11/5/2019
(Above: Tonight’s dinner, pre-noodling.)
Active Summary: After today’s morningly ride-around and creative writing time, I initiated the process of switching over to Sprint for my cell phone and internet plans. The process was a trial. Certainly, the assistance / attentiveness granted to me by Sprint representatives was appreciated, but the final result was a mere switch-over in cell service. I wanted to get the hot spot running but was weary of remaining indoors, so I next ventured outside where I helped Madre by giving her some encouragement to utilize the metal-cutting sawzall blade on wood*. This was followed by my helping Wag air up the big white pickup truck’s tires and then by our cutting 6×6 posts. After this, I returned to Jacobhouse where I took a shower before heading to Oldhouse to make lunch.
(2:24 PM Update): I just spent about an hour attempting to make my phone into a hotspot, but I have still been unable to do so. Well… that’s a lie. I’ve been able to get some hotspot activity but the speed was a mere 0.5 mbps. I suppose I’ll have to contact Sprint once again to get some help on the matter. The primary sign of hope at this point is that I do receive LTE signal within Jacobhouse. So, once all the permissions / security has been worked out, I will have internet access.
(6:52 PM Update): I engaged in further attempts to speed up the hotspot this afternoon, but it proved almost fruitless. I say almost because I did get assurance from one of the agents that if the network was not up and running in a couple of days, I could bring my phone in to a Sprint store and have everything worked out. Other afternoon activities included helping out on the farm, aiding Madre in moving a window and door to her workshop, and riding around with Padre through the beef pasture.
TIL: Last night I learned how to make Chokladbollar – a delectable coconut-chocolate treat. The process is simple with the only cooking to occur being that of the rolled oats which must be toasted in a pan for about 5 minutes on medium heat. Then, while those cool off**, mix butter / coconut oil / cocoa / espresso / sugar / salt / vanilla / cayenne together in a bowl (all ingredient amounts are posted here). After the latter ingredients are evenly incorporated with one another, stir the oats into the sweets. The resultant mixture will likely be too loose for ball-formation, so place it into a refrigerator for a few minutes before doing so.
And while the mention of coconut is still fresh in mind, I must note that I cooked some burger-steaks in coconut oil today. The resultant juiciness was tremendous, and the slight coconut undertones complimented the Angus’ savory flavor.
Chokladbollar. A delicious dessert that does not rely on sweetness to ‘get its point across’. 
A uniquely delicious persimmon-and-brie French omelet made for dinner last night. 
A look inside. The brie had melded into the French omelet’s custardy inner-texture while the persimmon lent the delicacy a hint of sweetness. The only other ingredients were a little bit of rosemary and red pepper. And butter.
Commentary: Some of today’s events did not go as well as planned (I’m sure they can likely be guessed after reading the activity log), but there is no use complaining, for that only adds to the already numerous temporal detractions. So, instead, here is a video:
Final Note: With the 6×6 posts now cut, tomorrow I intend to begin the process of fastening them in place via the ½” lag bolts procured yesterday. Once the posts are rooted in place, I should be able to calculate the lengths needed for the 2x6s that shall be fastened onto them.
*Despite metal blades being designed for metal, they can also be used for wood. The opposite, however, is not the case. Wood saws cannot / should not be utilized for cutting metal.
**The oats must be allowed to cool. Otherwise, instead of chocolate oat balls, the aspirant cook will produce chocolate oat puddles. Fortunately, the simple solution to ‘oat puddle’ is popping the mixture into the fridge or freezer for a brief time. Five minutes in the freezer did the trick for me