Shop-wise, the only thing I have on the must-do list is to fabricate a steel reinforcement plate for the aluminum screen door. The screw holes for the door closer piston have gotten stripped out, so I'll be mounting a steel plate with tapped and threaded holes to attach the door closer to.
We got our burger cooking out of the way last night. Picked up some fresh ground grass-fed beef from a local meat market on Wednesday. Baked some homemade hamburger buns yesterday afternoon, and then cooked burgers and grilled onions for dinner last night. I seldom cook burgers at home because LOML generally doesn't like hamburgers. The only ones she really likes are from Freddie's Steakburgers, and despite the name, Freddie's makes very thin, crispy burger patties. I tried to replicate them last night by cooking thin burgers in a cast iron skillet on the gas grill. LOML loved them, so I consider it a win.
We don't have any major plans for the weekend. There will be several public fireworks displays, but we're going to stay home. One of the public displays sponsored by the city was scheduled to happen in the park right next to the city animal shelter. (Brilliant idea, Mr. Mayor.
As if the animals weren't stressed out enough, let's bombard them with fireworks.) Fortunately, the public outcry was strong enough that they decided to relocate that one to a different park. Between the city-sanctioned displays and all the illegal stuff (which has been going on for the past several weeks) there will be lots of rocket's red glare in the skies tomorrow. I'll probably send the drone up tomorrow night to get some video of the city under siege.
I'll be doing another round of chemical warfare on the local scorpion population later today. I killed one in the house a few days ago...it was lounging around on the tile floor inches away from our dog. Time for another preemptive strike.
I also need to finish up an article I've been asked to write for a woodworking magazine. This is a first for me, but hopefully there will be more in the future. More details once it gets published.
Lastly, I have one more module to complete in an online training course I've been doing in preparation for a new firearms certification I'm in the process of getting. The in-person classroom and shooting range portion of the course will happen later this month.