Happy New Year

 May 2021 be far better than 2020.

Football

 Ball State plays football tomorrow; Notre Dame Friday; IU Saturday, and the Colts Sunday.

I'm hoping for a Hoosier sweep.

BSU

 Ball State plays in the Arizona Bowl Thursday on CBS.

If they win, the Cardinals could conceivably end the season ranked.  Imagine that.

Colts

 The Colts lost a game they easily could have won yesterday.

Now it all comes down to the final game of the season.

Masks

 My nighttime aide company gave me a mask for Christmas.

Hopefully, in a few months, we'll all be able to burn the things.

Hoops

 I plan to watch three Big 10 basketball games this evening.

Good times.

Colts

 The Colts are looking good for the playoffs.

If they beat the Steelers Sunday, that should do it.

Chirp Chirp

 MAC champion Ball State will play Mountain West champ San Jose State in the Arizona Bowl.

Go Cardinals.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

COVID

 One of my aides has COVID.

So far, I'm okay.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Aides

 We might get a new daytime aide company.

The current one, as documented in this blog, is simply failing.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Hoops

 IU beat Stanford yesterday in basketball.

Alas, Ball State fell to Michigan.

IU

 IU got pounded by Texas in basketball yesterday.

We'll see how they do today.

Colts

 The Colts lost Sunday.

They were missing several starters, however.

Again

 Another blown shift.

College Hoops

 I watched some college basketball Wednesday.

IU has lots of work to do.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Colts

 The Colts beat the Packers Sunday with a great comeback.

They are slowly becoming real contenders.

Again

 Another blown shift.

College Hoops

 The college basketball season is set to open next week.

We'll see if it does.

IU

 Undefeated IU plays mighty Ohio State Saturday.

It's probably the biggest football game IU has played in decades.

Madness

 March Madness may be played entirely within Indy next year due to COVID,

That would be interesting.

Colts

 The Colts won last week.

If they beat the Packers Sunday they'll be in good shape.

Again

 More blown shifts.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon.

Football

 Notre Dame beat top-ranked Clemson in a terrific game Saturday night, and IU is still undefeated, as well.

In the NFL, the Colts lost Sunday.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift this morning.

007

 Sean Connery passed away last weekend at 90.

He was the first and the best movie James Bond.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon.

My regular aide should be back next week, though.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon.

Again

 Another blown shift this morning.

Colts

 The Colts won again yesterday.

Next week they play the Ravens, which should be interesting.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon, and the first two shifts today remain uncovered.

It's an extremely poor performance.

Baseball

 The Dodgers won the World Series this week, their first since 1988.

Hopefully, next year we can have a normal baseball season.

Again

 Another blown shift today.

There hasn't been a regular aide in the weekday morning shift for months.

Agent

 My literrary agent seems interested in a second novel of mine.

Think good thoughts.

IU

 IU beat 8th-ranked Penn State Saturday on some brilliant, gutsy strategy.

It was the first football game of the season for both teams.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Again.

Again

 Again.

Again

 Yet another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Vote

 I voted absentee yesterday.

Again

 Another blown shift yesterday afternoon.

Agent

 My literary agent is preparing to submit my novels to publishers.

Think good thoughts.

Again

 Another blown shift.

I'm getting extremely tired of this.

Colts

 The Colts, playing without two key starters, lost yesterday.

With those guys, they easily could have won.

Irish

 Number 5 Notre Dame plays again tomorrow night after two weeks off.

The Irish have a shot at the playoffs.

Shot

 They said to get your flu shot early this year because of COVID, so I asked the nurse to get it last August.

I still haven't gotten it.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Married

 I have a couple of aides who tell me I should get married.

I accepted long ago that no woman would marry me.

Colts

 The Colts beat the Bears yesterday to go 3-1.

Next, they play the 3-1 Browns, which could be tough.

Trump

 President Trump has reported he and his wife have COVID.

This has been an absolutely awful year.

Baseball

 The baseball playoffs have started.

It's fun.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Colts

 The Colts won easily yesterday against a battered Jet team.

Next week, it's the undefeated Bears in Chicago.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Colts

 The Colts beat a good Viking team Sunday.

They need to score more touchdowns, though.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

Another blown shift.

Aide

 I have a new aide for Thursday and Friday mornings.

She is working out well.

Ice

 The Big 10 will play football this year, and college basketball is planning on a season.

Maybe the ice is beginning to crack.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Mack

 The Colts' best running back is out for the season.

That's a huge loss.

Colts

 The Colts lost their opening game yesterday, as usual.

I think they threw too many passes.

Blog

Oops.

I accidentally posted yesterday's entry for this blog on my other blog.

Jeff and Susan

 My brother Jeff and his wife Susan came over yesterday and set up my new television.  It's great.

They also brought me a great supper.

Leak

 There was a substantial water leak in my apartment yesterday.

I used the emergency button.

Again

 Another blown shift.

I''m getting another scheduler, though, so we'll see if he does better.

TV

 I got a new, bigger TV today.

Should be great for watching sports.

Seaver

 Tom Seaver, one of the greatest pitchers ever, has died.

He was 75.

Again

 My nighttime aide company had to cover again this morning.

Again

 Still another blown shift.

Again

Once more, a blown shift.

Pirates

 My Pirates swept a doubleheader yesterday.

Good for them.

Aide

 My daytime aide company might be getting a handle on the morning shift problem.

That would be nice.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Colorado

 I dreamed last night of buying a ranch in Colorado.

It was nice.

Again

 My nighttime aide company covered once more this morning.

Again

 Today, my daytime aide company said it had the morning shift covered, but no one came.

A variation on a theme.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Baseball

 My Pirates are struggling this odd, short season.

Bummer.

Again

 Another blown shift today by my daytime aide company.

Again

 More blown shifts today.

Again

 Another blown shift today.

Vertical Ink

 I finally have another literary agency representing one of my novels.

The agency is called Vertical Ink.

Big 10

 There'll be no Big 10 football this year.

Bummer.

Cactus

 An aide has given me a cactus plant.

It's pretty cool.

Football

Ball State will not play football this fall.

Bummer.

Again

 Another blown shift today.

Device

One of my aides has come up with another device she says will help me.

It sounds like another way to spend money and pester me.

Success

Amazon came through yesterday.

Yay.

Amazon

Amazon says I'll get the shaver today.

We'll see.

Baseball

MLB is having major problems with COVID.

I'm not sure they'll finish the season.

Apartment

I'm getting warm.

One day it's cold in here, and the next day it's hot.

Better

I'm feeling better than earlier this week.

That's good.

Shaver

I bought a shaver off Amazon yesterday.

The one I have now is sputtering.  I think it belonged to Dad.

Sinuses

I haven't felt great the past couple days, but my temp has been fine.

It's probably my sinuses.

NBA

The NBA is set to to restart its season this week in a strange arrangement.

Why it didn't just focus on playing next season I guess comes down to TV money.

Rain

The first game of the baseball season was shortened due to rain.

I guess that's appropriate for this shortened season.

Baseball

The baseball season finally opens tonight.

Go Pirates.

NFL

There will be no NFL preseason games this year.

That's a policy the league should keep.

Agent

Things seem to be going well with the literary agent.

We'll see.

Again

My daytime aide company blew another shift today.

My nighttime guy covered.

Weekend

If all goes well, this will be the last weekend without major sports for a while.

Baseball opens next week, and the NFL is planning a full season.

Internet

I'm doing this later than usual today because my Internet connections acted up.

I don't know why it came back to normal.

MLB

I'm looking forward to the start of baseball next week.

Go Pirates.

Cam Newton

I see Cam Newton is the new Patriot quarterback.

That could be interesting.

Again

My daytime aide company blew four straight shifts yesterday and today.

I didn't eat supper at all last night.

Big 10

The Big Ten will only play conference football games this year.

It still might not play football at all.

Mutual UFO Network

There were 446 UFO sightings in the US reported to MUFON last month.

There were 601 worldwide.

Dogs

I see many people walking their dogs, and many of the dogs are large breeds.

One guy has two beautiful German shepherds.

Redskins

The Washington Redskins may change their name soon.

I'm surprised they've kept it this long.

Sports

I'm looking forward to baseball and the NFL.

College football might be in trouble, though.

Mouse

I'm in another of those periods when it's hard for me to use the mouse.

It's frustrating.

Heat

I see we're having a heat wave through next week.

Yuck.

Better

I'm feeling better today.

That's a good thing.

Diarrhea

I had diarrhea yesterday and this morning.

It's no fun.

Amazon

Amazon tried to make a delivery here yesterday, but failed for some reason.

They say they'll try again.

Rain

Rain is coming down pretty good right now.

We'll see how long it lasts.

Again

Another blown shift yesterday.

My overnight aide came early.

MLB

It's official-- major league baseball will be played this year.

In a 60-game season, every team will have a shot at the playoffs.

TV

I might get a new television with some of the stimulus money.

We'll see.

Fireworks

Somebody set off fireworks Saturday night.

Sadly, in the current environment, I couldn't be sure it wasn't gunfire.

Again

Another blown shift today.

The other company covered.

Baseball

Baseball might start a 60-game season next month.

In such a short season, every team would have a shot at making an expanded playoffs.

Groceries

I was finally able to order groceries online again Monday.

It's a start back to normal.

Aides

Aides in the morning now come pretty much whenever they get here.

It's annoying.

Agent

Another literary agent has asked to read one of my novels.

We'll see what happens.

Again

My daytime aide company blew the morning shift today.

My overnight aide stayed until noon, which isn't fair to her.

Baseball

The commissioner of baseball has promised there will be major league baseball this year.

Yay.

Glitch

I had another problem with the cable today-- I couldn't change channels as usual.

Annoying.

Hot

It's a hot, stormy day.

Typical summer.

Uncle Walt

Dad's older brother died Saturday.

Uncle Walt had a big personality, and he was lots of fun to the end.  He was 90.

NBA

The NBA will finish last season in early October.

Presumably, that will be just in time to start next season.

Internet

My Internet was off for about an hour yesterday afternoon.

It was the latest of a series of glitches the past few days.

WHITE COMANCHE

I watched an old western movie this morning called WHITE COMANCHE.

It was awful.

Cut Offs

My cable has momentarily cut off several times recently.

Yesterday, the power blinked off.

Again

My daytime aide company blew two shifts Saturday.

Bummer.

Rain

Another rainy day today.

Wow.

MLB

Major league baseball seems to be considering opening the season in July.

I hope it does.

A/C

Maintenance fixed my air conditioning yesterday.

That's a good thing.

STAR TREK

I watched some STAR TREKs last night.

It was fun.

Summer

Summer seems to have arrived right on time.

Now all we need is baseball.

Opening

Indiana is slowly opening.

We'll see what happens.

Update

The smoke detector was fixed yesterday afternoon.

No more beeps.

Smoke Detector

A smoke detector in my apartment has been beeping since Sunday night.

It's annoying.

NFL

The NFL, so far, is planning a full season.

That would be good.

Hurricane

A hurricane might develop later this week.

That's all we need.

Again

My daytime aide company blew another shift this morning.

I'm not sure how hard they try to fill that shift now.

Aide

An aide I have sometimes is moving from my daytime company to my nighttime company..

Interesting.

Tests

My aides tell me they haven't been tested for COVID.

It seems to me that leaves my daytime aide company open to lawsuits if clients get the virus, but what do I know.

Play Ball

I saw on the news last night that major league baseball might be back in July.

Yay!

Dentist

My dentist sent me a Mother's Day email.

Cheap software.

Colts

The Colts are ranked ninth in the NFL in at least one power ranking.

That's pretty good.

Goofs

During the lockdown. I've noticed many more mistakes on television.

I guess they're short-staffed.

Football

A financial analyst on CNBC this morning said there may be no college football this fall.

That would be too bad.

Space

A news report says Tom Cruise, NASA, and SpaceX are working on a feature film set and shot in space.

Wow.

Babies

My brother Jeff was over this morning, and he told me he's going to be a grandpa again.

There might be a baby boomlet a few months after this stay at home stuff.

Trump

President Trump has tended to have his coronavrus briefings about the same time I eat supper.

It's amazing how differently my aides-- both of whom are women-- and I see the President.

COVID-19

Lockdown orders will hold until at least May 15 in Marion County.

Bummer.

Friday

So far, to my knowledge, my daytime aide company has no one for Friday morning.

It's frustrating.

Rams

The L. A. Rams are getting a new helmet design.

That's too bad.  The ram horns design is a classic.

Go Card

The Colts drafted a guy from Ball State.

Yay!!

Colts

The Colts currently have two picks in the second round of the NFL Draft tonight.

I think they need at least one more explosive option on offense.

NFL Draft

The NFL Draft starts tonight.

We'll see what the Colts do.

Again

My daytime aide company blew another shift today and has already said it will blow one Friday.

Unfortunate.

Models

The pandemic crisis is showing once again that computer models are only as good as the data and knowledge that goes into them.

We should remember that as we debate climate change.

Peak

I saw on the new Indianapolis may have reached its peak concerning COVID-19.

That would be great news.

Freeze

There's a freeze warning out.

Hopefully, it'll be the last one until the fall.

Temp

My aides have been taking my temp lately.  Not only haven't I had a fever, but I've been below 98.6.

I guess that makes me a cool dude.

Again

Another blown shift today.

I thought we were beyond this.

Peak

I heard on the news yesterday that the COVID-19 peak in Indiana is still two or three weeks away.

Bummer.

COVID-19

Today might be the peak of COVID-19 in Indiana.

Hopefully, it will be.

Again

Yet another shift was blown today.

Storms

We had major storms roll through last night.

That's all we need now.

Yodit

My aide Yodit still works at the nursing home where we met.

In this crisis, that concerns me.

March Madness

The NCAA men's basketball championship game was to have been last night.

Too bad.

Again

My daytime side company blew another shift today.

Hotspot

Indiana is on the list of potential COVID-19 hotspots.

April will be a brutal month.

Scratch

I have a scratch on my head one of my aides is concerned about.

I hope they don't make a big deal of it.  The last thing we need now is more drama.

Ridgeway

On Youtube yesterday, I found a couple videos of Ridgeway, Colorado,  Mom, my brother Jeff, and I drove through there about forty years ago.

It's a terrific area.

Biden

Analysts are debating whether Joe Biden can win the election.  That's not the issue.  The issue is whether he is up to the job if elected.

If he's the man we see now, what will he be in four years?  That's not taking into account the pressures of the presidency.

Novel

A major literary agent has asked to read one of my novels.

Think good thoughts.

TALES OF WELLS FARGO

I'm enjoying watching the old TALES OF WELLS FARGO.

It's an interesting take on how Americans saw themselves in the 1950s.

Baseball

Today was to be opening day of the major league baseball season.

Too bad.

Colts

It seems the Colts are adding Philip Rivers and keeping Jacoby Brissett to back him up.


That could be interesting.

Cuomo

I watched Gov. Cuomo speak Sunday.

If Joe Biden collapses in some way, Cuomo could possibly be a dark horse at the Democratic convention.

Reagan

I watched some DEATH VALLEY DAYS this morning, and it featured Ronald Reagan as actor and host.

In these uncertain days. it was good to see him again.

Gurley

Todd Gurley has been released by the Rams.

If he's healthy, the Colts could alternate him and Mack behind their big offensive line and really pound people.

COVID-19

There are glimmerings of a treatment for COVID-19.

We'll see.

Colts

I see the Colts have signed Philip Rivers to a one year deal.

They'll probably draft a quarterback, too.

Good News

I got word from my brother Jeff that our sister Kim, who had a heart attack recently, is doing well through this tough time.

That's good.

Weather

It snowed here Saturday, and we might hit 70 later this week.

It's springtime in Indiana.

COVID-19

March Madness is gone for this year.  Major league baseball spring training has been halted, and opening day has been delayed at least two weeks, all due to COVID-19.

I'll be watching lots of my old westerns.

March Madness

College basketball games for the rest of the season will be played, if at all, in empty arenas due to fears of COVID-19.

It's too bad.

IU

IU opens Big 10 tournament play tonight.

Hopefully they'll win.

Jacoby

I see some analysts are predicting the Colts will pick a quarterback in the first round of the NFL draft next month.

Not good news for Jacoby Brissett.

Go Cardinals

Ball State's men's basketball team has won its division of the MAC conference.

Hopefully, it'll do well in the conference tournament.

Again

My daytime aide company has already missed one shift today, and might miss another.

Bummer.

Again

My daytime aide company blew another shift yesterday.

The night company covered.

Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the presidential race this morning.

That was fast.

Politiics

Yesterday was a bit crazy in Democratic Party politics as two presidential candidates dropped out and endorsed Biden.

Today is Super Tuesday.

Retiring

Both my sister Kim and brother Jeff are retiring.

Good for them.

Brady?????????????

I heard on ESPN the Colts might be interested in Tom Brady.

Really??

Goldies

Fooling around on the Internet, I found golden retrievers lived an average of about 16 years in the 1970s.  Now, it's down to 9 years.

That's too bad.

Colts

The Colts seem to be looking at quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL draft.

That's interesting.

Winter

It's a wet, dreary day today, with snow on the way.

Onr of winter's last gasps.

Again

My daytime aide company blew Saturday.

My nighttime company coveered all three shifts.

Baseball

MLB spring training camps opened this week.

Winter is nearly over.

Aide

My usual aide is taking the weekend off.

We'll see what happens.

Dog

I did an online survey recently, and it said the best dog breed for me would be the Boston terrier.

Interesting.

Pluto

Ninety years ago today, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto.

That would be quite a thing.

IU

IU lost again yesterday.

I think they lack some tough guys who can lead the team.

Winter

Winter has finally come bavk.

Happily, it shouldn't stay long.

Wrstminster

I watched the Westminster Dog Show earlier this week.

I watch every year.

Peapod

I got an email today saying Peapod will no longer service this area.

Bummer.

Mom

Today would have been Mom's 86th birthday.

She's been gone six years.

Knight

Bob Knight returned to IU Saturday after 20 years.

The Hoosiers still lost to Purdue.

Hoops

IU and Purdue meet in basketball tomorrow.

The fur will fly.

Winter

Winter is back for a while.

The better news is that baseball spring training opens soon.

Colts

The Chiefs won the Super Bowl Sunday night.

The Colts, at something close to full strength, beat them in Kansas City this season.

Again

My daytime aide company blew another shift today.

Bummer.

Peapod

The Peapod guy came early yesterday.

I let him in.

Super Bowl Prediction

SF 31, KC 17.

January

January is nearly over, and we haven't had much of a winter.

That's good.

Apple

Apple has reported a quarterly profit of $22.2 billion.

That's more than NASA's annual budget.

Baseball

My Pirates traded their best player yesterday.

It's going to be a long season for the Bucs.

Kobe

Kobe Bryant, a daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday.

It's a real tragedy.

IU

IU beat Michigan State last night.

It was a good game.

Agent

I might have something going with a literary agent.

Keep good thoughts.

49ers

For now, I'm picking the 49ers in the Super Bowl.

We'll see.

Imprachment

The impeachment trial starts today.

We'll see how long ir goes.

Blown Shifft

My daytime aide company blew another shift yesterday afternoon.

I just watched football.

Baseball

This has been a wild week in major league baseball.  Three managers have been fired as the result of a cheating scandal.

It's not good for the game.

Hawaii

In Hawaii, they're having trouble building a new telescope on a mountain because some native Hawaiians object.

It's too bad all around.

IU

IU plays Rutgers tonight in men's hoops.

If IU wins. it could be on a roll.

Winter

We're about halfway through January, and there's been no real winter yet.

That's good.

Super Bowl Picks

The NFL playoffs were big over the weekend.

I'm picking the Chiefs and the 49ers to play in the Super Bowl.

Tough Day

I had a tough day yesterday.

I'm feeling better today, though.

Peapod

The Peapod guy came early yesterday, and I had to let him in.

It worked out.

Beam Rider

A new study proposes a new system of tracking light beams could allow spacecraft using light sails to ride beams of light over huge distances.

It could open up interstellar travel.

Weather

We're still in a stretch of mild winter weather.

That's good.

NFL

The NFL playoffs are underway, and the Patriots are already out.

I'm glad.

Larsen

Don Larsen, the only guy to pitch a perfect game in the World Series, died yesterday.

He was 90.

IU

IU finally plays another January bowl game tonight.

The Hoosiers play Tennessee.