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It was *cold* this morning. My bike computer says about -5C / 23F. It was the first day I've arrived at work with a little moisture from my breath frozen into my mustache as ice. I was ok without the balaclava after I acclimated, but I maybe should have worn my mittens. After ten or fifteen minutes, though, I got to what I think of as my operating temperature and felt mostly comfortable.
I fixed my bike lock yesterday with the application of some Tri-flow oil. I've washed my hands any number of times since then and I can still smell the oil on my hands. At least I can unlock my bike!
I'm planning to start working much more consistently with Rufus. I'm going to start feeding him on a set schedule in the morning when I get up (around 5) and in the evening before bed, maybe around 7:30. I read that Chihuahuas often do best with three small meals, so I also ordered a treat/food-dispensing toy to give him a third meal during the day and hopefully keep him occupied.
I used half his dinner to do some 'come' training. I think it will be slow. I'm also training proper leash demeanor by stopping every time he pulls rather than let him feel like he's pulling me along. He seems to pick that up quite quickly!
My average mental state is a little better lately and I'm itching to get back to electronics work. First I want to feel like I'm more caught up on stuff around the house. (Why do I feel like I need to be more caught up on stuff for electronics, but not for something like Factorio? I don't know. Something to explore there.) I paid bills and made progress on kitchen cleaning yesterday, and I've been doing a little bit around the house most days.
In Factorio, I realized that I can put multiple train stops on one spur line and use logic and chain signals to keep trains from stacking up on the mainline waiting for a delivery/pickup train to clear the spur. It works really nicely for low-volume stops! I'm many, many hours in to my current Bob's + Angel's game and have not come near launching a rocket, but I don't care. I'm still enjoying just building and tweaking systems. That's why this toy/game is so wonderful to me; I've been playing with it for a year or two and I still keep inventing new approaches to things.
I fixed my bike lock yesterday with the application of some Tri-flow oil. I've washed my hands any number of times since then and I can still smell the oil on my hands. At least I can unlock my bike!
I'm planning to start working much more consistently with Rufus. I'm going to start feeding him on a set schedule in the morning when I get up (around 5) and in the evening before bed, maybe around 7:30. I read that Chihuahuas often do best with three small meals, so I also ordered a treat/food-dispensing toy to give him a third meal during the day and hopefully keep him occupied.
I used half his dinner to do some 'come' training. I think it will be slow. I'm also training proper leash demeanor by stopping every time he pulls rather than let him feel like he's pulling me along. He seems to pick that up quite quickly!
My average mental state is a little better lately and I'm itching to get back to electronics work. First I want to feel like I'm more caught up on stuff around the house. (Why do I feel like I need to be more caught up on stuff for electronics, but not for something like Factorio? I don't know. Something to explore there.) I paid bills and made progress on kitchen cleaning yesterday, and I've been doing a little bit around the house most days.
In Factorio, I realized that I can put multiple train stops on one spur line and use logic and chain signals to keep trains from stacking up on the mainline waiting for a delivery/pickup train to clear the spur. It works really nicely for low-volume stops! I'm many, many hours in to my current Bob's + Angel's game and have not come near launching a rocket, but I don't care. I'm still enjoying just building and tweaking systems. That's why this toy/game is so wonderful to me; I've been playing with it for a year or two and I still keep inventing new approaches to things.