SATURDAY

Excluding the temporary lapse of my laptop, it was a fun day. I took the bus to Danny's Deli to meet Noreen for lunch, but before that, stopped at The Bargain Box and bought two nice tops and some drinking glasses. 

As always, I enjoyed Noreen's company, but her obsession with Trump--and what a horror he is--is  a little unnerving. Noreen is 91 and says she sees no reason to go on living because of him. However, I steeered the conversation away from D.C. and its problems and we talked about other things. Lunch was good, as usual--I had a vegetarian buritto and Noreem a salmon bowl--we also endulged in an IPA for me and champagne for her.

Said goodbye about 2:00 and bused home. Got in for the last half hour of dime Bingo and borrowed money to play. Luckily, I won one, so was able to repay from that.

Called Ellen and that dear girl walked me through getting the laptop back in working order. I don't know what I'd do without her and I never want to find out. 

Dinner with Kathie, LaVerne, and Denise, with whom I had a lively discussion about the Internet and our difficulty (in some instances) in handling computer-related things. Surprisingly, Denise, although at 79 she's younger than the three others at the table, was most bothered by it. 

I didn't sleep well last night, but after getting up twice was able to go back; just got up at 7:30. 

FRIDAY

The scales registered plus .04 at home and plus .08 at T.O.P.S. for respective weights of 140.2 and 141.2. That isn't good, but what is, is that I'm am determined to take off the damn weight or die trying. To that end when I had lunch with Kathie and Keith, I specified a half order of the chicken Tinga and that was plenty enough for me.

Went to Happy Hour at 2:00 to see the Dynatmic Duo, one--rather, two--of my favorites. Sat with Denise and greatly enjoyed it. Back to my place after, I turned on the AC and played some games on the laptop. Productive activities? No, but so what? 

Dinner with LaVerne and Denise, then Ray joined us. He's quite a character and I don't know how much of his confusion is put on and how much legit. We have a running joke--or it could be factual--that he doesn't remember my name from one day to the next--calls me everything from "Ruth" to "Mary Rose" to "Rosemarie." In retaliation, I call him "Ferdinand" or "Fernando." He's fun to be with, though, and the four of us enjoyed each other.

Finally, thanks to Ellen, I got this laptop running again and now, almost 4:00 pm on Saturday, willl publish this entry.

THURSDAY AND GOOD NEWS

 Slept wonderfully well and didn't get up until 7:15. Did my usual morning activities--this blog, Wordle, Connections, and Blossom--then took two loads of wash to the laundry room. I guess I could have put them all in one, but decided not to chance a wetter. Once I transferred them to the dryer, I decided to go for broke, and put in a white wash. 

I then went to Bone Builders at 10:15. After the hour-long session, I retrieved the dry load and put the washed load in the dryer; then it was lunchtime. Ate with Kathie and LaVerne, later going to dime Bingo at 2:00. After late, I went to retreive my white wash and found that it was not in the dryer, but somebody's sheets were! My wash was nowhere to be seen and I reported that to the office. Later, I checked again and there was my wash in the dryer! Sonebody must have removed it, dried his or her sheets, then replaced mine. Weird, but I have the whites, so will just forget it.*

Dinner with Kathie, Denise, and Carol. We had had beef Stroganoff for lunch and this was turkey salad on a croissant and it was delicious.  

*Good grief, except for what I have on, every item of clothing and cloth I have is clean!

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The good news? Ellen sent me an email, which included these words: 

Hi mom,   I just got a call from Cabrillo Cardiology. They said that yesterday's tests were "fine" and that "there was nothing to worry about." But they do still want us to go see Dr. Fong on Friday, July 17.

YAY, YAY, AND HAPPY DAY!

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WEDNESDAY AND BE STILL, MY HEART...

Okay, the stress test wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, although it was no walk in the park, either. Ellen picked me up at 9:00 and we got there early for the ten o'clock appointment. Taken in by medical technician (I think) Mike, I was given a series of tests and shots and so on, plus I was seated on a big kind of recliiner, which took pictures of my heart. All that took a few hours and I was then released for a time, told I could now eat anything I wanted, and we went to the Wood Ranch for lunch. I had a hamburger and a yummy IPA, then we went to Wal-Mart. I stayed in the car while Ellen got what we needed--paper products in my case--and I tried to nap, but couldn't.

We were to return to Cabrillo Cardiology at 2:10, which we did, then I was subjected to several more procedures. They didn't include the treadmill; instead, they went to the alternative, a "five minutre infusion of Adenosine." I wouldn't have minded the treadmill, but the other was okay.

I was finally discharged about 3:30 and we got home at 4:00. El stayed to chat for just a bit, then we said goodbye and I went down to dinner.  I didn't see any of those with whom I sit most often, so joined Julie. Denise sat with us, also, and we had some fun conversation.

Lorraine, my old friend from So-Fi called after dinner and we caught up with each other's lives. She and her husband moved to Camarillo a year or so ago and I haven't seen her since, but we keep in touch. 

After, I stopped in to see Mindy and she said a meeting in the multi-purpose room had been cancelled, so she'd have a session of dime Bingo today at 1:30--yay!  I had taken this from the Veritas Theatre when we did the tribute for Carol and think I'll take it with me just to amuse my fellow Bingo fanatics:

I have no idea how this could possibly be staged 😜! 

TUESDAY

Went to Bone Builders at 10:15; p.t. Marilyn wasn't there, but Elaine and Raoul led the group. Went almost directly to lunch after and ate with Kathie, LaVerne, and Bea. I left at 1:00, in order to "attend" the Second Act Players Zoom meeting arranged last week. Six of the ten founding  members were there and Suzy and Bob acted as leaders. They'll probably be the movers and shakers of the group, which is just fine with me. Both have had more than local experience--Suzy with her trio on paid gigs nd Bob in movies, television, and stage appearences.  I want to send them some of my plays to see what might be staged by our group. Went from there to dime Bingo and, incredibly, won three games; now I've replenished my dimes. 

I read over the instructions from Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group where--AAGH!--I'll get a "Myocardial Perfusion Scan," which I guess is a stress test, in a few hours. Ellen's picking me up at 9:00 and the appointment's at 10:00. I can't have caffeine for 24 hours, which is the worse news for me.

Had dinner with Kathie and Denise; Keith joined us late. Back home, I washed my hair with my shower, then thought I'd simply sleep soundly....

I didn't. I awoke at 1:45 and couldn't get back. I did stay in bed until now, 6:00 am, and will try taking an hour or so nap before Ellen picks me up at 9:00. I think my sleeplessness is due to worry over the damn stress test I'm facing in a few hours. 

MONDAY

Suzanne came over with the Temu (I think, not sure) package which had been left at my old apartment. I was annoyed that it contained the same flowers I had ordered before, as well as a top I haven't tried on yet. But okay, I'm not going to go into my obsessed mode; the flowers were inexpensive and I'll just keep them. 

I stopped in to the multi-purpose room to tell Jacquie I was sorry to have missed balance class; will go next time. Hungry, I heated up the last of my cabbage/onion dish and had that for a kind of breakfast. 

Lunched with Kathie and LaVerne. The entree was beef stew, but I try to avoid red meat, so got a hot dog. After, I mostly just played around on the laptop, then took a nap.

Had dinner with the regulars, Kathie, LaVerne, and Keith. We're comfortable with each other and have some good rapport. That doesn't include our varying attitudes about the military and "patriotism," but that's okay--we just generally avoid the topic. 

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

SATURDAY:  Went down to lunch with Kathie, LaVerne, and Bea, then as scheduled, Ellen picked me up at 1:30 and drove me to her place in Ojai. I had a little Margarita while she had lunch, then took a short nap. Greg came over for dinner and it was yummy: curry chili with veggies and beans. We ate on the side porch, a wonderfully serene place which I always liked. El cleaned up while Greg and I chatted, then we left for the fireworks at the high school:

                                                        

Back at El's, we said goodbye to Greg, then sat down for a satisfying--but as ever, cutthroat--of gin rummy; El won, but only by a very slim margin.   All rigtht, I have NO IDEA why the following is being underlined, but I can't seem to modifty it.Later, when I previewed the post, I got the underlining off, but now, it's printed in red. Okay, I just am not going to deal with it--it's still readable, anyway.

Didn't get to bed until after midnight--incrediby late for me--and slept like a stone. 

SUNDAY:

Up at 9:00--also very late for me, but I needed the sleep--and after a light breakfast, I packed up and we left for my place. I got in just before noon, so in time for lunch. Sat with Kathie, LaVerne, Pat, and someone I hadn't met before, Richard. The latter's lived her for four years, longer than most I know, had lost his wife last year. I liked him and we had some good talk.

Back upstairs, I found the skillet and lid I had ordered at my door, I'm happy to record. I'll ask Ellen to put the handle on and will try it out shortly. Also got a notice that my Temu ordered had been delivered--however, they sent a picture of it at the door of my former apartment in So-Fi. I called Suzanne, who lives next door and she retreived it and will drop it off today. It's wonderful to have good neighbors, past and present. 

Had dinner with new acquaintance Richard, then Keith and Pat joined us. I didn't feel like the pork loin entree, so had a turkey burger. 

I still don't know how to remove the underlining above and will just skip trying, as it's still readable, anyway.