–Grace’s new office chair came in; I put it together.
–Took a shower.
Month: June 2022
–Slow, dull day.
–Going crazy thinking about cars. BMW = not a ton of fun. Mustang: 2017+, V8 = $45k+. Looked at Honda Fit again. Nice lines, manual trans, zippy, cheap, but 3,500 RPM at 70, so pretty buzzy. Crap.
–Bought the Shiro 3 Bears F95 from Facebook guy on reddit. He had given no indication that he has 31 flair on reddit. Oh well.
–“Barbecued” some turkey burgers and corn indoors, along with some (good) Bel Air potato salad.
–Finally dropped out of Facebook Shirogorov group, after going around and around with a guy regarding a 3 Bears F95.
–Watched “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” Pretty amazing.
–Laconico Beagle with speed holes came in. Great grind, kind of small. Don’t know what I’ll do with it.
Downloaded and watched Sicario (again). Good, intense.
–Got strawberries and tomatoes at S*T Strawberries; both amazing and cheap.
–Finally figured out how to access the Hostinger bf@vstat email account (which, unlike the new NameHero account, has all my archived emails) within Thunderbird, then figured out how to save the Archive folder as a readable .eml file. Saved that on iCloud, and we are good to go!
–Swimming pool needed water morning and afternoon. Also needed chlorine in the afternoon. No swim today.
–Initiated domain transfers from Hostinger to NameHero.
–Swam 101 laps: 0.7 miles. Took a shower.
–Changed hearing aid batteries around Noon.
–Set up WP in separate Journal directory and used All In One WP Migration tool (after paying $69 for “unlimited” version) to successfully set it up. Looks okay.
–Went to The Gun Range to pick up a couple checks.
–Stopped at Bel Air to deposit checks and get dessert.
–Went to Noah’s for bagels and blueberry muffins.
–Took a swim: 80 laps crawl, 20 laps kick; a new record.
–Rode the canal. Started on ARP, but it was too crowded (Fathers Day).
–Took a quick swim @ 85. A tiny bit cool (sun was behind trees more than usual as it was later than usual). Cleaned off some algae on steps. Gotta put a little chlorine in every day I think.
–Barbecued turkey burgers, corn, squash.
–Went to the Sunrise farmers market for jam, squash, donut peaches, etc.
–Found a nice (not cheap) Mustang at Carmax. Minus: no price negotiation. Plus: Everything is done online, they deliver the car (for a fee) and you have 7 days/4,189 miles to return the car for any reason–minus the delivery fee.
–Too cool to swim, for the second consecutive day.
–Repaired Megaduck.
–Leica M lens came in. Put it on SL2, which recognized it (it came 6-bit coded). Took a few pics. Seems fine. Doesn’t really “snap” into focus, but it’s okay. Very small and light compared to (what I hear) native SL2 lenses.
–Made pizza for dinner, with basil topping (I took out the sad basil plant). Good stuff.
–Went to Folsom Lake Hyundai to ask about an Elantra N at MSRP. Nope–they’re still adding $5,000 dealer markup.
–Warriors won the NBA.
–Gas line going in outside; not much happening inside. Took a swim.
–Got gas. $68 cash price at Coloma Arco. Wow.
–Took a swim.
–“Helped” Grace update her Mac to Mojave.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 5 PM.
–Got strawberries at a stand on Greenback that Grace found. Got other stuff at the Carmichael Park farmers market.
–Watched “The Lost City of Z.” Too long, and not what I expected–more a story of an obsessed self-aggrandizing maniac than a jungle adventure film.
–Didn’t do much of anything. Did swim 80 laps.
–Rode the ARP with Tom Elken. Absurdly hot.
–Got a haircut from Grace, took a quick swim, took a shower, barbecued some pork chops/corn.
–Got fruit and such at Smart & Final; lunch at McDonald’s.
–Tried to make a pizza using Pillsbury dough in a tube. Bad news: I folded it so it would fit the pan, thus the insides never got crisp.
–Paid State Farm bill for Honda, $367.19.
–Sapphire crystal came in for Rolex GMT Master. Got it installed, but had to use the old plastic gasket/tension ring: crystal would move easily with the new one.
–Went to GT Auto lounge to see the BMW. It’s a 2006 M3 convertible with 18k miles. Nice car, but it has the notorious manual/automatic transmission, a soft top, and costs FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!
–Went to Peet’s for caf and decaf. Had lunch (chicken sandwich) at McDonald’s.
–Found a gorgeous 2004 BMW 545i V8 at Hemmings for $25k. After enthusing, I found a very similar car, with ample Carfax service records, on eBay for $10k. Then searched the forums and learned that old BMWs (and this model inparticular) are really high-maintenance cars. Crap.
–Took a swim, 1/2 mile. Nice.
–Went early to Noah’s (8ish) and succeeded in getting 13 sesame bagels.
–6th Avenue Photo demanded pics of driver’s license before they would okay the purchase of a Leica SL2. I sent them. No word on shipping. The world is really going to hell.
–Gray, drizzly day; cleared up around 6.
–Played around with cameras. Ended up tossing most, along with many watches.
–Took Grace for big shopping at Bel Air. Used points to save $11. Yay!
–Took a shower.
–Another too-cool no-swim day.
–1992(ish) Rolex GMT Master came in. A little sterile (sapphire crystal), but nice. Had to add a link to fit it (now 13 links). Yow!
–Rolex date disk came in, now that I likely won’t want to use it. 1680 crystal also came in–it really looks good.
–Went to the Orangevale farmers market. Got squash from Thao Ranch and white peaches. Went to Nai’s (they weren’t at the farmers market) and got some strawberries.
–No swim: 83 degrees.
–Went to University Art and bought a frame for my second Robert Barker painting.
–Went to Heritage on Sunrise to get the Treasury Direct form sealed. They sent me to Bel Air, where Lily finally put a serious-looking seal on it. Bought some cream; forgot to buy milk.
–Rode with Tom Elken around Folsom creeks (Humbug, etc.).
–Olamic Wayfarer came back from the spa. Not drop-shut, but very nice.