Tuesday, September 2nd, our housekeeper came at 10:00. After she left, we went out and ran some errands. I also went to the Clubhouse to pick up our official ballot for the Board of Directors election. I am running again this year, so we have to be sure to vote. After we got home, we relaxed, then went to happy hour. We came home for dinner and relaxed for the rest of the night with the TV. Wednesday, I went to play guitar with our group at noon, Jackie went to the clubhouse for Pokeno. After we got home, we had to make a quick run back to Smith’s grocery to return a bag of cheese we had bought yesterday that we discovered had mold inside the unopened bag. We got back in time for happy hour, then home for a nice dinner of chicken enchiladas, thanks to our friend Linda, who brought us home a Costco chicken yesterday. After dinner we watched TV and went to bed.
Thursday, September 4th, I went to a “Meet the Candidates” Town Hall in the clubhouse at 9:00. Four of the seven candidates for the Board of Directors were present in person, the other three were on Zoom. We all got to give an introduction and then answered a couple of questions. Although there were probably 30 people in the room, very few had any questions. After this was over, I went back to the house, and we had pretty much a stay-at-home day. We went to happy hour then came home for dinner and a night with the TV. Friday, I had a “pop up” jam session in the clubhouse at 11:00. Our neighbor Scott, who plays bass guitar, was the only one to show up, so we played for about 90 minutes. We are trying to set up a bi-weekly jam within the park to practice. After the jam session we went out and ran some errands. After we got home, we just had dinner and watched TV. Saturday, September 6th, we had a stay-at-home day. At 5:00 we had an “International Bacon Day” potluck in the clubhouse. Jackie made bacon wrapped chicken bites, which turned out pretty good. There were only a couple dozen people there, but we had plenty of food and had a good visit with friends. After the potluck we went home and relaxed with the TV for the rest of the evening. Sunday, another Sunday-Funday. We left the house about 11:30 or so and drove to the South Point Casino in Las Vegas to go to the movies. We saw The Conjuring: Last Rites, which is the most recent part of the Conjuring franchise. It has been the leading movie for the last couple weeks and was a pretty good movie. It did get off to a slow start, which was also a little confusing as it included some flashback sections. However, the last half was very exciting, so we left happy. After the movie we gamed for a little bit, neither of us winning anything. We then drove back home and spent the night watching TV. Monday, September 8th, we had luncheon at the Lakeside Casino, which is right down the road from the park. This was the Lucky Rollers camping group. We had about 17 people and had a nice lunch. After the lunch we stayed and gamed for a little while and I hit a natural Royal Flush for $200. I cashed out and we left to go the nearby Mormon church for the Red Cross blood drive. Jackie gave blood, but unfortunately, they were not able to get a good vein on me again. The same thing happened a couple months ago when we tried to give blood. I guess old age has made my veins weak. After that we went home, went to happy hour, and then went to a local taco shop for dinner with some friends from the park. They had $1.75 street tacos, so we had a nice dinner of tacos. After we got home, we watched TV and went to bed. Tuesday, I had a 10:00 meeting with the Budget Committee. I then went to the dermatologist for my 6-month checkup. I got sprayed with the liquid nitrogen in a number of areas, which is the norm for my visits. I also had to make an appointment to come back in a couple of weeks so they could do a biopsy on a suspicious spot on my forehead. Another chunk to be taken out. After I got home, we went out and ran some errands. We went to happy hour at 4:00 then came home and had dinner and watched TV until it was time for bed.Wednesday, September 10th, I was up and out early to go to the attorney’s office to sign some release papers regarding our auto accident in December. We have settled on the amounts to be paid by the other driver’s insurance (State Farm) and now just have to wait until the attorney figures out who gets what. They get a third off the top, we get whatever is left after the medical bills are paid. We shall see. After that it was a typical Wednesday, me going to play guitar with my jam group, Jackie playing Pokeno. We went to happy hour at 4:00, then home for dinner and another night with the TV. Thursday, Patriots Day. We all remember where we were on September 11th, 2001. We were getting ready for work in our house in Indio. We went to work but spent almost the entire day watching the events in New York on TV. We had an 8:00 flag raising ceremony here at the park. We left the park about 10:30 and headed to Las Vegas. Jackie had an appointment with Dr. Nishyama, our Orthopedic guy, regarding her knees. She had cortisone shots back in April which were wearing off and her knees were hurting. While she was in the doctor’s office I watched the Silver Seekers meeting on zoom on my phone. When she was done, she said the doctor recommended gel shots instead of cortisone. It is supposed to work better and last longer. He has to get the insurance authorization first, so we have to wait to come back down for the actual shots. After the doctor’s appointment we did some shopping, then drove to Arizona Charlies Hotel and Casino and checked in for the night. Jackie had gotten an offer for a free night in the mail, so we figured we would use it for this trip. We have to go to Costco for some supplies and normally we would have had to go right after the doctor and then drive home. Now we can wait until tomorrow and have a nice relaxing evening. After we took our stuff to the room we went down and gamed a little while, then had dinner in the casino restaurant. We then went up to the room and watched TV until it was time to go to sleep.
Friday, September 12th, we got up, had our coffee and relaxed in the room until we checked out right at 11:00 am. After we checked out, we drove across the street to a little fast-food place called POPS, which actually stands for Pride of Philly Steaks. We have read that they have the most authentic cheesesteaks in Vegas. The building is an old Wienerschnitzel building, the original design, an A-frame building with a drive through in the middle. They did have a wide selection of cheesesteak types and lots of add-ons available. We both had a fairly traditional cheesesteak with beef, onions and provolone cheese. It was very good, probably not quite as good as the one at the Summerlin Omelet House, but still good. I would go back. After lunch we went to Costco and did our shopping. We got back to Pahrump around 2:30 and put stuff away and relaxed. We went to happy hour and then stayed for Bingo. I finally won tonight two regular games without having to split the pot, and the cover-all game, which I had to split three ways. All total I won $48 for the night. Yea. After bingo we went home, watched a little TV and went to bed. Saturday Jackie went to the clubhouse in the morning to play cards. I just did some chores and worked around the house. We spent the rest of the day relaxing.
Sunday, September 14th, another Sunday-Funday. We had a relaxing morning, then at 1:00 we went to the Saddle West Casino. We were here for the Annual USO show put on by the local dance group, the Silver Tappers. These are all ladies over 50 who put on some great shows. We know a couple of the ladies in the group and usually try to attend their shows. Tonight’s show was very good with all new routines and costumes. We did a little gaming, some before the show, some after. We didn’t win anything either time. Afte the show we bought some KFC and went home for a quick dinner. At 7:00 we went to the clubhouse for a Movie Night put on by the Silver Seekers. Tonight’s movie was a compilation of parts of various episodes of a Canadian TV show called “The Red Green show.” Neither of us were familiar with the show, but those that were said it was very funny. It is sort of a Canadian version of Tim Allen’s character in the American show, Home Improvement. Red Green’s main bit is he uses Duct Tape for EVERYTHING. It was very funny and very entertaining. One of the members brought popcorn for everyone and we watched it on the new 80-inch TV in the main room. After the movie we went home and relaxed with the TV until it was time for bed. Monday, I had a 9:00 Board meeting to plan the agenda for the regular Open Board Meeting on Thursday. This only took about 45 minutes. After the meeting we went out and ran some errands. At 4:00 we went to happy hour. Today was our friend Charlene’s birthday, so we had cake and ice cream that someone had brought. After happy hour we went home and had dinner, then watched TV until bedtime. Tuesday, September 16th, was mostly a stay-at-home day. About 3:00 we took part in tele-visits from the Home Health Care specialist with United Health Care, our health insurance provider. These visits took a little over an hour for the both of us. We went to happy hour, then came home for dinner and another night with the TV. Wednesday, our cleaning lady came at 10:00. Normally she comes on Tuesday, but she was doing something else yesterday and had to change. I made a quick run to the Family Dollar down the road for a couple of things we needed to make our taquito casserole for tonight’s Mexican themed potluck. At 12:30 I went to my usual jam session and Jackie went to play Pokeno. After we got home, we made the casserole and went over to the clubhouse about 4:30. We had a very nice dinner with lots of nice Mexican dishes. Actually, ate too much. After the dinner we went home and spent the night on the couch with the TV. Thursday, September 18th, I had a Board meeting at 9:00. The meeting went until about 11:30, after which we went out for lunch at El Jefe. I dropped Jackie off for her mani appointment and I went to Goodwill to get some clothes for our new little skeleton. We bought a small skeleton to be our big skeleton Bob’s daughter. I had to buy a dress and wig. Easy to get now that all the Halloween stuff is out for sale. I then went back and both Jackie and I got haircuts. After the haircuts we went home and relaxed for the rest of the night. Friday we were up and out early because Jackie had an appointment at the Orthopedic center in Las Vegas at 9:45. She went to get gel shots in her knees because they have been hurting lately. After the appointment we stopped for lunch, then headed back to Pahrump. At 1:00 I went across the street to my friend Scott’s place for a quick jam session. I now have periodic jams with my Pahrump group, the Pair-A-Dice group, and my friend Len just one on one. Getting a lot of guitar practice in. We went to happy hour then came home for dinner and another night with the TV.Saturday, September 20th, we both had our dine-out groups at lunch time. The ladies went to Dry Creek Saloon; the guys went to Rubalcaba’s. Everyone had a great lunch and nice visit with friends. After lunch we went out and ran some errands, then spent the rest of the day just doing chores and relaxing. We didn’t go to happy hour and didn’t have dinner because we had big lunches. We spent the night watching TV. Sunday, another Sunday-Funday. No work, just spending time together. We relaxed most of the day but did go out and game for a little while at the Nugget. We then went home and had dinner and relaxed with the TV the rest of the night.
Monday, September 22nd, was pretty much a stay-at-home day. My friend Len came over about 1:00 and we played guitar for an hour or so. Otherwise, it was just chores and relaxing around the house. We had dinner and then spent the rest of the night watching TV. Tuesday was a busy day. I had a 9:00 meeting with the Silver Seekers to put together the Park’s calendar for October. I do the calendar and all the flyers for the various activities around the park. The flyers go on the bulletin board, the Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) in the clubhouse, and in the monthly newsletter that goes to all members. Right after that meeting I had to go to the office to help the President of the Board and our Maintenance Manager interview candidates for a new Maintenance Associate for the park. We had four interviews and settled on one candidate to hire. Then at 3:15 I had to go to the dermatologist’s office to have a biopsy taken on a spot in the middle of my forehead that the doctor found at my last appointment. After that I came home, and we had dinner and relaxed with the TV for the rest of the evening. I did have to go out at 8:00 for my first tour of Security duty for the month.
Wednesday, September 24th, I went to guitar practice at 1:00 and Jackie went to Pokeno. After we got back, we went to clubhouse for a Baked Potato dinner. It was actually quite good. We had dinner and visited for a while, then came home. I did my security tour, and we watched TV until bedtime. Thursday was a stay-at-home day. I had my six-month tele-visit checkup with my urologist. Everything is just peachy. We did some things around the house and watched some TV. We had dinner and I did my security tour, then we closed the night with the TV.Friday, September 26th, I had a meeting at 1:00 in the clubhouse with the CommTech committee working on the Zoom system and talking about the purchase of a new master computer for Zoom. We have been using an old, donated computer and it just isn’t up to the task. After the meeting I went home for a bit, then we came down for Bingo. Jackie won a couple of games; I was shut out. After Bingo I did my last tour of security for the month, then came home and we watched TV for the rest of the night. Saturday, we went out in the afternoon to run some errands, including getting our seasonal flu shots at Walgreens. We came home and went to happy hour, then had dinner and watched TV.
Sunday, September 28th, another Sunday Funday. We just stayed home and had a TV day, watching a couple of movies and other TV shows. We did some ribs in the crock pot, and they were very good for dinner. Monday, we went to the clubhouse at 10:00 for a safety seminar that was presented by the Nye County Sheriff's Office. I was impressed that the Sheriff and Undersheriff both came, as well as a Patrol Sergeant and four Patrol Deputies. They gave a nice talk and answered questions for the members that attended. At 1:00 I had another hour or so of guitar practice with my friend Len, then relaxed for the rest of the afternoon. We went to happy hour then came home and had dinner. Spent the rest of the night with the TV.Tuesday, September 30th, I had a 9:00 session at the Nye County Administration office for another Peace Officers Advisory Review Board. It took about two and a half hours for the three members of the Review Board to listen to all the information and then come to a conclusion on the case. My four-year term on the POARB ends this year, so I had to fill out an application to get reappointed to the Board. While I was gone, our house cleaner came and did the house. At 1:00 I had a meeting of the Board of Directors in the clubhouse where we discussed the 2026 Co-op Budget, which needs to be approved at the next regular Board meeting. After an hour or so we finalized our recommended changes and set a final meeting for the week before the Board meeting where we have to make final approval. We went to happy hour and then relaxed for the rest of the night. We have now reached the end of September, and it is time to get this month’s episode of our life diary completed and published. Until next time, be good.