Month: May 2023 (Page 1 of 4)

–Went to Dr. An Yen and had the squamous carcinoma in situ excised.

–Took Grace in the BMW to Ione; had lunch at Star Donuts. Got lost on the way back (Grace insisted on bringing maps and navigating), so we missed the cool hilly section. BMW drove like a dream.

–Watched John Wick 4. Preposterous, but ALL the critics loved it. Keanu Reeves remains the worst actor working,

–Polished the Beemer some more; put some mink oil on the front seats and steering wheel.

–Took a shower and shave.

–Went to Costco for water and muffins, then to Target for deodorant and Zone Perfect bars.

–Spent the last couple days trying to figure out how to disable the Auto Stop/Start feature on the Beemer. Discovered when looking at it (for the third time) that there’s button that does that very thing. Arghhh…

–Found the Shigefusa 270 Western suji. There were two boxes with that label, and I only looked at the empty one (apparently) several times. Dementia approaches…

–Went to Subway near Hazel and Gold Country for lunch. Hd a coupon, but staffer didn’t know how to use it and over-charged a bit.

–Then to S*T Strawberries for strawberries and strawberry jam.

–Went to Auto Zone for a synthetic clay pad and some rubbing compound. Worked on the hood. Looks much better. Still a couple of (what I believe are) etched water spots that will never come out.

–Spent a while switching phones and trying to get navigation going in the Beemer. No good. One huge problem: service is so bad here that a newly-switched-on phone won’t even see the network for a while. Seems like the Beemer itself could also be anissue, though all software is up to date. Beats me. May take it to CarMax.

–Went to UPS for a new old stock Canon tele lens (great condition, but crappy photos; will toss) and a Gareth Bull Warlock knife (pretty cool, actually).

–BMW continues to impress. But I noticed some water spots (I think) on the hood. Tried all my polishes on them; only the grittiest (Simichrome) had any effect. I believe I will have to get the car detailed.

–Barbecued ribeye steak for dinner, with Bel Air corn and potato salad. Really good!

–Took Grace to Dr. Hadi Firoz. He ran late, but seems good: He noted my low heart rate, diagnosed bradycardia, and did an ECG. Found second-degree AV block Mobitz 1, an apparently non-threatening condition possibly related to drugs I’m taking. His notes say “refer to cardiology.” We’ll see. Also prescribed FlowMax (muscle relaxant) for my urinary flow issues. We’ll see.

–Picked up the 2020 BMW 330i at CarMax. Killer car, smooth and quiet. Has a bad odor inside from former (female perfume I think) driver. Trying to kill it with leather scent, but it might take more.

–Chicken pot pie for dinner.

–Rode with Tom Elken. Explored Buffalo Creek from end to where it crosses Folsom Canal, then rode the canal a bit. Super windy.

–Took Grace to lunch at Burger King (Whopper Juniors are tiny now), then food shopping at Koreana Plaza.

–Dinner fromJack’s Urban Eats.

–Walked to UPS for packages, Unfortunately, the big heavy sharpening system was one of them.

–Took a shower and shave. Used the bronze Workman razor I was going to sell. Worked great.

–Started again trying to reconcile knives and such; got nowhere.

–Barbecued chicken burgers (tasteless), corn (mushy), squash and tomatoes (great).