This month has been especially trying; a number of petty emergencies have struck, requiring me to re-arrange priorities. So many new high-priority tasks have jumped to the top of the queue that I realize that I have too much on my plate and must engage in some serious task pruning. Here’s the current task list as of August 2nd, 2019:
Fire protection
clear trails/fire lines
grind central refuge zone down to soil with blade
√ Clear roof
clear tight spots with string trimmer
clear fuels from around house
Rebuild Deck
Website
Learn WordPress
new interactive storytelling project documentation
prepare new class materials
launch new class
Post entire JCGD contents
Tractor
Repair throttle
√ Repair steering
Paint body
√ Grease joints
Electrical Outlet for fireplace fans
√ Finish programming water pump monitor
Forest
water primary tree group (daily)
water secondary tree group (monthly)
water camphors (daily)
drag logs to repository
√ cut down tree by house
√ remove slash
cut up and remove log
cut down three big snags
limb all downed trees
remove slash
Use disk trimmer to finish off sprouts from removed trees
Collect loose firewood
Weeds
√ Final sulfur cinquefoil run
search and destroy yellow star thistle
Driveway
Find SS-20 vendor and gravel.
Repair jet pump leak
Clean shop
Clean office
Clean house
Repair third chainsaw
Install address signs
√ Finish bird netting for berries
√ Finish repotting seedlings
Geodesic Sphere
√ tap drive brace
√ install bolts
√verify voltage
√ test sphere on support disk
mount sphere on support disk
survey post positions
install five posts
install support brackets
build roof
install lower disk
dig trench
lay wiring
install upper disk
install geodesic sphere
test system
install roof
Cancellation or indefinite postponement:
Tank
Political discussions on the web
OSDI
Cardinal point markers
Meadow laser positional adjustment system
Meadow laser solar power upgrade
Koyaanisqatsi visual