Today’s Business: 2010-04-16
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Do three loads of laundry. DONE.
Log
07:00 AM: My weight did not change from yesterday. It’s still 173.5 Lbs. See here for a summary of the progress on this goal so far in 2010.
10:00 AM: Heading out shopping.
01:40 PM: Just got back from shopping.
02:15 PM: Finished all of yesterday’s laundry and did a load for Mom as well.
04:00 PM: [Customer D] came to pick up her computer. We’re installing the remaining apps and making sure she knows how to access them all.
05:00 PM: A windy thunderstorm passed through here and disabled the electricity. Unable to continue her PC configuration at this location, we drove to her house. But, her lights were off as well. So, I connected the cables, and she said she’d test it out when the power returns. At that, she drove me back down here. Still, no lights.
06:15 PM: I listed to the iPod while periodically walking throughout the house. It occurred to turn off the main breaker (200 amp) where the power line enters the house, to protect our equipment and appliances from potential surges (that happen quite a bit) when electricity is restored. Of course, this means that I’ll have to look out the window every so often, watching for electric lights in neighbors’ windows. When these come on, and they’re burning steady, only then will I throw our main switch back on. I’ve already lost several computer pieces due to these voltage and current spikes. So I’m hopeful that this measure will keep the bulk of these problems out.
07:00 PM: It’s getting quite dark inside. So I’m rounding up sevral candles that Mom likes to burn now and then, lighting them, and placing them around the house.
08:15 PM: The power is back on. But I’ll wait an hour or two before blowing out the candles; just in case it fails again.
09:00 PM: Posted a letter to the WPSBC Alumni Web Site for Ellen Goldfon, here.
09:40 PM: Talked with [Emmy] on the phone. We listened to periods two and three of the Penguins hockey game. The Pens won!
10:30 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
02:25 AM: Worked the Deleting Self Pingbacks project. These have been successfully removed from this blog.
03:05 AM: Improved linkage and categorized posts in this, the Tom’s Diary blog.
03:07 AM: Way past my bedtime now. So I’m heading there. Enjoy what’s left of your night, and take care.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Monthly sewage bill ($40).
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