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I want to be an energy efficient household but this monthly report from XcelEnergy does nothing to help me. Just makes me feel bad. Showing min/max/avg by day and hour would at least give some data to work with.

Bar chart showing energy use: You used 1155 kWh, All Neighbors used 892 kWh, Efficient Neighbors used 582 kWh, 29% more than neighbors.
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… NAS issue resolved? After extended SMART test said all was fine I did another rebuild of the Volume and after 14 hours it succeeded. 🤷‍♂️

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Watched The Circle. Thought provoking ideas and concepts. Okay movie.

Movie poster for The Circle starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, releasing 4.28.17, tagline Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.
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I got an Anki Cozmo robot for Christmas and we’ve been having a lot of fun with it. Little thing has a lot of character.

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We are going to bring in the new year… frozen!

Daily weather forecast showing temperatures dropping to -26 on New Years Eve then rising to 3 by January 2nd and 3rd.
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Tyler and I did this LEGO Technic RC Tracked Racer. Very fun! One of the most impressive LEGO kits we’ve done.

LEGO Technic RC Tracked Racer set assembled on a white table, green and white body with number 80 markings and black rubber tank treads
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… back to NAS issue. I ran the extended SMART test on every drive in my Synology and no errors. Attempting to repair the RAID volume again. 🤞🏻

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Watched Fences tonight. Amazing acting all around and great dialogue. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Movie poster for Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in theatres Christmas Day
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Playing Prime Climb with the family. Interesting game. Sort of like Sorry. Lots of math!

Prime Climb board game in progress, colorful spiral number board with green, orange, red, and blue pawns placed on various numbered spaces.
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Playing Maze Racers with the kids. Fun game.

Two Maze Racers game boards with yellow and blue plastic maze pieces on a colorful painted table, with a small decorated gingerbread house in the background.