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I really miss my friends condo. I am bummed that they sold it a few weeks ago, I wanted to go there one more time. And, even though the weather is hot, the hot tub there would feel so good right about now. We would go down at night, when the air was cooler, and sit in it for a while, and man it was so relaxing, my aches and pains would just melt away.

I have decided that wherever I end up in the future, be it in a condo or on my own land, I want a good hot tub there. I need the relaxing effect it has on me.

Well, I cancelled the phone service this morning, it was an easy process, but it still wasn't easy to do or let go, since I've had those numbers for so long. I'll be okay though, I just have to get used to not having them, and I will have to reprogram my cell contact list.

The new internet modem was a slight pain to get up and running this morning. The line where the old one was at wasn't working properly, so it didn't want to initialize, and my provider had determined that the modem was bad. As I was leaving to exchange it, I decided to try it on another line in the house, it worked. I called my provider and they confirmed it was good to go, I was happy with that. I then took the old modem and turned it into the provider. Making the new modem work with the router took a few minutes to figure out, but restarting both solved the problem. I/m glad I read the directions, fully resetting the router is a pain.

The new set-up seems to be doing okay so far. Time will tell.

I'm getting a new cellphone next week, my current one is starting to give problems, it dropped a call while I was on the line with the techs this morning, and it also muted a call I had with the 1st tech, and would not unmute no matter what I did. My friend called the other day and it didn't ring, I know it didn't because I had it on me at time of the call. It's been acting strange for the past couple of months, and with it being my main number now, I need a better phone anyway.

Well, I've been slowly getting things done around the house, I should be through in a couple of months, then I can give a chest of drawers, that has been in my way for a while, to a friend.

The lady at the grocery store might return in a couple of weeks if they can get her to hearing better. I've missed her.

I think I strained a hip/stomach muscle today, while moving a box, hurts like heck. I'm getting old.

A couple of days ago I started thinking about the past and realized everything is cyclical. A lot of the stores that are going out of business started out as mail order, they used a catalog back then, but the internet serves the same purpose. I also got to thinking about how things used to be at Christmas time, so much simpler back then and I liked it. Cortana Mall is almost gone 14 regular stores left and it will probably shut down after the first of the year.

On the 17th, one of my old bosses died, he had emphysema real bad from years of heavy smoking. Not going to say I liked him, he smoked in the office and it hurt everyone around, but he wasn't the worst person I've ever known either. I'll let it go now.

I'm tired, I need some time away from home, but it isn't easy to get.

Well, I went to the gun show yesterday and while it was a nice outing, it was not as good as the last time I was there in May. I was really hoping to find something I have been looking for while there, but I left empty handed. A lot of the dealers that I am used to seeing there weren't there this time around, I don't know if they just retired, weren't able to get a place at the show, or just don't want to participate anymore since the attendance has dropped off some from what it used to be. I don't expect them to have as many shows next year, it's a sad situation. I used to go there and find old guns that were interesting and very reasonably priced. Now, when I do see the rare something that I am interested in it is overpriced, and I can get a better deal elsewhere, and ammo is the same way. I miss the old days.

The next show is in November, but I'm going to go to a local store and order what I was looking for in a couple of weeks. I am almost out of my buying phase as I have most of what I want already, but I still have a couple of things I would like to get before shuuting down my collecting phase of the hobby.

Also, the rain is getting annoying around here, the drive there and back was rough.

On Friday night, I was moving the bed for my father, I was in an awkward position because of other furniture in the room, and that's when I felt and heard a pop in my left arm, right in the inside part of where the elbow bends on the upper arm part. It hurt like heck and I decided to get it checked out on Saturday to make sure nothing was torn or broken. The x-rays came back okay, it was only a sprain, so the doctor gave me some meds, and told me to not put any strain on it for a couple of weeks. It has been rough not being able to pick stuff up like I'm used to doing. My father at least is still able to lift some stuff, so that has helped, but I still don't like asking for help. At least I can pick up more now than I could on Friday and Saturday, those 2 days I couldn't lift or hold anything, not even my car keys, and to move my arm hurt like hell, I had to keep it still or else I was in deep pain. I never want to sprain my bicep again.

I am ready for the gun show, and even if I don't buy anything but just a little ammo it will be fun. While there, I am hoping to find a Desert Eagle .50AE, it would be cool to look at and possibly hold one, as far as buying one it is way out of my price range for now. I going to be be looking for an older gun to add to my collection though, possibly a .38 Super or .41 Magnum, if I can find the right gun for the right price. And, I will definitely be looking for tools and ammunition, I just can't leave there empty handed.

I bought a catnip plant back in the first part of March, it was a small, but healthy looking plant when I bought it. Unfortunately, I had to set it on top of the refrigerator to keep it away from the inside cats, that was a mistake. It was too hot up there and within 3 days it looked like it was almost dead. To try and save it, I quickly planted it in some good potting soil, watered it and hoped for the best. Two days later it looked like it was completely dead and I was resigned to buying a new plant later on in the year. Good thing I waited, because a week later it started showing signs of life again, at first just tiny green spots in the soil, then growing to a slightly more recognizable form, and now it is a thriving catnip plant. I'm happy!

Well, after the sinus infection I had a couple of weeks ago I'm doing better, but still not at 100%, it always takes a while for me to recover from one. I had been fighting it off for several weeks before and it finally got me during a sudden weather change from cold to hot, my father using the heater and overheating the house didn't help either. I've got to be careful right now, the weather suddenly went from hot to cold, and is expected to warm up fast again. Hope I can hold out without a relapse.

Saturday morning, we had a severe thunderstorm in the area and lightning either struck very close to the house or struck an electrical line close by, it fried my tv and dvd player, my father's tv, and one of the cable boxes. It messed up my plans for the day, having to buy a new tv and dvd player, also having to take the time to exchange the box on the cable places busiest day, as well as costing a couple hundred dollars in damage. Luckily, I was still able to find a tv similar to my old one at a slightly lower price.

Not looking forward to this week, I have jury duty and it is always a PITA. This makes at least the 5th or 6th time Ive been called since 1990. I hate going as it is mostly a waste of time, I've never been called to serve on an actual jury, and will most likely just sit around waiting for nothing, when I have things that actually need to be done being put aside for that mess. I got called to standby for federal jury duty about a year ago, and it was better than the local system, I just had to call in every day, and the automated system told me whether or not I needed to go in for duty. As it turned out, I didn't need to go in, and even though it was a slight inconvenience, at least I had my days free to do what needed to be done, with no wasted time or unnecessary travel to a place I wouldn't normally go to.

While looking on the internet the other day, I found out about something I have been wanting for a while, a Henry Rifle chambered in the 327 Fed Magnum caliber. Now, I may have to go to the next gun show to check it out and see if I really do want one. I haven't been to a show in a couple of years, but it should be a fun event even if I don't buy anything other than ammo.

I've been playing around a little with the Instax cameras that I bought recently, I like the size of the 300 wide, but the Mini 90 is so cool. I tried scanning a couple of photos into the computer this morning, and they actually came out pretty decent. Now, I just need to go somewhere that has something really interesting to take pictures of.

I'm tired now, think I'll take a nap.

While out walking in the old mall today, to relieve some stress and calm down a bit, I looked around and noticing all of the stores that had closed, started reminiscing about the good times I had there years ago. This made me realize that I don't really want to move somewhere else, I just want to move back to better times in the past. Of course that can't happen without a time machine, so a physical move will be necessary sooner or later, but at least now I understand what I'm missing.

Well, so far this year:

The Sam's Club Close to the house closed suddenly, causing me to have to find new places to get stuff. Luckily Costco has most of what I need, it's just not as convenient as Sam's was. I haven't really liked Sam's for a long time anyway, it was just convenient for me to go to.

We had a second snowfall in Baton Rouge this month, the first time I can remembering this happening in my life. It was pretty to look at, but it was still a mess, along with the way below normal temperatures ranging in the teens to the 20's for several days in a row.

Yesterday, was the last day that Books A Million in Towne Center was open, I went there one last time and bought a few things for memories sake. I remember how happy I was when they opened it there, I had not been to BAM but a couple of times since they closed the one at Cortana years ago, it was a great day for me, I had missed it so much. I have spent many a Saturday morning there since that day, and the people there always wondered about me if I missed a weekend coming in. I feel an emptiness now that one of my favorite stores has closed, for the second time in my life. They may open a Second and Charles somewhere in Baton Rouge, but that is a year away, and it won't be the same for me. Also, it probably will be way across town out of my way. I'm really going to miss that place.

I don't know why, but for some reason I have a feeling that they are going to close the Barnes and Nobel that I go to, sometime this year. Nothing has been said, it's just an uneasy feeling that I have.

Within the next couple of weeks, I plan on finally getting the information that I need to make a decision on where to move to in the future. The first bit of info I need will be concerning state income taxes in the area that I am looking at. I think I have a retirement plan exemption, but I'm not sure, I'll have to contact their tax office and find out. Actually, I'm nervous about the whole moving situation, I don't really want to move in a way, I've been in this area my whole life, and it's going to be hard to leave it. But, I know that I can't stay here much longer with the way things are going, not only in the neighborhood, but the whole city-parish, it's bad here. When I will move is still up in the air, my father is a stubborn old cuss, and since I'm the only one that looks after him I can't leave until he's ready. Still, I am determined to get things ready for when the time does come, and I plan on having everything ready to go by then, all I want to have left to do, is to call the movers and say lets go.

Dealing with people I don't know is not one of my strong points, so 2018 is going to be an interesting year for me to say the least.