Sunday January 14th 2018

Playoff football and the Pacific Time Zone add up to a royal short circuit to my daily plans. The pre-game show starts at 9AM in this time zone. I had planned to spend the morning at the Wetlands Park to make up for yesterday’s failed attempt at visiting the park. It was not to be. The football game on the TV drew me in to its evil grasp.

I really was anxious to know which team would play the Patriots next week. The victory by the Jaguars over the Steelers should favor the Patriots. All of the Steelers losses in recent years, including last month, would have brought a very motivated team to Foxborough. The Jaguars defense may make a game of it with the Patriots, but overall I give the Pats a better chance of reaching the big games against the Jags.

The second game of the day between the Saints and the Vikings wasn’t as high on my must watch list. The first half was all Vikings so I went about my day with the TV on. The second half and final four seconds were much more entertaining. The Vikings victory with no time left on the clock will probably be replayed for years to come. Next weeks games should be interesting, but I probably won’t see all of them. I’ll be on the move next Sunday from Gila Bend AZ to Benson AZ.

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While catching bits and pieces of the second game I grilled up some chicken thighs on the grill and continued with my preparation for travel tasks. Half of the chicken thighs were good for today’s meal and the rest will go into a meal later in the week. Cleaning up the grill after cooking was a bit of a challenge. I’d marinated the chicken in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing and it stuck to the grill well.

On the travel prep side of things, I got the new windshield wiper blades installed. I bought them soon after I got to Las Vegas, but waited to install them until now. There is no need for them to be exposed to more UV than necessary. The old ones were in rough shape after only two years of little use. Other prep tasks were more mainstream. I put more things away, rearranged more things and tossed out a couple of things. One can only hope I can find stuff when I need it.