Saturday, May 16, 2026
Folded clothes that Patrick had washed and dried yesterday. Breakfast: leftover half giant pancake with Patrick's blueberry sauce, hot water. Physical therapy exercises to treat a minor back issue. Plant care. Continued the undercabinet light replacement project. I removed a fluorescent light fixture where we keep our microwave and replaced it with an LED one. I even drilled my own hole in the fixture using the step drill bit. Patrick helped. Then, in the half bath, I removed a dimmer switch (Lutron MSCL-OP153M-WH) from the half bath and replaced it with a Lutron Maestro MS-OPS2. I installed the Lutron MSCL-OP153M-WH I had just removed from the half bath to activate the light fixture I had just installed above the microwave. All of this took most of the day. I encountered trouble replacing the 3-gang switch plate and realized that the screw holes were off because of the position of the Lutron MSCL-OP153M-WH on the far left where it butted the tile. Since the Lutron MSCL-OP153M-WH was wider than the original switches, there wasn't enough space for it to match the screw holes even though it technically fit otherwise. I thought I was going to have to grind down the tile edge on the left side, but then I realized I could simply move the new switch to the middle position and the problem would go away. Finally, success. Cleaned all work areas, then put away all tools. I was so busy with this project that I didn't have time to eat lunch. Dinner at home with Patrick: miso butter ramen with bok choy, hot water. Trash management. Afterwards I used the step stool and some gardening scissors to trim greenery in front of the home that was encroaching on the garage. Swept in front of the home. While doing so, Michael from across the street came over to introduce himself and (re-)invite us to an event. I introduced myself, and we chatted briefly; I had already replied yes. Later Patrick and I watched Starfleet Academy s1:e4 on Paramount+ then YouTube. Patrick went to bed early. To bed after a few hours.