Yesterday was mostly monitoring and moving the new sprinkler system I just got. That tripod sprinkler works great – at least now that I have the head wrenched on tight. It’s easy for me to move around and I don’t have to hunch and bend in the field without nearby supports to grab should I fall. It also has a pretty good range and with the pressure booster pump, I can just walk it down the middle of the field and cover almost everything – aside from a couple spots with trees that block the spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And holy shit, our bathroom might finally be finished today! The contractor that started the tub replacement over Memorial Day weekend – in 2024 – finally got back to us and is currently upstairs working on the swap-out right now. Of course he was an hour late past the scheduled arrival time, but at least this project will finally (allegedly) be completed today. It will be nice to have our bathroom no longer looking like a construction zone and have my office put back together (he needs to access the pluming through the drop ceiling).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be nice to have my office back – I hadn’t put everything back together because I kept being told that he’d be back to complete the project “any day now” so I left it they way he did when he last worked on the project. It’s now been over a year since I had my office configured the way I wanted and my drum kit set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyhow, I need to keep an eye on things go make sure the job is actually completed to spec and he just asked to access my office…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Song of the day: Wish<\/a> by Nine Inch Nails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a ‘landline’ for kids<\/a> – “Tin Can is a phone that runs off your home’s WiFi. It’s similar to a regular VoIP phone, except that it has parental controls so that only approved contacts can call, and only during approved hours.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n S&P 500 Is Getting Crushed By Gold\u2014The Last Time This Happened, It Didn’t End Well<\/a> – “Gold’s relentless rally in 2025 has left the S&P 500 in the dust, raising uncomfortable parallels with 2008\u2014when financial markets last witnessed such a dramatic divergence between the precious metal and equities, and what followed was far from pleasant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earth\u2019s core has \u2018reversed\u2019 its rotation. What does that mean for us?<\/a> – “Scientists have made a new discovery about the Earth’s core after analyzing seismic data.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n