Sheltering in Place

[Greg]

[Greg]

[Drunk Monk]

We bailed on the symphony last night. The omicron numbers are just too high right now, and still climbing with a bullet as they say. We're writing it off as a donation to the symphony. Bummed about it. We're getting pretty damn stir crazy here at the bungalow.

On the bright side, the tsunami seems to have subsided here. It was a surreal 'non-event'. The harbor is just a short walk from our bungalow and I could've strolled down at any time to see it for myself, but with the surge I have no desire to be amongst the unwashed masses, so I just watched it online, like everyone else. I could hear it at lunch. 

683: Work, laundry & other assorted chores - so many odds & ends - then dog park. My ol' pardner-in-crime Plugo is interviewing me for a podcast he's launching for his comic kickstarter campaign starting with the Lunar New Year.

[Greg]

Why do surfers view the tsunami warning as a call to the waves?

[King Bob]

I saw on the news that the water level only went up about a foot at high tide in Santa Cruz (although the late night high tide could have been higher). And it flooded that parking lot? Is it below sea level?

[Drunk Monk]

That's the harbor parking lot. 

I'm told there was free parking there yesterday.

[thatguy]

The tsunami hit during high tide. Interestingly, the 2011 tsunami that cause $26 million in damage, scuttled many boats in their berths, destroyed some piers, hit a low tide. 

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

Why do surfers view the tsunami warning as a call to the waves?

This was a pre-planned surfing contest that went ahead until it could not.

Daniel Wu texted me about this - a welfare check. So did a few other friends. That was cool.

684: Today I have an interview to do over zoom with a longtime YMAA student who has done some videos that are getting reissued under a new title. Then it’s prep because I’m losing most of tomorrow because of my mom’s dental surgery.

[Greg]

Damn. I'm not getting welfare checks from Daniel Wu.

I saw photos at other beaches of surfers waiting for big waves from the Tsunami.

[Drunk Monk]

685: Today my mom has dental surgery. That’ll take up most all of today I suspect.

[Greg]

Good luck. Fingers crossed it goes well for your mom and you. You should bring Yuki for emotional support.

[Drunk Monk]

686: Make a soft breakfast for my mom, then a YMAA telemeet, then mom chores, then an immortal telemeet then some dog parking. Dog parkin is my daily highlight now. So relaxing usually - idle chat while watching Yuki run amuck is therapeutic.

[Drunk Monk]

687: work & kung fu

[Greg]

At the vet's office with the girls.

[King Bob]

Went to work for a while, still no heat in the building. Installed the new deadbolt at home, and had to grind the lockplate a little because the bolt was hitting it. Apparently the bolt on the old lock was a bit smaller.

If any of you want a keyless deadbolt, I'll give you the old one. It works fine and is only a few months old; we just didn't like it that much. It's a Kwikset Smartcode 913