Month: March 2021 (Page 1 of 4)

–No ride with Tom today. He emailed last night to say he was having complications from a bladder/prostate exam in which a camera was inserted up his urethra. Yuck. He was still feeling woozy today.

–Took a shower. Tried my fifth Blackland Blackbird razor (polished brass). Too harsh. You’d think I might have figured that out several shaves ago, but I wanted so much to like the razor. Not in the cards.

–Squale/Blancpain came in finally, with all sorts of authenticator seals on it. Pulled the stem out to set it and it came all the way out: it’s broken. Will return it when eBay gets word that it’s been delivered–even though seller said “final sale, no returns.”

–Went for a blood draw at Sutter clinic. All good except HDL, 38 instead of 40+, as usual.

–Got bagels and breakfast (bagel sandwiches) at Noah’s.

–My drugs came in from CVS.

–Time to turn solar on: air was 76 degrees, pool 60 this morning.

–Took a 10-mile ride. Getting warm. Encountered some people on horses, and a lot of horse crap.

–A nice pair of ducks visited the pool this morning. Pretty incredible.

–Made turkey burgers etc. for dinner. Potato salad was bad, peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies from Upper Crust Bakery also.

–Made appointments for Dr. Duncan on 4/2 and lab work on 3/29.

–Went to two Targets (Olsen and Madison) for eye drops and a Weber burger press.

–Sent a couple of watch cases off to Tim Mackrain (Omega Addict) for him to build two “Watchco” Seamasters.

–The Spring warmup has started.

–Blocked another sprinkler in the garden.

–Walked to Bel Air for dessert and strawberries.

–Thor 54mm tamper came in. Looks great.

–Took a shower. Phoenix Ascension copper razor worked well, though the comb might be a little sharp. Will sand it down a bit.

–New batteries in hearing aids at 8:30 AM.

–Played with photo editors some more. Turns out DxO, which I had revived and dismissed just last night, is a winner.

–Triad razor handle came in. Very nice, sharpest knurling ever.

–Nokton 50/1.1 came in. Not so sure about it; limited testing.

–I’ve felt lousy the last couple of days. Thought it might be the Cialis, but I don’t know.

–The eBay seller who screwed me on the bottom dial Gillette has an auction going (currently around $1,000) for an original signed Picasso oil. Yup.