Before Thoughts

My house in Texas was build in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety nine and has been owned by about half-a-dozen families. None of them seems to have been particularly handy, because almost everything is "original", including these god-awful lights in my daughters' jack-and-jill bathroom sinks:

I picked up a more tasteful vanity light from Lowe's and tried my hand at installing it myself.

After Thoughts

After 45 minutes, two minor hand injuries, and a bit of improvisation, I finally replaced the light:

I think it's a pretty dramatic improvement in both brightness and appearance, but I'll let y'all be the final judges. One thing I have to mention. . . it's shocking how bad the craftsmanship is in these suburban American cookie cutter houses from the 90s. My Hawaii house built in the 70s is in MUCH better shape despite being more than 20 years older. "They don't make 'em like they used to!" is a real thing.

Red Thoughts

Its Sunday, so while I was elbow deep in drywall and electrical wiring, I also had a couple of massive chuck roasts slow smoking on the Big Green Egg:

I was able to stuff all 7 lbs of this into a single small tray for the post-smoke cook, so it ended up sitting in an inch of its own rendered fat and came out extra tender:

Blue Thoughts

The worst of the North Texas winter appears to be over, but now that the cold has passed, we're entering the thunderstorm/tornado season. My family is used to getting A LOT of sunshine, so these long stretches of rainy days are agonizing. It always makes me long for gorgeous days in Hawaii, but I was reminded today that paradise isn't always perfect. . . here's the doppler radar over Oahu today:

I guess I just need to embrace the rain and acknowledge that the sun will come out when it's good and ready, no matter where I am!

Daily Stats

Cash: 12.4%
Core: 74.4%
Explore: 13.2%
Workout: Kenzai Kettlebell Day 6
Alcohol: Sam Adams Kellerbier
Supplements: Zinc 20mg, Magnesium 300mg
Sleep: 11pm to 8am, unbroken, not well rested

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