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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Breakfast: leftover bbq chicken salad, hot water. Cleaned in the kitchen and processed dirty dishes. Plant care. Cleaned the dishwasher filter and spray arms. Vacuumed sawdust that had fallen out of a knot in the board in the media cabinet behind the left door. We have no idea what happened. Reviewed tax filings. Met our backflow prevention tester—it passed. Patched with wood putty holes in window frames after equipment had been removed. All day: continued work on the project to convert our CC&Rs to a more pleasantly readable form. Installed the last kitchen undercabinet light fixture. I had been waiting on this last one because I had a plan to use a strip of LED lights along the kitchen's north wall, but after further thought and discussion with Patrick, I decided to abandon that part of the plan. We need more light on the north wall because the downlight above is in the wrong place. When one stands at the counter and leans forward to work, the downlight creates a shadow onto the countertop. Instead we'll try to see if a professional electrician can move the downlight to a better position. I installed the undercabinet light fixture without help from Patrick. It was hard to get the knockout out because the stepped drill bit got off center, so I used a small regular drill bit to drill small holes around the edge of the knockout, and with much effort I eventually removed it. The fixture isn't as flush to the back wall as I'd like, but hopefully no one notices. Cleaned the work area. Showered. Errands with Patrick: Cliff's Variety. Dinner at Pasta Panino with Patrick: san pell for Patrick, arnold palmer for me. We shared a caprese panino and spaghetti aglio e olio add shrimp. About $53 after tax and before tip. Errand with Patrick: Full Proof for alcohol and where instead of Brad we encountered and met Jerry who let us taste several mezcals. We bought a variety of alcohols. Walked home. We watched YouTube then Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s4:e6 on Paramount+ then Big Mouth s3:e6 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and started the dishwasher. Deep-cleaned my iPad Air and iPhone 16 Pro and their cases. Repaired a Brother TC tape cartridge that wasn't working properly. Upon printing, the tape would emerge correctly except without the adhesive backing. I carefully removed the cartridge lid with a razor blade cutting tool, then used tweezers to pull the adhesive tape further out and adhere it to the printed label. Labeled plugs for the Sodastream, the Nespresso machine, two mica shade lamps, the power cord for the TV, an ethernet cable to the TV, a panel heater, the blender, the immersion blender, the hand mixer, the rice cooker, the toaster oven. Late snack: leftover spaghetti aglio e olio add shrimp, water. To bed late.