maybe this time

      SUNDAY 3/29/2020 10:25 AM--it took awhile, it always does, but I started and finished an application to CVS...as for the rest of the day, I think we're going to the dog park after Lunch...and I expect to take a nap after that...
5:26 PM-I took a cat nap, had lunch and then we went out to the dog park… After we came back from the dog park I took another cat nap and now I’m getting ready to have dinner…There’s nothing on TV to look forward to this evening…I guess I can watch Star Trek tonight, even though it’s not a very exciting episode IMO... And I have a book to finish…
MONDAY 3/30/2020 7:49 AM--I don't think I like NOT knowing what my day will be like...some planning ahead is a good thing...so is being flexible...I think it's time I do some laundry...
4:30 PM--and that's what I'm doing...not all the dirty clothes, but some of them...Dianne is still going somewhere tonight to do that sleep study...as far as we know, that is...
11 PM--she's been gone since 8 PM...I plan to sleep in her bed...I took a shower just like I promised I would...I think the adrenalin rush of doing the video has perked me up, so I should try to avaoid sugar if at all possible...I don't see myself going to bed before 1 AM, and I'm OK with that I think...
TUESDAY 12:08 AM--I might not make it to 1 AM after all...

hoping to celebrate soon

            THURSDAY 3/26/2020 9 AM--IF I determine that I don't have the virus (c'mon Saturday) I just might cook up a video to celebrate that...a solo/acoustic version of the infamous LCB "E medley"...First I'll make a list of songs; I can remember most of the song titles...and if by some chance I include songs we didn't do, so what? Then the question might be WHEN can I do this?
5:48 PM--still looking to Sunday...dunno if I'm gonna put the video on youTube...if I can, I will...I haven't done THAT in a long time...I expect it to be visually boring, but I don't care...
6:55 PM--spaghetti for dinner, REAL spaghetti, not canned...Dianne made it...tomorrow, I/we might have to go out for ice and milk...and soda...
8:12 PM--tonight I gonna find out what FOUR Xanax will do for me and to me...
8:40 PM--I think it's kicking in now...Somehow, *I* dunno how, I've disabled the kitchen TV... and I can't get it back--a good reason to take four Xanax IMO...surely, I'll sleep good tonight...
9:11 PM--plus two or three high blood pressure pills...
 FRIDAY 3/27/2020 10:05 AM--about 90 minutes ago I went to Giant and bought stuff...*I* got the last three diet root beers,   TWO bags of "Easter Eggs" which areWhoppers with a shell...two boxes of Entemann's donuts, milk, bread and hamburger rolls...Because the kitchen TV stopped working on my watch *I* had to talk with Verizon...they walked me thru re-programming the Fios buttons...it took a couple of tries, but (crosses fingers) it seems to be working again...just about the best thing to happen so far today...
7:39 PM--Other than the first line, I wrote a coronavirus song, to the tune of MR. TAMBOURINE MAN...I'm gonna try to record it tomorrow--maybe...I'll probably use Dylan's arrangement because it's easier to sing...that's not the celebration video, but a dress rehearsal for it...from what little research I just did, it would seem that uploading vids to youTube is way easier than it used to be...
SATURDAY 3/28/2020 9:35 AM--my coronovirus song is on youTube and FB...the other Project will wait...I think it's been 15 days since I stood next to a guy who had/has the virus and allegedly knew that when we were standing onstage together...it wasn't just the two of us onstage either...
9:19 PM--I was supposed to get my new watch from Amazon today; I got it yesterday...doing online research, I get the feeling I won't be getting that $1200 check from the Gov't after all...rats...

no cabin fever--yet, no symptoms either--yet

           TUESDAY 3/24/2020 9:09 PM--still stuck in the house...it doesn't bother me yet...I don't feel like doing anything anyway, except sleeping...but my body only needs so much sleep, however much that is...generally, I don't feel like going to bed before 11 PM or so...the plan for tomorrow is to go to CVS early in the morning...there may be a bit more shopping to do...I think it's supposed to rain for most of the day...
9:47 PM--tried this morning to get an appointment with Dr. Borelli...I was on hold for about five minutes, accomplished nothing...will try again on Wednesday...I guess we'll be doing the session by phone, or Skype or Zoom or something...
WEDNESDAY 3/25/2020 8:40 AM--a friend of mine says he has the virus...I stood onstage next to the guy on 3/13...a couple of days AFTER that he got on a plane and flew home...Dianne says SHE'S not worried that I caught it from him, it's likely that he caught it on the plane ride home...we'll see...he says he's OK so far...
2 PM--but what if he got it on the plane on the way OVER here? it's also possible that he caught it AFTER he landed in the US..he did two gigs before I sat in with him...I can't/won't start to worry before this Sunday...seriously considering prayer--for me and Ray...
5PM-Ray looks like he has it and he believes he has it...I don’t know if *I* have it...OR even worse, if I’ve given it to Dianne...won’t know until at least Saturday...
8:13 PM--trying not to eat out of boredom, but there's hardly anything else to do, besides (not quite) watching TV, and keeping an eye on Flakebook...
10:33 PM--did something just now I hadn't done in awhile...no not THAT...I converted a video to an Mp3...First I checked to make sure I didn't already have it, then I went and got it...
11:28 PM--not yet counting the hours until Friday...This is from the World Health Organization:

    Most estimates of the incubation period for COVID-19 range from 1-14 days, most commonly around five days. These estimates will be updated as more data become available.

So maybe I'm worrying for nothing...The 14th day is Saturday...

I can't explain it

             SATURDAY 3/21/2020 11:35 PM--it's probably a  waste of time, but I sometimes (like now) wonder why I don't hear from people on Flakebook that I once thought of as my friends; it's quite a list--Larry M., Bill G., Shelly W., Mark L., Roger C., to name five...there may be two or three more...it makes me very sad...those five have FB accounts as far as I know...there are other people from my past I would like to reconnect with, but they apparently don't wanna re-connect with me...and of course there are those reunions that didn't go well...I still wish they had gone better...
SUNDAY 3/22/2020 10:40 AM--I think DIANNE has come down with "cabin fever"...we're gonna go to the Poolesville dog park--I haven't found any evidence yet to suggest that it's closed...
1:21 PM--got back from the dog park about 30 minutes ago...had a pretty good time, chatting with a Musician while the dogs romped around...should be napping in about an hour..
4:30 PM--I uninstalled an app that *I* think was fighting with another app for control of my laptop...they are/were both allegedly virus fighters...maybe it's a coincidence but the laptop seems to be working better than it has been...maybe I don't need a new one after all...that would save me a lot of money...
9:24 PM--still just hanging around the house, and NOT hating it...
9:55 PM--on the other hand, we're planning to go to Giant during the new "Senior Hours", between 6-8 AM...I should/might buy some food, I just don't yet know what I'm gonna get...I should make a list...I know I'm gonna spend more than my self-imposed $13 daily budget...but I shouldn't have to go to a grocery store for quite a few days...
MONDAY 3/23/2020 7:23 AM--went to the grocery store, got some more food stuff...tried to strike a balance between stocking up and being selfish...I got the last two Giant brand Diet Cream Sodas...Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel as though I shouldn't need to go grocery shopping for at least a week, maybe more...we'll see...for now, if only for a little while, it's back to bed...
12:51 PM--didn't get any additional sleep--yet...hope to be napping in a couple of hours...finishing the meatloaf/potatoes for tonight's Dinner...
9:18 PM--I got my new bank card finally; that's possibly the best thing to happen to me today...I have NO IDEA what's going on tomorrow...I kinda know what's going on on Wednesday, at least in the morning...I still don't feel like reading a book or playing my guitar, but I don't have cabin fever--yet...

is this the new normal?

     FRIDAY 3/20/2020 8:53 AM--I've just made my third (?) trip to the grocery store since approximately 3/14, which is when I started taking the pandemic seriously...I think just about everyone is taking it seriously now...hopefully Barnaby and Stoney are taking it seriously...there's no reason for the five of us to gather in Butch's basement to shoot a video when nobody's got a place to play...In fact, IMO, anybody who still thinks the pandemic is a hoax or something cooked up by the Democrats is dumber than I thought they were...
3:40 PM--not much of a nap, it gets warm in my room this time of day...got my Dinners planned for the next few days...I have some bread and some hamburger rolls and LOTSA cheese and baloney...plenty of meatloaf, (but w/o mashed potatoes) 3 cans of spaghetti, 2 cans of chicken noodle soup, a frozen fetticine alfredo...I THINK I'll be OK for a week or more, food-wise at least...
5:04 PM-it’s really unfortunate that at that point in time during the day when I feel like doing stuff is when Dianne doesn’t feel like doing stuff… She’s more active in the morning and I am more hypothetically active in the afternoon and evening...In other news, I removed the hair from my face...I should never have tried to trim it myself... and I didn’t get a picture of the goatee or whatever it was...
5:25 PM-I think I MIGHT be ok financially until the next SSA check comes...
9:15 PM--the monthly GEICO payment has been made...the Litz credit payment due on the 23rd has already been made...the Bank credit card payment ($25) is due on April the 7th...maybe I'll do that soon so I won't have to worry about it...
SATURDAY 3/21/2020 4:50 PM--still don't mind being cut off from the rest of the world--there's still the Internet, for better or worse...again, I think I feel this way because I'm depressed...Family Services finally contacted me...I will contact THEM on Monday...And I still believe I have lotsa the essentials on hand...some bread, plenty of cheese and boloney...milk and soda too...out of Klondike bars, but there should be a bit more than a few Fudgesicles...I just paid $50 (twice the minimum) to my Cap One credit card...My daily budget as of NOW is $12 per day, for 25 days...I don't see me spending ANY money until Monday, IF I buy any groceries at that time...I've spent a lot of this captivity in bed...not necessarily sleeping, just daydreaming...about Angela, but not as much as usual...IF the gov't DOES send me $1000, I'll pay off my credit cards, and maybe have some money (not much) left over...
7PM--making the meatloaf dinner felt a bit like a Government Project...I don't yet know how it's gonna taste...
7:27 PM--from start to finish, prepping cooking and eating, it has taken about an HOUR to have the Meatloaf Dinner...I think all I have to do to finish it is simply re-heat it in the microwave, which surely won't take as long as the initial cooking...

Life has gotten worse...but I'm hanging in there...

                      TUESDAY 3/17/2020 8:30 AM-Life in America and all around the world is going to be very different as long as there’s a coronavirus to worry about… I understand grocery store shelves being completely totally out of disinfectant wipes and/or hand sanitizer, but toilet paper and bread?
12:05 PM-went Subway to get Lunch, used the credit card...there’s a guy in the first floor bathroom repairing the floor...I don’t expect to get an afternoon nap, but I’m gonna try anyway, just for laughs...
4:25 PM--suddenly my VEIP emissions test notice is missing...*I* still think Dianne COULD HAVE had something to do with its' disappearance, but of course she says that's not possible...for all I know I may be (very) late...OR I may be really early...I have no idea...
5:43 PM--Over the years, Dianne and I have accumulated a split-level ranch house full of stuff, while WE still live in a townhouse...We're both to blame for that...
9:32 PM--the whole "just stay home" thing is starting to get to me already...but I have things to do tomorrow that will require that I leave the house...including some kinda band function/meeting or something...and a teeny bit of grocery shopping...
WEDNESDAY 3/18/2020 3:25 PM--the guy who put a new floor in the downstairs bathroom and painted it, etc. is a Musician in his neck of the woods--Northeastern Frederick County I think...his band is a metal band...he's a cool guy; he'll be back once the floor is finished...as for my Emissions Test, I don't need to take it--the testing facilities are CLOSED until further notice...Dunno about "worse" but suddenly Life has changed--a LOT...
6:35 PM--dunno why, but I don't have much of an appetite...I'm just eating out of boredom...that's a sign of depression I think...
9:06 PM--hope to be asleep by Midnight...I don't think I have anything going on tomorrow...or for the immediate future for that matter...
THURSDAY 3/19/2020 5PM--not yet coming down with cabin fever...surfing thru Flakebook I found an interesting picture of Angela...she's got a tongue like Gene Simmons...wow...She has been practicing "social distancing " with me for months...The only reason I can think of is that I creeped her out...
8PM-I get paid once a month, on the third Wednesday of the month... So my budget goes from Wednesday to the next Tuesday…The $200 in my pocket should last about twelve days-that’s $16 a day…all I need to buy is food...
10:22 PM--just killing time until bedtime which is close to Midnight...
11:13 PM--with the possible exception of soda, I don't need anything from a grocery store yet...my Gmailbox seems quieter, as does Flakebook...I guess people are finding other things to keep them busy...

some kinda cycle

          SATURDAY 3/14/2020 10:04 AM--I guess I'll spend the day doing next to nothing, recovering from last night's gig...something interesting happened very early this morning...I had certain "feelings", probably directed at Carolyn...I didn't act on those feelings, but now that they're gone, I wish I had...oh well...
            Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, apparently the best thing to do is stay home...I dunno how long it will take to get cabin fever...probably before sundown Sunday...or sundown TODAY...
5:15 PM--yeah, the cabin fever is setting in a little...I almost had an instant gig tonight, but ultimately I don't...and I'm OK with that, although I imagine the money woulda been good...Dianne and I did some work in the basement, organizing (mostly) HER stuff...we're gonna do some more work down there tomorrow...
7:08 PM--trying to stay up as late as possible, I might make to 11 PM...
SUNDAY 3/15/2020 11:34 AM--I made it to about 9 PM, woke up at 1AM, took two Xanax and went back to sleep...woke up at 10 AM and now I'm just killing time until I take my after Lunch nap...
1:12 PM--went to Giant, got some stuff, not too much...spent about $30 bucks...I've got $32 in my pocket to last until Wednesday morning...
9:03 PM--I honestly dunno if the pandemic is getting worse, but the panic seems to be...I won't be surprised if gigs get cancelled...oh well...
MONDAY 3/16/2020 4:48 PM--just about everybody's gigs are getting cancelled...just about EVERYTHING is closed or cancelled...except possibly FHB rehearsal...At least one member of the Band seems to think the media is blowing the pandemic way outta proportion...he is a Chump supporter, only God knows why...
TUESDAY 3/17/2020 NOON-there's a guy here repairing the bathroom floor...I think he's gonna be here again tomorrow...Once he's finished, somebody can re-install the toilet in the downstairs bathroom--I think...

I think I’m screwed

     SATURDAY 3/7/2020 2:55 PM-an expense I hadn’t counted on, Best Buy Geek Squad coverage, is due today, which might leave my checking account nearly empty...stay tuned, it’s gonna get interesting...IF they have already taken the money (and I think they have) then I MIGHT be able to make it to the 18th...that’s eleven days...I’m considering prayer...
        SUNDAY 3/8/2020 12:34 AM--Tonight (in about 90 minutes) we ALL lose an hour's sleep...I went out to record a band using two different tools...the audio from my phone sounds pretty much the same as the audio from my tiny little digital recorder...but any thoughts I have on working on MY Musical projects will have to wait...I've got MAJOR work ahead of me...
MONDAY 3/9/2020 10:32 PM--I'd like to think I pushed back the due date for my car insurance to March the 20th...I really hope so...hoping GEICO will confirm that...that would leave me with $160 dollars to last eight days...UPDATE--GEICO has confirmed that they will take the money on the 20th this one time...I don't think this screw-up will happen again next month--the Geek Squad taking $150 from me only happens once a year--I think...
TUESDAY 3/10/2020 7:28 AM--I thought the clock app on my phone had somehow gotten messed up...now I'm not so sure...maybe it's OK after all...
WEDNESDAY 3/11/2020 8:06 AM--gotta lotta laundry to do...gotta go to CVS to get more laundry detergent...but first I'll stop at the Bank to get some cash...Dianne says (naturally) "Use the Tide pods, I'm not using them--they're good..." So I'll save a few bucks...
10:41 PM--I dunno for sure but I think my singing voice has returned...I could almost do the Snoopy Dance...I'm gonna spend some of tomorrow doing laundry, resting my voice and re-stringing the acoustic...beyond that? who knows?

it can't be Monday, it's going good...so far...

         MONDAY 3/2/2020 1:05 PM--about thirty minutes or so ago, I got the sun visor I ordered...it took maybe five minutes to install...I think it's gonna work the way it's supposed to...I have to take a package to Parcel Plus...maybe I'll do that now...
1:32 PM--just got back from Parcel Plus...the Sun wasn't in my eyes so I'm just guessing that the new visor will work fine...maybe I'll go to the Bank later, I DO need some cash...(whispers) it's a pretty good day so far...
5 PM--it's too cloudy NOW to check the visor and/or go get some cash...oh well...
6 PM--Dianne lost her job today...she still has insurance because her former employer waited until after March 1st...there is severance pay, however much that is...and Unemployment...I expressed an idea that she has expressed to me...working for the Census...
TUESDAY 3/3/2020 9:25 AM--having Dianne around during the day is gonna take getting used to, to put it mildly...it won't be fun...
WEDNESDAY 3/4/2020 9:05 PM--GAC is coming tomorrow to check out the heater/air conditioning unit...after which I'm going with Dianne to one of her doctor's appointments...that doesn't sound like fun to me...I have to get my car's vehicle emissions tested by the 18th, which is two weeks from today...that procedure always causes me considerable anxiety...I wanna get it done ASAP...the cleaning ladies are coming tomorrow; the rags are done...
  9:27 PM--in other News, Carolyn R. and Barnaby are apparently a couple now...not that I had snowball's chance in Hell with her...the same can be said of Carolyn KM...still, I hope to see her on the 13th at Ray's Brian Boru gig...frankly, I'm hoping to impress her with my ability to harmonize...we'll see...
10:11PM--Dianne was on the couch snoring, so I suggested she go to bed...that made her angry...I dunno why...
THURSDAY 7:30 AM--there's a LOT fewer empty cardboard boxes in the basement now than there was an hour ago...there are two boxes of DIANNE'S photos down there--that was a bit of a surprise...by 2 PM I'm gonna NEED a nap...I'm going to Olney to keep Dianne company...we were gonna have lunch there, but I nixed that idea, mostly for financial reasons...
7:45 PM-but of course we ended up going to IHOP anyway… At some point later in the day I had a bit of a meltdown; I dropped the car key that works the best between the seats... By some miracle I got it back… Dianne  did not appreciate my anger – she said if I ever break anything of hers I will find myself homeless...A sobering thought to put it mildly...