–Ray and Sherry’s helper Frank came over to clean out gutters. He had trouble (as did I) getting water to drain through a downspout, so I lent him my new snake. Apparently it worked. $50.
–Took a shower and shave. Used the new Mergress razor on its mildest setting. Really great shave, which surprised me.
–Picked up Cymbalta (duloxetine) at UPS. Took one, not much happened until after an espresso: big diarrhea.
–Made some no-knead bread. Beautiful loaf, minimal taste, maybe under-baked.
–Chad Nell knife came in. Typical mirror: fog and scuffs. Tried to polish, didn’t do much.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 2 PM (5+ days).
–Took Grace shopping at Bel Air.
–Had another Red Baron Classic Crust pizza for dinner; good stuff.
–Went to Jersey Mike’s for lunch, then Koreana Plaza for Fruit and cheese.
–Got an online prescription for Cymbalta. Sounds like magical stuff: good for depression/anxiety AND lower back pain.
–Re-positioned the hummingbird feeder.
–Noticed yet another gutter/downspout (short one) on the back patio. Cleaned it out, but noticed the drain (which goes underground) was backing up. Went to Home Depot and got a 25′ snake, used it, drain clear!
–Walked to Bel Air for bagels.
–Cleaned out the gutter over the front porch. Lots of mud, though maybe not as thibk as the side gutter I cleaned a couple weeks ago.
–Replaced hearing batteries around 1:30 PM (5.5 days).
–Got a Blaze meat-eater pizza. (1) They burned it. (2) It wasn’t as good as the mozarella/basil one we had a week ago.
–Watched Chaplin’s “Modern Times.” Not bad, but Paulette Goddard stole the show. What a presence!
–Took Grace shopping at Bel Air.
–Picked up Gareth Bull Colibri at UPS. Super nice knife. I of course had to “perfect” it. After many rounds of disassembly/assembly, I noticed a screw was going into the pivot collar crooked (it didn’t come that way, but that does explain some big issues I had geetting it together earlier. Finally got it together, seems less good than before. I’ll reverse the pivot to how it came, Loctite it and hope for the best.
–Took Grace to the PO for a postage-due package, then to Koreana Plaza for meat.
–Tried to re-watch City of Ember. My eyes are horribly dry. Hoping it’s fixable.
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