My Dailies 2010 This is my daily journal like page where back in September of 2006 I decided to start writing down my thoughts for every day in my web site here. Also, there is a place called: “My Dirty Dailies”,.. for those days when I might use a little bad language. The button to get in is sitting in this black area in the bottom right corner,.. and it requires a password to get in. Here is a more convenient way to get over to my Video Archives page - My Videos ... JULY Saturday, July 31, 2010 Today I was home for the day doing chores and things. So today I did some weed eating around my yard,.. did one load of laundry,.. went grocery shopping,.. made out my Calendar for August,.. made up an Invoice for a job,.. finish painted a paint sample board,.. read and wrote some emails,.. did some online research on products,.. and played games, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Saturday. click here to go back to the top of this page Friday, July 30, 2010 Today I worked on my job out in Redlands, California painting walls again. And then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. watered all my plants and trees around my yard,... read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and read all the instructions and recipes books that  came with this new Jack La Lanne's Power Juicer that I just got... I got it with my Visa Card reward points. And thought I should get familiar with it before trying it out. And that's about it for my Friday. click here to go back to the top of this page Thursday, July 29, 2010 Today I worked on my job out in Redlands, California painting walls. And then I came home and worked on a paint sample,.. did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. visited with a friend that came over,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Thursday. click here to go back to the top of this page Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Today I worked on my job out in Redlands, California painting ceilings. And then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. I'm feeling a little burned out this evening. So I'm gonna go to bed a little early tonight.... Oh,.. and I worked on making a painting sample when I got home from work also. And that's about it for my Wednesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Looks like I made a mistake when I wrote out Wednesday's daily and wrote right over Tuesday's daily... So here I am re-writing it using my daily Calendar... On this day I went out to Redlands California and worked on a job where I painted ceilings. And then I came home and worked on a paint sample,... did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent gifts back and forth in facebook. And I think that was about it for this day. click here to go back to the top of this page Monday, July 26, 2010 Today I worked out in Redlands, California on a job preparing walls and ceilings for painting. And then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. and I set up my 2 new LCD computer screens on my main desktop computer that just came in the mail.... I had one LCD screen that was going out,.. and I thought the other one was too,... but it turned out to be a bad wire connection. But that's ok,. I'll just set up the older one on my second desktop computer. And for the rest of the day I read my emails,.. dealt with some phone calls about work,... and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Monday. click here to go back to the top of this page Sunday, July 25, 2010 Today I had an easy day of chores. I did one load of laundry,.. ran back ups of my computer files,.. watered all my trees and plants around my yard and pulled some weeds and grass,.. did some online banking and paid my bills,.. did some online shopping and more research on ebooks,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. I weighed in at 94.8 pounds this morning. Which is exactly what I weighed in at 5 days ago... So I think I may of bottomed out. Hit a point where I can't lose much more weight. And at the end of today it's been 62 days that I've gone without eating or drinking anything. That's about it for my Sunday. click here to go back to the top of this page Saturday, July 24, 2010 Today I had an easy day at home where I really didn't do a whole lot. I did manage to do a load of laundry though,.. and I trimmed a few shrubs in my yard,.. had my neighbor bring her bicycle over that she would like me to work on,.. went over to Target store and did a little shopping,.. read my emails and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's pretty much it for my Saturday. click here to go back to the top of this page This web site is the property of Rick Allen Harrington, Riverside, California.                                                  Rixco@aol.com Friday, July 23, 2010 Today I worked on an estimate,.. and worked on making some paint samples. Also today I did a little shopping over at Lowe's, Bed Bath & Beyond and Rite-Aid store,.. read my emails,.. played games, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered all my trees and plants around my yard. And I think that's about it for my Friday... I just realized,... this is everybodies Friday as I'm getting ready to go in and go to bed as usual... Oh well,.. that's life for me. click here to go back to the top of this page Thursday, July 22, 2010 Today I had to go out to San Bernardino, California and look at a possible new job. It's a kitchen cabinet re-paint job and it's also going to have some new cabinets built that are going to need painting too. Then I stopped by the Ralph's grocery store to check it out and do a little grocery shopping on the way home. I've never been in there before. They've got a really nice grocery store there. And then I came home and worked on making up an estimate for the San Bernardino job,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Thursday. click here to go back to the top of this page Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Today I was home for the day because I'm in-between jobs right now. And today I did one load of laundry,.. did a little shopping over at Lowe's, Home Depot and Staples,.. did some more research on those ipads because I'm going to have to help my Mother get it all set up and show her how to use it... And I watered all the plants and trees around my yard,... read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook and updated my checking account info page. And that's about it for my Wednesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Today I had to go out to my last job in Redlands, California and get paid,.. and I also put some color samples up on the walls for their next possible project there. On the way home I stopped by the bank and made a deposit then went by BestBuy and tried out their ipads. And now that I've tried them out,... I don't think they are going to be my next work computer. I don't like the on-screen keyboard at all,.. so I would have to carry around an external keyboard along with me in order for it to be my work computer. Right now I use a Tablet PC which works fine. The only thing about it is,.. I would like it better if it had a larger screen. And speaking of that,... it seems odd to me how all the new LCD computer screens are changing to that new wide screen mode. Some of those just aren't tall enough. They don't allow for much space for reading and writing,... especially if your reading something that is above where your writing. Personally I like a taller screen. Those wide screens may be great for viewing the new wide screen movies,... but for everything else it seems to me that a taller screen can be better. I did end up purchasing an ipad for my Mother though. Actually,.. my Dad bought it and I helped him to do so. And then I went down and bought her an external dock and keyboard to go along with it. If she's like me,... she wont like that on-screen keyboard. It's a gift for her because she loves to read and it wont get here till around August 6th. Then also today I did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. did some research on ipads and ebooks,... loaded my Van with some extra tools and paint,... and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that’s about it for my Tuesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Monday, July 19, 2010 Today I stayed home so that I could make up a bill for a job and so I could do some extra things around the house. So today I made out a bill for a job... I got my waterblaster running and put some new wheels on it. Not new,.. but some that I had laying around in my garage. I couldn't even get the old ones to air up. And I cooked up a pot of food for the cats,.. watered all the plants and trees around my yard,.. read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and did some research on this new ipad. My Dad thinks my Mother may love one of those,... and now the more I look at them,.. I think they may be my next work laptop. And that's about it for my Monday. click here to go back to the top of this page Sunday, July 18, 2010 Today was like another typical Sunday for me,... except for today I had a neighbor's bicycle to work on. So today I changed the inner tubes and tires on my neighbor's bicycle... And I did a load of laundry... And I did some online banking and paid all my bills and updated my checking account info page. And I read my emails,.. played games, chatted and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered some of the plants around my yard. And I think that's about it for my Sunday. click here to go back to the top of this page Saturday, July 17, 2010 Today I had just a typical Saturday for me. I did one load of laundry,.. went grocery shopping and to the bank to make a deposit... And I cleaned up some paint brushes and tools that were left over from work on Friday,.. and watered all my trees and plants around my yard. And I read my emails,.. updated my checking account info page,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Saturday. click here to go back to the top of this page This web site is the property of Rick Allen Harrington, Riverside, California.                                                  Rixco@aol.com Friday, July 16, 2010 Today I worked out on my new job in Redlands, California where I painted the Master Bedroom. I finished the job today. But it looks like she may add some more work. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. watered some plants,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. The only games I've been keeping up with anymore are Mafia Wars, CafeWorld and YoVille. And I mostly just go in and get paid in YoVille. And that's about it for my Friday. click here to go back to the top of this page Thursday, July 15, 2010 Today I started another new job out in Redlands, California where for right now I'm just painting the Master Bedroom. And today I got the prep work finished and ordered the paint. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered all my trees and plants around my yard. And that's pretty much it for my Thursday. click here to go back to the top of this page Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Today I stayed home so I could take care of some paperwork. So today I did a bunch of balancing of my checking account,... and I made out a bill for a job,.. and I had to go get some things over at Home Depot. While I was out that way I stopped by the new Glidden Paint store to check it out. Also today I did a little grocery shopping,.. took some pictures of myself,... read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,... and updated my web site here with a new picture of myself. The new picture is in my Photo Gallery,.. the last one on the bottom. Photo 55. And that's about it for my Wednesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Today I worked out on my new job in Redlands, California painting trim and touch up painting. And as far as I know,.. I finished the job today. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,... read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered the plants and trees around my yard. And that's pretty much it for my Tuesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Monday, July 12, 2010 Today I worked out on my new job in Redlands, California mostly painting trim and cabinets. And then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. and played games, chatted and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. Last night I ended up watching the movie called: 3,000 Miles to Graceland. I didn't mean to watch the whole thing last night,.. but next thing ya know the movie is about over with so I might as well finish it. I thought it was alright... Different than I would of expected by just reading the Title of the movie. But my Mother told me a little bit about it before she loaned it to me,.. so I already knew. My Dad said it's one of his favorite movies. Makes me think that he may of liked that "Dog Day Afternoon" movie that he brought us to go see when we were little kids. All I remember about the movie was there was a bunch of cussing and shooting going on. And that's about it for my Monday. click here to go back to the top of this page Sunday, July 11, 2010 Today was another home chore day. And today I did one load of laundry,.. went shopping over at Smart & Final store and Pepboys. I made out folders for a couple new jobs I just got and updated my work website. And I watered all the trees and plants around my yard,.. read my emails and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. I was thinking today about the difference between "growing" and "being created"... It seems to me that there is a difference. To me,.. "growing" is more like taking say,.. 20 cells of something and making them expand to a larger size. But I don't think that is what is happening with trees, plants and even living beings. I think that we and the plants are generating new cells. Which makes me think that when things grow around here,... we and the plants are actually being created. And that's about it for my Sunday. click here to go back to the top of this page Saturday, July 10, 2010 Today was a chore and cooking day. I didn't mean for it to take up most the day when cooking,.. but it ended up that way. I did one load of laundry,... went grocery shopping,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and cooked 3 new recipes to try out. The first 2 recipes are recipes that I came up with. One of them is Breaded and friend Zucchini with stewed tomatoes and cheese on top melted in the broiler... And it tasted really good to me. Not sure what my parents thought of it yet. The second recipe is a Tomato and Zucchini soup. I kind of made it up in an Italian type taste. I made it with fresh basil leaves, garlic, black olives and fried zucchini... I liked it. Tasted like a recipe to write down for later. I never even tasted zucchini until I was 47 years old. Just wasn't interested in tasting it when I was a kid,.. and hadn't had a reason to through the later years of my life either. And now that I've tasted it I've found that zucchini can be a good tasting vegetable. And the third recipe I made is a recipe that I found over at allrecipes.com called Easy Black Bean Soup... It tasted to me like a keeper but could use some adjustments. Tasted like I could put less lemon juice in it,... salt it more,.. and add more cayenne pepper if I like. Also today I fixed the wireless network adapter on my Mother's computer,.. and helped them get their new TV working correctly along with the rest of their components. And that's about it for my Saturday. click here to go back to the top of this page This web site is the property of Rick Allen Harrington, Riverside, California.                                                  Rixco@aol.com Friday, July 9, 2010 Today I worked on my new job out in Redlands, California again sanding, touch up painting walls, and painting trim and cabinets. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. watered some of the plants and trees around my yard,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's it for my Friday. click here to go back to the top of this page Thursday, July 8, 2010 Today I worked on my new job out in Redlands, California again patching, sanding and priming. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. watered some of the plants and trees around my yard,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's pretty much it for my Thursday. click here to go back to the top of this page Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Today I worked on my new job out in Redlands, California mostly just sanding and caulking. Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered some of the plants and trees around my yard. And that's about it for my Wednesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Today I started a new job out in Redlands, California. It's mostly just a bunch of interior painting and touch up painting. And then I had to go and do a bunch of running around for materials,.. came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. did a little grocery shopping,.. watered some plants,.. and played games, met people, chatted and wrote notes,.. and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And that's about it for my Tuesday. click here to go back to the top of this page Monday, July 5, 2010 Today I took the day off from work. Looked like the bank and Post office were closed today too,... so maybe today was considered to be a part of the 4th of July Holiday. Today I made out a bill for a job,.. and did some online banking and paid my bills,.. and I went and did a little grocery shopping,.. and did some more cooking. I made some more breaded fried Zucchini and did it a little different this time. Instead of using a wet mix then dipping the Zucchini in Flour I added the flour to the wet mix and dipped the Zucchini into that then into the frying pan. They turned out very good,.. and again I liked them best with a thin breaded coating as opposed to a thick one. I got a compliment from my Mother on my barbecued Chili Rellenos. She liked them. And she liked my breaded fried zucchini so much she came over and got the recipe from me. Which is pretty cool. See my Mother is considered to be a very good cook. All our relatives,.. friends,... everybody always raves about my Mother's cooking. Even when I was a little kid,.. young friends of mine that tasted my Mother's cooking would rave about it... So it's pretty cool for me when I can cook something that she really likes a lot... This black bean recipe that I found and made yesterday is very good too. It taste so good to me that I don't need to look for any more black bean recipes. That one can be the one I always use. Also today I played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watered all my plants and trees around my yard. And that's about it for my Monday. click here to go back to the top of this page Sunday, July 4, 2010 Today was a cooking and barbecuing day for me. And it pretty much took up my whole day. I cooked a new recipe that I tried out for black beans. It's good and worth making again. And I barbecued some chili rellenos from a new recipe that I was trying out. The filling tasted very good coming out of the pan,... but after they were smoked and barbecued it was hard to tell if they were something worth making again. I also barbecued some corn on the cob and tried out a couple veggie burgers marinated and wrapped in foil... The veggie burgers still turned out too dry. It's better just to fry them in oil and make sure not to over cook them. And a key ingredient for me on corn that I've recently learned is to add sugar to the butter. It makes for a nice sweet tasting corn even after adding some salt. Also today I cleaned my front porch,.. watered some of my plants around my yard,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And now I'm sitting here pretty much all cleaned up with my dishes and getting ready to watch the movie called "Goldeneye",.. a James Bond 007 movie. And that's about it for my Sunday. click here to go back to the top of this page Saturday, July 3, 2010 Today was kind of a home chore day. I called and turned in an estimate for a job,.. did 2 loads of laundry,.. went shopping at Smart & Final store and grocery shopping and cooked a couple Zucchinis in a breaded and fried style. My Mother said they were real good. But to me,.. I've still gotta perfect the breading some. My first batch turned out nice,.. but the second batch had too much breading on them. Also today I returned some movies over at Blockbuster video and got a couple new ones,... and I watched the movie called "New in Town" with Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. this evening... I liked it.... And one other thing I did today was,.. I played games, met people and sent gifts back & forth in facebook. And I think that's about it for my Saturday. click here to go back to the top of this page Friday, July 2, 2010 Today I had to go out to Redlands, California and meet to look at a new job,. give an estimate on another,.. and I had to check out a job that I just finished to make sure everything was completed. And then I came home and worked on that estimate,... did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games, met people and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. watered all my plants and trees around my yard,.. and I watched the movie called "The Proposal". And that's about it for my Friday. click here to go back to the top of this page Thursday, July 1, 2010 Today I was home again for the day. And today I went out and worked on cleaning my garage a little bit,.. read my emails,.. played games, met people and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and watched the movie called Star Trek Generations. And that's about it for my Thursday. click here to go back to the top of this page This web site is the property of Rick Allen Harrington, Riverside, California Rixco@aol.com