Awake: 5:13am Temp 9 Mostly cloudy Overnight @ Nicktown
Approximately 3” of snow fell overnight so it’s brush off our Suzuki
before driving to the community center where we exercise for 50 min before
attending 8:00am Mass. Afterwards, we volunteer to help the coffee club
members in replacing the seasonal Mass books in all the box holders in the
church pews. Then join the high spirited coffee club members for 45 min.
Kathy brings her freshly made Morning Glory Muffins for the gang as a FAT
Tuesday treat & they were yummy.
Early afternoon, Gary & Rosemary drop in to help us celebrate FAT Tuesday
in a more eloquent style & we definitely enjoyed their help. FAT Tuesday,
the day before Ash Wednesday,is observed by many as a day of feasting and
partying just prior to the beginning of the penetential season of Lent.
The 40 days of Lent is a time in the Catholic Church when believers do
penance which may include fasting, increase their prayer life and do extra
good works in union with Christ's suffering and death and in preparation
for Easter which celebrates his resurrection from the dead. During G & R’s
visit, the FedEx guy delivers our package from TracStar in Florida……the
black box that hopefully will update our IRD & bring new life to our
plasma TV.
I am a little apprehensive about updating our IRD! What if this last shot
misses the mark? Is there more ammunition? There are so many cables
running throughout our coach, I hate to think about doing further
troubleshooting. Anyway, the IRD receiver is on & set to idle mode.
Software upgrade black box plugged into the IRD & its downloading. 10 min
later, the updating is finished. Next the equipment is turned off, black
box disconnected, IRD turned back on, TracStar antenna on, satellite
receiver tuner & TV on and……and…it searches for a satellite ….locks on
and…..and IT WORKS! Amazing!
7:35 dinner: Leftover white chili & toast. Then to celebrate our
successful signals from space, we watch not one, not two, but three movies
via satellite: “I Never Sang for My Father” with Gene Hackman & Estelle
Parsons; 1978 good story but very sad. “I’m the Luckiest Guy Alive;”
(short 30 min film) & quite good. “The Conversation” with Gene Hackman,
John Cazale & Harrison Ford; 1974, slow. Kathy didn’t care for it….I
thought it was good for character study.
Today’s High: 34 Lights out: 10:56pm
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