Well….still can’t get to politics yest but I am easing up to it…so, I think I’ll talk about something else, again….a couple of weeks back, I noticed that the car key that I was using was not working too well in the ignition…it was catching and hard to turn so I decided to use the key that I got from the dealer a couple of years ago….that one never worked as smoothly as the one I got with the car so I continued to use the original key until I noticed that it had a crack in it…and with having a similar, cracked one break off in the trunk lock of the Mx-6, I thought it would be a good idea not to use it anymore. But, that left me with one key again and that doesn’t work with my two key winter system…where I leave the car running in really cold weather and just lock the doors….so yesterday, I decided to try to find a place to get a new key that didn’t cost me the 20 bucks the dealer charged…tried the Ace hardware that I use for the fasteners and other little things that you can only get at a real hardware store…they will even sell you one bolt if you need it…not like the big boxes where you have to buy twenty when you need one. So, they had the blank that matched the real key for the car and I was expecting to pay 7-10 dollars for it but was pleasantly surprised that it only cost $3.30 for the key…and after listening to a friend of mine with a modern car whose key has a chip in it that costs $250 dollars to replace, it just reinforces the idea that I love simple cars that don’t have that nonsense on them….after all, cars were around for a hundred years before chips…geez…

Well…here comes the first big storm and I am not ready for it…the car is ready but not me…but, I guess I’ve been through enough of them that it really doesn’t matter….might be just more weather hype…I do know that it is going to be really cold next week…high temps in the teens already…crap…..I did have a productive day yesterday…got a lot of stuff done and made some money so that was cool…have enough cash now to get through the month and that is cool, too. Might not get on the bike today with the wind already blowing like crazy with gusts of over 25….and with the cold, that just makes it too miserable to go out…..only need about 5 rides to get through 3k for the year so that should be doable by the end of the year…..need to clean the bathroom today and gt some other stuff done but it looks like I will be in the rest of the week except pool so I’ll have plenty of time to do it…more later…

Well….out on the trail today, I saw something that really probably only happens in Michigan…snowmobile tracks already…after 2 inches of snow, along the entire trail there are tracks from snowmobiles….I understand wanting to use a machine that you have paid a lot of money for, but after 2 inches of snow? The biggest problem is that these damn things pack the snow down on the trail and it leaves icy spots that would have melted if they hadn’t been there…and for a bike rider, it leaves nasty surprises that can throw you off the bike and hurt you…and at my age, that just can’t happen…oh, well….I did have a nice ride since I have started to read about science news again…so, Tom, we will have something to talk about Friday….more later…

Well….running early today and I’m not sure why….but that’s okay…slept okay last night but my obliques are sore this morning and there is no reason for it other than changing the tires last week….but it shouldn’t last this long…I did get to making the turkey soup yesterday and I am a little confused by it…it tastes great but I ended up with 4 containers when I normally get three….and it’s so thick it’s like a stew almost….but I guess I shouldn’t complain too much…as you can see I dipped my toe back into politics yesterday and I’m not sure when the next time will be…it is just so peaceful not reading the news that I want that to continue for a while…I do have stuff to do today and I want to get the bike ride in this morning before running errands but I may have to wait until the afternoon since it is only in the 20’s right now…the coffee is done and I need a cup so I’ll end here…more later…

Well…sitting here tying to get moving with not too much success…just started the coffee and really should start it earlier every day…didn’t get much done yesterday but I did make some cash so that was cool…but I had to go over to the north end of town in the snow and slush…it was good to see that the worn out snow tires are still working so there was no drama other than the idiots on the road that thought it was a good idea to go 45 on the e-way…stay home if you are that scared…cripes, it’s Michigan in the winter…oh, well…I wonder if the trails will be covered…will probably have to go out later in the day after it melts…..I am going to make turkey soup today so that will give me something to do….the soreness in my back is gone so I really do want to get out today…should run some errands but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow…..more later….

Well…another wasted day yesterday but I did get out on the bike for a ride and that was cold but felt good….and I think I’ll get out again this morning but it will be full thermasuit today…have to get used to that from now on…and it’s going to snow this aft which will depress me even more than the gloom….I have an errand to run this aft so I am glad I put the snowies on the car…but, I’ll make a little cash so that will be cool….I have a bruise under my lower lip that appeared after the bike ride yesterday but I’m not sure where it came from…wasn’t there when I left but was when I got back…must have popped a blood vessel somehow and that is a little scary….it’s almost gone this morning and we’ll see if it comes back after this morning’s ride….I do have to clean the bathroom today and that will probable happen during halftime of the Lions game…more later….

Well…woke up a little sore today and I’m pretty sure it’s from changing the tires on the car….had to put the snowies on and I can’t believe the difference they made even with being almost worn out…the car drives straight down the road again and feels right…so the drive out and back was a good one….and I won at pool…so it was an okay day….just getting to coffee right now and I do need a new routine…not sure what that would be but I need something….there is lots of soccer on today so that will be my day…not sure if I’m going to ride today and that would make 3 days in a row off and I know I don’t like that…and with the snow tomorrow, I probably won’t get out….not going to do much today…making turkey soup tomorrow so that will take up a lot of the day…I do need to clean the bathroom and I am going to try to get that done…more later….

Well…running early today since I got up early and I’m already bored….didn’t sleep well and feel it this morning so it looks like a take it easy morning…didn’t get on the bike yesterday and today looks the same…might have to put the snowies on the car today since it is supposed to snow Sunday….and then I won’t have to think about it anymore…..forgot to have coffee yesterday with my routine changing but I remembered this morning and it will be something I’ll have to think about…my mornings used to be automatic with reading the papers with my coffee but no news has screwed that up some….but I don’t care…just another adjustment that I’ll have to make….I am going to made a little cash today so that will be cool…and maybe pool this aft…so I will have something to do…more later…

Well….as I’ve said, I broke the handle off my glove box latch on the Miata a couple of weeks ago and have been waiting for the new one to come since then…well…it came today and it only took about 5 minutes to install…..that is, after I took a half hour to figure out how the lock tumbler could be switched over…pretty simple once I figured out that there is just a tiny little tab that had to be pushed back to release it…then, it just snapped into the new one and three screws to put it back in…works like a champ so that was cool…and with getting the headlight bulb replaced the other day, the car is almost back to 100%…still haven’t found the noise but I’m thinking it’s a motor mount bolt that has come loose…will check that when I change the tires out next week…hope it’s that simple….

Well….woke up to a surprise that was not a good one…the car was covered in snow and I don’t have the snowies on yet…but, it was almost melted off by the time I got back here…and I ran it around yesterday with no problems…the noise is still there at startup but I am much less worried about it….felt pretty good when I got up this morning and slept pretty good last night and that is a relief…I think the last vestiges of the bug are gone and that helps…just coughed a little yesterday and the lungs feel okay today…not sure if I’ll get out on the bike today since it is still cold and raining now….but, I’ve got the whole day so maybe this aft….not sore at all today…at least right now but both elbows hurt when I got up…I know why so that’s okay….just have cleaning to do today…and a little cooking so it looks like an easy one….more later….