It's a diary of my normal life, the 5%.
Just posting my replies to the monthly newsletter questions between the
family and cousins. Dragon comments are after, "In the record".
David--About the academy awards: Well until an anime film gets an award, I am not watching the awards.
· March Madness? I have never watched the college games. I suppose if there are highlights I would watch them. If I had to pick a team it would be Gonzaga! What a great sounding name. So I had to look it up and " In 1887 when Father Joseph Cataldo, an Italian born Jesuit, founded Gonzaga College in Spokane, Washington, it seemed fitting to name the new school after his fellow Jesuit and fellow Italian, St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Aloysius is the Latin form of Gonzaga's given name, Luigi." LOL Aloysius is latin for Luigi. You know if the saint had kept his Italian name there could have been a gaming community in the Catholic church. Mario!
· Major League Baseball is testing robot umpires. Yes! Let the technology come in. The other sports are doing it. It's baseball's turn.
Spring arrives on March 20. Happy spring!
· Spring Plans: You see I retired early. And the Prez is screwing with the economy. I did cash out a life policy which should be enough money for a year which I am hoping will be the end of the Prez's love of tariffs. And stay dry. See rain vid: sudden downpour
· Favorite Spring Activities: Smoking meat, though it is now a year round activity.
· March Madness? I have never watched the college games. I suppose if there are highlights I would watch them. If I had to pick a team it would be Gonzaga! What a great sounding name. So I had to look it up and " In 1887 when Father Joseph Cataldo, an Italian born Jesuit, founded Gonzaga College in Spokane, Washington, it seemed fitting to name the new school after his fellow Jesuit and fellow Italian, St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Aloysius is the Latin form of Gonzaga's given name, Luigi." LOL Aloysius is latin for Luigi. You know if the saint had kept his Italian name there could have been a gaming community in the Catholic church. Mario!
· Major League Baseball is testing robot umpires. Yes! Let the technology come in. The other sports are doing it. It's baseball's turn.
Spring arrives on March 20. Happy spring!
· Spring Plans: You see I retired early. And the Prez is screwing with the economy. I did cash out a life policy which should be enough money for a year which I am hoping will be the end of the Prez's love of tariffs. And stay dry. See rain vid: sudden downpour
· Favorite Spring Activities: Smoking meat, though it is now a year round activity.
· Gardening Tips: Let nature do its thing. See pic of the backyard of the millet and sour grass.
· Local Events: Future protest of the current regime.
· Environmental Awareness: Continue to feed the songbirds and make sure I wash my hands off after touching any of the bird baths or feeders.
And lastly, what have you been up to lately?
I made the Green House Bakery's pancakes. See pic. Use the Maple Joe syrup to keep the sugar low.
Got a new pressure washer that has an auto turn off, which is more important than I thought. See pic. I recommend the Westinghouse pressure washers.
The deck underlayment process: Remove gravel. Add Perkgrout between the existing 2x8 and patio metal barrier. Dry. Remove 2x8 with a sawzall and metal cutter. Pressure wash the concrete. See pressure wash deck concrete. Drill and bolt the 2x4 to concrete. Add metal to the top of the old wall for the concrete. Pour concrete between grout and 2x4 and vibrate. Dry. Fill bolt holes. Rubberize butyl tape to the top of 2x4 and concrete. Screw deck angles to the 2x4. Done.
Time to clean the deck 4x4 cedar boards. The pic has all the process steps. See the pressure washing vid here: pressure washing deck boards And see the before and after pic.
The issue I came across were:
- The end deck board was wedged in place by the garden wall. Had to cut a relief in the wall to get the last board out.
- Cleaned the deck boards on the truck tailgate on the street to not kill any dymondia between the flagstones.
- Had to wire brush scrub every side of the deck board to get the old wax off, which is why the board turned a dark color.
- The old butyl tape had lost its adhesive but the liquid rubber substituted for a new adhesive.
- The two small wood blocks in front of the red deck post (see pic) were screwed to the deck boards around the post. It took forever to finally cut everything free without damage.
- We did not wedge the board in prior to screwing and had to redo the first two boards. Also you need to install the screws by the house which will clinch up the board against the patio metal.
Otherwise it all came out fine.
After standing over the pit for a couple of weeks, it is now time to do the pit. See video. pit under front door deck
Happy Spring Everyone!
The issue I came across were:
- The end deck board was wedged in place by the garden wall. Had to cut a relief in the wall to get the last board out.
- Cleaned the deck boards on the truck tailgate on the street to not kill any dymondia between the flagstones.
- Had to wire brush scrub every side of the deck board to get the old wax off, which is why the board turned a dark color.
- The old butyl tape had lost its adhesive but the liquid rubber substituted for a new adhesive.
- The two small wood blocks in front of the red deck post (see pic) were screwed to the deck boards around the post. It took forever to finally cut everything free without damage.
- We did not wedge the board in prior to screwing and had to redo the first two boards. Also you need to install the screws by the house which will clinch up the board against the patio metal.
Otherwise it all came out fine.
After standing over the pit for a couple of weeks, it is now time to do the pit. See video. pit under front door deck
Happy Spring Everyone!
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