8 Sept 2020, a day in progress

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.

  • 07:00 Charging my phone and Wife is making breakfast.
  • 08:00 Walk around the block.
  • 09:00 Catching up on the news.
  • 10:00 Blogging
  • 12:00 Nap, attic fan turns on at 103 degrees.
  • 14:00 Checking the A/C and blogging.
  • 15:00 Checking on adding a relay to A/C for High Cool.
  • 16:00 Added a “High Cool” relay to the air conditioner.
  • 17:00 Dinner, Salmon
  • 18:00 Mowed the lawn, it is going to rain tomorrow.
  • 19:00 Blogging and checking on the NodeMCU’s.
  • 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.

This NodeMCU measures two temperatures and the current drawn by the thermostat. There are five relays that control the Fan, Reversing valve, Cool command, High Cool command. If any sensor faults Home Assistant software releases control to the thermostat on the wall by cutting off all the relays. If power fails, it releases control 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.

Read something today: No matter how loud they shouted, many Soviet citizens thought such exercises absurd. But they hid their real thoughts because speaking honestly 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? three-warning-signs-of-ideological-totalitarianism

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 a rehab center, hopefully she’ll get home soon.

Arts:

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

Travel: Florida travel looks within reach.

Taxes: Mail Them!

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