–Roseville ENT called re the consult. Set up an appointment in October.
Month: June 2023
–Medicines are helping; throat is much better.
–Went to Master’s Wholesale to cancel cooktop. Marc Guzman came out and said it was delivered today. He left a message for Bell’s Appliance (installer) and said he (Marc) would call this afternoon. He hasn’t.
–Throat still bad. Went to Sutter Folsom Urgent Care, saw Dr. Jackson. He diagnosed oral thrush, prescribed a couple of meds, and wants to have Roseville ENT do a consult to rule out a cancer recurrence.
–Picked up some bagels, cream cheese and bear claws at Bel Air.
–Still feel crappy. Throat is a tiny bit better. I guess it’s going to be another long cold or similar.
–Still feeling bad; throat is marginally better. Spent much of the day in bed.
–Barbecued Costco sausage, corn for dinner.
–Woke up at 6 AM with terrible diarrhea and a really sore throat (right side only). Took a long nap after bagel/coffee.
–Barbecued turkey burgers and corn for dinner. Good again.
–Went shopping at Bel Air, in part to test out out bar codes/coupons.
–Did laundry.
–Took Grace to the Roseville Sutter Imaging site. She got a couple done, but will have to go back because she accidentally took a calcium pill.
–Had lunch at Rim’s Deli. Good, not amazing.
–Drove Grace in the Beemer to Rancho Murieta, mostly to experience again the insane hilly section of Scott Road. Great fun. Lunch at Backyard BBQ (good), food shopping at the nearby Bel Air. Stouffer’s for dinner.
–Rode the ARP for 14+ miles with Tom Elken. Incredible weather.
–Picked up the McGizmo flashlight (nice, really different beam–a huge uniform circle) and the Captain Midnight 1957 jet decoder and manual (turns out they changed their codes all the time, so this decoder doesn’t work on a 1955 TV show; waiting now for the right one to come up on eBay).
–Tried to drive the BMW to Buffalo Creek headwaters, but it appears that that whole area is private Aerojet property.
–Barbecued turkey burgers, squash and tomatoes for diner. Yum!
–Rode the InnerLight on the canal for 13.6 miles. Felt crappy the rest of the day.
–Got sandwiches from Jack’s Urban Eats for dinner.
–Went to both farmers markets, got tomatoes, oranges, almonds, squash, cherries.
–Made pizza for dinner. Pretty darn good.
–Went to UPS to pick up flashlight lenses and nicotinamide.
–Went to Bel Air for corn and turkey burger patties (finally).
–Barbecued corn and turkey burgers: pretty darn good.
–Went to S*T Strawberries for strawberries, jam, honey.
–Removed the dead cooktop. It was not easy, but everything is 100% intact (like wiring) and ready for the new installation.
–Baked a Viccolo pizza for dinner. So-so.
–Slow day. Barbecued pork chops and corn for dinner.
–Watched the “Then Came Bronson” pilot. Better than I recall, and seriously nostalgic.
–Took the Beemer to Dr. An Yen for suture removal. Wound looks awfully red to me, but nurse and doctor said it’s good.
–Called CarMax about slow leak in Beemer tire. Tires aren’t covered by their warranty. Took the car to America’s Tire Co. They fixed it fast and free. Seems like a top-notch organization.
–Turns out the Honda tires were quite low. I pumped them up and reset the TPMS. All my fault of course–getting lazy. Gotta keep on ’em.
–TPMS light came on in the BMW. Checked the tires. Left rear was low; seems to have a slow leak.
–Watched “Wake of the Red Witch” via Film Foundation. Pretty absorbing.
–Went to both farmers markets for stuff.
–Grace spilled water on the cooktop and (apparently) shorted out one of the switches. Loud whump sounds, flashing lights, and the fan won’t go off. I broke some glass on the cooktop trying to get it up, but that was irrelevant. It’s dead, and I turned it off at the breaker panel. Looks like a replacement will be $2,200 + $200 installation + $35 haul away.
–Took Grace shopping at the Folsom Safeway.
–Took a 17.3 mile ride on the e-bike. Wanted to do a loop around Lake Natoma, but ended up in Folsom, so just turned around and came back.
–Walked to UPS to pick up McGizmo flashlight. Nice light.
–Spent much of the day working on the two Reaver flashlights. Turns out, after weeks of frustration, that the battery in one was non-rechargeable and (presumably) weak, so any thing I did with swapping drivers and such had no effect. Finally got both lights programmed–one with 5 levels, one with four–and toggled memory off. Finally. Will send one off to Ted Rooney in a bit for anodizing.
–Heard from Doris Fredericks in Morgan Hill. Dave died of breakthrough COVID in Canada after three weeks in intensive care in 2021. CRAP! I DO NOT understand how/why I let that friendship lapse. What a moron.
–Barbecued some Costco Polish for dinner, with Thao squash, Whole Foods potato salad, and Bel Air corn (finally it’s good).
–Bought Eargo 7 hearing aids on eBay for $1,400. Lotta funny business on eBay with Eargos. Same seller has these up for $1,700, $1,600 auction, etc. PLUS, eBay did not charge tax. Because it’s a medical device? Doubtful.
–Took Grace to the Folsom lab for blood tests, then to Mimi’s for brunch. Mimi’s seems to be up on the trend of serving gargantuan amounts of food for really high prices. Bummer.
–Another Shamwari came in. Nice scales and action, but the blade has more scratches than most. Wish I could figure out a way to hide those better. This one came with a set of spare titanium scales that I can JUST make fit on the one with the crapped-out carbon scales. Will send the scales (and other stuff) to Ted Rooney for blasting/re-anodizing.
Made pizza with tomato and fresh basil for dinner. Decent.
–Went for a 10-mile bike on the ARP.
–Took Grace to the Curtis Fest craft fair. Not too exciting, but okay.
–Took a shower and shave.
–Went to the Sunrise farmers market. Slim pickin’s. Got clementines, pink lady apples, Thao squash. Then to Bel Air for bagels.
–Used a discount code for our first pizza from Milan (Coloma at Sunrise). Salty, but not bad at all.
–Drove to Rocklin Donuts (Yelp says best in the U.S.), stood in line for an hour, no more cinnamon rolls. Came back and had lunch at Jasper’s Giant Burgers.
–I been gaining weight: 209+ today.
–Took the Beemer to Davis Ranch. Slim pickin’s, just got some peaches. Stopped at Bel Air for rolls and potato salad.
—Reconciled most of my charging cords.
–Picked up the ozone generator at UPS. Stuck it in the trunk of the Beemer for 80 minutes. Car smelled of ozone afterwards. Put a little leather scent in it. Could be okay now; need some time in it.
–Polished out some scratches on the flat of a Shamwari using the Foredom clone.