From 7:42am-8:31am, this morning, Tuesday, February 21, 2023(Mardi Gras), I flossed, brushed my teeth, shaved, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, cologne, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed, empty recycling container, foot cream, remove towels from dryer.
When I had a Facebook account(with 1000 friends), it was temporarily suspended because there were no recent photos uploaded. I joined dating websites : Tinder, Zoosk, OkCupid, Fish, Bumble, Match, Dating to expand my romantic, intimate options. Communications require payment.
Morning
8:54am-9:58am - I completed yoga in the guest bedroom, listened to NPR News(90.9), brushed teeth, shaved, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed, empty recycling container, charge iPhone. Mom left home in Checker Cab.
Morning Events : 1/11
7:08pm-7:39pm - I opened the garage door, took off my shirt, brought trash bin into garage, fast walked shirtless the entire neighborhoods(Tysons Oaks Court, Sedgefield Oaks Court, Regents at Lake Manassas, Gainesville, VA).
8:04am - Temp in Gainesville 26F
Karnak, Palm trees on way to luxor, [Dad] really remarkable, ancient Egyptian health records, mummification, confirm truthfulness of God's worth, Claude Rufers x-rays, temple of Ramses II, Ancient Egyptians suffered hardening of arteries, CT scan shows, they were dying, heart.
Afternoon
3:58pm-4:46pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Sunday Morning :
9:13am-10:30am - healing, Mystery of Walsingham, EWTN Pro-Life weekly, Building a Civilization of Love, Deacon Harold Burke, A Catholic Response to Racism.
10:30am-11am - CW, Celebrating, Crossley Hawn Cantor, Benjamin LaPrairie - organist, Rev. Lee J. Fangmeyer.
Morning
12:13pm-12:27pm - I opened garage door, took my shirt off, fast walked shirtless through the right-side of the neighborhood loop(Tysons Oaks Court, Regents at Lake Manassas, Gainesville, VA), wearing my Nike running shorts & Nike shoes, collected the mail, returned home.
Morning
7am-7:30am(30 min) - I opened garage, took my shirt off, walked shirtless the entire neighborhoods(Tysons Oaks Court, Sedgefield Oaks Court : Regent at Lake Manassas), returned home. I like the brisk cold air from living in New Hampshire(4 years), but my hands are cold.
Morning Events : Tuesday, 1/16/2024
6:58am-7:36am - I opened the garage door, took off my shirt, fast walked shirtless in the cold snow throughout two neighborhoods(Tysons Oaks Court, Sedgefield Oaks Court, Gainesville, VA, Prince William County).
7:51am - Gainesville, VA = 27F
Morning :
10:30am-11am - Mom and I watched the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in the Crypt Church(Vol. 60, CW, Channel 503, High-Def) downstairs on the wide-screen Sony TV in the family room at home in Gainesville, VA (PWC).
Last night/Morning :
10pm(last night) - I sent a new American Greetings birthday e-card to cousin Imaiyan Sooriyakumar(Dad's nephew) for delivery on Monday, September 18.
8:05am-8:18am - Mom took 11 daily pills + 2 Coricidin.
8:19am-8:40am - Mom dispensed her pills for tomorrow.
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Dad (Dr. S. Manickavasagar, M.D. F.R.C.S. - age 91) was in the Inova Fairfax Hospital(ER, Medical-Surgical Unit) the past few days and was discharged to Belmont Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Woodbridge, VA this morning with transport by MMT Ambulance - Medicine in Motion.
I have also exercised on treadmills walking, jogging, and running at YMCA Greenbrier North, Greenbrier Family, Anytime Fitness, Boar's Head Sports Club. At University of Virginia I ran on the outdoor track. I ran on both an indoor and outdoor track at Dartmouth College.
While I was Dad's Caregiver(2019-2023), I kept detailed notes in journals/notebooks documenting my work and then transcribed(typed) the notes into Twitter(2021-2024). With improved time management skills, I added more daily tasks and responsibilites with each passing year(work).
Afternoon Events : Holy Sunday, 10/15/2023
1:55pm-2pm - I sent an American Greetings Create-A-Card Halloween e-card, "Scare Up Some Fun," to Dr. Joseph Brown, Ph.D.(Dartmouth College alumnus/friend - Class 2000, Assistant Professor - University of Hawaii, Mechanical Engineering).
Afternoon :
3:21pm-3:52pm - I completed 2nd reading(quick scan of pictures, captions, heading) of Arlington Catholic Herald(Jan. 11-Jan 24, 2024, 24 pages), and Inside NOVA Prince William(Jan. 11-17, 2024, Vol. 12, Num 2, 24 pages).
4:34pm - I clipped my fingernails and toenails.
Evening : 1/29
4:52pm-5:11pm - I read 39 pages of Pearl Seas Cruises 2024 Cruise Guide Explore Well - Airfare Now Available - New Itineraries, Savings up to $1,200, Call your Cruise Specialist 888-861-5181, Contact Travel Advisor.
5:26pm - Temp in Gainesville, VA 43F (H 48, L 35)
Today :
7:02am-7:34am, 1:04pm-1:18pm - I opened garage, took my shirt off, brought trash bin inside, walked outside the entire neighborhoods(Tysons Oaks Court, Sedgefield Oaks Court) shirtless. Later, I walked right-side of neighborhood, collected mail, brought recycling inside.
Dr. Sivaramalingam Manickavasagar, M.D. F.R.C.S(age 91, Dad) donated his old, dusty, sentimental surgery textbooks to Indian River Library(Chesapeake, VA), which I regretted. Dad came from humble origins in Point Pedru, Sri Lanka(Ceylon) to U.S. Surgeon at world-class Stanford.
Sunday Oscars :
achievement in casting, protections against A.I., strong, tough laborers, really long show, deep concern, intensity, multitalented, betrayed her husband, unspoken grief, help others heal, most-talked about movie, impossible standards, congrats on tour de force.
I auditioned for the Norfolk Academy track and field team for running and participated, but both Dad and I were hesitant about traveling to places with the high school team to run in competitions. I have used treadmills in various places including Virginia Square Plaza Apartments
I never mentioned to the healthcare staff to air-lift Dad to unknown Walter Reed Army Hospital. I only mentioned Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Hopkins, Georgetown, George Washington. Unlike Dad, I don't care for the military brats and the recent news of Lloyd Austin's hospitalization
Morning :
8:52am-11:07am - I had a bowel movement, completed yoga in the guest bedroom, listened to NPR News, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, bath, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed. Mom brushed teeth, shower.
Afternoon
4:05pm-4:52pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Evening :
5:26pm - Mom took Metformin. I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's right eye.
5:39pm-6:12pm - I completed yoga in the guest bedroom, flossed, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair.
Evening : Sunday, 1/21/2024
5:08pm, 5:23pm-6:07pm - I put the trash bin outside. I completed yoga in the guest bedroom, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed, put eye drop for Mom.
Tonight :
7pm-8pm - I listened to PBS Newshour.
8:15pm-9:13pm - I listened to NPR News, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed.
9:24pm - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's right eye
Afternoon : Tues 1/16/2024
3:31pm-3:48pm - I read today's mail.
4:03pm - I contributed $20 to the Audubon Society in honor of Dad, Dr. Sivaramalingam Manickavasagar, M.D. F.R.C.S. (age 91, D.O.B. 02/22/1932 - upcoming 92nd birthday!)
4:20pm - Temp outside = Gainesville, VA = 28F.
I do not wish to disturb(distract) Dad as he fulfills his original dream when Dad arrived to the United States of operating as a U.S. surgeon. Dad often liked to quote that the English settlers came to Plymouth Rock(Jamestown) on the 3 ships in search of "Gold, God, and Glory."
Evening
6:08pm - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone in Mom's left eye.
6:18pm-7pm, 8pm-8:34pm - I completed yoga in guest bedroom, brush teeth, shaved, shower, dry w/ bath towel, dry w/ hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed.
7pm-8pm - I listened to PBS Newshour(WETA).
Morning
6:46am-7:35am - I had a bowel movement, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, bath, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair.
7:54am - Mom took Fosamax.
8am-9:08am - I watched EWTN Mass Church Service(Vol. 60, Channel 285).
Morning :
1:05am-3:28am(C-SPAN-2)
Miami Dade College
Matt Welch
Reason Magazine
Editor
Book T.V.
"Reason Roundtable"
Podcast - Host
Greg Lukianoff
Co-Author "The Canceling of the American Mind"
After Words, Subtitle : "Cancel Culture undermines trust, but there is a solution."
Noon Events : 1/13/24
12:14pm-12:21pm - I opened the garage door, took my shirt off, fast walked shirtless through the right-side of the neighborhood block(Tysons Oaks Court, Regents at Lake Manassas, Gainesville, VA), collected today's mail, returned home, closed garage door.
Tonight :
7pm-8pm - I listened to PBS Newshour(WETA, 90.9)
8pm-10pm - I watched Christmas in Rockefeller Center in New York downstairs on wide-screen Sony TV(Vol. 60, NBC, High-Def, 504) in the family room at home in Gainesville, VA.
10pm-11pm - CNN - Charles Barkley & Gayle King
Evening :
4:48pm-5:37pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Morning Events : 12/30/2023
4:55am-6:35am - I turned on C-SPAN-2. "TV, Internet, White House Communications," Lori Cox Han, Lectures in History, Chapman University, Political Science Professor, American History TV, Orange, California, 1986 Challenger Explosion. Space Program.
Ramses IV's capital at Tell- Ed-Doba, Avaris, Egyptian palace, 12 tombs, excavation of tomb, asiatic head found in tomb, Jewish man attains royalty with coat of many colors, evidence exists, am Luxor and Karnak are twin cities, Karnak - sacred lake of temple, unity of upper/lower
Evening :
6:08pm-6:50pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Attention : Sivaramalingam Manickavasagar
8090 Tysons Oaks Court
This notice is to inform you that the property's home warranty, at 8090 Tysons Oaks Court Gainesville, VA 20155-3254, secured by American Advisors Group, may be expiring or may have already expired.
This morning, I scanned a news briefing of 50 mansions throughout the United States and World and their brief descriptions. I offer these additions/upgrades to Dad's California mansion : outdoor bird feeder, aquarium, art gallery, barber shop(salon), grocery(convenience) store.
Afternoon
4:01pm-5:09pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Morning :
5:32am-6:57am - I completed yoga in the guest bedroom, brushed teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, dressed.
7:49am-8:18am - Mom took 14 daily pills.
8:24am - I watered the indoor plant.
Blessings for Dad(age 92 - D.O.B. 02/22/1932)
"Let us ask God our Father to continue to fill our hearts with the spirit of gratitude for all the blessings of our diocesan Church."
Bishop's Lenten Appeal
Diocese of Arlington
200 North Glebe Road
Suite 811, Arlington, VA 22203
Some of the other themes in "KnightRider 2000" include assassination of prominent politician, surgeon installing micro-chip in policewoman's brain, lethal injection poisoning death of FLAG boss, virtual reality in Pontiac Banshee(resembled my Ford Explorer), corrupt police force.
Sunday Morning
9:04am-10:30am - Doug Keck(EWTN Bookmark), Miracles by his own power, raise the dead, sun of God, relationship with God, son of Man, Shroud of Turin.
10:30am-11am - Celebrating 3rd Sunday of Lent, Crossley Hawn, Rev Lee Fangmeyer, Pastor, Mother Seton Parrish(CW).
Afternoon
2:12pm-3:20pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Morning
5:23am - Author, "An Ordinary Man : Surprising Life and historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford" Grand Rapids, Michigan. V.P. Walter Mondale - Norwegian charisma, Hubert Humphrey. Dec. 6, 1973, Gerald Ford took oath as VP, Agnew resigned. Grand Rapids, Michigan(C-SPAN-2)
Evening :
5:11pm-7:17pm - I sent 123 Greetings e-cards for "Groundhog Day"(Feb. 2) to 1209 recipients in groups of 50.
6:02pm-6:28pm - I heated & served Campbell Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup for Mom & me.
7:36pm - Mom plays Pac-Man.
"[Dad] has been operating in the region"(CNN)
Morning :
8:40am-9:25am - Mom prepared Hershey's Cocoa Special Dark 100%Cacao, Hazelnut International Delight Coffee Creamer, milk.
9:42am - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's right eye.
9:46am - I brought a glass of water for Mom to take her pills. Mom took 14 daily pills.
Schedule(Haymarket, VA)
Monday, April 1, 7:15pm - Egyptian Wonders in the Lost Cities of the Dead
Thursday, April 4, 7:15pm - Greatest Discoveries in the Land of Israel
Monday, April 8, 7:15pm - Iraq, Babylon, Quest for Power
Thursday, April 11, 7:15pm Following Footsteps of Paul
Afternoon : 1/16/2024
3:14pm-3:28pm - I opened the garage door, took my shirt off, fast walked shirtless with Nike shoes & Nike shorts through the right-side of the neighborhood(Tysons Oaks Court, Regents at Lake Manassas, Gainesville, VA) in cold snow, collected today's mail.
Afternoon
3:47pm-4:22pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Afternoon :
2:21pm - I served red seedless grapes for me.
2:23pm-2:28pm - I read today's mail.
4:28pm - Temp in Mom's bedroom = 78F(heat)
4:38pm - Mom took Metformin(850 mg)
4:46pm - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's left eye(2x/day)
4:47pm - Temp downstairs = 77F(heat)
Morning :
2:33am-6:25am - I turned on T.V.(C-SPAN-1)
Funeral of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor(1930-2023)
Washington National Cathedral
Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Bishop Marian Edgar Budde
Rev. Nathan Baxter
Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Books that Shaped America
Afternoon
3:29pm-4:27pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Noon Events : Sunday, 6/12/2022
12:45pm - I ate an original Chipwich Birthday cake ice cream sandwich.
12:55pm - I put Miracle Gro indoor plant food (Home Depot, FedEx) into Dad's Christmas Poinsettia plant, St. Patrick's Day Shamrock plant, and Father's Day Gerbera Daisy plant.
Sunday Morning
10:30am-11am - 31st Sunday in ordinary time, Rev. Kevin Regan - Vice Rector - Malachi 1:14b-2:26, Valencia Camp, Psalm 131, 1 Thessalonians, Word of God, Matthew 23:1-12, Deacon Charles Huber, St. John Paul II Seminary, Washington, D.C., Andrew Vu - organist (CW)
Evening :
4:55pm-5:33pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Morning Events : 12/10/2023
8am-9:01am - 2 Peter 3:8-14, St. Mark 1:1-8. 2nd Sunday of Advent, Prayer for Spiritual Communion.
8:16am - I served bananas for Mom and me.
8:57am - I served red seedless grapes for Mom and me.
9:18am - I toasted 2 waffles with maple syrup for me.
Morning Events :
9:55am-11:23am - I completed yoga in the guest bedroom, listened to NPR twice, had a bowel movement, flossed, brushed my teeth, shaved, trim nose-hairs, bath, shower, dry with bath towel, dry with hairdryer, aftershave, nasal spray, comb hair, deodorant, dressed
Afternoon Events : 6/21/22 (International Yoga Day)
4:18pm - I sent 123 Greetings e-cards to 553 recipients for "World Music Day" in groups of 50 (11 different e-cards)
4:44pm - Instacart driver delivers Wegman's groceries.
4:45pm-4:54pm - I unloaded 7 bags of Wegman's groceries.
Morning
10:47am - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone in Mom's right eye.
10:55am-11:23am - Mom took 14 daily pills. I watered indoor tri-color Mums plant.
1:06pm-1:49pm - I collected & read the mail.
2:26pm-4:06pm - I sent 123 Greetings e-cards for "National Pie Day" to 850 recipients
Tonight :
7:45pm - I sent a new American Greetings New Year's e-card, "The Beauty and the Wonder" to Dartmouth alumnus, friend, physics lab partner, Dr. Michael J. Brigg, M.D.(radiologist, Washington University School of Medicine, Residency - University of New Mexico, Kansas).
Afternoon
3:55pm-4:43pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Morning Events : 1/16/2024
11:12am-11:23am - Mom took 14 daily pills.
11:24am - Mom dispensed her pills for tomorrow.
11:27am - Temp outside Gainesville, VA 28F
11:29am - I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's right eye.
11:36am - 134/78, pulse 63, 3rd level(yellow) no EKG(Mom)
I confirmed that Dad brushes his teeth, shaves, shower, dry with bath towel, aftershave, trim nose-hairs, washes hands, face, & feet, walks up and down the stairs, does yoga, checks mail, works full-time as a surgeon, cooks, drives, reads newspaper(AI Virtual Girlfriend website).
Morning
5:40pm-6pm - I put trash & recycling bins outside.
8:12am-8:38am - Mom took 14 daily pills. Mom dispensed her pills for tomorrow. I watered the indoor tri-color Mums plant. I put 1 drop of Prednisolone into Mom's right eye.
11:58am - I brought recycling bin into garage.
Morning
8:46pm-9:08pm - I prepared, re-heated, and served dinner for Mom and me : white rice, yellow dal, fries, StoveTop stuffing, Honey Roasted Turkey Breast(sweet gravy, creamy mashed potatoes, vegetables)
7:39am-8:19am - I watched the news.
8:57am - Mom prepared decaf coffee.
Morning
9:30am-10:49am(10 am appointment) for Mom (Dr. Marie J.A. Lucas-Manickavasagar, MD, DCH)
Ear, Nose, Throat Associates
Rebecca M. Beckman, AuD
Clinical Audiologist
7001 Heritage Village Plaza
Suite 170
Gainesville, VA 20155
703-468-2205
703-468-2216
Morning :
11am-1pm - I watched Rose Parade(Tournament of Roses) presented by Honda(ABC, Hi-Def, Vol. 60, Channel 507, Pasadena, California). David Archuleta, Cassadee Pope, Michelle Williams, Rush Davis, commentators Hannah Storm, Kevin McGandhi, U.S. Marine Corps, John Naber.
Afternoon
2:56pm-3:52pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
Afternoon
3:53pm-4:40pm - I dressed in tennis clothes and warm-up suit and rode the stationary Schwinn exercise bicycle(30 min timer) in the basement while listening to Christian positive hits worship alternative healing music(89.9, WPER) on Insignia FM radio and Sony headphones.
In my knowledge of physiology, I thought there was a block/"heavy traffic" in the axis of kidneys-ureters-urethra and that my bloated stomach region created a "clogged pipe", as in plumbing. Therefore I conjectured that if I reduce my weight from 218 to 150, flow will increase.
Morning 1/18
1:24am - I turned on the T.V.
1:25am-2:16am - I loaded the dishwasher.
2:17am-6:38am - I started the Whirlpool dishwasher on heavy wash, extended dry.
8:10am - Mom prepares decaf coffee.
8:12am-8:35am - I completed 2nd reading(quick scan) of Time Magazine(80 pages).
"These findings of consistent benefit of a multivitamin...are compelling and exciting; they could even be considered stunning," says Dr. JoAnn Manson, co-director of the study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School."(Time Magazine, Feb. 12, 2024, Vol. 203).