It was a nice almost 80 degree day today. Did not work outside since I wanted ot rest up for the dance party tonight. For dinner we had Salmon and broccoli then went to the studio for the dance party. We went out afterwards to Brewsters with the gang. I had a Sam Adams seasonal and we split some Nachos and queso cheese sauce which didn't have much flavor. Jennifer had Mac and cheese bites which she said also was lacking flavor.

This morning I was tying up loose ends. We located Libbie's Score Card account which has 18,000 points in it. She can trade that for a gift card. Yesterday I paid the 8,000 dollar Visa bill which was our deposit for the Alaska trip. We probably are spending too much for this one trip. I imported the MVL refids from Joe Bruns into an SQL table, now I need to write a program to incorporate that into the existing database.
During the afternoon I wrote a sub to populate the database with the refids. Some of the refids didn't match up to the names thanks to european characters and also the species. I made up REFids for the species. After the database was populated I used iTunes to fetch the file so I could include it in the assets.
Dinner was a salad and lima beans then we went out to the Elks at 7 PM for the 7:30 PM dance with Rollin and the tune swingers. We had a very nice night. The dance floor was not crowded but the orchestra was unbelievably loud in that low ceiling room. The dances were mostly foxtrot but we had a very nice evening. It was over at 9:30, we made it to the end. During the day I used an online service called homeadvisor and was contacted by Louis of Carolina Contracting. He said he would stop by Friday or Saturday to give me an estimate for scraping the ceiling in the back bedroom.

Worked some more on the App today - got the camera object working. Now I need to get the refid numbers somehow. Sent an eMail to Joe Bruns and he called this evening. He nicely sent me the REFids for all the plants in the MVL. Now I need to put this into the SQL database for lookup. Libbie and I practiced our Waltz choreography before going to the studio and getting the last of our choreography from Robert which I taped. I also got the music from him. Now we're set. Dinner tonight was Curry chicken and green beans. We had gone to Trader Joe's today and got more Curry Sauce as well as the usual supplies.

Spent a lot of time on the website looking for malware that Google said the site had. I found it in the footer by scanning the SQL database for the siteclean.us URL. Used the HTML editor in Drupal to remove it. Also found someone had created an admin account which is probably how they got in. Cut up an Oak that had fallen but did not move it onto the pile. Dinner was a salad and a bowl of Lima Beans with hot sauce.

Did a little yard work today removing some trees that had fallen in the pathway. We then went to Fairview and purchased a tulip magnolia, variety Betty. I continued to work on IOS solving some more of the problems on the list. This thing is getting close. Dinner was a salad with tuna sprinkled over the top.

I looked at cameras some more this morning and worked a little on IOS with some progress on sharing. Thank goodness Libbie decided not to go to the Roadhouse tonight after the opera. I'm tired of not being home all the time. I need some time to work the issues on FC4M.
I did a Kroger run and got my free Lindt chocolate egg which I split with Libbie and also picked up bread rounds for our sandwiches. We went to Manon Lescaut at Crossroads. I loved the opera, the duo of Alagna and Opolais was spectacular. I enjoyed every note of this opera. We got home at 4:45 and then had shrimp, lima beans and Zinfandel for dinner around 7 PM. This was a big meal but I have to get back on the program since I was still at 226 this morning. I'm going to be 200.0 by the time I turn 70 and 216 by my physical on April 7.

I worked quite a bit on the app using Winston's list of problems. I made lots of headway, even finding out how to share a list. We went to Lowes and bought stainless bolts to repair the bike rack. The bike carriers slid towards the end on the carrier tube. I move the inside one back towards the car where it belongs and drilled it with a 1/4 inch bit and then put a 3 inch stainless bolt into it with lock washer and locknut. This is a double fix to make sure the bolt stays in. I may buy a second 3 inch stainless bolt to pin the outer one. The reason i didn't was it slid against the stop screw so it wasn't going anywhere. Took this opportunity to blow the driveway off. It was littered from the storms of the last few weeks. We had a salad and french green beans for dinner. Went to dance at 8. Ken arranged a surprise party for Anita after the dance. We went over to the Kretchman's house and waited in the dark house for Harry to drop Anita to the front door. It was a nice party - Rebecca and Lisa, their daughters, helped Ken to set up the drinks and the food on the dining table. It was 2 of her friends from the dental office and Harry & Terri, Lana, Anne and Paul. We hid our car on the other Cul de Sac. Stayed until 11:45. I had lemon meringue pie, some finger food and several glasses of wine.

Researched portable travel cameras with long lenses today. Winston sent a surprisingly long list of items for the app which i appreciate. It shows a number of things wrong or features absent. While I was at it, I updated the website password and also the scholarship section.
We had our 3:30 lesson with Robert today instead of Wed since we were traveling yesterday. Melanie was at the studio doing a dance with Evan. Very cute!
We added more minutes to our routine rather than review what we have done so far. I taped the next part of the choreography.
Dinner was a salad with tuna over the top. I'm back to eating light in anticipation of more weight loss in march. I hope so! The My Publisher album came today. It's quite a synopsis of the last part of the year with lots of Paige pictures.

Pam made us breakfast at 8 as usual. We left shortly after breakfast and started the long 11 hour trip back. I chose to take I-4 which seemed like a good choice until we got to the St John's river and spent 1 hour and 4 minutes with all lanes stopped due to an accident at the DeBary exit. An SUV crashed and caught fire. After that we stopped at Ormond beach for a Big Mac lunch and gas. Next stop was just over the SC line for gas. Stopped at the Pilot on Exit 170 in SC for dinner at Wendys and more gas which was 1.49 For dinner I had a salad with crispy spicy chicken. It was called a half salad and cost around 420 calories. I also had a few of Libbie's French Fries. It got dark in Florence, the rest of the trip home was made in the dark. We got home around 9:30 which was longer than normal due to the delay on I-4. Our mail was waiting in the mailbox when we arrived. Everything looked great except the bike rack two bikes slid closer together due to the rails on the thule rack sliding on their support. I will separate them and drill a hole for a pin to stop them from sliding.

After breakfast we went to Selby Gardens which was beautiful since there was an Orchid show. We had lunch inside of Selby gardens. Took a ride out to Siesta Key. We got stopped at the light on the bridge. Went down to Turtle beach to find info out about kayaks then walked the beach. i saw lots of lovely bikinis. It was a treat seeing so many up close. For dinner we went to our traditional Bangcock Thai place. It's always good. Took a ride around the Cove today and all the way out to Stickney Point Rd through the houses without going out to Tamiami. I like it back there.

Last day of the month. I got a lot of the issues solved on IOS, i'm ready for an updated version to go to the store once I learn how.
We took our bikes to the legacy trail and rode to Sharkeys pier. I had a nice lunch of crab cakes and fries with a yuengling. Came home and took a nap. Did not go dancing tonight. We went to dinner at a sandwich shop called PDQ qhwew I had a chicken cali club with bacon and avocado. It was a long but satisfying day.



















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Pam our host cooked us a nice simple but adequate breakfast. Libbie had a bagel with an egg and I had a bowl of cereal with fruit. The strawberries and blackberries were a nice touch.
We tried to go to Selby this morning. Traffic going there of course was horrible. Once we got there was a line directing traffic into the parking lot. We found it was an orchid show and some kind of dinner. Too bad. We made our way to Osprey and when we got to Mortons Market we parked and went in looking for a cafe. We saw Libby's Bar and Cafe across the street so went over and had lunch. Yumm!!! I had a spinach and beets salad with pear slices surrounded by roasted beets accompanied by a piece of grilled chicken. What a taste treat. Also on the salad were blue cheese and sesame vinaigrette dressing with some granola crumbles over the top instead of croutons. it was a nice touch.
Returned to take a walk of the neighborhood before settling in to programming. I fixed a few problems in the app which was happiness. We left for the Opera at 4:50 but had way more time than necessary. We were going to meet Bill and Barb at 5:45 at the Parking garage but arrived on Palm at 5:15. We found street parking and stayed in the car listening to Anna Netrebko live on Sirius. We found a little pizza place across the street called Patellini which was pretty good. We each had a slice while Bill and Barb split a sandwich. The performance of Aida was over the top. Sarasota is the little Opera house that can! They actually staged a wonderful performance of Aida complete with a ballet and a nice triumphal scene featuring 4 ceremonial trumpets which they played well. It was a fantastic but long evening of grand opera.

We left home at 7 AM which was the plan. It was an easy drive down, the sun was bright in the sky but it was only 30 when we left. By the time we got to Georgia we had the AC on. Stopped at Florence to top off gas and get a bacon-egg and cheese biscuit. Next stop was on Commerce Ave in Jacksonville for a Wendy's single and to fill up again. Arrived at our BnB run by Pam and Charles at 6:15 PM. It was a good trip. Later in the evening we went out for dinner at Casey Key Fish House where we had fish and chips with a Yuengling. Very nice.

This was a busy day. I packed for our trip tomorrow, worked a little on some bugs in the IOS program and also paid the 5K deposit for our cruise. I also took a look at flights but didn't book anything. After a busy day we went to dance a little after 8. The party was noisy and I had a chance to talk with Sharon Hammill about signing up for New Orleans next Mardi Gras. It sounds great, I want to do it. Libbie is neutral. We will bee in Florida at that time. Dinner tonight was Lima Beans and a salad. I put too much Tapatio sauce in my beans, my mouth was burning. Libbie's Republic wireless phone arrived today but we won't activate it until we get back. Had a nice night at the studio party tonight. Talked with Paul and Anne, Libbie apologized for hijacking their trip with Anita and Ken. Earlier today Anita sent an email saying they couldn't afford an Uncruise and ended up booking with Princess. Paul was glad we signed up since we "rescued him" from a large ship cruise. We did not go out after the party, choosing to go home and resume packing.

I tried hooking up the outdoor sprinkler and had a disaster. The booster board got fried when i shored the output leads. Meanwhile the Pi and sprinkler board got very hot. Something is very wrong. I shut it all down. I studied flights today to Alaska and I think I picked out some winners. We mos likely will go the day before to avoid hassles of being late for the cruise start. Dinner tonight was Lima beans and salad. Very nice.

I posted that First Class was in beta for IOS. 50 people liked the post and over 16 commented they couldn't wait for it. I added 2 ladies as beta testers from the AV facebook group. The lady from un-cruise reserved some cabins for the three couples. I sent the invoices on to the Cain's and the Kretchmans. I also checked trip insurance with a few other providers and found it cheaper at John Hancock. We had a great lesson with Robert who started our choreography and had us pick our song. We settled on Nuit A Paris by Antoine Simone. It's a nice mellow slow waltz that sounds like a night in Paris. I love the music.
We have a sever storm passing through the area this afternoon with strong winds and tornadoes. We got a call from Heather that she is stranded in RDU with a canceled flight. We finished spaghetti and salad for dinner and had we known that Heather was coming we would have waited. Got to RDU at 7 PM and picked them up. It was a joy to have Heather and Nate here.

I finally finished up the photo album and submitted it to MyPublisher. I also used the $30 voucher to buy a phone for Libbie from Republic Wireless. Hopefully we can activate it after March 1 when our Verizon plan runs out. Spent some time on the phone with Un-Cruise and arranged for our trip to Alaska. We reserved two trips, a pre-cruise on the Denali railroad and overnight in the park then the Muir trip on the Safari Endeavour. This thing is pricey at almost $20,000. We still need to get plane tickets.
Dinner tonight was salad with some tuna over the top.

The app was approved by Apple so I went through the motions to get it listed and get the notices sent out. This was a big relief since it's been a long time in development, almost 2 years. I heard from John C that the pictures are not there and also from Bob Clark that the yellow search box on the front screen is not working. I found that the search box doesn't clear.
I started work on the next photo album mainly because a voucher I have is expiring. It's been hard filling 80 pages. The Open Sprinkler came today. It's different since the Pi plugs into it instead of using ribbon cables. This is a problem since I want to splice into the supply line for battery backup.
Stayed up until midnight working on the album. Dinner tonight was a chicken and french cut green beans in Mexican cooking sauce. I had a salad to accompany the meal. Weight loss has come to a flat line. At least I'm staying down but I need to get back on the losing curve.

Got the post hole digger working and hauled it out into the woods where I drilled a hole for the new birdhouse. After lunch Libbie helped me install the house into a very wet hole. It filled with water when I drilled it. When we were all done tamping the mud slurry into place a pair of bluebirds showed up and were checking the house out. Wow, that was only about 10 minutes. We have a daffodil blooming in the garden. It's a little early. Crocuses are also blooming. Paul sent the links to the Alaskan cruises he is considering. This looks interesting if we can go along with them on the trip. After Libbie's delicious dough from scratch pizza tonight I got to work on IOS Test lfight. I got my first pass of the program into the test flight but it needs review which may take a few hours or days, unknown. We shall see. The bottom line is that I finally got the app completed enough to release to Apple for beta testing.

I put the connectors on the wrong side of the OSHPark board. I chose to populate a second board instead of trying to deal with removing the connectors. The Mote-Pi gateway works very well. It is two way communicating with the only sensor on the network for now. My next sensor may be a crawl space humidity sensor although we went to Lowes today and picked up some epoxy for me to glue down the RJ5s and power connector on another perfboard to make a sensor for the greenhouse. We went to Shriners for the 8 PM dinner which was one hour later than normal. It was a fun evening. We brought a bottle of wine and had pork chops and beef at the buffet. The food was cold but tasty. Our table had Ken and Anita, Paul and Anne, Harry and Terry and Nancy and Art. It was a fun group and we had a nice time. We didn't stay to the end which was supposed to be midnight. We went home at 11 PM which was late enough.

While having lunch on the porch we heard the doorbell ring. It was our Postal carrier questioning the letter I left in the mailbox because mail for this house is on hold. We told him it is not on hold, Jessie Drive is on hold. We went to the Post Office and got all our old mail including the parts from several days ago which was good to see. I also got a check from Victoria which was the rent check. The CU camera deposit app would not accept it because it was too much money. Will deposit tomorrow. We had a dinner of hamburger and Lima Beans then went out to the studio party. Had a hard time dancing, nothing went well. Our waltz was a disaster. I signed up for a waltz showcase. We went out to the Mexican place where Chilis of Cary used to be. This was after dance and we went with Anne and Paul, Anita and Ken and Terry and Harry. The food there is fantastic. I had a beer and we split an appetizer with cheese, poblano peppers and other stuff in it. It's served with Tortillas. I was able to get two way communication working on the Pi Gateway for a change. I'm guessing the problem was a combination of bad software and improper powering of the Anarduino. The Bridge PCB by Tod also was in the mail today from OSHPark. I need to add headers and get it working tomorrow.

The driver chips came today. I removed the old chip from the NCID Display and put the new one on without any problems. The display came to life immediately. This is happiness since it allows me to continue pursuing putting environmental readings on the display using the gateway or equivalent. I'm still splitting off the large zip files from the IOS program into separate downloads. I may have to use a separate screen and user button to kick this off. Dinner was the last of the meatloaf muffins which we had with salad and Lima beans.

Made a trip to the Post Office when they opened at 9 AM. Had to visit the window at the side door to look for my package. The guy said it was sent back, he never even looked at the tracking number. He just went to the shelf and came back and told me that. That place needs to be shut down, lazy inefficient employees. The hot tub is slowly heating up with the new controller card. It's up to 90 when we went to bed. Libbie jumped in anyway, she came out cold. I worked on a separate download function for the FC IOS app. For dinner we had 2 each of the meatloaf muffins along with lima beans and a salad. Next time I would eliminate the beans and only have the salad. I ordered some more Huzzah processors from Adafruit. I'm going to use one on the gateway function to send and receive serial through an Anarduino to the sensor network. This would interface with a Pi. I possibly could replace the Pi with enough software in the Huzzah but I doubt it since the Pi Moteino framework has nice graphing and tracking functions. The Huzzah would do serial send and receive and do HTTP GETs to the NCIDD. Libbie signed up to stay with Lori tomorrow since this is her first day back from the hospital. In dance today Robert straightened out our forward progressive twinkle. I have to take small steps and make sure I step to the side. Libbie has to take a big second step back. When I'm doing the reverse progressive twinkle I need to take bigger steps back while Libbie smalls down.

My new credit card was supposed to come today by 10:30 but it didn't come until 5 PM via FedEx Priority. Oh well. The Jacuzzi controller did come today by way of UPS Blue 3 day service. Excellent. It went right in. This definitely was the problem. The motor started right up with the new controller. Now the long process of heating water begins. Today was grocery day so in addition to the groceries I added the ingredients for meatloaf muffins, a Cooking Light favorite. We had this was Lima beans and a salad. It was delicious. Instead of wine we had water. The package from Moteino was sent back by the post office because of some kind of addressing problem. I'm going to try to fetch it in the morning if it's still there.

Still no good answer on what's wrong with the uploads to Apple. Will keep trying. This is Presidents day so not much going on except we had some light frozen rain this morning which is melting as it warms up and turns to all rain. Dinner tonight was chicken curry with green beans cooked on the stove top. It's delicious.