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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
2019: A YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY 2019
1: Year of the Pig.
FEBRUARY 2019
2: My wife's retirement party.
28: We sign paperwork on P23500.
MARCH 2019
5: Escrow opens on P23500.
13: To Bay Area.
14: To Japan.
APRIL 2019
1: From Japan.
22: Escrow closes on P23500.
MAY 2019
JUNE 2019
JULY 2019
AUGUST 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
22: Officially "Oregunians."
NOVEMBER 2019
DECEMBER 2019
2019 Resolutions:
Have fun.
Get out and hike more.
2019 Highlights:
My first manicure/pedicure. (01-02-19)
To Japan. (03-14-19 -- 04-01-19)
2019 Lowlights:
Losing a great friend, Bob Rockwell. (10-29-19)
2019 Movies:
The Mule (01-11-19)
Special Events:
What happened in 2019.
1: Year of the Pig.
FEBRUARY 2019
2: My wife's retirement party.
28: We sign paperwork on P23500.
MARCH 2019
5: Escrow opens on P23500.
13: To Bay Area.
14: To Japan.
APRIL 2019
1: From Japan.
22: Escrow closes on P23500.
MAY 2019
JUNE 2019
JULY 2019
AUGUST 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
22: Officially "Oregunians."
NOVEMBER 2019
DECEMBER 2019
2019 Resolutions:
Have fun.
Get out and hike more.
2019 Highlights:
My first manicure/pedicure. (01-02-19)
To Japan. (03-14-19 -- 04-01-19)
2019 Lowlights:
Losing a great friend, Bob Rockwell. (10-29-19)
2019 Movies:
The Mule (01-11-19)
Special Events:
What happened in 2019.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
ROCK "CLIMB" WELL...
The mountaineering community lost a great human being and mountaineer, Bob Rockwell.
His final climb to the top was on October 29, 2019.
He will be missed.
Journey and climb well, Bob.
https://www.ridgecrestca.com/news/20191101/dr-robert-rockwell-1935-2019
His final climb to the top was on October 29, 2019.
He will be missed.
Journey and climb well, Bob.
https://www.ridgecrestca.com/news/20191101/dr-robert-rockwell-1935-2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
Wednesday, January 02, 2019
RENAISSANCE...
Every day will feel like a Saturday...
Have to find a new routine...
Have to reset our "biological" clocks to wake up at 7:00 a.m., and not 3:30 a.m...
Have to find a new routine...
Have to reset our "biological" clocks to wake up at 7:00 a.m., and not 3:30 a.m...
Monday, December 31, 2018
THE END OF THE LINE...
Retirement has taken control of this blog.
As my wife and I embark on our Renaissance Tour, we may, on occasion, post pictures and notes, but that will be far and few between.
Borrowing from The Sound of Music: So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.
Borrowing from the final episode of M*A*S*H*: Goodbye, farewell, and amen.
Have fun everybody.
As my wife and I embark on our Renaissance Tour, we may, on occasion, post pictures and notes, but that will be far and few between.
Borrowing from The Sound of Music: So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.
Borrowing from the final episode of M*A*S*H*: Goodbye, farewell, and amen.
Have fun everybody.
2018: A YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY 2018
1: Year of the Dog.
1: We awoke in our trailer on New Year's Day.
1: Weight 194.2.
1: We plant the Colorado spruce that was our Christmas tree.
1: No drive day.
1: Wife is down with the cold.
2: Early.
2: JarRett begins work on our house.
3: Early.
3: Gas $2.779 Costco.
3: JarRett installs the last of the windows in the Upper. No more windows. That part is done!
4: Rain 0.10 inches.
4: Early.
5: My wife is sick.
5: No drive day.
5: Mental health day.
5: We spend the night in our trailer in anticipation of the storm.
6: Rain 0.77 inches.
7: Rain 0.01 inches.
8: Early.
8: Rain 1.30 inches.
9: Twork.
9: Gas $2.759 Costco.
9: Rebel SnugTop shell ordered.
9: Rain 0.38 inches.
10: Rain 0.01 inches.
10: Stuff my wife ordered through Amazon for the trailer arrives.
11: JarRett drops off the scaffolding.
12: Gas $2.759 Costco.
13: My wife gets a facial.
13: No drive day.
13: Burn day.
14: We hike Chilnualna Falls. One hour up and back.
15: No drive day.
15: Burn day.
16: Wife tworks.
16: I purchase gas for the first time at Chukchansi's Fuel Station and Travel Center. Gas was $2.599.
16: We fired JarRett for no shows and no calls.
16: I take the truck in for a wash for the first time.
17: JarRett given a second chance.
18: Bloodwork.
18: Haircut at Expressions in Palmdale.
18: We attend EdDie and VanGie's retirement party at Gino's in Palmdale.
19: We hike 3 miles of the Devil's Punchbowl in Juniper Hills.
19: We spend the night at ChuCk and PatTi's place.
19: Rain 0.48 inches.
19: Maintenance for the dryer.
20: We stop in Bakersfield to see our financial planner, AlAn.
20: Chipotle night.
21: I replace the faulty breaker and we identify the the circuit breakers.
21: Washer needs repairing.
22: Early.
22: Gas $2.759 Costco.
22: PhiL comes out to inspect the wiring in our house.
23: Twork.
23: Siding is installed on the west south side of The Upper.
24: Early.
24: Siding is installed on the east south side of The Upper.
24: The spa pad is prepped for the spa.
25: Early.
25: Rain 0.33 inches.
25: I purchase rubber mats for the truck.
25: Dryer repaired.
25: Spa is relocated from the slab to a spot between our french doors and bedroom window.
25: Gas $2.659 Chukchansi.
26: Early.
26: Trim pieces are installed on The Upper south wall.
26: The spa is ready for filling.
27: Vent installed on front porch.
27: The spa is filled with water. It takes just 1 hour to fill it.
27: We attend CarMen's retirement party at Simonian Farms in Fresno.
28: No drive day.
28: Uncle T, Aunt C, DusTin and SaRah and Bodhi visit.
28: We get into our spa after 1,912 days since it was relocated from our old house to our new home.
29: Gas $2.779 Costco.
29: East side porch lights installed.
30: JarRett is given his check for his services on the house.
30: The electric lines from the house to the breaker box is encased in conduit.
31: Super blue blood moon.
31: Rain: 3.38 inches. 2014: 1.92. 2015: 0.26. 2016: 11.09. 2017: 20.68
Pushups: 4,100
Crunches: 2,800
Pullups: 35
Bardips: 35
VKR: 35
Miles: 23.00 / 8:43:00
FEBRUARY 2018
1: Gas $2.839 Costco.
3: No drive day.
4: Superb Owl 52 in Minneapolis, MN. We "streamed" the game to watch since we didn't have DirecTv. KlaUs and GaIl, Uncle T, my wife and me. Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles on their first Superb Owl victory. It would be the one and only game my wife and me watched all season long. We made our own homemade build-your-own pizzas.
6: Wife tworks.
6: Gas $2.799 at Chukchansi.
8: Electric wiring done.
9: Truck oil change.
9: EriKa birthday.
10: Hiked Chilnualna Falls. Beautiful day for a hike. Took us four hours and 15 minutes to hike the 10 miles.
10: Our first post-hike soak in our spa. Nice!
11: No drive day.
12: Gas $2.899 Costco.
12: Work begins on the exterior. Downspout installed.
12: Rain 0.12.
13: Lowe's purchase: 2 sheets of Hardie siding, five 2x4x8, two bags of sand.
13: Twork.
13: Battens installed on the Upper.
14: Valentine's Day.
14: Cement siding up on north side covering up the rafters between the floors.
14: Lowe's purchase: Eight 1x3x8 battens.
15: My wife to the audiologist.
15: Battens up and painted.
16: Gas $2.899 Costco.
17: Dump run.
18: Hiked all of Lewis Creek Trail (8.0 miles).
18: Daytona 500.
19: Subie smogged.
19: First snow.
19: As we sit in the spa, it is snowing...a first.
19: Precipitation 0.01 inches.
20: Copper pipes rupture into the Upper. Fixed with collars.
20: Rain 0.10 inches.
21: Pipe break underneath west porch. Fixed with a cap.
22: Gas $2.859 Costco.
22: Truck pressure washed in anticipation of Snugtop installment.
23: Precipitation of rain and snow 0.99 inches. Five inches of snow.
23: Subaru oil change at Walmart.
23: SnugTop shell installed.
25: We hike the Bass Lake Dam area with the dogs.
25: Garbage disposal broken. Installed this on December 19, 2017.
26: Early.
26: Gas $2.899 Costco.
26: Lowe's purchase: redwood planks--one 2x6x8 and two 2x6x10s, and insinkerator.
26: Installed new insinkerator.
26: Precipitation 0.11 inches.
26: Snow.
27: Precipitation 0.13 inches.
27: Twork.
27: KC birthday.
28: Early.
28: Walmart purchase: snow chains for truck.
28: Rain 1.46 inches. 2014: 5.20. 2015: 3.11. 2016: 1.40. 2017: 17.28
Pushups: 5,000
Crunches: 3,200
Pullups: 100
Bardips: 100
VKR: 100
Miles: 30.30 / 11:55:00
MARCH 2018
1: Early.
1: Gas $2.939 Costco.
1: Haircut.
1: Lowe's purchase: Attic ladder.
1: Rain 2.69 inches.
2: Early.
2: Rain 1.09 inches.
3: We see our new tax guy in Coarsegold.
3: Snowed two inches.
3: Rain 0.60 inches.
4: Precipitation 0.01 inches.
4: We take the dogs to Bass Lake to run around on the snow-covered shoreline. They had a blast.
5: Early.
5: Gas $2.939 Costco.
5: Optometrist for my wife.
5: We see our accountant to sign the paperwork for our taxes.
6: Work on the interior of our home begins.
6: Hallway door taken to Oakhurst Doors to make a customized jamb.
6: One of the paned french doors is now hinged.
6: Trim applied to bathroom and guest room.
7: Hallway door installed...finally!
7: Trim attached to the east french doors.
7: Manicure.
8: Front door reversed.
8: Attic ladder installed.
8: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
9: Drywall under the kitchen sink to seal the hole.
9: Thumb locks inserted in the east facing french doors.
9: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
10: To KC and EriKa's place to deliver sit on top tandem kayak.
10: Rain 0.05 inches.
11: Daylight saving time.
11: We return from visiting KC and EriKa.
11: Rain 0.01 inches.
12: Mental health day.
12: One cord of wood delivered.
13: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
13: Rain 1.04 inches.
13: Trim applied to front door and bay window above desk.
13: Spackle applied to den hallway door to MIL side of house.
14: Pi Day. 3.1415926.
14: Rain 0.72 inches.
15: Dental appointment for both of us.
15: We see our financial planner.
16: Early.
16: Gas $2.979 Costco.
16: Rain 0.58 inches.
17: My mother's birthday.
17: Rain 0.18 inches.
18: Rain 0.01 inches.
19: Early.
19: Trim installed around bay window above kitchen sink.
20: Twork.
20: Vernal equinox.
20: Gas $2.999.
20: Rain 0.46 inches.
21: Rain 0.70 inches.
21: Mammogram for my wife.
21: We see our financial planner.
22: Dental appointment for me for my sensitive teeth upper right side.
22: Rain 4.04 inches!
23: Gas $3.039 Costco.
23: Lowe's purchase: six sheets of OSB plywood, screws, and metal door for MIL water heater.
23: Wood trim complete around both bay windows.
23: Drywall applied beneath the sink to seal the opening.
23: Trim applied to below the oven.
24: Rain 0.06 inches.
24: Plywood in the rafters of south porch.
25: Rain 0.13 inches.
26: Early.
27: Twork.
27: Had to return the metal door for MIL's water heater. Too big.
28: We purchase new sunglasses at REI to take advantage of our REI dividend we received. A whopping $15.10!
29: Gas $3.019 Chukchansi.
29: Door installed on MIL water heater.
29: Cover installed for crawl space.
31: No drive day.
31: Plywood project complete on south porch.
31: My wife putties gaps and holes in both bay windows.
31: Rain 12.37 inches. 2014: 2.40. 2015: 0.62. 2016: 9.30. 2017: 3.59
Pushups: 9,100
Crunches: 3,800
Pullups: 70
Bardips: 70
VKR: 70
Miles: 14.20 / 5:59:00
APRIL 2018
1: I sand the dining room bay window.
1: Easter. My wife, MIL, JayMi, and I have early dinner.
1: No drive day.
2: Early.
2: Lowe's purchase: Skil Octo detail sander for those nooks and crannies.
3: Weight 189.4.
3: Twork.
3: My wife meets with David regarding a steel shop.
3: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
3: Three screen doors arrive.
3: My wife gets a manicure.
4: Early.
4: We purchase a new dishwasher online from Lowe's.
4: Crown molding applied to glass above hallway door.
6: Early.
6: Truck oil changed.
6: Gas $3.139 Costco.
6: Screen door installed. The other two were damaged.
6: Rain 0.60 inches.
7: Rain 1.62 inches.
7: No drive day.
7: Sanded and stained both bay windows, bathroom and guest room trim, both hallway glass transoms.
8: Clear coated both bay windows, bathroom and guest room trim, both hallway glass transoms.
8: Sanded and applied stain to the front door and the french doors on the south and east.
8: Greek Easter. MIL, JayMi, my wife and I have an early dinner.
9: Early.
9: Returned the two damaged screen doors to Lowe's for replacement.
9: Sasha and Drake's third year with us.
9: Lowe's purchase: Hardie siding, lumber
9: Overhang for MIL's bathroom taken down.
10: White Pine purchase: 65 1x6x16 tongue and groove purchased for delivery
10: Framework up for MIL's bathroom overhang.
11: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
11: Lowe's purchase: stain, rags, brushes for our upcoming "tongue and groove show."
11: We pick up our new dishwasher from Lowe's.
11: MIL bathroom overhang covered with paper and flashing.
12: Rain 0.17 inches.
12: Tongue and groove delivered.
12: My wife was supposed to have dental work done.
12: Took my wife to urgent care regarding her sore knees.
13: Mental health day.
13: The "tongue and groove show" begins with staining.
13: No drive day.
13. Water pipes above MIL bathroom and sewer pipes next to MIL bathroom covered and insulated.
14: Tongue and groove installed.
14: No drive day.
15: More tongue and groove installed.
15: No drive day.
16: Early.
16: Rain 0.70 inches and one inch of SNOW!
17: Twork.
17: MIL to see BIL and SIL in Dallas, OR. My wife takes her mother to the airport.
17: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
17: My wife gets a pedicure and manicure.
17: Rain 0.01 inches.
18: Weight 188.8.
18: Chiropractor for the both of us.
18: Metal roof on MIL bathroom.
19: Picked up the replacement screen doors (2) at Lowe's.
19: MIL bathroom roof done.
19: Bike trainers arrive.
19: Rain 0.04 inches.
20: Early.
20: Lowe's purchase: redwood 2x6x8, Dremel saw blades.
20: Haircut.
20: Our bicycle trainer stands arrive.
21: More tongue and groove installed.
21: No drive day.
22: Earth Day #48.
22: No drive day.
22: More tongue and grooved installed and completed.
23: We assemble our bicycle trainer stands.
23: Early.
23: Gas $3.199 Costco.
23: Screen doors installed on our front door and MIL's.
23: New dishwasher installed.
23: Dumpster arrives.
24: We ride our bicycle trainers for 30 minutes for the very first time.
26: We go to the Madera County administrative offices.
26: Gas $3.139 Chukchansi.
27: Early.
27: I take my wife to the dermatologist.
27: South porch fascia and MIL's overhang painted.
28: We go to the Master Gardeners' show at the Mariposa Fairgrounds.
28: We dine at Mariposa's High Country Health Foods and Cafe.
28: Veterans' stand down.
28: Chopped up the fallen willow tree in our garden.
28: Mowed our property and I clean up Gail's Trail by weed eating and chainsawing dead branches.
29: No drive day.
29: Loaded dumpster.
29: Burn day.
29: Cleaned MIL's carpet.
29: Replaced windshield wipers on truck.
30: Early.
30: Rain 0.06 inches.
30: Rain 3.20 inches. 2014: 2.46. 2015: 2.89. 2016: 4.37. 2017: 4.66
Pushups: 7,800
Crunches: 3,600
Pullups: 165
Bardips: 165
VKR: 165
Miles: 14.60 / 4:06:00
MAY 2018
1: Twork.
1: Coryza for me.
1: Rain 0.04 inches.
1: Dumpster gone.
2: Gas $3.139 Chukchansi.
2: Picked up MIL at airport.
2: Rain 0.01 inches.
2: Upper fascia and flashing replaced and painted.
2: Gutter and downspout installed on MIL's bathroom.
4: Early.
4: Truck "warshed."
4: Gas $3.239 Costco.
4: Soffit enclosed and gutter and downspout installed on Upper.
4: To Walnut Creek for my wife's training. Stayed at the Sheraton. Room 583.
5: Return from Walnut Creek.
5: Chipotle night.
6: Fixed the south porch ceiling fan with longer screws to hold up the housing.
6: Flipped our screen door to open the other way.
7: Gas $3.159 Chukchansi.
7: Early.
8: The appraiser comes out to appraise our property.
8: Twork.
10: Weight 188.8.
10: Gas $3.309 Chukchansi.
11: Early.
12: My wife gets a facial.
12: No drive day.
12: New registration tags for the truck.
12: Redwood installed on exposed areas of south porch.
12: Budget Tree Service comes out to survey tree cutting project.
13: Mother's Day.
13: My wife and MIL weed the garden and plant seeds.
13: We cook dinner on the BBQ for the first time this year.
13: Budget Tree Service provides estimate for the tree cutting project.
13: I water the trees and bushes for the first time this year.
14: Early.
14: Infrared sauna ordered.
15: Weight 188.4.
15: Twork.
15: My wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
16: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
16: Cover taken off the swamp cooler in anticipation of the late spring, summer, and early fall.
17: Coolers repaired and have new cooling pads.
18: Early.
18: Lowe's purchase: Three 2x6x8, coaxial staple gun, 100-foot hose.
18: Concrete footing on one of the log pillars on the south porch.
19: No drive day.
19: Tongue and grooved west porch.
20: No drive day.
20: Placed redwood on the deck on south porch.
21: Early.
22: Twork.
21: Work begins on JayMi's storage area above her bathroom.
21: Second concrete footing under the log pillar on south porch.
22: Twork.
22: Weight 188.4.
22: Gas $3.199 Chukchansi.
22: JayMi's storage area now enclosed and completed.
23: Weight 188.0.
24: Weight 187.6.
24: Toby...one year later.
24: Rented drum sander.
24: Commenced sanding west porch in anticipation of rain the next day.
25: Sanded south porch.
25: Rain 0.11 inches.
25: Storage above JayMi's bathroom completed. All it needs is paint.
26: Rain 0.01 inches.
26: Stained west porch and sealed south porch.
26: No drive day.
27: Dismantled east steps.
27: Finished redwood caps on south porch.
27: No drive day.
28: Memorial Day.
28: Installed closers on MIL's and JayMi's screen doors.
28: Pavers installed under MIL's overhang to bathroom.
28: No drive day.
29: Full moon.
29: Weight 187.4.
29: My wife gets a manicure.
29: Work begins on the east porch.
30: Weight 187.0.
30: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
30: More work on the east porch.
30: I purchase a new suit at Macy's for the wedding. Also purchased new shoes, socks, shirt, and tie.
31: More work done on the east porch.
31: Rain 0.17 inches. 2014: 0.54. 2015: 1.87. 2016: 1.83. 2017: 0.13
Pushups: 5,400
Crunches: 3,100
Pullups: 100
Bardips: 100
Vertical knee raises: 100
Walk/hike/run: 0.00/0:00:00
JUNE 2018
1: Early.
1: East patio has the floorboards in place.
1: Lowe's purchase: patio furniture and plants.
2: My wife takes JayMi to the train station.
2: Power washed all of the windows on the west side and along the north side of the Lower and Upper.
2: Purchase den furniture at Mathews in town.
2: Assembled some patio furniture. One box was missing washers for the set of chairs.
3: Drained the spa.
3: My wife and MIL go to pick up JayMi at the train station.
3: The first "century": 100.8°.
3: No drive day.
4: Gas $3.349 Costco.
4: Swapped the chair hardware for another.
5: We pick up our new utility trailer.
5: Lowe's purchase: 100 pavers, plants, DeWalt cordless drill, sand, and topsoil.
6: Weight 186.2.
6: We go to REI to get wedding gifts for KC and EriKa.
7: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
7: Railing and balusters done on east porch.
7: Gate between east and south porch installed.
8: Exchanged Dewalt drill due to faulty battery.
8: Truck oil change.
8: Truck washed.
8: Haircut.
9: We pick up the last of our patio furniture at Lowe's.
9: KC and EriKa arrive.
9: Weedwhacked.
9: Sauna filled.
10: KC and EriKa leave.
11: First dump run with new trailer.
11: East porch lights installed and completed.
11: House renovations completed with the installation of the east porch light!
12: East porch completed.
12: Pavers around garden in backyard and in front yard.
12: No drive day.
13: No drive day.
14: BIL and SIL with twins visit.
14: Aunt P and ChrisTina visit.
14: BrittNey and KelLy visit.
14: We purchase a blackwater tote for the RV.
14: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
15: Pavers installed at base of east steps.
15: Rehearsal dinner at Paradise Springs.
16: KC and EriKa are married.
17: Forty-one people (unofficial) for breakfast.
17: BIL and SIL with twins leave.
14: Aunt P and ChrisTina leave.
14: BrittNey and KelLy leave.
18: Dump run #2.
19: No drive day.
20: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
21: Summer solstice.
21: Dead pine tree on south sided felled.
21: SteVe and PhylLis and Uncle T and EmerSon visit.
22: Early.
22: 100.9°.
22: Oak trees cleared on the north and east side.
22: Mistletoe removed from certain oak trees.
23: I install another bird feeder hanger.
23: My wife paints JayMi's upper storage area.
23: My wife applies linseed oil and mineral spirits to the lower portions of the logs on the south porch.
23: Transition board between south and east porch completed.
23: 101.7°.
23: No drive day.
24: We take the dogs for a long deserved walk at Bass Lake Dam and we let them play in the water.
24: 103.3°.
25: Early.
26: Gas $3.199 Chukchansi.
26: Twork.
26: 4,000th day.
27: Downspout on the east overhang.
27: Gate between south and east porch capped.
28: Full moon.
29: Early.
29: Gas $3.249 Chukchansi.
30: 101.5°.
30: Drip irrigation installed in vegetable garden.
30: No drive day.
30: 100°+ (5): 3, 22, 23, 24, 30
30: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.01. 2015: 0.03. 2016: 0.34. 2017: 0.27
Pushups: 3,600
Crunches: 1,500
Pullups: 80
Bardips: 65
Vertical knee raises: 65
Walk/hike/run: 2.00 / 1:00:00
JULY 2018
1: We take GaIl and KlaUs out to dinner for KlaUs' birthday celebration. MIL came, too.
1: 101.8°.
2: Sewer backed up. Sewer cleared.
2: Lowe's: galvanized pipe fittings.
3: Lowe's: galvanized pipes.
4: Encased sprinkler hose in 3/4 inch galvanized pipe and dug a trench to bury it.
4: My wife added more soaker hoses in vegetable garden.
5: We make reservations at Creekside Inn in Bishop.
6: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
6: We drop off our plans at the building and safety county offices.
6: 102.6°.
7: JayMi, my wife, and I stain the east porch.
7: No drive day.
7: 103.1°.
8: Dump run #3.
8: We replant another pine tree for Pops, a Colorado spruce. The original one succumbed to the pine bark beetle.
8: 104.0°.
9: Early.
10: Twork.
10: Wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
10: 100.2°.
11: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
11: 101.5°.
13: We drive to Bishop to stay at the Creekside Inn.
13: Ferguson Fire near Mariposa.
13: 100.6°.
14: 11th anniversary.
14: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
14: Whitney Portal.
14: 101.7°.
15: 101.1°.
15: Mono Lake's tufa formations.
16: No drive day.
16: 103.6°.
17: 101.5°.
18: Early.
18: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
18: 104.9°.
19: 102.7°.
20: Early.
20: Dermatologist appointment for my wife.
20: 102.6°.
21: No drive day.
21: Mowed and vacuumed.
21: My wife gets a facial.
22: We take the dogs for a walk at Bass Lake Dam.
22: 100.4°.
23: Early.
23: Gas $3.259 Costco
24: Telework.
24: Weight 185.2.
24: 102.0°.
26: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi..
26: 102.0°
27: Early.
27: 101.5°.
27: Full moon.
28: No drive day.
28: 103.5°.
29: No drive day.
30: Early.
30: An owl collides the right side of the truck bending the antenna and killing itself.
31: 102.0°
31: 100°+ days (21): 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31
31: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.03. 2015: 1.23. 2016: 0.00. 2017: 0.00
Pushups: 5,100
Crunches: 3,200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 9.00 / 4:00:00
AUGUST 2018
1: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
4: Walked with my wife and the dogs at Bass Lake Dam.
5: No drive day.
5: Chris comes over.
6: Gas $3.259 Costco.
3: Early.
5: No drive day.
6: Early.
6: To Madera County Government Offices for permits.
7: Telework.
7: My wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
8: 101.3°.
9: 103.8°.
10: Early.
10: Dermatologist for me.
10: Truck oil change and tires rotated.
10: Gas $3.259 Costco.
10: Haircut.
10: 102.0°.
11: No drive day.
12: GaIl and KlaUs over for homemade pizza. MIL joins us.
13: Early.
14: Telework.
15: Mental health day.
15: My wife's birthday.
15: Movie: Mission: Impossible Fallout.
15: Dinner at Southgate Brewing.
16: Gas $3.259 Costco.
17: Early.
17: 1,700,000 pushups. Only 300,000 to go to 2,000,000!
17: 100.2°.
18: 102.4°.
18: Had to take my wife to urgent care and then to the emergency room in Mariposa regarding her punch biopsy on her lower right leg.
19: No drive day.
19: 101.7°.
19: Ferguson Fire 100% contained after 37 days.
20: Early.
20: Gas $3.259 Costco.
20: 101.3°.
21: My wife to Culver City.
22: My wife to Culver City.
23: My wife returns from Culver City.
24: Early.
24: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
25: All of go to the Fresno Greek Festival.
26: I get stung by a meat bee on my left pinky finger. The back of my hand is swollen.
27: Early.
28: Gas $3.799 Chevron. My Costco club card didn't read.
31: Off.
31: We drive to Fresno to pick up tongue and groove at White Pine Lumber, plumbing supplies from Lowe's, and groceries from Trader Joe's
31: 100°+ days (7): 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20
31: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.00. 2015: 0.01. 2016: 0.00. 2017: 0.02
Pushups: 4,300
Crunches: 2,200
Pullups: 75
Bardips: 55
Vertical knee raises: 55
Walk/hike/run: 7.00 / 2:30:00
SEPTEMBER 2018
1: No drive day.
1: Flashing around the outside base of MIL's bathroom and dug and lowered the grey water piping, too.
2: MIL, my wife and I go to the Mariposa County Fair for the very first time.
2: Gas $3.339 Vons.
3: One hundredth day of no rain since May 26.
3: My wife paints the flashing, the pipes, and the trim.
3: No drive day.
4: Early.
7: Early.
7: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
8: We attend a family member wedding in Fresno.
10: Early.
11: Twork.
11: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
12: Early.
14: Early.
14: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
15: No drive day. My wife works overtime.
15: I repair MIL's closet shelving.
16: No drive day.
16: We give both dogs a "shower."
16: We clean up the porches with mop and water.
17: Early.
17: To the county building and safety department.
18: Twork.
18: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
18: Wife gets a pedicure and a manicure.
20: Dental cleaning for both of us.
21: Early.
21: Gas $3.259 Costco.
22: KC and EriKa and AlIce visit.
22: Autumnal equinox.
22: No drive day.
23: No drive day.
23: KC and EriKa and AlIce leave.
24: Early.
25: Telework.
27: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
27: We see our financial planner.
28: Early.
28: Haircut for both of us.
29: No drive day.
29: Covered the black pipe.
29: Moved wood pile to backyard.
29: Relocated fire pit.
30: Cut and dismantled old pallets.
30: MIL 88th birthday. Dinner at Miller's Landing at Bass Lake.
30: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 1.27. 2015: 0.37. 2016: 0.01. 2017: 1.16
Pushups: 4,300
Crunches: 2,400
Pullups: 30
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 5.00 / 1:30:00
OCTOBER 2018
1: Happy new fiscal year.
1: Early.
1: Rain for the first time in 128 days.
1: Rain 0.15 inches.
2: Twork.
2: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
2: Rain 0.18 inches.
3: Truck oil change.
3: Took MIL to airport for flight to Portland, OR.
3: Rain 0.10 inches.
4: Rain 0.06 inches.
5: Early.
5: Gas $3.339 Costco.
5: Meeting with our CPA.
6: Stained tongue and groove.
6: Lowe's: Cabinets for MIL laundry room, laminate flooring for the laundry room, closet, and hallway.
7: No drive day.
7: Installed tongue and groove on east overhang.
8: No drive day.
8: My wife stains the cabinets.
8: Terrace steps down to garden.
9: Mental health day.
9: Cleaned out laundry room and closet.
9: My wife paints the laundry room.
10: Gas $3.349 Chukchansi.
10: To the Bass Lake county office for amendments to our permit.
12: Early.
12: MIL plumbing.
13: MIL cabinets installed in MIL's laundry.
13: Flooring installed in MIL's laundry, hallway, and closet.
14: I had to drive to Home Depot in Fresno to get more flooring and other items.
14: Flooring installation complete and sink installed.
14: I install baseboards in MIL closet.
15: Weight 184.8.
15: Gas $3.369 Chukchansi.
15: My wife stays home to clean up MIL's room.
15: Baseboards and kick plates installed.
16: Twork.
16: Faucet installed and water running in MIL's new sink.
17: Weight 183.8.
17: Truck "warshed."
17: Purchased new antenna mast and base for truck. Antenna was damaged by the owl the collided into us on July 30.
17: MIL returns from Dallas, OR. We pick her up at the airport.
18: Gas $3.379 Costco.
19: Early.
19: Returned unused flooring materials to Lowe's and Home Depot.
19: Dinner at Oka in Oakhurst.
20: Installed knobs and drawer pulls on MIL's new cabinets and drawers.
20: Insulated external water pipes installed earlier this year.
20: Ignited both pilots for the upper and lower.
21: For the very first time, we mail our voting ballots.
21: Dump run.
21: North side cleared out to make room for tractor.
22: Early.
23: Gas $3.369 Chukchansi.
23: Twork.
24: Weight 183.0.
25: Dump run without trailer.
25: Septic leach lines inspected.
26: Septic leach lines inspected, approved, and repaired.
26: We go to Hobb's Grove in Sanger for JayMi's birthday.
27: No drive day.
27: My wife gets a facial.
27: I build another landing to the west garden.
28: We purchase five new trees at the local nursery.
28: We mark out the patio 25' by 32'.
29: Early.
29: Gas $3.359 Costco.
30: Twork.
30: Garage pad grading begins.
31: GFCIs installed in den sink, MIL sink, JayMi's bathroom, and kitchen.
31: Trench is dug for electrical to carport.
31: More grading done for concrete pad.
31: Rain 0.49 inches. 2014: 0.96. 2015: 0.98. 2016: 4.49. 2017: 0.28
Pushups: 2,400
Crunches: 200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 4.00 / 1:30:00
NOVEMBER 2018
1: My wife submits her retirement paperwork to the area office.
1: Lowe's: 100 feet of electrical conduit.
2: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
2: Early.
2: Lowe's: 5 bags of tree soil.
3: Truck recall items taken care of. Also, fixed antenna from the owl collision and plugged washer nozzles on the hood.
3: Test drove a 2018 1500 4x4 Silverado Crew Cab.
3: We dig holes for the five trees.
4: We plant the five trees.
5: Early.
5: Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody. Definitely an Oscar contender.
6: Twork.
6: Gas $3.229 Chukchansi.
6: My little black widow friend at the top of the stairwell at work is killed.
6: Trenches for footings dug.
7: Early.
8: Early.
8: My wife announces to all of her staff that she is retiring.
8: Forms erected for garage footings.
8: Solar panel for RV arrives.
9: Gas $3.009 Chukchansi.
9: Footings get inspected.
9: Early.
9: Lowe's: purchased 50 pavers.
10: No drive day.
10: We create a zen garden on the south side with rocks.
11: Veterans Day.
11: We purchase more plants.
12: Installed JayMi's blinds on her windows.
12: Concrete pad poured for carport.
12: No drive day.
13: Twork.
13: Sidewalk forms installed on west side.
14: Early.
14: Weight 182.6.
14: Carport framework delivered.
14: The last of JayMi's windows (south facing side) trimmed.
14: Forms erected for sidewalk, porch, spa pad, and landing.
15: Concrete poured for the west side, north side, and east side sidewalks, stoops, MIL porch, spa pad, and den landing.
15: Weight 182.0.
16: Weight 181.0.
16: Gas $2.959 Chukchansi.
16: Early.
16: Truck oil change.
16: Haircut for both of us.
17: Drive to Fresno: Whole Foods, Costco, Trader Joe's, Lowe's. Got that Thanksgiving stuff done!
17: Looked at 4x4 pickups.
18: No drive day.
18: Planted more flowers and herbs.
19: Early.
19: We go to county planning and building.
19: We go to Bass Lake courthouse.
20: Gas $2.959 Chukchansi.
21: Day off for me.
21: I go to the Bass Lake courthouse to payoff our balance for the permits.
21: My wife goes to work because her staff is throwing her the last Thanksgiving potluck for her.
21: Rain 0.90 inches.
22: Thanksgiving: MIL, JayMi, my wife and me. Turkey and ham and all of the fixings.
22: Rain 0.93 inches.
22: No drive day.
22: My wife purchased two FitBit Ionics online for us. She also purchased a bird bath.
23: Full moon.
23: No drive day.
23: Rain 0.74 inches.
24: Rain 0.10 inches.
24: Breakfast at Whole Foods.
24: We go to four dealerships looking at crew cab 4x4 trucks.
25: I get a pocket knife and insulated mug from JayMi and a hoodie and a zip up sweater from MIL.
25: Breakfast at Whole Foods. A first for my #61.
25: We purchase a white 2014 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crewcab and traded in the Ram Big Horn.
25: We purchase floor mats from Weather Tech.
25: Lowe's: 6-gallon pancake compressor, garage door opener, door locks.
26: Early.
26: The last of the carport framework delivered.
27: Twork.
27: House passes inspection for the permit. It is now a four bedroom three bath. It was a two bedroom one bath.
27: Aluminum foundation installed on carport pad.
27: Rain 0.13 inches.
27: My wife gets a manicure.
28: Gas $3.099 Costco.
28: Rain 0.97 inches.
29: Rain 2.23 inches.
29: We get "SiriusXM."
30: Truck gets running boards.
30: Rain 0.16 inches.
30: Rain 6.16 inches. 2014: 2.36. 2015: 5.36. 2016: 2.80. 2017: 2.62
Pushups: 1,700
Crunches: 0
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 0.00 / 0:00:00
DECEMBER 2018
1: My wife's management team party.
1: No drive day.
1: Rain 0.65 inches.
2: Rain 0.01 inches.
2: No drive day.
3: Early.
3: Gas $2.999 Costco.
3: Portion of the carport is assembled.
3: We receive our Fitbit Ionic watches.
4: Doctor appointment for both of us.
5: Rain 0.12 inches.
6: Work begins on the overhang of the shed.
6: Gas $2.859 Chukchansi.
6: Construction begins on backyard patio.
7: Early.
7: Sasha and Drake's fourth birthday.
8: We go to Fresno to get our Christmas shopping finished up.
8: Gas 3.299 Valero.
8: We take GaIl and KlaUs with us to get a cut Christmas tree from Western Sierra Nursery.
9: No drive day.
9: Rain 0.01 inches.
10: Gas $2.979 Costco.
10: Lowe's: three 4x3 windows and one 32-inch left hand swing door.
11: Backyard patio cover completed.
11: Windows and door installed on garage.
11: My wife's last "tworking" day.
11: Electrical conduits installed on garage.
11: Infrared sauna delivered.
13: Electrical conduits installed on patio cover.
14: Electrical work completed.
14: Weight 180.8.
14: Final payday.
14: Gas $2.799 Chukchansi.
15: Family Christmas party in Orange County.
17: Gas $2.959 Costco.
17: Rain 0.37 inches.
18: Meeting with our financial consultant.
19: Threshold installed on east den door.
20: Last working day for me.
21: Last working day for my wife.
21: Truck oil changed.
21: Gas $2.679 Chukchansi.
21: I receive my final paycheck. Had to go to work and pick it up.
22: Full moon.
22: Spa cleaned and filled.
23: Burn day.
23: No drive day.
24: Rain 1.05 inches.
25: No drive day.
25: Rain 0.01 inches.
25: Christmas: Just the four of us. Lamb, potatoes, asparagus. Delicious.
25: No drive day.
26: No drive day.
28: My wife has a dental appointment.
28: Gas $2.609 Chukchansi.
29: No drive day.
30: We hike the entire Lewis Creek Trail.
31: No drive day.
31: What a year.
31: Rain: 2.22 inches. 2014: 5.41. 2015: 8.84. 2016: 7.00. 2017: 0.26.
Pushups: 1,600
Crunches: 200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0.00
Walk/hike/run: 114.88 / 14:17:00
Year:
Pushups: 54,400
Crunches: 26,200
Pullups: 655
Bardips: 590
Vertical knee raises: 590
Walk/hike/run: 223.98 / 79:30:00
Overall:
Pushups: 1,711,900
Crunches: 2,118,700
Pullups: 40,420
Bardips: 38,675
Vertical knee raises: 25,770
Walk/hike/run: 548.23 / 203:03:56
2018 Resolutions:
Have fun.
Get out and hike more.
See more movies.
Get the house renovations D-O-N-E!!! (06-11-18)
2018 Highlights:
We awaken on New Year's Day in our trailer. (01-01-18)
We spend a rainy night in our trailer. (01-05-18 and 01-06-18)
We get in the spa after 1,912 days. (01-28-18)
First snow of the year. One inch. (02-19-18)
We sit in the spa and it is snowing. (02-19-18)
Five inches of more snow. (02-22-18)
Rebel SnugTop shell installed on our new truck. (02-23-18)
We purchase a new dishwasher from Lowe's. (04-04-18)
We purchase an infrared sauna. (05-14-18)
We pick up our new utility trailer. (06-05-18)
House renovations completed. (06-11-18)
KC and EriKa get married. (06-16-18)
4,000th day of marriage. (06-26-18)
Bristlecone Pine Forest. (07-14-18)
Fresno Greek Fest. (08-25-18)
First time to Mariposa County Fair. (09-02-18)
Concrete poured for garage. (11-12-18)
Concrete poured for sidewalks. (11-16-18)
We purchase a GMC Sierra 4x4 crewcab. (11-25-18)
House gets permitted to a 4 bedroom, 3 bath. (11-27-18)
SiriusXM. (11-29-18)
Running boards on truck. (11-30-18)
Fitbits. (12-03-18)
Sauna delivered. (12-11-18)
We retire. (12-21-18)
2018 Lowlights:
An owl perishes while flying into the truck on the passenger side bending the antenna. (07-30-18)
Someone killed my little black widow friend at the top of the stairwell at work. (11-06-18)
2018 Movies:
Mission: Impossible Fallout (08-15-18)
Bohemian Rhapsody (11-05-18)
Special Events:
KC and EriKa's wedding. (06-16-18)
Renaissance. (12-21-18)
Total cement siding planks purchased since 09-27-13:
09-27-13: 12
11-23-13: 22
03-02-14: 30
03-17-14: 15
06-28-14: 10
01-12-15: 7
Total: 96
Total cement siding sheets:
06-28-14: 10
12-05-14: 11
03-20-15: 35
02-13-18: 2
04-09-18: 1
08-31-18: 1
Total: 60
What happened in 2018.
1: Year of the Dog.
1: We awoke in our trailer on New Year's Day.
1: Weight 194.2.
1: We plant the Colorado spruce that was our Christmas tree.
1: No drive day.
1: Wife is down with the cold.
2: Early.
2: JarRett begins work on our house.
3: Early.
3: Gas $2.779 Costco.
3: JarRett installs the last of the windows in the Upper. No more windows. That part is done!
4: Rain 0.10 inches.
4: Early.
5: My wife is sick.
5: No drive day.
5: Mental health day.
5: We spend the night in our trailer in anticipation of the storm.
6: Rain 0.77 inches.
7: Rain 0.01 inches.
8: Early.
8: Rain 1.30 inches.
9: Twork.
9: Gas $2.759 Costco.
9: Rebel SnugTop shell ordered.
9: Rain 0.38 inches.
10: Rain 0.01 inches.
10: Stuff my wife ordered through Amazon for the trailer arrives.
11: JarRett drops off the scaffolding.
12: Gas $2.759 Costco.
13: My wife gets a facial.
13: No drive day.
13: Burn day.
14: We hike Chilnualna Falls. One hour up and back.
15: No drive day.
15: Burn day.
16: Wife tworks.
16: I purchase gas for the first time at Chukchansi's Fuel Station and Travel Center. Gas was $2.599.
16: We fired JarRett for no shows and no calls.
16: I take the truck in for a wash for the first time.
17: JarRett given a second chance.
18: Bloodwork.
18: Haircut at Expressions in Palmdale.
18: We attend EdDie and VanGie's retirement party at Gino's in Palmdale.
19: We hike 3 miles of the Devil's Punchbowl in Juniper Hills.
19: We spend the night at ChuCk and PatTi's place.
19: Rain 0.48 inches.
19: Maintenance for the dryer.
20: We stop in Bakersfield to see our financial planner, AlAn.
20: Chipotle night.
21: I replace the faulty breaker and we identify the the circuit breakers.
21: Washer needs repairing.
22: Early.
22: Gas $2.759 Costco.
22: PhiL comes out to inspect the wiring in our house.
23: Twork.
23: Siding is installed on the west south side of The Upper.
24: Early.
24: Siding is installed on the east south side of The Upper.
24: The spa pad is prepped for the spa.
25: Early.
25: Rain 0.33 inches.
25: I purchase rubber mats for the truck.
25: Dryer repaired.
25: Spa is relocated from the slab to a spot between our french doors and bedroom window.
25: Gas $2.659 Chukchansi.
26: Early.
26: Trim pieces are installed on The Upper south wall.
26: The spa is ready for filling.
27: Vent installed on front porch.
27: The spa is filled with water. It takes just 1 hour to fill it.
27: We attend CarMen's retirement party at Simonian Farms in Fresno.
28: No drive day.
28: Uncle T, Aunt C, DusTin and SaRah and Bodhi visit.
28: We get into our spa after 1,912 days since it was relocated from our old house to our new home.
29: Gas $2.779 Costco.
29: East side porch lights installed.
30: JarRett is given his check for his services on the house.
30: The electric lines from the house to the breaker box is encased in conduit.
31: Super blue blood moon.
31: Rain: 3.38 inches. 2014: 1.92. 2015: 0.26. 2016: 11.09. 2017: 20.68
Pushups: 4,100
Crunches: 2,800
Pullups: 35
Bardips: 35
VKR: 35
Miles: 23.00 / 8:43:00
FEBRUARY 2018
1: Gas $2.839 Costco.
3: No drive day.
4: Superb Owl 52 in Minneapolis, MN. We "streamed" the game to watch since we didn't have DirecTv. KlaUs and GaIl, Uncle T, my wife and me. Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles on their first Superb Owl victory. It would be the one and only game my wife and me watched all season long. We made our own homemade build-your-own pizzas.
6: Wife tworks.
6: Gas $2.799 at Chukchansi.
8: Electric wiring done.
9: Truck oil change.
9: EriKa birthday.
10: Hiked Chilnualna Falls. Beautiful day for a hike. Took us four hours and 15 minutes to hike the 10 miles.
10: Our first post-hike soak in our spa. Nice!
11: No drive day.
12: Gas $2.899 Costco.
12: Work begins on the exterior. Downspout installed.
12: Rain 0.12.
13: Lowe's purchase: 2 sheets of Hardie siding, five 2x4x8, two bags of sand.
13: Twork.
13: Battens installed on the Upper.
14: Valentine's Day.
14: Cement siding up on north side covering up the rafters between the floors.
14: Lowe's purchase: Eight 1x3x8 battens.
15: My wife to the audiologist.
15: Battens up and painted.
16: Gas $2.899 Costco.
17: Dump run.
18: Hiked all of Lewis Creek Trail (8.0 miles).
18: Daytona 500.
19: Subie smogged.
19: First snow.
19: As we sit in the spa, it is snowing...a first.
19: Precipitation 0.01 inches.
20: Copper pipes rupture into the Upper. Fixed with collars.
20: Rain 0.10 inches.
21: Pipe break underneath west porch. Fixed with a cap.
22: Gas $2.859 Costco.
22: Truck pressure washed in anticipation of Snugtop installment.
23: Precipitation of rain and snow 0.99 inches. Five inches of snow.
23: Subaru oil change at Walmart.
23: SnugTop shell installed.
25: We hike the Bass Lake Dam area with the dogs.
25: Garbage disposal broken. Installed this on December 19, 2017.
26: Early.
26: Gas $2.899 Costco.
26: Lowe's purchase: redwood planks--one 2x6x8 and two 2x6x10s, and insinkerator.
26: Installed new insinkerator.
26: Precipitation 0.11 inches.
26: Snow.
27: Precipitation 0.13 inches.
27: Twork.
27: KC birthday.
28: Early.
28: Walmart purchase: snow chains for truck.
28: Rain 1.46 inches. 2014: 5.20. 2015: 3.11. 2016: 1.40. 2017: 17.28
Pushups: 5,000
Crunches: 3,200
Pullups: 100
Bardips: 100
VKR: 100
Miles: 30.30 / 11:55:00
MARCH 2018
1: Early.
1: Gas $2.939 Costco.
1: Haircut.
1: Lowe's purchase: Attic ladder.
1: Rain 2.69 inches.
2: Early.
2: Rain 1.09 inches.
3: We see our new tax guy in Coarsegold.
3: Snowed two inches.
3: Rain 0.60 inches.
4: Precipitation 0.01 inches.
4: We take the dogs to Bass Lake to run around on the snow-covered shoreline. They had a blast.
5: Early.
5: Gas $2.939 Costco.
5: Optometrist for my wife.
5: We see our accountant to sign the paperwork for our taxes.
6: Work on the interior of our home begins.
6: Hallway door taken to Oakhurst Doors to make a customized jamb.
6: One of the paned french doors is now hinged.
6: Trim applied to bathroom and guest room.
7: Hallway door installed...finally!
7: Trim attached to the east french doors.
7: Manicure.
8: Front door reversed.
8: Attic ladder installed.
8: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
9: Drywall under the kitchen sink to seal the hole.
9: Thumb locks inserted in the east facing french doors.
9: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
10: To KC and EriKa's place to deliver sit on top tandem kayak.
10: Rain 0.05 inches.
11: Daylight saving time.
11: We return from visiting KC and EriKa.
11: Rain 0.01 inches.
12: Mental health day.
12: One cord of wood delivered.
13: Gas $2.839 Chukchansi.
13: Rain 1.04 inches.
13: Trim applied to front door and bay window above desk.
13: Spackle applied to den hallway door to MIL side of house.
14: Pi Day. 3.1415926.
14: Rain 0.72 inches.
15: Dental appointment for both of us.
15: We see our financial planner.
16: Early.
16: Gas $2.979 Costco.
16: Rain 0.58 inches.
17: My mother's birthday.
17: Rain 0.18 inches.
18: Rain 0.01 inches.
19: Early.
19: Trim installed around bay window above kitchen sink.
20: Twork.
20: Vernal equinox.
20: Gas $2.999.
20: Rain 0.46 inches.
21: Rain 0.70 inches.
21: Mammogram for my wife.
21: We see our financial planner.
22: Dental appointment for me for my sensitive teeth upper right side.
22: Rain 4.04 inches!
23: Gas $3.039 Costco.
23: Lowe's purchase: six sheets of OSB plywood, screws, and metal door for MIL water heater.
23: Wood trim complete around both bay windows.
23: Drywall applied beneath the sink to seal the opening.
23: Trim applied to below the oven.
24: Rain 0.06 inches.
24: Plywood in the rafters of south porch.
25: Rain 0.13 inches.
26: Early.
27: Twork.
27: Had to return the metal door for MIL's water heater. Too big.
28: We purchase new sunglasses at REI to take advantage of our REI dividend we received. A whopping $15.10!
29: Gas $3.019 Chukchansi.
29: Door installed on MIL water heater.
29: Cover installed for crawl space.
31: No drive day.
31: Plywood project complete on south porch.
31: My wife putties gaps and holes in both bay windows.
31: Rain 12.37 inches. 2014: 2.40. 2015: 0.62. 2016: 9.30. 2017: 3.59
Pushups: 9,100
Crunches: 3,800
Pullups: 70
Bardips: 70
VKR: 70
Miles: 14.20 / 5:59:00
APRIL 2018
1: I sand the dining room bay window.
1: Easter. My wife, MIL, JayMi, and I have early dinner.
1: No drive day.
2: Early.
2: Lowe's purchase: Skil Octo detail sander for those nooks and crannies.
3: Weight 189.4.
3: Twork.
3: My wife meets with David regarding a steel shop.
3: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
3: Three screen doors arrive.
3: My wife gets a manicure.
4: Early.
4: We purchase a new dishwasher online from Lowe's.
4: Crown molding applied to glass above hallway door.
6: Early.
6: Truck oil changed.
6: Gas $3.139 Costco.
6: Screen door installed. The other two were damaged.
6: Rain 0.60 inches.
7: Rain 1.62 inches.
7: No drive day.
7: Sanded and stained both bay windows, bathroom and guest room trim, both hallway glass transoms.
8: Clear coated both bay windows, bathroom and guest room trim, both hallway glass transoms.
8: Sanded and applied stain to the front door and the french doors on the south and east.
8: Greek Easter. MIL, JayMi, my wife and I have an early dinner.
9: Early.
9: Returned the two damaged screen doors to Lowe's for replacement.
9: Sasha and Drake's third year with us.
9: Lowe's purchase: Hardie siding, lumber
9: Overhang for MIL's bathroom taken down.
10: White Pine purchase: 65 1x6x16 tongue and groove purchased for delivery
10: Framework up for MIL's bathroom overhang.
11: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
11: Lowe's purchase: stain, rags, brushes for our upcoming "tongue and groove show."
11: We pick up our new dishwasher from Lowe's.
11: MIL bathroom overhang covered with paper and flashing.
12: Rain 0.17 inches.
12: Tongue and groove delivered.
12: My wife was supposed to have dental work done.
12: Took my wife to urgent care regarding her sore knees.
13: Mental health day.
13: The "tongue and groove show" begins with staining.
13: No drive day.
13. Water pipes above MIL bathroom and sewer pipes next to MIL bathroom covered and insulated.
14: Tongue and groove installed.
14: No drive day.
15: More tongue and groove installed.
15: No drive day.
16: Early.
16: Rain 0.70 inches and one inch of SNOW!
17: Twork.
17: MIL to see BIL and SIL in Dallas, OR. My wife takes her mother to the airport.
17: Gas $3.059 Chukchansi.
17: My wife gets a pedicure and manicure.
17: Rain 0.01 inches.
18: Weight 188.8.
18: Chiropractor for the both of us.
18: Metal roof on MIL bathroom.
19: Picked up the replacement screen doors (2) at Lowe's.
19: MIL bathroom roof done.
19: Bike trainers arrive.
19: Rain 0.04 inches.
20: Early.
20: Lowe's purchase: redwood 2x6x8, Dremel saw blades.
20: Haircut.
20: Our bicycle trainer stands arrive.
21: More tongue and groove installed.
21: No drive day.
22: Earth Day #48.
22: No drive day.
22: More tongue and grooved installed and completed.
23: We assemble our bicycle trainer stands.
23: Early.
23: Gas $3.199 Costco.
23: Screen doors installed on our front door and MIL's.
23: New dishwasher installed.
23: Dumpster arrives.
24: We ride our bicycle trainers for 30 minutes for the very first time.
26: We go to the Madera County administrative offices.
26: Gas $3.139 Chukchansi.
27: Early.
27: I take my wife to the dermatologist.
27: South porch fascia and MIL's overhang painted.
28: We go to the Master Gardeners' show at the Mariposa Fairgrounds.
28: We dine at Mariposa's High Country Health Foods and Cafe.
28: Veterans' stand down.
28: Chopped up the fallen willow tree in our garden.
28: Mowed our property and I clean up Gail's Trail by weed eating and chainsawing dead branches.
29: No drive day.
29: Loaded dumpster.
29: Burn day.
29: Cleaned MIL's carpet.
29: Replaced windshield wipers on truck.
30: Early.
30: Rain 0.06 inches.
30: Rain 3.20 inches. 2014: 2.46. 2015: 2.89. 2016: 4.37. 2017: 4.66
Pushups: 7,800
Crunches: 3,600
Pullups: 165
Bardips: 165
VKR: 165
Miles: 14.60 / 4:06:00
MAY 2018
1: Twork.
1: Coryza for me.
1: Rain 0.04 inches.
1: Dumpster gone.
2: Gas $3.139 Chukchansi.
2: Picked up MIL at airport.
2: Rain 0.01 inches.
2: Upper fascia and flashing replaced and painted.
2: Gutter and downspout installed on MIL's bathroom.
4: Early.
4: Truck "warshed."
4: Gas $3.239 Costco.
4: Soffit enclosed and gutter and downspout installed on Upper.
4: To Walnut Creek for my wife's training. Stayed at the Sheraton. Room 583.
5: Return from Walnut Creek.
5: Chipotle night.
6: Fixed the south porch ceiling fan with longer screws to hold up the housing.
6: Flipped our screen door to open the other way.
7: Gas $3.159 Chukchansi.
7: Early.
8: The appraiser comes out to appraise our property.
8: Twork.
10: Weight 188.8.
10: Gas $3.309 Chukchansi.
11: Early.
12: My wife gets a facial.
12: No drive day.
12: New registration tags for the truck.
12: Redwood installed on exposed areas of south porch.
12: Budget Tree Service comes out to survey tree cutting project.
13: Mother's Day.
13: My wife and MIL weed the garden and plant seeds.
13: We cook dinner on the BBQ for the first time this year.
13: Budget Tree Service provides estimate for the tree cutting project.
13: I water the trees and bushes for the first time this year.
14: Early.
14: Infrared sauna ordered.
15: Weight 188.4.
15: Twork.
15: My wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
16: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
16: Cover taken off the swamp cooler in anticipation of the late spring, summer, and early fall.
17: Coolers repaired and have new cooling pads.
18: Early.
18: Lowe's purchase: Three 2x6x8, coaxial staple gun, 100-foot hose.
18: Concrete footing on one of the log pillars on the south porch.
19: No drive day.
19: Tongue and grooved west porch.
20: No drive day.
20: Placed redwood on the deck on south porch.
21: Early.
22: Twork.
21: Work begins on JayMi's storage area above her bathroom.
21: Second concrete footing under the log pillar on south porch.
22: Twork.
22: Weight 188.4.
22: Gas $3.199 Chukchansi.
22: JayMi's storage area now enclosed and completed.
23: Weight 188.0.
24: Weight 187.6.
24: Toby...one year later.
24: Rented drum sander.
24: Commenced sanding west porch in anticipation of rain the next day.
25: Sanded south porch.
25: Rain 0.11 inches.
25: Storage above JayMi's bathroom completed. All it needs is paint.
26: Rain 0.01 inches.
26: Stained west porch and sealed south porch.
26: No drive day.
27: Dismantled east steps.
27: Finished redwood caps on south porch.
27: No drive day.
28: Memorial Day.
28: Installed closers on MIL's and JayMi's screen doors.
28: Pavers installed under MIL's overhang to bathroom.
28: No drive day.
29: Full moon.
29: Weight 187.4.
29: My wife gets a manicure.
29: Work begins on the east porch.
30: Weight 187.0.
30: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
30: More work on the east porch.
30: I purchase a new suit at Macy's for the wedding. Also purchased new shoes, socks, shirt, and tie.
31: More work done on the east porch.
31: Rain 0.17 inches. 2014: 0.54. 2015: 1.87. 2016: 1.83. 2017: 0.13
Pushups: 5,400
Crunches: 3,100
Pullups: 100
Bardips: 100
Vertical knee raises: 100
Walk/hike/run: 0.00/0:00:00
JUNE 2018
1: Early.
1: East patio has the floorboards in place.
1: Lowe's purchase: patio furniture and plants.
2: My wife takes JayMi to the train station.
2: Power washed all of the windows on the west side and along the north side of the Lower and Upper.
2: Purchase den furniture at Mathews in town.
2: Assembled some patio furniture. One box was missing washers for the set of chairs.
3: Drained the spa.
3: My wife and MIL go to pick up JayMi at the train station.
3: The first "century": 100.8°.
3: No drive day.
4: Gas $3.349 Costco.
4: Swapped the chair hardware for another.
5: We pick up our new utility trailer.
5: Lowe's purchase: 100 pavers, plants, DeWalt cordless drill, sand, and topsoil.
6: Weight 186.2.
6: We go to REI to get wedding gifts for KC and EriKa.
7: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
7: Railing and balusters done on east porch.
7: Gate between east and south porch installed.
8: Exchanged Dewalt drill due to faulty battery.
8: Truck oil change.
8: Truck washed.
8: Haircut.
9: We pick up the last of our patio furniture at Lowe's.
9: KC and EriKa arrive.
9: Weedwhacked.
9: Sauna filled.
10: KC and EriKa leave.
11: First dump run with new trailer.
11: East porch lights installed and completed.
11: House renovations completed with the installation of the east porch light!
12: East porch completed.
12: Pavers around garden in backyard and in front yard.
12: No drive day.
13: No drive day.
14: BIL and SIL with twins visit.
14: Aunt P and ChrisTina visit.
14: BrittNey and KelLy visit.
14: We purchase a blackwater tote for the RV.
14: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
15: Pavers installed at base of east steps.
15: Rehearsal dinner at Paradise Springs.
16: KC and EriKa are married.
17: Forty-one people (unofficial) for breakfast.
17: BIL and SIL with twins leave.
14: Aunt P and ChrisTina leave.
14: BrittNey and KelLy leave.
18: Dump run #2.
19: No drive day.
20: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
21: Summer solstice.
21: Dead pine tree on south sided felled.
21: SteVe and PhylLis and Uncle T and EmerSon visit.
22: Early.
22: 100.9°.
22: Oak trees cleared on the north and east side.
22: Mistletoe removed from certain oak trees.
23: I install another bird feeder hanger.
23: My wife paints JayMi's upper storage area.
23: My wife applies linseed oil and mineral spirits to the lower portions of the logs on the south porch.
23: Transition board between south and east porch completed.
23: 101.7°.
23: No drive day.
24: We take the dogs for a long deserved walk at Bass Lake Dam and we let them play in the water.
24: 103.3°.
25: Early.
26: Gas $3.199 Chukchansi.
26: Twork.
26: 4,000th day.
27: Downspout on the east overhang.
27: Gate between south and east porch capped.
28: Full moon.
29: Early.
29: Gas $3.249 Chukchansi.
30: 101.5°.
30: Drip irrigation installed in vegetable garden.
30: No drive day.
30: 100°+ (5): 3, 22, 23, 24, 30
30: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.01. 2015: 0.03. 2016: 0.34. 2017: 0.27
Pushups: 3,600
Crunches: 1,500
Pullups: 80
Bardips: 65
Vertical knee raises: 65
Walk/hike/run: 2.00 / 1:00:00
JULY 2018
1: We take GaIl and KlaUs out to dinner for KlaUs' birthday celebration. MIL came, too.
1: 101.8°.
2: Sewer backed up. Sewer cleared.
2: Lowe's: galvanized pipe fittings.
3: Lowe's: galvanized pipes.
4: Encased sprinkler hose in 3/4 inch galvanized pipe and dug a trench to bury it.
4: My wife added more soaker hoses in vegetable garden.
5: We make reservations at Creekside Inn in Bishop.
6: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
6: We drop off our plans at the building and safety county offices.
6: 102.6°.
7: JayMi, my wife, and I stain the east porch.
7: No drive day.
7: 103.1°.
8: Dump run #3.
8: We replant another pine tree for Pops, a Colorado spruce. The original one succumbed to the pine bark beetle.
8: 104.0°.
9: Early.
10: Twork.
10: Wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
10: 100.2°.
11: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
11: 101.5°.
13: We drive to Bishop to stay at the Creekside Inn.
13: Ferguson Fire near Mariposa.
13: 100.6°.
14: 11th anniversary.
14: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
14: Whitney Portal.
14: 101.7°.
15: 101.1°.
15: Mono Lake's tufa formations.
16: No drive day.
16: 103.6°.
17: 101.5°.
18: Early.
18: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
18: 104.9°.
19: 102.7°.
20: Early.
20: Dermatologist appointment for my wife.
20: 102.6°.
21: No drive day.
21: Mowed and vacuumed.
21: My wife gets a facial.
22: We take the dogs for a walk at Bass Lake Dam.
22: 100.4°.
23: Early.
23: Gas $3.259 Costco
24: Telework.
24: Weight 185.2.
24: 102.0°.
26: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi..
26: 102.0°
27: Early.
27: 101.5°.
27: Full moon.
28: No drive day.
28: 103.5°.
29: No drive day.
30: Early.
30: An owl collides the right side of the truck bending the antenna and killing itself.
31: 102.0°
31: 100°+ days (21): 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31
31: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.03. 2015: 1.23. 2016: 0.00. 2017: 0.00
Pushups: 5,100
Crunches: 3,200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 9.00 / 4:00:00
AUGUST 2018
1: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
4: Walked with my wife and the dogs at Bass Lake Dam.
5: No drive day.
5: Chris comes over.
6: Gas $3.259 Costco.
3: Early.
5: No drive day.
6: Early.
6: To Madera County Government Offices for permits.
7: Telework.
7: My wife gets a manicure and pedicure.
8: 101.3°.
9: 103.8°.
10: Early.
10: Dermatologist for me.
10: Truck oil change and tires rotated.
10: Gas $3.259 Costco.
10: Haircut.
10: 102.0°.
11: No drive day.
12: GaIl and KlaUs over for homemade pizza. MIL joins us.
13: Early.
14: Telework.
15: Mental health day.
15: My wife's birthday.
15: Movie: Mission: Impossible Fallout.
15: Dinner at Southgate Brewing.
16: Gas $3.259 Costco.
17: Early.
17: 1,700,000 pushups. Only 300,000 to go to 2,000,000!
17: 100.2°.
18: 102.4°.
18: Had to take my wife to urgent care and then to the emergency room in Mariposa regarding her punch biopsy on her lower right leg.
19: No drive day.
19: 101.7°.
19: Ferguson Fire 100% contained after 37 days.
20: Early.
20: Gas $3.259 Costco.
20: 101.3°.
21: My wife to Culver City.
22: My wife to Culver City.
23: My wife returns from Culver City.
24: Early.
24: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
25: All of go to the Fresno Greek Festival.
26: I get stung by a meat bee on my left pinky finger. The back of my hand is swollen.
27: Early.
28: Gas $3.799 Chevron. My Costco club card didn't read.
31: Off.
31: We drive to Fresno to pick up tongue and groove at White Pine Lumber, plumbing supplies from Lowe's, and groceries from Trader Joe's
31: 100°+ days (7): 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20
31: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 0.00. 2015: 0.01. 2016: 0.00. 2017: 0.02
Pushups: 4,300
Crunches: 2,200
Pullups: 75
Bardips: 55
Vertical knee raises: 55
Walk/hike/run: 7.00 / 2:30:00
SEPTEMBER 2018
1: No drive day.
1: Flashing around the outside base of MIL's bathroom and dug and lowered the grey water piping, too.
2: MIL, my wife and I go to the Mariposa County Fair for the very first time.
2: Gas $3.339 Vons.
3: One hundredth day of no rain since May 26.
3: My wife paints the flashing, the pipes, and the trim.
3: No drive day.
4: Early.
7: Early.
7: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
8: We attend a family member wedding in Fresno.
10: Early.
11: Twork.
11: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
12: Early.
14: Early.
14: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
15: No drive day. My wife works overtime.
15: I repair MIL's closet shelving.
16: No drive day.
16: We give both dogs a "shower."
16: We clean up the porches with mop and water.
17: Early.
17: To the county building and safety department.
18: Twork.
18: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
18: Wife gets a pedicure and a manicure.
20: Dental cleaning for both of us.
21: Early.
21: Gas $3.259 Costco.
22: KC and EriKa and AlIce visit.
22: Autumnal equinox.
22: No drive day.
23: No drive day.
23: KC and EriKa and AlIce leave.
24: Early.
25: Telework.
27: Gas $3.279 Chukchansi.
27: We see our financial planner.
28: Early.
28: Haircut for both of us.
29: No drive day.
29: Covered the black pipe.
29: Moved wood pile to backyard.
29: Relocated fire pit.
30: Cut and dismantled old pallets.
30: MIL 88th birthday. Dinner at Miller's Landing at Bass Lake.
30: Rain 0.00 inches. 2014: 1.27. 2015: 0.37. 2016: 0.01. 2017: 1.16
Pushups: 4,300
Crunches: 2,400
Pullups: 30
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 5.00 / 1:30:00
OCTOBER 2018
1: Happy new fiscal year.
1: Early.
1: Rain for the first time in 128 days.
1: Rain 0.15 inches.
2: Twork.
2: Gas $3.299 Chukchansi.
2: Rain 0.18 inches.
3: Truck oil change.
3: Took MIL to airport for flight to Portland, OR.
3: Rain 0.10 inches.
4: Rain 0.06 inches.
5: Early.
5: Gas $3.339 Costco.
5: Meeting with our CPA.
6: Stained tongue and groove.
6: Lowe's: Cabinets for MIL laundry room, laminate flooring for the laundry room, closet, and hallway.
7: No drive day.
7: Installed tongue and groove on east overhang.
8: No drive day.
8: My wife stains the cabinets.
8: Terrace steps down to garden.
9: Mental health day.
9: Cleaned out laundry room and closet.
9: My wife paints the laundry room.
10: Gas $3.349 Chukchansi.
10: To the Bass Lake county office for amendments to our permit.
12: Early.
12: MIL plumbing.
13: MIL cabinets installed in MIL's laundry.
13: Flooring installed in MIL's laundry, hallway, and closet.
14: I had to drive to Home Depot in Fresno to get more flooring and other items.
14: Flooring installation complete and sink installed.
14: I install baseboards in MIL closet.
15: Weight 184.8.
15: Gas $3.369 Chukchansi.
15: My wife stays home to clean up MIL's room.
15: Baseboards and kick plates installed.
16: Twork.
16: Faucet installed and water running in MIL's new sink.
17: Weight 183.8.
17: Truck "warshed."
17: Purchased new antenna mast and base for truck. Antenna was damaged by the owl the collided into us on July 30.
17: MIL returns from Dallas, OR. We pick her up at the airport.
18: Gas $3.379 Costco.
19: Early.
19: Returned unused flooring materials to Lowe's and Home Depot.
19: Dinner at Oka in Oakhurst.
20: Installed knobs and drawer pulls on MIL's new cabinets and drawers.
20: Insulated external water pipes installed earlier this year.
20: Ignited both pilots for the upper and lower.
21: For the very first time, we mail our voting ballots.
21: Dump run.
21: North side cleared out to make room for tractor.
22: Early.
23: Gas $3.369 Chukchansi.
23: Twork.
24: Weight 183.0.
25: Dump run without trailer.
25: Septic leach lines inspected.
26: Septic leach lines inspected, approved, and repaired.
26: We go to Hobb's Grove in Sanger for JayMi's birthday.
27: No drive day.
27: My wife gets a facial.
27: I build another landing to the west garden.
28: We purchase five new trees at the local nursery.
28: We mark out the patio 25' by 32'.
29: Early.
29: Gas $3.359 Costco.
30: Twork.
30: Garage pad grading begins.
31: GFCIs installed in den sink, MIL sink, JayMi's bathroom, and kitchen.
31: Trench is dug for electrical to carport.
31: More grading done for concrete pad.
31: Rain 0.49 inches. 2014: 0.96. 2015: 0.98. 2016: 4.49. 2017: 0.28
Pushups: 2,400
Crunches: 200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 4.00 / 1:30:00
NOVEMBER 2018
1: My wife submits her retirement paperwork to the area office.
1: Lowe's: 100 feet of electrical conduit.
2: Gas $3.259 Chukchansi.
2: Early.
2: Lowe's: 5 bags of tree soil.
3: Truck recall items taken care of. Also, fixed antenna from the owl collision and plugged washer nozzles on the hood.
3: Test drove a 2018 1500 4x4 Silverado Crew Cab.
3: We dig holes for the five trees.
4: We plant the five trees.
5: Early.
5: Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody. Definitely an Oscar contender.
6: Twork.
6: Gas $3.229 Chukchansi.
6: My little black widow friend at the top of the stairwell at work is killed.
6: Trenches for footings dug.
7: Early.
8: Early.
8: My wife announces to all of her staff that she is retiring.
8: Forms erected for garage footings.
8: Solar panel for RV arrives.
9: Gas $3.009 Chukchansi.
9: Footings get inspected.
9: Early.
9: Lowe's: purchased 50 pavers.
10: No drive day.
10: We create a zen garden on the south side with rocks.
11: Veterans Day.
11: We purchase more plants.
12: Installed JayMi's blinds on her windows.
12: Concrete pad poured for carport.
12: No drive day.
13: Twork.
13: Sidewalk forms installed on west side.
14: Early.
14: Weight 182.6.
14: Carport framework delivered.
14: The last of JayMi's windows (south facing side) trimmed.
14: Forms erected for sidewalk, porch, spa pad, and landing.
15: Concrete poured for the west side, north side, and east side sidewalks, stoops, MIL porch, spa pad, and den landing.
15: Weight 182.0.
16: Weight 181.0.
16: Gas $2.959 Chukchansi.
16: Early.
16: Truck oil change.
16: Haircut for both of us.
17: Drive to Fresno: Whole Foods, Costco, Trader Joe's, Lowe's. Got that Thanksgiving stuff done!
17: Looked at 4x4 pickups.
18: No drive day.
18: Planted more flowers and herbs.
19: Early.
19: We go to county planning and building.
19: We go to Bass Lake courthouse.
20: Gas $2.959 Chukchansi.
21: Day off for me.
21: I go to the Bass Lake courthouse to payoff our balance for the permits.
21: My wife goes to work because her staff is throwing her the last Thanksgiving potluck for her.
21: Rain 0.90 inches.
22: Thanksgiving: MIL, JayMi, my wife and me. Turkey and ham and all of the fixings.
22: Rain 0.93 inches.
22: No drive day.
22: My wife purchased two FitBit Ionics online for us. She also purchased a bird bath.
23: Full moon.
23: No drive day.
23: Rain 0.74 inches.
24: Rain 0.10 inches.
24: Breakfast at Whole Foods.
24: We go to four dealerships looking at crew cab 4x4 trucks.
25: I get a pocket knife and insulated mug from JayMi and a hoodie and a zip up sweater from MIL.
25: Breakfast at Whole Foods. A first for my #61.
25: We purchase a white 2014 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crewcab and traded in the Ram Big Horn.
25: We purchase floor mats from Weather Tech.
25: Lowe's: 6-gallon pancake compressor, garage door opener, door locks.
26: Early.
26: The last of the carport framework delivered.
27: Twork.
27: House passes inspection for the permit. It is now a four bedroom three bath. It was a two bedroom one bath.
27: Aluminum foundation installed on carport pad.
27: Rain 0.13 inches.
27: My wife gets a manicure.
28: Gas $3.099 Costco.
28: Rain 0.97 inches.
29: Rain 2.23 inches.
29: We get "SiriusXM."
30: Truck gets running boards.
30: Rain 0.16 inches.
30: Rain 6.16 inches. 2014: 2.36. 2015: 5.36. 2016: 2.80. 2017: 2.62
Pushups: 1,700
Crunches: 0
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0
Walk/hike/run: 0.00 / 0:00:00
DECEMBER 2018
1: My wife's management team party.
1: No drive day.
1: Rain 0.65 inches.
2: Rain 0.01 inches.
2: No drive day.
3: Early.
3: Gas $2.999 Costco.
3: Portion of the carport is assembled.
3: We receive our Fitbit Ionic watches.
4: Doctor appointment for both of us.
5: Rain 0.12 inches.
6: Work begins on the overhang of the shed.
6: Gas $2.859 Chukchansi.
6: Construction begins on backyard patio.
7: Early.
7: Sasha and Drake's fourth birthday.
8: We go to Fresno to get our Christmas shopping finished up.
8: Gas 3.299 Valero.
8: We take GaIl and KlaUs with us to get a cut Christmas tree from Western Sierra Nursery.
9: No drive day.
9: Rain 0.01 inches.
10: Gas $2.979 Costco.
10: Lowe's: three 4x3 windows and one 32-inch left hand swing door.
11: Backyard patio cover completed.
11: Windows and door installed on garage.
11: My wife's last "tworking" day.
11: Electrical conduits installed on garage.
11: Infrared sauna delivered.
13: Electrical conduits installed on patio cover.
14: Electrical work completed.
14: Weight 180.8.
14: Final payday.
14: Gas $2.799 Chukchansi.
15: Family Christmas party in Orange County.
17: Gas $2.959 Costco.
17: Rain 0.37 inches.
18: Meeting with our financial consultant.
19: Threshold installed on east den door.
20: Last working day for me.
21: Last working day for my wife.
21: Truck oil changed.
21: Gas $2.679 Chukchansi.
21: I receive my final paycheck. Had to go to work and pick it up.
22: Full moon.
22: Spa cleaned and filled.
23: Burn day.
23: No drive day.
24: Rain 1.05 inches.
25: No drive day.
25: Rain 0.01 inches.
25: Christmas: Just the four of us. Lamb, potatoes, asparagus. Delicious.
25: No drive day.
26: No drive day.
28: My wife has a dental appointment.
28: Gas $2.609 Chukchansi.
29: No drive day.
30: We hike the entire Lewis Creek Trail.
31: No drive day.
31: What a year.
31: Rain: 2.22 inches. 2014: 5.41. 2015: 8.84. 2016: 7.00. 2017: 0.26.
Pushups: 1,600
Crunches: 200
Pullups: 0
Bardips: 0
Vertical knee raises: 0.00
Walk/hike/run: 114.88 / 14:17:00
Year:
Pushups: 54,400
Crunches: 26,200
Pullups: 655
Bardips: 590
Vertical knee raises: 590
Walk/hike/run: 223.98 / 79:30:00
Overall:
Pushups: 1,711,900
Crunches: 2,118,700
Pullups: 40,420
Bardips: 38,675
Vertical knee raises: 25,770
Walk/hike/run: 548.23 / 203:03:56
2018 Resolutions:
Have fun.
Get out and hike more.
See more movies.
Get the house renovations D-O-N-E!!! (06-11-18)
2018 Highlights:
We awaken on New Year's Day in our trailer. (01-01-18)
We spend a rainy night in our trailer. (01-05-18 and 01-06-18)
We get in the spa after 1,912 days. (01-28-18)
First snow of the year. One inch. (02-19-18)
We sit in the spa and it is snowing. (02-19-18)
Five inches of more snow. (02-22-18)
Rebel SnugTop shell installed on our new truck. (02-23-18)
We purchase a new dishwasher from Lowe's. (04-04-18)
We purchase an infrared sauna. (05-14-18)
We pick up our new utility trailer. (06-05-18)
House renovations completed. (06-11-18)
KC and EriKa get married. (06-16-18)
4,000th day of marriage. (06-26-18)
Bristlecone Pine Forest. (07-14-18)
Fresno Greek Fest. (08-25-18)
First time to Mariposa County Fair. (09-02-18)
Concrete poured for garage. (11-12-18)
Concrete poured for sidewalks. (11-16-18)
We purchase a GMC Sierra 4x4 crewcab. (11-25-18)
House gets permitted to a 4 bedroom, 3 bath. (11-27-18)
SiriusXM. (11-29-18)
Running boards on truck. (11-30-18)
Fitbits. (12-03-18)
Sauna delivered. (12-11-18)
We retire. (12-21-18)
2018 Lowlights:
An owl perishes while flying into the truck on the passenger side bending the antenna. (07-30-18)
Someone killed my little black widow friend at the top of the stairwell at work. (11-06-18)
2018 Movies:
Mission: Impossible Fallout (08-15-18)
Bohemian Rhapsody (11-05-18)
Special Events:
KC and EriKa's wedding. (06-16-18)
Renaissance. (12-21-18)
Total cement siding planks purchased since 09-27-13:
09-27-13: 12
11-23-13: 22
03-02-14: 30
03-17-14: 15
06-28-14: 10
01-12-15: 7
Total: 96
Total cement siding sheets:
06-28-14: 10
12-05-14: 11
03-20-15: 35
02-13-18: 2
04-09-18: 1
08-31-18: 1
Total: 60
What happened in 2018.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Friday, December 07, 2018
28...
Our two poochers have turned four years old today.
Happy birthday, Sasha and Drake (aka Houdini)!
They are the greatest dogs in the world.
Happy birthday, Sasha and Drake (aka Houdini)!
They are the greatest dogs in the world.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
2,400 DAYS LATER...
The house renovations are complete.
The house passed final inspection today and will be permitted as a four bedroom, three bathroom house.
A total of 2,400 days of working on our home.
Since May 2, 2012.
Finally...
Done.
Now the tax assessor will churn his or her numbers.
Oh joy.
The house passed final inspection today and will be permitted as a four bedroom, three bathroom house.
A total of 2,400 days of working on our home.
Since May 2, 2012.
Finally...
Done.
Now the tax assessor will churn his or her numbers.
Oh joy.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
ANOTHER NEW USED TRUCK
Only this time it is a white 2014 Sierra Crew Cab 4x4.
Had to trade in the Ram since it didn't really do it for us.
Not enough umph.
Life is going to get a lot better.
Had to trade in the Ram since it didn't really do it for us.
Not enough umph.
Life is going to get a lot better.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
HOMAGE TO A LITTLE BLACK WIDOW...
During my morning climbs to the top of the stairs, there was a black widow spider that built its web at the bottom of the access door to the top of the building.
For the last seven or eight months every morning, I would see it before it would see me and scurry under the door. Some days she would remain motionless as if to say, "Oh, it's you again."
Our encounters were brief.
"Good morning, little lady."
Now, I don't like black widows, but this one was different. It somehow found its hope at the top of the stairwell. Isolated from the world. Maybe didn't see the light of day. There was no mate for her. She was small. Didn't have the large abdomen like other black widows I had seen. I assume food was scarce. I once thought of bringing crickets for her to kill and eat. I didn't do that.
Last night or this morning, someone had killed it. Her body smashed against the wall. Tragic ending to an innocent life.
I placed her remains in one of the flower gardens where she will be able to see the sunrise. Maybe for the first time. If not in life, at least in death.
I will miss our encounters at the top of the stairwell.
I will continue to wish her, "Good morning, Little Lady," each time I ascend to the top floor in her memory.
So long, little black widow.
For the last seven or eight months every morning, I would see it before it would see me and scurry under the door. Some days she would remain motionless as if to say, "Oh, it's you again."
Our encounters were brief.
"Good morning, little lady."
Now, I don't like black widows, but this one was different. It somehow found its hope at the top of the stairwell. Isolated from the world. Maybe didn't see the light of day. There was no mate for her. She was small. Didn't have the large abdomen like other black widows I had seen. I assume food was scarce. I once thought of bringing crickets for her to kill and eat. I didn't do that.
Last night or this morning, someone had killed it. Her body smashed against the wall. Tragic ending to an innocent life.
I placed her remains in one of the flower gardens where she will be able to see the sunrise. Maybe for the first time. If not in life, at least in death.
I will miss our encounters at the top of the stairwell.
I will continue to wish her, "Good morning, Little Lady," each time I ascend to the top floor in her memory.
So long, little black widow.
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Monday, October 01, 2018
F-RAIN-ALLY!!!...
Rain finally fell this evening in our area after 128 days of no precipitation: 0.15 inches.
There was some lightning accompanying the storm.
There was some lightning accompanying the storm.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
LONG, DRY SUMMER...
For the first time since we have lived up here, the Sierra foothills never received precipitation for the entire summer.
As of this date, we have had no rain for 119 days...
The last measurable precipitation was on May 26, 2018.
Hello, autumn. Let's make up for it.
As of this date, we have had no rain for 119 days...
The last measurable precipitation was on May 26, 2018.
Hello, autumn. Let's make up for it.
Sunday, September 09, 2018
Monday, September 03, 2018
Sunday, August 19, 2018
FERGUSON FIRE...
Today, the Ferguson Fire is 100% contained.
96,901 acres.
Our condolences to the two firefighters, Braden Varney and Brian Hughes, who lost their lives.
Nineteen other firefighters were injured.
Highway 41 into Yosemite National Park will be opened at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 24, 2018.
There is still September and October.
As of this day, there has been no rain for 85 days.
96,901 acres.
Our condolences to the two firefighters, Braden Varney and Brian Hughes, who lost their lives.
Nineteen other firefighters were injured.
Highway 41 into Yosemite National Park will be opened at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 24, 2018.
There is still September and October.
As of this day, there has been no rain for 85 days.
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
D...D...R...R...Y...Y...
Back to back rainless months.
No rain since May 26.
For July, 100°+ days (21): 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31
Ferguson Fire still burning.
High temperatures.
Let's see what August may bring...
No rain since May 26.
For July, 100°+ days (21): 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31
Ferguson Fire still burning.
High temperatures.
Let's see what August may bring...
Saturday, July 14, 2018
11 YEARS AGO TODAY ON THIS DAY...
A bristlecone pine sapling...may you grow to age 3,000 years...I named it after my wife.
At the place where it all began...
Tufa formation at Mono Lake.
Ghost ship...
Today, we celebrate our 11th anniversary.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
FROM JUNE BRRRRRR TO JUNE DRYYYYYY...
From 37.9° to zero inches of precipitation this month.
2014: 0.01
2015: 0.03
2016: 0.34
2017: 0.27
The hottest day up here was 103.3°.
What will July, August, and September bring? Well, little rain for one and high temperatures for sure.
2014: 0.01
2015: 0.03
2016: 0.34
2017: 0.27
The hottest day up here was 103.3°.
What will July, August, and September bring? Well, little rain for one and high temperatures for sure.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
4,000 DAYS
I was tinkering with my Excel spreadsheet.
I was calculating elapsed days.
Well, according to that spreadsheet, today marks the 4,000th day we have been married.
I was calculating elapsed days.
Well, according to that spreadsheet, today marks the 4,000th day we have been married.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Monday, June 11, 2018
WE'RE DONE...
The last of the house renovations has been completed with the installation of the east porch light.
Finally, we're done.
All that is left to do is the patio cover, the storage shed, and carport.
Easy peasy...
Finally, we're done.
All that is left to do is the patio cover, the storage shed, and carport.
Easy peasy...
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Sunday, June 03, 2018
THE FIRST "CENTURY"...
Temperatures hit 100° for the first time this year.
100.8°.
On June 1, the lowest temperature ever for June was 37.9°.
First of many until October...
100.8°.
On June 1, the lowest temperature ever for June was 37.9°.
First of many until October...
Friday, June 01, 2018
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