Well…running really late today…the whole process of going out to get the papers has been complicated by the snow and I don’t like it too much…but, it is January in Michigan so I guess I’ll just have to get used to it…not like it, though….it was a day yesterday but didn’t really get too much accomplished..I did finally get the kitchen semi-cleaned and that was good…but then just vegged it…and that is the plan for today, too, with the Wings playing at 12:30 and then some football later…it was a nice surprise to get a text from T yesterday and that made me smile the rest of the day….it almost overcame the depression from the snow…man…it’s 9am and I’m already bored….and I’m on the third cup of coffee, and I’ve already read the papers…maybe I’ll have to do what I used to and go back to really read them instead of skimming….could be something to do anyway…more later….

Well…it was a long day yesterday with shooting pool and then the Wings game which they won in a shootout….and Hank had the winning goal so that was cool…I do feel a little crappy today with a couple of cocktails and the snow weighing on me…but I know it’s the middle of January in Michigan and it has been a good winter so far…so I shouldn’t bitch too much….but, it is going to mean that I will be staying in today and just vegging…I should go out and get groceries today but that can wait until tomorrow if it has to…I think I should melt the car out of the block of ice that it is in, though…..not much to do today…I think I’ll just clean a little and then look at the news and see if it is going to get worse…more later….

Oh…and it’s Friday the 13th…not sure if that means anything…

Well…another night…but no cocktails so I feel good this morning and I think it will be a day to get things done here…and there is a winter storm coming so I may have to lay low for a couple of days…I do miss the beep, beep, beep, from getting my morning text from T since she is on vacation but maybe it’s a good thing to get used to not having it happen….it’s about time, I think. It was such a nice ride yesterday going out in shorts for the last time and getting 15 miles in but the damn tendinitis is back in my right elbow and it hurts like crazy…the last bout lasted almost 6 months but I’m not going to let it go that far this time…need to get the ibuprofen out and see if I can get the swelling down before I do too much damage…not much to do today…might shoot pool with Tom if the roads aren’t too bad but I guess I have to get used to driving in the snow again…have to get my emergency clothes in the car again, too, just in case something happens….more later…

Well..it was a kind of fun night going out to watch the Wings game with C and K but I still don’t feel right this morning…the bug seems to be getting worse with the sore throat I have today so I think I’ll take it easy and take the rest of the week off from cocktails….the Wings really stunk the place up last night, too, so that was not a good thing…it looks like today is the last day of riding the bike for a while since the temps are going to go down into the 20’s for highs and that is just too cold for me…it’s going to snow, too, so that will make the trails impassable….not much to do today…and I really mean that…so I’m going to just sit here for a while and decide if I want to go out for coffee or not…more later…

Well…running late this morning and there really is no reason for it other than I just can’t get motivated to do anything right now…it was an okay night last night with hanging out with G for a while and having a couple….the bug I had is still here and I feel like crap this morning so I think I’ll skip coffee and the papers and just veg for a while…part of it might be not eating enough since I do feel warm right now and that is one of the signs…oh, well….I do have things to do later..C is coming into town and we are going to watch the Wings game later…so I guess I’ll rest up for that and get some stuff done around here…I do need to clean the kitchen….more later…

Well…it has been a day and I still have that mental block..or writers block, or whatever you want to call it that is keeping me from being very lucid and having any desire to attempt a political one. Part of it is my increasing despair with not being able to find work and that daily process of sending resumes without any response is soul numbing….it has taken away a lot of my energy but I’m still trying to move forward. So, I will keep trying to get worked up and get back to politics, and sports, and music, and all of the other things I used to enjoy writing about…but I wouldn’t blame anyone if you stopped coming…I’m even bored with me right now…

Well…another long day yesterday and I feel a little crappy today…and I lost at pool for the second week in a row so that adds to the pain….and I missed Ab Fab last night and forgot to set up the tape machine so I guess I’ll have to find it later in the week or on Hulu…okay…this isn’t working so I’m going back to the couch to rest for a while…

Okay…went out to have coffee and read the papers and I don’t feel much better so I think it’s that bug I thought I had….luckily, it should be over in a couple of days if it’s like what others have had…I am still going to get on the bike and work out this morning, though, since I am running out of nice days to do that…I’ll be back later for more of this but right now I do need to get working out…

One last thing…just wanted to say happy birthday to Jimmy Page….

Well…another night of disappointment with both the Lions and Wings losing…and too many cocktails so I feel like crap today but I think the lack of sleep has something to do with that…other than that, it was an okay day yesterday, mostly just vegging but that is okay for a weekend. I think I have a bug, too since my lungs are feeling a little creaky…I’ll have to wait until I get on the bike to know for sure, though…just don’t want to get sick…that would be piling on from the world and I don’t think it hates me that much…not sure about it..it could at that. Not much to do today…I am going to cook some chicken since I thawed it and I need to just eat protein for a couple of days…all of the carbs are making me kind of bloated and I need to cut back on the calories..it feels like I’ve gained 10 pounds in the last couple of weeks and I hate it…what the heck was all of the work on the bike for if I can just gain all of the weight back just from having to take a few days off? As you can tell…it is going to be one of those days that I need to curl up in a ball and just let life wash over me for a while…I’ll try to come back later for another one but since it’s Sunday, you know that probably won’t happen…

Well…I normally don’t do two on my life on the weekends but I’m feeling a little voluble today so I’m going to do it…and I forgot one trail thing from yesterday that I wanted to share…so let’s get to that first. It was a little dicey on the trail yesterday and I am so happy we had a 50 plus degree yesterday and I was able to get out in shorts and no gloves…there was so much ice in the sheltered spots that it was really quite dangerous…in one downhill, I had the bike sideways and leaning like a flat-track motorcycle racer and the only thing that popped into my head was “how am I going to pay for the injuries when I bite it?” But, luckily, the muscle memory from doing that kind of stuff when I was a kid saved me and I made it through the rest of the ride with much more care and little drama. Oh, back to the 50 plus degree day, it was a good thing that happened…the trails were almost all melted today and it made for a more relaxing time and some sprints that really hurt…I had a little problem with my back yesterday that is getting quite bad…sat down on the couch and it sounded like glass breaking (or felt like glass breaking?) but I’m sure it’s just like it used to be…haven’t had a back problems in a couple of years so maybe I’m just due for a flare up…heading for the ibuprofen right now and we’ll see how it is later on…Go Lions!

Well…another night with not a lot to do but I guess I survived it…had a couple of cocktails but feel okay this morning and I am at this early for a Saturday…it was pretty cool to be out on the bike in shorts yesterday and it is just more fun to ride without the whole thermasuit on…and yes, I stole that from “Snowbound” by Donald Fagen….it looks like another good day on the bike today, too, but I’m not sure if it will be in shorts or not…I did reset the odo on the bike and the goal now is to beat the 2880 miles from last year…it is going to be a real sports day today with the Lions playing in their first playoff game since 1999…they will probably lose but at least they made it…the Wings play, too, and they have been off since Tuesday so there will be flipping tonight…and cocktails…I will get caught up today so come on back later…