24 October 2018, A day from Mark’s past

Today’s Notes
General: Didn’t sleep worth a hoot, but that’s becoming the new norm these days. I did get a chance to construct the wiring needed to combine 8 SLA batteries onto the UPS terminals last night. I also performed a run test using two 60W incandescent bulbs and the UPS worked flawlessly. Each battery was only pushing a little over an amp for the two light bulbs. The UPS is rated for 1300VA and the wiring is fused at 10 amps. I could lower the fuses to 5 amps and still support 500VA. Had a bowl of shredded mini wheats for breakfast and a couple cups of Dominican coffee before taking a morning nap. My right shoulder is bothering me a little this morning. Walked with the wife down the block and back to get some exercise this morning. It’s a little cool, but the bright sun easily overcomes the chill in the air. Kathy walked ahead of me this morning, that’s unusual. She’s normally straggling behind me and I have to slow down occasionally to allow her to catch up. Today she was ahead of me the whole way. I have about 5 hours before church tonight to get something on my list accomplished.

Spent the last hour or so looking at Medicare, there are so many options it’s mind boggling. I cannot unravel what my mom has without going down there and sorting it out. It almost looks like we should just look into 2019 because that’s going to be hard enough. I need to do that too since I’ll also be on Medicare in July 2019.

TDL,
Establish a VPN between Ricky’s Fortigate and home.
Talk to the neighbor about his offer.
Card for the drama department.
Lighting support for the Christmas play.
Eyedrops
process recordings
Build two long run UPS units that have external connections for a solar panel charge.
Get two teeth pulled and one post put in.
Plan a trip to Florida week of the 29th.
replace two of my outside cameras.
Mow the rest of the lawn.
Need referral for surgery on Jan 3rd at 8:30.
Call the doctor about the anti inflammatory that I seem to be allergic to.
Call Fl Blue, Lisa Rhodes 352-854-2100 about part D.
Call Mutual of Omaha (Ricky’s Insurance)
Find out about Dental coverage for Mom, Medicare “G”?
Find out about Eye coverage for mom.

Tomorrow:
Injuries: Arguments: Exercise: Feelings: Travel: Noteworthy: Accomplishments: Purchases: Engineering:

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT set clear goals for the day? No
Did I DMBT make progress to those goals? No
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT fix something today? Yes
Did I DMBT improve something today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
Did I DMBT be fully engaged? Yes
*Did My Best To