Category Archives: My Life

Last one for the month…

Well…I almost forgot that I needed to do one more for the month so I guess this is it….Man U is starting to irritate the hell out of me with losing to a championship team in the League Cup this week and then tying at 0-0 today…just a listless,  lackluster performance that just bored the hell out of me…and the Wings have been doing the same after the good start they had…I know they have a pretty young team and a lot of people injured but still…they should be able to score a damn goal once in a while….so, I guess I’ll go watch the Michigan game that is starting right now that I will abandon when Doctor Who comes on….

Kinda filler…ish…

Well…as you can see I have two more of these to do today so these next two are going to be a little fillerish just so I can make my goal…but, you’ll have to admit the filler level has gone down markedly this year so I guess I’ve that going for me…I did have something weird happen today that I am still trying to figure out…cooking some chicken for lunch today and it was getting towards done so I was going to use my thermometer to check to make sure it was done but I couldn’t find it…looked everywhere in and under everything and still couldn’t find it….so, I was resigned to buying a new one until I decided to check one last place…my trash can…and there it was…I am still trying to figure out how it got in there…must have been with a bunch of used z-locs that I threw away when I was cleaning the counter…makes me feel good that I found it…even though they’re only a few bucks…

October 31st

Well…it was an okay day yesterday…filled with too much stuff going on but okay…slept okay but I now know for sure that I have a bug of some kind and that is taking away a bunch of energy…have been coughing like crazy again and could barely breathe last night…so it will be an easy day today…just have one errand to run around noon and then I’m not going to do much else but watch soccer and football…I think there may be a race on later, too, so at least I won’t be bored….I did have to cover the hole in my bathroom ceiling since it was pouring cold air into it and it smelled really bad from being wet….I do have a few more of these to do today to get to the goal but right now I’m not sure what they will be…stop back to find out…

A crazy day…

Well…it has just been one of those crazy days today that happens sometimes…but, it also included a nice lunch with T so that kind of balanced it out. First the crazy….after I finally got out for a bike ride after two days off because of rain, I came back here and jumped in the shower as I normally do, but, after climbing out, I noticed that there was water dripping from the ceiling above my sink…after I prepared this place…and Tom, you know what that means…I called and they sent a maint guy to take a look. After he cut a hole in my ceiling to see what was happening, water started gushing everywhere and making a huge mess…it turns out the woman above me had put a big hole in her tub and had not bothered to call maint to report it…now I’m not sure where she thought that water was going…but even an idiot would know it wasn’t going down the drain. So, I now have a huge, uninsulated hole in my bathroom ceiling that has to stay open until next wed so it can dry out enough to be repaired…what a pain….

October 30th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool….slept okay but still feel like crap today and I think it’s a new bug that is screwing up my lungs….have been coughing since the morning yesterday and it continues today…and, my head is plugged up, too, so this time it has to be a bug, not allergies…not going to do a pain update today since that is boring even to me…it has been strange not being able to ride the bike the past two days but I am going to get out this morning as soon as the temp comes up enough…I need that exercise and miss it…and, it has been hard to try to not eat more…although this time I have just not felt like eating with the bug so I guess that works out….not much to do today…it is a little weird not having pool on Friday but I do have lunch with T today so that will fill some of the day….and, I don’ think I’d have the energy to make a long day of it…more later…

October 29th

Well…running a little late today since I had the grocery run and a bunch of other stuff to do this morning….but, I’m done now so I’m here….slept okay last night after getting up at 4:30 yesterday and not taking a nap during the aft…so, I feel pretty good today…I have been coughing all morning, though, and I’m not sure what that is about…and my forearms hurt even with not riding the bike yesterday…and it looks like I won’t get out today, either, since it is raining and cold…will not go out when it is in the 30’s and raining…maybe later if it stops….I did try to watch the repub debates last night but got tired of the “Obama bad…tax cuts, tax cuts..” that was all they had to say and it was just too predictable….not much to do today…got everything done I wanted to do already so it looks like just cleaning later…but right now, I need more coffee so I’ll get back to it….more later…

October 28th

Well…this one may be short since I have been up since 4:30 and I am running out of steam already…and it didn’t help that it was a long day with pool and then out with G for a couple…and a couple more arguments and I don’t want to do that anymore…so I won’t…slept really crappy last night…up and down all night with getting up so damn early…there will be a nap involved sometime today but I have been cleaning to get ready for the furnace inspection that is happening today…just what I need feeling so crappy….so, today is going to be a recovery day to get back on track and feel better…may even skip the bike ride since it is supposed to rain all day….and I could use the rest…

October 27th

Well….it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…there will be groceries again this week…slept okay but woke up with some jaw pain from grinding my teeth all night but it appears to be getting better since I can now concentrate on not grinding….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but some stuff I needed to do around here and today looks like the same…have the normal stuff to do with the workout and the bike ride and then pool this aft and then have to meet up with G for a couple later…..going to be a busy day today and I can’t wait until I’m back here later for the Wings game….I think I am going to have to order a new shifter for the bike since the annoyance level is up to 11 with it being so inconsistent so I guess I’ll bite the bullet and get that done tomorrow….need more coffee…more later….

Once around the world…

Once around the world on one bike! Hit 25,000 miles on the Motobecane this morning…Here are some of the numbers…
Parts used:
6 rear tires…12 rear tubes
3 front tires…3 front tubes
1 front sprocket
3 rear sprocket sets
3 chains
3 rear shifters
5 rear shift cables
1 rear shift actuator
3 sets of hand grips
3 bike computers
average lap of the trail…13 miles
average lap time…70 minutes
Laps for 25,000 miles….1,923
time in seat for 25,000 miles….2,243.5 hours
calories burned for 25,000 miles @ 700 per lap….1,346,100
Highest yearly mileage…4,456
Not sure what this all means but it is cool to hit a goal…

October 26th

Well..it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool…but not much so that wasn’t…pretty much vegged the day away and watched sports…Man U tied City but it was a good match so that was okay, too…but, the Lions stunk up the place as always and I think it’s time for a change…writing off another year…but, I’ll talk about that later in another one….slept okay last night but feel a little slow this morning which I think is from not eating enough, again, but I’ll see about that later…found a bruise on my arm yesterday that I can’t remember getting but who knows what happens when I’m trying to sleep….not much to do today…I have to get some cleaning done but that’s about it….and a couple more of these since I am behind and don’t want to wait until the end of the month and have to rush it…more later…