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Weeknotes 35

  • Took a little hiking trip out to Shenandoah National Park for the first time since Cynthia’s knee started having issues. Overheard some random dude there explaining to his ~5 year old son that “actually, if a baby fell from this cliff, they might just survive. See, they’d reach terminal velocity pretty quickly, then probably fall into a tree. There was a story about a baby falling 15 stories in NYC, and…”. Who among us hasn’t bonded with our fathers over what scenarios would and would not kill an infant?
  • A few short months since the last Richmond water crisis, we had another one this week. Fortunately, this one only lasted 3 days. This is, of course, ignoring the whole “oops, we forgot to fluorinate the water” and the “oops, we accidentally dramatically over-fluorinated the water” fiascos.
  • Speaking of Richmond water projects: the construction project on the sewer line on our block officially goes into its 4th month.
  • Speaking of slow Richmond government projects: the work of fixing the single missing “0” on the VIN number on my pending motorcycle’s title continues into its 6th week.
  • Acquired the first of my motorcycle gear: got a helmet and some glovies.
  • Yanked our dehumidifier out of the crawlspace (pain in the neck) and tested it out a bit with some breathing room. Confirmed it’s dead. Think all the refrigerant leaked out somehow. Of course, it’s just out of warranty, so we need to get a new one. Ordered a relatively cheap guy that seems to be well-regarded. Seems like lots of folks have problems with the model we have now.
  • 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Pride Month to all you Pride Month celebrators. Know that this particular mediocre cishet white dude is in your corner. ❤️