Well…don’t know if it’s the day out yesterday or just my general malaise but I can’t get any outrage working today…read 4 papers at the coffee shop and another 4 online and there just aren’t any topics that have piqued my interest. Or, I’m just tired of being outraged…I’m not sure. So, I don’t know if you know what an unemployed 57 year old’s day looks like, and you probably don’t care but it’s that or nothing…okay, I hear you all saying “NOTHING” but I’m not listening so here goes.
Hmmm…usually up by 6-6:12, a habit that still hangs on after doing it for so many years even though the batteries have been dead in my alarm clock for a couple of years. Then, I turn on the computer and the rest of the equipment and check the e-mail before I hit the couch to continue to wake up which usually takes until about 7 or so. The New York Times online is next followed by the Washington Post and Post Politics to get a read on what the topic of the day is going to be. The first post usually comes next so you guys will have something to read when you get into work. Sending out the two e-mails that I send every morning comes next and, by that time, it’s about 8 or so and time to get cleaned up and get ready for the Kava House that is just around the corner. 4 papers and a medium house coffee keeps me busy for the next hour or so then back here to read the responses to the e-mails if they are there. Bored Yet? You probably should be. Then, it’s an hour on the weight machine to try to stay in shape and get warmed up for the bike ride that usually goes from 12 to 30 miles and gets me to around lunch. Okay, I know you’re bored so I’ll stop here….more later…
Well…Tom’s starting a new job today so yesterday’s trip out to Ada had a little more whiskey than normal…as always, I feel like crap today and have been up since about 4…not going to do much today except the normal stuff…I did pickle some of the crops a couple of days ago….tried some green beans and they came out great…along with the zucchini, things you never see pickled. I am going to try some asparagus over the weekend…yep, as you can see, I’m a little bored so I have to amuse myself…and I do that quite regularly…more later….
Well…this one is going to be short since I really don’t have a lot to say right now…looks like a normal day for a Wednesday…out to Ada later for pool and beer with the normal workout this morning….I will promise that there will be some topical stuff later this morning or early afternoon…I am still quite elated with my son’s news but that is tempered by the overeating from yesterday that I feel guilty about…yep, I have a well developed sense of guilt about almost everything that I do…more later…
Well…this is one that I love to write….when one of your children exceed your expectations not only with their success in business but their growth as a person you just have to write about it…I am so proud of J (and you can’t tell which child since they all start with a J)…was on the phone with him for an hour talking about the events of the week where he works. On his own initiative…and on his own time, he attacked an IT problem that his company has been working on for over a year and solved it in a week….and was invited to the home office to have the CEO thank him in person, and was offered a promotion and a move to Dearborn….It was just neat to hear him so excited about his work and his life…but I guess this was not unexpected..of anyone I know, he is the only one that can walk into a room and know he’s the smartest one there…always been that way…but he lets his actions do the talking for him….I just love that kid like I love the other three and I am so thankful that we raised such good people….that have been an addition to the world…
Well..out with G last night and did a pretty good job but no booze when I got home and I didn’t die from boredom…didn’t sleep for crap but didn’t die so that is a plus…going to try it again tonight without sleeping pills, too, so I may be crabby as heck tomorrow. I do need to clean this place up today (where have you heard that before) and pickle some of the veggies I got from C before they spoil…and look for work as always with a goal of at least 5 resumes going out. But who knows, still not a lot of things out there I want to do and I think I have enough cash to get through Sept….I do have to get supplies today since I blew that off yesterday and I need to get the crop timing down better…
I did finish “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” a couple of days ago and it was okay but not that special…I think Jonathan Kellerman does a better job in creating suspense…and the Robin Cook book “Chromosome Six” was more of a page turner…just finished that yesterday and going to start another today from the big bag o books that T gave me…more later…
Well…that was a long weekend and I need to give my liver a rest today…so no booze, only water today so I’ll start to feel better…I think I’ll go back to the normal routine today, too, but I do need to get some resumes out and probably should do that after the ride….no beach today since I do need to go get supplies for the next crop…I think I’m going to go slow today, make a good dinner, and try to get the pain out of my shoulders…it has been bad lately and the ibuprofen doesn’t really work anymore so I’ll have to try something new…I know, this one is not that interesting but I will have some topics later that might be…but, who knows…more later…
Well…this weird thought popped into my head when I was out on the bike this morning…actually, it popped into my head on the way to GH Friday but I forgot about it until this morning. I was driving and listening to “4 Way Street” by CSNY and realized that I was doing the exact same thing 40 years ago but then I was in my 65 Galaxy…now is that consistency or just the biggest rut you’ve ever heard of? I still enjoy doing that stuff so I guess I’ll keep it up for another 40 or so….
Not a lot going on today…I really should feel like crap today but I think the bike ride helped bleed out all of the toxins from yesterday…well, not all of them but a goodly amount and with nothing planned except for a short Sunday Funday today should be okay…been eating way too much salty foods, though, and I just feel puffy today but I hope a lot of ice water will help with that. I did say yesterday that the writers block was going away…but I was wrong..this one took forever and it’s not one of the best….more later…
Well…maybe the writers block is starting go away…still not as lucid as I expect from myself but I think it has been getting better over the last few days…at least I hope so since it is one of the most frustrating things a writer can go through and I don’t need another failure like the job search. Still raining here but I hope it stops soon so K’s party will still go on this aft..if not, I’m going to have a huge batch of bean dip to eat by myself…well…that’s not too bad since I love the stuff and I’m due for some snack food binges…I’ve been so good eating veggies over the past few weeks that I won’t feel guilty when I have pizza rolls dipped in ranch dressing. K gave me a hint when we were having drinks yesterday to add some Frank’s hot sauce to the ranch and that is so good that it just feels wrong to eat it, but doing the wrong thing is what I do best and most often…
Not much else to do for the weekend…today is going to take everything out of me to where I’ll need a rest day Sunday…with starting around 1ish today and then having the night Bristol race tonight…it’s going to be a marathon and I just have to accept I’ll feel like crap tomorrow..so it’s just a warning that the posts Sunday may just be the word ow….repeated over and over…
Well.. I did go out to the beach today and got a little color but I am a little disappointed with myself since my patience ran out in the car and I was a little agressive with the idiots that don’t understand that the left lane belongs to me…or to anyone who wants to pass..not someone that wants to go 62 and become a rolling roadblock so there is s a line of cars a mile long following them. Those are the people who should get a ticket…don’t make me pass you on the right because you are trying to make everyone adhere to your weird sense of speed…90 will not kill you..try it some time it is quite fun, really. Oh, out at the beach, why the heck is it that people that weigh 350 pounds think we want to see the fat rolls in all their glory? I know, I’m not the best looking guy and I’ve had a weight problem my whole life but damn, a tiny little bikini on a 350 pound woman is just not right….
Geez….that’s quite a bit if bitching and it’s not really appropriate since my day has really been a good one…just got back from drinks with K and I’m in a pretty good mood…but I do feel that I have a responsibility to those of you that spend their time reading this stuff…and thank you for that…I will try to give you some real topics tomorrow if I don’t feel like crap….which is a real possibility since I started drinking at 3 and don’t feel like stopping…but I will because I do need to make some food…a sandwich is just not enough.. for a whole day…even though I didn’t work out or ride today…more later….
Well…a kind of boring night but I feel okay…well,,,kinda…did have a couple of mans last night so I so have that sluggish feeling that comes with it…have to do some grocery shopping again this morning to get beer and food to take over to K’s tomorrow…might go out to the beach again today since it’s going to be 87 degrees and I don’t know how many more of these days we have left this summer. Other than that, not a lot to do… I think the night races at Bristol are tonight and tomorrow so that will give me something to look forward to….more later…
