon enough to all. Why not choose to be happy in the interim?

Yesterday I slept late

Yesterday I slept late, till nearly 8:30; after a couple of computer hours, brunched at Co-op with Kayle (soup for me); hauled a car load of file cartons from my rented room to Kayle's rented storage unit to make room for a recliner easy chair; Kayle took me out to dinner at Nectar (flatbread artichoke pizza, little mac and house chardonnay for me); we weeded some household files while watching Dancing With The Stars

Remember

Remember Whole Earth Catalog? It's a trip.

Yesterday I went to UUCP Kayle's last sermon service

Yesterday I went to UUCP Kayle's last sermon service & helped set up & went to the Pastor's Hot Dog Roast turned into a goodbye party; played Bookworm online; dug weeds & chopped wood for MM then supped alone on veggie low mein at Chinese restaurant across from Co-op; had 2 be3dtime hot dogs on crisp bread with peanut butter; had late night insomnia with a phlegmy throat; wrote email re Whole Earth Catalog.

Yesterday I wrote a 1st draft

Yesterday I wrote a 1st draft of a Palouse Wordsmiths poster; was CC's breakfast guest--she'll revise the draft; strolled Farmers Market; dug weeds and chopped wood for MM; rode bike east on 3rd to Polk, taking long hill OK in lowest gear, then south on Polk to my home to be and got my phone charger; supped with Kayle at Sandpiper; helped Kayle shop and at church prep for hot dog roast; did emailing and FBing.

Yesterday I did some emailing and facebooking

Yesterday I did some emailing and facebooking; helped Kayle clear out the remaining items in the shed that comes with our apartment; took a car load of my stuff to my rented room; updated my and UUCP church website Google calendars.

Yesterday Kayle and I lunched at Rosauers on deli sandwiches

Yesterday Kayle and I lunched at Rosauers on deli sandwiches; I walked to the Co-op to buy 2 mint Rice Dreams, chanced on ET, and helped load her car with donated food for Moscow Food Bank; Kayle and I supped on leftover deli sandwich halves and Rice Creams while watching TV game shows; Kayle went to bed before 9 because of not feeling well all day; later I ate a Granny Smith apple with peanut butter.

Yesterday I did the laundry

Yesterday I did the laundry; created a Brian Leekley on Facebook blog and modified the layouts of all my blogs at brianleekley.com; took a carload of my stuff to my rented room; helped Kayle put some of her stuff in storage; got conditional approval from my rented room landlady to move Sox the cat in with me; brunched with Kayle at Breakfast Club; supped on deli take-out and watched TV game shows with Kayle.

Yesterday I took another carload

Yesterday I took another carload to my rented room, including the big old microwave Kayle and I bought at a rummage sale last summer for $10; renewed my drivers license with new address & pic; read 3rd draft of screenplay by brother John--it made me cry--johnleekley.com; got library book & weeded for MM; supped with Kayle at UUCP fundraiser for Haiti; sorted laundry.

Yesterday Kayle helped me

Yesterday Kayle helped me take a carload of my stuff to my rented room and I helped her start loading her GMC Suburban and took pics of her in it; started another carload; did a tiny bit of fiction writing and critiquing in early AM; mailed change of address form; lunched with Kayle at Co-op and we supped at TacoTime and shopped at RiteAid and Michaels; we did emailing and FBing on our laptops in front of TV in eve.

Comment on Paul Krugman opinion piece in May 9, 2010 New York Times

Let's demand government of the people by the people for the people. A corporation is not a person. The government's first and foremost responsibility at all levels is to protect workers, consumers, residents, nature, and the earth, waters, and sky from amoral corporations that cause grievous and inexcusable harm caused by neglect and disregard of the common good.

Today I started reading screenplay

Today I started reading screenplay by bro; did some unpacking; tore up and bagged 3 cardboard boxes for SP's worm farm; at apt gave Sox his AM treat; went to UUCP service and opened library before and after; went to spirituality book discussion
at Sisters' Brew; back at UUCP library used my computer while Secular Fellowship met; supped and shopped at Co-op; gave Sox his PM treat; in room have been using computer and unpacking.

Today I went to writing group

Today I went to writing group 7:30AM meeting at Sisters' Brew; Ami S and I processed books for 4 hours in UUCP church library; lunched at Co-op; napped and showered and shampooed and tended cat and ran dishwasher at apartment; in rented room supped on crispbread with peanut butter and olives + a sweet red pepper + a cookie. I continue to empty bags and boxes and put things away.

Yesterday I walked to MM's

I walked to MM's near 5:00 and worked digging weeds and chopping wood for half hour. I held a peace symbol sign in the Friendship Square peace line; went to Rosauers; went to the Co-op and put in Food Bank bin the orange juice and cereal I bought on
clearance at Rosauers and ate a piece of pesto walnut pizza; went back to apartment and had a shower; returned to room for quiet eve on my Acer Aspire 5515.

Yesterday AM I did a little writing

Yesterday AM I did a little writing, emailing and putting away and had a nap. For breakfast I 1st had an apple and later had granola with raw cashews and raw sunflower seeds and I snacked on pistachios and raw almonds. At lunchtime I dropped off my dirty clothes at the apartment and fed Sox the cat and went to the Co-op for spicy Thai noodle salad and broccoli salad. Back at the apartment I worked on my computer and on chores and napped

Yesterday I burned a crockpot meal

Yesterday I burned a crockpot meal in my rented room. I put a peeled and cubed beet, a few baby carrots and tomato soup to cover in a crockpot, put the cover on, plugged it in and set it to low about 10AM. About 8PM I ate blackened beets and carrots. Scrumptious.

Also I couldn't get my little refrigerator to get above freezing.

Yesterday Kayle and I divided the stuff

Yesterday Kayle and I divided the stuff in the front closet and hall closet between us; I took a car load to my rented room; took stuff to Recyclables Center and Salvation Army and filled the Sabaru gas tank; saw Kayle off to visit her folks in MI (she'll leave the Subaru at Spokane airport); helped at Moscow Food Bank; supped at the Co-op deli; tended Socks the cat; stayed the evening and night in my rented room.

Today I had a senior lunch

Today I had a senior lunch at 1912 Center, did laundry, did chores, napped, petted the cat, and did paperwork. At the Co-op I supped on barley soup and a chocolate ice cream bar and bought a few produce items. Back at the apartment I packed my shopping cart with overnight items, walking office items, and food items. Now I'm in my rented room for the night. I'll do a little writing, putting away, emailing, and FBing before bed.