Category Archives: My Life

June 17th

Well…having a hard time getting started today for some reason…and I really need to get moving since there may be lunch with T today and I have to get the workout and ride in before that…the HLA noise is back in the car and I think it’s gently telling me to change the oil…which I will try to do later in the week….it was an okay day yesterday but I have to break the malaise that I’m in and get some work done around here….didn’t get to the papers and probably won’t today either….but, I will get to some things today which will mean I’m going to have to run some errands…but, first, the workout…

A Pink Floyd day with weirdness…

Well…just got back from the bike ride and I was pleasantly surprised with Pink Floyd as the musical selections and how well it fit how the day looked…PF to me has always meant a cloudy, foggy day with some mystery to it….like you don’t know what is going to happen and the anticipation of it or the sense of foreboding that comes with it always means PF….but, that was not the only thing about the day…there was some weirdness…or coolness depending on your point of view…as I was at my last water stop in the park, a hummingbird came in across my right shoulder to stop at the weeds that were just across the path and then just flitted from weed to weed for a couple of minutes while I watched…I can’t remember ever seeing one other than at peoples feeders and it was just neat to see the speed and agility….pretty cool…

June 16th

Well…it was just another day yesterday but I did have fun going out to have a couple with K….but, that was just about the only thing I did yesterday…and, today looks about the same other than the bike ride in a few minutes…I do have to get rid of the tower of papers that is leaning dangerously over me and do some other cleaning but I’m not sure if I can muster up the ambition to get to it….I did sleep okay last night but that is even getting boring so I won’t talk about that anymore….so, I think I’ll go work on the shifter on the bike since it has been driving me nuts with hanging up in gear…have to keep it out of the mud I guess…

Just some stuff…

Well…haven’t been able to work up the necessary outrage to do a political one today but I do have a couple of things that I might be able to weave into something…first, got a picture from my youngest son last night after he asked his girlfriend to marry him…yeah, kind of a surprise to me but I really like her and and I guess he does, too…they did buy a house together after all so I guess this is the logical next step…the second thing is just a little bit of trail weirdness that I saw yesterday…when coming through the woods on the trail, I came into a clearing to find a male turkey in full mating mode trying to woo a couple of females that were there with him….and it made me think of the James Gang song Ashton Park….also known as the turkey song..at least that’s what I call it…the song always makes me think of turkeys dancing…okay…that’s it for now…going to meet up with K in a while for drinks and I should eat something first….

June 15th

Well…yeah, I know…didn’t come back for another one yesterday…just couldn’t think of anything to say so I didn’t say it…sitting here waiting for the coffee to finish and thought I’d get this one done….it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool so that was cool…but the rest of the day was just like every other one…and the Griffins lost last night so there will be a game 5 tonight I think…slept okay but it was from cocktails so that’s not saying much…not much to do today…it looks like the bike ride may be rained out since I am going to read the papers first and a huge blob of rain is coming in from the west…so, maybe a rest day…more later…

June 14th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but the planned meet up with everyone didn’t happen…so that made it a little boring but I survived it…slept okay but still feel a little worn out today..it was a cocktail night, after all, so that is the reason…and I am still having trouble taking in enough calories for doing 15 miles on the bike…it is weird to think of food as just fuel…takes the enjoyment out of eating but nothing really tastes good anymore so that is part of it too…I do like Fridays, though, since I am done with working out for the week and all I have to do is ride the bike…it was kind of fun yesterday riding through the flood in the park but that screwed up the shifter that i hope I have fixed with lubing it up….I was just coated with mud when I got back here but it felt kind of good to be able to do that at my age….not much to do today…pool day, of course, and the Griffins can win the Calder cup if they win tonight….more later…

June 13th

Well…running really late today and there are many, many reasons for it but none that you’d be interested in…it was an okay day yesterday but the highlight never happened…tried to get to downtown to see Tommy Castro but the traffic was backed up almost to here and it took me almost 45 minutes to go 3 miles so I turned around and just came home to watch the Griffins game instead…had those weird eye distortions again yesterday like the ones that come before a migraine and that was a little concerning…but they went away after 20 mins so I guess there is not much to worry about….I did get the squeak out of the bike for one trip and I am hoping for today, too, but I need to work out and get to it so I’ll end here…oh, might meet up with C for a couple later today but that is about it…more later…

June 12th

Well…it was kind of a long day yesterday with going out for a couple with G and then staying up late to see the US win it’s soccer match with Panama…so, I’m a little worn out today and running late…slept okay but no dreams again and that is starting to be the norm so I guess I won’t comment on it anymore…I did tear the bike down again yesterday since the squeak is back and I may have fixed it…but, who knows until I get out and ride but that may not happen today with it raining already and a huge storm coming in from the west…and, that may cancel Tommy Castro for tonight which would be somewhat of a disappointment…I may just go downtown anyway if it’s not raining too hard…not much to do today….almost out of food but I have enough for today so I don’t need to go for groceries until tomorrow…so, I guess I’ll get the workout in and then take a look at the radar….more later…

June 11th

Well…it was just another day yesterday and I didn’t get much done…I did fix my golf bag and got the paint to do the spare tire and the brackets for the battery but it was wet and raining yesterday and that is not good for paint so I think I’ll wait for a dry day to do that stuff…slept okay last night and I feel okay with it being a no cocktail night…dreamt of oil leaks in the Miata but they are not real so I’m not sure what that was about….I did take a drive just for the hell of it and to get out of here and that was fun…might be meeting up with T today to have a couple and that will be cool but that looks like my whole day…nothing much else to do and I am getting really, really bored…but I guess I’ll just have to live with it…more later…

June 10th

Well…it was an okay night last night and I did get to watch the Griffins win the second game of the playoffs…but, that means that they are back in town for a wed game and that is going to make parking for Tommy Castro a real pain….but, I think I’ll still go…just need to park across town and do a little walking…slept okay last night but I’m still worn out today…allergies are still here but not getting worse so that is something….and, I was kind of good last night so that helps…not much to do today…I do need to go out and get some black paint to do some touch up on the battery hold downs in the trunk and the spare tire….but that is about it….more later…