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MAY 18-2022Trial entry in the diary.
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JAN 24This is a test... testing 1... 2... 3...
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DEC 19Had a very good religious day. Catholilc Church brought me communion and one of the Sunday Bulletins. I think the food is good
since they offer a selection for each day's meals a day ahead. I can avoid hard to chew foods such as some meat. Pick the grapes, and that type of
little fruit. Needless to say this is going to be a very mixed December of cards and season's greetings. Will quit since it is about time for my evening
meat.
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DEC 06High temp of 32, low of 3. No cracked corn to put out, John got this laptop to work right, Says I am too nervous to make right entries.
Will quit now and get some sleep. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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DEC 04High temp of 53, low of 22. Put out the last of the cracked corn. No dishes to wash. Watched WeatherNation and Fox News until the
football games started. I sat so long I couldn't standup without help. Once on my feet and walking around a little my balance came back. Janice and
John are doing ok. Football games will end about 9:40. Checked Facebook, local news, Yahoo News, and Email. Not going to watch or listen to
anything else after football. Going to bed.
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DEC 03High temp of 66, low of 19. Put out 3/4 gallon of cracked corn. Only cattle in sight are the three bulls in the 160 acres east of us.
Washed the dishes. Had a catastophic erasure of data from this laptop. Won't affect what this displays but what was done in the past is gone.
Watched WeatherNation, Fox News, Tru Country, and a college football championship. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Janice is doing well.
I have what seems to be a cold. My balance isn't up to normal. Checked Facebook, Yahoo News, local news, and Email. Listenng to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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DEC 02High temp of 77, low of 32. Put out 3/4 gallon of cracked corn. Washed the dishes. Janice an John doing well. I am feeling a little
weaker. Spent a lot of time snoozing in an easy chair. Watched WeatherNation, Fox News, Jim Bakker, and a pro football game. Accidentally erased
some files that have to do with the diary. Think I can get them back. Checked Yahoo News, local news, Email, Facebook, and obituaries. Listening
to Willie's Roadhouse.
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DEC 01High temp of 70, low of 26. Put out a gallon of cracked corn and two gallons of water. Cattle not in sight. Watched WeatherNation, Fox
News, Jim Bakker, Mollie B Polka Party, Tru News and The Blaze. Spent hours getting my Tracfone Smartfone to notify of incoming messages. Found
it needed Google running which I had stopped. I spent a lot of time coughing until late today. Janice feeling well late this afternoon. John worked his
day for Boy's Town. Checked Yahoo News, Facebook, local news, Email, and obituaries. Taking colloidal silver, D3, and tonic water with quinine.
Janice and John sat outside in the sun for an hour. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 30High temp of 57, low of 30. Put out three quarts of cracked corn. John's results from the doctor confirmed he has the Covid virus. Is
supposed to be isolated for 10 more days. Haven't decided how yet. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Doc said the cats can get it also. Spent
some time discussing what to do about items purchased from Amazon that they said were delivered but Janice says they weren't. Watched
WeatherNation, Fox News, Tru News, The Blaze, and The Curse of Oak Island. Spent a couple of hours trying to get my Tracfone Smartfone to
signal and to easily access text messages. Gave up and went back to the flip-top phone. Janice spent a couple of hours on the phone talking to
her relatives. Checked Facebook, local news, Yahoo News, Email, and obituaries. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 29High temp of 72, low of 27. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Cattle 1/8 mile from our west fence. Washed
the dishes and silverware. John who lives with us may have the virus. This morning said couldn't taste or smell anything. Will go to the doctor
tomorrow. Worked his day for Boy's Town. Janice telephoned her sister near Scottsbluff and found several of her relatives have had and survived
the virus. Her sister's husband is in the hospital. That has been going on there for weeks without us being informed. Not that it really matters.
Checked the newly purchased Chrysler van to see how easy changing the oil and the oil filter will be; not too difficult. Watched WeatherNation, Fox
News, Tru News, The Blaze, and Monday Night Football. Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 28High temp of 64, low of 16. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and two gallons of water. Watched Mass, WeatherNation, and hours
of pro football. Washed the dishes and silverware. Checked Email, Facebook, local news, Yahoo News, obituaries, and the meaning of OMICRON.
Someone said it was an anagram for moronic. Think he has it backwards after looking up omicron. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 27High temp of 57, low of 20. Put out a gallon of cracked corn and two gallons of water for the birds; probably for some deer during
the night. David and Katya left for their home in Morrison, Colorado. Watched WeatherNation, and several college football games, lasting until
9:30 PM. Checked Facebook, Email, Yahoo News, local news, and obituaries. Listened to the Mollie B Polka Party. Spent time gathering into one file
our Christmas orders. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 26High temp of 68, low of 27. Put out a gallon of cracked corn. Watched WeatherNation and Fox News until 10 AM when college football
started; that was on our TV until 9:30 PM when everyone else retired for the night. We did a lot of visiting and snacking during the games. I started
watching Big Joe Polka Classics, Jimmy Sturr, and Penny Gilley. Checked Email, Facebook, local news, and Yahoo News until now, 11:05 PM.
"Good Night All".
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NOV 25High temp of 50, low of 6. Put out a gallon of cracked corn. Janice and Katya Prepared a delicious traditional Thanksgiving noon meal.
Watched WeatherNation, Fox News, and three pro football games. Checked Facebook, Email, Yahoo News, and local news. Hours of conversation
while looking at old photos. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 24High temp of 39, low of 12. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Washed the dishes. John worked part of a day for Boy's Town.
Spent more time cleaning house for Thanksgiving day. Watched Fox News and WeatherNation this morning. David and Katya arrived about 2 PM.
Watched hockey and a burning fireplace on TV this evening. Lots of conversation. Checked Email, Yahoo News, Facebook, and local news.
Watched today's Mollie B Polka Party. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 23High temp of 75, low of 21. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Cattle 1/8 mile from our west fence. Washed the dishes. Helped clean
the house for the Thanksgiving gathering beginning tomorrow. Watched Fox News, WeatherNation, Curse of Oak Island, a rocket launch, and a
college football game. Checked Facebook, Yahoo News, local news, Email, and obituaries. Gene Dale passed away. Drove the 1991Geo Prizm
several miles to help keep it in running order. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 22High temp of 66, low of 17. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Didn't see any cattle near our fences. Washed the dishes and the
utensils. Watched Fox News and WeatherNation this morning. Put up a ladder so Janice could caulk an area of the roof on one of her sheds.
Pumped the tires then drove the Plymouth Laser several miles. Janice and John went shopping in Chadron after John finished his his day of work
for Boy's town. They arrived here about 9 PM. I watched Monday Night Football while charging the 12Volt Lithium battery I used when driving the
Laser which has a faulty alternator. John worked extra time for Boy's Town after coming home. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 21High temp of 56, low of 18. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Watched Mass, WeatherNation, Fox News, and pro football. Checked
Yahoo News, local news, Facebook, and Email. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 20High temp of 52, low of 25. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Had my breakfast, washed the dishes, and
watched Fox News until 10 AM then college football until 9 PM with a noon meal included. Janice fed the cats morning and evening. Janice and
John don't eat breakfast. They also watched the football. I watched tonight's Mollie B Polka Party. Checked Email, Facebook, local news, and Yahoo
News. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse. .
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NOV 19High temp of 63, low of 22. Put out a quart of cracked corn. Washed the dishes a couple of times. Didn't look for the cattle. John
worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched Fox News, WeatherNation, a couple of college football games, Tru Country, Big Joe Polka Classics,
Jim Bakker, SkyWatchTV, and Jimmy Sturr. Failed to record Penny Gilley. Checked Email, Facebook, local news, and Yahoo News. Listening to
Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 18High temp of 50, low of 04. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Filled out and mailed the Menards rebate cards. Watched
Fox News, WeatherNation, Jim Bakker, and The Blaze. Spent hours Christmas shopping online. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched a
pro football game. Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse
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NOV 17High temp of 40, low of 14. Put out a quart of cracked corn. Took a lot of frabricating to put a new handle and rod on our carry all
wagon. Washed the dishes. Watched Fox News, WeatherNation, a college football game, The Blaze with Glenn Beck, and Mollie B Polka Party.
Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, Facebook, and obituaries. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 16High temp of 69, low of 34. Put out a quart of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Watched Fox News. Washed the dishes and the
utensiles. Helped Janice move cabinets from the trailer house to an attached shed. Mobius Communications telephoned to ask what wasn't working.
They then fixed the access to my blog problem. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched The Blaze with Glenn Beck, Life Below Zero, Curse of
Oak Island, and a college football game. Checked obituaries, Yahoo News, local news, Facebook, and Email, Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 15High temp of 76, low of 34. Put out a quart of cracked corn and two gallons of water. Janice and I worked on one of the car shed's roof
this morning. Watched Fox News, a pro football game, Life Below Zero, and WeatherNation. Checked Email, local news, Facebook, and Yahoo
News. Access to my blog still doesn't work after two Email messages to Mobius. Will phone them tomorrow. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 14High temp of 62, low of 31. Put out a quart of cracked corn for the few birds present. Fed the four cats. Watched Mass, Fox News,
and pro football. Janice and John arrived from Rapid City at 4:30. Watched another pro football game this evening. Checked Facebook, Email,
Yahoo News, and local news. Found I couldn't log into this internet page so sent Email message to Mobius in Hemingford. Will probably need to
phone them tomorrow. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 13Erben's birthday. High temp of 67, low of 24. Didn't need to put out corn or water. Fed the cats. Watched Fox News until 10 AM
when college football games started. Watched them until 9 PM. Watched Molly B Polka Party. Checked Email, Facebook, Alaska FAA airports, local
news, and Yahoo news. Scott Taylor hauled away all the large round bales. Talked to Janice on the phone a couple of times. Listening to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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NOV 12High temp of 46, low of 21. Put out a couple of cups of cracked corn for the few sparrows and a gallon of water. Cattle near their side
of our west fence. Daniel left some free groceries he received from the food bank. Went to Alliance to shop at Bomgaars for 3/8" nuts and washers.
At Safeway for fudge bars, kiwi, and tonic water which contains quinine, 'hydroxychloroquine', which has a controversal effect on covid-19. Must
check it's safety yet. Bottle says serving size is 12 oz. so may not be very concentrated or useful. Watched my usual Friday series of programs;
Tru Country, Penny Gilley, Big Joe Polka Classics, and Jimmy Sturr. Also watched a college football game. Talked to Janice a couple of times on the
phone. Checked Facebook, Email, local news, and Yahoo News. Fox News is still on the TV.
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NOV 11High temp of 46, low of 27; wind gusts to 50 MPH in Alliance. Put out a pint of cracked corn. A few sparrows came to eat. Stuck down
a couple of raised shingles on the house roof. John worked his day for Boy's Town. After work John and Janice drove to the house in Rapid City.
Washed the dishes. Watched a pro football game, Fox News, and WeatherNation. Checked Facebook, local news, Email, obituaries, and Yahoo
News. Gordon Quam, 87, died in a farm accident. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 10High temp of 55, low of 30. Put out no cracked corn. No birds in sight after the opening of pheasant season. Janice and
I worked more on the car shelter's leaky roof. As usual I washed the dishes. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched a college
football game, Mollie B Polka Party, WeatherNation, Fox News and ???. Checked Yahoo News, Facebook, Email, and local news on the
internet. Fox News is on the TV as I quit for tonight.
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NOV 09High temp of 58, low of 24. Put out no cracked corn. No birds after the noise of opening season shotguns in our nearby
hay field. This morning watched Fox News, The Blaze, and WeatherNation. This afternoon Janice and I spent hours working on the
roof of one of the car shelters. Roof has been leaking at a low area in the slope of the roof. John worked his day for Boy's Town. This
evening watched Curse of Oak Island and a college football game. Checked Email, Facebook, obituaries, local news, and Yahoo News.
Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 08Missed the high-low temp time limit. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Watched WeatherNation, Fox News, The
Blaze, and a couple of pro football games. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Removed, cleaned, charged the battery removed from
the riding lawn mower and connected it to solar charging for the winter. Checked Yahoo News, Facebook, Email, and local news on the
internet. Listening to Fox News as I type this,
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NOV 07High temp of 76, low of 27. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn an 1.5 gallons of water. Set all the clocks back an hour.
Neighbor and friends asked permission to hunt pheasants in our hay field; allowed. Watched Mass, yesterday's Best of Mollie B Polkas,
Friday's Big Joe Polka Classics, Friday's Jimmy Sturr, Fox News, and a couple of pro football games. Checked Email, Facebook, local
news, and Yahoo News. Visited with Helen for three hours on the phone. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 06High temp of 73, low of 28. Put out half gallon of cracked corn. Watched WeatherNation and Fox News until 10 AM
when college football started which we watched until 9 PM when I went back to Fox News. Checked Email, Facebook, local news,
obituaries, and Yahoo News. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse..
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NOV 05High temp of 71, low of 30. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Douglas' cattle 1/4 mile from our north fence. This
morning watched Fox News, The Blaze, and WeatherNation. This afternoon Helped Janice seal leaks in the roof of one of her sheds.
John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched a college football game and Big Joe Polka Classics this evening . Checked Facebook,
Email, Yahoo News, and local news. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 04High temp of 69, low of 25. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Put the aggressive tires on the Nissan pickup. John
worked his day for Boy's Town. After work He and Janice went grocery shopping in Alliance at Safeway. Watched Fox News, The
Blaze with Glenn Beck, WeatherNation, Jim Bakker, and a pro football game. Checked Facebook, Email, local news, and Yahoo News.
Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 03High temp of 62, low of 30. Put out 3/4 gallon of cracked corn for the birds. Helped Janice with some of her shed roof
repairs. Paid the credit card balances online. When went to get the mail picked up a roadkill cottontail rabbit for the cats. John worked
his day for Boy's Town. Watched WeatherNation, Fox News, a college football game, Mollie B Polka Party, The Blaze, and Jim Bakker.
Checked Email, Yahoo News, Facebook, local news, and obituaries online. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 02High temp of 36, low of 19. Put out two quarts of cracked corn and two gallons of water for the birds. Janice and I
went shopping in Alliance; dog food for the coon at Bomgaars, groceries at Dollar Genral/Dollar Tree, and Safeway. At noon ate
Arbys' 2 for $6 sandwiches purchased via the drive through. Watched Fox News, Curse of Oak Island, Jim Bakker, and Bering Sea
Gold. Checked Facebook, local news, Yahoo News, Email, and obituaries. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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NOV 01High temp of 33, low of 22. Snowed a couple of inches last night; melted by sunset. Put out two quarts of cracked corn
and two gallons of water. Cattle 1/8 mile from our fence. Fed the cats this morning and this evening; coon this evening. Talked to
Janice a couple of times on the phone. Took five gallons of gas to Daniel at the home place. Watched Fox News and Monday Night
Football. John and Janice arrived from Rapid City about 7 PM. Someone hacked my Facebook so took a couple of hours to get it
back. Checked Facebook, Email, local news, and Yahoo News. Still listening to Fox News on TV at midnight.
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OCT 31High temp of 37, low of 30. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Didn't look for the cattle. Snowed half an inch last
night. Sprinkled rain some of the time. Fed the cats morning and evening; coon this evening. Watched Mass, pro football, Fox News,
and MSNBC News. Checked Email, Facebook, local news, and Yahoo News on the computer. Talked to Janice on the phone several
times. Listening to Wille's Roadhouse.
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OCT 30High temp of 62, low of 32. Put out a gallon of cracked corn. Fed the cats this morning and this evening; coon this
evening. Didn't check the cattle or the fence. Watched college football, WeatherNation, and Fox News. Checked Email, Facebook,
Yahoo News, and local news. Talked to Janice several times on the phone. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse at 11:50 PM.
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OCT 29High temp of 70, low of 24. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Cattle 1/8 mile from our fence. Drove to the Hemingford
post office to mail Menards rebate forms that had to be postmarked by the 30th. Repaired John's table lamp socket. Set up an eye
appointment at the VA for Dec 13 at 1:30. Daniel stopped for a short time. FedEX stopped but couldn't find our parcel in his van.
Watched hours of Fox News and a college football game. Checked Facebook, local news, Yahoo News, and Email. Talked to Janice
several times on the phone. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 28High temp of 57, low of 30. Put out a gallon of cracked corn and two gallons of water. Checked all of the fence lines.
Replaced three wood posts with steel T's, several missing staples, and several broken steel post ties. Watched Fox News, NewsMax,
WeatherNation, and pro football. Checked Facebook, Yahoo News, Email, and local news on the internet. John and Janice left for
Rapid City late today. Listening to Fox News at midnight.
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OCT 27High temp of 60, low of 36 at the farm. In Rapid City put metal pipe straps on the yard wall braces to keep them from
moving upward. Shopped at Menards and Dollar Tree. About 1 PM left Rapid. Stopped at Dollar General in Chadron. Drove home
through Hay Spring to see if a Dollar store was there; wasn't. At the farm unloaded the Chrysler van. Watched WeatherNation and a
Bruins hockey game. Played songs with the Alexa unit during the hockey game. Checked Email, Facebook, Yahoo News, and local
news. Listening to today's Mollie B Polka Party recording at 11:30 PM.
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OCT 26Windy day in Rapid City. Went shopping early to avoid the crowd in the south WalMart. Bought a wireless mouse for
my laptop. Spent hours in Rushmore Mall checking what new has been done. At noon ate Chinese food there. Went to Hobby Lobby;
bought nothing. Went To Menards and made a few purchases. Watched Tru News, WeatherNation, and Curse of Oak Island. Checked
Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. TV not on. Going to play Berzerk on the laptop before going to bed.
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OCT 25Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Didn't check the cattle. John started his day of work for Boy's Town. Loaded
the Chrysler van with the anticipated things to be used at the house in Rapid City. Arrived in Rapid City about 1 PM. Went shopping in Safeway. At
the house started checking why the basement hall light and the bathroom fan and light don't work. Repaired a loose connection in one of the ground
fault outlets in the bathroom and everything returned to normal. Watched Jim Bakker and Monday night football. Checked Email, Facebook, Yahoo
News, and local news. Watching NewsMax at 11 PM. Good night all.
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OCT 24High temp 60, low of 32. Put out a quart of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Fed the cats. Made my usual breakfast;
two pork-chicken weiners fried with two eggs put on grated cheese, a kiwi, one of our own apples, a carrot, and a stalk of celery.
Talked to Janice a couple of times on the phone. Watched Mass, Fox News, NewsMax, and a couple of pro football games. John
and Janice arrived from Rapid City this afternoon. Checked Email, Yahoo News, Facebook, and local news. Listening to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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OCT 23High temp of , low of . Put out a quart of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Fed the cats this morning and this
evening; coon this evening. Watched college football games most of the time. Talked to Janice on the phone several times. Checked
Email, Facebook, Yahoo News, and local news. Listening to Fox News.
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OCT 22High temp of 78, low of 29. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water for the birds. Drove the Lancer
to the COOP garage in Allliance to get a slow leak in the right rear tire stopped. Took a long time. Said it was the stem that detected
air pressure. Time will tell. While in Alliance bought cracked corn, hydraulic fluid, brake fluild, and starting fluid at Bomgaars; some
groceries at Safeway. Watched the Friday series; Tru Country, Penny Gilley, Big Joe Polkas, Jimmy Sturr, college football, Fox News.
Talked to Janice several times on the phone. Checked Facebook, Email, Yahoo News, local news on the internet. Listening to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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OCT 21High temp of 68, low of 22. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Broke the ice on the pan of water. Spent the morning
putting back everything removed yesterday when looking for the cat. This afternoon helped Janice get chairs and a table out of the
trailer house. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Then loaded the table and chairs into the Chrysler van which He and Janice
drove to Rapid City. Tonight washed the dishes, watched a pro football game and yesterday's Mollie B Polka Party. Checked Yahoo
News, local news, Facebook, and Email. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 20High temp of 50, low of 26. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Cattle 1/8 mile from our fence.
Janice and I spent hours today changing the location of furniture in the old mobile home. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Late
today one of the cats didn't come to the house tonight. Walked around the place an hour without success. Went into the trailer and
could hear it meow now and then. Janice, John, and I thought cat was under the trailer so removed some of the skirting and looked
through holes in the floor. At last it meowed and seemed near John who opened a cabinet door and there it was. Hours of work
tomorrow putting everything together. I watched Fox News. Janice and John watched a college football game. Checked Email.
Facebook, Yahoo News, and local news. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 19High temp of 48, low of 32. Put out two quarts of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Cleaned the filters in the bubbling
water bowl the cats drink from. After the noon meal washed the dishes. This afternoon went to Alliance for grocery shopping at
Safeway. Sprinkled rain much of the day. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Spent an hour getting familiar with texting on my
Tracfone Smartphone which I seldom use. Much easier to use for texting than the flip-top Tracfone but too fragile to carry in my shirt
pocket when working. Watched Fox News, The Blaze, Curse of Oak Island, Alaskan Bush People, and a pro hockey game. Checked
Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 18High temp of 78, low of 30. Put out two quarts of cracked corn and a gallon of water for the birds. Helped Janice most
of the morning enclosing one end of a structure housing the snowmobile. In afternoon helped Janice work on the metal roofing on the
same shed. After John's day's work for Boy's Town He helped Janice with the metal roof. I replaced a broken off wood fence post with
a steel T. Then walked the fence line replacing missing staples and broken ties on steel posts. Should have less trouble now that the
hungry cattle have been removed. Watched Fox News and Monday Night Football. Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and
Facebook. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 17High temp of 80, low of 26. Put out half a gallon of cracked corn. Watched Mass, several pro football games and
yesterday's Mollie B Polka Party. Janice and John spent hours threading something through the loops in the wire gates on two of the
auto sheds. Washed the dishes from the noon meal. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 16High temp of 72, low of 21. Put out a gallon of cracked corn and a gallon of water on top of the ice in the pan. Mracek
removed his cattle from the 160 acres east of our fence. Starting at 10 AM watched college football games until 9:30 PM. Checked
Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Listening to Fox News on the TV.
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OCT 15High temp of 55, low of 24. Put out a gallon of cracked corn. Douglas' cattle not in sight. Watched Fox News, Tru
Country, Penny Gilley, Big Joe Polka Classics, Jimmy Sturr, and college football. John worked his day for Boy's Town. After work He
and Janice went shopping in Scottsbluff. Watching a west coast college football game part time while typing this at midnight.
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OCT 14High temp of 58, low of 22. Put out two quarts of cracked corn. Water in pan solid ice. Left for sun to thaw. Stuck down
the few shingles not stuck down yesterday. John worked his day for boy's Town. John and Janice went to Rushville to pay the sales
tax and license fee for the Chrysler van. Drove the east fence line; no damage by the cattle. I washed the dishes. Watched Fox News,
and a pro football game. Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 13High temp of 50, low of 28. Wind gusts to 70 mph at Alliance airport. Didn't put out water or corn. Spent some time
this morning on the house roof sticking down shingles. Didn't check shingles this afternoon. Another day tomorrow. Watched Fox
News, Tru News, Big Joe Polka Classics, Jimmy Sturr, Penny Gilley, Mollie B Polka party, and a couple of pro hockey games.
Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook, on the internet. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Penny Gilley and her
daughter singing 'Crying Time Again' as in type this.
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OCT 12High temp of 52, low of 42. Rained off and on all day. Put out a gallon of water and a gallon of cracked corn. Added
half a gallon of water to my solar charged group of batteries. Went to Ace Hardware in Chadron to get a Dremel cutoff wheel shaft.
Don't know how I lost my original. John worked his day for Boy's Town. John and Janice baked some cookies that were supposed to
be pumpkin flavored but turned out too mild. Watched a couple of pro hockey games and Fox News. Checked Yahoo News,
Facebook, local news, and Email on the internet. TV is still on from last hockey game. No one watching or listening to it.
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OCT 11In Rapid City. Went shopping in Target, the new WalMart, and Menards. Loaded the van and drove to Hot Springs for
Pumpkin Pie Blizzards at Dairy Queen. No extra as a noon meal. In Chadron on the way home shopped a little in Safeway. At home
watched Monday Night Football. Van isn't unloaded yet. Checked Email, Facebook, Yahoo News, and local news. Listening to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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OCT 10Watched Mass from Irondale, Alabama. Janice cleaned the carpet in the room once used to store cats. Watched a
couple of pro football games. Didn't go anywhere. Took naps, checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, online weather reports, and
Facebook.
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OCT 09This morning shopped at Menards and at DQ for Pumpkin Pie Blizzards. At noon it was Arbys 2for6 dollars Arby Q's.
This afternoon reorganized the storage shed and put some lumber in the van. Watched several college football games. Checked
Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. ESPN Sportscenter is on TV as I type.
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OCT 08Put out half a gallon of cracked corn; no water. Loaded the Chrysler van for a trip to the house in Rapid City at 10 AM.
On the way stopped at Maverick Junction for gas then west five miles to Hot Springs for Pumpkin Pie Blizzards followed by the drive
to Dollar Tree and Target in Rapid followed by driving to the house where Tim brought us Arbys' 2 for 6 dollar sandwiches. Is that a
legal sentence? Janice not feeling well but started putting together a puzzle when watching a college football game. Checked Email,
local news, Yahoo News, and Facebook on the internet. Watching Fox News while typing this.
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OCT 07High temp of 82, low of 44. Put out one gallon of water and two quarts of cracked corn. Douglas' cattle not in sight.
East fence had no damage. Put two pickup loads of old grass hay on the septic tank area and on the leach field. Burned the
accumulated household trash. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched Fox News, Jim Bakker, a pro baseball game, and a pro
football game. Checked Facebook, Email, Yahoo News, local news, on the laptop. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 06High temp of 82, low of 39. Put out a gallon of water for the birds, no corn. Put extra fiber glass in an insulation low
spot in the house's attic below one of the roof vents. Low spot caused by water blown in through the vent by high wind from the south.
John worked his day for Boy's Town, then went grocery shopping in Alliance. I puttered for hours with an electronic combination door
lock without getting it to work. Felt "brain dead" after the time with the lock. Watched Fox News, The Blaze with Glenn Beck, a major
league baseball game, and The Mollie B Polka Party. Checked Email, Yahoo News, Facebook, and local news. Listening to Willie's
Roadhouse.
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OCT 05High temp of 83, low of 37. Put out a gallon of water and no corn. Found no problems on a check of the east fence
line. Douglas' cattle 3/4 mile from our fence. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Watched Fox News, Curse of Oak Island, and a
major league baseball game, Checked Email, Yahoo News, local news, and Facebook. Janice cut off many of her tall hollyhocks near
the house wall. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 04High temp of 85, low of 30. Put out a gallon of water and no corn. Checked the east fence and replaced a broken
off wood post with a steel T post. Douglas' cattle not in sight. Mracek's always are. John worked his day for Boy's Town. Drove the
Nissan pickup to Hemingford to fill it with gas. Paid the monthly credit card balances online. Watched Fox News and Monday Night
Football. Checked Email, Facebook, Yahoo News, and local news on the internet. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 03High temp of 85, low of 31. Put out a gallon of water and a quart of cracked corn for the birds. Fed the cats this
morning. Douglas' cattle 1/4 mile from our north fence. Watched Fox News, several pro football games, and Heart of the Nation
Mass. Janice and John arrived from Rapid City at 5:00 PM so Janice fed the cats and the coon this evening. Checked Email, Yahoo
News, local news, and Facebook on the computer. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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OCT 02High temp of 78, low of 31. Put out a quart of cracked corn and a gallon of water. Stuck down a raised shingle. Fed
the cats this morning and this evening; the coon this evening. Watched Fox News until 10 AM when the college football games
started. Watched them until 9 PM. Talked to Janice on the phone several times. Checked Email, Facebook, Yahoo News, local news,
and Medjugorje.org on the computer. Listening to Willie's Roadhouse.
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