What's New With Mick

Tag: home improvement

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2022: 0

    Aches & pains: right shoulder, sciatic, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

    Current reading: Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, John Parr, Planet Money

    Recent viewing: The Witcher, Shameless, NFL Playoffs

    Recent playing: Galaga Wars+

    Recent events: Xmas in New Mexico, ate a smash burger

    Recently accomplished: Installed knife bar, installed bidet, ice maker deep clean, leaf removal, invented Mac ‘n’ cheese-burger, bass lessons

    Imperative To Do: Go on a bike ride, schedule roof estimates, file taxes, plumbing estimates, replace toilet seat, Eply maneuver

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: Neck (occasional but severe), back spasms

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe, Invest Like a Pro

    Recent listening: YNAB podcast, This American Life, Very Bad Wizards, Sound Opinions, Radiolab

    Recent viewing: Mr. Corman, Ted Lasso, Muhammad Ali (Ken Burns), The Morning Show, Catch and Kill

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: first rain since June

    Recently accomplished: Finished refurbishing the picnic table, bass lessons/practice, grass planting, ongoing drainage work, gutter cleaning, tree trimming

    Imperative To Do: Contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, revisit roof replacement, finish drainage projects, replace the shed roof

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2020: 92

    Aches & pains: right ankle and foot, back of my head, right elbow

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: You Need a Budget podcast, Hidden Brain, Reply All, Radiolab, Van Halen II, Small Change by Tom Waits

    Recent viewing: World Series game 5, NBA Finals, Raised by Wolves, Schitt’s Creek, Queen’s Gambit, Tehran, Ted Lasso, Class Action Park, The Boys, Lovecraft Country

    Recent playing: Outlanders

    Recent events: kitchen remodel completed, sustained a subarachnoid hematoma

    Recently accomplished: back yard renovation, cleaned roof & gutters (with Graham), new outlets in dining room, GFCI outlet outside, hauled off yard debris & junk

    Imperative To Do: finish refinancing mortgage, finish unpacking boxes, vote, winterize, buy a new refrigerator

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: swollen left elbow, sore right shoulder, sore lower back

    Current reading: Stack Overflow

    Recent listening: Waking Up with Sam Harris, The Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life, WTF with Marc Maron

    Recent viewing: Saturday Night Live, The Looming Tower, The Last Man on Earth, Scandal, Billions, Homeland, Lost in Space, Transparent, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Wakefield, Black Panther, The Slo Mo Show

    Recent playing: starman

    Recently accomplished: Took Butters to the vet, 30 miles a week riding, bought and returned rain jacket, bought new sandals, removed cherry tree

    Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, Dad’s Day at Depauw, plant grass in bare spots, revisit financial aid for 2018, compost, fix desk speakers

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: n/a

    Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville

    Recent viewing: Stranger Things 2, Mindhunter, Mr. Robot, World Series (Game 5), Ex Machina, Arrival

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: 48 bike miles/week, finished painting the house, planted remaining grass

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, Tina’s birthday present, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: shoulders/neck (better but still creaky)

    Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

    Recent listening: Chet Baker, Bob Dylan, Robyn Hitchcock, Maria Muldaur

    Recent viewing: Thirteen Reasons Why, The Expanse, Better Call Saul (Season 2), The Last Man on Earth, Billions, Homeland, Scandal, Guardians of the Galaxy 2

    Recent playing: Lake Drawing Book

    Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 3000 steps a day for 2 weeks, fixed bathtub drain, mailed CDs, yard work

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, write Mother’s article, walk 4000 steps per day, mail CDs to people