Awake: 5:37am Temp 41 sleep 5+30 sunny overnight @ Pahrump, NV.
With all due respect, the new Nescafe Excella coffee that Nick & Eriko gave me for Christmas tastes dramatically different. Months ago, Nick warned me that I might not like it & sure enough, it’s like a different brand altogether, even tho it goes by the same name. The taste is weak, so I use (4) teaspoons in lieu of (3); it doesn’t mix well which requires plenty of stirring & for whatever reason; it’s not the coffee that I’ve been enjoying so much for (10) yrs plus. Sorry guys; I do appreciate the extra effort & I will drink this other formula nevertheless; waste not, want not, my mother used to say.
Our living room electric Cadet Heater has gone kaput. Since Kathy has yet to return, this is a good time to do some troubleshooting. Using my favorite Fluke meter, I find the heat sensor bad; then call & talk with Roger @ the Newell factory. I thought he might simply mail a new heat sensor so I could easily make the repair; “No” says Roger. “We will send a complete new unit & the wiring you can take care of” he responds. “I’ll be watching for that delivery” I tell him. When Kathy gets the chills, she often uses the Cadet Heater like a fireplace & sits right next to it; then she warmed up & happy again.
Southwest Airlines sent me a nice e-mail this morning saying that a lovely young lady will be leaving Pittsburgh Wednesday around 4:40pm; arriving Las Vegas early evening; I think that might be Kathy!
Dinner: Tuna steak, green beans, mixed salad & whole wheat bread.
Kathy calls @ 7:38pm Pacific time; “Billie Anne & Jason left this morning for D.C. & they have been very helpful during their short stay” Kathy says. I tell her about the nice e-mail I had from Southwest this morning; then ask her if she & Melissa are both comfortable with her leaving Wednesday; “well, says Melissa, she would like to have me stay another couple of months but she also realizes that she needs to coordinate & do all these things by herself eventually anyway.” Kathy & I both agree that Melissa is a tough daughter.
Late DVR movie “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, etc. Excellent adaptation of B. Traven’s tale of gold, greed & human nature @ its worst, with Bogart, Huston & Holt as unlikely trio of prospectors. Holt Huston won Oscars for Best Direction & Screenplay & his father Walter won as Best Supporting Actor. 1948. This movie will keep your eyes glued to the TV screen without a doubt.
High temp=51 Lights out: 12:47
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