More progress in practice

 I did more practice last night while watching things on YouTube. It went well, and I think I'm on the right track. The thing is, even though it's not busking season yet, I have to always be ready in case some opportunity to play comes up. This will be even more so back in Hawaii where there's no off-season, and where a trumpeter may be called upon to play Taps or the national anthem at any time. 

I got up at noon, and before having my coffee and nuts and so on, I got the blood glucose meter out and started in on the process of learning to use it. I trashed a few strips and a lancet, and learned a couple of the error messages, but made some progress. Another one or two of these practice sessions and I might get a useful reading. 

I packed a dozen things that were small, took them up to the post office around 4PM and after that went to 99 Ranch for more of those dim sum - this time a lot fresher - and then stopped in at FedEx to see if they have those tags for keys, which they don't. 

So I went to Lowe's where they did, got some, then went over to the storage place. The bottom-floor storage is all family stuff, then I checked one of the 2nd floor ones and jackpot, where was this big thing I need to send out. OK so I knew where it was, great. 

I stopped by Tom's to check in, and we talked a bit. I said I was thinking about coming back with the bike trailer to pick up the thing but was not sure. 

After talking with Tom I got back in here, packed a couple of things so they'd not go overdue, went to YouTube and saw a video in the lineup of the local news station saying there's a storm coming. I checked the weather service site and actually said, "Shiiiiiiiiit!". I got dressed again, hitched up the bike trailer and put the two packages on it, and set some kind of a speed record getting up to FedEx, where I noticed the packages are actually for the post office- they're the size I used to always send FedEx but I'd gone with the new USPS "Ground Saver" or whatever it's called. 

Years ago I used to go to the post office pretty late, like past 9, to just put my packages in the chute. I stopped doing that because the chute jammed so much, but recently it's not been too bad and I thought I might have a chance, so I rode up there and the chute was working so off those two packages went. 

I came back to H Mart, got a couple of things, used the loo, and then went to the storage where I took the bike and trailer up to the unit where the thing is, and loaded it up along with some other things to list also. 

Then I rode back here, put the stuff away, and cooked some dinner. Tomorrow will likely be rained out according to the weather forecast.