Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 5:30AM. Generally cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 54F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
The 10-day is still showing showers on and off, but only about an inch and a half of accumulation. Probably just as well, what with hundreds of thousands of acres burned in the mountains being prone to landslides of too much rain falls too quickly.
Wish I could sleep like that, Paul, though my neck would probably be as sore as Drew's when I woke up!
Sat outside and watched the sunset last night, but no campfire this time. Just warm enough without it, but went in as soon as the sun disappeared and was glad for the warmth inside. The big doe that hangs around and a couple of her mostly grown fawns were grazing by the solar array, and she kept looking up at me. So I made some huffing sounds I've heard them make, and she perked her ears and took a step closer. So I made a chipmunk sound, and that really got her interested, bringing her another couple steps closer. I was getting cold, so when she turned her head to check on her fawns, I stood up to go back inside, and when she looked back she didn't like what she saw and they all trotted off.
Tried to find info in vaccine injection schedules and criteria for California yesterday, but apparently they're still working on the plan. There'll be three phases, and right now front line healthcare workers and those elderly in care facilities have top priority. Beyond that, who knows. It's all dependent on the supply of vaccine, and how quickly new ones get approval. I find it somewhat disheartening that they're letting younger people not in healthcare get the vaccine so show a good example because of they're political standing or fame. To me, that sends just the opposite message: if you're a nobody, you get to the back of the line.:irked:
I don't think any of you are going to lose any weight after last night's dinner!:laughing: don't think I will either, what with a nice pork chop from the BBQ, green beans, sour kraut, and wild rice. Found a bottle of Zinfandel from 2001, one left over from a case picked when a friend and I were barrel tasting in Sonoma County long ago. The cork came out in little pieces, but I somehow managed to keep it out of the wine, and it was delicious, especially after it had some time to air up a little. For dessert I found an even bottle of Zinfandel port, same deal with the cork, but it was also very nice. At least 2021 seems to have gotten off on a strong cullinary foot!
Somewhere I've got the plumbing to rig cooling on the lathe, Kyle, but just don't want to put up with the mess. I'll be sticking with dry and slow; I think the groove only gets cut fifteen thousandths or so deep.
I agree with you, Ron. I think we're in for another turbulent year in the stock market as well. I need to rebalance the allocation and build up some dry powder for when new taxes get levied, especially the capital gains taxes talked about during the election. But I also think there's going to be a surge in the economy once enough people get vaccinated and folks can reopen businesses and get back to work. That's probably a ways off, though, maybe we'll have something special to be thankful for come Thanksgiving this year?
While perusing the Vanguard website, I ran across a tool that's supposed to help you choose when to take Social Security, and I plan to look more into that during the upcoming rainy days. I have to file for Medicare this year, so that's on the homework list, too.
My stimulus was in my checking account when I checked, too. Along with more than enough bills to instantly wipe it out. Six hundred dollars doesn't go very far these days.
When I moved here, David, I purchased a cell phone booster from Wilson, who at the time (eleven years ago) seemed to have the strongest tech background. Now there are a lot of names I've never heard of, and not a few of them sound like fly-by-night Chinese (or worse) knockoffs. I'm curious to see what you come up with, now that 5G is rolling out here. FWIW, the inside antenna is at the opposite end of the house from my office, and doesn't do a very good job of providing cell signal in the office, some 45' and two walls away. Next time around, I'm going to try for an omnidirectional antenna located centrally in the attic.
Got the rest of the second pallet disassembled yesterday, and got a few cuts made for the next set of hoops. Cleaned up and put everything away, put a cover over the white motorcycle (all the rest already have their covers on), and used the new ChaChing blower to clean the metal dust off the driveway. Started off with only 1/3 charge in the batteries, and they were gone in just a few minutes at top speed. Had a freshly charged pair ready so kept right on going for another few minutes until I was finished, and the charge indicator was still reading full. Makes me wonder if the indicator display isn't very linear.
Today I'm gonna clean off the welding table before I start anything else. I've been working on the floor so far, and I'm too old to keep on doing that.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!
