life in the old lane

Just another lazy day.

Absolutely doing nothing. But, isn’t that the point of living in a hotel?

Slaved over a hot microwave for minutes and produced Thanksgiving Dinner – chicken, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce for Carlton, Steinlager for me, avocado and portuguese sweet rolls with pumpkin cream cheese to round things out. Thankful for culinary technology. And we even have a few leftovers.

Today, I am embarrassed to say, I went to Target in search of a “deal”.

This seemed like a good price for the “classic” Kindle with 3G. The 3G feature appeals to the gypsy part of me. Target opened at midnight. Needless to say, by the time I got there at 10AM-ish the $85 ones were gone. I was not disappointed. No way I was going to walk 4 miles at midnight to get an obsolete Kindle. My Kindle Quest was just a part of today’s exercise program.

I was out doing my ocean laps this morning and got passed by a dog. I don’t think the dog had a human with him. He seemed to be swimming in a straight line in the swimming lane area. He was wearing a doggie floatation device.

Great dinner today. Broccoli, avocado, tomato and crab salad. And some of tomorrow’s dinner rolls.

Over the last couple of weeks, I have lost about 40K in the market. I thankful that the market will be closed tomorrow.

The street light decorations are up. And, this morning, while I was doing laundry – I got a phone call asking (telling) me to come down to the lobby and help decorate the hotel tree.

Fortunately, I had nothing other than laundry planned. Got an invite to a Xmas luau, but since we are car free, I don’t know if we can get there.

Been thinking about getting a Kindle – if I can decide WHICH Kindle to get. I was really surprised when Mr C expressed an interest in the Kindle. He saw one at an AA meeting. Far better than him seeing his first Kindle in my hand.

Tuna, rice, broccoli, avocado was today’s dinner.

Today was my “Big Swim” day. Every other day is “Big Swim” day. I swam ocean “laps” for 1/2 hour. I could just swim out 15 minutes and come back. That is what I do while walking. (except I walk 30 to 60 minutes in one direction). But, self preservation instinct makes me want to stay closer to the beach. I am not really into swimming for exercise. But, this year, I hope to be able to swim out to see the dolphins. And, I’d like to get safely back to the shore.

Got some of those canned French’s Fried Onions today – so I am good to go for Thanksgiving. I do allow French’s Fried Onions – but draw the line at anything involving marshmallows and/or Jello. 

Setting up for a few days of windy and cloudy days. Rain being a possibility. That means that we are heading into Hawaiian winter. Oh yes, and jellyfish are predicted.

I am currently over run with avocado.

A little color correction would take care of that purple cast – but, I sorta like it.

The Celebrity Century came by one day last week. She was on her way to Honolulu. Then on to Sydney by way of Tahiti. 19 days. One could join up in Honolulu for $1,200 inside cabin. I was very tempted. Carlton wasn’t.

Nuked some chicken thighs today. With spinach. Also rice and salad of avocado and grapefruit. I try to cook at least one meal a week with “real” ingredients. Nothing pre-prepared or simply nukable.

It’s that time of year again. My annual Xmas Wrasse hunt.

Thinking about iTunes Match. Haven’t decided if I’ll spring for the service. How many clouds do I need?

Today was chore day. Defrost fridge. Hike up to Safeway to restock the fridge with “haole kine” food. I sort of did my Thanksgiving dinner shopping. 

Then I swam out to the bleach bottles again. Soon I’ll make it out to the black-thingie. And that is the end of my swim circuit. The next marker is the “Iron Man Buoy”. It is about 1.2 mile out which makes for a 2.4 mile swim.  Too far by far for me.

Then I finished revisiting Robert Heinlein’s 1957 classic A Door Into Summer.

Kona Sunday – a lot of walking. A little swimming. Football on TV. Reading the West Hawaii Today newspaper (that didn’t take long).

And, I backed up the Airness.

Ordinary Kona day. Walked 3.58 miles according to the iPod Nano. Swam out to the “bleach bottles”. And generally did nothing. Combination Coffee Harvest Festival and Veteran’s Day Parade in about an hour.

Pasta and chicken for lunch. Avocado, pineapple and tuna salad scheduled for dinner after the parade – and some coffee. Gotta celebrate the coffee harvest.