Salmonella Sandwich, Designing, First north then south

Yesterday Ali sent me a recall notice for Jif peanut butter, since she knew I had some in the house.  I bought a two pack of these a month or two ago at Costco or Sams and am on the second jar.  The recall was because of potential salmonella contamination.  In the notice there is a lot number range affected.  When I got home I checked the code on this jar and was inside the range.

Now of course this does not mean I definitely have a contaminated jar however I did just come off one of the more unpleasant GI experiences of my life.  When I analyzed my food intake prior to that it was normal, including the peanut butter I have with breakfast on my toast.  So was I affected by salmonella?  I don’t know.  What I do know is I threw out the nearly full jar and went to Publix last night to get a replacement, hopefully a salmonella-free brand.

Yesterday I worked on my first new 3D design in a long time, a protective “helmet” for the headlight assembly on my new wheel.  I had already designed and have been selling something similar for my Veteran Sherman for quite awhile.  I took measurements of the headlight on the new wheel and was sort of surprised that my first test print fit like a glove.  Normally I have to tweak several iterations before it’s good.

I will probably initially only make it available on my 3D store but I can imagine myself eventually releasing it on the public domain as well so others can print it themselves if they want to.  I always get a kick out of seeing my designs pop up on wheels from around the world.

A long time ago Facebook must have figured out that I have been in a time in my life where inspirational, motivational, or deep memes get my attention.  All you have to do is click LIKE on one or two of them and the floodgates are open.

Although I have clicked like on a few I very rarely will do a knee jerk share to my feed.  For some weird reason it almost feels like cheating/lazy in my mind to repost something like that, as if it was a thought that originated with you. So once in awhile I will make my own motivational postcard and share it, for no particular reason.  Last night was one of those nights.

I forgot I took tomorrow off which in retrospect is a great thing. It makes prepping for my trip to visit Gladys a much less compressed time line.  Packing for a Caribbean island is far different than packing for a lake in upstate New York for sure. I am looking forward to a week filled with tropical beauty, new experiences, and lasting memories.  I feel fortunate.

I will try to do remote blogging once again in a similar manner as I did in NY.  It is the only way to keep things manageable.