Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.
We’ve installed a new Air Conditioner and there is a terrible amount of work to be accomplished. The highest priority is insulate the ducts against moisture and clean up the living room. I have to run a new duct to the dining room and do a bit of insulating on the ductwork over the living room.
I weighed in at 217 today, that’s five Lbs over my maximum weight. I will reduce my calories in hopes to drop to 215 this week. 190 would be a great goal.
My EcoFlow R600 Pro won’t be shipped until the end of the month, I should get it around Christmas.
Karen AMI:So white people who celebrate the success of black lives demonstrates the inequity of the black experience and white people who don’t celebrate success of black lives also demonstrate the inequity? I am just trying to keep up here. And I must be a Karen because I don’t see race, I see PEOPLE, fellow human beings instead of a color. You don’t have to attack me, I know, that Not seeing color makes me a racist. And seeing color first makes me a racist too. I know. I am the problem. For sure. It’s a tough gig. The Awkwardness of White Joy. Four days later Shane Paul Neil
The COVID numbers have gotten really high from Thanksgiving, in fact they are the highest I’ve ever seen them.
Narrative: I’m skipping the time bullets today. The heater is working pretty well with the majority of the ducts connected back. I used the NodeMCU network to record some data on the performance of the ducts I’ve already installed. (Not Many)
Headed to the Post Office to mail a gift and then to the eye doctor. Apparently i have cataracts in both eyes that are getting bigger. Doc says i might need surgery in two years to remove them. Had some ham for lunch and went to bed for a good long nap. I am sleeping longer with scraping my tongue and now with the wipes to improve my tears I may end the drama with my sleeping.
I got the radiator fans in the mail today. (They will be used to push air out of the attic.) I put a power supply on one of them and it runs with only 3 volts!
I had to reverse the blades so that it pushed air from the grille. The motor will run backwards but the blades are curved, they have only one direction. There are two unused wires in the attic, that will do nicely to run all three fans. (I need to find the ends, it wasn’t obvious when I looked for them.) I need to put power pole connectors on it, the wires in the attic are probably unterminated as well. If I use the 12AWG wires I can control them from the garage. Otherwise I’ll have to use the ATTIC fan relay box. The 110V fan motor is siezed and my plan was to replace the motor with DC motors that I can control the speed. (And power consumption.)
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.
Researched Philippines Typhoons last month, they took a huge toll on the island. I watched several videos, 3-5 feet of water leaving 3-5″ of mud on everything inside their homes and on the streets. This will take a long time to clean up, I checked the Internet and they were pretty bad off. Homes and crops were destroyed and thousands are displaced without enough food or water.
Tomorrow: Wednesday
Retirement: We’ve spent 10K on an air conditioner, need to make that up.
Project Engineering: Layout new ductwork.
Purchases: Conservation mode, we’re more than 3 paychecks in the hole.
Repairs:
Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.
Family News: Going day by day.
Arts:
- Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
- Swollen feet have returned, 20.5″ today. (Yes Potato chips and candy.)
Travel: Florida travel looks well out of reach!
Taxes: 2k refund from Georgia in February.
Pi News: Love em, but no time to play with them.
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