Old Mother Ashby wrote:

>
> >Well isn't that special. I suppose we could all provide minute by minute
> >accounts of what we did all day today, but you would probably find it every
> >bit as interesting as we found this.
> >
> >>
> Oh come on, don't be such a Grumpy Old Man. I know it's Friday arvo and
> all that (well it is in Melbourne), but there's no need to take it out
> on other people. Remember what your mother said about if you can't say
> anything nice...

Friday makes no difference to me. I am retired.

> Personally I quite enjoy "slice of life" posts. A lot of Michael's post
> was rather exotic - summer sausage and Triscuits are new to me. On the
> other hand, a lot of it was comfortingly familiar - we all have to take
> the cat to the vet from time to time.

Oh I am sure that slices of life can be interesting. A minute by minute account
of one's day and the big shopping decisions generally aren't worth sharing with
the world.

> Just consider yourself lucky that I don't decide to treat you to a
> complete account of what I did today. I mean, the parking fairy granted
> me a space just about where I wanted one, I had my usual latte and scram
> with ham and polenta at Cafe Sweethearts, I buggered up the Sudoku, when
> we got home the Hindlemobile was unnaccountably parked in the number two
> spot, there were four messages two of which were duds - and that was
> just before lunch. I will not continue, you are probably already comatose...

Well let's see. It's 11 am. I as awakened by a telephone call at 8:45. I laid in
bed and listened to a radio program about the Moslem outrage over Danish cartoons
that pictured a guy named Mohammed. I got up and made some oatmeal for
breakfast. Then I toasted a couple pieces of Italian bread and ate them with
butter and honey. I made myself a latte and sat down to read my email, check out
news groups, read some online newspapers and do the cryptogram and three
crossword puzzles.

In a few minutes I am going to get dressed and go out to run some errands. I have
to go to the liquor store to get some rum for my wife and maybe to the video
store. Then I will go to the Y gym. I will so on the cross trainer for 15-20
minutes, then visit the weight stations on my program. Following that I will walk
a mile, but if there is lane swimming I may go down to the pool and do 1000m.
Then will stop at Tim Hortons for a coffee, read a newspaper and do the crossword
puzzle. The next stop will be the grocery store. I need to get some fresh meat
or fish for tonight, something nice for Sunday, maybe some chicken wings for
Saturday night, and I need some fruit and vegetables.

I can post more when I get back so that you know how I made out.

:-)