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Saturday, September 26, 2026
Breakfast: plain yogurt with diced pear and Patrick's homemade granola, one of Patrick's pumpkin spice muffins, hot water. Decided to let the baseboard trim glue cure one more day. Sanded wood putty patches of dents in doorway jambs: both kitchen pocket doors, both entry doors, and doorways to the bedrooms in the lower level. Cleaned affected areas with dish soap solution. Vacuumed affected areas. Lunch: I prepared for myself Maruchan beef-flavored ramen noodles with diced tofu, chopped spinach from frozen, and sesame seeds. Water to drink. Touch-up-painted front doors with dark black-brown paint. Midafternoon snack: half of a babka bun, milk. Changed the air purifier prefilter. Walked with Patrick to errands: Cliff's Variety to drop off an expired UPS battery and other errands. Walked home. Repaired a pillow-and-large-linens vacuum bag with clear packing tape after hearing it hiss following vacuuming—seems successful enough for now. Installed our old Cyberpower CP825AVRLCD UPS with a new battery and placed it on the shelf above the network panel. Previously this device lived under Patrick's desk. Now adjacent to the network panel more network devices have backup power for longer than the small Shanqiu UPS that was powering only one of the routers. At the same time I reorganized the network panel a bit, moving some components outside of the panel. Vacuumed most of the south bedroom. Labelled a paint can with a paint card. Trash management. Later Patrick and I walked to dinner at Sausage Factory, meeting Brett and Robert there. We shared a bottle of sangiovese and a large arugula salad. Robert had manicotti, Brett had gluten-free penne with meatballs, Patrick and I shared chicken parm sub spaghetti for mashed potatoes. We had a great time chatting. Walked home, stopping at Castro Liquor and Wine for some snacks. Patrick and I watched Moonlighting s2:e6 Knowing Her on Hulu with Ben and Jerry's ice cream—something with toffee bar in it. Patrick went to bed. Recharge Medical work: email campaign edits. I joined Patrick in bed a few hours later.