Went into the attic this morning to install the junction box. Instead of a Lowes trip I took a junction box that was mounted in the shed. This was fine. Got it all hooked up and went downstairs to turn on the circuit breaker and BAM - it blew. Went back upstairs and actually disassembled one of the outlet boxes thinking the short was in there when I noticed I had my cable with the intentional short still plugged in from troubleshooting. Disconnected and tried the breaker again - this time all was well. I plugged all the light stands into the new circuit. When the mail came my pond pump and "Exposure" book came. The book is a new one I saw on GMA about teen sexting and how one woman's son got in real trouble. The Pond Pump went in and energized at 4:30 PM. I'm marking the date here to see how long I can make this one last.
Dinner tonight was BLT. On mine I put a fresh banana pepper. It made a big difference - crunchy and flavorful. After dinner I went to Apex Walmart and bought fish food/pond pellets/ The 5 pound bag was $13 but the 10 pound was only $19.95. 5 pounds lasts over 6 months, so that's all I bought. The IRA closed at 401,700 today! Just last month it was in the 390's. wow.