"Tony" Thought Journal 3.0

Tony Page said:
I got the call from New York cancer and blood yesterday, my PSA is undetectable. It's been that low since I started taking the hormone pill and had the radiation treatment.

late yesterday afternoon, I noticed our dog Penny, chewing and playing with something shiny. Concerned she might swallow it, I took it away from her. To my surprise it was a small (1 in.) statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus. As soon as I realized what it was I felt it was a sign that Jesus was acknowledging my prayers. I asked everybody in my family if they dropped it, nobody claimed ownership. It's possible Penny who is still a puppy and gets into everything found it outside. She was outside for a long time with me while I was gardening.

We're expecting an appliance repairman today to fix our LG refrigerator the ice maker is not working. This is the second repair for the LG refrigerator in about 3 years. We selected LG appliances, refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher as replacements about 3 years ago for the ones damaged in the fire. We replace the dishwasher completely it was not cost effective to fix. This time we selected a Bosch. I could not recommend LG appliances based on our experience. Fortunately we purchased the extended 5-year warranty so the repairs are covered.
We based our decision to purchase LG appliances based on the high customer rating and reviews we saw at that time. I remember I got a hand-me-down refrigerator years ago from my cousin, it was a GE and lasted over 20 Year's It was still working when we traded it in for a newer model.

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My daughters have said the same thing about LG appliances. I have never owned one, but the daughters have sworn off them due to breakdowns and repair issues.
 
@Beth Gallagher
@Marie Mallory
Thank you for the good wishes for my wife's birthday. Things went pretty well, the meal was was very tasty, it could have been hotter.

We will be doing the Birthday cake soon. I can't wait, it's a whipped cream cake 1/2 strawberry 1/2 chocolate pudding.

While in the bakery picking up the BD Cake the owner brought out from the back 2 open face peach tarts, my wife's favorite, so I pick one of those up to surprise my wife.

Hands down this bakery is the best in my area, been in the same spot since 1934. There crumb buns/cake is amazing.
 
Tony Page said:
Yesterday my wife had a girls luncheon date at my cousins house. 6 of my other female cousins attended. They have been doing this once a year for the last 10 years or so. Every guest will bring a food item to share at the luncheon. It could be something purchased or something made. one of my cousins is the coordinator, she makes sure all the guests know what the other guests are bringing so there's no duplicate.

My wife this year brought cookies. I took my wife to the bakery earlier in the day to get a tray of cookies to bring. They had a 2 pound pre-made tray, wrapped in cellophane and tied with a ribbon. The cost was $48. My wife asked the clerk how much it would have cost, if the cookies were boxed instead, answer $44.
So the tray, cellophane, and ribbon cost $4, which I felt was a fair price since they had to stack the cookies and wrap them.

Then I got to thinking the tray was about 10 or 11 inches around. I don't believe there was more than 35 to 40 cookies on it. that means the price of each cookie was a dollar or more.

I don't know what it cost to make a cookie but it seems like it is a good business, when you can sell them for $22 a pound. I decided to compare the price to a commercial cookie. Oreo cookies are about $4.25 to $4.80 a pound. That's a pretty big difference in price per pound. I believe the commercial bakeries with their automated equipment is the major reason for the difference in price. Once manpower is used it makes a significant difference in cost.

It reminded me of a video I saw on YouTube yesterday, where robots working in a warehouse, can lift 10 times the weight a human can, do the same job as a human, and do it for 24/7 without tiring. They are expensive but it's a one-time cost. They did not mention what maintenance cost is to keep them working. I'm sure the company would need a tech or two to program them and maybe do some calibrations.

It's going to be a completely different world, unrecognizable to us seniors, in some cases it's already here.
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I like home made cookies and cakes better.
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Tony Page said:
Me too. There is a cookie my wife would make at Christmas, I believe it's called melt away, it is delicious. I haven't had it in a long time she hasn't been baking in the last few years, maybe I can convince my daughter to make them.
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We are having a birthday party for one of our brothers next month. My sister and I came up with the same idea of making a pastry my Gram used to make.
 
One more thing about my wife's birthday, I made a playlist of music she likes. Mainly Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, I also included some Michael Crawford her favorite singer.
I remember when we were dating we went into Manhattan to see The Sound of Music. I was never a big fan of musicals, now I enjoy a good musical.

She really enjoyed listening to the playlist I made, she commented about it, and how I made it for her. It felt good that it didn't go unnoticed.
 
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