January 20, 2007

22.36 pound turkey. Given to us by Chris who runs the Food Bank in Castroville. It turned out just fine. Mel got some.

Shirley's Birthday.

Court Date Postponed--Cold Weather--Long Coat

Yes, the court date for Larry, Jesse, & Larry Jr has been postponed. We don't know the new date. (Later: March 26th is the next jury date.)

The weather is still too cold for this area & causing some problems.

I guess I'll shorten the nice wool coat I got for $1 at the Yellow Brick Road thrift shop. The local Dry Cleaner said it would cost $21 for them to do it. Then I'll get it cleaned.

Another "Week" Link

[1] Freezing weather compliments of Alaska. Very bad for the local farmers.

[2] Called Shirley (my stepmother). She's been doing a lot of falling since living alone... Otherwise she seemed okay. Dad had a metal plate and screws put into his hip. He is able to go to dialysis in the hospital he's in.

[3] Called Mel. Mike was yelling again all Friday night. Karrin is probably back.

[4] Called Yvette. This is her vacation week. She has been unpacking and finding what is and is not still among her things. Happily, she found her parrot's ashes (from 2 yrs ago) and told me about Lucy, another pet hen. Lucy likes Raven but not Maya.

January 11, 2007

Call last night from my stepmother. My dad broke his right hip (the 9th, I think). She sounded "out of it". Two weeks ago she seemed fine. So I called my brother in the same town. More later.

New (Prepaid) Cellphones #1 and #2

Sat. Jan. 6:
#1 Virgin Mobile phone on sale for $15 plus $20 for a prepaid card. I was with ATT until Cingular bought ATT & now requires upgrade of the phone. But at least this phone is a Very Good Buy. It does almost everything & the main downside is it needs to be charged anytime you're not using it. Nice design ... cheap ... excellent features.

Mon. Jan. 8:
Cingular buys ATT & I have to pay $70 for a new phone, earphone (new driving rules), and car charger. I'm stuck with cingular because it's the only way to (1) save over $100 worth of minutes (400 min.) and (2) it works in my home town in central Illinois. Virgin Mobile (Sprint network) does not have coverage there.

Bringing People Together

Several big snowstorms in Colorado, Kansas & other places.

James Brown's funeral.

Gerald Ford's funeral.