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Bob DeLoyd


Last Updated: 11/18/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 58
Sign: Leo

City: JOSHUA TREE
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 8/10/2006

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Sunday, November 29, 2009 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Life

Saturday 28 - I did my stretches and ran two miles.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 40 and 56 degrees, winds NW at 10 to 18 MPH, humidity around 48 percent, low stratus clouds but no rain.
According to the National Weather Service: “Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind between 11 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind around 10 mph.” 
Brien and Naomi came by with their two sweet daughters for a short visit to spread the word of the lord. They are a nice family and I like their visits.
I dropped by Ginger’s to ask Dakota if he’d wanted to go to the potluck and to let him use my cell phone to call his Mom who is stuck in Utah by a snow storm there.
I called some Family and Friends while I was getting ready to go to Mike and Stevie Villarreal’s After Thanksgiving Bash and the community’s Potluck afterwards. I cooked up some sweet potatoes for the potluck and I bringing some homemade cranberries to the Bash. Looks like I’ll be doing a lot of eating today!
I arrived at the Villarreal’s a little bit after 1pm and started taking pictures. Mike and Stevie’s home is nicely decorated like a western movie set with old oil lanterns, antique furniture, stuffed dolls, and horse gear. I saw my neighbor’s Joyce Ware and Ron Monasterio, I chatted with them for a spell. Joyce is doing well and just a feisty as ever. I noticed that a red light was blinking on my camera saying it was out of memory and had to make a fast trip back home to get the flash card I had forgotten to put back in. Many of the folks from last year showed up: Jack from the Rock House brought his grandson, Lennart and his wife Barbara, Mike and Stevie’s son Mat and his wife Amanda were there along with daughter Lauren, and Biff a nice old lady who once helped man our fire department No. 44 a long time ago when it was still in operation. We all sat down to eat smoked turkey that Dick the butcher sent over earlier because he couldn’t come to this year’s Bash. Mat stood up to give a heartfelt thanks to us all for coming and how we have changed his life for the better over the last few years. The food was mighty good and there was plenty of it! After dinner, twelve year old Lauren sang a lovely song while I videotaped it; Lauren did a mighty fine job of it. A couple of ladies cried when she was done! Lauren is going to be in a national singing contest later next year and we all wish her success! She has a YouTube site called katspcittin if you want to hear Lauren sing.
Then I had to leave, pick up Dakota and head over to the community Potluck where I ate some more food! There were only about eight folks who showed up, but I told them it wasn’t the quantity but the quality of the folks who came. We all had a fun time!
I dropped Dakota off and went over to Stoney’s to drop off some bottled water for his air breathing thing and watched a little country and western singing on the TV. Stoney watches this show every Saturday night. I not big on C&W but I didn’t mind.
I finally got back home and there was a message on my phone from Frank who had gone back home somewhere in LA and had left his keys at his house here. I called and he asked me to go tell his son, who is staying here, to bring his keys down to him when he leaves. So I went on over on a dark and windy night to relay the message. I was knocking but no one answered but I heard voices inside. Frank’s son’s children were staring at me from the window thinking that I was some crazed desert hermit coming to abduct them or something. I finally convinced them only after I called Frank on my cell phone and handed the phone through the door. It turns out their father was up the street working at another house and had left them alone. With that done and out of the way I went on home.
I called Judy Ruggles and yapped with her for a bit, and then watched “Criminal Minds” on CBS. I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:25 AM 
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 

Current mood:  chipper
Category: Life
Friday 27 - I did my stretches, ran a mile, lifted weights, and rode my bike.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 44 and 66 degrees, winds W-SE at 6 to 15 MPH, humidity around 23 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind between 10 and 13 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind between 6 and 10 mph.” 
I did a few chores around the house I’ve neglected because of the work on the tile floors. I had to clean off the corrosion on the battery terminals and top off water in the batteries that feed the electric to the house. Then I moseyed on over to check on my neighbor Dakota. He was complaining that he was bored with nothing to do. I noticed that the two horses looked restless and I told him they look like they need a walk. So we walked the horses around for a spell. I then drove Dakota up to my house to find any movies and books that he might enjoy. I gave him the grand tour of my place and played a few of my songs on my guitar for him; I have to get used to playing and singing in front of people. He found a two books and a Movie to take home with him.
I went over to Stoney’s after my evening walk to have Thanksgiving leftovers with him and his Family. It was cold cut ham, barbecued beans, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.
I got back just in time to watch “My Name is Earl”. Then I did a little webwork updating the Copper Mountain Website and sent out the newsletter. I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:05 AM 
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Friday, November 27, 2009 

Current mood:  blessed
Category: Life

Thanksgiving - I did my stretches.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 41 and 68 degrees, light breeze, humidity around 20 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind at 11 mph becoming east southeast. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.” 
I called, emailed, and posted Thanksgiving messages to Friends, online Friends, and Family. My online Friends and I have never met but I love them and care about them; this may seem strange to some folks but that’s alright! There’s Ami-Ven, Marah Marie, Steve98052, Kris, and many others that I feel comfortable corresponding with online. With all that done I got ready for the Third Annual Thanksgiving Potluck at the community center.
I drove the Gross Polluter to pick up Ginger’s son Dakota and headed over to the center. Steve Tuttle and Ray Foyil were in the kitchen cooking four turkeys; they started the day at the ungodly hour of 4am about the time I go to sleep! Mary Helen Tuttle was directing everyone and giving orders. There must have been fifty hungry folks showing up, many I didn’t know because they were guests of members. I was so overwhelmed meeting folks and taking pictures that I didn’t get the names of the folks and dishes that they had brought; sorry. There was a whole lot of food! I didn’t eat any breakfast and was so hungry when I finally got done taking pictures of the food line that when it became my turn I filled my plate to the max with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied yams, and other items. Phyllis Lyte from Yucca Valley tapped me on the back as I was wolfing down my food and said, “You don’t know me but I read your column in the newspaper” and went on to explain that she came down to be with our community after reading about our potlucks and was so impressed with our community spirit that she wanted to spend her Thanksgiving with us! She even signed up to become a member of our association, wow! She then went in front of everyone and told them the same thing she told me and everyone clapped, double wow! She honored me and our little community and I was quite taken with that along with everyone else. I had just enough room for a slice of pecan pie and then it was time for me and a very full Dakota to leave. I think this was the best ever Thanksgiving ever!
When I got home I went for a long evening walk to work off some of the damage I’d done at the potluck. Then I called Ron Dehart and Stoney to watch the Shuttle and the International Space Station flyby at 5:12pm. They came high out of the NW with the Shuttle trailing the Station, two bright objects shooting across the skies manned by very brave men and women. It was just magnificent!
I then watched “Night at the Museum”. I thought that Robin Williams made a fantastic Teddy Roosevelt. Then watched “Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City” which brought tears to my eyes. It brought back memories of when I was young watching the Beatles at Shea Stadium on TV back in the 60s with the sound turned down low so the adults wouldn’t know!
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal; posted it to the web, and called it a night. What an extraordinary day!
8:04 AM 
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 

Current mood:  bouncy
Category: Life
Wednesday 25- I did my stretches and ran two miles.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 44 and 66 degrees, light breeze, humidity around 21 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind at 6 mph becoming east northeast. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind between 3 and 5 mph.” 
I moved some of my stuff back into the house; a couch, the compost toilet, and a few odds and ends. The compost toilet was the hardest because of its size and I was just barely able to squeeze it through the bathroom door. After I got the toilet in place I put the door back on the bedroom that I had to take off to get the toilet in. The couch has a futon and folds down into a bed. I used it for sleeping on a few years ago and decided to get it out of storage and put it in the living room. Everything is finally coming together nicely!
I went for my evening walk. Ginger my neighbor asked me to check up on her son who is watching her property while she’s away visiting her sister in Utah. I drove the “Gross Polluter” over and he is doing fine and I invited him to our community’s Thanksgiving potluck tomorrow. I watched: “My Name is Earl”, “Criminal Minds”, and “The Jay Leno Show”. This is the first time I watched Criminal Minds and found it a little too intense for my liking.
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
I have three pies sitting in the house I was really tempted but haven’t touched them! Hopefully they’ll stay that way until I can get them to the potluck tomorrow.
To all my online Friends: Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!!!
8:08 AM 
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Life
Tuesday 24- I did my stretches and ran a mile.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 40 and 62 degrees, winds NNW at 4 to 10, humidity around 25 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 9 mph.” 
I worked on and finally finished all the tiling of my floors today. Yea for me! It looks so good and I’m mighty proud of the work I did! Now all I have to do is hook up the compost toilet and woodstove and then I can move on to other stuff.
I went to Stoney’s climbing onto his roof to fix his UHF antenna; he’s receiving satellite but not local broadcasts. There didn’t appear to be anything wrong with it, so the problem is with the satellite system. I’ll look into that another day.
On my way to Stater Bros to get some pumpkin pies for the community’s Thanksgiving Potluck I stopped off to checkout my friend’s home while he is away on vacation. At Stater Bros I picked up two pumpkin pies and one apple; I hope that’s enough. I also picked up a few supplies like eggs and bread.
I got back and went for my evening walk. I finished “Golden Buddha” by Clive Cussler; nice read but I have read better books written by him.
Called Ron Dehart who just gotten back from Texas while visiting his wife Linda. He had to cut his visit short after catching the flu there. It may have been the N1H1 flu and his doctor told him not to have contact with folks until Friday. We are planning to go see the Movie “2012” sometime next week!
It is TV night tonight: “My Name is Earl”, “NCIS”, and then “NCIS Los Angeles” which I’d normally not watch but Abby was in the show; I guess I really do like Goth girls!
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
7:56 AM 
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 

Current mood:  cheerful
Category: Life
Monday 23- I did my stretches, lifted weights, and rode my bike.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 43 and 65 degrees, winds NNW at 4 to 8, humidity around 25 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 9 mph.” 
Ginger called me up at 8:30am to tell me of a house fire. I went outside and saw the smoke coming from the northwest down Lucile Road around Saturn Street over by where the Marine Base property starts. She said that it was a house that was being renovated by weekenders. By the time the fire department arrived there was only a concrete slab left. No one was hurt!
My friend Joel called to say he had to go to the hospital because of a pain in his chest; I hope he’ll be okay!
I spent the day putting sealant on the grout in part of the living room, but got the bedroom and the bathroom completed! I started moving my stuff into those rooms. Tomorrow I’ll finish the living room. I still have work to do in the computer room but that can wait for a spell.
Judy Ruggles called and we yapped for almost an hour about music and other stuff. She’s trying to help me get my nerve up to go down and play my guitar at the Joshua Tree Saloon. I might just record some of the songs I have written and give the recordings to her friend who wants original songs to play on her internet radio show; lots to think about.
I went over to Stoney’s for dinner. His son-in-law Denny is barbecuing pork steaks, yum! Marcie Hines was there visiting Stoney and left shortly after I arrived. Judy and Dustin went to see that new Vampire movie and said it was great; I’m not into vampire movies. We ate as soon as they arrived home. Denny also cooked up some potato gratin that was really something special!
I got home just in time to watch “My Name is Earl”, and then read a few more chapters of “Golden Buddha” before “Castle” came on ABC. I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote my column for the newspaper and sent it in; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:18 AM 
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Monday, November 23, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Life
Sunday 22- I did my stretches and ran two miles.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 41 and 64 degrees, winds NW at 4 to 12, humidity around 27 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 7 mph.” 
I called a few Friends and Family during the day.
I put sealant on the tiles in the kitchen and it stunk up the whole house. I had all the windows open but the smell lingered throughout the day and into the night. I’m going to hate it when it comes time to put the sealant on the tiles in my bedroom. I mopped the floors over and over trying to get the rest of the leftover grout and it looks like I’ll be doing it a few more times before I get it all.
I worked on my 12” Dobsonian Telescope. I had to cut grooves into the new bolts so that I can turn them with a screwdriver and then cut a metal spring that goes on the bolts that holds the primary mirror onto the mount. With that done I remounted the whole assembly back onto the telescope tube and tried to align it as best as I could. It was daytime and I’ll have to wait until night fall to find out if the repairs worked by testing it out on a bright star to see if there is any aberrations. At least the view finder is lining up correctly where it didn’t before when I first purchased the scope.
Patty came over with her sister Debbie to pick up her computer. Debbie said that she has another computer that Patty can have but it needs to be fixed. I told her to bring it over and I’d have a look-see.
I watched “60 Minutes” about: Health Care for the terminally ill; a Newsweek reporter’s story of being held in an Iranian prison; James Cameron’s new film Avatar; and Andy Rooney talking about Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims.
Then I went outside to test the telescope. Ah, so much better! The stars are dots instead of looking like comets! A vast improvement over what it was. I still need to tweak the primary mirror into better alignment and clean the mirror, too. But I’m happy that it’s working much better! A cold wind started to blow and I collected everything together and went back inside; my body isn’t acclimated to the cold yet this year.
I read a few chapters in “Golden Buddha” until late, then I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:16 AM 
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 

Current mood:  cheerful
Category: Life
Saturday 21- I did my stretches. I went to bed around 1am (early for me) last night and slept till 11am; I must have been really tired from all that grouting of the floors yesterday.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 43 and 63 degrees, winds slight breeze, humidity around 23 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind between 3 and 6 mph.” 
I drove down to Home Depot to get the grout that I ran out of yesterday when I had a few more tiles to get done; I only needed a cup full! I even bought me a sponge mop so I won’t have to stoop down to clean the tiles. When I got back home I went over the tiles with the mop and it was really easy to clean that way, duh! Before, I would get down on my hands and knees and use a sponge. The floor looks really nice and I am glad that I did it, but if I’d known how much work it was going to take beforehand I’d have just painted the dang thing and been done with it!
I was invited over to Stoney’s to eat dinner with his daughter Judy and her family Denny and Dustin. Denny cooked up something called a heartburn casserole that consisted of corn tortillas, hamburger, corn, onions, cheese, and other ingredients that was mighty filling and tasty. Stoney is looking okay after his operation and says that he is now getting circulation in his feet and the pain in his chest has gone away. He said the operation was all done through an artery in his leg, was awake the whole time while the stents were being put into place, and didn’t feel a thing. Dustin, Stoney’s fourteen year old great grandson has really grown since I last saw him a year ago this Thanksgiving and is playing football at his high school. It was great seeing them all again!
I got back home to do a little webwork and then read a few chapters in “Golden Buddha”; did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:38 AM 
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 

Current mood:  tired
Category: Life
Friday 20- I did my stretches and ran a mile.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 45 and 65 degrees, winds SE-SW at 8 to 16 MPH, humidity around 27 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 9 mph.” 
I was hoping to finish the grouting of the house today and worked on it straight through without a break from 11am to 4pm. I got the bathroom and living room done, but I was just about to finish the computer room when I ran out of grout; I only had a few feet to go, dang! Now I’ll have to go down to Home Depot and get some more. My body is burned out and I think I’ll take a few days to rest up.
I went for my evening walk to work out some of the pain in my muscles.
Denny called to tell me that Stoney is out of surgery and is doing fine. He had two stents put in arteries to his heart that were blocked. He will stay at the hospital overnight for observation. He’s been a grouch lately and I hope this changes his attitude to a more cheerful disposition. I just glad everything went alright!
I read “Golden Buddha” until “Numb3rs” came on CBS. Then I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:00 AM 
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Friday, November 20, 2009 

Current mood:  cheerful
Category: Life
Thursday 19- I did my stretches and ran a mile.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 44 and 65 degrees, slight breeze, humidity around 23 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind between 7 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.” 
Well today I did more grouting of the floors. I did part of the living room and bedroom. I only do part of each because I have to move things around to make room; it’s best to do this in an empty house! Let me tell you that this is a lot of work and if I wasn’t exercising and doing stretches all these years I wouldn’t be able to do this. My body still hurts when the day is done.
I went for a nice evening walk and then settled down to read “Golden Buddha” and got a few chapters done when the phone rang, it was Ginger saying that she forgot to buy oil to put in her new generator and would like me to come over and give the other generator a yank to get it started. I got there in ten minutes and she offered me a smore. “What is a smore?” I asked. “You never heard of smore before?” “Nope” I said. “Smores are graham crackers with chocolate and marshmallows in the middle, you never had them when you went camping?” “Nope, but it sounds good.” Her daughter cooked me up one over the flames in their fireplace and it was mighty good; I ate two of them!
Back home again I watched “My Name is Earl”. It looks like the series is getting to an end; these are reruns and I watch two a night and I think it will wrap up soon and I can go on to other things of great importance. I read a little bit more until “Fastforward” came on ABC, and then watched “Fringe” on Fox.
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar, I’ve been practicing longer now; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.
8:10 AM 
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