Category Archives: My Life

March 26th

Well…it was a day yesterday and I really didn’t do much….I did decide on which new tv to buy and I am going to get one this week…although mine stopped turning green last night so the sense of urgency isn’t there anymore…I would like to see the Wings game in HD but I know I won’t get to it today…had to turn the heat on a couple of secs ago since it is 31 degrees outside…so that means I may not be able to ride the bike until the aft….but, I have lunch with T and there will be beer involved so I may have to skip today….I do have a lot more to say but I’m going to come back later to say it…the couch is beckoning and I am going to heed it’s call…

March 25th

Well…it was a day yesterday and I made some cash so that made it a good day…I am going to go out and shop for a new tv this week since mine has started to turn green again and I really do want to get into the modern age…I may even go all the way to a 42 inch plasma since the prices have come down so far…I’m waiting for the temp to come up a bit before I go out for the ride this morning but I hope it happens pretty quickly..it was a cocktail night and I fell a little slow today and the only thing that helps is getting out and sweating a while…one good thing was that the Wings won finally, coming from 4-1 down to win it…okay…that’s about it for now…I need more coffee or water and I’m not sure which….

Okay…just wanted to do a short trail weirdness one but it doesn’t warrant one of it’s own…out on the trail today, I saw a guy wearing a kilt…not tartan plaid like they normally are but a cargo kilt with pockets on the outside…weird….

March 24th

Well…I am running really late today and it all started by not getting out of bed until 7:30…I feel quite a bit better today since T has had her health issues resolved and now I don’t have to worry about her….there were no dreams last night and I am a little surprised since I did sleep okay but maybe it’s because it was a cocktail night last night….I can’t wait to get out on the bike this morning to see if I have the shifter fixed…I did tear the thing apart yesterday and figured out that I can change the cable next week when I have to so that takes a load off the mind…yep, even something as small as that weighs on me….I did find the tire liners online yesterday and got them ordered so they should be here by Tuesday or so…I am so tired of getting flats that I can’t wait…okay…this is where I normally say I’ll be back later for more but you know how this works on the weekend….I’ll try but no promises..

Part two….

Well…it has been a weird day….had to fix a flat on the bike again and spent most of the morning running around looking for inserts to put in the tires to prevent them….and it has been raining off and on all day so I stayed off the bike…I think I may have found why the shifter has been so hinkey lately but it will mean putting a new cable in in the next couple of days….can you use in and in together? Who knows…it looks weird to read but I think its sounds okay….I do feel a little better…no, that’s not right…I felt okay this morning but, as you know, there are times I allow myself to think a little more deeply than I should and it comes pouring out here…but, you’ve seen that before and you will see it again….I do have warts, after all….and I sometimes display them here for all of you to see….tomorrow I will get to a political one since I am going to splurge for the papers…

March 23rd

Well…I can tell already that this is not working….so I’m going to stop and come back later to continue….

Okay….it’s been one of those mornings where you have to stop and think about everything in your life and the frailty of it all and that’s not something that comes easily to an old guy that is staring mortality in the face…and it’s raining, and the bike is broken, and one of my best friends is hurting and there is nothing I can do about any of it….I feel my shoulders drooping as if there is a real weight on them….but, as always, I’ll keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep moving…what else can you do? I feel hollow this morning…but I’m going to keep trying what normally works….put some music on and keep writing….

March 22nd

Well…it was a nice, hot day yesterday and I think that helped me keep moving and and flexible…did not sleep well but I did have really weird dreams that included a DeSoto station wagon that used oil, Harvey Keitel, portable beard trimmers, good looking spies, and huge snowstorms…I wonder if you guys can make sense of that mess, I know I sure can’t….but I am proud of the weirdness….it looks like I may have some things to do today…I do have to do the grocery run today and then C is coming into town later so there may be a few beers in the future…I am worrying a little about T….she wasn’t feeling well yesterday and I haven’t heard from her yet today so, until I do, I will have some concern….I feel pretty good with the 3rd no cocktail night but that will end tonight….and I will have more for later even though I am ahead for the month….

March 21st

Well…it was another day yesterday with a long bike ride and almost the warmest day ever for March….other than that, there just is not much to tell right now…there were some dreams last night but just the normal, unremarkable stuff that doesn’t really merit commenting on….so I won’t….it looks like another day that will be a carbon copy of yesterday but that will be ending by the end of the week…I won’t be going back into jeans but it will be half thermasuit on the bike….not much to do today…I do have to go to the bank to deposit some cash so I can pay the electric bill and I may even buy the papers and have coffee, too…haven’t been out to the coffee shop in over a month so it may be fun to to sit outside there and read the papers….I’ll be back for later…I did have a late one from last night so look down and see….

March 20th

Well…it was another nice day yesterday but they are coming to an end later in the week…it still is not going to be as cold as it should be for this time of the year….okay, now I’m doing the weather? I just can’t come up with anything original right now…it was just one of those normal days that seem to run together with every other one and I guess it is better that it’s nice outside and I can go out and ride….I am going to do more later but as always lately, there is no flow so I’m going to have to come back and try again…

Okay…guilt is a pretty good motivator..when I brought up this site and saw how little I’ve bee writing lately…I wouldn’t blame you guys for not coming back…but, I am going to try harder today and make it worth your while…one thing that I do need to share is the fact that I have lumpy half and half….just made coffee and poured a cup, and the half and half I poured into it is lumpy…not something you want to see when you are craving coffee…and, I think I like milk in it better anyway…going to read the papers and come back…ole Mitt has a whopper about light bulbs that I want to comment on…after I’m done shaking my head in disbelief…

March 19th

Well…it was a long day yesterday and I didn’t sleep at all so this one is going to be short for now…I did lose at pool but don’t feel bad about it….okay…not working…back later…I’m back and feeling somewhat better after some water and thinking…but the brain is still not working as well as I like so this could get interrupted when it stops working completely…it was an okay day again yesterday and I did another 30 miles on the bike with no damage to show for it so I guess that is something….won’t go that far again today since I think I’m going to alternate 15 and 30 mile days….didn’t make coffee this morning and I may live to regret that later in the day…I may go out to read the papers tomorrow since this staying in here is getting boring…and I can sit outside at the coffee shop which would be neat…have to take a look at the weather and see if it’s going to be warm tomorrow…more later…

March 18th

Well…it was a day of basketball yesterday and not much else…the Wings lost their fourth in a row and then just look slow and unengaged…oh, well…not much that I can do about it….it was a gorgeous day out on the bike, though, and the 30 miles I did yesterday was not special…and that is a little disappointing…it’s suppose to be a big deal going that distance but I’m just a little sore today….and I wasn’t even tired when I got done…I think I’m going to try to do the 30 every day for a while…at least it’s something to do…not much to do today…it may be a pool day with Tom and K may come to hang out if she gets back form Chi-town in time…I’ll try to get back for another one…but it’s the weekend and you know how that goes…