Thursday, April 16, 2026
After last night's dishwasher run, the ReRACK repair seems to be successful. Breakfast: leftover veggie fritatta, hot water. Physical therapy exercises to treat a minor back issue. Lunch with a subset of The Syndicate. We had planned to eat at Santeria, but upon arriving we discovered that they don't open until 3:00 p.m. Instead we ate at Hi Tops. Breakfast burritos for JY, Scott T, and Andy. Chicken caesar salad for Scot B. I can't recall what Timmie D ate. I had a regular burger with fries and a lemonade. We talked about a science fiction short story that Timmie remembers from his childhood and which he is attempting to illustrate with AI, Project Hail Mary, Allbirds and their news announcing that shoes are out and AI infrastructure is in, Apple's 50th anniversary, Guerneville, AIDS Lifecycle, cocaine and where people put it, and more. Afterwards I walked with Scot to Cafe de Casa where he bought coffee to go then we split up. I walked home. Later I vacuumed the outer stairwell using our 12-year-old Miele S2121 Capri. I have been trying and failing to find an outdoor blower/vacuum that suits our needs. All the battery-operated ones seem to have significantly lower ratings than the corded ones, but we need small and battery-operated because I don't want to deal with cords on our stairs. Also, many of these kinds of tools seem to have gotten significantly more expensive perhaps due to the tariffs that began last year. Dinner at home with Patrick: fish filet sandwiches with fries, hot water. Afterwards we watched YouTube. Patrick went to bed early. I cleaned in the kitchen then shopped online for a leaf blower without a vacuum. Did research for shopping for undercabinet lights until nearly midnight. To bed.