Saturday, April 25, 2026
Started the dishwasher. Breakfast: half sandwich: whole wheat with leftover curried chicken salad. Swept in front of the home. Removed a dried worm from the outer stairwell with dish soap solution and a brush. It's harder than you might think. The worm carcass sticks like glue. It took several minutes to remove. Recently I again set up the ironing board as a temporary desk. Sam and Patrick returned from martial arts practice and grocery shopping. We set up a new iPhone 17e for Sam. It took about 90 minutes because we had to upgrade the old phone to the latest iOS, unlock SIM protection on Sam's phone, and also set an account PIN for Patrick's account on our wireless provider's website. Afterwards the settings and data transfer from the old phone to the new phone wasn't straightforward because the new phone repeatedly failed to detect the old phone. Somehow it worked, I think by (temporarily?) accepting to use iCloud storage for the transfer—that part was unclear or didn't make sense to me. Eventually it was completed. Sam departed. Patrick and I ate lunch. Patrick had tamales. I prepared for myself beef ramen with spinach, mushroom, and TJ's surimi. Hot water to drink. I processed dirty dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Shopped for desks online. Physical therapy exercises to treat a minor back issue. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick prepared pizza from store-bought pizza dough and mushrooms and fresh rosemary. I processed dirty dishes and cleaned the kitchen. We watched Pluribus s1:e5 on Apple TV. Poured boiling water down the bedroom bathroom sink drain to kill fruit flies growing in the drain. Shopped online for a fruit fly drain treatment. Continued and completed today's physical therapy exercises to treat a minor back issue.