November in Pahrump - A Chill In The Air

Hello again.  Our last chapter concluded on Halloween, Friday, October 31^st, while we were celebrating at our home in Pahrump, Nevada.  Saturday, we had a generally relaxed day at home.  At 5:00 or so we went over to the clubhouse for a “Frozen Pizza Party” put on by the Silver Seekers.  Those who came brought some sort of frozen pizza and the kitchen crew put them in the ovens and sent them out.  It was actually a lot of fun with everyone trying a little bit of different types of pizzas.  Jackie made a dill pickle pizza because the younger son of our Maintenance Manager, who is 6, loves pickles.  It actually turned out to be a pretty popular choice and went fast.  After the pizza party we did some trivia games, one just regular trivia, another a musical bingo type of game which was a lot of fun.  We were done around 8:00, after which we went home and watched a little TV before bed.

Sunday, November 2^nd, another Sunday-Funday.  We didn’t go anywhere, but we generally define Sunday’s as not doing any kind of work, just relaxing with each other and not stressing about anything.  We watched a couple of movies and had a good time  We did actually spend quite a bit of time working on a new cruise for next year which will be the crowning glory of our cruising experiences.  We put a deposit down on a 33-day cruise which leaves Los Angeles in November 2026 and goes to Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and ends in Singapore.  A little scary to think about, but still, something to look forward to.  Monday, Jackie went to the clubhouse and played cards with her girlfriends for most of the day.  I just worked and played in the shed for most of the day.  My friend Len came over for guitar practice about 1:00 and we played for an hour or so.  We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had dinner.  We spent the rest of the night watching TV.

Tuesday, November 4^th, we went out for a late lunch and some grocery shopping in the afternoon.  After we got home, we relaxed for a while.  About 5:30 we went over to the clubhouse for an event, a “Snack Walk” which is like a cake walk except for snacks.  Basically, a big game of adult musical chairs.  The twist is that if your chair number is called you have to face a challenge of some sort.  Solve a puzzle, draw cards, tell a joke, various stuff.  All in all, it was a lot of fun.  After the event we went back home and watched TV until it was time for bed.  Wednesday was the normal stuff.  Jackie played Pokeno in the afternoon, I went to jam with friends.  We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had dinner.  We spent the rest of the night with the TV.

Thursday, November 6^th, we didn’t have a busy schedule.  We went out for a late lunch because we had a party tonight at the clubhouse.  After we got back, I went over and set up my music stuff for the party.  We went over about 5:30 for the party.  Tonight was “Ugly Prom Dress” night, set up to be like your typical high school prom.  We had probably 50 people attend and some of the costumes were great.  We played music and danced and took lots of pictures.  The party ended just before 9:00, after which we went home and watched TV for a while and went to bed.  Friday, we had a free day most of the day, we went out and ran some errands.  At 4:00 we had a show in the clubhouse put on by the Silver Tappers, a local senior women’s dance troupe.  They put on a really nice show.  After the show there was a dinner, tonight they had pulled pork or chicken, and sides.  After dinner we went home and relaxed for the rest of the night. 

Saturday, November 8^th, I was up early and in the clubhouse for the Annual Membership Meeting of the Co-op.  As a member of the current Board of Directors, I was up on the podium with the rest of the directors.  The meeting was very easy, with little input from the membership and no controversy.  The whole meeting only lasted about three hours.  At the end of the meeting the results of the recent election were announced, and I won one of the three-year seats on the new BOD.  There were three elected to three-year terms, the three top vote getters.  The fourth-place candidate was appointed to fill a two-year term, and the fifth-place candidate was appointed to fill a one-year term.  Therse were terms that were open due to resignations from the BOD through the year.  We will still have two open seats which will need to be filled at the next regular Board meeting from nominees made by a special nominating committee appointed by the President of the Board.  Speaking of which, the newly elected Board met, and I was selected to be the President of Board for this year.  Yea me, I think.  After the meeting we went home for a little while, then came back for another dinner, this one rolled steak.  After that we went home and relaxed with the TV for the remainder of the evening.  Sunday was a quiet day at home.  I tried not to do any Co-op work, and we spent the day just being together watching movies on TV. 

Monday, November 10^th, Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps.  My friend Len came over at 11:00 for an hour or so of guitar practice.  We had a 1:30 lunch with the Lucky Rollers, the park’s camping group, at the Dry Creek Saloon.  We had a nice lunch with about 20 other members of the park.  At 4:00 I had four other former Marines over to the house for a Birthday shot.  We stood in front of the Marine Corps flag I have on display and toasted the Corps.  We then went to regular happy hour at the clubhouse.  After that we went home and spent the rest of the night watching TV.  Tuesday was Veterans Day and I went to an 8:00 flag raising ceremony to celebrate the holiday.  I had a 9:30 meeting of the Security Committee and our housekeeper came at 10:00 to clean the house.  At 12:30 we went back to the Dry Creek Saloon for lunch because they were giving a free meal to veterans.  We had another good meal.  After lunch we ran some errands, then went back to the house to relax.  We went to happy hour, then came home and watched TV until bedtime.

Wednesday, November 12^th, another typical Wednesday.  Jackie went to play Pokeno at 1:00, I went to play with our jam group.  We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had dinner and another night with the TV.  Thursday, I went to the Town Hall meeting at 9:00, then later went to the Silver Seekers meeting at 1:00.  Both Jackie and I went to the SS Board Meeting since today was the election of new officers for the coming year.  Normally there is only one person that signs up for most of the SS Board positions, but this year there was a battle for President, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as four people signed up for three Director positions.  It was basically a generational battle, similar to the generational shift we are seeing on the Co-op Board of Directors.  It was the old guard vs Generation X members.  As with the regular Board, the Generation X people won control of the Silver Seekers Board.  We look forward to a lot of new activities because the Gen X folks love to party.  We went to happy hour at 4:00, then home for dinner and a night with the TV.

Friday, November 14^th, Jackie had a 12:00 mani appointment.  I went with her and after her appointment we did a late lunch at the Mexican restaurant in the same shopping complex.  I had a 2:00 appointment at the Co-op office to sign off on the weekly payroll.  We then had Bingo at 5:30.  I won tonight, one game but I was the only winner, so I didn’t have to share.  I finally went home with more than I spent to play.  After Bingo we went home and watched TV until bedtime.  Saturday, we woke up to a steady rain that had started in the early morning hours.  Jackie had her ladies luncheon at 12:30 and I went to the men’s lunch at 12:00.  We only had three people go to lunch out of the eight that had signed up, mostly because of the rain.  At 2:00 I had a guitar practice with the two people I regularly play with here at the park.  We skipped happy hour because of the steady rain, had dinner and watched TV until bedtime. 

Sunday, November 16^th I had to go out at 11:00 for my yearly pistol qualification to renew my concealed carry permit.  When I got to the quarry it was only cloudy, but while we were shooting the rain came.  It was light, but steady.  We finished the shoot since, as my old Sheriff’s Office range officer used to say, “you never know what the weather is going to be when you get in a gunfight.”  After shooting I went home, and we spent the rest of the day just watching movies and having us-time.  Sunday Funday!  Monday,  I had a Board of Directors workshop meeting at 9:00.  This is where the Board sets the agenda for the open Board meeting later in the week.  This only took about an hour.  Jackie was in the clubhouse at 10:00 to play cards with her friends.  At 1:00 I hosted the monthly jam session in the clubhouse.  As with last month, we had a good turnout, with half of my regular weekly jam group coming, as well as several members of the Co-op.  We had a really fun session and even the audience is getting bigger each month.  After the jam session we did happy hour, then went home and had dinner.  We watched TV until it was time for bed.

Tuesday, November 18^th, I had a 9:00 meeting with the Silver Seekers to help plan the December activities calendar.  The rest of the day was spent working on Co-op business in my shed office as well as going down to the Co-op office to do some paperwork.  At 5:00 we picked up our friends Dale and Sue Vice and drove to the Artesian Cellars restaurant for a nice dinner.  It was raining again, but other than some lightly flooded roads it didn’t affect our evening.  After dinner we went back to our house where Jackie served Key Lime pie to us.  She had made it earlier in the day because it is Dale’s favorite dessert.  We talked for a while and they left just before 8:00.  We spent the rest of the night watching TV.  Wednesday the Direct TV service man came out to check out our Direct TV.  We have been having problems with just one channel, the Las Vegas CBS station, breaking up and pixilating frequently.  They checked the system, put a new LMB on the antenna and changed a coupler on the coax line.  Seems to be working OK now.  Jackie went to play Pokeno at 1:00.  I didn’t have guitar practice because we had the jam on Monday.  We went to happy hour, then came home for dinner a night with the TV.

Thursday, November 20^th, I had a 9:00 Board meeting where I was supposed to have my first meeting as president of the Board.  However, the new Board decided to not have the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of the meeting because many of the new GenX members have been not standing for the pledge, creating a political nightmare amongst the older members.  It came to a head today with a huge turnout of the older members, many carrying flags and staging a demonstration.  Since my main fear for being president was being the only Boomer on an otherwise all GenX Board I would be trying to make the older members understand why the GenX folks were doing certain things.  This morning I realized that I didn’t want to do that, so before the meeting I stepped down from being president of the Board and became just a regular Board member.  The rest of the meeting went pretty routinely.  In the afternoon the RV tech came by and fixed the dump valve on our black tank.  We spent the rest of the day relaxing around the house.   Friday, I had two committee meetings today, a By Laws meeting at 11:00 and a Policy and Procedure meeting at 1:00.  I had chaired both these committees last year, so I was in charge of setting up the organizational meetings for the new year.  I will not be chairing either, but I will be on the committee as a member.  At 3:00 we went to get haircuts, then went out and ran some errands.  We had dinner and then spent the rest of the night with the TV. 

Saturday, November 22^nd, Jackie played cards at 10:00, I did some work around the house.  In the afternoon Jackie made her entries for the Spam cookoff tonight.  At 5:00 we went over the contest.  Jackie didn’t win, but there were about 20 entries.  I don’t care for Spam, too greasy, but there were a couple that, to me, were somewhat edible.  After the contest we went home and relaxed with the TV until bedtime.  Sunday, we left the park about 10:30 and started down to Laughlin for a two-night stay at the Riverside Resort.  The Riverside is always sending us offers for free nights, so every few months we go down for a weekend.  We got there about 2:30, got checked into our rooms and then gamed for a while.  I managed to hit a Royal Flush for $200, which was great.  We went to the Prime Rib room at 6:30 and met our friends Linda and Jim for dinner there.  They had just got off a cruise in San Diego and decided to stay overnight in Laughlin before driving the last 150 miles to Pahrump.  We had a very nice dinner.  After dinner we gamed a little more, then went back to the room for the night.  On Monday we pretty much stayed at the Riverside gaming and relaxing.  We did breakfast in the buffet since they gave us free buffet tickets.  We also got free movie tickets, so we went to see the third of the Now You See Me movie series.  It was pretty good, and we enjoyed it.  We gamed and then had dinner in the buffet as well.  We went to bed around 10:00. 

Tuesday, November 25^th, We checked out of our room at 10:30, then went across the river to do a little shopping in the Bullhead City, Arizona, Sam’s Club.  We bought a few things, gassed up the car, and went to the Laughlin In and Out for a quick lunch.  We then headed back home, getting into home about 3:00.  We went to happy hour, then came home and had dinner and another night with the TV.  Wednesday was a typical one, with Jackie playing Pokeno at 1:00 and me going to guitar practice with my jam group.  We had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Thursday,  November 27^th, Happy Thanksgiving.  Jackie spent the morning making the sweet potatoes for the Thanksgiving dinner in the clubhouse today.  A little before 3:00 we went over to the clubhouse for dinner.  There were over 60 people at the dinner, and it was a lot of fun.  The park cooked a bunch of donated turkeys and hams and everything else was potluck, there was LOTS of food.  After a nice dinner we went home and spent the rest of the day and evening vegging on the couch.  Friday Jackie and several of her girlfriends left about 9:30 to go to a black Friday sale at Secret Sisters, Jackie’s favorite secondhand store.  At 11:30 we went over to the clubhouse for “leftovers lunch” with stuff from yesterday’s dinner.  They made a LOT of turkeys.  About 1:30 we left again so Jackie could get a mani.  After the mani we did a Walmart run for supplies.  After we got home, we considered going to Bingo, but we were both a little tired, so we decided to stay home.  I had no more gotten into my “evening clothes” when Jackie got a phone call from the Bingo crew that they couldn’t get anything to work.  I threw on my regular clothes and went over there.  I found that the internet for the Clubhouse was down.  The modem was working, but there didn’t seem to be any signal from the provider, Valley Electric.  Finally, someone in the audience came up with a cell phone that had hot spot capabilities, and I got the system running.  I then went back home, and we spent the rest of the night with the TV.

Saturday, November 29^th, Jackie went to play cards in the clubhouse at 10:00.  Other than that, it was a stay-at-home day, doing some chores around the house and relaxing.  Sunday, we had a relaxing morning then went out to run some errands.  We stopped first at the Steelbound Brewery, the former Pourhouse restaurant, for lunch.  I had a nice steak and Jackie had lamb.  We were joined by our friend Charlene, who just happened to come in shortly after we did.  After lunch we went to Secret Sisters secondhand store to drop off some clothes, then we went to the Verizon store to change our phone service.  We had changed to AT&T three years ago when we first moved from the motorhome into the trailer.  We had the Direct TV people out to install the antenna for us and the representative convinced us to switch over to them from Verizon.  We had been with Verizon since before we went full time, even before it was Verizon.  The AT&T service has not been good in my estimation, but we couldn’t switch until we had paid off the phones we bought when we first switched.  The phones were paid off last month.  Because of the black Friday sales, we both got new Samsung smartphones for free, as well as we each got tablets for free.  We are now back on Verizon phone service.  After the phone store we went home and spent the rest of the night watching TV and setting up our new phones. 

That brings us to the end of November, time to get this diary post online.  Until next time, behave well and love greatly.  Bye

A Warm October in Pahrump

Hi there.  Our last chapter concluded on Tuesday, September 30th, while we continued our well-earned retirement in Pahrump.  Wednesday was pretty normal;  Jackie going to Pokeno, me playing guitar with my jam group.  It was also one of my great granddaughter’s birthday, Zoe.  She is the daughter of my oldest granddaughter, the oldest of my oldest daughter’s children.  In other words, the first child of the first child of my first child.  We went to happy hour, then came home for dinner and a night with the TV.

Thursday, October 2nd, we got of to an exciting start.  At 10:30 we drove to our attorney’s office to pick up our settlement checks from our auto accident last December.  I won’t say how much in this public forum, but it was more than we would have had we not gotten an attorney and it will help make our retirement more comfortable.  There is also a very interesting side story.  An acquaintance of ours, another member of the Co-op, has been working in Singapore for the last year or so and came back for a brief visit with family.  When he came to happy hour one night in early September with a box full of fortune cookies he brought back with him.  Everyone at the table took one and my fortune said “Next month will bring financial abundance.”  The first day of the next month we got our checks from the accident.  Yikes!  Jackie had a mani appointment at 1:00 and I went across the street to play guitar with my friend Scott.  We went to social hour, then home for dinner and night watching the TV.  Friday, we went to the China Wok buffet at 11:00 to listen to another MASA presentation and get a free lunch.  MASA is Medical Air Services Association, it provides insurance for any type of emergency medical transportation, land or air.  After lunch I had to go to the office to sign off on the weekly payroll for the Co-op employees.  The Board President is out of town and left my as “acting president” for the weekend.  At 5:00 we went to the clubhouse for Bingo.  Jackie won a couple of games while I continued my losing streak for another week.  After Bingo we went home and relaxed with the TV until bedtime.

Saturday, October 4th, we went to the clubhouse at 9:00 for “First Saturday Breakfast” put on by the Silver Seekers.  We then spent the rest of the day doing chores and relaxing.  We went to happy hour, then came home and had dinner.  We watched TV for the rest of the evening.  Sunday, another Sunday-Funday.  We left the park about 10:30 and drove to Las Vegas for the day.  We stopped at a breakfast restaurant on Blue Diamond highway as you come into Vegas, called Whidbeys.  It is just breakfast and lunch, but the food and service are excellent.  After lunch we did a quick stop at a new thrift store just down the street from the restaurant.  We then headed to our real

destination for the day, the Las Vegas Sphere.  We have come here to see the Wizard of Oz in the Sphere.  For those who don’t know, The Sphere (also known as Sphere at the Venetian Resort or The Las Vegas Sphere) is a music and entertainment arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, east of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by Populous, the project was announced by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2018, known then as the MSG Sphere. The venue, which seats 17,600 people and has total capacity of 20,000, is being marketed for its immersive video and audio capabilities, which include a 16K resolution wraparound interior LED screen, speakers with beamforming and wave field synthesis

technologies and 4D physical effects. The venue's exterior also features 580,000 sq ft of LED displays, making it the largest in the world. Sphere measures 366 feet high and 516 feet wide. The arena cost $2.3 billion, making it the most expensive entertainment venue built in the Las Vegas Valley.  Sphere opened on September 29, 2023, with Irish rock band U2 beginning a 40-show residency called U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere.  Director Darren Aronofsky's docu-film Postcard from Earth opened on October 6, 2023.  Since its opening, the venue has also hosted residencies ranging in length for Phish, Dead & Company, the Eagles, and the Backstreet Boys, and has begun screening an immersive 4D version of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.  The venue is owned by Sphere Entertainment, which was created as a spin-off from the original MSG Company.  The sphere-shaped project was designed by Populous, with an interior that includes the world's largest LED screen.  MSG initially estimated the project cost at $1.2 billion. In February 2020, the company said the cost had increased to $1.66 billion as a result of design changes consisting of guest enhancements. The cost continued to increase, eventually surpassing $2 billion due to the 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis and the 2021–2022 inflation surge. With a final expected cost of $2.3 billion, it is the most expensive entertainment venue in Las Vegas history, beating out the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium.

We came here for the Wizard of Oz movie. The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is a 2025 American 4D film. Created specifically to be screened at Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on the venue's 160,000 square-foot video screen at 16K resolution, it is an "immersive" version of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz. The film's visuals and soundtrack were remastered and enhanced to fit the venue's capabilities, and multi-sensory effects were added to immerse audiences in the film. It is the third film to be screened at the venue under the "Sphere Experience" program. The Wizard of Oz at Sphere began screening on August 28, 2025, and is scheduled to run until March 31, 2026.  

As guests enter the Sphere's atrium, the room is lit and designed to resemble sepia-toned Kansas as depicted in the film's opening scenes. Replicas of Professor Marvel's cart and the Wizard's hot air balloon, as well as glass-case displays showcasing historical prints of L. Frank Baum's original Oz books and a pair of ruby slippers from the late Debbie Reynolds' personal collection are showcased. The audience is then led into the auditorium 45 minutes before showtime.  As the audience is seated, the Sphere's screen displays a sepia-tinted image of a large modern-day auditorium resembling that of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. At showtime, the sound of an orchestra tuning up and a conductor's baton can be heard, signaling that the film is about to begin as the lights dim. The auditorium's curtains then rise up on cue with the film's opening theme to reveal the MGM "Leo the Lion" logo (with the Cowardly Lion taking Leo's place inside the filmstrip circle and roaring once), segueing right into the opening credits sequence whose cloud background fills the entire screen, followed by the film itself. Highlights of the film experience include wind, fog and leaves blowing around the auditorium during the tornado scene, which now places the audience inside its funnel, foam-made apples falling from the ceiling when Dorothy and Scarecrow deal with the angry Apple Tree, snow falling onto the audience when Glinda the Good Witch of the North lifts the spell on the poison poppies, pyrotechnics during the scenes in the Wizard's throne room, and life-size flying monkeys flying into the audience through the use of UAV technology. After Dorothy's final line ("Oh, Auntie Em. There's no place like home!") and the original film's "The End" card and cast list, an added closing credits sequence crediting all those who worked on the film experience spread across the screen.  At the conclusion of the film, the audience is led out of the auditorium and back into the atrium, now lit and designed to resemble the Emerald City in Technicolor. They are then directed by the Wizard's Guard towards a life-sized replica of the Wizard's throne room (complete with a projected motion-capture image of his ghostly green head) where guests interact with him.

It was an expensive afternoon, tickets are not cheap, but it was well worth the experience.  We really enjoyed it.  After the movie we got in the car and headed back home.  We got back to Pahrump about 5:00, but instead of going home we went to the nearby Lakeside casino.  We gamed for about an hour, then ate dinner in the restaurant.  We finally got home about 7:00 and spent the remainder of the evening watching TV.  A very special Funday-Sunday.

Monday, October 6th, I had a practice session at 11:00 with friends Scott and Bob, who are currently the other members of the Pair-a-dice jam group.  About 4:00 I went down to the Quail Run outside recreation area here at the park to set up to provide some music for our Howl at the Moon party tonight.  The three of us in the park’s jam group are planning to do about 45 minutes or so of music.  The party started at 5:00 with a bring your own something to do on the BBQ.  We did hamburgers and chips.  We had a couple dozen people come to the party, which was a pretty good turnout.  At 6:00 our little makeshift group got up and played.  We weren’t horrible and got some polite praise for our performance.  Our timing was off because the moon didn’t come up until we were almost done with our set.  After the music we just stayed around and visited around a campfire until about 7:30.  After the party we went home and spent the rest of the night with the TV.  Tuesday was mostly a stay at home day.  I had a 1:00 meeting with the people that are going to be presenting a New Member Orientation meeting next week, just to be sure everyone knew what they were supposed to cover.  We spent the rest of the day just relaxing around the house.  We had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Wednesday, October 8th, I was up and out of the house by 6:45 am to go to the dermatologist to have the basil cell carcinoma taken off of my forehead.  I was fortunate that they got clean margins on the first slice they took from the site, so I was stitched up and out of the office by 9:00.  We went to the clubhouse at 11:00 to attend another MASA presentation.  He usually comes to our Co-op once or twice a year to try and get new people, and he always brings Panda Express lunch for everyone.  After the lunch  I spent the rest of the day just doing chores.  We went to happy hour where I had to explain the giant bandage on my forehead.  After that we came home and had leftovers for dinner and watched TV for the rest of the night.  Thursday, I had a 9:00 Town Hall meeting, which turned out to be pretty contentious with some of the older members complaining about the lack of participation by the younger Gen X people that are now coming into the park.  At 1:00 there was a Silver Seekers meeting which was mostly just outlining upcoming events in the park.  After the meetings we went home and spent the rest of the day just doing chores and relaxing.  We had dinner, then watched TV until it was time for bed.

Friday, October 10th, I had a practice session with the park jam group at 1:00, then we went out and did some shopping after.  We went to happy hour, then came home for dinner and another night with the TV.  Saturday, I was up early to go out and be the security guard for our annual park garage sale in the clubhouse.  We had slow but steady traffic for most of the morning.  I understand that the Silver Seekers ended up making about a $1,000 on sales of donated stuff.  They also sold 63 hot dogs for whatever profit that brought in.  The sale was over at 2:00, after which I just relaxed for the rest of the day.  We did go to happy hour but then came home and had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.  

Sunday, October 12th, another Sunday-Funday.  We just stayed home and relaxed, watched some movies on TV and just had a relaxing day.  I made chili Colorado for dinner, after which we went to the clubhouse for movie night.  Tonight it was “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!  Julie Newmar” which was a very funny movie about drag queens.  After the movie we went home, and I did my last tour of security for the month.  We then watched a little TV and went to bed.  Monday I had a 9:00 Board meeting to set the agenda for this month’s regular meeting, followed by another Board Budget meeting.  Both meetings were pretty short, and I was back home by about 10:00.  At 11:00 we left to go to the Lucky Rollers Camping Club monthly lunch.  We had planned to go to the Dry Creek Saloon, but when everyone got there we found that they didn’t open until 1:00 on Mondays.  The President of the club had made reservations, but when she called they told here they didn’t have any.  Somebody messed up.  No big deal, we went next door to the newly remodeled Jackpot Joanie’s casino and they were happy to take our party of 20 with no advance notice.  The staff did a wonderful job setting up a big table and taking care of us.  Plus, the food was excellent.  Kind of glad we had to change.  After lunch we ran some errands, then headed home for the rest of the day.  We went to happy hour, then came home and relaxed with the TV until bedtime.

Tuesday, October 14th, our housecleaner came at 10:00.  About 12:30 we went out for lunch at the Sushi place here in town.  We had a nice lunch, then headed home and spent the rest of the day doing chores and office stuff.  I went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and we had dinner, then watched TV until bedtime.  Wednesday, Jackie went to play Pokeno at 1:00, I did some office work.  I skipped guitar practice this week because I have 3:00 New Member Orientation meeting that I have to attend and present information to.  At 3:00 we did the meeting, which lasted until almost 4:30.  After the meeting we went home and had dinner, then watched TV for the rest of the night.

Thursday, October 16th, I had a Board meeting at 9:00, however, we were unable to start then due to problems with the Zoom system.  Several of our Board members are out of the park and need zoom to attend the meeting.  The meeting was recessed until 12:00 while my friends Don and Scott, and myself, tried to fix the problems.  We ended up going back to the old computer and got it working, deciding to try and figure out what the problem with the new computer is later.  The meeting started at noon and only went about a half hour.  After the Board meeting I went home and relaxed for a while since I was highly stressed from the Zoom difficulties.  I was the one primarily responsible for getting and installing the new computer and was worried about figuring out what the problem was.  Jackie had a 1:00 hair and nail appointment and didn’t get home until just before happy hour.  We came to happy hour about 4:30 because there was a 5:00 “picnic basket dinner” scheduled.  We had hamburgers, hot dogs and sides.  There were about 40 people show up so it was a good turnout.  After the dinner we went home and relaxed with the TV for the rest of the night.  Friday I went across the street and played with some of the park musicians for about two hours.  After that we went out to do some shopping, then came home, had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.  

Saturday, October 18th, Jackie had her ladies luncheon at 12:00, they went to the Pour House.  I went with the Mens Group, The Romeos, and we went to the Roadhouse.  Our group only had four today, the ladies had a couple dozen.  We both had a nice lunch.  After the lunch my friend Max and I went to the gun show at the Pahrump Nugget.  Only bought a holster today.  Jackie got home shortly after I did.  I went over to the clubhouse to work on the zoom system and within a half hour I had it fixed, tested and working properly.  It is a lot easier when you are not under pressure.  We did happy hour, then came home and the pizza that Jackie brought home from her luncheon, for dinner.  We watched TV for the rest of the night.  Sunday was Sunday-funday and for the most part we stayed home and relaxed.  We did go out in the afternoon to Walmart to get some supplies.  We had steaks for dinner and then spent the rest of the night watching TV.

Monday, October 20th, I went over to the clubhouse about 11:30 and starting setting up for the jam session at 1:00.  By 1:00 we had 13 people participating in the jam.  We had one bass player and one on “drums”, which was actually a cajon, a wood box specifically built to be a percussion instrument, and one with a washboard.  The remainder of the people were guitar players.  We had a great session and went over the two hour scheduled time by about 15 minutes.  After the jam I broke down the setup and then went to happy hour.  After happy hour we went home, had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.  Tuesday I had a calendar meeting at 9:00 with the Silver Seekers.  After that meeting I had a 10:30 appointment with the dermatologist to take out the stiches on my forehead.  The incision has healed nicely and the stiches came out with only a couple being scabbed over and harder to get to.  After the appointment I went home and just did some chores and relaxed around the house for the rest of the day.  I went to happy hour, Jackie stayed home since she had a “jammie” day.  We had dinner later and watched TV for the rest of the night.

Wednesday, October 22nd, Jackie had a 10:00 appointment with her doctor to get some more Novocain shots in the back of her neck for the headaches she has been getting for quite a while.  The last time was in April and she hasn’t had any headaches of that type until the last few weeks.  She was only in there about half an hour, getting the shots and talking to the doctor about other issues.  After the doctor we went back home.  Jackie went to play Pokeno at 1:00, I didn’t have guitar practice because most of my Wednesday group was at the jam on Monday, so they cancelled Wednesday’s session.  I spent the afternoon in the office doing some work and playing.  Thursday, we left the park about 10:30 and drove the 40 miles west to Shoshone, California, to spend the day with the park’s camping group, the Lucky Rollers.  They had eight people in six rigs that have been out there since Monday.  There was another six people, including us, that came out today.  We had a nice lunch, then had the raffle drawing, where we won a bottle of 100 proof vodka.  Yea!  They then had the club meeting where it was decided that, due to the number of club members who no longer had RVs and didn’t go to camp outs, and the apathy on the part of many of the other club members regarding camp outs, the club was going to go in inactive status for 2026, reporting the same officers and members to the Escapees National club, but not doing any formal campouts or having any meetings.  We would continue the monthly dine-outs, but just as social events.  After the meeting we had an afternoon of talking and playing games.  At 5:00 we had a pot luck dinner that was very good.  At 6:30 we packed up our stuff and left, getting home by just a little after 7:00.  We spent the rest of the evening with the TV.

Friday, October 24th, I had a luncheon in the clubhouse with the Board and the employees of the park.  This BOD has tried to do this at least quarterly to keep open communications between all of the Board and the employees.  We had sub sandwiches and sides and a nice discussion with the employees.  After the meeting I went back home and we spent the rest of the day working around the house and relaxing.  We went to Bingo at 6:00, Jackie won one game, I didn’t get anything – again!  After Bingo we went home and watched TV until it was time for bed.  Saturday we went out about noon and went to El Jefe’s for lunch, then ran some errands.  We also got out annual Covid booster shot.  We had to go to CVS instead of Walgreens because Walgreens only had the Piezer vaccine and CVS only has the Moderna vaccine.  All our previous Covid shots have been the Moderna, so we to stick with it.  After we got home, we just spent the rest of the day relaxing.  

Sunday, October 26th, this was a stay at home day.  I didn’t have any reaction to the Covid shot, but Jackie was feeling tired and kind of poopy.  She always has a mild reaction to the Covid vaccine.  We spent the entire day just relaxing with the TV.  Monday, we had lunch at the clubhouse, the Silver Seekers had ordered Subway sandwiches for lunch.  We had a half sub and chips for $3 each.  After lunch my friend Len came over, and we played guitar for an hour or so.  We spent the rest of the day relaxing around the house.  We went to happy hour, then came home for dinner and another night with the TV.

Tuesday, October 28th, our housecleaner came at 10:00 and I went over to the clubhouse to work with my friend Don on the Zoom system.  We bought a new computer a couple of weeks ago and are having some sound issues.  After working with it for about an hour and a half we finally had it working properly.  Spent the rest of the day around the house.  Wednesday, I had a short Board meeting at 1:00 and Jackie played Pokeno at 1:00 also.  After the meeting I went home and did some office work and relaxed.  We went to happy hour, then went home for dinner and relaxed with the TV until bedtime.

Thursday, October 30th, Jackie had a 1:00 mani and I took her so we could run some errands afterwards.  We went grocery shopping and made a couple other stops before heading home.  We went to the clubhouse at 7:00 for a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Although I am familiar with the movie, I have never actually seen it, nor has Jackie.  A dozen or so Members of the park are big fans and went to a lot of work to set up the “shadow cast”, which is live actors that play out many of the scenes from the movie as they are showing on the screen.  They also had all the props for use at various points in the movie where fans of the movie throw stuff and yell stuff.  We had probably 50 people in the audience, and it was a great night.  We got home about 9:00, watched a little TV and went to bed.  Friday was Halloween.  I went over to the clubhouse after lunch and got all my

equipment set up to do music and karaoke at the party tonight.  Jackie made a pot of pea soup for the potluck tonight as well.  At 4:00 they had a parade of costumes that went all through the park.  We were in our golf cart for that and had a good time.  The pot luck was great and we had about 60 people in attendance, with lots of food.  About 6:00 or so we started to the music and had a great dance party, interspersed with the occasional karaoke singer.  The party went until 9:00, and probably lasted longer than that, but I stopped the music and went home.  It was really a great time.  We watched a little bit of TV, then went to bed.

That is it for October.  We will get this online and start the next month’s diary.  Until next time, be careful but have fun.

September in Pahrump - Summer is Finally Waning

Hello, welcome back.  Our last chapter concluded on Sunday, August 31^st while we were at home in Pahrump.  Monday, the 1^st of September, is an important anniversary for us as it is the day in 1998 that I moved to Indio, California from Phoenix to be with Jackie and start our new life together.  Today was also Labor Day, being the first Monday in September.  We had a holiday BBQ in the Clubhouse, and I was the fry cook, making hamburgers and hot dogs for about 40 people.  We had a really good time and visited with friends and neighbors.  After the BBQ we went home and spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing.  We did go to happy hour, then came home for dinner and another night with the TV.

Tuesday, September 2^nd, 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 4^th, 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 6^th, 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 8^th, 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 10^th, 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 11^th, 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 12^th, 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 14^th, 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 16^th, 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 18^th, 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 20^th, 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 22^nd, 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 24^th, 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 26^th, 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 28^th, 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 30^th, 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.

August in Pahrump - Spotty Monsoons

Hello again.  Our last chapter concluded on July 31^st, while we were enduring the desert summer in Pahrump.  Friday, August 1^st, Jackie went out in the afternoon with her friend Lenita to have lunch and go to their new manicurist to make appointments.  They both had gone to one that was leaving and moving to the Reno area.  I stayed home and did chores and office work.

Saturday, August 2^nd, Jackie went to the clubhouse at 10:00 to play cards.  I also went to the clubhouse where Don Klein and I installed our old TV.  We bought a new Vizio smart 4k HD tv and I donated the old one to the park.  It was a 50 inch, a little larger than the one we replaced.  I spent the afternoon relaxing and playing games.  We went to happy hour, then came home and watched TV until bedtime.  Sunday, our Funday was basically staying home since we had no plans.  We did go to the ice cream social at 2:00 and they had banana splits.  Yum.  We went home, had dinner, then spent the rest of the night with the TV. 

Monday, August 4^th, I had a 9:00 Board meeting, which only went about 10 minutes.  We just had to meet to approve some expenses.  After lunch we went out and did some shopping and ran errands.  After we got home, we had dinner then spent the night with the TV.  Tuesday, our house cleaner came at 10:00.  I did some office work while she was here.  We spent the whole day at home.  Went to happy hour then had dinner and spent the evening with the TV. 

Wednesday, August 6^th, was the typical mid-week activities, Jackie playing Pokeno, me going to the music jam.  We went to happy hour, then came home, had dinner and watched TV for the rest of the night.  Thursday, Jackie went to play cards at 10:00, then she later went to a mani appointment.  I had a dentist appointment at 4:00.  Back in March the four-tooth bridge that I have in my upper jaw got loose and I was pretty sure that I broke the tooth on one side that holds the bridge.  I went to the dentist that we were going to and after seeing him, getting examined, and sent home with only a “we’ll call you when your insurance clears” talk, I decided that they didn’t know what the hell they were talking about and I called my old dentist, EZ Dental, which we left a year ago because Jackie didn’t like them.  I never had a problem, so I called and they got me in Today.  I was there for almost four hours, they ended up pulling both of the teeth which had held the bridge.  The one I thought broke clean through, the other was cracked on one side and could no longer be used to even support a single crown.  So, after pulling the two teeth, getting impressions, and X-rays, I finally left about 7:45.  I had a little pain, so I took some ibuprofen when I went to bed.  Quite the day.

Friday, August 8^th, this would have been my mother’s 99^th birthday.  We went out for a late lunch and then came home in time to go to a late happy hour and then Bingo.  Jackie won one card, I didn’t get anything.  After Bingo we went home and watched TV until bedtime.  Saturday Jackie had her ladies luncheon at El Jefe’s, and I was supposed to go with the Men’s group, but not having any front or top teeth, I couldn’t eat or chew much, so I skipped the luncheon.  I just stayed home, did some chores and relaxed.  We went to happy hour, then came home and had dinner.  Soup for me.  We watched TV until bedtime.

Sunday, August 10^th, for Sunday-Funday we just went out and did some shopping.  Since I can’t have any real solid food, we didn’t have any special meals.  We hung around the house most of the day, staying cool, and then watched TV until bedtime.  Monday, we went to the Dry Creek Saloon for lunch with Sharon, Ashily and Jake.  I went along since they said they had soup.  Turns out they don’t have soup, but they did have crab cakes which I could manage to eat and they were pretty good.  After that we went home and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.  In the evening we watched TV and went to bed. 

Tuesday, August 12^th, we left to go into Las Vegas about 11:00 or so.  Jackie had an appointment with a Sinus Relief doctor.  She has been getting a lot of sinus headaches lately and wanted to be checked out.  She was only in the office for about 20 minutes, then came out and said the doctor told here there was nothing wrong with her sinuses.  Oh well.  We stopped a Panera Bread for lunch since they have soups.  We had a nice lunch, then headed back over the hill to home.  We skipped happy hour and just spent the rest of the night with the TV.  Wednesday, I went to my guitar practice in the afternoon and Jackie went to Pokeno.  We went to happy hour and then spent the night with the TV.

Thursday, August 14^th, I had a Town Hall meeting at 9:00, then a Budget Committee meeting at 10:00.  I spent the rest of the day just doing chores and office work.  Friday,  I went into the Dentist’s office at 9:00 to get my new upper partial.  Turns out the lab forgot one tooth.  They sent me home and had me come back at 4:30 while they sent the partial back to the lab for a quick fix.  I spent the day at home, then went back at 4:30 and was happy to have working teeth again.  Yea.  Jackie had  ladies lunch in the afternoon.  We spent the rest of the night with the TV.

Saturday, August 16^th, Jackie had a haircut at 1:00, I had a meeting with a couple of Board members at 2:00.  After that I went to the Clubhouse and set up my sound equipment for tonight’s Elvis Memorial Day party.  Apparently,

August 16^th is the day Elvis died.  We had a pot luck at 5:00 and I started music and karaoke at 6:00.  Our friends Tom and Phylis came over for the karaoke.  We had a number of singers and kept the party going until 8:00.  Right after the party I had to do my first tour on Security.  After that we watched a little TV and went to bed.  Sunday, we pretty much stayed home.  We went to the ice cream social for a birthday celebration for our friend Joyce.  I had another tour of security, but mostly we just watched TV and relaxed.

Monday, August 18^th, I had a 10:00 meeting on irrigation.  I don’t know anything about landscaping or irrigation, I only came because I am on the Board.  After the meeting we went out and ran some errands and had lunch.  When we came home we spent the rest of the day and evening around the house.  I had to do my security tour at 8:00.  Tuesday, I had a calendar meeting with the Silver Seekers at 9:00.  I spent most of the rest of the day in the shed doing office work.  I had my last tour of security for the month, then we watched TV until bedtime.

Wednesday, August 20^th, Jackie had Pokeno in the afternoon and I went for guitar practice.  In the afternoon we went out and ran some errands.  We had dinner and spent the night with the TV.  Thursday, Jackie had cards at 10:00 and I just did chores and played for the afternoon.  We had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Friday, August 22^nd, we went out for a late lunch at Terrible’s Casino and then stayed and played a while.  We went to Bingo at 5:30.  Jackie won one pot, I didn’t win again.  We went home and watched TV for the rest of the night.  Saturday, was a stay at home day.  Sunday was also mostly a stay at home day.  We did go out for groceries in the afternoon, then came home and played some cards.  We watched TV for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Monday, August 25^th, Jackie went out to lunch with her friend Rebecca at noon.  I went to play guitar at 1:00.  It seems the group I play with has decided to jam on Mondays now.  After we were both home we went to happy hour, then came home, had dinner and watched TV.  Tuesday, we had mostly a stay at home day.  We had an appointment at our attorney’s office regarding our car crash last December.  We are finally settling with the other parties insurance and had to sign off on the releases.  It will be a couple weeks until we actually see any money, but we are hoping for a reasonable amount after attorneys’ fees and medical costs.  We went home to happy hour, then came home for dinner and another night with the TV.

Wednesday, August 27^th, Jackie went to play Pokeno at 1:00.  I did some office work on some Co-op stuff.  We skipped happy hour and just had dinner, then spent the night with the TV.  Thursday Jackie had a mani at 1:00.  After she got home she made a chili relleno casserole for the pot luck this afternoon.  The potluck is “Breakfast for dinner” themed.  We went to the clubhouse about 4:30 for the 5:00 potluck.  There was a lot of good food and we had a nice early dinner.  After the potluck we went back home and watched TV until it was time for bed.

Friday, August 29^th, we went out about 1:00 or so and had a late lunch at what used to be the Pourhouse Restaurant, but is now rebranded as Steelbound Brew house.  Unfortunately, the new brewery has been finished almost a year now and is still not open because of bureaucracy in the County.  The food is still the same as it was when it was the Pourhouse, mostly Indian food, but with some American stuff, like really good pizza, thrown in.  I had pizza, Jackie had lamb Tika Marsala.  Both were very good and we took leftovers home.  After lunch we went to the laundromat across the street, for the first time in over a year.  Since we got our new trailer two years ago we don’t go to the laundromat because we have our own washer and dryer.  We can’t do our heavy comforter though, so we have to go to the laundromat to do it.  While the comforter was washing I took the car to the Dodge dealership for a free car wash.  After I got back we put the comforter in the dryer and waited.  When it was done we went home and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening watching TV.  Saturday, Jackie played cards in the morning.  After that it was mostly a stay at home day.

Sunday, August 31^st, the last day of August.  We went out at about 2:00 and met our friends Linda and Jim Sullivan at the Dry Creek Saloon for lunch.  They had advertised that from 1:00 to 9:00 on Saturday everything on the menu was half price as a celebration of Labor Day.  We had a really nice lunch with drinks and everything for about $40.  After we were done, we went home and went to happy hour.  We then went home and watched TV for the rest of the night.  That is, it for this month.  Time to get published.  Be good.