What's New With Mick

Tag: errands

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 74

    Aches & pains: right foot

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: Hidden Brain, This American Life, Abbey Road, Electric Ladyland, Reply All

    Recent viewing: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ozark, Servant, Dead to Me, Trial By Media, The Flash (season 6), Magic for Humans, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: stimulus check

    Recently accomplished: lawn care, fun with the YNAB API, homeowners insurance coverage investigation, fixed compost pile, shelf mount for BluRay player, fixed dishwasher

    Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, health insurance negotiations

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 579

    Aches & pains: shoulders, lower back, ankles

    Current reading: Getting Things Done

    Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Bruce Springsteen, Hidden Brain, Making Sense, Lawns Across America, Radiolab

    Recent viewing: The Corner, Good Omens, Blood, Frets and Tears, Captain Beefheart: Under Review, John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky, Murder Mystery, The Bill Murray Stories, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

    Recent playing: Bloons 6

    Recent events: Independence Day party, iPhone cracked screen fixed, lowest A1C since diagnosed, spring HVAC inspection, eye doctor appointment

    Recently accomplished: Rebuilt a bike for Graham, end of fiscal quarter, dosed cats, replaced outdoor faucet, pressure washing, hauled away junk

    Imperative To Do: Ride 75 miles in a week, read more, clean roof and gutters, organize video game stuff, finalize Iowa vacation plans, finish pressure washing, seal driveway cracks. Take a look to ProClean Pressure Washing take pride in their work and have provided commercial and residential power washing Bradenton.

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: left foot arch and ankle

    Current reading: Fahrenheit 451

    Recent listening: Sufjan Stevens/Come on Feel The Illinoise!; Blood, Sweat and Tears; Frank Zappa; Ray Charles; Dinah Washington; Uncle Dave Macon; The Beatles/Anthology

    Recent viewing: Breaking Bad, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Columbo, 200 Motels, True Confessions, Modern Family, Glee, Community, How I Met Your Mother, Sons of Anarchy, Wilfred

    Recent playing: DropZap, Words with Friends

    Recently accomplished: Replaced Scion stereo, lawn care, invites for 40th birthday party

    Imperative To Do: Finish Neil Young “liner notes”, pickup new glasses, Troop 820 treasurer duties, 40th birthday party

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: ankles
    Current reading: Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
    Recent listening: Les Paul & Mary Ford, The Mothers of Invention, Slick Rick, Gershwin, Jane Siberry, Glenn Miller, Brave Combo, Buckethead, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, King Crimson, Neil Young, Steve Goodman, Woody Guthrie
    Recent viewing: Young & Innocent, Stage Fright, Rockford Files, Murphy’s Romance, Disturbing the Universe, Nova, WWII in HD, Alice in Wonderland, Long Day’s Journey Into the Night (aborted), More Than a Game, NBA Basketball, Hawkeye Football
    Recent playing: Words with Friends, Fieldrunners, Pinball HD
    Recently accomplished: Played “adult in charge” at recent Troop 820 campout, fixed broken gate, fixed leaky toilet, winterization
    Imperative To Do: Resume biking, lingering Troop 820 issues, desk cleanup, Xmas shopping

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: n/a
    Current reading: Beginning iPhone 3.0 Development by David Mark and Jeff LaMarche, Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
    Recent listening: Neil Young, Edith Piaf, The Modern Lovers, The Black Keys, Tones on Tail, Thomas Dolby
    Recent viewing: Countdown, Rachel Maddow, Friday Night Lights, Kill Bill, Hollywoodland, The Fly, LoudQUIETloud, Crazy, The Heart Is A Drum Machine, Psych
    Recent playing: Words with Friends, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, QRANK
    Recently accomplished: Hauled old computer equipment to Splash office, ongoing yard revival, filled propane tank, returned Nehalem to Foster City, CDs for Laine
    Imperative To Do: Buy deck boards, birthday party invites, haircut, chainsaw some stuff, iPhone app

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2567
    Aches & pains: mosquito bites
    Current reading: Beginning iPhone 3.0 Development by David Mark and Jeff LaMarche, Food Rules by Michael Pollan
    Recent listening: Billie Holiday, Gershwin, Bright Eyes
    Recent viewing: Jazz (Ken Burns), Futurama, Wipeout, Psych, Jack, Toy Story 3, Freaks and Geeks, The Blues Brothers, Crazy Heart, The Rachel Maddow Show
    Recent playing: Words with Friends, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds
    Recently accomplished: Blackberry removal, fixed deck railing, doctor’s appointment, client visit in Milwaukee, finished Iowa travel arrangements
    Imperative To Do: Mail box of books to Camden County Jail, pick up new meds, wrap-up must-do work items before vacation, vacation, iPhone app

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2567
    Aches & pains: the usual suspects
    Current reading: ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
    Recent listening: Muse, Tom Waits, XTC, Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, The Chemical Brothers, Tones on Tail
    Recent viewing: Timeline, Shaft (remake), Medium, Flash Forward, Heroes, Dollhouse, Buffy, Better Off Ted, The 13th Warrior, Memento, The Illustrated Man, World’s Greatest Dad
    Recent playing: geoDefense, Link4 Online
    Recently accomplished: Ordered birth certificate, Scout bookkeeping, passport application, voted
    Imperative To Do: Clean gutters, hook up antenna in the attic, clean office, clean roof, fix bathroom door (again)

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2557
    Aches & pains: occasional dizziness (high blood pressure medication)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs, Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
    Recent listening: Bach, Mojo Nixon, The Beatles, Adam Ant
    Recent viewing: Medium, Mad Men, Heroes, Brainiac, Fringe, FlashForward, Simpsons, Family Guy, Glee, Leverage
    Recent playing: Doodle Jump
    Recently accomplished: Fixed backups, Scout finances, yard cleanup
    Imperative To Do: Return cans, put antenna in the attic, clean office, finish Best of 2008, rebates, replace rusted grill parts, set up Iowa liaisons, clean roof

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2529
    Van odometer: 155709
    Aches & pains: mosquito bites (healing)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
    Recent listening: Seconds of Pleasure by Rockpile, Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Revolver by The Beatles, Faith and Courage by Sinéad O’Connor
    Recent viewing: The Lady in the Water, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (series), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Sphere, Dear God, Roadside Prophets, The Last Days of Frankie the Fly, The Golden Compass, Truth or Consequences NM, Helvetica, A Scanner Darkly, I’m Not There, The King of Kong, The Killing of John Lennon
    Recent playing: Peggle (for iPhone)
    Recently accomplished: Bachelor week, Caravan DEQ and registration, cat boxes
    Imperative To Do: Read Sam’s script, return cans, put antenna in the attic, clean office, finish Best of 2008

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2529
    Van odometer: 155015
    Aches & pains: lower back, muscles (moving)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Cross-platform GUI Programming with wxWidgets, The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
    Recent listening: No Line on the Horizon by U2, Final Boss by MC Frontalot
    Recent viewing: Lost (Seasons 2-5), Medium, Hardball, NBA Playoffs, Rachel Maddow Show
    Recent playing: Galcon
    Recently accomplished: working in Vancouver, cleaned cat boxes, cleaned van, cardboard recycling, showed Thomas how to mow lawn, showed Graham how to use the edger, equipment salvage in Vancouver office
    Imperative To Do: Scouts accounting, turn compost, read Sam’s script, return cans