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
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