Not feeling well

Sat., November 9, 2002 - Talked to Greta.
Sun., November 10, 2002 - Nancy here for usual Sunday activities.
Mon., November 11, 2002 - Cards in evening.
Tues., November 12, 2002 -

I've read ahead a little bit, but even without doing so I may have suspected that Grandma wasn't feeling well during this stretch.  Short entries and even one day with nothing, which was unusual for her.  Stay tuned.

For no particular reason, here's a photo of my baby guineas shortly after I first bought them.  They are much bigger now but not yet ready to go out into the big wide world to eat bugs.  They need to stay in the coop a bit longer before they get to do that.

Disrespect to Maude

Tues., November 5, 2002 - Nancy came from work & we went to Staufer's Cafe.  Busy there.  We had chicken fried steak & delicious pie!  The driver this morning for the Handi-Van line was lazy!!!  He didn't even show me how to buckle the seat belt -- didn't help with the walker either getting on or off the bus!!
Wed., November 6, 2002 - No Book Club tonight.  Saw some good shows on TV.
Thurs., November 7, 2002 - Myrtle called in a.m.

Must have been a very intense day for six exclamation points to show up on just one day's activities, five of them bad exclamation points.

And in honor of the exclamation point (called the exclamation mark outside of the U.S.), here is something from wikipedia:

"Graphically the exclamation mark is represented as a full stop point with a vertical line above. One theory of its origin is that it is derived from a Latin exclamation of joy (io). The modern graphical representation is believed to have been born in the Middle Ages. Medieval copyists wrote the Latin word io at the end of a sentence to indicate joy. The word io meant "hurray". Over time, the i moved above the o, and the o became smaller, becoming a point.

The exclamation mark was first introduced into English printing in the 15th century to show emphasis, and was called the "sign of admiration or exclamation" or the "note of admiration" until the mid-17th century.

The exclamation mark did not have its own dedicated key on standard manual typewriters before the 1970s. Instead, one typed a period, backspaced, and typed an apostrophe. In the 1950s, secretarial dictation and typesetting manuals in America referred to the mark as "bang", perhaps from comic books where the ! appeared in dialogue balloons to represent a gun being fired, although the nickname probably emerged from letterpress printing. This bang usage is behind the names of the interrobang, an unconventional typographic character, and a shebang line, a feature of Unix computer systems.  In the printing world, the exclamation mark can be called a screamer, a gasper, a slammer, or a startler."

Boo Notre Dame

Sat., November 2, 2002 - Talked to Greta in afternoon.  Nancy called after the football game.  Was disappointed that Nebraska lost but elated that Notre Dame was defeated by an un-ranked team from the East.
Sun., November 3, 2002 - Nancy came about 10:30.  We went to the Village Inn for brunch.  Then grocery shopping & then to my apartment.  Nancy washed my sweater & double knit dresses.  I showered & we played a few games of Rummikub.  A most enjoyable day.
Mon., November 4, 2002 - I played cards in evening -- won 1 game.  Dolores treated with cake & coffee.  She said the cake was for Wayne's birthday which was Sat. but it was also for her birthday which is tomorrow.

I have no logical reason for it, but I like it when Notre Dame loses also.

I did a double-take when I read Grandma talking about Wayne.  Obviously, it wasn't Nancy's Wayne but still . . .

For no particular reason, here's a photo of a tree I planted several years ago.  It was a fuzzy stick about my height at that time.