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Irma evac recap posted: Wed 2017-09-13 14:25:58 tags: n/a
Up until Wednesday I was willing to take my chances with Irma in our hurricane-rated apartment. Then it clicked that it was more likely than most recent storms to bring some serious damage, power outages etc. If it had been just me, I might still have stayed put - I survived Wilma in 2005 and the subsequent 2 weeks sans power, after all. But Miss Cupcake and I have reached a standpoint of clarity that we each feel unrooted - indeed, unable to root - in SoFla, and overdue to conclude our repsective temp... (...more)
tue posted: Tue 2017-09-05 15:46:43 tags: recipes, movies
The CU paid out the promised 10 cents per debit transaction for August, $3.60 into my "share" (savings) account. Made this Food Network Shrimp Fra Diavolo recipe last night. A whole medium onion was maybe a bit much. In addition to the 1 tsp red pepper flakes up-front, I added a couple shakes of chili powder AND some creole seasoning mix near the end. It came out very spicy, but not overwhelmingly so. I'll probably back off the spice a little in the next iteration. Skimped on the shrimp because it cal... (...more)
fri posted: Fri 2017-09-01 12:36:16 tags: n/a
I didn't think I would get my CU and secondary brokerage accounts linked up until after Labor Day, but for once the process was expeditious. One of the selling points of my CU account was 10 cents back on every debit card purchase, which is pretty snazzy if you don't qualify for a cash-back credit card. I got my checking dividend, but I didn't see my cash-back credited anywhere. Customer service chat was immediate, and replied it should credit by the 3rd of the month. Seeing as that's Sunday and the next b... (...more)
thu posted: Thu 2017-08-31 13:28:26 tags: n/a
A little light exercise, first coffee, bagels w/chevre

Finish "Live Rich and Profit" AdCap replay event
Digest + discard Sep Palm Mensa newsltr
pay rent, healthcare
account records update
set up outbound transfer link from CU to brokerage

water Zena
finish Haugk "Journeying through Grief" book 2

wed posted: Wed 2017-08-30 17:25:20 tags: books, cars
3rd day of mocha-fied instant morning coffee; everything bagel w/herb chevre, thought about yogurt but decided not. I probably vaguely knew this when I had to read The Crucible in junior high, but this Mental Floss article reminded me about how it's a pointed allegory for McCarthyism. Fuel-up: 280.4 mi / 9.944 gal = 28.2 mpg Nox's fuel tank capacity is 10.5 gal, so yeah I cut it close but not really as close as it felt. * * * Yesterday's conflict did NOT sit well with me, and consequent preoccup... (...more)