On this day in 2016, I closed on my first home (the one I’m living in today). Also on this day in 2025, I’m dropping off the building permit application for a $468,000 remodel on the property. No it’s not a tear-down but nearly. Very exciting and I’m so thrilled we get to stay here.
Season coming to an end so thus begins the rotation of sending every car to the detailer for full ceramic coating then oil undercoating before changing over to winter wheels & tires. sigh.
Finished another PMP weekend class as instructor. Time for some relaxation. Talking for 35 hours is hard work.
My kid on the back cover of this month’s BMW Owners News.
!!!! New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services & NH DOT have approved our permits. Once I get the approval from the NH Public Utilities Commission for the 200AMP service upgrade, I can file the town permit then we are ready for construction!!!
Before & After. Just a note though, we’re doing Redi-Rock steps to the road & driveway and it wont' be boulders. Patio will go back to the hill with steps up to the upper hill. Roof will have 32 solar panels on the front and those front windows will be taller and larger and fenced in …
Pretty good.
Asbestos results came back negative. New Hampshire department of environmental services permit by notification has been filed (5 day turnaround) and permit with the town gets filed today. We’re about 4 weeks out from construction starting.
OpenAI’s Blog Style Guide is so weird. Every blog has the same “reads like someone’s resume” verb structure.
“We’ve received the conditional approval for your construction loan for which you recently applied.” !!!!!!!! IT’s happening. now we just need the appraisal to come back high enough to hit the right LTV number.
Nothing more expensive than something you got for cheap. But it’s done and I’m so happy with the results. A new Beta is $12K before accessories, tuning and suspension so still cheaper than doing this to a new bike.
First dirt ride on the Beta today after 3 months restoring this bike. Amazing ride. I’m so thrilled. $4000 dirt bike but $6000 in parts getting it fully restored and dialed in to my needs.
It has taken 3 days but my iPhone 17 Pro is finally setup. 25,000 songs, all iCloud Photos are downloaded. Still remaining is “faces” identification which in my experience takes weeks. Cellular took a long phone call with Verizon to get service.
This is the most resource intensive weekend for my new iPhone 17 Pro and the back is so cool. It really is amazing. Aluminum + Vapor chamber appears to be working.
This backup is going to take all day.
2025 iPhone Setup - iPhone Pro 1TB, Cosmic Orange with Peak Design Everyday case in Tan Clarino. I was hoping to get the Cirrus Clarino but it’s out of stock. www.peakdesign.com/products/…
According to Apple’s Screen time, I was on my devices 23 hours yesterday. Everything is on iOS26 and by the time I get on the computer at 8AM, I’ve already been active for 4 hours.
Loan originated, general contractor contract signed and we’re well on our way to closing on this refinance and nearly rebuilding our home. Construction should commence in 4 weeks.
If you include the fact that I have iPad Pro and iPad mini, a Max iPhone isn’t necessary for me.
This is my first non-max iPhone since the iPhone XS but iPhones Pro are identical in every way but screen size & battery MaH. It’s a $100 price difference but more weight and more screen than I need. I have ran my iPhone 16 Pro Max at 80% battery max for a year and never ran out of …
$1499 minus $400 in BestBuy reward certificates I had and getting $55 back in rewards for this purchase and my iPhone sold for about $1150 after fees & shipping. Pretty easy upgrade. Oh and of course free AppleCare for 2 years.
I didn’t need a new iPhone so I listed my iPhone 16 Pro Max 1TB on Swappa and someone bought it for way more than I thought it was worth ($1300) so I have ordered a new 1TB non-Max which will be here Friday for an upgrade cost of about $350 year over year after fees & shipping costs.
WalMart really wants to know what I think about this dog food:
I tried to login to Yelp on Saturday. After multiple failed captchas, I gave my iPad to my wife who also failed multiple captchas. It was a mess. Yelp thinks we’re both robots now.
Almost every company doesn’t want my password. They want to text me a code and then ask for my password and then text me another code. This happens dozens of times a day. Most pretend I don’t even have a password and just assume my phone is nearby.