24 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism



Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 04:00 Built second sensor that will live OUTSIDE attic enclosure.
  • 08:00 Eating Breakfast and planning the day.
  • 09:00 Walk around the block.
  • 10:00 Installed sensor into the attic and programmed Home Assistant.
  • 11:00 Lunch
  • 12:00 Vacuuming the house.
  • 13:00 Nap
  • 15:00 Breaking down boxes and taking out the garbage.
  • 16:00 Dinner
  • 18:00 Watched a movie on the abuse of personal data and its affect on Democracies.
  • 20:00 Blogging and getting ready for bed.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Friday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases: USB Cables

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

23 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism



Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 00:00 Blogging
  • 03:00 Adjusting the heat temps.
  • 07:00 Watching the temperatures change.
  • 08:00 Eating Breakfast and planning the day.
  • 09:00 Drive to pay for our new air conditioner.
  • 11:00 Eat’n lunch
  • 12:00 Nap
  • 13:00 Planning for service tonight.
  • 15:00 a little logistics, then a nap.
  • 16:00 preparing for service
  • 21:00 Bed, i’m tired.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat. I’ve changed the fan speed several times and dehumidification only occurs on the lower speeds. (Higher speeds cool the air without taking the moisture out.)

At 8PM I switch the temp sensor from the Dining Room to the Bedroom. As you can see from the chart above, the house temperature drops from setpoint while Home Assistant maintains the bedroom setpoint. At 7AM the sensor is reverted to the Dining Room again and the house is brought up to setpoint.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Thursday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

22 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism



Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 00:00 Working on NodeMCU Heat Pump mode with Cold Temps.
  • 08:00 Coffee and morning brief.
  • 09:00 Walk around the block
  • 10:00 NodeMCU programming.
  • 12:00 Programming done, Nap Time!
  • 14:00 Reading Luke (Bible)
  • 16:00 getting organized and helping with a new planter.
  • 17:00 Dinner, Turkey
  • 18:00 Reading Luke
  • 21:00 Bed.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat. I’ve changed the fan speed several times and dehumidification only occurs on the lower speeds. (Higher speeds cool the air without taking the moisture out.)

Spent a large part of the day building asynchronous routines for the heating behavior part of the thermostat. There are usually two routines required for each action, boundary and Asynchronous. The boundary routines are more timely since they are triggered at a threshold. The Asynchronous routines are safety routines and also to bring the air temperature back onto the boundary to normalize the behavior. (If the temp happens to be above the boundary then the routine to turn on the compressor to cool the room is never triggered.) Switching thermostats (Rooms) at night/morning is a large cause of the loss of control. The Asynchronous routines are triggered by a patchwork of timers with staggered (As best I can) delays.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Wednesday

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

21 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism



Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 04:00 Installed temp sensor in Sewing Room.
  • 04:30 Ordered USB cables to clean up Den.
  • 08:00 Up and sipp’n coffee.
  • 09:00 Drive to Kroger for a few groceries
  • 10:00 Put groceries away and work on NodeMCU for Heat programming.
  • 12:00 Nap
  • 14:00 Trip to Lowes.
  • 15:00 Getting organized.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat. I’ve changed the fan speed several times and dehumidification only occurs on the lower speeds. (Higher ones cool the air without taking the moisture out.)

Three done, two to go.

Inside these 4″ fake plants is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two white DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. One thing I did learn was that I can easily adjust the “Mass” of the sensor by moving the sensors in/out of the bush. I found out AFTER i bought them on Amazon that the pot is compressed paper LOL. Which just happens to work very well with the wireless radio in the bottom of the pot.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Tuesday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

20 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism


Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet
Actually ventured out an bought groceries today!

Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 00:00 Blogging.
  • 01:00 Writing routines for the NodeMCU thermostat
  • 08:00 Breakfast
  • 09:00 Cleaning
  • 10:00 Church services…
  • 11:00 Nap
  • 13:00 Getting organized.
  • 14:00 Built Temp sensor #4 and put it in the Den.
  • 20:00 Going to bed early.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat. I’ve changed the fan speed several times and dehumidification only occurs on the lower speeds. (Higher ones cool the air without taking the moisture out.)

Three done, two to go.

Inside these 4″ fake plants is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two white DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. One thing I did learn was that I can easily adjust the “Mass” of the sensor by moving the sensors in/out of the bush. I found out AFTER i bought them on Amazon that the pot is compressed paper LOL. Which just happens to work very well with the wireless radio in the bottom of the pot.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Monday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

19 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies. Found fridge door ajar and food temp was at 43 degrees. I put several bags of ice in the fridge about an hour later to help cool it down. (It hadn’t moved from 43 for over an hour.) There was a lot of moisture on the contents and the fridge was in a defrost cycle when I found it.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism


Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet
Actually ventured out an bought groceries today!

Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 00:00 Found fridge door ajar, baby sitting it until the temp reaches 40.
  • 01:30 Fridge at 44, blogging.
  • 03:00 Fridge at 44
  • 08:00 Up sipp’n coffee
  • 09:00 Walking round the block
  • 10:00 Meeting with music Ministry
  • 11:00 Chasing Thomas.
  • 12:00 Lunch then a Nap
  • 14:00 Change subscription to NYT.
  • 15:00 Put a cover on a junction box in the attic.
  • 16:00 Dinner
  • 17:00 Construct plant thermometer #3 without removing plant from foam this time.
  • 18:00 Watched Poltergeist
  • 19:00 Watched spookie Mulder series
  • 22:00 Bed

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat. I’ve changed the fan speed several times and dehumidification only occurs on the lower speeds. (Higher ones cool the air without taking the moisture out.)

Inside this 4″ fake plant is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two white DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. One thing I did learn was that I can easily adjust the “Mass” of the sensor by moving the sensors in/out of the bush. I’ve ordered four more of them to place around the house and get a better feel on what the total air mass temperature is. In the 80’s I measured the temp in every room and used the size of the room as a weighting factor. The temperatures were severely impacted by being in the ceiling by the normal stratification of the air. Not to mention the heat from the attic during the day. Temp sensors mounted to the wall will also be affected by its mass and temperature. The best luck i’ve had so far is to put the sensor away from windows, walls, vents, floors and ceilings.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.


Tomorrow: Sunday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

18 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies. We ventured out to get our hair cut for the first time in months and got groceries today.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism


Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet
Actually ventured out an bought groceries today!

Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 08:00 Slept in, sipp’n coffee.
  • 09:00 Going to the store for the first time in MONTHS!
  • 10:00 Putting away groceries and getting organized
  • 11:00 Blogging.
  • 12:00 Nap
  • 14:00 Running Generators #4 and #5, changed oil in #4.
  • 16:00 Reading news
  • 17:00 Dinner
  • 18:00 Watching movie challenger disaster.
  • 21:00 bed.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat.

Inside this 4″ fake plant is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. The NodeMCU produces about .5W of heat so it’s under about 2″ of Styrofoam holding the plant in place. In still air I’ve noticed that the temperature readings are about 1 degree high. I thought about ways of moving the air or moving the NodeMCU to a box away from the sensors. In the end I can easily compensate for the additional heat by adjusting the set points. The best idea I had otherwise was to put a fan directly underneath the plant blowing air up into the leaves. One thing I did learn was that I can easily adjust the “Mass” of the sensor by moving the sensors in/out of the bush.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know. I saw an ad for @free99fridge in the newspaper that I thought was cool enough to contribute too. I also got a message from ChildFund (AKA Christian’s children fund) that asked if I would answer a survey yesterday. When I called up the survey I was appalled to learn that people were dropping their sponsorships. When I decided to sponsor a child I thought about the long term, until they were 18. If I thought my financial position could be compromised so that I couldn’t support $36 a month, I would not have agreed to the sponsorship. $432 / year is not very much money to an American, we probably spend more than that on Coffee and Cigarettes. In my case, we give CF an extra $14/month to support the child’s community. We also give an extra $50 / month to the child which has normally been shared with the family.

The only other issue I have with ChildFund is their upper level management walks away with over $1M/Year in salaries of our gifts.

We picked up an additional sponsored child today. We should be able to support for 6 years until they turn 18.


Tomorrow: Saturday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

17 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies. We ventured out to get our hair cut for the first time in months yesterday.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism


Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet
Virus Counts still falling.
Rain headed our way, it will be here most of the day today.

Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 00:00 Blogging.
  • 04:00 Building temp sensor plant, I put the plant on the dining room table.
  • 06:00 Moved the plant next to the buffet.
  • 08:00 Slept in, sipp’n coffee.
  • 09:00 Shower and getting ready for a Dr. Appt.
  • 10:00 Dr. Appointment
  • 12:00 Back home, eating lunch.
  • 13:00 Thinking about a nap.
  • 15:00 Getting organized.
  • 16:00 Not happy about the temp sensor being a whole degree warmer.
    • Moved the temp sensor away from the buffet and all the mass on top of it.
  • 17:00 Taco’s for dinner.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat.

Inside this 4″ fake plant is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. The NodeMCU produces about .5W of heat so it’s under about 2″ of Styrofoam holding the plant in place. The rather thick clay compressed paper pot should dissipate the heat without adversely affecting the temperature.


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know. I got a message from ChildFund (Christian’s children fund) that asked if I would answer a survey yesterday. When I called up the survey I was appalled to learn that people were dropping their sponsorships. When I decided to sponsor a child I thought about the long term, until they were 18. If I thought my financial position could be compromised so that I couldn’t support $36 a month, I would not have agreed to the sponsorship. $432 / year is not very much money to an American, we probably spend more than that on Coffee and Cigarettes. In my case, we give CF an extra $14/month to support the child’s community. We also give an extra $50 / month to the child which has normally been shared with the family.

Would we consider picking up a dropped child from the program? I hadn’t thought about adding a second child, in my mind, as seniors on a fixed income, we were doing our part at roughly $1,500/Year. $3000/Year is beyond our budget. But that is an inflated amount based on our current sponsorship. They also asked if I’d be willing to pick up a sponsorship at a reduced rate? That never crossed our minds either.

So here’s the decision before us, it is very likely that CF will send me an E-Mail asking if I would pick up an additional sponsorship. My plans are to consider their offer even though we’re seniors on a fixed budget. Until then we’ll make contributions to their “Where Needed Most” fund.


Tomorrow: Friday

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income. Back to shopping for groceries in person, 800/Month is TOO much on a retired budget.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts: Watched the movie The Social Dilemma which discusses how the social networks are using our humanism against us to make money. In the process of making tons of money they are unraveling democratic societies around the world.

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

16 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies. We ventured out to get our hair cut for the first time in months.

Read something: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can EVERYONE express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism


Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet
Virus Counts still falling.
Rain headed our way, it will be here late tomorrow.

Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 08:00 Breakfast with the wife
  • 09:00 Assessing all the changes I made to the Home Automation.
    • We’ve opened up the windows, it’s cool (Although not dry) outside.
  • 10:00 Blogging, and running Generator #3 for an hour.
  • 11:00 Generator oil checked and put away. Changed Gen#2 Oil.
  • 12:00 Looking for a lost check.
  • 14:00 Delivered a roll of toilet paper.
  • 15:00 Catching up on the rioting.
  • 16:00 ChildFund Network is loosing sponsors.
  • 17:00 Dinner
  • 18:00 Get ready for church.
  • 21:00 Bed Time

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat.

Inside this fake plant is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two DHT22 sensors sticking out of it. Even with all the care that I put into this Temp Sensor project there are still unknowns. (Like why the left side of the sensor is a whole degree warmer than the right side.)


I do not know why it is so difficult to achieve 50% humidity throughout the day. The humidifier cannot keep up even though it is large and the house is small?


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.

Tomorrow: Thursday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income.

Project Engineering: Hiding our temp sensors inside fake plants.

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts: Watched the movie The Social Dilemma which discusses how the social networks are using our humanism against us to make money. In the process of making tons of money they are unraveling democratic societies around the world.

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To

15 Sep 2020, a day in progress

Read something interesting: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises (in free speech) absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking (Out) honestly (in a crowd) was dangerous. The Soviet dictatorship created a fear society that failed the “town square test”—can everyone express themselves freely, publicly, without fear of punishment? Can we speak freely without checking for a BLM protestor confronting us wherever we are? Can we have a sign like Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter in our yards without fearing damage to our homes? Three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism

Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies..

Ballet hasn’t been mailed yet


Plans: Let the NodeMCU’s and the dehumidifier run until September.

  • 08:00 Breakfast with the wife
  • 09:00 Modifying Home Assistant to use the new temp sensor bush.
  • 10:00 Assist putting groceries away.
  • 11:00 Haircut!
  • 12:00 blogging and lunch.
  • 13:00 research hurricane and blogging.
  • 14:00 Nap
  • 15:30 Getting organized.
  • 16:00 Got gas for Kathy.
  • 17:00 Dinner, called mom.
  • 18:00 Watching a movie about the negative affects of Social Media.

NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC

NodeMCU Status: Our air conditioner is limping with a oil logged evaporator until we replace the unit in October. The thermostat is also limping along because of leaking batteries. I’m using these NodeMCU’s to measure the temperature and humidity throughout the house and turn on / off the power to the thermostat.

Inside this fake plant is a NodeMCU that wirelessly transmits the readings of the two sensors sticking out of it. Even with all the care that I’ve put into this Temp Sensor project there are still unknowns. (Like why the left side of the sensor is a whole degree warmer than the right side.)


I do not know why it is so difficult to achieve 50% humidity throughout the day. The humidifier cannot keep up even though it is large and the house is small?


Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.

Tomorrow: Wednesday.

Retirement: Need to build a budget, are spending is too close to our income.

Project Engineering:

Purchases:

Repairs:

Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.

Family News: Mom’s in the hospital.

Arts:

  • Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
  • Swollen feet have collapsed, no more potato chips!

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Waiting on Land taxes.

Pi News: I’ve been working with “Home Assistant” software, the Pi’s themselves are in good shape.

Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.

Injuries: No injuries.

Accomplishments: None.

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To