A new moon so a new LUNAR month yesterday.

 My recent journal where I add only one line per day is based on the lunar month. Each page is either twenty-nine or thirty days from New Moon to New Moon. Both here and at camp I enjoy searching for the very first sliver of the waxing moon. Following that seven days later is first quarter, Full moon and ending with last quarter down to a disappearing sliver in the morning sky. So, if our cloud cover is sparse I will find the thin crescent of the new moon.  That crescent is always in the evening sky. 

old 2007

All eight knives

A few years ago my wife said it would help her if I would empty the dishwasher more often. Many excuses from me including, "oh, I didn't know it needed to run, oh, I thought they were still dirty, oh, we have a dishwasher." In time however, I found a quiet satisfaction in emptying the dishwasher. My most enjoyable mind game while emptying the dishwasher is to remember when she bought the everyday set of silverware. We have lost a couple pieces but still have all the regular knives (all eight). As I empty the dishwasher I look for and count to ensure we still have all eight of the knives. It is something I can hold onto. We are like most Americans. We have a lot of stuff. We are not like some Americans; we do not have costly toys. (Oh, I love your eight bathrooms). One thing we do have. We have a full set of eight knives bought when I still thought a partial set was fine. As she was making the purchase before the wedding I remember asking, "Why are you buying a set of forks, spoons, and knives? We have some forks and only need a couple spoons". I have a lot of respect for those who worked hard and are what Honey and I both agree is rich. Bill Gates, Tiger and Oprah however do not have a full set of eight knives from their wedding 36 years ago. djmaine 9/20/2007

Updated today to 53 years.  dlj, 1/25/2025

An old laptop, a new laptop. Speed with a keyboard....

 The year 2003 in May, my first laptop.  I removed the failed battery in less than three years so it will boot when plugged in. It has loads of photos. 

The year 2012, my second laptop. That one with windows 10 still functions but the file system struggles.

So, April nine months ago I bought number three. Only one minor issue.  When I open my yearly weather EXCELL file the software goes looking for the printer. The printer is on my local network. Up to a minute the message accessing printer displays.

 A solution is to shut off (disconnect) the wireless connection. At that point the EXCELL file pops up (snap). Otherwise, a solid purchase.

A pastor's wife but so much more.

 She passed.  We were at the memorial service.  Her children, her grandchildren all had words of unconditional devotion, care and concern at the smallest and largest level.

Worked full time, mothered full time. 

I found a 1949 Encyclopedia

 Refreshing my knowledge of the Confederate States.  Texas lowest of the low.

Mr. Carter

 He will always be a REAL PRESIDENT to me. 

Is it time? TIME for the first year 2025 entry.

New month, new year and tomorrow is the first Saturday.  

Week one; week two; week three; week four; week five; week six; all the way to either week 52 or week 53.  I decide to use each Saturday as the end of the week. December 27, 2025 is the last Saturday and is the fifty second Saturday. 

December 28, 29, 30, and 31 are part of week one in the year 2026.

The first Saturday of 2026 is January 3, 2026.

For myself I also started a page by page lunar month journal.  To entertain myself I also assign a Crayola color to each lunar month.  This month is the color melon. 

YEAR --- 2025.

Month --- January.

Lunar month --- melon. 

Week --- one.

dlj, 1/3/2025

AMEN and AMEN.