*[15:53 UTC-4]
*[+74*F_fair_winds:south@3_humidity:45%_humidity:30,02"\/_Tonight's Lo:62*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Hec Ramsey]*]*
   Have spent the day mostly in my rooms..yesterday after posting here walk my loop and came back by way of the lobby and got a cup of toffee coffee from the machine..and was all done with my day's activities by just after 19:00..and was almost literally falling asleep on my feet..and despite it being over an hour before the time I usual go to bed decided I'd better as we used to say back in the day.."hit the sheets"...only awoke twice during the night [dang diuretic]..and never got up for good at 04:15..best night's sleep in awhile..so feel pretty good..I like to say "I'm in good shape for the shape I'm in..just don't ask me what shape I'm in"..certainly not the one who could run a 20K road races in just a couple of minutes over an hour..or play an entire game of soccer [aka: the "real" football] at center-mid..but for a 72+ year old man dealing with the effects of playing sport with probably a little too much enthusiasm..I'm in pretty good shape....
   Did take a walk just after 09:00 to Ollie's [a bag of salted caramel pretzel bits & a container of basil leaves..one of my most used spices]..&..Dollar General..[2 cherry pocket pies..a bottle of Gatorade Zero..a bag of peanut butter filled pretzel nubs..and 2 grinder bottles of black pepper corns..I have one on the table I prepare my meals at and the other at the recliner where I eat..both current ones were almost empty..I usually buy the black pepper corns in bulk..but no one seems to be carrying them as of late within my usual radius walking distance..and the place I know has them is a little far considering the CV-19 restrictions]....
   Watched the first part of "Kill Bill vol:1"..and intend to watch the last half of "vol:2" as soon as I finish this posting..just the penultimate & last drops on my live..free poker game and posting "Day's End" to "Trollie's Game Room"..so nearly done for the day..ergo..nite all....

*[15:29 UTC-4]
*[+68*F..mostly cloudy_winds:northwest:8 mph_humidity:49%_barometer:29.92"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+69*F/+49*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Handel]*]*
   I was checking my FB alerts and there was a memory they sometimes post..a cartoon I has posted a few years ago..and it reminded me of a cat I had many years ago..my daughter was still in public school at the time this happened and she'll be 43 this year..Jenny was as an adult a 13 lb. tortoise-shell calico polydactyl cat..with 7 toes on both front feet..and 2 claws on each of her front toes..that wouldn't retract..as a kitten she'd run across the carpet, catch a claw and go butt over tea kettle..so we had her declawed [indoor cat]..a beautiful cat..but the personality didn't match..she was the quintessential grumpy cat..who as the story beginnings needed her rabies shot..and the county was running a clinic..rabies is a real problem up here in the Northcountry of New York State..it took me probably 20 minutes or so to catch her and get her in a per carrier..she yowled all the way to the clinic..all the time we were there..we had to disassemble part of the carrier so the vet could give her the shot..yowled all the way home..put her carrier in our enclosed front porch and opened the door..out she stalks..cussing at me in cat..she made sure I followed her to the bedroom..she jumped up on the bed,,then my wife's dresser..then my hi-boy dresser..I had a pewter dish with change in it on the dresser..that dang cat made sure I was watching and swatted it across the room with the change flying everywhere..and then gave me a look that said "We ain't done yet bub"..that cat was a pistol....
   Except for a quick trip to Aldi for the typical fare..bananas et al..but did forget the bag of onions..dummkopf..except for a couple of chip drops on my live games..and the end of day posting to "Trollie's Game Room" I have everything in order..nothing worth watching on the old boob tube so probably "surf" Youtube &/or take a walk..nite all....

*[15:09 UTC-4]
*[+77*F_cloudy_winds:w/s/w@15_humidity:74%_barometer:29.38"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:+78*F/+54*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   I'm sitting down at the keyboard to write this posting earlier than/usual..I mentioned last night that both "The Bourne Ultimatum"& "Justice League" were on today..and the later starts at 15:30..so decided that my best option was to do this now..and allow me to sit in my recliner and watch uninterrupted save for a couple of chip drops on my live games that take almost no time atall....
   Although the weather has been nowhere near as bad as predicted..we did have a brief power outage early this morning..just maybe 15 seconds or so..but took a few minutes for the wifi to re-boot..and despite the fact that I might have walked didn't..no only did I oversleep again..which was not a surprise because I had been "dog tired" last night..so it put me behind..but caught back up..but the really reason was with the low barometric pressure my joints are stiff and are singing their off key dirge they seem to fond of [they're quite sore] and walking anymore than what is absolutely necessary would be quite unwise..so have not been out of my rooms atall and have no plans to do so until tomorrow..probably the short walk to Aldi....
   Ergo..have spent the day online..have been spending time trying to acclimated myself to the "new look" FB format..even though it's not going to be the sole layout until sometime in September it makes sense for me to get it figured out now while I still have the "old look" to fall back on..one thing I really like about the new look is the option of the "dark mode"..black background rather then white..easier on these "old eyes"..now when it comes to the pages I use to moderate the FB group "The Farthest Side" all the necessary "tools" are still there but the "order" has been re-arranged..but I'm starting to get a "handle on it"..so I think as for me the transition will be fairly smooth with out too many missteps....but still a few things to get done before I use my mechanical skills and install my rear end into my recliner and watch the movies..ergo..night all....   

*[17:12 UTC-4]
*[+69*_cloudy_winds:west@4_humidity:65%_barometer:29.82"\/_Tonight's Lo:+60*F_rain predicted to begin about mid-night and continue changing about 05:00 to T-storms thru 16:00 Saturday evening]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Away All Boats]*]....
   I had just about all my online play done by just before 11:00..now I was just about out of the peppers and chilies that I use in my rustic egg-white frittatas and also wanted to take a run up to T J Maxx as well..had tentatively "penciled it  in" for Sunday and after a look at tomorrows forecast decided that I probably should make that walk today..so just before 11:00 I headed towards the plaza to the south and west of my rooms..one of my longer walks..first to T J Maxx..I had mentioned a few days ago that I had found a container of hot paprika flakes..and since T J Maxx is an outlet..they'll get something in..have it until it's gone and then maybe never have it again..so had decided to first chance I got go up and buy another for a backup..and while there found a bottle of medium hot sauce made with malagueta chili peppers..I'd never heard of that pepper before and apparently neither had spell check..it's apparently part of the tabasco pepper family [link]..it's from my research a common chili pepper in Brazil..and is as advertised a medium heat and a flavor very similar to tabasco..yup..another hot sauce..sorry but I can't help myself..and then to Price Chopper..some poblano chili peppers..a red bell..and I pepper I'd never see before..a purple bell pepper..well..had to get a couple to check them out..a taste similar to a green bell but from my POV just a bit more flavor than a green bell..and then back to my rooms and yes both the purple pepper and the new hot sauce found there way in to my /usual second meal rustic egg-white frittata and both were a good addition....
  As always one of the things I do just before posting here is to check the weather forecast and the TV listings for tomorrow..two movies I'd like to watch tomorrow.."The Bourne Ultimatum" & "Justice League" and of course the two showing times overlap..oy vey..but with the weather tomorrow looks like another day in my rooms and that I don't mind atall....
   Just took the penultimate chip drop on my poker game for today..and just a couple more things to tie up before I take my rest..ergo..nit all....

*[16:57 UTC-4]
*[+67*F_cloudy_winds:north@7_humidity:85%_barometer:29.66"\/_Tonight's Lo:55*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Friedrich II]*]*
   The music I'm listening to as I  write this posting is by the composer Friedrich II "The Great Flute Concertos"..he wasn't one of the more famous composers at least for his compositions..and by what I've read was a very competent flutist..I ran across the name several years ago when reading a biography of J S Bach..but I was already aware of him under his other name..Frederick the Great of Prussia [link]..the ruler of Prussia and a noted military leader in Europe in the 18th century..but what has intriguing is that he apparently had a "well rounded" education..a renaissance man..not just a expert in one area but well learned in many fields..sometimes unrelated fields..we live in the age of the expert..which is both a good and a bad thing..I know people who were expert in their field and were lost outside it..one of my dad's favorite adages was "An expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely every thing about nothing"..what is needed is not experts..but well-round people with common sense..but you know what the problem is with common sense..It isn't common..[and thus endeth today's rant]..[the MadTrollie can be seen stepping down from his soap box]....
   The weather wasn't near as bad as was predicted and had cleared out by 13:00..so off to Aldi..bananas..some pencil thin asparagus..a quart of liquid egg whites..2 bottles of fruit flavored sparkling water and a nice chat with one of the "kids" that work there that I haven't seen in awhile..and about 15:00 a quick trip to Dollar General..2 cherry pocket pies..2 packages of my fave cookies..a package of small paper plates & a 6-pack of 7.5 oz cans of Dr Pepper..and then back to my rooms to prepare to make this post..
   Again this morning over slept a little and have been running behind my normal routine but have managed to get caught back up and only the end of day details to finish..one of those is done now..nite all....

*[16:50 UTC-4]
*[+67*_sunny_winds:west@11_humidity:45%_barometer:29.95"\/_Tonight's Lo:56*F..scattered T-storms predicted to begin around 02:00 tomorrow thru 16:00 & then rain from 23:00 thru 03:00 on Friday]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Holst]+]*
   I got in the habit when in college living in a dorm or one year a house inhabited by a crazy bunch of guys when I was studying or trying to write one of the many papers required in my major areas of study [Biblical/Philosophical] of always listening to music..usual classical to help drowned out the hubbub that dorm/house life is famous for..and that habit has continued when it comes to posting to  my blogs..just helps me concentrate and blocks out any extemporaneous noise..[[note]: I always list the music/TV show/movie I'm listening to in the header]..so a couple of days ago I went to Youtube in preparation of my early morning posting to "Trollie's Game Room"..first thing in the morning I usually select either my "Medieval/Folk/Fantasy" or "Chant" playlist..["Chant is mostly Gregorian chant]..decided I'd prefer the "Chant" but couldn't find it in my lists..looked three  or four times wasn't there..but I then noticed a playlist labeled "Vocals"..one I'd never created..check it..yup..my chant list..apparently some "bot" on Youtube..probably related to "auto-correct" decided that it would be a better title..oy vey..I have had a long standing battle with "spell-check" with some of the words I use..non-english..slang..and a battle over whether I should capitalize certain words..and now I've got a bot changing my chosen descriptors..oy vey..I enjoy watching re-plays of track & field events and sometimes I'll look for it and find the bot has changed it to Athletics..which of course they are..but I prefer to be specific..now don't get me wrong..I like spell-check most times because my spelling is atrocious..but messin' with what I choose to call something..I draw the line there..Beware: "Big Brother Bot" is watching..[end rant]....
   Although it's been my kind of weather all day I have been safely tucked in my rooms so far although I do contemplate a walk after I finish this posting and before I put the period on today..ergo..nite all....

*[17:24 UTC-4]*
*[+79*F_partly cloudy_winds:w/n/w@16 mph_humidity:42%_barometer:29.82"/\_Tonight's Lo:47*F]*
*[Tomorrow's forecast:+68*F/+56*F_mostly cloudy_winds:north west@9 mph_humidity:56%]*
*{Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"(featuring some new "finds")]*]*
   Overslept this morning so I've been scrambling all day to catch up and get everything done on time..and housekeeping was a little later then/usual so I've reshuffling my day but now I think I finally got a handle on it and it should be reasonably smooth "sailing" for the rest of the day....
   The weather turned out to be nowhere near as bad as predicted so decided to take a walk to the  convenience store for my dip just after 11:00..now normally housekeeping comes about that time so left a note telling them to let them self in..but they were unavoidably delayed..kinda of messed the timing of my second meal time but had leftovers from yesterday's rustic egg-white frittata and every thing worked out smoothly..besides it's a job I neither am no longer able to do and even if I was it's a job I am unwilling to do..ergo..I adjust to them..it's like if I'm in a store and a clerk apologizes for being in my way..I always say "You're working..I'm retired..I'm in Your way"..well unless it's one of the "kids" I know well and then I'll tease them a little..but speaking of housekeeping and by extension the hotel I call home..and saw the manager this afternoon and paid my rent for September..so that takes care of that for the month..although my rather unconventional living arrangements aren't for everyone they work for me..things I chose not to do are taken care of for me..and I have the perfect location for one who like me for many reasons no longer drives a car..the three main reasons for living where I do are..location/location/location....
   I had not planned to do anything tomorrow except stay in my "fortress of solitude" do my online gaming and watch some episodes of NCIS during USA's Wednesday's  marathon of re-runs..well that was before I took a gander at tomorrows weather..now that's my kind of weather..and thru Sunday the daytime highs are only in the low to mid-70s..so some adjustments will almost certainly be made....
   That time has come again to deal with the end of day tasks..ergo..nite all....

*[17:49 UTC-4]
+[+84*F_sunny_winds:w/s/w@11_humidity:54%_barometer:29.89"\/_Tonight's Lo_scattered & isolated thunder storms to begin around mid-night to night thru late morning tomorrow]*[Now playing oh MadTrollie*[Medieval]*]*
   Now originally I had intended to walk tomorrow..my banana inventory would be at my preferred "buy-point" & it would also be my preferred day for going to the ATM & get my "10 day walking around money"..when I checked the weather late last night the forecast was pretty much the same as now..& this morning also..& since I prefer to doing my shopping as early as possible..decided today was the day..had a 2 hour "window" with no drops from my live game so just a bit after 09:00 off I went..the short "climb" up the hill to the ATM and then off to Aldi..just bananas..a package of really nice small plum tomatoes..3 bottles of fruit flavored sparkling water & a small bottle of fruit flavoring for water..what I like to refer to as "21st Century Koolade"..but just the flavoring..no additives that some have..fruit punch..which reminded me of the old "Hawaiian Punch"
ads. of my youth..[link]..and then back to my rooms..& then late decided to go up to the lobby an get an afternoon toffee coffee..but although quite warm there was a nice cooling breeze so rather than use the hallway went by way of the parking lot both ways....
   Precious little to watch on the tube today..well that's not quite true..were a few shows I normally watched but either episodes I didn't particularly care for..or just couldn't get "into-it"..some after the bulk of my gaming was done have spent the rest of the after noon "kickin' round" Youtube and adding videos to my channel(s)....
   Had a good day on the free Poker site I play on..no real money changes hands..just faux game money..but nonetheless..made a full boat & won a pot in excess of a 100K chips..at which point my essential tremors decided to start me a'shaking..and I couldn't control the mouse..so left the game..but a "happy camper" was the old MadTrollie....
   Been a good day but still one or two things still to put to bed for the night be for I can follow suit and put myself to bed..ergo..nite all....

*[16:51 UTC-4]
*[+85*F_sunny_winds:west@9_humidity:54%_barometer:29.96"\/_Tonight's Lo:+66*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   After the disaster of the shallots going bad last night and the fact that I had transfer the last of my worcestershire sauce into a squeeze bottle..[because of my essential tremors I have a very difficult time getting the right amounts of liquid into my dishes..ergo..I put all of my liquids into squeeze bottles..oils..vinegar..& the aforementioned worcestershire sauce]..and when I transfer the last into the squeeze bottles I get a backup at the earliest convenient time..besides I hadn't been to T J Maxx in a couple of week..ergo..knowing from my abort trip there last Sunday their Sunday opening is at 11:00..so took a chip drop on poker and off to T J Maxx first..one of my longer walks..and got a canister of smoked hot paprika flakes..between hot spices and hot sauces I have over 20 different varieties in my pantry..I love spicy food but doesn't always like me back..ergo..if I order takeout chicken wings I always order the mild sauce and then spice it to my tastes..at Price Chopper the aforementioned shallots and worcestershire sauce..a nice piece of pre-breaded pre-cooked wild caught haddock..and 2 parsnips..so when I got back to my rooms..was out just over an hour..made a rustic egg-white frittata w/some red onion..potato..parsnips and use the smoked hot paprika flakes..sparingly..that not only have a nice "kick" of heat but an interesting flavor as well..definitely a keeper....
   One of the pieces in "'The Mix" is Beethoven's "Egmont Overture"..I played french horn in the high school band..we were playing a band arrangement and one of the other horn players gave me a thumbs up..in other words let's go bells up on the finale..we five also aimed the bells into the empty auditorium..well when we got done..the principal was in the "well" pointing up..and the chandeliers in the auditorium were swing..well as first horn I got called to the office and in no uncertain terms told we were never to do that again..and it wasn't even my idea..but as the first I took the heat for the section..besides it wasn't the first nor the last of my visits to the office..I was known as a prankster..
   But still things to do and a chip drop on poker in about 10 minutes so I'll wrap this up before I write a novella with my traditional..nite all....

*[17:16 UTC-4]
*[+82*F_fair_winds:west@7_humidity:51%_barometer:29.92"\/_Tonight's Lo:+65*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Sink the Bismarck]*]*
   Had the best night's sleep I've had in quite awhile only awoke twice and rolled over and right back to sleep..and have had a very relaxing day online..absolutely nothing to watch on the TV today and have just checked the listings for tomorrow..what's less than nothing..had everything game wise well in-hand just before 11:00 so decided to take a quick walk down the hill to Ollie's [a liter of a decent extra virgin olive oil & a container of garlic powder..had just emptied the last of the oil..and was getting low on the garlic..I rarely use the garlic powder in my rustic egg-white frittatas..I usual use fresh garlic but like it for other applications]..also mid-day noticed thatg my supply of shallots had gone bad..so will have to make a run to Price Shopper early next week to resupply..but have green & red onions on hand so there is no rush..and a nice chat with one of my fave checkout clerks..and also a couple other of the kids that work there..a quick in & out at Dollar General..[a bottle of tomato juice & a bottle of Gatorade Zero]..was a tad on the warm side today when I walk but there was a decent breeze so was quite  enjoyable....
   Had gotten my monthly statement on my main checking/debit card account yesterday..and it showed now deposits for the month..well I scratched my head for awhile and then thought..wait a minute..my SSI check comes the third Tuesday..I finally tumbled to the fact Tuesday was the 18th and the statement was thru the 17th..dummkopf..but as I intend to pay my September rent early next week..decided to check..now I have more than enough to cover it even if wasn't there but I can be a bit paranoid at times..as in what time is it..about my finances..it's a long story that is behind me and doesn't require re-telling..but it sometimes rears it's ugly head..so min-afternoon decided to take a walk to get some air and stretch my legs so the short jaunt up the hill and hit the ATM for a  20$ basically to get the receipt and yes we have the check..
   Have almost all my adult ducks in-row today but must admit that some of the ducklings are still running a muck..so off to coral them so I can take my well earned rest..nite all....

*[17:31 UTC-4]*
*[+75*F_rain/T-storm thru 18:00_winds:west@8_humidity:75%_barometer:29.86"\/_Tonight's Lo:62*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Elgar]*]*
   Been a interesting day..not a great night's sleep but on the other hand not a bad one either..pretty typical for me and a pretty normal start to the day..decided to take the walk to Aldi this morning but the timing was off a little so rather than walk as I usual do around 09:00 waited just after 10:30..was overcast and not raining but one of those day's when you could "feel" the moisture in the air..just a light wind and not unpleasant atall..just to be on the safe side I wore my sleeveless windbreaker/rain gear..and enjoyed the walk greatly..temperature was in the lower 70s and with the moisture ans a breeze of about 10 mph +/- was quite comfortable..I've often said that if I could find a climate where it's 45*F to 65*F 24/7 & 365 then I'm moving..now I am total aware that I wouldn't find that unless in an artificial environment..which I'd want no part off..but even an gimpy..grumpy..codger like me can have our fantasies..,,
   Speaking of which..fantasies that is..many years ago I used to be a game master for the role playing game "Gamma World"..and a couple of others..only played "D & D" a couple of times and never got as we would have said back in the day.."in to it"..but did enjoy as a player & a game master.."Top Secret"..and of course the only weapon I carried was a .22 cal Beretta..very James Bondish....was also heavily into both board and miniature war gaming..long before everything ended up digital and computerized..just a bunch of dudes & dudettes around a table..was great fun..was a member of a local club..that held monthly gaming sessions and a regional tournament yearly for many years but peeps moved away and moved on..but it was great fun while it lasted....
   Did take a sit-down under the old oak tree before the weather decided to take a turn for the worse..still a few things to tie-up before I take my rest so will  bid you a good night....

*[17:22 UTC-4]*

*[+75*F_partly cloudy_winds:southwest@11_humidity:42%_barometer:29.95"\/_Tonight's Lo:+63*F]*

*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Away All Boats]*]*

   A couple months ago got a message from Google who owns the site Blogger that  I use to publish this blog as well as the two I have at this point..there introduced a "mobile" version of the software we use to publish our blogs..and that eventually the "mobile" version would become the "default" and the current one the "legacy" would be the optional..sometime in July..well then got a message that eventually they would discontinue the "legacy"..well..and asked for feedback..one thing about me..""Don't ask my opinion if you really don't want to hear it"..I don't own a "smart phone" because of my essential tremors I can't use a touch screen..my hands aren't steady enough..I even have trouble with the mouse pad on a laptop..and over time have developed a two handed style on the mouse which works..most of the time..and added that I've been using Blogger it will be 18 years in October..well it's the end of August and the "legacy" is still the default and no more talk about dropping the "legacy"..and I'm sure that mine wasn't the only negative feedback..so just before I logged on to post here I got my first look at the "New Look Facebook"..yup..their attempt to make FB more mobile compatible..now as far as my timeline goes..I don't see that I'd have any problems..but the new look moderator pages..are any entirely another thing..oy vey..anyways..I don't think I'll give them any feedback..the restrict your access for being critical of FB....

   The usual online day..did take a quick walk around 11:00 to Ollie's..a bottle of mouthwash..a bottle of dish washing detergent..a box of hut butter bars & 2 more packages of korean barbecue pork jerky..yup..I think I maybe be developing an addict to that jerky..

   Just a few more things to deal with before I take my rest..ergo..nut all....

*[16:47 UTC-4]*
*[+70*F_mostly cloudy_winds:w/n/w@9_humidity:50%_barometer:29.98"\/_Tonight's Lo:51*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Corelli]*]*
   Slept vert fitfully last night been surprisingly have felt pretty good all day..which up until this hour have spent in my rooms save for a brief walk up to the lobby to partake of some of the items from the morning breakfast buffet..and have split my time today between my online gaming and watching a few of the NCIS episodes that the USA network airs on Wednesday every week..and there were several that I really enjoyed..and had originally intent to keep doing the same for the rest of the day..well that was until 16:00 when the switched to the new episodes very few of  which I'd waste time watching..just don't like either the new cast members or the contrived plots..so rather then wait as I usually do to 17:00 or 18:00 to do may daily postings to this blog..decided to do that now and probably take a walk on the "loop" I mentioned yesterday..or maybe just a sit down underneath the old oak tree..or both..
   Have had an interesting day online..gaming was and also on the FB group "The Farthest Side" where I'mm a moderator..but had to do one of the things I really hate to do but must..the group is about posting the works of the cartoonist Gary Larson and similar panels..those that we refer to as Larsonesque..but one of the problems with any group on FB is that peeps will use any excuse to make political comments..something that by rule we have forbidden..too many groups have been ruined by political debate..ergo..you make a political comment whether in support of either side on an issue and you are removed/blocked from the group..if you have a rule you must enforce the rule whether you agree with the comment or not..and if you don't equally enforce it..why have the rule in the first place..one of the problems is to many people see rules as mere suggestions that can be ignored when you feel like..oy vey..[end rant]....
   Just a few tasks left and a walk to take..ergo..nite all....

*[18:13 UTC-4]*
*[+67*F_rain/T-storms_winds:west@7_humidity:72%_barometer:29.84"~_Tonight's Low:52*F_rain/T-storms to continue thru 19:00 today]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   I rolled over about 03:00 this morning..about an hour before my normal wake up time..took one look and rolled back over..the next time I looked it was past 04:30..so a later than/usual start to the day..when I checked the weather forecast except for the rain/T-storms we are experiencing right now thru 19:00 it was a weird day..you could view to the south and east of us dark storm clouds [winds were then out of the s/s/w]..and another band to the north west..and in the middle were I live..an very nice high 70s day with about a 10 mph breeze..so decided to take the opportunity to walk to Aldi for a for a few groceries..rolls..butter [one of my few splurges..I prefer Irish butter over the usual common brand sold here in the USA]..greens..today spinach..fruit flavored sparkling water [3 bottles..a quart of liquid egg whites & of course bananas..and then back to my rooms..
   I had eaten my usual first meal around 07:00 [and watched the end of an NCIS-La episode & the first part of an NCIS episode] and generally eat second meal around 13:00..but with the walk and the fact that housekeeping was a little later then/usual..and the fact that I wanted to get most every thing done before I ate..was near 15:00 before I ate 2nd meal..but I had had a snack of jerky while housekeeping was in..so the day was a bit haphazard..not my usual order universe..reminded me of my years running a shipping/receiving/warehouse department in a local small factory..one or two days occasionally I can handle..to old too do that everyday anymore..that's not saying I wasn't very good at making sense out of chaos..I was..but would have rather had the days run smoothly..so here's hoping I can restore order tomorrow..[knock wood]....
   An NCIS marathon on the USA network tomorrow so my plan for tomorrow is to do my online thing..watch some episodes and except for a possible late afternoon/early evening walk..just stay in my fortress of solitude..just a couple more "squeaking wheels" to oil and then off to bed..nite al....

*[17:20 UTC-4]
*[+77*F_fair_winds:w/s/w@10_humidity:60%%_barometer:29.93"\/_scattered/isolated T-storms possible intermittently between 17:00 tonight & 03:00 Tuesday]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   When I logged on this morning the Poker site I've mentioned many times was still down..but when I checked back about an hour later it was backup..so played some..so all is well..and have spent the day as I usually do..online and a little TV..today a couple of episodes of "Rizzoli & Isles" on the Lifetime network....
   Now pre-CV-19 in the late afternoon in nice weather would take a walk almost every day..unless I had walked earlier to do some shopping..and if I had I'd drag my outdoor folding chair out the back door and sit in the shade of a very large oak tree..but since the restrictions on unnecessary travel have restricted my evening walks to just the grounds here at the hotel I call home..now I'm approaching my 73rd birthday in December..and have damaged feet..knees..hips..shoulders..from playing sport in my youth with more enthusiasm then was probably wise.and 35 years on a cement factory floor & too many hours on a four ton forklift and the only exercise that I can really safely do..is walking..so I probably will get an argument from some but I've decided that my evening walk is necessary for my continuing good health..so this afternoon for the first time in a long time..I took my fav walk..out the back down down the hill..thru the plaza parking lot..around the pond,,sometimes a stop there to watch the geese/ducks that swim there..none today..a few years back I saw an egret there and a few times a Blue Heron [there's a Blue Heron rookery just to the south of the city in a wetlands called "Beaver Meadows]..then up the sidewalk along Western Blvd..and sit down in the seating area at the intersection of Arsenal St & Western Blvd..just watching the traffic and enjoying the evening..then east along Arsenal St..sometimes to the lobby for a toffee coffee [not today]..or as I did today down the plaza entry road ..back up the hill to my rooms..and it's my intent to on days I haven't walked for shopping to resume my evening walks.....besides except for peeps in cars the closest person I saw was at least 50 yds. away....
   Just a few more tasks to complete and a snack is calling me right now..ergo..nite all....

*[17:19 UTC-4]
*[+77*F_cloudy_winds:s/s/w@7_humidity:57%_barometer:29.89"\/_Tonight's Lo:57*F_rain predicted from 23:00 thru noon Monday..T-storms possible Monday morning]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Medieval]*]*
   It's been a different kind of day..got an earlier start then /usual was online at 03:45..and as I always do first stop was to login to the free "live" poker game I play to take the always awaiting chip drop and get the clocked..got the first screen..then the load screen and nadda..have tried several times throughout the day with the same negative results..game is down..??..[just checked..still down]..but because playing/doing stats & posting results to "Trollie's Game Room" is a significant part of the time I usually spend online everyday..I had virtually all my other game play down by just 09:00..[generally I hot done to 13:00+]..so the trip I've been talking about to Price Chopper/T J Maxx & the convenience store..commenced about 09:15..figuring the walk time and the time in Price Chopper..I'd get to T J Maxx at their Sunday start time of 10:00..garlic.shallots..anaheim peppers..poblano chilies..red bell peppers..a crusty boule..& some frozen pre-breaded/pre-cook wild caught cod...and started up to T J Maxx only to discover a sign in the window..temporary Sunday hours starting @11:00..rats..off to the convenience store..got my chew and a nice chat with the manager which I was surprised to see..she usually has Sunday off..and then back to my rooms with a detour at Dollar General..a tin of bean drip..and a Heath bar..one of my fav candies which I haven't been able to find of late....
   The AMC network has been airing both the first & second "Godfather" movies..and have spent a bunch of time watching them..and have spent the rest of the day just surfing the net and Youtube..and although I miss playing on the poker site..I've enjoyed a slightly relaxing day than/usual..just a couple more things to do..and a snack is calling my name..ergo..nite all....

*[18:10 UTC-4]*
*[+85*F_sunny_winds:southeast@6_humidity:39%_barometer:29.96"\/_Tonight's Lo:+65*F_rain predicted for tomorrow from 10:00 thru 14:00]*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   As I mentioned yesterday it was my intend to maybe take the walk to Price Chopper/T J Maxx &  the convenience store today and Aldi tomorrow..that was before I took my first look at today's weather/forecast..at that time it was calling for rain from 08:00 thru 12:00 Sunday..and there in lay the problem..if I go to Aldi on Sunday I try to go as early as possible..because between 11:00 & 17:00 on Sunday is some of their busiest hours of the week..ergo..decided that it was in my best interest to go this morning so left just after 09:00..bananas, fruit flavored sparkling water..a bar of good german dark chocolate..& a package of black tea..English Breakfast..while there I noticed they had re-stocked the green tea with lemon & ginseng which I had run out of and they hadn't had it the last time I looked..and then pulled another of my dummkopf moves..I suddenly remembered that I had used the last of my package of green onions..the other day..but forgot I had already bought another package..oops..not the first time I've forgotten I had a backup and bought another..good thing I love green onions..[for the sophisticated among you..you can also call them scallions or for that matter spring onions..that's assuming that anyone who is sophisticated would lower themselves to read the lowbrow muck I post]..and then back to my rooms..may postpone the other walk to Sunday or Monday..afternoons..rain is also predicted for Monday AM....
   Was done with all my online game play except a couple of chip drops on Poker by just after 13:00 so took the afternoon off until just after 17:00..had a leisurely second meal..one of my usual rustic egg-white frittatas..and yes green onions were involved..it's not like a don't have a lot of them..and from 14:30 to 17:00 just played mechanic and put my rear-end in my recliner and watched "Justice League"..and may watch a little of "Wonder Woman" later..speaking of later..still have just a few loose ends to tie off before I take my rest..with that thought in what little is left of my mind I bid you one & all a goodnight....

*[17:28 UTC-4]*
*[+83*F_sunny_winds:northeast@14_humidity:49%_barometer:30.05"\/_Tonight's Lo:+58*F]....
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Jazz/Big Bands]*]*
   It had been my original intention to take a walk to Price Chopper..T J Maxx & the convenience store sometime today..all in the same general area to the west of my lodgings..really don'y need to before even Monday..but decided to get it out of the way so to speak..well that was before a awoke this morning..I had a pretty good nights sleep..but I didn't feel bad..no illness but I just felt a little.."off"..and decided that it might not be the greatest idea to take what is one of my longer walks..under the current conditions..but then decided when I looked at my budget that since tomorrow would be the typical day to go to the ATM for my "10 day walking around money" and since I  didn't intend to go to Aldi until Sunday..and wanted to get out a stretch my legs..the short trip up the hill to the ATM was just the ticket..so did so..and later dragged my outdoor folding chair an found a spot of shade under the old oak tree..and just enjoyed what was a cooling breeze from the northeast on what was another hot day here in the old Northcountry of NYS....
   Have spent the day as is my custom mostly online..nothing atall on the old "boob tube" worth watching which is not that uncommon from my POV..but TBS is airing "Justice League" & "Wonder Woman" back to back tomorrow mid-afternoon to early evening and a enjoy both movies..and there is some very pretty scenery..yup..I'm too old for all that..but the day I quite appreciating..an attractive lady..especially ones who are athletic & or intelligent is the day they nail the lid over my head....
   Have also spent so time on Youtube re-arranging and add new videos to my playlists..the jazz list above is a video I just added today..but speaking of today it is drawing to the close..well at least for me and still I few tasks to complete..ergo..nite all....   

*[17:33 UTC-4]*
*{+86*F_sunny_winds:n/n/e@7_humidity:38%_-barometer:30.08"\/_Tonight's Lo:+63*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*
   Had a pretty decent night's sleep and things just went together smoothly for a change..had enough time to get all my online game done..play a second session of the "live" poker game I play which I've been wanting to d o for quite awhile but never seem to get the time to do it..and even had time to take a walk to Ollie's [a couple more packages of the Korean barbecue pork jerky & a tin of Danish butter cookies] & then to Dollar General [just a six-pack of 7.5 oz. cans orange soda]...and have everything done..and two meals eaten and it was barely 14:00....
   I have been adding some new videos to several of my playlists on my Youtube channel..and decided that some of them had become a bit cumbersome..so took the "sport" channel..and created two new ones.."soccer" & track and field..both of which I have been adding enough to so that it made sense that they should be in a playlist of there own..and decided that I had added several Sherlock Holmes episodes/movies to the TV/Movies play list so decides that they should be in a separate playlist of their own..takes a little time but actually the mechanics of it are rather simple and straight forward..
   I did an "inventory" of my pantry and frig at except for maybe a walk to Price Chopper & T J Maxx Friday or Saturday..basically an excuse to walk..I really don't need anything before Sunday..and a trip to Aldi..I like going early on Sunday..actually their busiest day..but not before 11:00 and very little traffic before then so cross the very busy Arsenal St..is much less "hair raising"....
   By-in-large a very calm quiet day and I got a lot of things done that I've been putting off because of lack  of time..speaking of time..it is that time again to do the last few things I need to  do before I take especially today my well deserved rest..ergo..Nite All....

*[19:00 UTC-4]*
*[+80*F_sunny_winds:w/s/w@9_humidity:57%_barometer:30.06"~_tonight's Lo:62*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Sarah McKenzie]*]*
   As I have mentioned before I have a family gathering to attend today..my rides coming at 15:45 UTC-4..and decided that my best option was to start this posting now..leave it in draft form and then complete later after I return....
   My sis and her hubby have been back in town for a couple of weeks but because of the CV-19 restrictions have been quarantined ending yesterday..so it will be good to see them again..they've been in Florida since last October and my bro and his Mrs. will be there as well....
   Got an even earlier start than/usual this morning..more by accident than design..awoke about 03:45 and rather then "rollover" as I am prone to do..decided  just to start the day early..have played a slightly truncated number of games than/usual but have also spend sometime watching parts of a couple of NCIS re-runs on the USA network....
   I've mentioned before that I have essential tremors which I inherited from my mom..but not there are thing..my mom was capable of producing sneezes that registered on the Richter Scale..and so am I..and with the restrictions from the CV-19 deal..I have determined that if while wearing "the mask" I have to sneeze..it would be in my best interest to remove it..because if I ever sneezed while wearing it..the results quite possibly be catastrophe..I'm going to bring a close to today's post..part 1..and finish when I return from my family gathering....*[13:02 UTC-4]*....
*[18:45 UTC-4]*..I'm back..had a nice visit with bro & sis & their respective  mates..a very nice meal..all-in-all a very pleasant early evening..the city park is a beautiful place..and although he wasn't directly involved in the design/layout it was done by the company started by Frederick Law Olmsted a noted designer of parks in the USA....
   But as/usual just a few more things to deal with..one of which may be a couple of the lovely  Scandinavian almond bars [link] that my sis-in-law set back to my rooms with me..ergo..Nite All....

*[17:37 UTC-4]
*[+83*F_partly cloudy_winds:s/s/w@13_humidity:63%_barometer:29.81"~_Tonight'a Lo:+62*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   The scattered T-storms that were predicted..but because the winds were out of the south/south/west and not the west/south/west as expected the storms missed us either passing to the west over the end of Lake Ontario or to the east over the Tug Hill Plateau..[link]..and after giving it some careful consideration decided that it would be a better choice to take my walk to Aldi today rather then tomorrow..because of the get-together with my sibs and there respective mates..starting about 3:45 PM when my brother and his Mrs. are do to pick me up..the time of the day that I normally spend on-line will be truncated..and I haven't guess one when I'll be back to my rooms..so once I had checked the local weather radar and realized the predicted storms went elsewhere off I went..bananas..a quart of liquid egg whites..a bottle of balsamic vinegar which I had failed to find where I went yesterday..2 bottles of fruit flavored  sparkling water & a package of large "party cup"..no I'm not playing a beer blast or a game of beer pong..[link]..I use them as mini-"garbage cans" on my computer desk & on the stand next to my recliner..and on my night stand..and then back to my rooms..have not yet decided what to do about my postings to this blog..because the time I usual spend composing it is the time that I will  be spending with my sibs and there plus ones..and have no idea if I'll either have the time or the energy to write when I return..ergo..I guess I'll just have to "wing it"....
   While doing a little channel surfing yesterday went past the Lifetime network..which up until this time I haven't watch or paid any attention to atall..and discover they were airing old "Rizzoli & Isles" which I had enjoyed in the past..so watched a couple last night and today..and will add Lifetime to the channels I check in the evening to record shows I might want to watch the next day....
   Still a few tasks to complete and as this one is now at it's end..Nite All....

*[17:22 UTC-4]*
*[+86*F_sunny_winds:w/s/w@9_humidity:61%_barometer:29.93"\/_Tonight's Lo:+72*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Away All Boats]*
   Although it was a little warmer than I would have preferred..there was a nice breeze and actually quite pleasant..took a walk down to Ollie's & Dollar General..so while I was getting dressed and ready to take the walk my mind got "stuck" on a train of thought that had nothing to do whatever with getting ready to go..got out the back door and realized I'd forgot my hat..back to get my hat..half down the hill..forgot my dang mask..so back to the room..and back down the hill..there are days I'd probably leave my head somewhere if it wasn't attached[check to see if head was there..yup]..just got a couple more packages of the korean barbecue pork jerk..was looking for a bottle of balsamic vinegar which they didn't have..checked at Dollar General but they were out as well..but do biggie as I still have some left..a couple of packages of cookies & 4 cherry pocket pies at D G..and later dragged my outdoor folding chair out the back door and found a piece of shade under the old oak tree..Spent the rest of the day online although I did take a break while eating first meal and watch the first half of an NCIS episode on the USA network..
   While checking my stats here and on my other two blogs before starting to write this post I discovered that I had gotten 20+ hits on both in a very short time..although there was no "traffic source" listed..because they were all from the Ukraine I suspect I got hit by a "bot"..isn't the first time but it's been quite sometime since the last "visit"..the previous ones did have listed "traffic sources" and were "porn bots"..I wonder what very happened to Monica/22..oy vey..but the way I have my blogs setup..they can't post..and I have the right of approval on all comments..and frankly a hit is a hit....
   On my wandering around Youtube today found some of the episodes of the old TV series "Mr Ed"..you find an episode here..still have a few loose ends to tie up before I can take my rest..and I see a snack in my immediate future...ergo..Nite All....

*[17:46 UTC-4]*
*[+77*F_cloudy_winds:southwest@6_humidity:59%_barometer:29.99"\/_Tonight's Low:+68*F]*
*[Now Plating on MadTrollie*[Jazz/Big Bands]*]*
   Well they went and done it again..when I checked the weather this morning around 05:00..it was predicted to begin rain at 17:00 and continue with thunder storms possible thru 23:00...and when I checked the weather forecast just before sitting down to make mt daily posting here..the only thing predicted was cloudy skies..[shrug]..not the first time the weatherman has swung and missed on a weather forecast in these parts..in fact there is a local saying up here: "If you don't like the weather..wait 15 minutes..it will probably change"..and I've been known to add.."probably for the worse"..although I checked the radar and it is raining to the east of use here over the Adirondack mountains...the elevation there is much higher..[link]..have in the past spent vacations and many day trips up there..in the little burg of Blue Mountain Lake there is a wonderful regional museum..[link]....
   The weather was quite pleasant this morning..not to hot and a warm breeze so decided to  change my mind and walk to Aldi this morning just after 09:00..and make a stop at Big Lots first..just a couple of bottle of black cherry sparkling water..a flavor Aldi doesn't carry and Big Lots price is 25 cents/bottle less than Price Chopper..and found a small piece of pepper jack cheese..a cheese although I may have had it in something I don't honestly remember..so the price was right and I bought it to try it..included it my rustic egg white frittata for mid-day meal and it was quite nice..although I doubt it will ever replace sharp cheddar on my fav list..I certainly will get it again..and then just the .usual fare at Aldi....
  Other then watching a bit of the second and third "Bourne" movies awhile preparing and consuming my mid-day meal have spent the rest of the day as I most often do..online..playing my games..attending to my duties as a mod on the FB group "The Farthest Side"..my blogs and my Youtube channel..still just a few things to button up for the day..and a fancy a stroll around the grounds here  before I call it a day..ergo..nite all....

+[17:18]*
*[+82*F_partly cloudy_winds:w/s/w@7_humidity:56%_barometer:30.09"\/_Overnight Lo:+63*]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*["The Mix"]*]*
   I got a much better night's sleep last night than the night before..the /usual interruptions but not problems getting back to sleep once the minor issues were dealt with..was in bed just after 20:00 and never surfaced to begin my day until just past 04:00..and with nothing pressing on  my days agendum have spent the entire day in my rooms..online & watching the first three movies in the "Bourne" series..have watched bits & pieces of the first two but intend to watch the third..my fave as much in it's entirety was possible..from the confines of my recliner..ergo..since it's start time is a a time I would if I followed my usual routine I would be using that time slot to post here..ergo..I'm doing it now..howbeit a tad early....
   I decided to try something different with my mid-day rustic egg-white frittata..i have on-hand microwavable pasta..so nuked a pouch of it..pre-cooked some diced red onion..garlic..green onion & cubanella peppers..simple spiced with fresh cracked black pepper & nutmeg..then chopped the pasta in small pieces and added the ingredients together with some grated smoked gouda cheese and of course the liquid egg-whites and nuked for 3 minutes & 45 seconds..and then salted to taste..I almost never salt until it taste the finished product..you can always add more salt to taste..be you can't remove too much salt once the dish is done....it was quite good..now I may the next time i make it..[and there will be a next time]..I because it is my nature probably fiddle with the spices & some of the other ingredients..maybe another cheese..jumps immediately to mind..or up the spice level [aka:heat] as well..but it's the basis of a keeper....
   Weather looks good for the next week..no rain in the forecast..probably will walk for groceries Monday or Tuesday..and have the get-together with my sibs & their respected mates Wednesday..and otherwise except for a turn or two around the grounds here will probably spend most of my days as I prefer to do..in my rooms..AC on..playing my games and tending my blogs & my Youtube channel..it's the life I live by choice and have no reason to change....
   Still things to do and a "Bourne" movie to watch..nite all.... 

*[17:42 UTC-4]
*[+79*F_fair_winds:north@6 mph_humidity:46%_barometer:30.11"\/_Tonight's Lo:+60*F]*
*[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Medieval/Folk/Fantasy]*]*
   Have spent a quiet day in my rooms save for a trip up to the lobby for a few items from the breakfast buffet..&..around 15:00 dragged my folding chair out the back door and found a nice shady spot under a quite large oak tree..and enjoyed a light but cooling breeze out of the north..besides that have spent my day online and watched parts of re-runs of the series "Bones"..some of the later episodes which aren't some of my favs..much prefer the earlier episodes..as with many of the long run drama/cop series..after a point they run out of believable plots and some of the plot lines are pretty obscure..
   I was sitting at my computer playing a sim of the card game "Hearts" when the phone rang..my land line phone sits on my computer desk..just a short reach to  my right..[I don't own a "smart phone..as I've mentioned before I have essential tremors..aka: old-age shakes..and a touch screen is very difficult if not impossible for me to use..besides I'm never to far from my rooms for any extend length of time so the extra expense..would just be that extra expense]..and the call was from my sis..they winter in Florida and had planned to return up to  the Northcountry in May but because of the CV-19 restrictions had waited until now..on the way up the spent the night Virginia..now that state is on the New York State list of states that require you to spend 2 weeks in quarantine..upon your arrival in New York..they arrived last week on Tuesday and won't be finished with it until this coming Tuesday..so it has been arranged for  sis & her hubby..my bro & his Mrs..and me and my warped sense of humor to get together in the city park in the late afternoon on Wednesday for a picnic and a get-together..haven't seen sis since last October..I understand that meat loaf and baked beans will be on the menu....
   I didn't sleep vary well last night so I'm starting to run on empty here energy-wise..awoke about midnight and dealt with a minor issue..and usually can roll over and drop quickly back to sleep but last night my brain had other ideas and it took the better part of a half an hour..so going to try to make an early night of it..speaking of which..Nite All....

*[17:58]*
*[+76*F_fair_winds:w/s/w@6 mph_humidity:42%_barometer:30.11"\/_Tonight's Lo:+55*F]*
*[Now Playing on Madtrollie*[Medieval/folk/Fantasy*]*
   I just checked the weather for tomorrow as I always do before sitting down to compose my postings here and it's changed again it will be a bit hotter tomorrow and Saturday than the last two gays but not significantly...just lower 80s..but even had I known that I would have most likely done my errands today..was in the lower 70s and a light breeze when I left my abode just after 09:00 and headed to the plaza to the west of where I stay..Price Chopper..just some shallots..a couple of poblano chilies _a couple of containers of veggie bouillon..I crush the cubes..put them in my coffee pot..add a dash of powered garlic...a grind of clack pepper..a dash of soy sauce..&..a dash of hot sauce and make it in my coffee maker..and chill before drinking..and also got a nice crusty boule..would have gotten a baguette but they were out..so figured the boule was a very adequate substitute..then off to T J Maxx got a bottle of whole baby artichokes in brine..and then to the convenience store for my chew..had a conversation with the manager and was told that the store has been sold again..this time to the 7/11 chain..and she is understandably concerned..and then back to my rooms....
   Had gotten just about everything completed for the day..except for my "day's end" routine and decided to pop over to Aldi and get the few things I had intended to do tomorrow..just a quart of liquid egg whites..bananas..2 bottles of fruit flavored sparkling water..a pack of poke breakfast sausage..and a package of salami..but may have overdone the walking today just a little..took a sit-down for awhile and felt better..nothing major..with the deal over CV-19 I haven't walked as much as I normally do and I just don't have my endurance up to my usually summer level..of course it also my have something to do with the fact as we used to say back in the day.."I'm no spring chicken"[link]..
   But the end of my day draws near..still a few tasks to complete..and one less to do once I say..Nite All....

[17:33 UTC-4]
[+73*F_winds:w/s/w@14 mph_humidity:51%_barometer:30.02"/\_Overnight Lo:+55*F]*
[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Balsom]*]*
   In the wake as it were from the storms of the last few day today and tomorrow the weather has cooled to some degree..mild temperatures today and tomorrow in the lower 70s F and today the winds were a brisk breeze..and needed a few things from Ollie's & Dollar General so early afternoon took a walk down to the plaza basically just out the backdoor where I live..just a small bottle of soy sauce..a couple of bags of cheddar/horseradish flavored potato chips..that are not for the faint of heart..very predominant horseradish flavor..which I really enjoy..when I was a kid if you walked into the back entry way for dad's parent's home..on a hook just inside the door you would always find drying horseradish root..none of the bottled variety for my grandmother..and if she was serving beef for dinner she would grate and prepare the horseradish fresh..and think I enjoy it now on several levels..not the least of those being memories of my dad's mom..I have only the vaguest memories of my dad's dad..he died when I was only three years old..and my only memories are surrounding the funeral services..in point of fact all of my grand parents had past by the time I was 11 years old..and my brother who is just a little over 10 years younger than I has no memory of them atall..so the few I have are precious..my mom's dad would time his Saturday morning walk to arrive at the local bakery so he was there as they were taking the hard-shell rye bread out of the oven..and to this day hard crusted bread and horseradish are two of my favorite things..oops..went off on a tangent..and a tradition small cup of ice cream from Dollar General on my way back to my rooms..
   Now I had been planning to walk to Price Chopper and T J Maxx Friday or on the week end..with the milder weather predicted for the morrow and the heat return Friday and following..I probably will take that walk tomorrow..assuming the weatherman/mother nature doesn't have other ideas..and the zombie apocalypse doesn't begin....   
   Spent part of the afternoon watching a couple of the older NCIS episodes on the USA network..and now to the few tasks that remain for me to complete before I take my rest..ergo..Nite to You all....

[17:50 UTC-4]
[+70*_rain_wind:e/s/e@7_humidity:94%_barometer:29.74"\/_Overnight Lo:+54*F_rain and intermittent T-storms to continue thru 10:00 tomorrow]*{Now playing on MadTrollie"[Jazz/Big Bands]*]*
   There is a major Summer storm that has been moving up the east coast of the USA from the south and although we are a couple hundred miles from the east coast in-land..we have been under the west edge of the storm overnight thru tomorrow morning..so I have stayed in my rooms for the entire day..save for a trip just after 07:00 to pick up a couple of things from the breakfast buffet..and except for the expected interruption by the weekly visit from housekeeping..which I much appreciate..room vacuumed..little boy's room cleaned..fresh towels & linens & 1 don't have to do it I had intended to play my online games except for a break to watch "Fast Five" on HBO..but when that was done..decided to forego the games..I'm not sure whether because of the weather with its. humid/damp conditions or the fact that the barometric pressure was dropping like a stone..my hands were more stiff and sore today than/usual..and some of the solitaire "sorting" games were just a little too much to ask of them..so I had sometime before taking the penultimate chip drop on the free live poker game I play and posting here..what to do....
   Several years ago the PBS network had aired a British made series of Sherlock Holmes" mysteries feature the actor Jeremy Brett..which I had greatly enjoyed..and I had found several of them on Youtube..but at that point not my favorite one..so off to search Youtube for the episode "Silver Blaze" which I spent a very enjoyable 50+ minutes watching and now is safely saved to one of my play-lists..then took the aforementioned drop on poker..checked the weather forecast as I do several times a day..and sat down to write this posting....
   As the rain is now predicted to continue thru mid morning tomorrow will at least start the day online but assuming the weather clears as predicted will probably venture out in the afternoon for just a walk or possibly to the plaza just out my back down..one of the reasons I've stayed here as long as I have is the easy availability of just about everything I need..but speaking of things I need..to do anyways..there are still a few tasks to complete before I take my rest,,ergo..Nite All.... 

[16:55 UTC-4]
[+78*F_partly cloudy_winds:w/s/w@7_humidity:58%_barometer:29.99"\/_Tonight's Lo:66*F_rain to begin around 23:00 tonight thru 10:00 Wednesday..with intermittent T-storms]....
[Now Playing on MadTrollie*[Hec Ramsey]*]....
   It had been my original intentions to walk to Aldi either tomorrow or even Wednesday..that would have a been more timely..the usual point at which I usually restock the pantry and frig..and besides that tomorrow or Wednesday would have been the typical day(s) when I stop at the ATM to get my "10 day walking around money..well that quickly changed when I saw the weather forecast for the next two days..and decided that it would be prudent to take that walk this morning..ergo..just after 09:30 I headed out..a package of rolls..3 bananas..2 bottles of fruit flavored sparkling water..a jar of preserved artichokes..a package of spinach..a packaged of two small wedges of New York style cheese cake..& a round of smoked Gouda..I've never really care that much for Gouda cheese in the past but on a whim a couple of weeks ago decided to try a round of the smoked variety..and found that I liked the taste/flavor it gave to some of my egg white creations..ergo..it now will find a place in my frig....
   And just before I sat down to compose this post decided to take a short walk around the grounds here..and while passing by the bank next store decided that I might as well take the short detour and get my "10 day walking around money"..so with all my errands accomplished I'll have no reason to venture out of my rooms until the bad weather abates..of course I expect when I check the weather as I always do first thing tomorrow morning..it will have probably changed completely..and I could have stuck to my original plan..on the other hand if I hadn't..it would have been worse than predicted....
   Have spent the rest of the day as I usual do..online..I'm posting this a little earlier than/usual because BBC America is airing a couple of episodes of the old "Law & Order" series starring a 18:00 local time..I always have enjoyed the series and no channel has been showing the re-runs for quite sometime..ergo...I'm in the process of getting all but a few "timed" tasks done before the start time so I can just sit in my recliner and enjoy..so the time has come to take my leave of this and say..Nite All....

[17:35 UTC-4]
[+86*F_partly cloudy_ winds:s/s/w@14_humidity:58%_barometer:29.86"\/_Tonight's Lo:66*F_rain predicted overnight around 01:00 & continuing thru 07:00 Monday]....
[Now Playing on Madtrollie*[Bach]*]....
   Although we did get the predicted rain overnight the thunder storms never made an appearance..but from past personal history I know how fast a nice Summer day can change in a  heart beat..years ago my younger brother and I were playing golf at a local public course where for many years I would buy a seasons membership..we had intended to play 18 holes..and it was warm and humid but a bright sunny day..as we walked down the 7th fairway to the green we noticed a dark cloud in the distance..but decided that we could probably play-in as we only had two more holes to go..[we were walking..no cart..carry-bags]..well we had hit our drives on the 8th as we got to are balls we saw the first bolt of lightning and back counting until we heard the thunder the storm was about 3 miles away..well..took off my golf-shoes..[old school metal spikes..long before the advent of the "soft spikes"]..grabbed our bags and beat feet for the clubhouse..well about halfway there the skies opened up..heavy rain..we had barely got in the club house when the lightening struck a couple of time where we had been..we were lucky..statistically a golf course is one of the worst places to find yourself during a lightening storm..just over 25 years ago we experienced in the Northcountry a Downburst which developed over the east end of Lake Ontario and hit the small city I  live in with little or no warning..and create great havoc..the following link is from an account in a local paper at the time [link]..so from past experience..seeing the forecast for scattered thunder storms I choice not to venture very far from my rooms today..a quick trip up to the lobby to partake of the morning breakfast buffet & just before sitting down to write this post..a brief turn around the lawns..and scared a pair of young woodchucks [aka:groundhogs ]..that were munching on the freshly mowed lawns..so have spent a quiet day in my rooms and online [wasn't squat on the old boob tube]....
   But before I end up writing a novella it's time for me attend to the few things left that still need mt attention before I take my rest..well not my final rest the Good Lord willing..but..ergo..nite all....

[17:05 UTC-4]
[+85*F_fair_winds:w/s/w@5_humidity:45%_barometer:29.92"\/_overnight lo:+69*F..rain and intermittent T-storms to begin around 03:00 tomorrow thru 07:00 Monday]*[Now playing on MadTrollie*[Way All Boats]*]....
   Just before I got ready to write this post I had dragged my outdoor folding chair out on the back lawns to just sit..rest and enjoy the relatively cool breeze of the early evening..found a nice piece of shade and just relaxed and let my mind wander..there was zip..zero..nadda on "the old boob tube" today and about the same tomorrow..and with the weather forecast for tomorrow it looks like a walk or a sit-down will be out of the question..so took  advantage of the nice weather today and took a walk to Big Lots..a couple of bottles of black cherry sparkling water..I've mentioned before that cherries are my fav fruit..and unfortunately the season for the fresh berries was shorter than /usual..and not as bountiful..a bottle of balsamic vinegar..a small squeeze bottle of both lemon & lime juice..and a bottle of sazon complete seasoning..a new one to me..an interesting flavor..and a nice addition to the spices I already have..and please don't ask me how many different spices I have..I lost count long ago..some I use on a regular basis and some I use once in awhile and occasionally I'll grab one I had forgotten I had....I eat simply..but I love well spiced food....
   So have spent the day as I often do..playing several online games..tending to my three blogs and of course my duties as moderator on the FB group "The Farthest Side"..and my usual wanderings around YouTube looking for videos to add to my channel..and with the dearth of decent things to watch on TV..I've turned to Youtube to fill the void..lately my interest has been in watching soccer/track videos..and of course for me that means the US Ladies National Team..and women's track and field..I have never denied the fact that my preference is for athletic woman..and I've said here before the day I stop watching the ladies and appreciating their beauty/skill &/or intelligence is the day they'll nail the lid over my head....
   Still a few tasks to deal with before I take my rest..and I'm sure a snack will be forthcoming..ergo..Nite All....