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It's 8:24 AM EST, ☁️ Overcast, 53°F, Humidity 79%, Wind 14 mph SW
A bit sore this morning. Lately I've been waking up feeling less rested than I should. I wonder if sleeping deeper makes getting up more difficult.
Yesterday my morning routine was just a bit different, as DW had bought a collection of Keurig cup flavors for us to try. She used to drink Keurig at work, and doesn't mind the bad taste. but there's something about how a Keurig is brewed that makes it immediately recognizable. I don't care for the flavor, but I had two cups yesterday, and am starting the day off with one today - some sort of medium-dark roast. It's OK, but no way would this ever replace my ground bean drip method.
DW also made sweet potato pancakes, on top of which I put some homemade applesauce, maple syrup, and butter. Those were terrific. The applesauce really made the dish. A fun breakfast to have in the middle of the week!
Once breakfast was consumed, I began to prepare for the next podcast by lining up my interviews. I sent out two emails to prospective interviewees. I've got two already lined up, and the third I have no worries about. So the next podcast should be easy to prepare.
Then I started the process of cleaning out my electronics from the two upstairs bedrooms. This project took the rest of the day. I decided to do a "first purge", putting things I know I am getting rid of in boxes for the Goodwill. I had to sort a lot of cables, SD cards, and other assorted small electronic items and get them into separate boxes or bags. In the process, I actually found a computer just lying in a drawer. It was an old Acer Chromebox, and I had installed Xubuntu on it. So I booted it up, and it worked just fine. I took the time to update the OS, but I think I have to re-install the OS to get a clean install and remove any of my personal information that might be on it. I would actually like to keep it, but again, I don't know where or why I'd use it, so it's best getting it out of the house.
I finished this "first purge" around 3:15, and came downstairs to rest. I gnawed on a cold spare rib for lunch along with a smoothie and some pretzels, which at that hour was probably too much to eat. I started reading a book, resurrecting my Bigme e-ink phone to do so. But I ended up falling asleep about 4:15 or so, and waking up from the nap around 5:00. Naps are nice, but waking up from them can sometimes be a challenge.
I read a little more and checked out a video on a used car salesman in NC I used to follow but gave up. His videos now are all about how much trouble his business is in. I do hope he keeps it going, but he did say something I've also seen - good used cars under $5K are hard to find. Even under $10K they are hard to find. It's a tough market. There's a local used car lot here I noticed went out of business this past month. I like buying good used cars, but I have no idea what my next - and probably last - car will be.
Dinner was a very nice beef stew. It's that time of year when soups and stews taste very good. DW has been raving about the inexpensive meat she's been able to buy at the store, especially pork. We have a lot of pork right now.
After dinner I watched the movie Blonde Crazy with James Cagney and Joan Blondell. It was a rather haphazard movie with a scattered plot, featuring the two stars as con artists. After this movie I went to clean the kitchen. To fill the time before bedtime, I watched a couple of Merry Melody cartoons, and then the first part of My Secret Enemy with Robert Ryan and Claudette Colbert. I'll probably get to the second half tonight. I got to the part where it appears she shot someone at 11:03 PM, so that seemed to be a perfect time to get to bed.
That's all for now. 'Til We Meet Again!