Category: personal

Cool, dreary, and possible rain today. Yesterday almost made it to drizzle, but not quite. As I drove around I might have almost seen some sun, and the occasional bit of moisture seemed to hit the windshield, but neither ever really developed into anything. Today is forecast to actually possibly maybe rain. Gah.

As noted above, I spent part of the day driving around doing auction stuff. Dropped off some stuff. Picked up some stuff. Still have stuff to pickup from this week, but that’ll have to wait ’til Friday.

Because today I’m headed to my remaining client’s house to do some service work. There are a couple of TVs with image issues that need to be replaced, and one bit of control system service that has been on the list for a long time that I hope to get to this visit. We still have a list of unfinished projects and some upgrades left to do, but hey, everyone has budget constraints. And other constraints like not wanting to be in attics when it’s 140F in there…

I’ll take a look at the network stuff, and cameras, and run updates against all of it, if I don’t run into issues with the TVs. I need to be home to get D1 from school, so that puts a limit on my work day. Which is good and bad. I usually end up with a long day at my client’s as there is stuff I can do, and I like to meet with him to go over the current and upcoming work, when he gets home from work. Unless he’s working from home today, I will have to leave before then. We’ve got a long history, and a lot of trust, so it won’t be an issue, but it’s always good to get some face to face time for relationship management. Relationships matter. Especially when you are alone in someone’s home for days at a time.

Trust and trustworthiness are vitally important in all areas of your life, particularly when ‘the chips are down’. Strive to build both in your life. That is something you can stack, that doesn’t usually cost money…

For all the rest, spend what you have to, and stack.

nick

Cool and damp to start, warming, with possible overcast all day. The sun did come out yesterday and it was quite nice in the late afternoon. Maybe that will happen again today! Or not.

Didn’t end up doing much yesterday. Caught up on auction stuff, and did a bit of domestic bliss.

I hope today will be better. I’ve got D2 at the orthodontist in the morning, then both kids need rides in the afternoon. That means I’ve got to get my errands done without too much faffing about. Some can slide until Wed. but some need to get done today.

The title refers to me having shaved off my beard and mustache yesterday. I’ve been wearing them for better than 5 years, so it’s a big change. I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror, and I thought I was looking tired and haggard, with the grey, so I took the big step. I’d forgotten how prominent my scar was… when I picked up D1 from school the first thing she said was “gee, you can really see your scar.” Kids.

I’ll probably grow it back, facial hair seems to be the norm these days, and I already miss “playing” with it. In the mean time, I’ll give it a chance. Funny thing is W hasn’t said anything yet. She gave me some funny looks at dinner, but didn’t say anything about the missing hairs…Could be she’s just messing with me.

Sometimes it’s good to make a change, to break habits and set patterns. We’ll see if this was one of those times.

Stack something today.

nick

Could rain. Could be nice. Openweathermap.org says moderate rain, light breeze, high of 80F. The national forecast has us on the edge of a “possible’ rain zone. The Gulf will undoubtedly have its own ideas about what will happen. Either way, I’ll deal with it. Nothing critical to do outside today. Yesterday was overcast, low clouds, and it never rained.

And it didn’t matter much to me, because after returning my stuff and the trailer, I ate some meds and went back to bed. Woke in the evening feeling much better. So the day was a loss as far as work getting done.

Today should have me getting a few things done. I’ve got a couple of packages to mail, some website work to do, auction stuff, and all the normal list. I’m hoping the relief I got by taking yesterday off continues through today. It’s a lot easier to do stuff if you aren’t really sore.

Antibiotics and pain meds- the marvels of the modern age. Do what you can to make sure you still have access to them… legally of course.

And then stack them. Because no one is coming to help you, unless you’ve arranged it yourself.

nick

Cool, damp or even wet, and windy today. We did get a bit of rain late in the day yesterday, but it really depended on where you were in town. I got some at the secondary, but not at home.

I was still sore, and stiff, and it’s surprisingly hard to be productive under those conditions. I did get a pickup done, a visit to the chiropractor, and my kid chauffeur duties taken care of. I feel like that was very little, but it was something and got me out of the house. Obviously my plan for the week went to heII early on.

Getting old, 3 of 5 stars, cannot recommend.

It’s been a while since I was this busted up for this long and I don’t like it. No sir, I don’t. I guess I’ll have to start actively fighting the entropy instead of thinking normal life activities are enough. Like I need more to do…

Speaking of which, we’ll see what I get done today, but tomorrow’s hamfest might be less than I had hoped. If I move some of this stuff it’ll be a win, but I’ll still feel like I could have done more. Can’t do everything, and sometimes real life gets in the way of hobbies. And it is a hobby, not life or death.

Speaking of hobbies, I’m fumbling my way around wordpress, and I have more admiration for Rick than ever. F-me, I really don’t like feeling this new and out of my depth. Meatspace. Obligations. Volunteering for my fellow enthusiasts. Joy. I thank a merciful deity that Rick is here to do the ‘under the hood’ stuff. Yapping is easy. Keeping the lights on is harder. Thank you Rick. And also thanks to Barbara, who continues to see value in it.

I’m out in the world today and tomorrow, and doing battle on more than one front. Both of which are HOBBIES. Need to remind myself of that. Valuable nonetheless, but still secondary to family and self.

Stretch out some mental or actual muscles. You might regret it, but you will learn some things.

(and stack, the world isn’t getting any less crazy.)

nick

Cold and windy, and damp. Temp started to drop yesterday afternoon, and it was pretty chilly by nightfall. Windy all day too. I’m expecting today to be the same, without the warmer middle.

I got a couple of things done yesterday. One pickup. Kid stuff. Tried not to re-tweak my back. Visited the chiropractor and got some relief. Taking the day off really helped. IDK if I’m going to be able to do all the physical stuff I need to do to get ready for the hamfest though.

I’ve got dozens of bins to move, load, and rearrange, as well as having to move a bunch of stuff first so I can clear a path. I’m debating just taking what I can fit on the truck, mostly higher dollar stuff and the stuff I specifically picked up this past year. People seem to like digging through the bins and boxes though, and I’ve got stuff that is traditional “hamfest” stuff, like boxes of parts and projects. That kind of stuff usually gets a good reaction and I sell a ton of smalls… I was kinda hoping the weather forecast would be dismal, but it is currently showing sunny on the day. That isn’t going to help me make my decision.

I’ve got all the slippage from the last two days to get through today, and I’m not making good progress. Might be time for some quitter talk, and realignment of my goals. I’m still not even back to 50% pain and movement wise… and I really don’t want to mess up the progress I’ve made so far. I hate not feeling strong and capable.

I also hate making excuses though.

I guess I’ll play it by ear, and see how much I can do to get ready.

The rest of you can still stack though!

nick