09:36 – The prepping book is starting to shape up. I’m still in the random phase, where I write a sentence or a couple of paragraphs in one chapter and then jump to another chapter and do the same. Or maybe just stick in a header to remind me to write something about a subject. Some days, I add material to 10 or 15 different chapters. Within the next six weeks or so, I should be able to start posting draft chapters to the mailing list.
14:38 – UPS just showed up with the fleece-lined hoodie I ordered from Costco for $22. It’s an XLT, just like my old one from LL Bean, which would probably cost $60 now. The first thing I noticed when I unpacked the Costco hoodie was that it had much thicker cloth and fleece than the LL Bean hoodie and felt noticeably heavier. I just checked with my shipping scale. The LL Bean hoodie weighed 28.4 ounces, and the Costco hoodie 35.2 ounces. Now, granted, the LL Bean hoodie is several years old and has been washed many times. I’m sure it’s lost some of its fleece over the years. But it was never as thick as the Costco hoodie. I’m quite pleased with the new one, even ignoring that it cost only $20.