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Tuesday the 21st \u2013 EYE DO DECLARE! \u2013<\/span> Since I hadn\u2019t heard from my eye doctor for a while, I figured I\u2019d check in with them and see if I was due for a check-up. Sure enough, I was. And they couldn\u2019t figure out why I hadn\u2019t been getting their reminders. Come to find out it\u2019s because they had my home phone as my primary contact number, and they send out reminders via text. OOPS. We corrected the problem. My prescriptions hadn\u2019t changed that much over the last two years, but I did order a new pair of \u201crimless\u201d glasses \u2013 so I\u2019m hoping to try those out as a new look. I also may decide to order a pair of contact lenses to use when I\u2019m doing conventions, etc. It\u2019s a real hassle to have to switch back and forth between the glasses I need to see the cosplayers at a distance, and the glasses I need to sign photos for people. More good news \u2013 I have no glaucoma and no cataracts! I treated myself to lunch at a nearby In\u2013N\u2013Out Burger, and dined in my car while I chatted with friends on the phone. As I was still a little tired from my weekend experience (see last week\u2019s Wally\u2019s Week) I headed back to bed the minute I got home. I got up later to do my nightly WOG (walk\/jog), enjoy some quiet \u201ccool down\u201d time afterwards outside in the anti-gravity chair, and I had a nice cigar to celebrate being home and making it through the airport ordeal. It was a nice night out; warm but humid. I went back inside to reconcile my bank statement, and then I made some lasagna and watched an episode of \u201cThe High Chaparral\u201d on DVD before bed.<\/p>\nWednesday the 22nd \u2013 A FUTURE MEMBER?! \u2013<\/span> The first order of business was to stop by my box to pick up some packages. Then I went over to Michaels to get some artwork framed. Several years ago, when my family was in town visiting from South Dakota, we all went out to Barone\u2019s for dinner. We were joined by my buddy, the legendary Chuck McCann. My nieces Adriana and Julie were very young then, so Chuck took a few of the paper placemats, a Sharpie pen, and he drew Laurel & Hardy for them; Ollie for Julie, and Stan for Adriana. Last year when I was in South Dakota visiting, my sister Bonnie asked if I\u2019d like to have the drawings that Chuck did for them. Both Julie and Adriana are grown now, and they don\u2019t have room in their places to hang them. I told her enthusiastically YES! At first I thought the pieces might be good raffle items for a future Sons Of The Desert meeting. After all, Chuck was one of the founders of the group, and this is his original artwork of Stan and Ollie. But as I thought about it some more, I decided to keep it for myself. I don\u2019t have any of Chuck\u2019s artwork in my collection, so this would be a nice addition. As the drawings were lying on the framing table, the manager of Michaels came by and started admiring them. He professed to be a Laurel & Hardy fan. I immediately told him about the recent Sons Of The Desert convention in San Diego, and I urged him to come to a meeting sometime. He seemed very interested as we continued to chat, so I think I\u2019ll be able to recruit a new member! When I got back home I worked around the house some more, and then relaxed for a bit. I did my nightly WOG, spent some time in the anti-grav chair to relax, and then came back inside and spent the rest of the night recording a ton of auditions.<\/p>\nThursday the 23rd \u2013 GET WITH THE PROGRAM! \u2013<\/span> Several items needed to be mailed off, including a cool new Philadelphia Phillies cap and jersey that I bought my dad during my recent layover at the Philadelphia airport, so I headed to the post office to drop them off. Because of the recent forgery of my checking account, where a few checks I had dropped in the Post Office\u2019s outdoor blue boxes had been stolen and forged, I\u2019m playing it safe. From now on I write my checks very sloppily. If somebody is going to try and Photoshop one of my checks now, they\u2019re going to have a HUGE job ahead of them. But now I only drop my mail INSIDE an official post office location. No more blue boxes that can be broken into easily! Speaking of the forgery, I headed to Bank of America to officially close the forged account. It had been frozen for a few months while we waited for the dust to settle on the claim, and now that all has been completed I closed the account for good. Lesson learned. Then I headed over to Voice Trax West to record a few bits for American Airlines. Just as I was pulling into my driveway, I followed my pal Scott Sebring in\u2026who was also just arriving. Because I\u2019ll be switching over to a new computer soon, and because the program upon which I record my Voice Over auditions has become obsolete for any new machines, Scott was going to walk me through a few options for a new recording program. But my needs are very specific, and I like what I like. Unfortunately, unlike the old recording program I\u2019m going to be forced to abandon, none of the newer options serve all my requirements. One will do this\u2026but not that. And the other will do that\u2026but not this. And some of them have just become so bloated and cluttery I really have no use for them. When I first bought my recording program back in the 2000s there were no such thing as podcasts. But now that podcasts are the rage, most of the newer software seems designed for podcasters and not Voice Actors. This means there are multiple channels available for multi-tracking \u2013 which I don\u2019t need. I have pretty simple needs in life, and I abhor clutter (it\u2019s one of the reasons I still own a flip phone). So this is going to take some getting used to. When we discovered that the first program we tried didn\u2019t have a few of my required functions, we downloaded a trial version of another program. While this one wasn\u2019t perfect, it seemed more suited to my needs. Not to mention the fact that it came highly recommended from several other Voice Actor friends I know. Scott and I headed to Paty\u2019s to grab a bite to eat on the patio, as it was a gorgeous night! But my allergies started acting up so I headed home to rest. Later I was too tired to go on my nightly WOG. Was I still worn out from the previous weekend?<\/p>\nFriday the 24th \u2013 CONFOUNDED CON CRUD! \u2013<\/span> When I awoke in the early afternoon I realized that my problems may not be allergies after all, but perhaps I caught a slight case of the \u201ccon crud\u201d from the previous weekend\u2019s adventures and mishaps! Rats! With the whole \u201ccanceled flight\u201d debacle, the stress, etc. \u2013 I\u2019m not surprised. I called my doctor\u2019s office to get a telemed appointment for later that afternoon. My maids came over to clean and I stayed outside in the sun while they cleaned. While I believe I was past my \u201ccontagious phase,\u201d I didn\u2019t want to take any chances. Shortly after they left my doctor called and phoned in some meds to the local CVS. By now I wasn\u2019t feeling very good, but I threw myself into the car and headed over to go get my supplies. I picked up a few grocery items while I was out as well, since I wasn\u2019t sure how long I\u2019d be out of commission. I canceled all plans for the weekend and I plan to just lie low. I was too tired to do my WOG again, but since my voice was still in good shape, I decided to bang out all of my auditions for Monday morning. Once the coughing phase starts, it\u2019s awfully tough on the ol\u2019 pipes. Plus it gave me a chance to dive in and work out the new audio program. It was nice, but I still had a few questions. My doctor prescribed me some steroids and some antibiotics. The steroids tell your body to stop doing what it\u2019s supposed to do. In essence it says, \u201cStop flooding the body with defensive phlegm. We\u2019ve got everything covered with antibiotics.\u201d This program cuts down on nasal and lung issues considerably. Since I\u2019m not comfortable with eating salads yet (still waiting to get the \u201call-clear\u201d on the lettuce supply) I made a pot pie and settled in with some Nyquil and an episode of \u201cThe High Chaparral.\u201d<\/p>\nSaturday the 25th \u2013 THIS IS THE PART I REALLY HATE! \u2013<\/span> Though I haven\u2019t had a cold in a while, I thoroughly recall this phase as being the one I hate the most\u2026the coughing. I can deal with a sore throat, or a stuffy nose, or a runny nose\u2026but the coughing really sucks! Luckily I wasn\u2019t coughing too much, as the steroids and the antibiotics were handling things nicely. But I still wasn\u2019t completely up to par. I slept virtually all day (thank you NyQuil!) and got up later to move around a bit. I was still not up to a WOG, I just sat outside in the anti-grav chair and got some fresh night air. I went back inside to do some work and I was feeling markedly better. I remembered that next Saturday would be the first Saturday of the month, and I wanted to get prepped for my monthly commemoration of Laurel & Hardy Theatre. Since I\u2019ve made it through a run of all 40 short films over the past 20 months, it\u2019s time to delve into the 24 feature films. I can\u2019t decide if I\u2019m going to watch them in random order (as I did with the shorts when I drew their names out of a Sons Of The Desert fez), or if I\u2019m going to watch them in order of release. I dug out all of my Laurel & Hardy DVDs and Blu rays and located which discs had which feature films, and in what format. While I have at least one copy of each of their films, in some cases I have multiples! Some are in standard definition, and some are in high definition. And still\u2026some were only released in another region! Luckily, my Blu ray player is region-free, so that doesn\u2019t concern me. But I\u2019m kind of leaning toward watching them in production order. Since I\u2019m still not having salads (I REALLY miss them too) I made a Tombstone pizza and watched the first episode of \u201cThe Outer Limits\u201d on Blu ray before bed. I love this show a lot (truth be told, I like it even better than \u201cThe Twilight Zone\u201d) and it\u2019ll be great seeing it in hi def!<\/p>\nSunday the 26th \u2013 REMARKABLE RECOVERY! \u2013<\/span> I simply could not believe it! When I got up in the afternoon I felt amazing! I still had a minor cough, but I was back in mostly normal condition! All the symptoms were gone, gone, gone! I did some work around the house and enjoyed the day. Those steroids really do the trick! I even went for a WOG, and spent some time afterwards in the anti-grav chair! Fantastic! I made some soup and a sandwich and watched another episode of \u201cThe High Chaparral\u201d before bed, and I was pleasantly surprised to see our old pal Frank Gorshin as the guest star. While putting on a very believable Irish brogue, he played the owner of a camel named Tillie who was the property of the U.S. Cavalry! He even got to do a fair amount of singing in this episode! (In addition to being an incredible actor and impressionist, he was also a very accomplished singer!) Cameron Mitchell, one of the stars of the series, has always been one of my favorite actors. It was a real treat to see him in the many scenes he shared with Frank. Two masters of their craft flexing their muscles. Amazing! This episode originally aired in January of 1969, so it was well after Frank blazed the TV trail as The Riddler on \u201cBatman.\u201d (Come to think of it, Cameron Mitchell would have made a GREAT Two-Face!)<\/p>\nAnd how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n
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