Month: June 2021 (Page 1 of 4)

–Black iPhone SE came in. All set up.

–Donned scuba tank and weight belt, tried to check the main drain. Had trouble staying under; a brief inspection said (1) it isn’t pulling in water, (2) I can’t see how the screen comes off. Will inspect further, perhaps without fins, so I can stay down easier.

–$30k Daytona came in. Really nice, plus the “purchaser’s name” on the warranty card is blank!!

–Went to Bel Air for pork chops, potato salad, corn ($.65/ear). Barbecued for dinner. Pretty good.

–18k link for Day-Date bracelet came in–hidden in the works of an old alarm clock. Wise-guy seller.

–Rode the ARP to Hagan Park. Way too many cyclists on the trail for a Monday. Back to the canal.

–Took a swim.

–Bought a Rolex Daytona 116520 “NOS” with black dial from Lunar Oyster for $30k. Yikes…

–Took a swim.

–Power outage and (separate) Comcast outage this morning. I wish there were a reasonable alternative to Comcast–that didn’t require a dish on the roof.

–The $30k NOS Daytona at Capetown Diamond was (as predicted) already sold. Looking at a $26k NOS black dial on Amazon, via a SRI Lanka dealer. Unlikely at best.

–Took a swim, took a shower. The shave with the 1969 Gillette “black beauty” was perfect. Looking at the blade angle/exposure, compared to some of my other razors, I would have predicted it wouldn’t cut anything off. The shaving forumites (I guess like forumites everywhere) waste reams of text trying to quantify everything. Whereas (a) the blade matters as much as the razor, and (b) it takes 2-3 strokes to know if a given razor is mild or aggressive.

–Another slow day. Back is a little better. Went for a swim.

–Inquired after a $30,000 “NOS” Daytona at Capetown Diamond in Georgia. Heard nothing. Looking these up on the web, I see them at mid-$30k to $40k–so I imagine that price at CD is just to start a conversation, and that they don’t actually have the watch (it says “special order”).

–Mowed the law; re-fixed a couple of sprinklers.

–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 3 PM.

–Back is still not good.

–Took a swim. Nice water, but the crawl still hurts my back.

–Rode in Folsom with Tom Elken. Started feeling bad (woozy). Drank water. Got home, felt bad. Went to McDonald’s for lunch. Drank lots of water all day. Felt worse. Took a quick “nap.” Drank more, still felt bad. Took some Pepto-Bismol, starting to feel a little bit better. Still not pissing much. I must be hugely dehydrated.

–Chinese copy of Rolex Daytona came in unexpectedly. Piece of crap. Winding is seriously ratchety, Timegrapher performance is haphazard. Tossed.

–Went to Noah’s for bagels and Raley’s for (squirrel) peanuts.

–Made pizza for dinner. Best ever: thick crust (maybe this was the heavier of the split dough pieces), cheese melted into dough (put it on first, then sauce), ultra-crispy (baked at 450 for 23 minutes, then turned on the high broiler for a few (untimed) minutes to crisp the top. A little over-broiled, but that’s easily fixed with a timer.

–Watched Rick and Morty, season 5 episode 1, that I downloaded, as Comcast pulled Cartoon Network from our lineup a while back.