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.
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MAY
Monday, May 31, 2010
Today I went ahead and took the day off from work due to the Holiday.
And today I did some weed eating around my yard,.. watered all my plants and trees around my yard,.. straightened
up things in the rear of my new Van and loaded some tools for work tomorrow,.. made out my estimated Tax
payments for June 15th,... went for about an hour long bicycle ride,.. read my emails,.. and played games and sent
gifts back & forth in facebook.
And that's about it for my Memorial Day.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Today was a doing projects around the house kind of day.
I did one load of laundry,.. finished making my door holders for my new van and partly installed them,.. and planted
some new plants in my yard and pulled some weeds, little trees that are popping up in my lawn and grass.
And I went and returned a movie over at Blockbuster and did some grocery shopping,.. read some emails,.. and
played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And that's pretty much it for my Sunday.... Oh,.. I also cooked a big batch of eggs and cheese for the cats that live in
my back yard... I think there's only 2 now. And Sandy the dog took off somewhere,... so I'm not sure where she is.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Phreeeeeeeeewwww,... it seems like it could be a long hot summer for me this year.
Got a seat belt ticket today,... I'll tell ya,... this strict ass goodie goodie world is just not my kind of place to be
living... . . . .
Today I went down to the steel yard to get some steel for my new van but they were closed,... so I went down to
Lowe's and picked up some angle iron to get me started and I picked up a few plants for my yard while I was there. I
got a Lavender Trumpet Vine, a Flame Seedless Grape Vine and 12 little pots of Lobelia, which is a pretty little blue
flower plant.
And I came home and worked on my new van making some things that will keep my rear doors open without them
blowing around in the wind. And I planted the Lavender Trumpet Vine in my back yard,... and did one load of laundry.
Then I had to go down to Redlands Paint store and pick up some paint,... and then came home and cussed for a while
about the kind of place I'm living in,... I never dreamed or realized that the place I've lived in all my life would
become a place that I don't like living in.
I stay to myself and don't really bother anybody,... I don't like it when people try to force me to do things. Here is 3
of them,... Jury Duty,... no offense to them,... I see their reasons,.. but disagree with putting innocent people in jail
because they didn't show up for it. It's not a crime as an innocent to not show up for something. Next thing ya know
people will be able to put you in jail for not showing up to their family reunion.
I like cool,... not strict... 2,... trying to force me to water and mow my lawn.... A yellow lawn looks Ok to me,... and
the main thing is,.. I'm not even set up for a lawn yet,.. I haven't worked on my lawn yet and have no sprinkler
system for it.
If I worked on it and got it all set up to my liking,.. I'd most likely be watering and mowing it and keeping it looking
nice. And I mow it now days,... I just don't water it much.
And 3 of course is the Seat Belt Law... I think the lower seat belts are Ok,.. but don't like the upper strap At All... And
I don't like wearing either of them if someone is trying to force me to do it.
Anyway,.. I also painted a drawer,... and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And I think that's about it for my Saturday.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Today I had to go to Redlands California and pick some Tile and get some paint... And I also had to do an estimate on
a new job while I was out there.
Then I came home and figured out that estimate,... came up with a price,... did my daily work notes,.. read some
emails,... played games, wrote notes, met people and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,... primed a drawer for my
job in Coto De Caza because the paint we used the first time chips off very easy,... so I'm having to find a nice hard
durable primer and paint and re-paint all the cabinets I've already finished.
You've gotta be careful these days when choosing paint,... they keep reformulating the paints,... and changing things
due to the new green world regulations,... and some of those paints just aren't as good as they use to be.
It's probably gonna cost me thousands of dollars to re-do these cabinets. But that's the way it goes sometimes. It's
not the owner of house's fault,... it's not the hardware or paint stores fault,.. because I chose the paint and primer,...
therefore it's more my fault.
Also today I rented and watched the movie called "The Lake House"... A friend in facebook recommended the movie to
me... I don't at all believe in different time lines like this movie is based on,... so after I thought about that for a
bit,... I decided to watch it as a Fantasy movie. And I liked it Ok. Thought it was alright. And especially liked the end
of the movie.
And that's it for my Friday.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza, California cleaning up and working on the back yard sprinklers.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and
watered all the trees and plants around my yard.
And that's about it for my Thursday.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza, California cleaning and grouting around brick and stucco and working
on their back yard sprinklers.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in
facebook,.. and checked my fluid levels in my new van... It was 1 gallon low on oil.
And that's about it for my Wednesday.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza, California cleaning and grouting around brick and stucco again.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
I've had a headache most all day today,... I'm going to bed nice and early.
And that's about it for my Tuesday.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza, California cleaning and grouting around brick and stucco.
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 house.
That's about it for my Monday.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Today I spent the first half of the day making up invoices for jobs and doing some online banking,.. paying my bills.
Then also today I did one load of laundry,.. played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. and drove down to
Orange County to Pasta Pomodoro Restaurant and had a really good dinner.
Traffic was sure bad for a Sunday. It was pretty congested just driving to Orange County and the drive back was slow,
stop and go. I didn't even see any wrecks... Just a lot of people on that freeway today for some reason.
And that's about it for my Sunday.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Today I was home all day except for running over to the hardware store for a few things.
And today I worked on my new van mostly. I installed some little chains to prevent the ladders that hang on the
ceiling from jumping off of their racks,... and fixed the latches that hold the rear doors open,... and made the locking
mechanism on the rear door a little more sturdy by installing a steel plate on the back side of the door.
Also today I read my emails,.. and played games, chatted, sent gifts back & forth and wrote notes in facebook...
Oh,... and I did one load of laundry too.
And that's about it for my Saturday.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Today I went out to a job in Redlands mostly to help move a couple beds.
Then I stopped off and picked up some materials and supplies for my job in Coto De Caza. And then I had to go over
to the mechanic shop that was working on my Toyota and gave it a good test drive... They got it running a little
cooler,.. so I decided to bring it home and see how it runs... I think it's only on hot summer days along with driving up
hills where it may have a problem with overheating.
I was thinking today that it's possible that rebuilt gasoline engine heads get hotter than new gasoline engine heads
because rebuilt heads are ground down and surfaced which could make the metal thinner causing it to get hot
easier... My Toyota ran cool,... even up hills before they put a rebuilt head in it.
Also today I read my emails, did my daily notes,.. played games, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in
facebook,... and I went out to a restaurant that I've never been to before called Miguel's Sonora Style & Cantina and
had a good dinner.
I had Spinach enchiladas verde with rice and beans and a large Margarita on the rocks... It tasted,.. worth having
again.
And that's about it for my Friday.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza, California mostly grouting brick where it meets the stucco.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read some of 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,.... which reminds me,... I've gotta take out the trash.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Today I went out and worked on my job in Coto De Caza, California. They had a little problem there with their Clothes
Dryer Vent. It was plugged full of water. I vacuumed 5 gallons of water out of it today. Seemed like an odd design,.
running the dryer vent tube under the slab of the house. If they would of ran it up through the attic it wouldn't of
been possible for it to fill up with water.
Also today I read my emails,.. played games, chatted, wrote notes, met people and sent gifts back & forth in
facebook,.. cooked myself some sauteed mushrooms,.. and did my daily work notes.
And that's about it for my Tuesday.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Today was a day of chores and things,... kind of a typical Saturday for me I suppose.
I did one load of laundry,.. and I went grocery shopping,.. added my new van to my FastTrak, Toll Roads account so I
can drive it to work on Monday,.. called and ordered a new Satelite TV service,.. read my emails,.. got a price on
some new tires for my new van,... ran back ups of my computer files,.. played games, wrote notes and sent gifts back
& forth in facebook,... and watched the movie called "Avatar" again.
It was good the second time too,... for me anyway... Oh,.. and I went and got me a pizza from Little Caesars Pizza
and had it for my dinner.
And that's about it for my Saturday.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Today I worked on my job in Coto De Caza, California mostly grouting around brick and stucco joints.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. watered some of my plants around my yard,..
traded computers with my Mother, then set her computer up at my house,.. and played games and sent gifts back &
forth in facebook.
And that's pretty much it for my Friday.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Today I drove my new van out to Freeway Isuzu in Corona, California and had them put a new windshield in it. I took
my bicycle with me and just cruised around town until they were done. Took them till about 2:00pm. They broke the
first one they were trying to install and had to go some where to get another one.
Then after I was finished at Freeway Isuzu,.. I found a little stereo shop there while I was cruising around, so I went
ahead and had them put a new radio-Cd player in my new van.
And I had lunch out there while I was cruising around... I'm not gonna mention where I had lunch,... but it seems like
some people may be able to guess after I say what I'm going to say about the place...
I think I ate the smallest, skinniest little burritos that I've ever got at a fast food place before. I'd say they were
about the size of 1 and a half taquitos... They still tasted good,... but man,.. they didn't have much filling in them.
And then I came home and updated my checking account info page,.. and played games, wrote notes and sent gifts
back & forth in facebook and read some of my emails.
And that's about it for my Thursday.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Oop's,... I forgot to write my dailies out for this day and here it is Thursday afternoon, May 13th as I'm writing them
out.
Let me see here.... On this day I went out to Redlands, California and worked on a job installing a fountain pump,..
and checking out their water sprinkler system.
And then I came home and pretty much did the usual... Which was,.. did my daily work notes,.. read some of my
emails,.. and played games, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And I think the only other thing I did was I loaded my bicycle into the back of my new van.
And that was about it for my Wednesday.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
I decided to go to Taco Bell for dinner tonight... And since they served me cold food the last time I went there,... I
decided to go to the Taco Bell on the other side of town... But when I got there, they didn't have their hot sauce
pouches out with the straws and napkins where people could just help their self to them... I don't ask no questions at
all and have had a problem asking for hot sauce once,... so I left that Taco Bell heading towards home without having
any dinner.
While I was driving home I decided to go give my closest Taco Bell another try thinking maybe they'll serve me some
hot food this time and they have their hot sauce out where people can help their selves over there....
Or, at least they use to anyway... When I got there I found out that they don't have their hot sauce out anymore....
So out the door I went again heading for home...
While I was driving home I decided to just stop in the grocery store and pick up some Taco Bell hot sauce there and
go back to my closest Taco Bell and have dinner.
So that's what I did... And man,... that was the best dinner I've had since before that fast that I went on....
Something about that last fast,... food just hasn't been tasting as good ever since then...
But it did today. I had a Burrito Supreme with no onions, no meat and no guacamole,.. and a red burrito with no
onions,... and a green burrito with no onions.... I did try one of their burritos with onions once after I learned that
onions can actually have a good flavor a few years back,... but I didn't like them as well with onions... So I'm back to
ordering their burritos the same way I always did all my life.
Oh,.... except for the no meat thing.... I use to get burrito supremes with meat. And the green burrito. This was the
very first time I ever tasted a green burrito from Taco Bell. I've always been a red sauce kind of guy.
I think it could be understandable that a restaurant decides to not put their hot sauce out for the grabbing anymore...
In figuring out what my home made salsa would cost if I was to sell it,... labor and materials comes out to $35.00
dollars per 16 ounce jar for me to make it.
That's not adding any small profit.... If I was to get someone to make it for me,.. the same way that I make it,.. for
say,.. $10.00 dollars per hour,... the salsa still comes out at around $15.00 per 16 ounce jar.... Jars of salsa that size
in the grocery store are usually about $3.95... Some a little more,... but I don't remember seeing any in there for
$15.00 per jar.
So it can be understandable to me now when fast food places seem a little stingy with their hot sauces.... Oh,... and
by the way,... they didn't even give me any hot sauce today at Taco Bell... Not even a single pouch of it... So it was
nice that I brought my own.
Their food was nice and hot this time though,... reminded me of how our old Taco Bell use to make our food.... When
we started driving in our High School days,.. Taco Bell was one of the places we went to most for lunch.
Also today I worked out on my job in Coto De Caza,... did my daily work notes,.. played games and sent gifts back &
forth in facebook,... and deep watered some of my trees in my yard.... My cherry tree actually has some cherries on it
this year...
And that's about it for my Tuesday.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
I saw the movie "Avatar" today... And before I decided to watch it I was thinking that almost 3 hours was going to be
a lot of time to give up in watching that movie... So I put it off for a while.
But now that I've seen it,... I'd watch it again. "I liked it a lot".
Today I had to do some running around for materials for a job. Had to see if I could find matching tile for the tile I
ripped out on the bath tub area I've been working on... It happens to be a discontinued tile that they don't make
anymore,... but they are able to make it over at Dal-Tile. So I went ahead and ordered some.
Also today I read my emails,.. played games, wrote notes, and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,.. did my daily work
notes,.. and watered some of the plants around my house.
And that's about it for my Monday.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Today I was home again just doing chores and things.
And today I did one load of laundry,... went grocery shopping,.. watered all the plants around my yard,.. did some
online banking and paid my bills,.. dropped off a Mother's day gift at my parents house and found out she's still
having computer problems,.. so I brought one of my computers over there for her to try out for a while.... And I went
out to Papi's Tacos Al Carbon and had me a Burrito Ranchero and some french fries for my dinner.
And that's about it for my Sunday.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Today I was home most all day except for going to the bank and making a deposit.
And today I did one load of laundry,.. and I worked on my new van a little bit and picked up all my tools and put them
away... And I weed eated my back yard,... and adjusted my bank account notes page,.. read my emails,.. and played
games, met people, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And that's about it for my Saturday.
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Today I worked on my job out in Coto De Caza, California where I built a cover for the drain pipe under the kitchen
sink and worked on preparing the hole I made in the tile around the bath tub for building a type of access door.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games, met people and sent gifts back &
forth in facebook,.. and I cooked myself some hash brown potatoes and ate them along with my home made salsa for
my dinner.
Also today I watered a bunch of the plants around my yard and I put most the parts back on my new van now that it's
wrecked area is painted. I kind of made a mistake in not pre fitting all the parts before it was painted. But I was able
to get it back together without damaging the paint,... so it didn't turn out to be a bad thing.
And that's about it for my Friday.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Today I worked on my job out in Coto De Caza, California again... And today I installed a new faucet to a bath tub,
installed a Chandelier and worked on installing some nicer wood to the bottoms of some of the cabinets.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. loaded my truck for tomorrow,.. watered some of the plants at my
house,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And that's about it for my Thursday.
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Today I stayed home for the day so that I could do some other things that needed to be done.
First I took my Toyota back to the mechanic shop that installed the new head because it over heats when it gets put
under a load...
Then I took my new van over to the local tire shop and got it some new front tires,... and went over to the post office
and mailed off a package to a friend.
And I went and had some extra keys made,... read my emails,... played games, chatted, replied to notes,.. and sent
gifts back & forth in facebook,... and went over to Little Caesars Pizza and got me some of their Cheesy Jalapeno
Bread for my dinner...
It was good. Had that crunchy cheese baked all the way to the edge thing goin for it along with some good soft bread
and cheeses in the middle. And it went well with this home made pizza sauce with wine that I made.
And then I went back over to that mechanic shop because he thinks I just need a new radiator and a fan clutch. But I
don't think so. That radiator is pretty new already and it appears to be working fine with no leaks... Just maybe
theres something plugged up somewhere in the cooling system,... but it only gets hot when it's going up hills,... even
small hills... Driving through Corona doesn't even seem like I'm on a hill,... looks pretty level,.. but my Toyota acts
like it's a hill there.
The mechanic is going to check it out more thoroughly. He hasn't even driven it up any hills yet... Personally,... I keep
thinking that it's something to do with that new head that they put on there. Before they worked on it putting a new
head, water pump and timing chain on it,... the truck ran like it was running too cold... even up hills... And now it
runs warmer than it use to,.. but fine until you start climbing hills.
And that's about it for my Wednesday.
Today I went out to work on my job out in Coto De Caza, California,... but I forgot to bring the key to the house. So I
ended up coming back home for the day... The keys on my dresser got moved over the weekend,.. so when I was half
awake and getting dressed this morning for work,... the keys weren't next to my wallet like they usually are and I
completely forgot about them.
Before I came home I stopped at Lowe's and picked up a few things,... then went over to Kragen Auto Parts and got
my new Van some windshield wiper blades and installed them.
And then I came home and ironed and installed some new curtains to my back sliding door,.. read some of my
emails,.. played games, replied to notes,.. and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,... went to Taco Bell and had
dinner,... then watched the movie "Avatar" again.
And that's about it for my Monday.
Today was another day at home...
And today I helped the Satelite TV guy install my new Satelite TV system,.. and I did one load of laundry,.. and did
some online banking and paid my bills.
And I watered some of the plants and trees around my house,.. and played games and sent gifts back & forth in
facebook.
Oh,.. and I did some vacuuming and cleaning too,.. and that's about it for my Sunday.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Today I worked on my job out in Coto De Caza, California again where I was working on installing a new bath tub
faucet. No access door to get to the plumbing below, so I had to cut a chunk of the tile out to get to it... They've had
3 plumbers come out and look at this work. 2 showed up late and pissed her off,.. and the other one she just decided
not to go with for some reason and told me that her and her husband would rather just have me do it...
Plumbing is one of my least known trades,... so I've been learning a lot about it on this job.
Also today I did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. played games, and sent gifts back & forth in facebook,... and
cooked myself some of my home made chili and some french fries for my dinner.
And that's about it for my Wednesday.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Today I worked on my job out in Coto De Caza, California again mostly installing new bathroom faucets.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. read my emails,.. did some online banking and paid my bills,.. and
played games, and sent gifts back & forth in facebook.
And that's pretty much it for my Tuesday.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Today I worked on my job out in Coto De Caza, California where I finished installing a large ceiling fan, did some
painting and touch up painting and installed a toilet tissue holder.
Then I came home and did my daily work notes,.. ran back ups of my computer files,.. played games, and sent gifts
back & forth in facebook,.. watered my plants in my front yard,.. cooked myself a bowl of my home made chili and
some french fries for my dinner,.. and cooked Sandy the dog some potatoes, cheese & eggs for her dinner.
And that's about it for my Monday.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Today was another typical Sunday of chores around the house.
And today I did one load of laundry,.. mowed the lawn,.. and painted and unmasked my new van... Now I've gotta put
the parts back on it, then take it down and have a new windshield put in it,.. and it'll be drivable again.
Also today I played games, met people, wrote notes and sent gifts back & forth in facebook and made up an Invoice
for a job.
And that's about it for my Sunday.
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
Today I was home doing chores and things.
And today I did one load of laundry,.. went grocery shopping,.. sanded and masked off my new Van so that I can paint
it tomorrow morning if the weather is Ok,.. read my emails,.. played games, met people, wrote notes and sent gifts
back & forth in facebook,.. and cooked myself a bowl of my home made chili and some french fries for my dinner.
And that's pretty much it for my Saturday.
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