–Went to Noah’s Bagels. Got 13 sesame for $8 (Monday special I think. On the soft side, but tasty. Bagel holder from Etsy makes slicing a breeze.
–Made pizza. Not my best.
Month: June 2020
–FINISHED the garden sprinklers. What a hassle. Put lime tree and basil plant in the ground. Debating the tomato.
–Took a swim. Nice.
–Had minor gastro distress last night, but woke up really dizzy and nauseous. Came downstairs, threw up, went back to bed until Noon.
–Still feeling a little peaked. Hope it’s just dehydration.
–Rode 12 miles.
–Took a swim, then finished plugging lines in bottom garden.
–Rode the bike. Power Ade gave me a second wind. Perhaps.
–Played with sprinklers off and on all day. Was pretty much done with the big garden at ground level, when several geysers arose. These are bitches to fix, as the pipes are (a) not 1/2″ drip line, (b) buried deep. Crap.
–Took a swim.
–Laconico compound blade knife came in–except it wasn’t compound. Crap.
–Went to a strawberry stand way out on Jackson. Great berries, absurd prices ($23/flat, compared to $14 at Nai’s).
–Took a swim.
–Went to Folsom to ride with Tom. Crapped out after a few hills. Tom mentioned that he blew 200% with his new spirometer. Oh well. Guess I’ll try to ride every morning and hope for improvement.
–Took a swim.
–Went to Davis Ranch at Sloughhouse for veggies. Not too impressed. Got some corn and ho-hum tomatoes, squash, blackberries.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 6 PM.
–Continued with sprinklers. Found a legacy PVC/riser system. Will cut off and cap any obvious ones that are sticking out. Not worth going that deep to try and trace it all.
–Took a swim; took a shower.
–Dug up more sprinkler line on station 4. Found multiple emitters doing no good–and a valve to shut them down. Found and fixed a couple of geysers. Slow work.
–Ordered a true pocketable Exilim on eBay, like the one I had years ago.
–Got water, Coke, etc. at Costco. Also a hot dog without onions (pandemic safety precaution; Costco employee poured my diet Pepsi).
–Got cheap gas at Costco ($2.68 vs. $2.85 at local Arco).
–Set up bike rack with a couple of interim bolts from Home Depot (replacements coming from 1UP). That rack is so much better than the Kuat it’s shameful.
–Casio EX-ZR1100 came in (quickly). Has a tilt screen (boo), but it is new (and does RAW, of course).
–Took a swim. Nice.
–Got strawberries from Nai. Perry’s not open yet.
–Cremina came. Not as unused as advertised (scrubby scratches on front and top). Doesn’t heat, nor does lamp come on. Could be a tricky fix–especially the heating indicator lamp, as it’s different from newer ones.
–Made some pasta sauce: tomatoes, butter, onion (discarded at the end). Good, but not mind-boggling.
–Added lotsa water and chlorine to the pool. Looks super clear, but Grace reports it still pumped some air.
–Took an 8-mile “training ride”: hard out, easy back. Hard is relative, of course.
–Re-covered main drip line on station 3 with bark. Found a control valve for the five plant clusters at one end of the pool. It was (part of) station 4. Removed a lot of excess emitter hose and gave each cluster one emitter. Slowly coming together.
–Took a swim, despite algae in the pool. Felt great at 86. Pool was still blowing air today despite adding water yesterday. Tomorrow will fill pool really full and clobber it with chlorine. Gotta get a handle on this.
–Rode with Tom Elken around his neighborhood. Still getting winded too easily.
–Pool pump was pumping air (Grace heard it; I wouldn’t have). Added water and all is okay. That pool needs a LOT of water and chlorine to be right.
–Made pizza for dinner.
–Got bagels at Big Apple Bagels, El Dorado Hills.
–Tried to do wire transfer to pay off Tunnel Hill loan at Heritage Community CU. They noticed discrepancies here and there, so I forwarded them the payoff email. We’ll see.
–Finished repairing/updating sprinkler station 3. What a buttload of work. Totally spent.
–Played with sprinklers.
–Got barbecue makings at Bel Air; made barbecue.
–Did more sprinkler work. Completely exposed station 3, end to end.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 6 PM.
–Got a flat of strawberries on El Centro and made a bunch of freezer jam (no-cook, instant clear jel). Seemed a little sweet to me, but Grace liked it.
–Barbecued pork chops and corn for dinner.
–Played with sprinklers. Found a coupler that works at Home Depot; used 3 of 4 I bought on one two-foot section of hose. Much to be done.
–Took a bike ride. Too hot. Saw a squirrel carrying a baby bird away, presumably to eat it.
–Went to Big Apple Bagels in El Dorado Hills (far away). Bagels look good; we’ll see tomorrow.
–Took a swim.
–Played with sprinklers some more. Tired.
–Added 18 ounces of dichlor to the pool. Stopped and started pump several times to get rid of air bubbles. Not sure why it needs so many restarts.
–Played with sprinklers. Plugged four in the side yard that were spouting, replaced a dead emitter on the crepe myrtle next to the toters.
–Went to Nugget Market in El Dorado Hills. No bagels, no Honeycrisp, no fresh corn, no good tomatoes, no Sac Bee, etc.
–Cleared brush behind pool, preparatory to working with sprinklers.
–Ordered dinner at Jack’s Urban Eats; walked over to pick it up. Like last time, my salad was missing something (egg before, chicken today). Annoying.
–Strawberries for dessert (again). These are way way way better than Watsonville strawberries.
–Konosuke Fujiyama (wide bevel Morihiro sharpened) came in. Absurd price, but it’s a killer.
–Michael Casserd called and thanked us for the business.
–Got “final bill” from Soquel Creek Water. Not clear if it SHOULD be paid or HAS BEEN paid. Will call.
–State Farm: canceled policy at 110 Playa; updated mileage for Honda Civic, for $100 refund.
–Canceled Soquel Creek Water; final bill will come to Tunnel Hill (heh heh, it rhymes).
–Took The Beemer to Perry’s farm stand, but it isn’t open yet. Strawberry lady was open: 3 baskets for $8. Yum!!
–Notary came by at 11 AM for 110 Playa signing. No mask.
–Tried to set up auto-pay for Sac county utilities via Heritage checking: 209214-8. We’ll see about the dash.
–Pool seems to be okay now. Will have to keep water level up.
–Rode with Tom Elken. Got kind of wiped out on a ride I’ve done before (Hagan Park) on a not-too-hot day (mid 80s). Much work needed.
–Took a swim.
–Finally decided pool was blowing air because it was low. Added a lot of water. Also added more bleach, and, after reading some stuff, ordered 50 pounds of dichlor.
–Went for a ride around the neighborhood.
–Went for a swim. Close to zero chlorine in pool, after adding almost a gallon yesterday. Added another gallon, showed up fine an hour later. Tomorrow will tell. Starting to wonder if this pool is bigger than 15,000 gallons.