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Money Matters

June 25, 2025 / Brad / 0 Comments

I think I have said this before, but things involving bills, or money, or changes in accounts, or whatever, make me really tired. But yesterday, I did a bunch of them! Woo hoo! I did some bank transfer stuff, some medical record stuff, some budget stuff, and some change-of-payment-info stuff. Good job, Brad!

In the evening, I went to Taco Tuesday at a local establishment. A whole pitcher of margaritas was $15. That’s the same price of one glass of margarita back in LA. Wow!

Walking and Water

June 24, 2025 / Brad / 1 Comment

Yesterday morning I went for a walk. Seward is a great place to walk – quiet streets, mature trees, friendly people. It was so fun!

My route took me past the new water tower. It’s the one with the scaffolding in the picture below. There were workers up inside it. It was so interesting.

I walked for a while, then went to the bank. This is where I have my second account, which I call my Great Plains Account. I had some record-keeping business with them.

The sky was dramatic yesterday because a storm front came through and gave us a little rain.

In the afternoon, I did a little reading for school, then went over to Harold and Beth’s for dinner.

Service and Stage

June 23, 2025 / Brad / 3 Comments

After great church and Bible class yesterday morning, I headed to my mom’s house for eggs goldenrod. Mmm… so good…

We chatted a while, and then she called the stage theater in town to see if they had any last-minute tickets available for their production of “Arsenic and Old Lace”. They did! And it was starting in ten minutes! We were there in five.

The building used to be a church, but is now a full-time theater space. So cool!

There was dessert before the show. We missed that part. We just came in, and the lights went down, and the show started.

It was really good. I don’t remember if I’ve seen this play before. I liked it. It was fun.

After the play, I went back to Lloyd and Lauren’s for a little hangout time and some dinner. It was an awesome Sunday.

Food and Feet

June 22, 2025 / Brad / 2 Comments

My travel yesterday was mostly good. My flight to Denver was uneventful. And passed quickly, even though I couldn’t get the airplane movie system to work in my phone.

At the Denver airport, I saw an empanada place. Mmm… I like empanadas… I decided to get a ham and cheese one. It was like a Hot Pocket.

While I was eating, I admired my newly-polished shoes. I had stopped by the shoe shine stand.

Next, I got a donut. I really shouldn’t eat donuts, but they’re so delicious.

The walk to my next gate was a far one. It was quite enjoyable. I like waking and people-watching.

My flight to Lincoln was difficult. Lots of turbulence, and the airplane was HOT. I thought I was going to be sick.

Fortunately, I made it without throwing up. And fortunately, I cooled down once I sat in the airport for a bit. Because I went with family to The Outlaw Steakhouse in Garland.

Nebraska beef! Yum!

Garden Gadgets

June 21, 2025 / Brad / 1 Comment

I have worked in my garden a lot in the last couple of days. I’ve been trying to make it easier to water things. Soaker hoses are an easy fix for bigger areas…

…but getting pots watered is a little trickier.

I decided to try something I haven’t done before… a drip irrigation system. I got a little kit from Home Depot. It was pretty easy to set up.

But a couple of the pots just weren’t getting enough water. Fortunately, they included little sprinkler thingies. Perfect!

While I’m talking about the garden, I want to mention something new I learned – you can get replacement flower thingies for your hummingbird feeder. My old ones had mold on them, and even when I scrubbed them, it didn’t seem to come off. I ordered a packet of the replacements, and voila! I have a like-new feeder!