Well…it has been one of those days that has left my sore and hobbling around here this afternoon…it all started at 7am with the bike rides…only two today…then I uncovered the old car and fired it up to make sure it still runs…put an old expired plate on it so I could drive it around the block and clear the rust off the discs…I let it run while I mowed where the car has been sitting and then parked it back there and re-covered it…the got the string trimmer out and did the whole yard…then fed the lawn and mowed it…and did the weed walk…during that I had to take my trimmers and trim the mulberry tree so I could walk under it again…the branches were so heavy with berries they almost touched the ground…then I pulled more weeds out of the front of the house and finished up around 11:30…by that time I was used up even with it only being 4 1/2 hours of work…damn, I’m getting old…but I do have the yard done until late next week…so now I’m going to read a bit…
You have to read this…
Well…as I was looking for a topic for this afternoon, I came across a transcript of idiot boy’s comments as he was dedicating his new 100 foot flagpole on grounds of the WH…it is one of the weirdest things I’ve ever read and shows the cognitive decline that the media won’t report on…hell, even some WH staffers think he’s not up to being president and is so much worse than his first term…more impulsive, more angry, and more idiotic than he has ever been and they truly think he is going to charge into a war with Iran just to distract Americans from all of his failures…and after his performance at the g7 conference this week, there is a good case for his removal using the 25th amendment soon…but the damage he is going to do before that is already happening across the country…so I guess we hunker down and wait it out…crap…geez…
June 19th
Well…man, I’m worn out this morning and would like a day off to just sit here but you know I won’t take it…but I think I am going to cut back to 25 miles today to give my legs a bit of a rest…they are stiff and sore and are going to take some time to get loosened up once I get moving…it’s 6:20 and I just poured the first cup of coffee and need to get moving soon…it did rain a bit yesterday but not enough to fix the drought we’re in…I wonder why it’s so hard for me to take it easy? I’m retired and should be able to just “go with the flow” and do what I want but that is the hardest thing for me…oh, well…down to the last day of leftovers so I think I’ll do blt’s tomorrow…it’s going to be almost 90 Monday so I think it will be a beach day after I get 25 miles in…no more rain in the forecast until next Thurs and Fri and I may have to mow the lawn before that…and the only thing growing in the lawn is weeds so I’ll need to treat them today after the rides…I do need to start on the windows that should have been cleaned months ago and I may do the kitchen today…and I need to clean the blinds, too so the three kitchen windows should be enough for today…not much to do today…just need to get my butt moving and get on the bike but I’m not doing it until I get the second cup of coffee in me….more later…
Just laundry today…
Well…finally, it ha started to rain out here but we’re not going to get the inch they forecast but I’ll take any rain we can get…I did get 38 more miles in today but then didn’t do much but laundry and making potato salad…oh, and I just finished the second of four books an I’m going to start the third one after I do this…I really do think I need to take an easy day soon just to let my legs get some repair time although they didn’t hurt much today…need to allow myself to not go all out all the time sine I don’t have any goal to reach this year…my tongue is still white so I’ll talk to my doctor when I go in and have the freckle removed Tues morning…they might have to prescribe 10 days worth this time..who knows? I do know that I’d love to be able to taste again and that won’t happen until they get rid of this damn infection…okay, reading time…
We’re leading the way…
Well…one of the things I noticed at the “No Kings” protest this past Sat was the age of the crowd…most of the people there looked like me…older folks made up at least 75% of the crowd and now that phenomenon has been noticed across the country at every one of the protests…our age group is leading the way in protesting everything trump and we show that in the polls where 65+ Americans have the highest disapproval of the idiot and are going to be the determining factor in a lot of elections…and possibly hand both the House and Senate back tot he dems next fall…I never could understand why older folks like me would ever vote for repubs since their reason for living is to cut the programs that most of us alive…but it looks now like it’s getting through the thick skull of the rest of the old folks and they are no longer going to be a reliable voting bloc for the repubs…it’s about damn time…geez…
People don’t like it…
Well…as the repubs in the senate work to cut even more from Medicaid than their House collaborators, it seems that people really don’t like the idea of abandoning millions of Americans just to give tax cuts to the rich…in fact 64% of the people polled hated the bill while it is underwater by 41% with independents which is pointing to a crushing defeat for the repubs in 26 if it works like it should…and polling shows that general support for the idiot trump is plunging and that was taken before he started threatening Iran where 70+% don’t want the US to get involved…so, again, most of the people in this country aren’t buying what the repubs are selling…but I’ve railed about this before, that repub policies are hugely unpopular and I still can’t figure out why they keep passing this stuff…I mean 80% of those polled don’t want any more tax cuts for the rich and yet it is the centerpiece of this “big beautiful” piece of crap…and I really do hope the repubs plan to run on it…it would guarantee a blood bath for them in 2026…geez…
June 18th
Well…three inches of rain? Ha,ha…we got a little mist and that is going to be it so I’ll be out on the bike after I have coffee and get my body jump started…might only get two rides in…will have to put the rain gear on but no storms and that sucks…feel a little worn out today and it may be from doing 38 miles for three days in a row…so, my plans to take a day off and watch the rain is out and I’m really disappointed…oh, well…I’ll be out on the bike by 7 so I need to pour the coffee down and get going…still have leftovers for today but I do need to assemble some more potato salad for later…have the windows open already since it it still almost 70 and I’ll probably have to have the fan on later…pretty darn humid so I’ll be sweating on the bike…think I’ll do laundry today since I’m running out of t-shirts to wear on the bike…man, I’m having a hard time getting going this morning and I wonder if I ate enough yesterday? Just had some chicken stir fry and a dog with potato salad and that is barely over 1K calories and that is not enough to support 38 miles on the bike but you’ve heard me go on about that for how many years now? Too many, that’s for sure…not much to do today…just the rides and laundry and I’m planning to get wet on the bike here in a minute…they have just changed the forecast to light rain from 3 inches and that sucks….more later…
38 more miles…
Well…I really was going to cut down to 25 miles today but I felt pretty good after two rides that I jumped right back on the bike for the third…so, 38 more miles today but I may have to do indoor rides if the forecast of storms holds up…it hasn’t rained out here for almost 7 weeks and my lawn is gone for the year…again, just like last year when we had 56 days in a row with no rain…up to 49 days in this drought and I really can’t figure that out…oh, well…didn’t have any pain on the bike today even after doing a full 6.5 mile sprint coming back on the first ride so I’m hoping my legs are healed…didn’t get much on the grocery run but I did get lettuce and tomatoes so I can make blt’s once the leftovers are gone…I did make the ingredients for potato salad and overcooked the eggs again so I’m curious what they are going to look like when I peel them tomorrow…it got pretty hot today at 85 but I have the fan on and I can live with it…I id remember to open the small windows in the basement glass blocks and I hope that dries the basement up a bit…okay, time for tv…and maybe a cocktail…ha, the little weather widget just said 3 inches of rain tomorrow…I’ll believe it when I see it…
They’re starting to get it..
Well…as little baby trump stomped out of the G7 conference because no one will listen to his bullshit anymore…he use the excuse that he was working on a “deal” to end the Israel/Iran war lying his ass off since he really has nothing to do with it…and it makes me happy the world leaders have figured out the idiot trump finally and made comments like “he doesn’t know anything” or “it’s worthless to talk to him”…and at a press conference with Canadian premier Carney, idiot boy tried to go off on immigration and blue cities and Carney just shut him down and stopped the conference as idiot boy shrunk into the background…now, I’ve never seen a real president treated that way by other world leaders but I think it appropriate for the idiot…after all, he can barely string two sentences together and has nothing to add to any conversation…finally, he’s getting treated as he deserves…geez…
June 17th
Well….damn, it’s funny how sunburned you can get just being out at the beach for an hour for the first time this year…I guess the 100 sunscreen I’ve been using has kept me pretty white…but I purposely didn’t put any on for the beach since I really did want to get a bit of color…need to get on the bike by 6:45 today sine I want to get a ride in before the grocery run…may just keep it to 25 miles today after two days of 38′s…my legs can use a little rest…it’s already warm enough to go out just a t-shirt this morning and that is what I’ve been waiting for…still have leftovers for today and tomorrow but I will need to take something out of the freezer for the rest of the week…not sure what that will be yet…maybe some bacon for blt’s? Will probably make Masala this weekend before the ginger spoils and I have to make another batch of potato salad to use the potatoes before they spoil…not going to buy any protein this week and will be eating out of the freezer for a couple of weeks…not much to do today…going to take it a little easier today and read another book so I can pick up 4 more Friday…I think I need to pause that for a while to get a few things done around here….more later…