After reading the paper I went outside and worked on finishing the rabbit fence and string trimming the yard. Planted the gardenia and mulched with the additional bag of mulch purchased when I got the gardenia. Built ome trellises and tied up the cucumbers, tomato and egg plant. An overall satisfying day! I worked on finishing the VideoDb and analyzing some image php programs. I want to display my pdf collection using a php script. Dinner was Libbie's super pizza. Afterward I watched the MTV movie awards. some of the ladies are wearing pretty short and tight skirts. I didn't really like the show.

I essentially took today off. I re-organized the 2004 images. These images contain the Cape May pictures and I wanted them in the correct date order using my new way of identifying pictures. Discovered a program on Sourceforge called Videodb. This nice program accesses the imagedb database for your movie collection. I entered all my movies and had the program look them up. The smaller opening fence seems to work - I have a video of the baby bunny trying to get through the fence. Dinner was salmon and yam.

I spent most of the morning up on the hill working on a downed tree on the Septic bed. Later I found that the rabbit ate two of the Dahlias. I went to Home Depot and got some 1 inch mesh poultry netting and lined the inside of the fence. I was really tired. Dinner was yams and stuffed flounder. No wine!

I mowed the backyard today which was a tiring experience. Had to refill the mower tank once. Dinner was the Indonesian rice with chicken chunks.

Took the mower and made a new path to the Glembocki Oak along the creek bed. When I got to the septic bed I mowed all the sapling stubs so the field is completely cleared. I may take the tiller and look for the gravel beds to identify the drain field.

Back to the grocery store today after a few week absence. IT's raining again but I managed to go up the hill with my trimmer and do a little cleanup. Next I took the mower and made a path along the creek reaching the septic field. Up there I proceeded to mow the field about halfway. Couldn't cross over a dead tree that was down. Dinner was beanburger with Vidalia.

Not as planned. Libbie called at 9:00 that a fan relay was stuck. Rounded up all my things and went over and rebuilt the relay for Fan 1. The contacts are bad. Now I need an MOV device to suppress further pitting. In the meantime, Fan 3 was hardly turning. Went home, got a new belt and installed it. It was the same 4L550 that it already had but the old was apparently stretched with no more adjustment left. At home it was pouring rain so I went to Kroger's for a watermelon before replacing the fan belt. After the belt went to Ace to get oil to mix with gas for the string trimmer. Cut down the saplings growing over the septic field. Libbie came home and we had Nathans hot dogs with Vidalia onion and beans and rice. Took a walk back up the hill after lunch to show Libbie the cutting and also to investigate a truck we heard back in the field. Bought a 4L540 and a 4L550 belt on eBay.

Got up at 6:15, went over to Krogers and got a Sunday paper. Did some eMail catchup, went through the postal mail, the NC state refund check came. The day went quickly. We had Libbie's traditional pizza at 7 after a walk through Seagroves to check on the new building. It rained pretty hard this evening after pizza.

Got up at 4:30, packed the car and was pon the road at 5:07. Traffic was very light until the 2 lane stretch in Georgia. Stopped for breakfast just before Kissimmee on I-4 then got gas and more coffee in Ormand beach. Gas was 2.39. Filled up again in SC for 2.29 and also picked up a hamburger. Listened to Debbie McCromber 20 wishes which I enjoyed thoroughly. Didn't finish it. Had on and off rain through SC. No rain in NC but it poured shortly after dinner. We had ribs with rice and beans and Shiraz. I got home this afternoon at 4:11 PM. Not bad.

Did a nice walk then came back for cleanup time. Filled my pail with water then found out I had no Pinesol. Went to target and got Pinesol, Swiffers and hair shampoo. Washed the floors then took the camera out to the pool at 7:30 and stayed on a lounge chair until 8:15 looking for bats. No luck! Came back in and took a shower and washed my hair with the new stuff. Finished the cleanup and packing ready for the trip tomorrow.

This started out to be a sunny day but on my walk as I walked the Stoneybrook entrance road it started raining so I turned around. By the time I got back to the condo it was really coming down. I took the disk drives out of the old Soyo computer and then tossed it into the dumpster. This computer never mde sense. It was a bargain I bought for $19 in TigerDirect a few years back. I played on the internet with security suites and got TrendMicro to do a scan of my hard drive over the net. This was rib night but I found it was bingo night. When I called the bar, Heather said they were serving ribs in the grill room so I ordered the traditional ribs to go along with baked potato and salad with raspberry vinagrette dressing. Earlier I stopped in Walmart and picked up a pail wider enough for the sponge mop and also a Lean cuisine on sale for $2 for tomorrow.

Did a walk again when the rain stopped and the sun came out. We've had a lot of rain this week. I had the leftover Chinese dinner today for lunch. The rice came out in clumps. I watched all of American Idol tonight - the final chose Chris over Adam. I liked Adam a little better. The show was 2 hours long and had lots of old groups - Queen, Kiss, Lionel Richie, and others. It was nice entertainment.

It started out pouring rain. The club is closed today including the grill room. The sun broke just after noon so I went out for a walk but carried my umbrella. stopped into the Prudential office and talked to the new staff there. They seem more professional than when Pat and Doug were there. Then the rain started again while I fooled around with the computer. I tuned the Soundbridge to the Maine public radio show which John will appear on. It's on slot 5, WCPE still occupies slot 1. The Roku software for the PC is pretty nice since it allows me too make changes to the device from my laptop. For dinner I went out into the rain and picked up a Chinese dinner next to Publix. It was a little pricey at $10 but was pretty good. Watched Idol final performances then switched to Dancing with the Stars before going to bed. Didn't stay up for the trophy - caught it next morning when GMA announced my least favorite, Shawn the fat gymnast, won.

I worked on studying the schematic some more for the GE microwave I bought. It's really raining hard outside. I went out in the pouring rain and drove to Ringling. The rain is good for washing the bugs off the car. I enjoyed the Ringling but not the special exhibits. One was a photography exhibit with the theme of Eden and the second was called the language of the nude. The photos were weird - I liked Selby's photography better. The nudes were old brown sketches from the 15th and 16th century. Not my cup of tea. In the gift shop I found a new book of the collections which I purchased. Because it was raining so hard I ended up using an umbrella to go from the car to the museum, then rode the tram for the first time ever. The sides of the tram had plastic zippered shut to keep us dry. For dinner I had a Lean cuisine, Beef and Noodles.

This morning I went to DeSears ppliances tent sale. They were advertising scratch and dent sale with good prices. I bought a GE microwave for $28. Next I went to Venice. First stop was the rookery. Saw some egret juveniles getting fed by their Mom. The trees were loaded with young anihingas. The island contained egrets. There weren't many great gray Herons. Next stop was Raceway across the street - gas was 2.25 which was about 10 cents lower than most other places. After the gas I stopped into a Venice Toyota dealer to look at sticker prices. They had selling price in the windshield. I photographed the sticker with the car and the factory prices and options for my records. back at the condo I disassembled the GE. Much of the interior is the same, however the controller is different. There was a wiring diagram in an envelope inside the unit although it's hard to read. I need to hook a scope to the relay coils to determine the order of activation. There is one relay called an inrush relay. It seems to activate the Magnetron through a varistor type device in parallel with the Main relay which my mean the inrush turns on first then the main relay takes over. At 7 PM I left for drumming. It's a very clear evening with some high level clouds. Sunset is at 8:13. There was a good crowd there - lots of fine woman in bikini's, lots of drums. I stayed until around 9. Came back and had a Lean Cuisine parmesan fish.

After talking with Lib I decided to go to the East coast today. Left around 8:30 and decided to take Route 60. The stretch through Brandon is bad with many many lights but once I got going it was great. It's a 4 lane road with a 65 MPH speed limit. I hit many bugs, turning the windshield into a whitewash. Found the Backus gallery. I was surprised it's a city museum located on a very attractive waterfront. The water was very pretty. Walked through the museum - enjoyed the paintings, learned a little about the Highwaymen. Ended up buying a DVD of their story. The coffee table books were $59 so I didn't bite. Stopped in a McDonalds on Route 1 before finding FL60 to get to I-95 for the drive to Melbourne.
In Ft Pierce I found a self wash place and put 2 dollars worth of quarters in the machine and pressure washed the windshield to get most of the bugs off so I could see again.
In Melbourne I visited Mom's brick, took some pictures then briefly toured the old Trailer Haven which is now called Tropical Haven. Found the old Twins site - there seems to be building going up there. Was quite surprised that the Melbourne Mall was nuked and replaced with a high rise hotel. Sears is still on the end however. Drove back down to SR60 in Vero and headed East around 5:30. Got back at 8:30.

Got up early and had the hotel breakfast bagels and coffee. Left and got onto 295 South but it was stopped around exit 3. Got off and got gas for 2.27 then did a McDonalds coffee. Also got 2 Egg McMuffins because they were buy one get one free. Didn't need that much food. Used the GPS and took a parallel road to 295 direct to I-95. The rest of the trip was not eventful. Stopped into Ellenton outlets for some Reebok sneakers which were buy one get the second pair for 50% off. Bought 2 pairs then stopped into the Stoneybrook office and picked up a transponder and a fitness center key card. Total was $30 on my account. For dinner I had ribs to go which was an outstanding dinner - ribs, veggies, baked potato and salad.

I was still reluctant to go to Florida since I'm doing so much stuff around here and don't want to leave. During breakfast I pushed the button to reserve a Comfort Suites room in Jacksonville. In the morning I went to the Credit Union to get money then I went to Lowes and bought some fencing. At home I planted the marigolds and zinnias then I installed the fencing to keep the rabbits out of the flower bed. We'll see how this works. I left at 12:30 after stopping into the greenhouse to say goodbye. Felicia was there helping Libbie plant plugs. The trip was fairly good. In Savannah I hit blinding rain and whiteout conditions with the heavy rain nd the spray from cars and trucks. On the other side of Savannah it was like emerging from a cave - the sun was shining and trip was uneventful. I only stopped for gas once in Florence, SC at 2.09 but I didn't need much. Also got some McDonald hamburgers but then I got onto the wrong ramp for I-95 and headed North up to the next exit which was TV road and got turned around in the correct direction. I got into the Jax motel at 7:15. It was a beautiful place - a brand new Comfort Suites. Walked next door and had a Wendys spicy chicken with a side salad. The hotel has WiFi so I went online and did email.

I still don't want to go to Florida. Libbie called at noon saying that the violet club was meeting at Giovanni's, a new restaurant that replaced Blue Rain. I enjoyed lunch over there with the group. Got Joann hoover signed up to be chair of the information table.

Got up pretty early, picked up a paper and returned the movie at Krogers at 7 AM. After reading the paper I went outside and worked on the wiring for the electric fence around the grow boxes. I also used the chain saw on the log that had fallen on the lawn. Dinner was Libbie's outstanding pizza.

I didn't feel like going to the opera today but I knew I would enjoy it. I have so much to do around here. We left at 11 for the 12:30 performance. Libbie made sandwiches - we were the first ones in the theater. I loved the performance - the lead soprano is an opera babe. She's a very pretty blonde Mezzo from Latvia. The opera was over the top great. When we got outside it was warm and windy - the car temp said it was 93. At home I cut the lawn in front by the street since it was getting long. Dinner was salmon and broccolli but without wine. We're trying to cut back.

I pulled some wire today in the attic to run ethernet and telephone to Libbie's computer in Joe's old room. Went to Home Depot and picked up some staples and a box with outlet cover for the jacks. In the afternoon I worked in the yard with the chain saw. Took down some lower branches and 2 saplings on lot 67 for the Bluebird house then sliced up a pine tree that fell by the old transformer location. The tree was laying on the lawn so it needed slicing up. Dinner was crab cakes with bean salad.

I installed more software on Libbie's new computer. This time it was MS Office and McAfee antivirus. Worked on installing the electric fence around the grow boxes. I chose not to put in a Williamsburg type garden with the thought that it would be like a trailer park garden. In the evening we went to the Carying place benefit auction for wine and nice dinner with heavy hors'doeuvres. We bid on several silent auctions and ended up spending $260 which was more than I wanted to.

Planted an eggplant in the grow boxes and worked on the other gardens a little. Libbie's PC arrived this afternoon - it was only ordered on Monday. I worked on the build and had a little trouble getting the new XP install CD to boot. I ended up unplugging the CD drive, botting from CD then hot plugging the drive back in. The thing installed OK by itself including formatting the hard drive. Dinner was the Indian veggie mix with chicken on it. The red head Allison was eliminated tonight. She sang like Janis Joplin with a raspy voice.

It rained last night which was good but we had severe weather this afternoon. Tornados were reported in several areas, the closest being on the Cary Parkway by Route 1. Dinner was Trader Joe pasta. Little Kim was eliminated tonight on Dancing with the stars.