(11:23 UTC-5)
(+34*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: The Best of Tallis (link))
   Tallis was a 16th century composer of liturgical music....and I just in the mood for it today....If you've read this blog before then you know that my musically tastes are quite eclectic....
   Actually the weather today was conducive for a walk....well an early Winter walk anyways....but had no intention of walking today....point of fact wasn't planning to walk before Sunday....but looked at the forecast and rain is predicted for Sunday....and a quick decision....as snow is predicted for this afternoon....take a short walk....the convenience store and Aldi.....but after the stop at the convenience store....standing at the place where I'd cross the street to go to Aldi....talked myself out of that plan....and decided to stop at Ollie's, then the Thrift Store, Dollar General, and back to my rooms....didn't see anything at Ollie's or at The Thrift Store for that matter....but as I was walking to the Dollar General....a car pulled up, parked, and out popped Sharon P.....and her classic big hug.....now way back.....she had just started a few months before as a receptionist at the plant that I was starting work as a shipping clerk....and when I left some 35 years later was the Materials Supervisor and she the executive secretary....and left just after I did....one of the nicest people I've ever known....except that she gets a kick out of reminding me that she is older than I am....by about 8 months....haven't seen her in probably 5 or 6 years....had a nice conversation....but after I got to thinking....if I hadn't walked....changed my route....and had been precisely where I was at the time she parked the car....I won't have seen her at all....coincidence....?....now I'm not a huge believer in the concept of fate....but there are things that have occurred to me in my life that sometimes makes me wonder if somethings were meant to happen or not happen....?....      

(15:04 UTC-5)
(+34*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "NCIS" re-run on the USA Network)
   It's been a really quiet day....and didn't even try to find an excuse to walk....not as bad as they have been before but my knees are singing to me today....damp weather....gets me every time....so have just been kicking back....a little TV....probably will watch the Saints vs. Cowboys Thursday night game on the NFL network....should be a good game....but only enjoyable if the Cowboys lose....obviously not my favorite American football team....in fact if the Cowboys are playing....I want the  other team to win....similar thing with baseball....I don't care who beats them as long as the New York Yankees....lose....
   Probably will spend tomorrow in as well and then shop for the weekend on Saturday....but if something comes up....I'll walk....but then if I cannot get out to walk....just walking the halls of the hotel where my rooms are can give me the exercise I need....and there is a stationary bike it can use as well....

(16:45 UTC-5)
(+33*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: Faure "Requiem" (link))
   I had the opportunity to sing this piece several years ago with the local choral society....not a particularly difficult tenor part....but a fun piece to sing....but what made it special for me was my daughter the French Horn player was in the small orchestra that accompanied the performance....
   Had not intended to walk today....we got another 3 or 4 inches of snow overnight and I had everything I needed really until Friday and probably until the weekend....that is before I looked into the frig to get some raw veg that I usually eat with my first meal of the day....and discovered they had seen their better days....could have skipped them....but....Aldi is just across the street....so out I went....most of the walkways had been shoveled and/or blown....so footing was decent....and I had my raw veg....
   I list watchable shows on TV usually the night before....but very few are ever must watches....half the time I make a list and end up watching very little of it....but tonight at 20:00 local time BBC American is showing "The Hunt for Red October"....although not my number 1 favorite flick....it's solidly in the 10 ten....and they're showing it back to back....so will definitely watch that.... 

(16:50 UTC-5)
(+32*F....snowing)
(Now Playing: "Lady Hawk" (link))
   It's a snowy day....just light snow but snowy none the less....there was a break this morning in the weather and since I only needed to go to the plaza that's just out the backdoor and down the hill I walked....by the time I got back....it was snowing again but very lightly....stopped at Ollie's and got a tin of danish butter cookies, and a new paring knife for food prep....and then to Dollar General....for a bottle of Powerade, a bottle of Dr. Pepper....and some writing pads....Today was the day that the ladies from housekeeping come in to clean my rooms....sometimes I stay but today decided to time my walk on there arrival and by the time I got back they were finished....if the weather forecast is correct it will be a bit warmer and no snow Thursday and I need to go to the pharmacy at Price Chopper to pickup my re-fills on my meds....so will call tomorrow so I don't have to wait....maybe pickup a few more things there and if the weather holds....down to Aldi as well....just have to see what the weather actually is....and the one med that's most important, my blood pressure med I still have a couple of weeks supply....the other a cholesterol med isn't that important as my numbers have been good, and doc said he probably will take me off them at my next appointment....    

(18:29 UTC-5)
(+40"F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: William Byrd "Mass for 4 & 5 voices (link))
   It's been raining on and off all day here....but sometime in the overnight hours it's forecast to change to snow and snow until Thursday....supposedly light snow but up here you can never tell....had a friend years ago that used to describe expect snow fall as....we will get a trace to 3 feet of snow....I'm not sure if it's the damp weather today or just approaching my 71st birthday in a couple of weeks but woke of feeling just a bit off today....didn't feel sick....but on the other hand didn't feel particularly well either....just a tad off....a little stiff in the joints....or rather a little stiffer in the joints than usual....so around 15:30 local time decided to take a nap....don't normally take naps and if I do take a nap....usually between maybe 20 and 40 minutes....laid down....rolled over and I had been down for about 20 minutes....decided to rest awhile longer....next time I surfaced and looked at the clock....my nap had lasted almost 2 hours....but I now feel pretty normal....not normal for when I was in my late teens and 20's....but the new normal for my 70+ years....
   If you are unfamiliar with the English composer William Byrd he lived in the 16th & 17th centuries....considered a Renaissance composer....his works are by enlarge acappella....and liturgical in nature....not everyone's taste in music....but two of my favorite musical  forms.....both to listen to and to sing are acappella and liturgical....put them together....and I'm in my "element"....although age has eroded my singing voice to prelude me from sing anymore.....I still enjoy listening....    

(17:41 UTC-5)
(+41*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: a classical mix off Youtube (link))
   Today has been a busy shopping day for me, not to the mall or big box stores but rather to grocery stores....walked twice....before the brief rain we got and then after....two different directions and between the two walks too much to carry in one trip....next 3 days rain and/or snow....then 3 decent days....and then rain and/or snow predicted for the 8 days there after....not saying that I may not be able to get out on the snow days if it's little....and at this point it's only predicted to "snow showers"....aka light snow....but one must eat and it won't be the first time between the weather and my feet or knees giving me a hard time, which frequently happens this time of year.....that I've been unable to walk for several days in a row....so it's my practice to stock up on non-perishable foods this time of year....and then there is always delivery....don't order most of the year but in the winter I will....besides haven't had good Chinese food in awhile and there's a good source for that in town....not to mention pizza or wings....not franchises....but locally owned businesses....and at this point although there are a few more things I'd like to add to my "storm pantry" I'm pretty well set....besides I can always take more advantage of the daily free breakfast that comes with me living in a hotel....besides I've lived my whole life (except for 9 semesters in college) in heavy snow and bitter cold areas....this will be my 72nd winter....and by now I know how to cope with the extremes....and maybe more importantly how to prepare before the worst of it....but also made a run as part of the second walk to the ATM....doesn't hurt this time of year to have a little extra cash on hand....I do have a debit card....but prefer to pay cash....and don't have a credit card....I have sound reasons for that....but won't get into that at this time....but I strive to live within my means....
   

(17:41 UTC-4)
(+41*F....rain)
(Now Playing: a mix off Youtube (link))
   As I was crawling into bed last night, I suddenly remembered I hadn't post to this slag heap yesterday....had posted to another of my blogs....but not this one....and just rolled into bed and had the best night sleep I've had in weeks....but except for a trip to a convenience store and Aldi....was a  very quiet day....and except for three trips to the lobby....for a bagel this morning....because it was raining and I needed to stretch my legs just walked the entire length of the first floor of the hotel I live in....and later the same but to get a cup of coffee....won't have walked out even if it had been nice....all the big pre-Christmas sales are in full swing and there's noway I'd go any of the mall or big box stores this weekend....
   Have basically spent the entire day on line....last time there has been anything on the "old boob tube" I wanted to watch was Monday....and as there is next to nothing on tomorrow....looks like maybe Monday again....I may even watch a some of the NFL games tomorrow....have to check to see who's playing....
   It's raining now and is predicted to rain on and off through Wednesday....so probably won't get out until then....but the snow will be gone and I can use my short cuts which makes it easier....pretty well stocked so that's not a problem.....besides it's been awhile since I've gotten delivery....maybe some Chinese....

(09:05 UTC-5)
(+6*F....fair....feels like -3*F)
(Now Playing" "WKRP" Turkeys Away (link))
   The episode above is one of the funniest sitcom episode of all time....and appropriate for Thanksgiving....in a twisted sort of way.....going to be gone most of the day for a Thanksgiving dinner with my brother and his wife....so I thought I'd post before I left....although I might tack something on when I get back....
   It's a cold one this morning....I think it's about time to take the Carhart winter coat out for a spin....now temperatures colder than this are common in this area....but usually not this early....I've worked outside in weather that was as cold as -40*F....but I was a lot younger then....and maybe a lot more tolerant....of the weather....never been too tolerant of some other things....the thing I've never been able to tolerant is intolerance....
     

(14:18 UTC-5)
(+26*F....partly cloudy....wind speed 20 mph)
(Now Playing "Birth of S.H.A.D.O. (link))
   The predicted low temperature for over night to night is predicted at +6*F....and fairly brisk winds....so definitely not the night for a late night walk....
   Don't know how much if at all all post tomorrow....be gone most of the day celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday....with my brother and his wife....and some of her family....so my internet time will be affected....one of my favorite days....the main part of the celebration is the meal....the cook stuffs a turkey....and then we, those at the table, stuff ourselves....(Thanksgiving Holiday)
   Have found my time as a moderator on a Facebook group very interesting....hoe some people use or in some cases over use, even miss-use Facebook is sometimes a crazy ride....I generally keep the groups I follow below 10....it's had to keep up with that many....but there are apparently some who take pride in being in as many as they can....saw a request yesterday for membership in our group with 1,750 groups....(The MadTrollie can be seen shaking his head)....I have trouble just keeping up with a hand full....obviously this person isn't trying to, just collecting "trophies"....but not our group....declined....
   Except for Thanksgiving....I'm not looking forward to the next few days....the major shopping season for Christmas kicks off tomorrow evening and continues through the weekend....know as Black Friday....and the hotel I live in will probably be full to the max....with crazy shoppers....probably will just stay in my rooms after returning from my brothers tomorrow evening....however....may go over to Aldi for a few things....I never go grocery shopping the day before Thanksgiving as the late minute shopper is there buying for the meal the next day....but Friday through the weekend....all the shoppers are at the local mall and retail stores and the grocery stores are nearly empty of customers....only difficult will  be surviving crossing Arsenal Street....traffic there is bad enough normally....but should be crazy for the next few days....
    

(17:28 UTC-5)
(+26*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "Have His Carcase" (link))
   We got a little light snow today, but I needed a few things....had planned to walk tomorrow but when I checked my e-mail this morning the was a winter weather warning in my unread mail....we are under another lake effect snow warning from 4 AM local time tomorrow until 4 PM in the afternoon with another 3 to 6 inches of snow predicted....and as Thursday is Thanksgiving and I probably be out most of the day at my brothers, and besides it usually takes a day or so, depending on how much snow we get for the sidewalks to be cleared....
   Except for the walk it was a very typical Tuesday....the ladies of housekeeping come in every Tuesday to clean my rooms and change my linens....( a brief pause )....while writing this post I remember that I hadn't picked up my laundry which the ladies do for me once a week....no a big deal....nothing I need right away....besides sometimes they don't get it done the same day....have to check on it tomorrow....

(20:53 UTC-5)
(+33*F....partly cloudy)
(Now Playing: "Have His Carcase" (link))
   Been an easy day on the whole....did take a short walk over to Aldi to pickup a few things as it maybe the last chance I get before Friday....the dreaded "Black Friday"....the busiest shopping day of the year....so the hotel should be full and I avoid the retail stores, but Aldi shouldn't be to busy....but Aldi is closed Thursday for Thanksgiving....and the weather is predicted to be unsettled....a either snow or rain or a mix of both....depending on the temperature at any given time....and since I walk everywhere....or all most everywhere....I try to avoid walking in the rain....I'll walk in little snow....but not the rain....I do have rain gear but I avoid the rain unless ti's unavoidable....
   Besides my duties as a moderator on the FB group...."The Farthest Side"....I've really cut down my activities on FB....not that I'm on very many groups....but may give up a couple I'm on right now....
   Looking forward to my dinner on Thanksgiving with my brother and his Mrs....I usually have Thanksgiving with my sister and her Mr....but they will be away until next week....they are in the process of moving to a retirement community in Florida....but will keep a presents up here....at least for the foreseeable future.... 

(18:03 UTC-5)
(+31*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "Hunt for Red October" on BBC America)
   When I did what I do every....usually in the evening....I run through the schedule of programs to be aired the next day on the channels I usually watch....BBC listed another program starting at 6 PM local time so I changed channels to watch the program I intended to watch and found "The Hunt for Red October"....no disappointed....one of my favorite flix....TBS was showing Star Wars episodes I.II.&III....watched the first 2, but don't like the 3rd....and "lucked in to" one of my favs....
   With my new location in the hotel I'm about as far from the lobby as I could be....went out to get my sweet bagel this morning from the breakfast offerings....no sweet bagel....got a plain one and decided to have it with either the cherry preserves I have or the orange marmalade....got back to my rooms....and then the thought hit me....I still had some smoked salmon left....but no cream cheese....back up to the lobby to get a container of "Philly" (brand name)....which reminded me of what my dad always said; "If you don't have it in your head, you  have to have it in your feet".....a bagel with a schmear ( oops another Yiddish word for spell check)....some sliced shallot, capers, and a little caviar....and of course the smoked salmon....very nice....juice and some black raspberries....don't do that very often but once in awhile I feel like "pushing the boat out a little"
   Was going to stay into day but decided to take a short walk and visit my money at the ATM....which is right next store to the hotel....I almost never go into the bank unless I have business to  deal with....and with a debit card I have access to my funds through the ATM....and since it's at a branch of the bank where my funds are I don't pay a fee to use the ATM....and I can access my money even on a Sunday afternoon....besides it was a good excuse for a walk.... 

(22:06 UTC-5)
   It's late and I was on my way to bed and realized I had never got around to posting today here....had intended to a couple of times earlier in the day and got distracted by one thing or another....so I've dispensed with the usual header and just will dive into the post....
  As I thought with the rain overnight most of the snow we got....probably 6" or so has vanished....except for some banks where plowing was done to clear sidewalks, driveways and parking lots....I hate the snow banks because it blocks the short cuts I usually use....but we do have more snow, although predicted to be light over the next few days....although Winter the season doesn't technically start until December 21st at 5:23 PM local time ( the Winter solstice), because of the latitude I live at it most years starts early....or perhaps this in Winter's pre-season practice period awaiting opening day as it were....
   Did walk late to get a few things at Aldi....could have waited but I had been stuck in my rooms because of the weather for over 48 hours and was having a middle case of "cabin fever" (link)....well not really but I just needed to get out and get a little exercise....as I re-enter the lobby after my walk....(I live in a hotel)....the girl behind the desk told me my brother had called....problem number one is I had forgotten his telephone number....give me a break....I'm near 71 years old and my memory on certain things ain't what it used to be....besides I rarely call him....fortunately google has a longer memory than I do....and found it right off....an invite to Thanksgiving dinner....his wife is an excellent cook so no way I turn that done....
   It's interesting how someone like me who grew up when even a basic computer would fill a large room and ran on punch cards....has evolved to some one who is quite comfortable in the new computer driven age....besides if I get stuck I can always email one of my nephews who works for Google....but then even with libraries and card catalogs I was always pretty go at finding what information I needed....and the computer and WiFi let me find what I what in my rooms without going to the library....but I have evolved completely....I hate cellphones....      

(16:32 UTC-5)
(+35*F....rain)
(Now Playing: "Have His Carcase (link))
   When I retired last night about 10 PM local time it hadn't snowed yet....but when I awoke around 5 AM local time, we had about 6" of snow on the ground....and as it's raining as I write this, my guess is that by morning the snow will be all but gone, save the banks were plowing was done to clear driveways and parking lots....weather looks to be clear for the next few days with maybe little snow on Monday....but in anticipation of the overnight snow I stocked up yesterday....and probably will wait until Sunday to pickup a few things for the week....so it's been a very quiet day....have spent most of the day playing games and checking my groups on Facebook....I'm a moderator on a group and have spent some time approving and/or disapproving posts and requests for membership....we have a very strict policy about the posting of non-relevant posts....
   Is there such a thing as less than nothing....well if there is that would describe the offerings of the TV channels that I get today....now tomorrow....there are several shows which I would like to watch....but as/usual several of them overlap....oy vey....  

(18:15 UTC-5)
(+30*F....mostly cloudy....feels like +25*F)
(Now Playing: "My Mix" (link))
   I guess I'm starting to get my "winter legs".....actually today was a pleasant day for walk....and 3 stops to make and I'm starting to adjust back into my winter in the northcountry mode....except for the years I was in college, I've spent my whole life in lake effect snow zones....first in the lee of Lake Erie....and now in the lee of Lake Ontario....plus up here if the wind is out of the north or north west we get our weather off Hudson Bay.....sometimes temperature can drop to -25*F and even cold....and a wind chill of -40*F is not uncommon....but it takes a few cold days for my body to remember how to deal with it....we're predicted to have snow overnight, maybe 3 to 5 inches....but changing to rain tomorrow so it won't stay very long....
   Actually sat down an watched a movie this afternoon....normally I just half watch, half listen while surfing the net or playing games online....but the film "Contact" is one of my favorites....I don't agree with the premise but it's well done, and does give one pause.... 

(16:51 UTC-5)
(+25*F....sunny....feels like: 15*F)
(Now Playing: "My Mix" off Youtube (link))
   "My Mix" ls literally just that, a mix selected by Youtube from the various styles of music that I listen to on Youtube....
   I did walk again today....but today it was all the weather and of course the fact that I really didn't need any thing right then and there....besides it's the warmest right now that it has been all day....most of the day it's been in the mid-teens with a feels like temperature in the single digits Fahrenheit....with winds between 15 and 20 mph....now if I needed something right then....I would have walked....I not only know how to dress for the cold and much colder than it was, but I also have the proper clothing for those extremes....besides tomorrow the temperature in the afternoon will be in the low to mid-30's F.....and the feels like in the high 20's....and just a gentile breeze....
   I wrote yesterday about the fact that AMC was airing the movie "Contact" tonight late....isn't going to be over until after 02:00 local time....way past my bedtime....but in checking the TV listings for tomorrow.....it's on again at 14:00 local time....perfect....

(17:08 UTC-5)
(+30*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing:"Hellfighters"(link))
   I hadn't been out all day and hadn't opened the drapes in my rooms today, and didn't realize until I checked the weather for temperature and conditions outside to post as I always do that it had snowed....just a dusting....but snow none the less....awoke this morning a tad groggily and have felt a little out of sorts all day....and hadn't planned to walk today anyways so really  hadn't checked the weather earlier as I usually do....only interruption in what has been a very quiet day, came this morning....it's Tuesday....that means that housekeeping comes in to change linen and clean....fist time they've been into the new rooms....
  I'm caught between a rock and a hard place, or in this case my normal bedtime and one of my favorite movies....about this time at night I always check the TV listings for the next day....I have all the channels I usually watch bookmarked and placed in a folder so all I have to do is right click and select all, and there they are....but after 10 PM tomorrow local time AMC is showing "Contact" and it runs until just after 2 AM....rats....haven't decided what I'll do yet....but an afternoon nap is a real possibility....just depends and how I feel tomorrow....  

(16:53 UTC-5)
(+41*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "NCIS" re-runs on USA network)
   Been a mostly quiet day until I realized I had forgotten to pickup one of the items on my shopping list....which I actually took shopping with me yesterday, usually I leave it on my desk, of course it really doesn't do you any good if you take the list, put in your pocket, and never look at it....anyways would have waited until tomorrow....but once I looked at tomorrows weather....rain all day so I took the short walk to Aldi to pick up that and the rest of the things I was going to by tomorrow....
   Have gotten pretty well settled down in my new rooms....still one or two things I might add....my sis said she had a recliner I could have but the problem is getting it here....and since she's away until after Thanksgiving....that will have to wait....but thinking of getting a personal ice maker....but other than that....I'm pretty well set....but just in general although my desktop is running fine, I been thinking about getting another laptop....just to have a backup....but we'll have to see....

(14:38 UTC-5)
(+35*F.....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "Bills vs. Jets" on CBS)
   I don't believe what I'm seeing....Bills are up 31 to 3 at the half....
   When I walked this morning the temperature was in the mid-20's with a "feels like" of +17*F....but was a very comfortable walk....just a little breeze unlike yesterday when it was real quite windy....despite the forecast all we got here in the city was a dusting of snow....however one of the housekeepers here lives in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains to thee east of here, and they got about 6" of snow....but that is the nature of lake effect snow....very narrow bands of snow....
   With the addition of the second small frig....I have more freezer space....so on my list today I had "frozen food"....on the list....basically just wanted what ever struck my fancy....ended up with some fully cooked wings, a calzone, a pint of ice cream, and some pulled pork....made a sandwich with the pulled pork....very nice....  

(20:46 UTC-5)
(+30*F....mostly cloudy....feels like +20*F)
(Now Playing: "The Hunt for Red October" on BBC America)
   Well the 3 to 5 inches of snow predicted in the Lake Effect Snow warning amount to barely a dusting where I live....but given the nature of the narrow bands of lake effect snow....there are some areas that did get some more snow then we did here....I would be surprised if a little east and south of where I'm at....up on the Tug Hill Plateau.... that they got more then we did....
   But it was cold and quite windy here but I walked twice....needed to go in two different directions and decided to do it in two trips....one to the plaza and one to the ATM, the convenience store and Aldi....but the wind gusts were over 30 mph....and I decided to cut the walk short and just went to ATM....the other two stops....could wait until tomorrow or even the Monday for that matter....I bought a flashlight and some spare batteries for it....and another surge protector....I'm thinking of getting a laptop and intend to use it in my sitting area....on the other side of the rooms....  

(11:50 UTC-5)
(+38*F....rain shower)
(Now Playing: "Lt Ellis of Shado" (link))
   We got light rain falling as I write this....and according to the predictions sometime over night or early tomorrow morning we will experience some lake effect snow according to a weather warning from the National Weather Service....predicted snowfall 3 to 5 inches....which for this area is just a tad more than a dusting....I've seen it snow a foot an hour for 4 or 5 hours....but the lake and air temperatures are still too high for a real heavy snow fall.....but up here it's not the predictions that count....it's measuring it after the fact....but the lake effect snow comes in very tight "bands" of snow....I've seen it snow a foot of snow on one side of the small city I live in....and just a trace on the other side....you can never tell....

(19:26 UTC-5)
(+40*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: a mix off Youtube (link))
   According to the forecast it will start raining right after noon tomorrow and at some point overnight it will turn to snow....maybe only and inch or so....but with winds that may be as high as 40 mph....even a little snowfall can make a mess....particularly if you're driving in it....visibility could be pretty bad....
   So accordingly and walked today to pickup a few things....was not a bad day....mid-40s when I walked but not as windy as it has been....
   I got the third mini-frig for my rooms....and turned the small of the 3 all the way to as cold as it can be....the one issue I've had not enough room for frozen foods....which has become and issue....especially with Winter right around the corner....also the extra frig gives me more room to stock up on fresh veggies, which over the last several months has become a more important part of my diet....and my health is the best it's been in many years....still need to hit a good canned goods sale....during the Winter months there are times when I really can't get out....with walking everywhere and my reduced mobility....and my balance issues....ice and snow are not my friends....but I've always lived in areas where Winter, and some years rough Winters are a fact of life....and I've become used to them....

(14:04 UTC-5)
(+48*F....cloudy.....wind 19 mph)
(Now Playing: "My Mix" off Youtube (link)
(Just a note: Youtube gives me 5 different mixes each time I log on....4 of them are usually  composed of a particular style of music I listen to....but the "My Mix" is a a very eclectic mix of the varying styles I enjoy....from Gregorian chant....to "Meatloaf".....with several stops in between....and don't forget the bagpipes) 
   A cool very blustery day here in the Northcountry....but had some errands to run so decided to walk twice....First walk to the Doc's....bill for last months checkup had arrived over the weekend and with the weather Monday, and the move yesterday....today was the first chance I had to take care of it....why write a check and mail it....when his office is maybe a 5 minute walk from my lodgings....made a stop on the way back to pickup some veggies and cheese at Aldi....okay so you were looking.... and a 4 pack of apple fritters....
   Kicked around the rooms for awhile....had a egg white scramble....w/ potatoes, chorizo, the greens from green onions, a nice sharp cheddar....and some salt, pepper, adobo, and of course liquid egg whites....on of my fav combinations....and kicked around online for awhile....but....
   In my old rooms I had my desktop plugged in to a power strip with a surge protector....but with the layout of the new rooms....the only reasonable place to put the computer desk had an outlet without a surge protector....and I had to leave the power strip....so took a walk to Ollie's....different direction from my earlier walk....they didn't have what I wanted but had a 3 outlet plug-in with a surge protector....but as always happens with me ended up getting another kitchen knife that I didn't known until I saw it that I needed it....on the way back stopped at the thrift store and found some drink coasters and a pepper shake....again I didn't know I needed them....and a stop at Dollar General to say hi to the manager, and dang if a bag of cheddar popcorn and some pecan candies didn't demand that they accompany me  back  to my rooms....This happens to me all the time, but at least this time I did get what I had walked out to get....or at least a reasonable facsimile....

(11:25 UTC-5)
(+52*F....rain)
(Now Playing: "Hec Ramsey" pilot (link))
   I has been a very wild, weird, exhausting day so far and it's not yet noon....I was dog tired last night and turned in a little before 21:00 local time....got to sleep okay....but awoke at 03:00....and knew with the impending move to my new rooms scheduled for the day, there was no chance that I would stop thinking about it long enough to get back to sleep so started packing....when the maintenance man came in we got right on it and by just after 09:00 I was all moved in in my new rooms....Had my choice of rooms....all but one have tub/showers....which with my stiff knees and balance issues are a problem....this was the one available with a large walk-in shower....so I chose this one....although a tad large....basic layout is the same....except the windows are where the door was in my old digs....and the bath room is by the door....I can see me in the middle  of the night in need of the bathroom and ending up trying to climb out the window....but I haven't expended that much energy in a long while....so there is probably an afternoon nap in my immediate future....
   A sure sign that it's November in the Northcountry....I was looking at the 10 day forecast and on Saturday snow showers are predicted....and then several of the following days are predicted to be either snow or rain....depending on the temperature....in most years Winter comes early to the Northcountry....   

(18:19 UTC-5)
(+48*F....mostly cloudy)
(Now Playing: "WCNY-FM (link))
   The station I'm listen to tonight is based in Syracuse, NY....about 70 miles south of where I live....and they have a local translator, but also they are streaming online....the link is to that site....
   Been in all day....I mentioned in a previous post that I was moving....same facility....just another building....and I plan to move the bulk of my stuff tomorrow.....and probably will be involved in that process for a part of the day....will cut into my online game time....but it's bigger rooms....and I've been in rooms with a shower/tub....and with my problems with my knees getting in and out can prove difficult....and actually using the tub is basically a non-starter....these rooms only have a large walk-in shower....with built in seats....make things a lot easier....
   I'm not 100% sure what I've gotten myself into but I have become a moderator for a Facebook group..."The Farthest Side:...postings of the works of the cartoonist Larsen, and others of a similar style....reviewing both proposed posts and membership requests as well....they needed help....so I "threw my hat into the ring"....so we shall see....  

(19:37 UTC-5)
(+35*F....clear)
(Now Playing: another of my eclectic mixes off Youtube(link))
   It's been an interesting day....did a little shopping Aldi....needed a few food items....but the had a over clothes rack....I had got one a few weeks back and had an idea for a new one in my new rooms....unfortunately they had none left....which will cause me to go to plan B....which I still need to figure out....That my sis and her hubby came to give me a ride to lunch at my bro's and his mates place....I say lunch....but with the trip there and back and lunch and coffee and a whole lot of conversation....it ended up most of the afternoon and into the early evening....but great meal and good conversation....although we live close by at present we rarely get the chance to just sit down and talk....and with my sis's move to Florida on the horizon....and my bro's wintering in Florida will be even less common than now....and with the above not much time to surf the net today....
   

(16:08 UTC-4)
(+41*F....cloudy....wind speed 18 mph out of the west)
(Now Playing: My Mix off Youtube (link)
   The mix I'm playing as I write this post is very eclectic....some classical, some liturgical, some bagpipes and a side of "Meatloaf"....( feel free if you use the link to scroll and pick and choose....I do)
   The rain has abated but the winds are a whistling through the trees and what leaves were still on the trees will be on the ground by morning....but weather tomorrow morning should be in the 40's and only a little breeze....so will probably do a little shopping....probably only Aldi....before my sis and her hubby pick me up for lunch at my bro's and his wife's place....they had a minor kitchen fire a few weeks back....and had the kitchen re-done....so it's kind of the "grand opining" of the new kitchen....and that lady can cook so I never would pass up an invite to their place for a meal....
   Talked to sis when she called to give me the pickup time for tomorrow....and there are a few things I need to pickup for my move to the 3rd building....things that I couldn't get into my sling bag....and with the cane it's hard for me to carry any thing large....or awkward....so that will be a big help....the plan at this point is to be in the new rooms by the end of the coming week....just the basics but will probably trick it out for the next few weeks....

(18:24 UTC-4)
(+44*F....cloudy)
(Now Playing: "Shooter" on AMC...later "Hunter for Red October" on BBC America)
   Really didn't rain much today but was a very damp, dreary, and chilly day....but with rain tomorrow and the lunch with my sibs and their mates on Sunday....there were things that needed to be dealt with....shopping to do....but according to  the new forecast....Monday should be clear of rain as well so I can probably wait until then to do the rest....formally it was predicted rain for Monday....but we are talking the Northcountry of New York State....and where I sit right now I'm approximately 20 miles as the crow flies from the east end of Lake Ontario....there is a saying the locals will recite when talking about the weather up here, "If you don't like the weather....wait 15 minutes....it probably will change"....also according to the natives of these parts we only have 3 seasons....."Just was Winter","Soon will be Winter" & "Winter"....although just a dusting we've already had own first snowfall for the season....and I've seen it snow has late as the first couple of weeks in May....
   The latest upgrade of Chrome OS....is driving me to distraction....the button for the Chrome browser has always been on the lower left of the shelf....and they for what ever reason moved it to the middle....right below some "buttons" for some of the games I play....so because I can't change the position of the button in the shelf....I can change where the shelf is....so I moved it to the right sidebar were I won't hit it by accident....but even with that I prefer Chrome OS over Microsoft OS....when I was running MS the updates could take hours to load....with The Chrome OS they take a minute or less....

(16:14 UTC-4)
(+47*F....rain)
(Now Playing: "NCIS" re-runs on USA network)
   I had planned to do my shopping on Sunday, as the original forecast predicted rain through Saturday....no rain Sunday....and then rain Monday though Sunday....but a call from my brother, and an invite for Sunday lunch at my brother's, and my sis and her hubby are also invited and will pick me up....can't refuse that....bro's wife is a great cook....but it presented a conundrum....but thought I might be able to get most of what I needed done in the morning....then checked the weather and there's a hole in the rain tomorrow afternoon....so between that and Sunday morning it will work out just fine....
   Talked to maintenance this morning concerning my up coming move into the 3 building....and they removed the one bed (was a double room) which I wanted....had been thinking of getting a shower chair, but a closer look at the shower stall revealed the presence of a built-in seat....so that settles that....probably will start the move next week....don't really need or for that matter what to do it all at the same time....
   Have spent sometime today making some changes to the layout, theme and format on one of my two other blogs...."Trollie's Game Room".....some editing....things added and removed....beside I'm never satisfied with any of my blogs and am constantly making small adjustments....and may go unnoticed to most....but some of the changes I've made today to that blog will be obvious....I may have mentioned before that many of the people who know me claim that I have OCD....but that is totally untrue....I have CDO....it's just like OCD.....but I insist on having the letters in alphabetical order....