Well…it’s been almost two years I’ve been doing this thing and this one is number 1,500 and, as always, I don’t know what to think if it….on one level, I’m proud that I’ve had the tenacity and discipline to write an average of more than two of these a day, and some of them have even been pretty good….but on another level, the question has to be asked: “What’s the point?”. I’m not sure I can answer that one…I do know that it has helped keep my skills at writing at least warmed up and the old adage that “if you don’t use it, you lose it” always runs through my mind when I get up in the morning and don’t feel like even trying. Does everything have to have a point? Or, is it enough to just do it for me? It may be that I am doing this just for me…haven’t looked at the stats lately to see how many people are still coming…there were periods when there were thousands of you every day and I guess I don’t look because I don’t need another reason to be depressed, and who else cares but me? So, I will say thanks to those of you that keep coming back and listening to this overqualified and unemployed old guy try to make sense of things….and, I’ll continue to try to get better and do better every day…if you’ve been here before, you know how big of a struggle that is at times….

Well…it was another day yesterday with more boredom but I did make corned beef and cabbage that came out great so that helped a little…I’m still feeling a little off and my right thigh has this burning sensation in it that is a little disconcerting…it may be connected to the lower back pain that I’m feeling on that side….okay….going to wimp out and go back to the couch….back later for more…and the next one will be number 1500…so I really should think of something profound to say but I’m not sure if I’m up to it…I may be later but not now…it will be a no bike ride day today since it is going to be around 35 for a high and I don’t want to thermasuit up again…I do need to go out to Meijers this morning and I am going to try to keep the shorts thing going even though I’m 6 weeks or so ahead of my earliest start…

Well…it was a day yesterday and a cocktail night so I feel a little slow this morning…but I did win at pool so that is a plus…no dreams to speak of and a bad night of sleep has compounded the slowness so I won’t keep this up for long…in fact, I’m heading back to the couch right now to lick the wounds and drink some water…

Okay…this one is going to be a bit jumbled as I add to it as the day goes on….I did get some water in me and I’m waiting for the coffee to get that jolt I need to clear the head…I don’t have much to do today…that just struck me as funny…and I laughed…I am making corned beef and cabbage for lunch today so that is something to look forward to….the coffee sounds like it’s done so I am going to go get a cup and read the online papers…back later for more…

Well…it started out a pretty cold day yesterday and I was out on the bike in full thermasuit with a wind that made everything below my neck hurt like crazy…then, I looked up and it was over 60 degrees so I missed riding in shorts and t-shirt yesterday…that is plan for today, though since it is 7 am and it is already 54 degrees…I do need to do the grocery run and wash the car but then I am going to try the ride in shorts this morning…I did have dreams last night that were centered around the 77 Chrysler again but it’s windshield was gone and it wouldn’t run right…not starting and quitting in the snow…but I couldn’t figure out what the whole thing was about…and still can’t….It was a little disappointing with the Wings losing last night and it being a no cocktail night, I was somewhat bored and forgot to put the heat back on so it was cold in here this morning…I will try to get back for another one later today but I need to go out to Cascade for a while so it may get away from me….

Well…it was a night out with G last night and no arguments but there was an undercurrent of uneasiness on my part that things could deteriorate at any moment and I was unsure of how I was going to react to it….I felt kind of fake at times talking of innocuous topics that had no real meaning, just going through the motions…more of what my life has become lately and I’m not sure what to do about it or if there is anything I can do about it…oh, well…I guess I’ll just keep putting one foot in front of the other and see what happens….I didn’t get to the political one yesterday, as you know, but with the repub primaries today, I may just be able to do better today….not much to do today…I think it will be a cleaning day since the spiders are back and I am tired of looking at them…and I will get back on the bike later and I hope that will be a mood raiser….more later…

Well…it was a long day yesterday and I knew I was going to feel like this today so I’m not surprised….so this one is going to be short…I did win at pool yesterday for the first time in a month but that was the only good thing that happened in sports….the Wings and Michigan State lost…oh, but Man U and Michigan won so I guess it wasn’t that bad. I’m back to feeling a little off like I was a couple of weeks ago and I’m not sure why….I think I may have to go back to no cocktails for a while…okay, need water and the couch right now…will be back later for more…

Okay…I’m back after a full morning where I just finished up the things I had to do for the day….and I do feel better after the coffee and the running around…still feel a little strange today like I’m crooked and the entire world is a little askew…oh, well…not much to do today after this morning…just going to take it easy and let the body heal….and I will come back for another one later today after I think of it…need to go out and re-read the online papers for ideas….more later…

Well…it was just the most ordinary day yesterday but I did make a slow cooked pork loin roast that came out quite well…not sure if I’ll add wine to the next time that I make it…probably replace that with some stock instead…didn’t really do anything else so there is not much to say…I’m sure I don’t like it being March and having to warm the car up to go out and get the paper…but I really can’t bitch too much with the great winter we’ve had…and the weather is going to warm up tomorrow so I can get back on the bike…okay, need to go start the car…will be back later for more…

Okay…I’m back after the paper and coffee and without a bike ride, I do need to find a way to burn off the caffeine…so I thought I’d come back here for a few minutes while I wait for Man U to come on…it does look like tomorrow will be too cold to ride but by Thursday, it is supposed to be almost 60…so that means no thermasuit….oh, that last part is from “Snowbound” by Donald Fagen…don’t want to get more letters…man, I’ve been working on this second part since about 9 this morning so I think I’ll end here and go back to the Man U game…nope, not yet…I do have things to do today…going out to shoot pool with Tom and I think K and J are coming, too…that’s the real end…maybe more later…

Well…running really late this morning and this time I have an excuse…just loaded up the slow cooker with a pork loin in red wine and onion soup mix…haven’t used it in quite a while and, looking outside to see the cold, wind, and snow, thought it would be the perfect day for it. Can’t wait for the aromas to fill this place…it was a day yesterday with lunch with T brightening my mood considerably with all of the laughing and good conversation…it was the third time I’d seen her this week and I think that was some sort of a record…but, it was a cocktail night last night so I am a little slow right now…the Wings crushed Minnesota and were skating with so much energy I texted M that I thought they looked like they were angry about something….pretty cool to see…no dreams to speak of last night but that was okay…didn’t sleep for crap, though, and it is starting to get frustrating tossing and turning all night but what can you do? Not much to do today…there are some races on and maybe some soccer later but I don’t think Man U plays until tomorrow…so, I think I’ll just hunker down here for the day and read and write a bunch…you may even get more today but it is the weekend and you know my pattern…

Well…it was a fun day yesterday with a nice text conversation with T going on…but it was a cocktail night so I feel a little slow this morning…and a good bit less than lucid so this one will be short…I did get out on the bike and with being off it for a week, I am sore today…but, I may be having lunch with T today so I guess I’ll get the ibuprofen out and make sure I’ll be able to move…okay…I am working on my second glass of water already so I am going back to the couch while I wait for the coffee to finish…back later for more…

Okay..it is later and I am back for more…I did forget to say Happy Birthday to Roger Daltrey yesterday and the fact that all of the groups that I still listen to have members that are approaching 70 is still a little unbelievable…70 year old rockers? Pretty weird when you think of it but then I see Neil Young on stage at 65 still blowing it up I get a dash of hope that I’ll still be on my bike at that age…oh, the lunch with T is on..yay!….and I need to get the bike ride in this morning since there will be beer and I won’t ride after that…I will try to get another one done before I leave but I can’t promise that I will…one last thing….only 16 more of these to get to 1500 so I need to start thinking about what I want to write for that one…

Well…another month gone and another month closer to being broke but I can’t dwell on that..it was a good night last night with no cocktails and I have lots of energy today and I think I’ll need it…I do have to do the grocery run today and I have lots of stuff to do around here so at least I’ll be busy most of the morning…and it will be good to have food in the place again although I’m not going overboard…there were some dreams last night but I can’t make any sense of them so I won’t report it…it looks like I’ll be able to get out on the bike again today and I hope it’s not as windy as yesterday…it was brutal at times but still a lot of fun…I will be back later for another one, or two, so come on back and let’s try to get this month off to a good start…