Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got some things done for a change…the bathroom is now spider-free for the first time in weeks and I can see in the mirrors…it really wasn’t that bad but the shower did need a cleaning…slept okay last night and feel okay today…but my back is starting to make me angry…the day starts out okay and then the pain comes on as the day goes on…it is better than it was and one ibuprofen knocks most of the pain down so I guess I shouldn’t bitch too much….I am a little grumpy with not being able to get on the bike for the third day today but I may suit up and just go take a look to see how covered the trails are…not going to be warm enough to melt them for the next couple of days so I guess I won’t get to 3K miles for the year…only 35 miles short so that’s okay…not much to do today…going to clean some more and watch some soccer but that is about it….more later….
Category Archives: My Life
Lists…
Well…as I read the news today, all I could see were people doing lists of the best and worst things of the past year….over at Kos, one of their writers basically covered everything in his lists but I’m not going to do that….just going to noodle here with what has interested me this year….
Television….there have been quite a few new shows that I have followed…and some of them have landed on the “worst show” lists but I still like them…like “Heroes reborn”….liked it for some reason and I’m not sure why….”Homeland” had another good season and went away from Carrie’s mental condition…not mentioning it much but I haven’t finished it up yet so there may some in the last one….”Ash vs. Evil Dead” has Bruce Campbell in it an that is enough to say….”Fargo” had another good season that I just finished and it was nice to see Jeffrey Donovan back on tv after “Burn Notice”…the show could have used a dose of Fiona, though….okay, that’s enough tv…
Movies…not much to say about movies since I haven’t seen many of them….I did see the new “Jurassic Park” movie and didn’t think much of it…no surprises and the same kind of theme from the rest of them…dinos are going to attack and eat people…boring…The new “Mad Max” got lots of good press and reviews but I just didn’t see what that was all about…it was loud and had lots of action but nothing else to me….I am going to watch “The Martian” later in the week and hope that is as good as the reviews….okay…done with this one, too….more later…not more lists…
December 29th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and the huge storm that was supposed to paralyze the entire world ended up being a bust….not even any ice on the car this morning but there is a little snow and I am glad I put the snowies on the car…it looks like people forget how to plow just as they forget how to drive in the snow….huge piles of snow in the road and I was plowing it with the front bumper…but, even the worn out tires got me through with no problems…slept okay last night and feel okay today but a little cranky since I won’t be able to get out on the bike the rest of the week unless the snow melts today….didn’t get anything done yesterday and I should have with just hibernating around here but there is always today….not much to do today…need to clean the bathroom but that is about it….just need more coffee right now so that’s what I’ll do…more later….
December 28th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done…slept okay and feel okay today…my back is the same but there’s not a lot of pain right now and that is a good thing….I did have to get out and get supplies early today with the ice storm coming and now I’m ready to hibernate for the day…no bike ride since it is going to start raining/snowing in a minute and the wind is blowing way too hard to go out…..and there is soccer on in a while with Man U playing Chelsea at 12:30 and the Spurs on at 10….so, it looks like just a workout today after coffee….not much to do today…I am wondering where the spiders in the bathroom came from and they need to be removed today so that will be a project to work on…but that is about it…I am going to get a political one out later today but I have to find the topic first…more later…
Got some stuff done…
Well…it has been an okay day today starting with a good bike ride and then I was going to put off putting the snowies on the car until I got back and felt okay…so, I got that done and got the caliper pins greased and it was a good thing I did…the top ones on both sides were dry and sticky so now I don’t have to think about that…this will be the last year for these winter tires since they are more worn than I remember…even at that, they are still better than my summer tires in the snow…and now, they just posted a winter storm warning for here for tomorrow so I guess the timing is okay…glad I got it done…okay, want to watch the rest of the Lions game…
December 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I finally got some cleaning done so that was cool….feel pretty crappy today and I’m not sure why…had a couple of cocktails but didn’t overdo it so that is a little confusing….not sure if it is a bug or not but I’ll figure that out later today…not going to talk about my back today….it hurts but I’m not going to talk about it….I do need to put the snowies on the car today and I’m not sure how that is going to work with my back hurting….okay…not feeling this right now…not much to do today…need to get a bike ride in after the car stuff but then it will be a veg day until I feel better….more later…
More filler…
Well….just haven’t been able to come up with any topics lately…as least any that aren’t boring, so to try to keep up with the numbers, here goes another filler. I guess I could talk about cars for a while….but there has been nothing go wrong with mine in almost 3 years…yep, a 21 year old car that just never breaks down…okay, you’re probably thinking that I’ve just jinxed it and the engine will fall out of it tomorrow but, if it does, I still won’t believe in jinxes. I do have to put the snowies on it tomorrow since there is some cold and crappy weather coming and I want to be prepared when the snow comes…but, the good thing is that we have already gotten through 2 of the 4 months that it snows here in Michigan so it can’t be nearly as bad as last year….by this time last year, it had already been below zero almost 10 times….so, whatever comes, I can take it. One thing I can’t take is my back right now…hurt so badly this morning that I turned around on the bike after about a quarter mile…well…that’s not really true…it did hurt but it was more the 25 mile an hour wind that I was going into…it was a struggle to get into 4th on the rear sprockets when I usually get into 8th on that stretch….okay….that will do it for this one…I’ll try to get better tomorrow and do one that means something…
December 26th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done other than two bike rides….slept okay last night and just feel a little slow this morning…my back seems to be a little better but that is how every day starts and then it gets worse….at least I can sit down without pain right now…when the kids were young, this was my favorite day of the year…when christmas was done and I still had a week off to just relax…and I think I still like it with the christmas ads being done and no more happy happy crap….I am a little grumpy today…was planning on watching Man U play this morning but they look like crap and are down 2-0 in the first 15 minutes…so, no more of that…..not much to do today…have to hit the bank to make a deposit and I may try to get a bike ride in but the winds are already blowing like crazy and there is rain coming in later….should clean the kitchen and I just might…not sure…
A second one…
Well…it has been an okay day today and I did get a few things done…got out on the bike twice for a good 30 miles today but the damn pedal arm came loose twice today…pulled it apart and couldn’t see anything wrong with it so I hit it with a little blue silicone on the threads and tightened it as tight as I could without stripping it…hope the silicone works like lock tite and keeps the damn thing tight….I was out in shorts for the second ride today and that was nice…looks like the last day for the year in shorts but I am only 48 miles from hitting 3K for the year and that will be a goal for the week….the pork shoulder came out great and I did find that horseradish goes with everything…even on a chicken sandwich I had last night….I did hear from all the kids today and that was cool….but now, it’s time to just shut it down for the day and get ready to have a cocktail for Doctor Who….
December 25th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get a few things done so that was cool….my back was killing me again but seems better this morning and the bike ride will tell…slept okay last night and feel okay this morning but I am a little grumpy that I can’t get my normal newspapers this morning…the GR press is just crap now but I guess I’ll have to live with it…I am SO happy the christmas ads are gone….it looks like I’ll be able to get out on the bike around 9:30 or so since I have to wait until I get the pork shoulder in and do the high heat for the first half hour to brown it…I did have to wash all my riding clothes since I got them greasy working on the bike…and I had to do the towel that is under the bike, too, since it was full of gear lube that I used to lube the swing arm bushing….if it squeaks again today, I’m not sure what I’ll do with it…not much to do today…going to cook and get the bike ride in but that is about it…probably do a movie or two or continue with the Doctor Who marathon that is on BBC…..more later…..