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DEC

31

2016

on this last day of 2016 i was being responsible, taking down some household hazardous waste to the cambridge recycling center. they're not open everyday, and on the days they are open the hours are strange (T,Th 4-7:30pm, Sa 9-4pm). at 1.2 miles away, it took me 7 minutes to bike up there. i've never been to the recycling center, at least not to drop anything off. i was surprised to find it mildly busy, with people arriving by cars to drop things off for recycling. there was also a wall of unwanted books that i heard anyone can rummage through and take up to 6 per visit. i brought with me the laptop i stripped earlier in the week, along with some dead rechargeable batteries and broken CFL bulbs.

stopping home brief, before heading to belmont. my sister had left hailey at my parents' place, i let her outside to use the bathroom, where she was actively searching for squirrels. i brought in the oven drip pan which had been sitting outside since a few weeks ago as we removed it because some leftover thanksgiving turkey grease was burning and smoking when we baked our ham. i did some vacuuming then replaced a bunch of CFL bulbs around the house with 60-watt-equivalent 2700k LED bulbs we got from costco yesterday ($1/piece).

events 160111 father's colonoscopy 160113 powerball $4 jackpot 160116 oil/filter change (motorcycle winter storage) 160117 bicycle snow wipeout 160120 shanghai mary arrives 160120 china visa 160121 optometrist visit 160122 riding the commuter rail to needham 160122 fann's tailor 160123 cafe exterior renovation scaffolding 160125 160126 160127 160128 new york city visit with uncle willy 160201 gas meter change 160201 maria stephanos joins WCVB 160205 chinese new year snowstorm 160207 chinese new year superbowl hot pot 160211 mary crying hysteria 160214 tour guide for shanghai guests 160218 mary china hiatus 160218 dumpling dinner at binbin's house 160220 arlington dinner 160226 grand uncle xfinity switch 160228 hainan airline china flight tickets (boston-chongqing $674 RT) 160301 presidential primary (sanders) 160301 160302 160304 eliza guest visitor 160313 cancel atlas-glenmor 160316 mary returns from china 160319 wrentham outlet mall 160326 wrentham outlet mall 2nd visit 160328 exercise-induced asthma 160329 albuterol 160329 new glasses 160404 leaving for chongqing for 2 months 160611 boston pride march 2016 160612 boston dragon boat festival 160613 assembly square ac moore closing 160618 mermaid parade 2016 160619 june barbecue 160619 160622 cleveland cavaliers win NBA finals 160621 hemorrhoid creams 160625 harvard bookstore biannual warehouse sale 160625 ikea (father's first visit) 160625 motorcycle riding season begins 160628 finally cutting the cord 160702 harborfest fireworks from east boston 160704 4th july barbecue 160713 price of free dental cleaning 160715 AC installed 160717 160718 160719 pokemon go 160720 molar patch 160728 new tibetan prayer flags 160728 democratic national convention 160731 rainy PR parade 160812 spanish doctor cristina arrives 160813 boston tour with cristina 160817 rediscovering infrared fisheye 160820 red bull flugtag boston 160821 dry mouth 160822 160823 john the carpenter 160824 biannual medical checkup 160825 estate planning 160827 boston carnival 2016 160902 deer island (mother's first time) 160910 ikea cafe furniture 160911 cambridge carnival 2016 160914 MIT-CCCS 160916 mid-autumn moon over boston 160917 newton taiwanese barbecue 160917 boston tour with kiki 160918 mt.auburn cemetery with kiki 160918 lowest weight this year 161003 autumn barbecue 161007 parents go on bermuda cruise 161009 honkfest 161017 celtics pre-season luxury box 161022 flushing-brooklyn 161023 bonticou crag and table rocks 161028 early voting 161029 winchester fells 161030 colombian freddy arrives 161031 halloween 161102 cubs win world series 161104 haymarket via commuter rail 161106 boston tour with colombians 161108 trump wins presidency 161113 cambridge half marathon 161117 glass in foot removal 161120 pre-thanksgiving ikea visit 161120 sunmeng finds new boyfriend 161124 thanksgiving 161207 aunt's new apartment 161209 belmont black kitchen island 161210 speedo santa run 161210 eataly 161211 gutter cleaning 161217 first major snowstorm 161219 WBTS-LD 60.5 161223 aunt's HDTV reception 161229 aunt goes cable 161225 arlington christmas dinner 161225 george michael dies 161226 motorcycle storage restaurant shed 161227 carrie fisher dies 161228 seeing eliza/carl/hillary in JP 161231 cambridge recycle center

china 160405 beijing forbidden city 160406 beijing hutong 160406 temple of heaven 160406 chongqing arrival 160407 moving to guanyinqiao 160410 wuweiyu and yangfan 160411 guanyinqiao carrefour 160413 guanyinqiao underground 160413 qiansimen bridge 160414 china banking 160415 huaxing, niuijiaotuo 160416 wangyan 160417 chongqing zoo 160418 chongqing botanical garden 160418 sunset over qiansimen bridge 160419 pipashan 160420 chongqing river tour 160421 chongqing museum 160422 rainy jiaochangkou 160423 wanghai flower market 160423 yangrenjie 160424 nanping 160425 yangruopaomo 160425 eling park 160426 huilongwan flower market 160426 stilwell/flying tiger museum 160427 ciqikou 160427 chaotianmen changjiang bridge 160428 sunmeng's birthday 160429 people's park pet market 160430 chuan chuan hot pot 160501 may day lunch with lixiaoli and her husband 160502 sanya, hainan island 160503 xiaodongtian 160504 touring sanya city 160505 yalongwan tropical paradise park 160506 sanya last day 160507 sanya bonus day 160508 back in chongqing, chuan chuan hot pot 160509 lihui at bishan 160510 hotel day 160511 zhou enlai mansion 160512 chinese political parties museum 160512 dinner at baguocheng 160513 yangmei 160514 160515 chengdu weekend 160516 people's square at night 160517 黄桷坪/黄花园 160518 罗汉寺/大剧院夜景 160520 解放碑/小天鹅火锅 160521 dando mini buffet/大剧院 160522 杨家坪 160523 160524 160525 160526 长寿 revisited 160526 dinner with wangyan 160527 德香苑(北京烤鸭) 160528 mini dando/龙湖时代天街 160529 洋人街/南坪 160530 花卉园/铜元局/菜园坝长江大桥 160531 鹅岭公园夜景 160601 chongqing last full day 160603 hainan airline free beijing hotel

food 160108 kale chips 160108 kale stem pink grapefruit smoothie 160113 2016 tea eggs 160114 handcut noodles 160115 more kale chips 160115 beet smoothie 160116 almond milk kale smoothie 160120 cinnamon baked pineapple slices 160124 homemade salsa 160201 french macaroons 160208 flaming grill & buffet (revere) 160212 kabob factory (cambridge) 160214 blood oranges 160218 online subway order 160223 mulan (waltham) 160229 maki maki buffet (brighton) 160308 chocolate chip cookies 160319 cracker barrel (wrentham) 160331 purple yam 160608 zongzi 160622 kelly's roast beef 160630 western grill churrascaria rodizio 160713 domino's extravaganzza feast & spinach & feta cheese pizzas 160721 midsummer flan 160802 brownie cupcakes 160804 italian sandwich 160825 homemade steak and cheese sub 160829 english breakfast cups fail 160831 cristina's spanish omelette 160902 belle isle seafood 160909 camembert cheese 160912 160914 sourdough starter 160915 160916 sourdough bread 160917 black mission fig 160923 160927 chicken parmigiana sandwich 160930 sungold kiwi 161001 california sierra honey plums 161005 buffalo chicken salad sandwich 161008 zoe's brunch (harvard square) 161013 pillsbury crescent calzones 161018 classic risotto recipe 161025 spinach ricotta cheese pie 161105 mulan (waltham) 161107 achiras de huila (colombian cheese crackers) 161110 pear kvass 161110 father's quince jelly 161111 rf o'sullivans (cambridge) 161113 colombian arepas 161118 ricotta spinach pie with prosciutto 161121 thanksgiving flan 161203 chinatown dim sum 161205 kimchi 161213 161214 161215 161220 161221 161222 mason jar sauerkraut 161213 chicken corn chowder 161215 scotch bonnet hot sauce 161216 general tso's chicken (takeout) 161224 christmas ham 161225 xinjiang ice wine 161230 flaming grill & buffet (revere)

diy/project 160103 slinky bird feeder squirrel deterrent 160219 USB cable testing 160220 awning brackets repair 160224 hollow book 160301 wood wine crates shelving modules 160301 watching TV with LCD monitor 160309 dell mini 10v revival 160310 160314 160315 porting cafe number to OBI200 VoIP 160312 failed panasonic lumix SZ20 repair 160315 door hooks 160323 water main replacement 160616 glass flower display (western china) 160701 160705 160711 160712 160713 160714 espresso machine repair 160706 flushing blocked hot water faucet 160708 usb wheel lights (white) 160708 trek utility bike new chain 160711 160808 160809 mason bee houses 160714 powered 50-mile-range HDTV antenna fail 160717 harbor freight solar panel hack 160718 solar powered water pump test 160720 160721 new backyard fence replacement 160721 160722 160725 160726 new trek utility freewheel 160723 raspberry pi 3 160729 new sunroom window shades 160803 bathroom light replacement 160803 160804 160806 160807 160809 guest bedroom door painting 160804 160805 refrigerator repainting 160808 staining floorboard patch 160810 160811 recaulking bathtub 160829 160830 160912 160913 repainting front porch 160903 160904 160905 cafe painting 160907 repaired sunroom windows 160907 replacement toilet flapper 160909 160914 rewriting cafe sign menus 160915 raspberry pi zero 160930 OTG gadget mode 161011 pi zero case 161013 headless pi zero 161019 micro OTG adapter 160920 ross eurosport new chain and folding basket 160920 brenizer effect 161010 161012 161013 161014 161017 painting parents' bedroom window 161109 parents install nest thermostat 161114 wire kitchen shelving 161114 sony stereo repair fail 161120 161122 pi zero rtsp webcam monitor 161128 rubber string birdfeeder deterrent 161202 3rd OBI200 161205 tayda electronics purchase 161206 old foscam FI8910W repair 161208 arduino parts revisited 161209 161227 running stepper motor 161212 sand collection

garden 160228 overwintering crocuses, lupines, columbines emerging 160312 160320 160320 maple pruning 160604 160605 columbines 160605 lupines 160605 foxgloves 160614 160623 larkspurs 160623 late season planting 160626 backyard bamboo removal 160728 hawthorn tree planting 161020 autumn mowing 161026 161027 161028 salvaging community garden perennials

tech/gadgets 160105 roku 3 160107 used motorola surfboard SB6141 cablemodem ($40) 160108 ninja master prep 160117 mcnett tenacious tape 160117 michael's 2015 macbook pro 160119 lowepro nova sport 35L AW shoulder camera bag 160120 wooden massage hammers 160202 used tp-link TL-WR841N ($10) 160204 bern brentwood bike helmet ($24) 160210 OBI200 VoIP adapter with vtech SN6187 careline home 160216 2TB seagate backup plus slim portable hard drive ($70) 160216 usb meter 160219 tronsmart premium 20AWG micro usb charging cables ($10.99) 160219 anker 40w 4-port usb wall charger (black, $22.59) 160305 beamswork EA timer 6500K LED aquarium light freshwater plant 18" ($22.95) 160306 foscam 8921P web camera ($60 black) 160314 foscam 8921P web camera ($76 white) 160317 panasonic lumix SZ40 160319 columbia 3-in-1 interchange jacket ($54) 160322 vpn.ac 160610 new electric toothbrush 160617 kitchen recessed LED light upgrade 160715 xtech handheld steam cleaner ($28.75) 160715 goertek laser distance measure ($37.59) 160724 kershaw clash 1605 160726 shark rocket vacuum (HV301) 160807 clover wonder knitter 160925 flexible camera tripod 161017 copper LED USB strand lights ($5/pair) 161119 bose soundlink mini bluetooth speaker ($140, 1st generation) 161125 161127 sister's 32" TCL HDTV 161201 bucket jockey 161203 anker 100ml essential oil diffuser 161207 fermentation airlock and silicone lid seal 161219 ozeri food scale ($11) 161220 new storage bins

books/movies/tv 160206 eutopia 160307 better call saul 160309 the night manager 160617 stilwell and the american experience in china 160626 game of thrones 160828 the night of 161016 westworld 161025 gilmore girls (netflix) 161130 all the president's men 161223 the handmaiden (2016) 161228 search party (TBS)

animals 160115 sharp-shinned hawk 160118 observatory hill black squirrel 160121 reinstalled globe birdfeeder 160303 aquarium upgrade 160305 160306 female baltimore oriole 160324 dead robin 160327 early spring great meadows