Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The laws of physics don't apply here

 I listed 10 things last night and got to sleep; got better sleep than the night before. 

I woke up around 3:30 and did my usual routine these days. The start-of-day coughing fit (to differentiate it from all the other coughing fits) Diabetic-Tussin, coffee, some nuts, a slight headache but not at all like it was before. 

I had one thing to pack, going overseas so I looked for the pen I'd gotten not long ago from Kinokuniya, the really fine one that saved my ass at tax time because the forms had much smaller text and spaces. It's great for filling in Customs forms also. And.... it's gone. 

As I like to say, I've gotten used to things disappearing around here, it's how *fast* they disappear that is a bit jarring. And that pen was always in this one drawer with all the other pens I use often. I looked all the other places it could have ended up and the fucker's just gone. I have plenty of disposable/interchangeable Bics around here but this essential for important forms. So I guess I'm going to Kinokuniya again... 

I only had to pack one more small thing and then took off an hour earlier than my usual time, to take things to the post office and a large thing to FedEx. I found about $25 worth of fried and baked fish out back in the assortment of things they'd put out like rice bowls, baked potatoes, steamed ears of corn, etc. I realized that if I want free goodies, maybe I need to come by earlier, not later. 

I rode right back here and after putting the fish in the fridge, loaded up the really big thing that was big enough that it was a load all by itself. I took that to FedEx. "Wow you weren't joking when you said you had a bigger one coming" the guy said. Just before FedEx I'd left the bike in front of H Mart and ran in for some garlic and a diet soda for Ken so if he came over I'd have a nice fresh one to give him. 

On the way back I got a bunch of Datrex survival rations and a bunch of over the counter medicines from the EMT training place and loaded those up, also a couple of large boxes that ought to come in handy. I got some more foam pieces from the "medical" dumpster and surprisingly, didn't get hassled. 

On the ride back I had some time to think, though, and decided to "donate" the Datrex and OTC pills more "locally" and took the boxes and stuff off of the trailer  and took the box of Datrex and OTC pills right over to the front of the complex and left 'em on the bit of sidewalk that's there. There was still a box sitting there for a week or so ago with bags of brown rice in it, because bums don't eat brown rice. I should have taken that with me, because I could always sprinkle the brown rice as a sort of fertilizer at the roots of the ivy plants along the wall here. 

One thing I did do, though, was gather up some trash and junk and put it in the HVAC place's dumpster and there I found a motor I figure we can get about $50 for, after checking online. I'd been thinking about how it's only during the cold weather that they're leaving furnaces out, which typically yield about $50-$75 worth of parts if I get at them first. 

I did other little chores like burning "sensitive" stuff like receipts, Ebay papers with any info on them, etc. I do a burn about once a week. I went inside and buttoned up for the night and pretty soon that guy with his dog had the damn thing running all over out there again. 

I had about half of the fish and afterwards made some fresh coleslaw so that was a healthy dinner. After that I put things away and cleaned the office and bathroom in preparation for Ken coming over, if he did. 

He did. He handed me my check and a piece of mail, and didn't even want to come in. He had to get up "early" he said, or early for him as it was earlier than getting up in the afternoon, he joked. I mentioned how when I was still living in Gilroy I'd called his house and his wife answered and said something about "A guy who doesn't get up until FOUR". 

I also said I'm not sure if I'm ahead of the times or behind them, because at (large tech co.) we'd get yelled at if we didn't check our email once a day, and maybe he and the people he works with use text now? He said even text can be slow because you see that you got a text but decide to check it later and I said I can see how "later" can be hours later and he said that's why they usually just do phone calls. 

I got 10 things ready to list but got sidetracked by a few things. One was eating most of the rest of the fish. Another was taking a couple small things apart. And a couple of really good lectures on YouTube. 


 


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