1st Saturday of 2017

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Here's a quick post about a day half done.
Half considering waking hours only.
But surely not half of the day's productivity. On that scale more like 80%.

Up later than usual.
This cuz for the first time in a long while (not counting the night before with company)
I had no TV in bedroom before bed. That's cuz, TV was wired into backroom, projector, a minor pain.

After coming to, and getting mobile, it was half the morning's routine - since the shower was saved till after a stat bike ride - my principle form of exercise these days - if you don't count shoveling snow.
Those bike rides - today 6.85 miles in 23 minutes generate some bizarre effects.
Prime among these is a form of physical mania. Movement, action, doing stuff.
I note that during my throne sit, and read of the paper Globe, I fired off an email birthday greeting to Neil - pointing out that he had now completed 55.5 billion miles of travel in solar orbits.

Actually the bike ride was delayed by messing about with the electrical connection to the bike.
That took about 20 minutes, and some new revelations as I took some cowling pieces off the bike to understand the hookup.
Disco palace internet radio provided the necessary background music - which keeps my mind off the otherwise mindless pedaling.

Then after duly recording the effort - on a new 2017 pocket calendar now posted in the backroom, it was off for a hot shower.
Then finally got around to fixing the toilet seat there so the round rim would stay upright for the boys.
Seems to have worked - and I texted Fred S. complete with photo, as it was his comments the night before that had triggered the fix. About a 20 minute fix.
Next I repaired the laser temperature gun - which involved replacing a battery, but even that was a 20 minute job.
Then it was scrubbing the floor around the toilet for a good clean.
Then it was tackling the back freezer for a cleanout. Got rid of a bunch of stuff, the oldest with a 2013 date, and a couple of 2014 items.
Next it was off to the kitchen.
Javex to the sink and dish cloth. Wash Thursday's dishes from company. Prepare a nice little pasta feed. Crack a beer for good measure.
Clean and sharpen 4 regular knives filled in some waiting time.

Then this recording.
Next, I'm off to BestBuy to straighten out store credit from return of Christmas gift - a wearable wrist heart rate monitor. The return went OK last week, but the store credit is not able to be used online, and the replacement product I seek (chest monitor) is only available online. What an irritation.

Oh well, it's been reasonably productive so far. And still some time to go.
Outside activities are unlikely. It's a bit colder than I'd like (-18C), and there is no snow to deal with.

more later
M