Watertown, NY, USA . "Public Square" (vintage, date unknown) but the monument is honoring veterans of the American Civil War so the date of the image is late 1800s

Monday, February 28, 2005

truly wild and crazy day, never left work until 6 PM, had the left over corn beef and cabbage and a seafood salad and feel decent but tired.......
i can't wait for spring, the cold weather is really starting to give me a pain......i want to be warm, i want to not have to look at a world that is mostly white, i want to see color......

Sunday, February 27, 2005

,been a very long, very exhausting day....therefore a very typical sunday......a good day basically but i'm all in, had a steak, some steak fries and some eggplant for lunch,,,,,,and kicked back most of the afternoon, had intended to watch the last 18 holes of the match play 36 hole final but it was so out of hand score wise by the time i started to watch it just didn't hold my attention.......besides i don't really follow any of the 4 guys that were playing......and i'll bet the ratings took a big hit too........one of the problems with showing match play on the tube is that you can't "program" who will be in the finals, and if it's not a big name player(s).....than most people will just turn it out.........

Saturday, February 26, 2005

i had the day off and spent a very quiet morning, did do some household chores, but basically just relaxed, went out early afternoon to get milk for the cat and something for dinner, had intended to get something out of the freeze but had forgotten....any ways two stores later i had a lamb chop, a veal chop (both now reside in the freezer and a 2 Lbs. corn beef, most of which now resides in trollie's innards........but i forgot the milk.......ended up going back out.......

Friday, February 25, 2005

the work week is over, well sort of, i have tomorrow off, i need to pop in briefly sunday.....technically still part of this work week, but i point of fact more the beginning of the next.....i have a bunch of house work i must catch up on tomorrow......have really been below par most of the week and have put off until tomorrow what i probably should have done tuesday........
takeout seafood tonight....actually got in and out quite quickly....but i am starting to be recognized and that does speed the order through a bit........but was very hungry and a huge pig tonight and have nothing left, usually i have a bit of fish left for a sandwich for lunch but will have to come up with something else.......
my arthritis is bothering me tonight and this will be brought to a close quickly as my hands are starting to rebel .........

Thursday, February 24, 2005

what a mess, not a busy day but it became a very frustrating one, there was a misunderstanding between us, the broker and a trucking company and the driver and i sat for an hour waiting for it to be resolved then get called back in.........
watched survivor, but if something doesn't change probably will not watch it as regularly as usual.....just can't seem to connect with any of the "cast"
picked up some odds and ends tonight, got take out for dinner, chatted briefly with my daughter......just feel out of synch tonight.........

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

(trollie wanders into his blog aimlessly.........he stumbles......trips over one of his cats.......and lays down in the middle of the floor.....curls up under a fleece and falls immediately to sleep........he starts snoring so loud that little bits of html start falling from the template.....and the whole blog collapses from multiple errors...................)

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

just your typical high stress work day, as my dad has always said " my momma told me i'd have days like this, BUT NOT EVERY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
had a very simple supper, tuna salad, baked beans and knockwurst......relaxed awhile...and went to rehearsal, we've had a big change over recently, particularly on the vocal side, but we've had a few rehearsals with the new people and things are really coming together well. in fact tonight it went really well, i think the new group sounds as good if not better then we ever have, everything seems to mesh very well, both vocally and personality wise.....very optimistic......well i'm off to brew a cup of tea and have some cheese.......

Monday, February 21, 2005

strange day at work, the one job from one point of view i really needed to get done to day i never got finished until almost day end, it was a very important materials job, which had to be done today, but when you wear multiple hats sometimes the priorities from one job get in the way of the priorities from the other......
really didn't need much in the way of groceries this week but did pick up a few specials.......pasta for dinner with garlic bread and i feel good tonight but very tired, did not sleep well last night at all........very fitful sleep, and i'm feeling it now.........would like to stay up and watch the new episode of american chopper but doubt that i will.......

Sunday, February 20, 2005

it's been a very good day, a long one but a very good day none the less......was up at six because i needed to stop into work before morning service........the day was a very enjoyable one....everything went well.......they plowed last night but very little was in the end of the drive, took no time to clear it out.......just a calm, no problems , no hassle day, boy did i need one.....
broiled a veal chop for lunch with some fried potatoes and yellow beans, garlic bread and ice tea.....need to thing about dinner but had a sandwich before i went to evening service and really not hungry yet.........maybe just a salad........

Saturday, February 19, 2005

(trollie sneaks in backwindow to post again)
yeah i know i'm bitching about blogger again, but the issue with the password is starting to annoy me. i should be grateful, it's far more stable then it was the two + years ago when i started blogging but trollie's by nature are never grateful

a very quiet restful day.....we did get a bit of snow, which i've already shoveled but then the plows have not come through yet so i probably will have to clean out the end of the drive before getting out tomorrow

have just spent the day doing, well not much, had a very frustrating week at work and really needed a day with no frustration, and that is what i got, (except for blogger)........

Friday, February 18, 2005

(dang i wish blogger would solve their log in issue, i'm getting sick and tired of sneeking in the side door to post)
i've had a very frustrating month at work this week, one of those weeks where nothing seemed to work the way it should, really should have been just an average week but turned into a nightmare, i'm supposed to have tomorrow off but if the transfer didn't move i'll probably get stuck working a couple of hours tomorrow AM.
stopped and got seafood tonight at a place that makes just lovely deep fried haddock....(NOTE TO SELF: what are you nuts stopping for take out seafood on a friday in lent)
have just vegged tonight, played a little PC games, a little tube, a little blogshares and hung out on #blogshares for a while........

Thursday, February 17, 2005

it was possible that we were going to get heavy lake effect snow today but it seems to have missed us and gone further south in the lake effect zone, not that i complaining, not a bad work day......stopped and did my banking and filled up the car, not that i use a tank of gas a week. i always fill on pay day, that way i don't forget, and it's best not to run the tank too low in cold weather.........stopped and got some ham hocks which are as we speak simmering in a pot of soup with some lentils and assorted veggies, should be done in another 15 minutes or so.........

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

we got about 4 or 5 inches of extremely wet snow this morning between 8 and 10, really messed things up, made an easy day a challenge.....got home and they had already plowed and really put a load in the end of the drive way......took about 35 minutes to shovel and must of the time was cleaning out the mess in the end of the drive way......well by the time i got in i was pretty hungry but really didn't feel like fussing so just opened a can of sausage gravy and had it over english muffins with a few baby beets........got a call from the choir director telling me they had decided to cancel practice tonight, got a real laugh out of him when i informed him that i had already cancelled practice ( well at least for myself, i was just to beat up from the day and the shoveling to even think about going back out)

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

dang what a frustrating day, nothing, well almost nothing worked or happened the way it should have and what should have been only a moderately busy day turned into a true nightmare, by the time the work day was complete i was absolutely totaled, actually ended up stopping at BK for take out because i just didn't have the energy to even think about cooking.......had a good rehearsal tonight, and i feel better but am just plain flat exhausted physically but the mind is still racing........

Monday, February 14, 2005

a really wet, windy day here in the old northcountry, i had probably the best night sleep i've had in months last night and felt pretty good today, well until i took a spill in the parking lot at work, between the fact that it was kind of slick, plus the wind was strong enough to effect even my bulk and to tell the truth i wasn't really paying attention i took a fell, hit my knee which feels okay but the bulk of my weight landed on my elbow, which is as we speak stiff and turning black and blue, it will be okay, nothing broken or anything but it will certainly be sore for a few days, day went pretty good except for the fact that i couldn't find the right map ( manifest if you will) for the transfer and went nuts for about an hour thinking i had a major inventory glitch, once i found the right map everything made sense......
grocery shopped after work, got a bunch of stuff i didn't really need....including some fresh bratwurst which i had for dinner with some kraut and a hunk of french bread......very nice........off to watch the dog show.....

Sunday, February 13, 2005

i'm not 100% sure i ever woke up this morning, i've seemed to have spent the day suspended between sleep and awake, never did really get going today although i did manage to get through the quick stop at work and morning services, but once home this morning i stayed home, really the day is a big blur in my mind, just didn't feel bad really, just couldn't get started......watched the golf coverage, and played around on the pc , but really didn't do anything of substance

Saturday, February 12, 2005

i don't know if i'm just tired or coming down with a cold or old age has been catching up with me but i've been real shaky this afternoon, there is a genetic weakness in the family to a bit of the shakes as we get older and it hasn't bothered me much lately but i've had a problem with it this afternoon, right in the middle of a pitched battle over in blogshares, drives me nuts, i had to put both hands on the mouse to kept in even reasonably steady.......but a good day otherwise, did go out for a few things, had a meatball hoagie for a late lunch and then broiled a couple of absolutely lovely center cut lamb chops for supper, a little mint jelly, some baby beets, and a side of pasta with roasted garlic, olive oil ( extra-virgin of course) and a little grated cheese, ice tea and some canned cherries , i feel great tonight but still tired....all in all not a bad day
awoke to a bunch of snow that had fallen over night, well really not to bad, maybe 4 or 5 inches, and never got out of bed until after 8, felt good for a change, did some household chores and had a late breakfast and am thinking about lunch as we speak, i'm curious whether this will post or not, having a problem logging in to blogger and took a detour to get here

Friday, February 11, 2005

i didn't post last night, felt unwell and just too tired.....today wasn't a bad day, wasn't real busy just real frustrating, it was a series of nagging little problems, and just was all in by the end of the day....have tomorrow off and all i really wanted to do was to dig a hole, crawl in and cover myself up and not come out until sunday morning......but had promised to take dad to supper tonight so did..........i've got nothing planned for tomorrow and that is exactly what i intended to do........

Thursday, February 10, 2005

i'm up and at it early this morning, i rarely post before work but that's because i'm a slug-o-bed and get up no earlier then is absolutely necessary.....however we had snow last night, and as you can never really guess how much i set the alarm early, got right out and shoveled, but it went quick and i have somettime to relax before work........still fighting a cold.......but off to work

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

i did end up going to choir, and it's started to snow, only about 2" so far but the driving is a little slick....i'll need to set the alarm a little earlier tomorrow in case i have to shovel....but we've been pretty fortunate so far.....really haven't had much snow......(knock wood)
man did i feel lousy this morning when i got up, i'm trying to come down with a cold i think, and really felt low....but dragged myself to work.....actually felt better as the day progressed but was pretty well spent by days end.......came home took a hot bath and made some beef barbecues with a side of slaw for dinner and feel pretty good now, but am still worn out......should go to a choir practice tonight but still haven't decided, it's snowing lightly and the prediction is maybe 4+ inches before morning.......

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

i feel alot better now, have finally got a chance to relax a little, had a nice snack of dates and figs, i love them both and usually don't have them around as ot where but decided to pick up a package of both tonight and must make a mental note to keep them "in stock".......
(it may seem that there is just a short time between my two posts tonight but the truth is they are about an hour apart, had a problem posting the first one)

turned into a hectic day today at work, had an outbound come in late and never got out until 5 o'clock, had to stop at the store as i had forgotten to get a few things yesterday and picked up a few specials....had a large salad for supper with a crusty roll and ice tea......more of a summer meal but with a high today of 48*F it felt like summer, well not really but compared to normal temperature for this time of year it was very warm.........good rehearsal but i'm pretty well all in tonight......... very strange weather day, got really foggy in the late afternoon and now it's very misty.......really isn't raining but almost like you are driving through a cloud with a lot of moisture in it.......really weird weather for winter in the northcountry........

Monday, February 7, 2005

a very hectic morning, but the day smoothed out after lunch and i got everything done that needed to get done.......warm day.........actually compared to a normal winter day one might even call this day hot, it got up into the high 40'sF.......really unusual for this area this time of year......
did grocery shopping tonight, needed practically nothing other then some fresh fruit and veggies....but found a package of very nice center cut lamb chops which i will have for dinner this weekend....have played a little blogshares tonight......and probably will watch the american chopper episode that is on tonight as it is one i haven't seen.........

Sunday, February 6, 2005

if i was a red blooded american male i would be watching the super bowl right now, fortunately i'm a green blooded american trollie so i don't have to torture myself by watching silly commercials and a boring game......(hehe).........i'm just not a big football fan and frankly really don't give two hoots who wins or even that they are playing a game.....

not a bad day, didn't feel real good this morning but at 6 am wake up time i really have no reason to feel good, got work done in an hour and services and class went really well today, felt pretty good when i got home, had a new york strip with cottage fries and creamed corn for lunch......a relaxing afternoon.... watched phil m. win the golf tournament and had a couple of blt's for supper....

ok....out of sheer boredom i have watched a bit of the game but don't intend to watch the whole thing.....i really don't care........


Saturday, February 5, 2005

went in for an hour this morning to work, and got called back in briefly about 4:30, actually felt really good this morning but as the day has worn on, have felt progressively worse, have a nagging headache.....anyways.........scrapped the idea of a steak and a fancy meal for supper and ended up just making a large toss salad.......but have basically vegged today......just have not been able to concentrate on anything for very long.......need to be up by six so am planning i any early night

Friday, February 4, 2005

another fairly warm day....mid 30'sF.......day went remarkably smooth for a friday but i need to go in briefly both tomorrow and sunday......
decided to go out for dinner to a chinese buffet......nice dinner.......but you know i go there to often when the waitress looks and me and says diet pepsi right.......

Thursday, February 3, 2005

today actually ran pretty smooth, i had a mechanical problem with the one forklift this afternoon but i turned out to be a minor problem.....tomorrow looks busy but not off the wall.....
cashed the check, paid some bills and did a little shopping and got take out for supper, and have kicked back and relaxed tonight.....
was a warm day today, okay so maybe on a normal scale 38*F is not warm, but for watertown in the winter time 38*F qualifies as a heat wave.....

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

the day actually went pretty smoothly for a change, which is a good thing because i was way less then 100% today, but got everything done , all my monthly ordering is in and the rest of the week looks routine.....
made pizza for supper and have a pot a soup on the stove.....usually takes about 4 hours for it to get to the side of done that i want........
am quite tired tonight.......but i feel well........

Tuesday, February 1, 2005

i had a very busy morning but the afternoon look clear, and i needed the time to get my first of the month ordering planned, well right after lunch the "clown car" must have pulled into the parking lot because i spent most of the afternoon chasing done nagging little problems, the upstart being i got virtually nothing done on my resin schedule for march...nuts
by the middle of the afternoon i had a headache that was trying to tear the top of my head off, and felt lousy by days end......
just relaxed once i hit home, took something for the headache and felt a little better, had a late-ish supper and went to rehearsal, .....really had a great time and i feel much better now but am extremely tired.......tomorrow looks like it will be relatively calm (knock wood) so maybe i'll get caught up