Monday Morning Brief and Weekend Update

@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
August 28, 2023 8:10am CST
Good morning from sunny, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It will be a beautiful day today with highs reaching 80 and low humidity. We're supposed to have storms rush through overnight. As early as I get up, it might be raining when I get up tomorrow. I woke up at 2 this morning, finished all my work on the computer, and took an hour's nap. Yesterday was another lovely day. A little cooler with almost fall-like temperatures. The weatherman said it got to 75 yesterday. I went to church and watched movies in the afternoon. I also went shopping on my way home from church. I didn't know what I wanted to eat, but I needed potatoes. By the time I entered the store, I knew I was getting potato salad and potatoes. I thought about hamburgers, but when I saw the T-bones on the meat counter with a great price for them, I got that instead. My problem with the steak came when I turned the TV on and started watching it after I had it on the grill. My nose reminded me of it. I didn't burn it, but it was well done. I prefer rare. I got it off the grill before it turned into shoe leather. It was still good. I watched three movies yesterday: 2012, War Games, and Blackbeard's Ghost. I've seen all three before, but wasn't sure I had seen 2012 before until I got into it. I saw that one on Peacock, the other two on VUDU. That was my day yesterday. Today, my plans include working on a book, the notifications, and exercise class in just a few minutes. I've already worked on one chapter of A Score to Settle. I also need to decide on a book for next year. That's how my day is looking. How's your day going? Thanks for reading. No picture.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
28 Aug 23
We reached 80F yesterday and no rain. I went out at 6 am this morning to water the potted plants and found the grass wet with dew. We may try to mow later today. The forecast says 78F for a high today. (It was 58F when I went outside this morning. It felt nice.) I'm ready to go to sleep now. I've set my phone alarm for 10:30 am and I'll check the grass again then. Hope you enjoy your day.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
I hope you can get the lawn mowed today. I'm glad the temps have cooled down. Thank you. It's going well.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
28 Aug 23
@just4him You're welcome. The sun came out and dried the yard. I mowed the front as far as the mower battery lasted. Thanks. It's 76F at 1:40 pm.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil I'm glad you got the front yard mowed. We have the same temp.
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• United States
28 Aug 23
I'm glad you didn't burn your steak. That would have been so sad. I have potato salad on my grocery list for this weeks shopping. With the holiday weekend coming I'm sure we'll be grilling and potato salad is aways a good side dish. I had a very lazy day yesterday and I'm still tired today. I'm finding myself procrastinating as the day goes on so I'll probably read and crochet and put the chores off until tomorrow. I always enjoy hearing about the books you're working on.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
With expansion in mind, I'm working on A Score to Settle. Hopefully, the next chapters will get some expansion. I've done a little this morning, but not much in the three chapters I worked on. I think I chose the next book to publish - Ecstasy. I'm not sure about the genre for this one. It's nearly 500 pages. It will take a while to edit and get ready for publishing. I'm glad I didn't burn the steak. For people who like them well done, it would have been perfect. Lazy days are good days for procrastination. Though with your recent shopping trip, I'm sure your fingers are busy.
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• United States
28 Aug 23
@just4him you certainly put a lot of thought and work into your books. 500 pages is a big book so I'm not surprised that it takes so much time and effort before it can finally be published. Little by little it will all come together. It's nice to know that I have a new book to look forward to reading
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
@Marilynda1225 Yes, you do. Today, I will print Destination Love so I can give it to my proofreader tomorrow. Then hopefully, in two weeks, I can start the publishing process.
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@Dena91 (17035)
• United States
28 Aug 23
At least you caught the steak before it turned to shoe leather. I think we have all done that a time or two. It's cooler and cloudy here today, rain is expected off/on all week long. It's making me sleepy today. I'm watching the US Open right now. Dinner's in the crock pot.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
Yes, it was a good thing. Rain is good for sleeping. What's for dinner? Enjoy the US Open.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
@Dena91 Sounds like a good dinner.
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@Dena91 (17035)
• United States
28 Aug 23
@just4him Chicken, potatoes and peas
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 Aug 23
Sounds like your day was well spent. I’ve done very little other than preparing food for the day, cleaning, reading and mylotting.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
It felt like I did a lot too. It sounds like you had a good day too.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Aug 23
@RubyHawk I'm glad it did.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 Aug 23
@just4him My day went very well.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
28 Aug 23
It was a bit dull earlier but it's brightening up a bit now. I'm not doing much today. Just watching TV, cooking and doing a bit of reading. I've currently got the hiccups!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
Hold your breath and take 10 sips of water before you breathe. It always works for me. I'm glad it's brightening up.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
@sharonelton I'm glad you had a nice day today too.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
29 Aug 23
@just4him Thanks for the advice. I'll try that the next time I have the hiccups. I was glad it brightened up too. It was the same today.
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• India
29 Aug 23
My Monday started badly because of unwanted rains but as the day panned out it was good
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
I'm glad it turned into a good day.
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• India
29 Aug 23
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@AmbiePam (120630)
• United States
28 Aug 23
It sounds like you had a great day yesterday, and hopefully today will be just as good.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
Thank you. It was a good day yesterday. Today, is going well too.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Aug 23
I celebrated the birthday of my late father with my immediate family today. I am glad that you are working on with your book. I hope I could do this, too.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
29 Aug 23
@just4him You are welcome. Thank you, too.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
I'm glad you did. Thank you.
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@wolfgirl569 (135643)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Aug 23
We watched haven again yesterday and probably will today. I hope you have a good day and get rain tonight
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@wolfgirl569 (135643)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Aug 23
@just4him I do enjoy it and keep catching stuff I missed in the past
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
I can't get into that series. Too weird. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. We need the rain.
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Aug 23
Best of luck to you with your book, I spent the day writing up more posts for Vocal Media,
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
Thank you. I'm glad you had a good writing day.
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
29 Aug 23
Yesterday I found out I won a 25 dollar gift card from a contest I entered. I also worked on Chris's diamond painting.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
That's wonderful. I'm glad you won the gift card. I'm glad you're making progress on the diamond painting.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
29 Aug 23
Thank you for the update. Nothing going on here. It will be under 70 tomorrow. A taste of fall. Have a good day.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
I'm glad you have a taste of fall today.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
28 Aug 23
I would love to watch 2012 again. That is a movie which certainly would not put one to sleep.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
No, it doesn't put anyone to sleep. It's too edge of your chair, biting your nails, action. It's on Peacock.
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• Rupert, Idaho
28 Aug 23
Hopefully the storms won't be too bad, Sunday morning we had a bad thunder and lightning storm that woke me up at 5 AM....it was so loud. Is War Games from the 80s? I think I have seen that one...but might be thinking of something else. Sounds like good plans for the day too
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 23
Yes, it's an older movie. I'm sorry a storm woke you early on Sunday.
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Aug 23
@just4him That's good....I think and it's fine....
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
28 Aug 23
Weather cooler here and sunny.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Aug 23
I'm glad you're having nice weather.