I’m writing this while recovering from strep, which I also got last year. Probably the same source (Charlie via daycare.) Hopefully the antibiotics kick it quickly. I’ve avoided the worst of it by catching it early. Both Charlie and I had two days of being properly sick, then back on the upswing.
It put a damper on my weekend plans. Was hoping to get some yard work done and drill the bench dog holes in my workbench. I did get some reading done, though. Still reading Children of Time.
Before my energy totally crashed on Saturday and I had to admit to myself that I was sick, I cleaned up an old Craftsman scroll saw, lubricated the arm, replaced the blade, figured out the tensioning, and got it running. It will be nice to use that to make tighter turns than I can make on the bandsaw.
Would a whole grilled duck be good? 🤔 Perhaps spatchcocked like a chicken.
I should listen to more Titus Andronicus.
Further carbonation adventures:
- I overcarbonated some imperial cider I brewed. Every drink let off way too much carbonation and it foamed too much in the mouth. Next time I’ll try less. I did ~50PSI and about a minute of shaking. Next time ~35PSI and 30-45s of shaking.
- I carbonated a standard negroni to share with the folks at Benny’s Brown Bag. It came out quite nice. Also ~50PSI, and two rounds of carbonating since I decanted it into a glass swing top bottle for sharing.
Two upcoming woodworking projects:
- Sawbenches, similar to these: https://blog.lostartpress.com/2014/12/07/have-a-party-build-a-sawbench/
- A wooden tball bat for Charlie. After some research, I think it should be ~24″ long and 13oz. Still trying to decide which wood to use.
FreedomBox server updates:
- I installed Kiwix and downloaded the entirety of Project Gutenberg (~80GB) to add. It worked great, but now the server crashes around midnight each night, which is when updates and backups run, so I’m trying to exclude Kiwix from the backups to see if that solves it.
- I have email running on the box now! It took a while to get the correct ports forwarding and DNS records set up, but it works! Got my first DMARC report the next morning.
House project updates:
- Fence contractor is secured, materials ordered, proposal signed. I couldn’t find two critical pins with my metal detector and survey, so a surveyor is coming out to stake the lot lines.
- Sump pump installation proposal signed, too. Should happen within the next month, which should help with the basement flooding.
Things are moving forward.
I made some Matzo Ball Soup on Sunday for the first time. Fitting, because it was cold, it is Passover, and I wasn’t feeling well. It was good, though I think I still prefer chicken noodle soup.
We were able to spend some lunches and pre-dinners on the porch. Amanda took a moment to press some of the violets in our yard. Charlie enjoyed looking up at the sky.
I didn’t take many photos this week. The sickness and rain really put a damper on things. But two more photos for fun: Charlie and Amanda explored the football field and track while I was sick. And before I was sick Charlie and I were silly at the dinner table.
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