Friday, February 1, 2008
Usual oatmeal breakfast except that today I am trying out double my normal portion just to see if I can get more fiber into my diet. Previously, the usual oatmeal breakfast has been 1/3 dry cup of slow oats, 2/3 dry cup of water, 1 slightly heaping tablespoon of brown sugar, and some kind of fruit such as one sliced banana or 1.5 ounces of raisins. Doubling everything mostly works except I have to figure out the best timing in the microwave for the cooking and I need to use less sugar than 2 slightly heaping tablespoons. House chores and organizing. At home we have a light over the kitchen sink that I installed but it's tedious to reach up to turn it off and on for such a frequently used location, so I recently installed a device called Sensor Plug (cyberguys #1410864, $14) which turns the light on whenever it detects motion and turns it off automatically after a few minutes. To restrict the range of detection, I taped a piece of index card to one side. So far it's working out well. Organized batteries and labeled boxes in one of our cabinets and one of our closets. Recently a battery exploded when it was inside an Inova flashlight that I use. I thought I would need a special Dremel tip to clean out all the yucky, dried-up battery acid, but after closer examination I decided it would be overkill and just used a Q-tip and running hot water and a small flathead screwdriver to clean it out. Swept and pulled weeds in the back yard. Lunch: leftovers. I notice today that Flickr Uploadr is up to version 3.0.5. I am afraid of installing it because of the problems I had earlier with 3.0.2 and 3.0.3. Weight training: dumbbell bench press, lateral raise, dumbbell shrug, advanced plank. Cut my hair, vacuumed, showered. Dinner at home with Patrick: lemon-lime mahi mahi with red bell pepper, bread and Smart Balance Light, steamed broccoli. Watched the remainder of Xanadu (1980) from last night.