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1/5/2023

–Grace left the fridge blocked open all night; it was 75 degrees this morning. Tossed the milk and cream; will see what else.

–Made pizza for dinner: best one yet.

1/4/2023

–Vintage Braun shaver came in. Excellent condition for parts-swapping. Tried to reassemble it with that !@#$% spring, failed completely (and broke a tab off the case which ended any further exploration). Might get a junker and try to see the spring before disassembly, but I’m not sure that’s possible: I think I broke a tab on this one while pulling it apart, and the only video I’ve found shows reassembly only. Crap.

–Stopped at Green Acres for stakes and a nice pole-mounted tree saw/lopper.

1/3/2023

–Second Shirogorov Touch came in. Not perfect action, but well-centered and no marks.

–Got more refunds from State Farm. Has something to do (I think) with homeowner’s policy mixup and multi-line discounts, but it’s getting sort of comical.

1/2/2023

–Dank day, then rainy.

–Went to renew Trusted Traveller card, but they talked me out of it (really aimed at international travel). So I applied for a TSA Pre-Check card. Guess we need to get for Grace as well.

–Put several Russian flippers on the leather belt and really made them sharper.

1/1/2023

–Happy New Year!

–Sunshine today. Didn’t do much: cut up some boxes, tidied up the bathroom, downloaded and watched “City of Ember.” Not bad.

12/31/2022

–Played with the Shirogorov Aquatic a lot. Left it totally original, slightly better centered.

–Made pizza for dinner–super good.

12/30/2022

–Had breakfast at Gold Miner Cafe in Folsom with Tom Elken and Steve Chaump, former BNR folks. Good food, good time.

–Put all my Shirogorov F3’s back together in original configurations. Trying to center the blade now on the nicest one, the Aquatic.

12/29/2022

–Shirogorov F3 Aquatic came in. Nice scales, but not centered and not drop shut. After a LOT of noodling (it’s a major pain to work on), I swapped blades with another F3: perfecto. Don’t know what I’ll do with the other F3. If I can put it back together in working condition, I might just sell it without the box.

–Went to the Town Center to gather acorns for squirrels. All gone (gardeners). Parked outside the gate at DV and found a treasure trove right there. Good thing, as Mr. Squirrel seems to get them quickly, when we’re not looking.

–Took a shower and shave. Right-hand faucet was wonky (multiple streams, low pressure) so I carefully, gently got the aerator out and tossed part of it after thorough analysis. Works fine now.

12/28/2022

–Took Grace shopping at Food Maxx.

–Braun razor came in. Good shape except for head frame. Bought one on eBay (sketchy: “Can I see a pic?” / “I have several; will send you the best one.”). Sent it in for battery replacement.

–Walked around Discovery Village; looked at lights and took photos.

12/27/2022

–Voice still husky.

–Lotsa rain, but only half as much as the Rain Cricket shows. Must be the wind, I guess.

12/26/2022

–Continued cleaning up front patio, trimming things and capping sprinklers.

–Boboli for dinner.

12/25/2022

–Merry Christmas! Had orange rolls and opened presents.

–Dinner: turkey breast, mashed potatoes/gravy, cranberry jelly, corn, crescent rolls. Yum!

12/24/2022

–Third Arcitec shaver came in (already returned one). KILLER! Clean, almost unmarked, works well.

–STILL have throat issues. Almost worrisome.

12/23/2022

–Throat’s still husky.

–Went to Goodwill, where they took the hedge trimmer (among other things) and Walmart for some Christmas shopping. Then Bel Air for canned whipped cream.

–Philips Arcitec came in (second one; first was returned). No mirror-glass front, and only charges when sitting in its half-case (no socket on the razor itself). Nor does the motor seem particularly quiet. Disappointing. More coming.

12/22/2022

–Investigated the “silo” on the back patio. Probably a lighting transformer. Tossed it.

–Two weeks after first symptoms of (what I believe is) COVID, and I still have throat-clearing issues. Got a Binax test at Rite Aid, did it twice, totally negative results. Best guess: my case is too mild for this (less sensitive) test to pick up. Paxlovid probably wouldn’t help at this point anyway, as everyone says it must be started within five days of symptom appearance.

12/21/2022

–Went to the post office to send off (a) the Arcitec I’m returning and (b) the Shirogorov Touch going back for repair.

–Shirogorov Halloween came in. Small (no surprise) but great scales. Swapped out the slightly marred tiny body screw with another Shiro of the same model.

12/20/2022

–Went to post office to pick up Philips Arcitec shaver–postage due, but PO will bill the seller. Sheaver is not mint; will return. Meanwhile, I bought three or so Arcitecs on eBay, one NOS so hopefully it runs quiet.

–Turns out Shirogorov won’t sell me a pivot screw for the Touch. I have to send it to Recon1, who will send it to Russia, blah blah blah. Totally sucks.

12/19/2022

–Went to Noah’s for the first time in a while, got 13 sesame bagels for $9. Can’t beat it.

–Made brownies for dessert.

12/18/2022

–Epoxy seemed to be working for Grace’s shower escutcheons. I caulked them and attached the handles. Good to go.

–Took a shower and (electric) shave. Felt good.

–Tasted a banana at lunch and much of dinner. Senses are returning.

12/17/2022

–Heath from HD Lawn Care made quick work of replacing the Hunter sprinkler valve–$185. The other two valves look okay to me, which is good, since I’m not up for all the cutting and gluing he did. I spent another couple hours cleaning up the drip lines back there: cut some out, capped a couple, etc. I don’t think anything will currently get watered back there if we turn the valve on; easy enough to add drippers back in if needed.

–Finally got Sac County Utilities squared away. Added the 1956 DVL account, set up auto-pay for 1/27/23.

12/16/2022

–Turns out Grace’s faucet installation by Ross Broadley was kind of rushed. He had the escutcheons on backwards (mine too) and hadn’t tightened one of the fixtures sufficiently, so it rotated. I fixed it all up. Sure hope those valve seats (which he didn’t replace on the shower) weren’t needed.

–Took Grace for big shopping ($200) at Bel Air.

–Went to re-pot a new sage/rosemary/thyme plant from Bel Air and noticed that the sprinkler valve was dripping, around once/second. Spent a while trying to figure it out–got one of the caps off-but gave up. Too old/unfamiliar/painted over. Called a guy I got from nextdoor.com and he’ll be over tomorrow to replace the valve for $185. Expensive, but super-quick, and I should be able to learn all I need to know for the other two valves.

12/15/2022

–Yesterday may have been peak COVID–much coughing. Almost none today.

–Ross Broadley came to finish plumbing.

12/14/2022

–Saw a dead finch on the front patio. I don’t think he hit the window; just died.

–Went to Bel Air for apples, oranges, dinner, dessert, cream (no cream, half-and-half).

–COVID might be migrating a bit to my chest. Great.

12/13/2022

–Spent four hours at Pacific Skincare getting my basal cell carcinoma removed by Dr. An Yen. This small blemish now has a 2″ scar. What’s up with that?

–Another lunch at Burger King. Good people, good stuff.

12/12/2022

–About 80% wrt the cold.

–Had a nightmare trip to the DMV to update address on my Real ID. After a new photo and $31, it’ll be here in two weeks.

12/11/2022

–Feeling better. Cleaned up the back patio considerably.

–Marie for dinner.

12/10/2022

–Still sick, still miserable. Lotsa rain today.

12/9/2022

–Looks like I have a cold, not (or in addition to) dehydration.

–Bezel dies came from Esslinger. Turns out I already had two identical sets. So what was all the hoo-ha with pill bottles? I may find out the next time I try to press in a retaining ring.

12/8/2022

–Felt utterly horrible all night and all day–presumably from dehydration. Just STANDING is apparently enough to cause lots of fluid loss.

12/7/2022

–Turns out the Red Sub runs terribly. Kirill will send a label for me to ship it to LAWW for a service.

–Did laundry.

12/6/2022

–Red Sub 1680 came in–beauty.

–Took a shower and shave.

12/5/2022

–Took Grace shopping at a couple of toy stores in Roseville. Lunch at Panera.

–Frozen for dinner.

12/4/2022

–Played with knives; restored the Shiro Touch after softening the epoxy in the oven. Gotta get another one of these.

 

12/3/2022

–Played with knives. Destroyed the Shirogorov Touch. I had epoxied the female pivot to prevent rotation. The blade moved much more reluctantly, though I couldn’t see any leaked epoxy. Trying to remove the pivot, I marred it badly–it’s not coming off. (Reminder to self: one or two TINY dabs of epoxy will work.) I also noticed a ding on one of the scales. Took it apart for spares.

–Felt woozy and dizzy this afternoon; spent a while in bed. Don’t know if it was dehydration or not.

12/2/2022

–Got coffee at Peet’s, lunch at Five Guys.

–Did paperwork, played with knives.

12/1/2022

–Got some decent rain today.

–Grace talked with neighbors and retrieved our (new-looking) garbage toter. Yay!

–Sutter pension is still being deposited to Chase–after two attempts to get it to go to Heritage. I’ll try calling the benefits manager, but I’m not optimistic.

11/30/2022

–Put up bar and circular towel racks in the bathroom.

–Talked to new neighbor Erica about garbage toters. They have 3 behind their fence. She didn’t know where the 1962 had come from, and when I explained about addresses she rolled it over there (they had already pretty much filled it). Still missing ours.

–Moved stuff around the living room a tiny bit, then Grace got in a snit.

11/29/2022

–Took Grace shopping at Smart & Final.

–Learned that Papa Murphy’s Pizza in the Town Center closed today. Things are getting ugly.

11/28/2022

–Set up stereo, without too much hassle. Grace noticed that the stand was loose in places, so I pounded it back into shape.

–Took a shower and shave. New razor from Charcoal Goods was doing really nicely, and then BOOM a huge cut on my upper lip, for no discernible reason. I do not understand it.

11/27/2022

–Got some drywall anchors at Home Depot and hung Grace’s towel rack.

–Papa Murphy’s pizza for dinner using Mark Solich’s $50 gift card. HUGE medium pepperoni/mushroom for $6.99. I’ll look again, but I really don’t think this price is on their menu. Maybe I’m special.

11/26/2022

–Went to Barnes & Noble for the latest Reacher and Best American Mystery books.

–Moved things around and around in the garage; got nowhere.

11/25/2022

–Installed the new TV stand that came today. Kind of a pain, but it seems to work.

–Burger King for lunch, Bel Air for frozen dinners.

11/24/2022

–Put folding handlebars on bikes. Seems to work great (haven’t ridden yet. Really opens up that side of the garage.

–Had a nice pseudo-Thanksgiving dinner: ham, yams, cranberry jelly, crescent rolls. Good stuff.

11/23/2022

–Went to Lowe’s and got a couple of Kwikset door handles for the patios. Front one went on fine. Back one is a nightmare. Handle is farther back from door edge, so requires longer hardware. I had to leave the original spindle on. Gate is also far from fence, so previous owner (at our request) had kluged up a spacer to make it fit. Spacer is rotten and (perhaps necessarily because of a step in the fence) in two pieces, so I made my own. Too tired to try and fit it up tonight.

–Went to Sprouts for a pumpkin pie (reddit/sacramento recommendation).

11/22/2022

–Moved stuff in the garage again.

–Went to Home Depot for door handle (nope) and coax face plate (nope).

–Took a shower and shave.

11/21/2022

–Moved stuff around in the garage. Thinking about not using a table for grinder and buffer; they seem to work fine standing free on the bench.

–Papa Murphy’s for dinner.

11/20/2022

–Went to Home Depot to look at faucets and door locks.

–Frozen dinners.

11/19/2022

–Went to Five Guys for lunch (yum) then Smart & Final for fruit.

–Played with knives; actually revived (centered) the Touch.

–Frozen for dinner.

11/18/2022

–Put some bins in the attic; unpacked all bins in the kitchen. Tried to improve the garage a bit, without much success.

–Watched Bullet Train. Entertaining, but too fast/complex for me.

11/17/2022

–Continued unpacking. Set up the two glass-front bookcases by the fireplace.

–Walked to Bel Air for frozen dinners and to deposit the house sale check and a check for $50k written to myself rom Chase, preparatory to dropping Chase to the minimum (still need it for Zelle, maybe wires, etc.).

11/16/2022

–Escrow closed this morning around 11. Yay! Picked up a check at American Title.

–Puttered around, put a couple of bird feeders out.

11/15/2022

–Went to REI to pick up wall-mount bike holders. Installed later in the afternoon. I’m drained, but they’re not going anywhere. They don’t leave as much room as I’d hoped. This will improve with folding handlebars, but then it turns out that the sawhorse I was going to remount buffer and belt grinder on is too wide at the bottom. Crap! Nice to get the bikes on the wall, but I’ll have to get creative before I can do any polishing.

–Went to Bel Air for frozen dinners, cream, dessert.

11/14/2022

–Heard from Mark Solich that the final walk-through was successful.

–Lunch at Panera (+ bagels and croissants).

–Picked up some Jack’s for dinner.

11/13/2022

–Replaced four bathroom faucet stems. Utterly trivial. Wish the one I demolished had been so easy. Still have near-zero water pressure in my left sink.

–McDonald’s for lunch; Papa Murphy’s for dinner.

11/12/2022

–Unpacked all day. Can’t find my knives that were on racks in the kitchen. Discovered the attic is clean and has a huge amount of storage space–floor and shelves. Could be a godsend, depending on what I can haul up there.

–Jack’s take-out for dinner.

11/11/2022

–Went to Pause Coffee on Madison for breakfast–really nice place, with Ettore pastries even.

–The real challenge begins tomorrow.

11/10/2022

–Went to Tunnel Hill for bagels and coffee. Hauler came over with a huge loader and two buddies. They tossed (literally) everything in and charged their minimum: $675. Oh well, couldn’t have done it myself.

–Comcast cable guy (another Russian) came over early and set things up. There were four cables under the TV nook: a white one that had been cut and shoved back in, two black ones with coax connectors, and one black one with the connector cut off. The last one turned out to be Comcast. The cable guy crimped a connector onto it, did some magic in our box on the side of the house and the “community” box across the alley and Voila! Internet seems faster than at Tunnel Hill.

–Took a shower and shave.

11/9/2022

–Moving day. David and Joe from A Couple Great Movers (and good weather) got the furniture over with only a dropped file cabinet for $460. Now that everything is here, I believe unpacking will take forever.

–Went to Starbucks for wifi. That place, once a haven for me, has lost it. Undrinkable Americano, and the cream/sugar bar is empty: you have to ask for x packets of sugar, and they pour some cream (milk?) from a jug into a paper cup. Just awful.

11/8/2022

–Bone tired. Took a load over; set up the house for mover access. Brought bikes over. Got an estimate of $500 for cleaning Tunnel Hill. Junk guy is coming over Thursday to haul stuff. Notary is coming over Thursday for signing papers. Got a chance to say farewell to Rowena the mail carrier. Lunch at Beach Hut Deli. Dinner disaster: Spilled Marie fetuccini out of the microwave and some dribbled inside the oven door, untouchable without disassembly. Crap. Ate a couple of Grace’s frozen burritos for dinner.

11/7/2022

–Took a couple of trips over to DVL. Still seems like there’s a never-ending supply of things that need to be moved.

–Papa Murphy’s pizza for dinner, though not the one I (thought I) ordered.

11/6/2022

–Took a load over to DVL.

–Bought, de-restrictored, and installed square “rain” shower head. Works nice. Noted that shower had been dripping since yesterday, as I failed to whang hard enough on the handles when turning them off. First turn of Mustang key (so to speak) went “click;” second turn started it up. Put it on the battery tender on return from Home Depot.

 

11/5/2022

–Took a light load over to 1956 DVL. Turned on heat for a later shower.

–Marie for dinner.

11/4/2022

–Talked to mark about the Tunnel Hill house like ours that came up yesterday at $599,000. He said he’s never seen buyers back out after all contingencies were closed, but he’s also never seen this big a price difference between two highly similar houses. He also said if we were the buyers and this came up, he would feel bound to inform us of it. There are barriers if our buyers want to switch (loan, second floor leak on the twin house, no solar pool heat, someone potentially snapping it up quick, etc. BUT there’s nothing stopping them from trying to negotiate us down to $650,000 (say), which would be very annoying.

–Boboli for dinner.

11/3/2022

–Played with knives.

–Took a load to Goodwill. They didn’t take the low folding chairs (no furniture) or Grace’s lifejacket. They did take a handful of LPs.

–New Shirogorov/Sinkevich came in. Too small.

11/2/2022

–Shirogorov/Martin Overkill in titanium came in. Sweet!

–Marie for dinner. Not bad.

11/1/2022

–Took espresso machines and stereo stuff over to 1956 DVL. Tried again to fix the faucet. Failed.

–Talked to Geronimo movers; will move on the 9th.

10/31/2022

–Took a load over to 1956 DVL. Took a second trip over to try and fix leaking faucet in my bathroom. Spent a LONG time without success. Totally chewed up one stem getting it out because the nut is a non-standard size; real plumbers use pliers or adjustable wrenches, whereas I tried to use a sized wrench, which rounded the nut and forced me to use channel-locks to remove it. Found exact matching stems at Home Depot, but then had issues with (pick one) the valve seat, the tightening nut, and/or turning the faucet all the way on or off before tightening. Incredibly frustrating. Will likely call Ross Broadley and have him replace all bathroom faucets with current cartridge technology.

10/30/2022

–Went to Home Depot for Moen shower faucets. Discovered the cartridges are attached to Y-shaped copper tubing; would have to remove tiles to install them. Took it back. Crap.

–Stopped at Bel Air for dessert and Boboli pizza crusts. Had pizza for dinner.

10/29/2022

–Went to the post office to pick up a Tilley hat. There wasn’t the slightest hint of why I had to pick it up–no postage due, for example. While I was in line, Grace called, having fallen into the pool for the third(?) time. Her phone still seems to work (her last dip killed an iPhone) , and the Seiko quartz I gave her still seems to work, though I had to dry out some condensation on the inside of the crystal.

–Took drill press and art press to 1956 DVL.

10/28/2022

–Took some Grace bins over; emptied six of mine and brought them back. Took some heavy stuff over (vise, belt grinder, buffer). No problems parking. Found a new shower head (and an old one) in the garage. Installed it. It’ll be fine for a while. Found a drawer full of old paint cans in the garage. Will dispose of, gradually. Took the big ladder and checked out the sky-high smoke alarm in the living room. It’s wired in. Duh. Took one of our small garage door remotes over and instantly paired it with the opener. Should have much better range than the clunky remotes that came with the house, but not very useful until (if) I can program a button for the front gate.

10/27/2022

–Took another load to 1956 DVL. Adjusted springballs on all appropriate door tops. Walked back to Tunnel Hill, drove the Mustang over to DVL, and parked both cars in the garage. Seems like it will work: fair amount of room in front and to right of Mustang (on right), maybe only two moves to get each car in. Good news.

–Made Boboli pizzas for dinner.

10/26/2022

–Still no word on what buyers want after inspection, and no word from Bret Sullivan re trellis removal.

–Took a load over. I fixed stuff; Grace cut shelf liner. Washer and dryer arrived (unannounced) around 4:00, went in fine, and the washer top opens all the way! Yay!

–Grace noticed that the hot water faucet in her bathroom hums when on; seems to be a handle issue rather than a pipe issue. Will replace faucets (anyway); might not be easy because of the stopper connection underneath.

–Went to Jack’s Urban Eats for dinner. Good stuff.

10/25/2022

–Took another load to 1956 DVL. Almost cleaned out upstairs. The pool keys, which were sitting on th kitchen counter for a while, have completely disappeared. I’m a little concerned I did something “official” with them and forgot all about it.

–Got a large pizza for dinner at Papa Murphy’s.

10/24/2022

–Cleaned up (again) and then spent the day at 1956 DVL while appraiser and inspectors looked over 11474 THW. Lunch at Togo’s (no go), toilet seat at Home Depot.

–Made Boboli pepperoni pizzas for dinner.

10/23/2022

–Smoke alarm started beeping. Went to Target and bought a boatload of batteries, replaced all that were suspect.

 

10/22/2022

–Took a couple of trips with bins to 1956 DVL. Played a lot with knives. That’s about it.

10/21/2022

–Took some bins over to 1956 DVL.

–Made pizza for dinner with Bel Air refrigerated dough. Okay, not great.

10/20/2022

–Filled some more bins and took them over with Grace.

–Stopped at Bel Air to deposit a couple of small checks, get a $100 bill for Rowena (forgot the thank-you note), buy some pizza dough and mozzarella.

10/19/2022

–Continued moving in to 1956 DVL. Removed plants in big pots and drip lines that were feeding them; capped the half-inch supply line.

–Grace was having issues with the Samsung. Got her back on my (previous) iPhone SE. It works, but she can’t undelete voicemails (I can on mine). Will keep trying.

10/18/2022

–Took some bins over to 1956 DVL. I hung around waiting for the PG&E guy to show up. Grace took over the waiting at 3:30; PG&E guy came shortly thereafter. Gas is on, everything good.

–Mark Solich called. Trying to get me together with a guy working nearby for an estimate on tearing down our trellis.

10/17/2022

–Escrow for 1956 DVL closed around Noon. We took some stuff over and put the toters out. Got SMUD transferred; PG&E tomorrow; Sac County Utilities will give us a compost toter in early November. I hung the bat. We met neighbor Kenny, former professional piano player. All looking good so far.

–Boboli pizza for dinner.

10/16/2022

–Spent the day waiting to hear from Mark. Finally around 5:30 he sent a text: buyers are doing a full-price offer at $725,000. Absolutely mind-boggling. Escrow to close in 30 days. Unbelievable.

10/15/2022

–Talked to PG&E again. Got a good guy this time (and one I could understand). After initially saying there was no gas meter at the house, he talked to his supervisor and found it. A tech will come out Tuesday between Noon and 4:00 to turn on the gas.

–Heard from Mark that the people who looked at the house will likely make an offer tomorrow. Mark has priced the house at (an optimistic) $725k.

–Had little Safeway pizza crusts + cheap Bel Air marinara sauce + mozzarella for dinner. Good stuff.

10/14/2022

–Went to Chase and wired payment to American Title. Success.

–Went over for a final walkthrough at 1956 DV. All looks good: Attic is clean and lights work, flexible ducts were replaced, satellite dish removed, trellis taken down. Looks like the drip system will take more work than I had thought. Got SMUD to start electric on Monday. PG&E said (something like) it’s an all-electric house, and it would be a pain to get gas to it. But there’s gas to the dryer, the water heater (presumably) and the furnace (inspector said he couldn’t test it because gas was turned off). Told Mark, and he’ll look into it.

–Frozen Viccolo pizza for dinner–not as good as it used to be.

10/13/2022

–Starrett square came in; nice. Also Sweet Maria’s Yirgacheffe beans.

–Got the old Insignia VHS player working through the Sony, so we don’t have to move my old analog TV to the new house for Grace to watch tapes. Had to take the top off the player to tease out a Wallace and Grommet tape that had gotten scrunched and stuck inside. All good now.

10/12/2022

–Mark Solich came here at 2:00 to look over the house. We showed him what furniture would stay, what would go. Surprisingly, he didn’t make any noise about new oven, paint, ugly valences, etc. I had done up a spreadsheet showing how much money we had in the house (a little over $700k); he thought he could get that or more. But we gotta move fast, as real estate is declining every day.

–Got some Jack’s Urban Eats for dinner.

10/11/2022

–Talked with Mark Solich and State Farm; 1956 DV moves forward.

–Got another pepperoni pizza from Il Forno Classico and watched the restored One-Eyed Jacks. Pretty good.

10/10/2022

–Puttered around all day.

–Hoped to watch the Film Foundation’s restoration of One-Eyed Jacks. Never got an email, couldn’t find the right site. Eventually (too late) I went to the old link I had saved and there it was. Crap! Will watch tomorrow, early, I suppose.

10/9/2022

–Went to Smart and Final for fruit, muffins, milk. That was my last shot at herbes de Provence cheese; no dice. I have no idea where I got that stuff. Almost has to be Bel Air though.

–Took a shower.

10/8/2022

–Went to the Sunrise farmers market for peaches and pears. Returned a whole bunch of jam jars to Kathy’s Kreations. She showed zero gratitude.

–1956 DV seller agreed to all requests, so: trellis gone, satellite dish gone, attic cleared.

10/7/2022

–NOS Rubberset shaving brush (with tag) came in. Got it apart with the strap wrench, cleaned the bristles with alcohol and water, polished it up on the buffer. It could use a more serious sandpaper polish, but I might just leave it: it’s shiny and unused.

–Played with Leica SL2 and lenses. The Sigma 65mm appears to be every bit as good (sharp, contrasty) as the Leica 50, at half the size/weight and 1/6 the price. Mind-boggling.

–Fixed the spray/stream nozzle on kitchen faucet. Will replace o-rings tomorrow to stop a leak at the base.

10/6/2022

–Went to 1956 DVL with Grace to finalize repair options with Mark. Measured garage; Mustang will fit. Turns out we have three sprinkler valves–two in front, one in back. Nothing obvious outside the house that the HOA might control.

–Ordered pickup pizza from Il Forno (with difficulty; had to get past Slice and Doordash). Best pizza ever, period.

10/5/2022

–Went to The Gun Range to pick up a couple more checks. Went to Bel Air to deposit the checks and pick up dessert.

–Packed a bin with some of my knives.

10/4/2022

–Rolex 1803 came back from Kirill Yuzh.

–Went to the post office to see why tracking didn’t work for Matteo’s present. They said something about how the package was picked up by a third party (Parcel Post?) and would be trackable soon. Um hmm…

–Went to Bel Air for cream and cream cheese.

10/3/2022

–Biked over to 1956 DV for home and pest inspections. Mostly good. There’s more irrigation than I thought, more plants to trim, a satellite dish, and dry rot in the front patio cover. Will likely just remove the patio cover, as there’s a nice tree over the patio that gives lots of shade.

–Went to Jasper’s where I had an egg BLT and Grace had a chocolate milkshake. Grace’s stomach has been really bad ever since, so I doubt she’ll be back.

10/2/2022

–Went shopping at Sunrise Mall Hallmark for birthday cards, then Sprouts for veggies and such.

–Took a shower.

10/1/2022

–Went to both farmers markets (Sunrise, Folsom) for apples, pears, jam, broccoli, tomatoes.

 

9/30/2022

–State Farm home insurance cost went from $1,738 to $1,950. Crap.

–Used the Zoccam app to send $11,000 earnest money deposit to First American Title.

9/29/2022

–Shirogorov/Sinkevich Touch came in. Nice, not astounding.

–Separated LPs into keep and toss piles.

9/28/2022

–Got a haircut at Great Clips.

–Made a latte with the Cremina. Tasty, but the espresso was not hot. Might need to increase the temp to compensate for the teflon heat break. Was going to take it to Great Infusions for consignment in conjunction with Grace’s trip to PAMF. Grace says she cancelled that appointment–and told me. She didn’t tell me.

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