Hey There! It's 8:10 AM EDT, 75°F, Humidity 72%, Wind 6 mph S, overcast
We've had a lot of rain popping up in thunderstorms over the past few days. Last night I thought it was going to pour because of all the lightning, but not as much rain fell as I thought.
Yesterday was sort of an odd day. I took a walk after my morning routine, and as I was pulling the car into a parking space, my old colleague pulled up behind me. He was a driving force in the park project from last week, and he was there to check on a few things. We had a nice chat, and he was very grateful for all the videos I took and for organizing all the media.
Then I set about writing a blog post for my public blog about my new method of sending out microposts. I had it done by around 1 PM. But as I was posting it, I began to question the methodology. Is the web app I am using any better than a simple Mataroa blog? So I began a comparison of the two, and unfortunately for me, it seems like using a blog might be far easier than using the new fancy web app. The main advantage is that the blog is in a browser, something a person is already using. No need for an additional piece of software. I may have to bite the bullet and re-think my process.
My main activity of the day was getting some clothes out of my closet. I exchanged my fall/winter wardrobe for my summer wardrobe, and in the process got rid of mostly a lot of shirts. There were enough shirts for one bag of shirts, which I dropped off in the used clothing bin after DW and I had gotten our weekly allotment of vegetables from the community garden. The vegetables are getting repetitive, but I don't think there is a cure for that. The availability of veggies year-round means that people don't think in terms of seasonality anymore. But when you're getting veggies from a garden, seasonality is everything.
There was an afternoon ball game yesterday, which I listened to on the radio as I did various chores. We won going away, and considering we lost our best player, it's a miracle we are playing this well. When we got back from our errands, I went and started a deep dive into replacing injured players on my rotisserie team. I replaced an outfielder, but I have yet to replace an injured pitcher. I'm miraculously in second place, so I am putting a little extra effort into the team.
Dinner was a beef stew from the new supply of beef we received last Saturday. The meat was tender and tasty, but I teased DW a bit on making a stew on a hot, humid day in the summer. After dinner, I sat for a while, but became restless, so I decided to see if the bike battery I had put on the charger had charged. It had, so I went out to the shed, put the battery in the bike, and fired it up. Unbelievably, it started right up. And considering it was sitting in the shed unridden for maybe three years, the tires actually had air pressure in them. So I hopped on the bike, and it performed smoothly - dare I say flawlessly - for a bike that had been sitting about not being ridden for over three years. I drove to the park, caught the tail end of sunset, and had a nice ride around the city. It's an e-bike I purchased in 2017, and here it is 9 years later, still operating like I bought it yesterday. This is not something that happens to me when it comes to machines. Usually I pull something out to see if it's working, and it has several things wrong with it that need repair. Not this bike. I was amazed. It was a fun ride!
When I got home, I went back to reading a few web sites and watching a Sidetrack Adventure video. I also went looking at small coolers and a 12V battery breakout box for the cabin, but I may just use what's already there. That's my challenge lately - use what I already have. I did, however, find a water belt I might buy, as when I walk I have nothing with which to hold a water bottle. In cool weather I don't walk long enough to get too thirsty, but with summer approaching I may want to take some water with me on my walks. Bedtime was 11:25.
'Til We Meet Again!