Christmas blanket is almost done.

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Today's projects:

1) PLANNED: Grocery Run. I've not been overly happy with Ken's Thousand Isle Dressing lately so bought a bottle of Kraft today. Not expecting miracles, but it can't be much blander.

2) UN-PLANNED: Relieving myself after lunch, the toilet tank activation handle broke due to age and erosion. Made a second town run, to Home Depot to buy a replacement handle.

3) UN-PLANNED: Remove old tank handle & install new handle. I swear it came with about as useless a set of instructions as can be imagined. In the end I pretty much winged it via trial and error. Luckily this ain't rocket science. Smashed my thumb good hammering in the new handle. Very tight fit. Boy did it hurt. No lasting harm done, it seems. <knock on wood> Yeah, I'm lazy and a first class procrastinator. But even I don't dawdle overlong when the toilet doesn't flush.

4) PLANNED: Signed up for 2019 Dental and Vision plans. I was very nervous about this, having had the same excellent Dental Program since the mid 90s. But the government in its wisdom decided to do away with it, forcing us military retirees to go elsewhere. As to Vision Care, I lost that several years back with the switch from Tricare Prime to Tricare for Life. I just hope I made the right choices.

Today's project: Cardiology Appointment

This was a long scheduled periodic check-up type appointment, little more than a formality since I had nothing sinister to report. It's also the last day I'm allowed to take my daily (generic) Plavix dose until after next Thursday's Colonoscopy. That too is, so far as I know, nothing more than a formality though something might be unearthed during the procedure. Despite my many health complaints I've always had a rock solid digestive system that never gives me a lick of trouble.

I've not yet written/sent my annual Holiday Season letter. I'm down to three old military friends who get the same generic letter. (My brother gets a card.) Laziness is my only excuse. This year's letter will be short of sweet. Likely no more than a paragraph wishing them well.

Also need to get my bro a present. That's normally easy, but I'm thinking for once to get him what for me is an expensive gift...a new TV. His might have gone belly-up within the past week. It is an ancient 23" tube set he's had many decades. If it's given up the ghost I'm much more savvy on modern TVs than he, so will likely be able to get a better TV for a better price that he would. Neither he nor I can afford super good stuff, but he doesn't need more than at most 1080p, cable connection, and maybe an extra connector or two. Doesn't need SMART capability though it's lack might be hard to find this day and age. Doesn't have to be all that large either, though I hope to convince to go at least 32". This assumes he hasn't already bought a replacement. I won't find out until we touch bases at the end of the week.

Yesterday's projects:
1) At long last wash and dry clothes at Laundromat.
2) Grocery Run to include picking up meds and diet needed as prep for Thursday's Colonoscopy.

I procrastinated way too long between Laundromat visits. In consequence, I had eight loads to wash. Basically, almost the entirety of my wearable wardrobe. Plus bed linen and tons of handkerchiefs.

My plan was to drive straight to the laundromat. Once done there I'd swing by Walmart for food and Colonoscopy stuff. In between I might pay a quick visit to my brother to check out his TV situation.

Only, things didn't work out as planned.

Backing out of the driveway my passenger side windows were so fogged I couldn't see if the coast was clear. Lowered the front passenger window. Backed onto the street. Attempted to raise the window. Nothing happened. That window was stuck in its lowered position. I altered my plans, adding swinging by our local auto repair shop after putting away groceries. I later realized more change was needed. I couldn't let my car set in Walmart's lot with its rear seat area full of clothes and a window down. Ended up doing laundry, driving home to drop off said laundry, driving to the Auto Shop to touch bases, driving to Walmart for groceries, returning home, putting away groceries, eating lunch, and finally putting away laundry. My brother showed up for a visit at the tail end of all this.

Today's projects are simple. Drop car off at the local repair shop (already done). Hopefully pick it up with working passenger side window by day's end.

Tomorrow's projects will be to follow day-before colonoscopy instructions, and find out the exact time I need to check in on Thursday.

As to the colonoscopy, I highly doubt anything will be found amiss. Despite my many health complaints I've always had a rock-solid digestive system. But ya never know.

Christmas blanket is almost done.

https://imgur.com/a/PnriWfM

Today's main project is to survive on chicken broth and water, and drink gods-awful NuLytely liquid in prep for tomorrow's Colonoscopy. Boy is there a LOT of NuLytely to drink. Boy does it taste bad!

I buy Ken's, because all the other salad dressings here are bland as crap, or taste like Mayo mixed with something else.

Ranch doesn't exist, the Italians are all full of too much sugar (low fat dressings are always full of sugar) and just taste awful.

So I practically live on Ken's Caesar and Italian.

Bless your heart! And you still got all of that done! That is pretty amazing; I think I'd have had to let some of that be put off for another day, lol. You must be tenacious! (I'm not, the first kink in the day usually makes me put EVERYTHING off till tomorrow,

It's done. Bro's TV is up and running. Took long enough! Had to rearrange part of his bedroom in the process. Also, instructions were so vague it took quite some time before I figured out how to bypass the internet setup screen (which is where the TV defaulted to) and get to the cable-box and other connection options. Once we got that far the rest was smooth sailing.

For a $200US 1080p 40" TV the picture's not half bad. Certainly far and away better than the tube set it replaces.

WOOOOOOOOOOT !!! Now your Brother will be spoiled by the huge screen, lol.