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I had most of Saturday afternoon to myself, and while I'd normally head out for a trail ride, my sprained thumb made that a painful proposition. So I went for a run in the afternoon drizzle, then settled in with a pot of coffee to do some housekeeping.

Some technical glitches held up most of the work to be done, but I'm back on track. Tonight's goal is to have both my old desktop computers in a closet somewhere, and my new fully-functional battle station backup storage system in place.

Sunday night was a blast. My girl and I headed down into Westwood to cruise around a bit. We grabbed dinner, then cookies at Diddy Reise, and sat with some coffee a couple blocks down before heading home.

Operation Get My Sh!t Together continues. Automated payments to credit cards and loan servicing companies are working out great. I have seen zero drop in standard of living, but I'm paying about $200/mo less than I was two months ago. And this month I'm going to drop another $2k in credit card debt and $50 in living expenses. Very cool.

And my new camping stove is here. I'll be cooking dinner on it tonight. Seriously. Too much to do tonight. If I have a few minutes later, maybe I'll make tea.

And my thumb is healing well. The swelling is fading, and there's no need for a splint, and I'm getting my grip back, but it's still useless for twisting anything, so lids and faucets are a pain. Other than that, it's all good, and I'm hoping to be 100% (or near enough) for Krav Maga Orange Belt testing in December. We shall see. The nightly icing will continue.