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Have the best day!

The important thing is to get the Dr. stones to analyze, so that they can advise you on what not to eat to reduce the probability of recurring stones. I've had that tube inserted into my urethra. It's been many years prior, but isn't as bad as it sounds. The anesthesia works well. I did have some difficulty and pain after the anesthesia wore off. Mostly when urinating. But it wasn't unmanageable.

This morning before finishing up our bathroom remodel cabinetry project, I prepped and Al cooked breakfast on the flattop. Kind of a mimic of Waffle House's Smothered, covered, loaded hashbrowns. All the eds were used. Bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, smoked cheddar and scrambled eggs and bacon on the side. We made a ton, and I think that I hurt myself a little bit, as our project required me to move and conform in ways that I found difficult. Lot's of groaning and weezing involved. But we prevailed. The homeowners left fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, which I still can't quite consume, even though they look amazing.

^ Yes, far be it for Head-Case to ever veer off on a tangent. 😝

Nuff said.

He has to live that long.

I decided to test out the new electric razor's self cleaning pod. The old one sucked because after you opened the pod of liquid and installed it in the cleaning module, it would basically be good for one cleaning, as it would evaporate in a few days. And those cartridges are expensive. This new Razor has a better designed module, but still has a small slit for the liquid to enter the blades. I try not to give Bezos much business these days, but remembered these silicone lids for storage of leftover food. My Mother had some and I found a set of various sizes on Amazon several years ago, so... No more money evaporating into the air. Also several years ago on Amazon, I found these... You simply add a small portion to 70% rubbing alcohol, and you have very inexpensive cleaning solution that works every bit as good as the expensive pods. And the lemon scent is nicer too.

So I've been there myself. I had no idea what was happening to me, but it was the worst pain I've ever had. I finally called Al, who took me to the emergency room. The first thing that they did was to take my vitals. I remember the look on the Doctors face as he took my blood pressure. All of a sudden the initial reason for me being there (I think they already suspected a kidney stone), everything switched to reducing my BP. I was quite literally in the stroke zone. Once they gave me some BP medication, and got that down a bit, then they switched back to the kidney stone. However, the kidney stone that caused that incredible pain was the size of a grain of salt. I actually thought at one point my appendix might have ruptured. I thought it was possible that I might die. That's when I decided to call Al. The good thing that came out of that experience was that the ER Dr. made me an appointment to get more thoroughly checked out. That's when I discovered my hypertension. A week later my diabetes and elevated cholesterol. The meds that I take now are working fantastic at controlling those issues. I just can't imagine a lentil sized stone! I thought I was dying from a salt grain sized stone. The stone passing through my penis was painless (insert large penis joke here). It's whatever vein or artery it initially traveled through that was excruciating. I understand your pain and your panic! I did not have any blood in my urine during my event, however 10 years earlier I woke up and went to pee and my urine was red. My Father had this happen several times. He also had hypertension. So I understood the gravity of blood in urine. My panic completely left a few minutes later as I discovered the Red Velvet cake I had made the day before, and consumed some of had started bleeding the Red color through the cream cheese icing. Thankfully it was just the Red dye from the cake. That was the first and last time I ever made or ate Red velvet cake. Just take this as a warning to be thoroughly checked out. If something is made aware from this, it can be treated. Don't be a dumbass like me and wait until your almost 60 to finally go to a Dr. We're never bulletproof. Not at 60, not at 40 or even 20.

So sorry for the image of that faux butter. Rini brought it out, then promptly put it away after seeing the look on my face. I used a little EVOO and slightly grilled the bread.

I buy most of those Costco muffins and pastries. Really good!

Lunch was phenomenal.

I posted about buying a new electric razor in the what'd you buy thread. I expected it to be a better shave than my 10 y.o. Philips Norelco razor. Now I did keep up maintaining my old razor. I was diligent about thoroughly cleaning it on a daily basis. Not hard to do, as it was a wet/dry razor, so a good rinse and brushing each morning. It did have a cleaning/charging station but the cleaning pods were expensive and I eventually stopped using it. The pods would dry up quickly, with no way to cap them. But I did keep it clean. And I replaced my blades every two years as suggested. So this morning I used the new razor and am literally gobsmacked at the quality of shave I got! This is quite literally hand razor quality. Something they've been touting for decades, but have never really achieved. But now they have. This new Razor (Philips Norelco 8000) does several things the old one didn't. #1: it has a learning app that actually monitors your shave and gives you tips on how to shave better: small circular motions and so on. #2: the blades are self sharpening. Too early to tell if this will indeed work well. And #3: the flex between the 3 blades is really good. My old razor had a flexible head, but it never contoured anywhere near as good as this one. Before if I were going somewhere where I wanted to look my best, I'd shave with foam and a hand razor. Now I'll get that look and feel with an electric. I know I'm going on and on about an electric razor, but it really is kind of incredible to me. When I was younger shaving would really irritate my skin. So much so that I'd only shave a few times a week. In 1984 I bought my first electric razor. A Braun with the linear foil heads (2). I thought it worked well. At least I could shave daily, even if it wasn't the quality of a hand razor. A few years later was the first wet/dry razor, a Panasonic. I'd shave in the shower and it was a little better. Also a foil head design. Somewhere around 1990 I bought my first Norelco with rotary heads. It seemed to conform better, and was more comfortable, so that's where I settled. This new one is really comfortable and quite good! And as a bonus it has a separate charging stand, or you can plug directly into the razor. And a separate, smaller cleaning pod. This cleaning pod needs no power cord. It's simply powered by the razor itself. And the pod has a tight fitting lid to keep the solution from evaporating into the air. I've also found an inexpensive solution that mixes with 70% isopropyl alcohol. This can pour right into the Philips canister. So I'll most likely go through this cycle every month or so. Though the daily clean with water and brush will continue. Hmm, I think I've waxed on about a razor long enough. But I'm truly impressed. I expect my love life to increase by several twinks a month. Hmm, I wonder how good it'll groom... Nevermind, sorry for that brain image.

Anybody notice what's contrary here?

Not cooking until tomorrow, but gathered lunch ingredients for Al's Sister (Rini) and myself. Going to cook it on the Weber flattop. Skin down and squirt a little water under the steamer lid. Then sauté the green beans and mushrooms at a fairly high heat. Have a loaf of Kirkland rustic bread as well. Hopefully Al will cook up the unused portions Monday or Tuesday.

Yes she was! R.I.P. Jane.

Happy Birthday!

I just thought something funny... These women are Al's Sister in Laws, a lesbian couple. They and their gay carpenter seem so excited to put up closet doors, even though we spent a good portion of time knocking them down. Just caught me as ironic.

That's fantastic!

Thumb is almost fully healed. And the homeowners knew that I had to do a lot more work than what we originally talked about, because their contractor wasn't supposed to build out the opening, so they agreed to pay more. Enough to cover the cost of the saw blade and cartridge. Hurray for Saw Stop! The handles for the doors and vanity are supposed to be in sometime in October. Then I can completely finish up.

I think that I already mentioned that the floor is out 1/4" just in the span of the two doors. You don't feel it, and certainly can't see it. However, if I had cut the door bottoms straight across, it'd be very noticeable. So instead the left side is 1/4" longer than the right side, and I cut that angle to match the floor. That gave me a perfect 1/4" gap at the bottom of the doors. I hate when interior doors have a giant gap at the bottom. As these solid Oak doors are heavy, I installed 3" brass screws into the hinges on the framing side. These reach into the studs and not just the jambs. Then I used two inch screws on the door side of the hinges. This will guarantee no sagging over time.

Installed the doors this morning. I aborted the installation last Sunday, because I didn't want to take the chance of scratching/denting them trying to reach my lumber rack by myself. Today I had the owners help and her pickup. I'm always nervous, even though I measured three times. There's just no room for even 1/16" of error. Luckily they fit perfectly.