I used my label maker for the electrical panel and the electrician was so impressed with it he bought the same label maker himself 😂 He said this was much quicker and neater than hand-writing the branch names.
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Opened up the drywall under my electrical panel to make room for the electricians to install a new low voltage box for monitoring the power usage of each circuit!
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"text": "It was a close call but I got all the CT wires run through the conduit into the new low voltage box!"
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"text": "I took another (unsuccessful) run at the previously-failed\u00a0neckline for the knitalong sweater this weekend. I have learned that I have much to learn about taking off ribbing with circular knitting but also I don't want to talk about it.\nInstead let's talk about these!\nMy hands modeling fingerless gray mitts with blue and green color variations with 1x1 and English rib textures.The \"palms-up\" view of the same mitts.I made these based on the Fingerless Mitt to Knit by Diana Sullivan (from Austin, TX). Diana doesn't give gauge or final measurements, or discuss blocking, so I made them almost exactly according to pattern.\nDiana calls for superwash sock yarn, so I picked up a skein from Knitty City while I was out on some errands. I finally got to try out my fancy new yarn winder, which was\u00a0pretty fun.\nYarn winder attached to countertop, ready to turn this skein into a cake.Caked yarn on the winder posed with the label for the yarn. Lang Yarns MixTapeSoxx Super Soxx color 4-ply superwash.The cake extracted from the winder, with the label stuffed into the center like I saw @KnitFactoryImpl do it.Each mitt is knit in two parts:\nThe main body is knit from the wrist-up. 51 stitches set up for 1x1 rib (I used 53). Do 40 rows of the 1x1 rib. Then switch to English rib by setting the ribber carriage to tuck to the left and do another 40 rows. Back to 1x1 rib for 8 rows for the top of the mitt. Finally, transfer all stitches to the main bed, knit one row at the loosest tension, and do a loose loop-through-loop bind-off.\n The thumb portion is knit as a triangle, starting from the tip of the thumb. 25 stitches in 1x1 rib for 4 rows. Switch to English rib and decrease by 1 stitch on each bed on each side (so, 4 stitches total). Repeat until you're down to 1 stitch, knit twice on that one needle, and you're done.\nBody of the mitt, fresh off the machine.The little thumb cover!I'm still pretty new to sewing-up knits, so I ended up doing the first one in stops-and-starts. It begins by attaching the thumb piece to one side of the body by lining up the tiny triangle end of the thumb to the first row of English rib on the body.\nI did my best approximation of a mattress stitch here, making the mistake of trying to also \"match up\" the English rib sections of both pieces, even though the body had a lot more stitches of rib to work with.\nIn-progress sewing-up photo of the mitt. The thumb has been attached to one side. The thumb has been incorrectly sewn to the mitt all the way to the top, leaving no stitches to close around the thumb itself.Thankfully it was easy to unravel my mistake. I made things a bit easier for myself on the second one. It paid to go slow and simply count stitches, stopping when I ran out of English rib stitches to sew from the thumb.\nSecond mitt ready to sew up. The transitions between 1x1 rib and English rib are marked with purple stitch markers.Second mitt in progress of being sewn up. The mitt has been sewn up the wrist side, joining the other side of the thumb. The last gap to close is from the top of the palm area to the top of the thumb.With the thumb attached to one side, you then sew up the wrist, joining the other side to the thumb. Stitch markers helped me identify the 1x1 to English rib transition points.\nTo close it up, I ended up sewing from two directions - from the top of the palm towards the thumb crease, and from the top of the thumb towards the same. I ended up with all the long ends coming together in the thumb crease, which made a nice place to tie a couple of knots to secure them and snip the ends.\nThese were fun and fast to make, machine-wise. I have a lot of work to do to build my sewing-up skills and speed.\nI was surprised to find that they even mostly fit my larger-than-Diana's hands! The ribbing is super stretchy. The only place they bind is at the top of the palm, where I probably did a too-tight bind-off.\nSunlit mitt on my right hand.\ud83d\udc4d\n I've worn these around the house for a couple of days and could happily continue to do so. However, I want to try a slightly larger size, probably another 4 stitches wide and with another 8 rows of English rib for the body. I'm hoping that this pair fits producer Amy so they can get some good use!",
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"text": "Today was a good day, I think, for making a little bow.\nThanks to Knitology 1x1 for the step-by-step machine knit bow video!",
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I found this old Palm Pilot at a rummage sale and fixed the battery terminals and got it to boot up! This was the first Palm I bought, the m105. Now I just need to track down a serial cable so I can install some more apps on it!
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"text": "The ebike arrived yesterday and I was able to assemble it super quickly. The Lectric XPress 750 ships almost fully-assembled, and all you have to do is unbox it, attach the front wheel, and connect whatever addons it came with. I wasn\u2019t able to install the upgraded comfort seat because the factory seat was attached super tightly (what the hell kind of torque wrench did they use for it?!) but the mirrors and pannier were pretty easy to install, as was the holster for the accordion-style folding lock. The front fender was a bit annoying too, but just because of my own body issues and not because of anything wrong with the fender itself.\n\nAdjusting the handlebars is also really easy, with a nice quick release mechanism for the adjustment.\n\nToday I took it for its initial ride to do some light grocery shopping. Here are my observations:\nThe pedal assist ramps up super quickly, with level 1 being not quite enough and level 2 being like \u201comg wtf is happeninnggggggggg.\u201d For funs I also put it up all the way to level 5 and like, at that point might as well just use the throttle\nThe throttle also kicks in super fast\nThe lock is nice and compact but it\u2019s a little janky to actually use on the bicycle parking at Safeway, and I think I\u2019d rather have a cable U-lock\nThe included pannier is a really awkward size that\u2019s not quite big enough for the particular groceries I bought, and I\u2019ll probably want to get a proper grocery pannier instead.\nOn this initial ride I mostly had an okay time, but I did have an issue where I needed to turn right onto a street, and a huge pickup truck stopped for me to let me go, even though I didn\u2019t want to, and then he got annoyed that I wasn\u2019t going right away. So I turned, and then he was stuck behind me for a block, and then I had to turn left, and instead of waiting 10 seconds for me to turn left, he passed me (illegally and dangerously) on the right. If only he\u2019d treated me like regular vehicular traffic instead of trying to be overly courteous it wouldn\u2019t have been a problem!\n\nAs far as panniers go, Lectric does sell a few different grocery panniers, but they\u2019re meant for their cargo bike and require running boards, and also fit four grocery bags. I don\u2019t need that much! I just want room for a single standard-sized grocery bag. Sometimes I\u2019ll also have a case of soda and that I can just strap to the cargo rack. If anyone knows of any decent cheap panniers I\u2019d be much obliged for any pointers. I did find this one on Amazon which looks pretty okay and is certainly a decent price, at least, but, y'know. Would rather buy elsewhere.",
"html": "<p>The ebike arrived yesterday and I was able to assemble it super quickly. The Lectric XPress 750 ships almost fully-assembled, and all you have to do is unbox it, attach the front wheel, and connect whatever addons it came with. I wasn\u2019t able to install the upgraded comfort seat because the factory seat was attached <em>super</em> tightly (what the hell kind of torque wrench did they use for it?!) but the mirrors and pannier were pretty easy to install, as was the holster for the accordion-style folding lock. The front fender was a bit annoying too, but just because of my own body issues and not because of anything wrong with the fender itself.</p><p>Adjusting the handlebars is also really easy, with a nice quick release mechanism for the adjustment.</p><p>Today I took it for its initial ride to do some light grocery shopping. Here are my observations:</p>\n<ul><li>The pedal assist ramps up <em>super</em> quickly, with level 1 being not quite enough and level 2 being like \u201comg wtf is happeninnggggggggg.\u201d For funs I also put it up all the way to level 5 and like, at that point might as well just use the throttle</li>\n<li>The throttle also kicks in <em>super</em> fast</li>\n<li>The lock is nice and compact but it\u2019s a little janky to actually use on the bicycle parking at Safeway, and I think I\u2019d rather have a cable U-lock</li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https://lectricebikes.com/products/water-proof-pannier-bag?_pos=1&_sid=516eb7873&_ss=r\">included pannier</a> is a really awkward size that\u2019s not quite big enough for the particular groceries I bought, and I\u2019ll probably want to get a proper grocery pannier instead.</li>\n</ul><p>On this initial ride I mostly had an okay time, but I did have an issue where I needed to turn right onto a street, and a huge pickup truck stopped for me to let me go, even though I didn\u2019t want to, and then he got annoyed that I wasn\u2019t going right away. So I turned, and then he was stuck behind me for a block, and then I had to turn left, and instead of waiting 10 seconds for me to turn left, he passed me (illegally and dangerously) on the right. If only he\u2019d treated me like regular vehicular traffic instead of trying to be overly courteous it wouldn\u2019t have been a problem!</p><p>As far as panniers go, Lectric does sell a few different grocery panniers, but they\u2019re meant for their cargo bike and require running boards, and also fit four grocery bags. I don\u2019t need that much! I just want room for a single standard-sized grocery bag. Sometimes I\u2019ll also have a case of soda and that I can just strap to the cargo rack. If anyone knows of any decent cheap panniers I\u2019d be much obliged for any pointers. I did find <a href=\"https://amzn.to/4ismWVD\">this one on Amazon</a> which looks pretty okay and is certainly a decent price, at least, but, y'know. Would rather buy elsewhere.</p>"
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For today’s IndieWeb Create Day, I finally updated the layout on my article permalinks. Several years ago, I started updating non-homepage pages to use a streamlined template with a smaller header logo and navigation links beside it. I kept putting off the article permalinks because a lot of messy, custom code piled up in it over the years. The end visual result is not a huge difference, but it will make maintenance a lot easier going forward.
I improved some of the layout in the article footer while I was at it. I moved my author card to the very bottom of the page, instead of putting it between the article footer and responses. That let me remove the links to jump to the response, which was kind of a weird experience before. I also set the metadata (published date, tags, syndication links) to be right-aligned, matching the layout on the rest of my posts.
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"text": "For today\u2019s IndieWeb Create Day, I finally updated the layout on my article permalinks. Several years ago, I started updating non-homepage pages to use a streamlined template with a smaller header logo and navigation links beside it. I kept putting off the article permalinks because a lot of messy, custom code piled up in it over the years. The end visual result is not a huge difference, but it will make maintenance a lot easier going forward.\n\nI improved some of the layout in the article footer while I was at it. I moved my author card to the very bottom of the page, instead of putting it between the article footer and responses. That let me remove the links to jump to the response, which was kind of a weird experience before. I also set the metadata (published date, tags, syndication links) to be right-aligned, matching the layout on the rest of my posts.\n\nHere is what it looks like now:\n\n\n\nContrasted with how it looked before:",
"html": "<p>For today\u2019s <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2025/11/indieweb-black-friday-create-day-build-don-t-buy-C044CcYllKyt\">IndieWeb Create Day</a>, I finally updated the layout on my article permalinks. Several years ago, I started updating non-homepage pages to use a streamlined template with a smaller header logo and navigation links beside it. I kept putting off the article permalinks because a <strong>lot</strong> of messy, custom code piled up in it over the years. The end visual result is not a huge difference, but it will make maintenance a lot easier going forward.</p>\n\n<p>I improved some of the layout in the article footer while I was at it. I moved my author card to the very bottom of the page, instead of putting it between the article footer and responses. That let me remove the links to jump to the response, which was kind of a weird experience before. I also set the metadata (published date, tags, syndication links) to be right-aligned, matching the layout on the rest of my posts.</p>\n\n<p>Here is what it looks like now:</p>\n\n<p><img alt=\"screenshot of the current footer on my article permalinks\" src=\"https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/7190/2025-11-28-gregorlove-current-article.png\" /></p>\n\n<p>Contrasted with how it looked before:</p>\n\n<p><img alt=\"screenshot of the previous footer on my article permalinks\" src=\"https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/7190/2025-11-28-gregorlove-previous-article.png\" /></p>"
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"text": "The elevator guy installed the dumbwaiter call buttons today! It's going to drive me crazy that it's crooked though so I am going to have to fix it."
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