My surface thoughts and musings…
Bought a wall mount for my TV in the basement tonight. Can’t wait to set it up on Friday. Still need to fix the heater down there – kind of chilly. Working on my nightly build/deployment for the project. Damn it is cold out tonight (16 degrees). Seemed like the coldest day of the year – with the wind and humidity. Nasty.
-Rat
I had my son over the other day to help me take down all the Christmas boxes to the basement, do a bit of cleanup, and help with the new router installation. Everything worked out well on the router front, which was nice for a change. I’ve been a bit under the weather as of late with a cold at the fringes. The range on the router is good, the software is really powerful, so I am interested to hook my NAS next, maybe via USB instead of network. Ha!, on second thought it will be gigabit Ethernet, not USB 2.0, given my new router. Maybe I can also put iTunes on it this time. The next thing is to put the laptop on the dock and attach the new antenna and try AC beamforming. I was thinking of connecting the apple routers as extenders and use that network in the basement because its still somewhat shielded.
My daughter and her boyfriend have been having issues with their new abode. Moisture problems. They may have the need to sue the previous owners for not disclosing the problems. I doubt they would have bought into it.
I’m kind of bummed that this weekend, I didn’t connect with my old friend but s*** happens. Maybe some time soon. I answered my first survey Sunday on 23andMe and had a 6.0 lb loss last week which felt pretty good. I will admit it sucks having to pass up on pound cake. On a related note, I have not missed Dunkin Donuts – sorry, DD!. On Monday, I had an option to pick up an unused Fender Cyber Twin Amp. Can’t wait to try it out. Hopefully I can connect it to the dual 12′ speakers on the Twin Amp, otherwise I will have to get an enclosure. I was looking at the stats, and I am excited. I should just “bite the bullet” and pick up a fresh set of tubes for the Twin to see if it sounds like its supposed to sound – I’m not convinced. Something about it doesn’t add up. I haven’t really been in the mood to practice guitar lately, since the heater broke downstairs – its been kind of chilly. On a different note, we put the fish tank up on the stand – it’s an unfortunate reminder of other shelved projects. Got to get my Tai Chi environment set up. Some day… Maybe Friday.
-Rat
Well I’m officially on a “diet” via 23andme. I figured since I’ve never actually dieted, I’d try it with 23andme’s help. It’s been kind of interesting since for the last 5 plus years, I’ve been paying almost a daily visit to Dunkin Donuts. I’ve not been willing to curb my sweet tooth and have been trying to amp or ramp up my workouts to little or minimal effects. So, now I’ve come to the realization that this cannot continue and it’s been a long time coming. Time for a bit of “self-honesty”, ugh. Not something I’m looking forward to continue though. I’ve just started with flexibility again since moving from Lombard. Life’s all about forgiveness, and redemption I guess. This is day 2.
-Rat
Happy New Year friends and family! A new year, with new ambitions and new beginnings. This year, there are chances to rectify unfinished stuff and stuff I never did in 2018. I need to reconnect with old friends, finish cleaning the basement, install the light in the kitchen, straighten up my work room, install my router before it becomes an old router, and with the new networking – it spawns my NAS storage, connection of apple routers, and hence streaming music throughout the house, send back my bad UE Megaboom for repair or replacement, set up my old XM radio, finish my pansies fused glass I started at the end of 2017, get an architect to look at the bathroom plans to determine if whether or not the bathroom should keep its current configuration. I want to learn stained glass, continue on with guitar, work on my tai chi, and do another life drawing class. I need to reconnect with Dave, Danny, Joe, Gary, Nelson, Bob, and Father Peter. I need to do some kayaking this year, do some more shooting, do some fishing, some martial arts, and do some biking. I need to work on my wall. I need to work on my website, I need to re-invent my Czech-glass site. Some things that are purely blue-sky and if I have a chance to work on them is over and above everything else – do some more glass fusing with Eileen, take another class with Gary, and fix the garage heater.
-Rat