I got the chimney cleaned today for the heating season.

It is the polar opposite of the hustle culture, and I despise the hustle culture. Here I can be comfortably adequate and still feel valid.

I haven't done a damn thing today at work. My inbox is empty. The helpdesk is stagnant. Nobody's come into my office with an emergency. I've been watching Star Trek TNG interrupted only by toilet and coffee breaks. I'll wait for the cleaning lady to check the trash cans (they're empty), lock up, and go pick up my dad's gift.

What a perfectly adequate day.

I just like to make other people think there's something maybe a little exciting going on, like an enthusiast meetup or maybe a glitch in the matrix. It gives me a little chuckle.

I've evolved from bifocals to trifocals. I didn't pick new frames, as Iike the ones I had before, so I just got the same frames again. I got these ones with lenses that go dark when you wear them outside and clear when I come back in. This means I'm not constantly swapping glasses when I come inside, or go outside...

Now I have to connect the replacement one to the WiFi.

It was closed for maintenance. Very disappointing.

There was nothing wrong with the fan; the previous installer (me) had not replaced the receptacle when installing a ceiling fan in place of a light fixture. It is now installed correctly.

Total cost, $65 and a few minutes of time.

2 weeks later than I should have, of course.

I normally have pretty basic tastes when it comes to sandwiches: meat, cheese, mayo, a spread of some kind and/or lettuce if I have some on hand. But it's nice to throw in something different now and then.

Sticking to one or two ingredients (this is the dull men's club after all) how do you all like to kick up your sandwiches a bit?

I'll start-- it's nothing crazy, but Aldi sells a Bavarian sweet mustard that's a really nice step up from regular yellow mustard for a ham & swiss.

...does that make me ineligible for this channel?

A while ago, I bought a purpose built knife sharpener appliance, on impulse, immediately, after seeing an ad. The sort of response that advertisers dream of. Have not regretted it. Dull knives are annoying to work with.

I was in town to set up a new banking account but wanted to check the deals on my existing ones first. I would have used my phone for this but I have recently got a new phone and would need to join a public WiFi to reinstall my previous apps (if it was possible to do this over my unlimited 5G connection, the way to do this wasn't apparent). I attempted to join the library's public WiFi but needed to supply my membership number which I had not brought with me. No problem I thought as I happened to have my passport and I could surely show this to the customer service desk to prove who I was. The person there was helpful, but said I would need to also show proof of address in order to release my membership number. They suggested I access one of my banking apps on my phone which would show my home address on a statement. But getting my banking apps working was the very reason I needed to join the WiFi in the first place! I asked why proving my address was relevant to getting my membership number when I had already proven who I was, and they admitted they didn't know. We both mused at how things like this highlighted the futility of life. I returned home having not accomplished any of the things I set out to do.

I haven’t been in about three months so I started running out of stuff. It almost got exciting, going while hungry and without a Christmas list. I should not have done that

And still no effing tissue boxes

Patent Pending

It's a cool season grass and has gotten quite shaggy since I had to stop mowing in late November.

She doesn’t enjoy getting her nails done, but she likes the result. It seems a shame to put up with two hours of something you don’t like but we paid for, but we went again. That’s where I am now.

Maybe when she’s done we’ll pick up some Indian food but maybe not because we haven’t discussed dinner yet.

I put them back on after a bit of time, when my feet return to being too cold. I repeat this whole process throughout the evening whenever it feels necessary.

But I prefer my t-shirts black and colored socks!

I got the norovirus. It's going around. It is very uncomfortable. Do not recommend.

The pop up reminder has been on my thermostat since October.

However the furnace couldn’t hold temperature and started short cycling so I had to. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the problem so I may need to call a guy (it’s always to replace the control board but I have yet to find a way to confirm that before spending $400 to do it myself)

Then I took a nap.

5A@12vdc

But then I had to get up again because I had to clear the driveway of snow. Then I spent the day doing my usual work. Then I went back to bed.