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2021-06-20: #23 #41 "Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor"
2021-06-23: #24 #42 "Ryoga & Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever"
2021-06-23: #25 #43 "Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe For Disaster"
2021-06-23: #26 #44 "Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub"
2021-06-24: #27 #45 "I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo"
2021-06-24: #28 #46 "The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story"
2021-06-24: #29 #47 "Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl"
2021-06-24: #30 #48 "The Killer From Jusenkyo"
2021-06-25: #31 #49 "Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood"
2021-06-25: #32 #50 "Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisible Man"
2021-06-26: #33 #51 "Les Misérables of the Kuno Estate"
2021-06-26: #34 #52 "Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword"
2021-07-02: #35 #53 "All It Takes is One! The Kiss of Love is the Kiss of Death"
2021-07-02:#36 #54 "The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga/Mousse Alliance"
2021-12-04: #37 #55 "Back to the Happosai!"
#38 #56 "Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love"
2021-12-02: #39 #57 "The Last Days of Happosai...?"
#40 #58 "Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung"
#41 #59 "Ranma and the Evil Within"
#42 #60 "Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief"
#43 #61 "Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap"
#44 #62 "Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race"
#45 #64 "Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last"

Season 2 "Anything-Goes Martial Arts" (1989–1990)

2021-06-14: Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
2021-06-15: You Really Do Hate Cats!
2021-06-15: This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!
2021-06-15: Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique
2021-06-15: Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
2021-06-16: Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen
2021-06-16: The Abduction of P-Chan
2021-06-16: Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!
2021-06-16: P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
2021-06-18: Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror
2021-06-18: The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge
2021-06-18: Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
2021-06-18: The Abduction of Akane!
2021-06-18: Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is To Win
2021-06-20: Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher!
2021-06-20: Assault on the Girls' Locker Room
2021-06-20: Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out
2021-06-20: Goodbye Girl-Type
2021-06-20: It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
2021-06-20: S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai
2021-06-20: Kissing is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips
2021-06-20: Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now

Season 1 "Digital Dojo" (1989)

2021-05-26: Here's Ranma (DVD Title: The Strange Stranger from China)
2021-05-27: School Is No Place for Horsing Around
2021-05-30: A Sudden Storm of Love
2021-05-30: Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
2021-06-02: Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
2021-06-02: Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
2021-06-02: Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
2021-06-10: School Is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
2021-06-10: True Confessions! A Girl's Hair Is Her Life!
2021-06-10: P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
2021-06-14: Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
2021-06-14: A Woman's Love Is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
2021-06-14: A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
2021-06-14: Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma Is the No. One Bride in Japan
2021-06-14: Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
2021-06-14: Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
2021-06-14: I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
2021-06-14: I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China?

Friday, May 07, 2021

Yoshi Cat, 2007–2021

Yoshi cat, November 22, 2019, displaying his mittens

Born: Sep 30, 2007

Died: Apr 15, 2021 (aged 13 years, 6 months)

Characteristics:

Ways he woke us up to feed him:

"Murr": noise he might make
Running across our torso or face
Lightly clawing exposed skin

Favorite toys:

Chicken chew toy with feathers
Wand of a boa teaser toy (not the boa itself)
Christmas ornament with bow
Folding stepladder
Plastic leftover syringe from the vet (chew toy)
Biting any accessible plastic bags, shower curtains, etc. and leave tooth marks

Eyes: warm green
Parents:

Feral parents
Fostered in Sacramento
Adopted via Happy Tails / PetSmart in Sacramento

Personality:

Preferred to sit nearby; only occasionally cuddled
Greeted strangers
Independent
Mouth open when investigating scents (e.g., birds)

Liked:

Some fruits: Bananas, grapes
Popcorn
Corn on the cob

Disliked:

Sound of plastic bags (e.g., garbage bag)

Memories:

As a kitten:

Foster home name: Flash
Had a question mark tail
Before he could meow, he made "Eh, eh, eh" sound
Sniffed sometimes like he was snuffling for truffles
Falling asleep in Dawn's arms 😻
Infinite Cat Project Christmas Day 2007 cat

Nicknames: sweet potato, Cheetoh, orange panda, fluffernutter, cheesy poof
Perched on a leg with front paws (when hungry)
Rotated his ears when we'd talk about him
Fell asleep sometimes on the pillow by our heads
When outside, he liked to sit on a stump and rest
Nighttime routine: came up on the bed, visited with each of us (possibly resting for a moment), then went to his pet bed for the rest of the night
If laying in bed, patting on my chest would usually coax him into laying down on me for a while
Occasionally I'd wake and feel him not only on my pillow but with his body wrapped around my head 💜
During 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation, watching metal birds on final approach to the San Jose airport, from our downtown high-rise hotel room window ledge

We used this Google Hangouts emoji to refer to him

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Running Journal 2021-05-05

Resting heart rate: 75bpm, 2 hours after running

Body Mass Index (BMI): 25.0 (Overweight = 25–29.9)
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 2,067 cal/day
Weather: sunny
Temp: 18 C (64.4 F) no wind
Time: 11:48-1:00 p.m. (1+ hour approximate)
Terrain: Hilly
Comments: Porter Meadow was abloom in purple wildflowers. Discovered a red Valentines Day tinsel wrapped around an overlook across the gulch behind Merrill College. Tramped through dry and partially-dry stream beds and lightly wooded glades. Ran through the Camper Park for the first time. Admired the rainbow art piece. Banana slug sighting by Hahn Student Services bridge. Sprinted a few sections near McHenry Library, no problems. "Red-lined" running today--I ran until I felt myself breathing heavily, then backed off until I caught my breath. A few times I removed my COVID mask to fully catch my breath. Thought about going to see Buster the cat in Chadwick Garden, but decided to conserve my energy. Saw palm trees near the municipal pier from the OPERS overlook. Perfect day/temperature/time to run and explore.
Goal Time: n/a
Distance (running): ~6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Weight (after run; clothed): 85.7 kg (189.0 lb)
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None
Foods eaten today: coffee, banana, mushroom pizza, butter cookies, lemon ginger tea, tonkatsu ramen, fig bar

Saturday, April 24, 2021

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Run

Watched The Falcon and the Winter Soldier:

2021-04-21: New World Order
2021-04-22: The Star-Spangled Man
2021-04-22: Power Broker
2021-04-23: The Whole World Is Watching
2021-04-23: Truth
2021-04-23: One World, One People

Isaiah stole every scene he was in. Fake Cap had such a punchable face. Karli was excellent, as was both title characters.

Riga: I lived there for three months in 1997. Recognized a few places.

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

WandaVision Run

Watching WandaVision

Season One:

2021-04-06: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
2021-04-06: Don't Touch That Dial
2021-04-07: Now in Color
2021-04-07: We Interrupt This Program
2021-04-08: On a Very Special Episode...
2021-04-09: All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
2021-04-09: Breaking the Fourth Wall
2021-04-10: Previously On
2021-04-10: The Series Finale

Notes:

Kathryn Hahn was amazing
Elizabeth Olsen was amazing
Paul Bettany was amazing, and the combination of writing and acting reminded me of a dear friend
Was really hoping Hahn's character arc had a different outcome, but I get it

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Snowpiercer Run

Snowpiercer (TV series)

Season 3 (2022)

2022-01-24: The Tortoise and the Hare
2022-01-31: The Last to Go
2022-02-07: The First Blow
2022-02-14: Bound by One Track
2022-02-21: A New Life
2022-02-28: Born to Bleed
2022-03-07: Ouroborous
2022-03-14: Setting Itself Right
2022-03-21: A Beacon for Us All
2022-03-28: The Original Sinners

Season 2 (2021)

2021-03-26: The Time of Two Engines
2021-03-26: Smolder to Life
2021-03-27: A Great Odyssey
2021-03-27: A Single Trade
2021-03-27: Keep Hope Alive
2021-03-27: Many Miles from Snowpiercer
2021-03-28: Our Answer for Everything
2021-03-28: The Eternal Engineer
2021-03-28: The Show Must Go On
2021-03-29: Into the White

Season 2 notes:

Joseph Wilford (Sean Bean):

So good in this role, just wow wow
“This is the world! A rolling steel artery on a dead marble."

Icy Bob (Andre Tricoteux): What an unexpected voice! I bet he's a great guy.
Sykes (Chelsea Harris): I want to be on Team Sykes; she's great.
Pike (Steven Ogg): seemed like he was channeling Jack Nicholson
Alex (Rowan Blanchard): wow, what a talent; spunky, breath of fresh air
John Osweiller (Sam Otto): what a voice/song to end with

Season 1 (2020)

2021-03-21: First, the Weather Changed
2021-03-21: Prepare to Brace
2021-03-21: Access Is Power
2021-03-24: Without Their Maker
2021-03-24: Justice Never Boarded
2021-03-24: Trouble Comes Sideways
2021-03-25: The Universe Is Indifferent
2021-03-25: These Are His Revolutions
2021-03-25: The Train Demanded Blood
2021-03-25: 994 Cars Long

Season 1 notes:

Melanie and Ruth crossed lines ... way, way over 😬
Bess Till (Mickey Sumner): a sublime casting choice
Terence (Sean Toub): just the right balance of rogue and neutrality
Javier de la Torre (Roberto Urbina): I think I can pronounce it now ... "Ha-vee-rrr"
Bennett Know (Ben; Iddo Goldberg): Great "behind the curtain" presence; believable
Ruth Wardell (Alison Wright): As complicated as Melanie ... she enabled grotesque crimes ... but risked it all

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Expanse Run

Watching The Expanse.

Season Six (2021-22)

2021-12-10: Strange Dogs

2021-12-17: Azure Dragon

2021-12-24: Force Projection

2021-12-31: Redoubt

2022-01-07: Why We Fight

Season Five (2020–21)

2021-05-15: Exodus
2021-05-15: Churn
2021-05-15: Mother
2021-05-16: Gaugamela
2021-05-16: Down and Out
2021-05-16: Tribes
2021-05-16: Oyedeng
2021-05-16: Hard Vacuum
2021-05-16: Winnipesaukee
2021-05-16: Nemesis Games

Season Four (2019)

2021-05-07: New Terra
2021-05-07: Jetsam
2021-05-12: Subduction
2021-05-13: Retrograde
2021-05-14: Oppressor
2021-05-14: Displacement
2021-05-14: A Shot In The Dark
2021-05-14: The One-Eyed Man
2021-05-15: Saeculum
2021-05-15: Cibola Burn

Season Three (2018)

2021-04-26: Fight or Flight
2021-04-27: IFF
2021-04-27: Assured Destruction
2021-04-28: Reload
2021-04-28: Triple Point
2021-04-29: Immolation
2021-04-30: Delta-V
2021-04-30: It Reaches Out
2021-05-03: Intransigence
2021-05-04: Dandelion Sky
2021-05-05: Fallen World
2021-05-06: Congregation
2021-05-07: Abaddon's Gate

Season Two (2017)

2021-03-13: Safe
2021-03-13: Doors & Corners
2021-03-13: Static
2021-03-14: Godspeed
2021-03-14: Home
2021-03-14: Paradigm Shift
2021-03-14: The Seventh Man
2021-03-14: Pyre
2021-03-14: The Weeping Somnambulist
2021-03-14: Cascade
2021-04-25: Here There Be Dragons
2021-04-25: The Monster and the Rocket
2021-04-25: Caliban's War

Season One (2015–16)

2021-03-07: Dulcinea
2021-03-07: The Big Empty
2021-03-07: Remember the Cant
2021-03-11: CQB
2021-03-13: Back to the Butcher
2021-03-13: Rock Bottom
2021-03-13: Windmills
2021-03-13: Salvage
2021-03-13: Critical Mass
2021-03-13: Leviathan Wakes

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Aggretsuko Run

Aggretsuko Netflix Series Season 3:

2020-10-14: The Blessings of Life
2020-10-17: Deep in the Hole
2020-10-17: A Sheltered Life
2020-10-18: Winds of Change
2020-10-18: An Urchin in the Desert
2020-10-18: Crossroads
2020-10-19: An Impenetrable Wall
2020-10-19: Bursting Her Bubble
2020-10-19: The End of the Moratorium
2020-10-19: When You Count to Ten

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail)

Federal Contests

President of the United States: Joe Biden
United States Representative: Jimmy Panetta

State Contests

State Senator: John Laird (17th district)
Member of the State Assembly: Mark Stone (29th district)

State Ballot Measures

N: Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research. Initiative Statute
Y: Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property. Initiative Constitutional Amendment
Y: Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
Y: Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
Y: Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They Will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and be Otherwise Eligible to Vote. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
N: Changes Certain Property Tax Rules. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
N: Restricts Parole for Certain Offenses Currently Considered to be Non-Violent. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain “Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors. Initiative Statute
Y: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property Initiative Statute
N: Exempts App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies from Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers. Initiative Statute
Y: Establish State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-Site Medical Professional. Initiative Statute
N: Amends Consumer Privacy Laws. Initiative Statute
Y: Referendum on Law That Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk

City

Santa Cruz - Member of City Council

Kayla Kumar
Kelsey Hill
Marie Cadenas
Martine Watkins

Nonpartisan Offices - Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court

Nancy de la Peña

School
Santa Cruz County Board of Education - Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3

Sandra Nichols

Cabrillo Community College District - Governing Board Member Trustee Area 4

Diana Alfaro

RESOURCES

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2020/10/a-short-guide-to-californias-2020-ballot-initiatives/

https://brokeassstuart.com/2020/10/05/the-november-2020-bas-voter-guide/

https://progressivevotersguide.com/california/2020/general/county/santacruz

https://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/six-women-candidates-santa-cruz-city-council/

Monday, July 13, 2020

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Run

Started watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series).

SEASON 5 (2012–13)

2021-05-17: Revival
2021-05-18: A War on Two Fronts
2021-05-20: Front Runners
The Soft War
Tipping Points
The Gathering
A Test of Strength
Bound for Rescue
A Necessary Bond
Secret Weapons
A Sunny Day in the Void
Missing in Action
Point of No Return
Eminence
Shades of Reason
The Lawless
Sabotage
The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
To Catch a Jedi
The Wrong Jedi

SEASON 4: BATTLE LINES (2011–12)

2020-11-28: Water War
2020-11-28: Gungan Attack
2020-11-28: Prisoners
2020-11-28: Shadow Warrior
2020-11-28: Mercy Mission
2020-11-28: Nomad Droids
2020-11-28: Darkness on Umbara
2020-11-28: The General
2020-11-28: Plan of Dissent
2020-11-29: Carnage of Krell
2020-11-29: Kidnapped
2020-11-29: Slaves of the Republic
2020-11-29: Escape from Kadavo
2020-11-29: A Friend in Need
2020-11-29: Deception
2020-11-29: Friends and Enemies
2021-01-22: The Box
2021-01-22: Crisis on Naboo
2021-01-23: Massacre
2021-01-23: Bounty
2021-01-23: Brothers
2021-05-17: Revenge

SEASON 3: SECRETS REVEALED (2010–11)

2020-10-06: Clone Cadets
2020-10-06: ARC Troopers
2020-10-07: Supply Lines
2020-10-07: Sphere of Influence
2020-10-07: Corruption
2020-11-20: The Academy
2020-11-20: Assassin
2020-11-20: Evil Plans
2020-11-20: Hunt for Ziro
2020-11-20: Heroes on Both Sides
2020-11-20: Pursuit of Peace
2020-11-20: Nightsisters
2020-11-20: Monster
2020-11-27: Witches of the Mist
2020-11-27: Overlords
2020-11-27: Altar of Mortis
2020-11-27: Ghosts of Mortis
2020-11-27: The Citadel
2020-11-27: Counter Attack
2020-11-27: Citadel Rescue
2020-11-27: Padawan Lost
2020-11-27: Wookiee Hunt

SEASON 2: RISE OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (2009–10)

2020-08-01: Holocron Heist
2020-08-01: Cargo of Doom
2020-08-01: Children of the Force
2020-08-02: Senate Spy
2020-08-03: Landing at Point Rain
2020-08-03: Weapons Factory
2020-08-03: Legacy of Terror
2020-08-05: Brain Invaders
2020-08-05: Grievous Intrigue
2020-08-05: The Deserter
2020-08-06: Lightsaber Lost
2020-08-06: The Mandalore Plot
2020-08-06: Voyage of Temptation
2020-08-18: Duchess of Mandalore
2020-08-18: Senate Murders
2020-08-18: Cat and Mouse
2020-08-18: Bounty Hunters
2020-08-22: The Zillo Beast
2020-08-22: The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
2020-08-22: Death Trap
2020-08-22: R2 Come Home
2020-10-06: Lethal Trackdown

SEASON 1 (2008–09)

2020-07-13: Ambush
2020-07-13: Rising Malevolence
2020-07-13: Shadow of Malevolence
2020-07-13: Destroy Malevolence
2020-07-14: Rookies
2020-07-14: Downfall of a Droid
2020-07-14: Duel of the Droids
2020-07-15: Bombad Jedi
2020-07-15: Cloak of Darkness
2020-07-15: Lair of Grievous
2020-07-15: Dooku Captured
2020-07-15: The Gungan General
2020-07-16: Jedi Crash
2020-07-16: Defenders of Peace
2020-07-16: Trespass
2020-07-28: The Hidden Enemy
2020-07-28: Blue Shadow Virus
2020-07-28: Mystery of a Thousand Moons
2020-07-28: Storm Over Ryloth
2020-08-01: Innocents of Ryloth
2020-08-01: Liberty on Ryloth
2020-08-01: Hostage Crisis

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Diluting 950mL 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to 70%

To dilute 950mL of 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to 70%, add 1 2/3 cups water (distilled, if available).

DETAILS

Via Leslie Storer, high school science teacher:

To determine how much water to add to a specific volume of 99% isopropyl alcohol, use the dilution formula C1·V1 = C2·V2, where;

C1 = concentration before dilution

V1 = volume before dilution

C2 = concentration after dilution

V2 = volume after dilution

You should know all variables except V2. Solve the formula for V2:

V2 = C1·V1/C2

The amount of solvent to add is V2 - V1.

So:

(99% * 950mL) / 70%

Results in 1344mL final volume (V2).

The amount of water to add is 1344mL - 950mL, or 394mL, which equals 1.66534 cups water, or roughly 1 and 2/3 cups water.

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