11-18-2025 — “Con” crastination
Howdy all. Well, if PROcrastination is putting things off, wouldn’t the opposite be finally doing them? Not sure. Anyway, I did a couple things yesterday and today that I’ve been putting off for quite a bit of time.
I finally got my butt upstairs and did a couple of laser projects, and while they were working, I added a new Alexa switch to the printer room’s ceiling light switch. I can now turn it off when I forget about it and am laying in bed wonder why is there so much light down the hall. It is a Zigbee switch plate cover that uses a couple AAA batteries and a tiny motor to physically move the existing lever switch up and down. I have 5 of them upstairs now and I use them frequently. Of course, it turns out the 4 existing ones were all low on battery power, and I had to replace them all. The switch cover just unsnaps off of the plate and the batteries are in a compartment that is opened with your fingers (no non-human tools).
Anyway, I got a few Xmas card fillers cut and engraved with the Diode laser.
They both may need a little cleaning before sending.
And then late yesterday, I finally did something about my ponytail getting stuck under pillows, and in shirt collars. I shortened it. Left only 2-3 inches. Worked great for sleeping. But in the middle of the night, some of the long hairs on top of my head, got stuck in the gunk in the corner of one eye, causing it to be scratched for like the hundredth time. That miffed me enough to do this.
No ponytail at all. The hair at the neck line on the back of the head flips up because the ponytail was always just a little up the head.
And now there are no hairs long enough to go over my ears, or flop into my eyes.
Is it a “professional” haircut? Duh, it isn’t even a adequate haircut. And looking at the picture I sure do need a better shave, and maybe some skin lotion.
Most importantly though, it will stay out of my eyes, and of my ears, and will not get caught when I roll over in bed. That will certainly make it more likely to Enjoy Life