Middle of the week. Nothing going on. Doesn’t that sound fantastic? I am sitting here with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Nice. I was up at 5 f….ing 30 because Emily needs to be out the door by 630 to set up Breakfast with Books, as discussed yesterday. I like to get up same time so I can feed her and make her coffee. I am a nice husband. Of course, she is a nice wife. And she hasn’t kicked me to the curb in all the years since we first met in 1984. Yet. There’s always tomorrow. It’s still day-to-day. But, as I was sayin, it’s early. Really, I am sure I will “waste” my extr time blogging or doing chores. Or some such crap. Time saved one place is wasted in another. And what exactly is saved time? I don’t think it exists.
Today I am going to work. Mostly because I am taking Thursday off to go zip lining with Marika. There is a place in Occidental near Alliance Redwoods that offers a tree top zip line course. 200 ft up. This is gonna be awesome fun. As many know, I was in Belize just a few weeks back and zip lined in the rain forest. Not as dramatic as this but thats ok. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. That’s not great, but not a show stopper either. Dress for the weather, shorts and sandals.
Did a lot of things prior to leaving for work. I cleaned out a couple weeks worth of emails on my home server, reconciled a couple months personal bank statements, cleaned up all the walnuts. This last bit, the walnuts, we have a couple of squirrels running around our property. They have been picking up the nuts, and storing them. By storing I mean they have been burying them in the potted plants on the porch. Also, they put about 20 in the garden hose pot out front. It has made collecting the nuts much easier.
I went to the bank on my way out of town. Quick deposit. Then off to Sacramento, I have a tentative lunch date with a client. On the way I stopped at another bank to deposit the rent checks for the Auburn property. That bank was downtown and I had to park 4 blocks away. A pain. But such a nice day for a stroll through downtown. Lots to see, office workers, politicos, freaks, homeless. Good times.
Finally I got to the office. At 140pm. Early. First order of the day, lunch. My date was a no show. Hey, lunch is too part of work.
Now I am into emails and phone calls. And daydreaming. Had a couple calls from my Dad about banking. His new account has an issue regarding hold times. Sometimes banks are a bunch of assholes. At least it is only occasional at Tri Counties. With Wells Fargo it’s all the time. He is trying to solve the problem. We will see.
I have two hours left in my afternoon which I hope to make productive. But this crap is not very compelling.
I took a call from my diet coach and we discussed my weight loss goals. She can see I have not been losing as I should. Too much cheating. We decided I should power through these last 5 to 7 pounds that I have left to lose. If I stop sabotaging myself I could have those pounds off in two weeks. We will see.
I made a few calls and also managed to finish one tax return. Yay. But my day is mostly done. It is 525.
I did call the contractor for the Auburn property. As many know, we will be renting the house that will be built on the land in Auburn. But, my job is to coordinate the build. The contractor of choice has decided to have a long talk with me in two weeks. From there, who knows. But it’s a start and I think good news. Either way, the start of construction will be April, approximately.
I am outta here. To REI. I need a 64oz water bottle not 32. I am supposed to be drinking 64oz of water each day per my diet coach. And once I finish he 32oz bottle I quit. So I am getting a bigger bottle. See 
Isn’t it pretty? I think it is.
I was only in REI for five minutes and off to home. I thought Emily would be at yoga till 715 but she was too tired to go. I found her watching TV when I got home. I fixed dinner, using my diet guidelines (sadly). We just finished and it’s only 730. I am sure Emily will be off to bed soon.
Tomorrow is my zip line adventure with Marika. I have to be out of here by 7am and on the road. Should be about 2 hours there and another 30 mins to the site. It is going to be fun. 200 feet off the ground and high speed. Better than adrenaline.
I packed up stuff for Marika. Some food and sundry items she forgot when she went home this week. Put them in the car so I don’t forget them. I would. Now going to bed.