Well…have been thinking about what to write today with very little luck so I think I’ll just noodle a little and see what happens…one of the things that the repubs hating the ACA and trying to obstruct it at every turn has done is to put single payer back on the table in some states and keeping the issue alive across the country…and, why not?
The rest of the industrial world does single payer and their costs are just a fraction of what we spend on healthcare here…I’ll bet the insurance execs across the country are starting to get a little pissed at the repubs since they are keeping the issue alive when they would prefer to try to lock in their obscene profits and keep single payer from getting any traction…wouldn’t it be better to take the complexity out of healthcare by giving everyone the same coverage…where everything is covered, no co pays, no crap from the insurance companies, and you only sign up once in your lifetime…that would be nirvana to me…geez…
Monthly Archives: April 2014
April 11th
Well…running early today since I’ve been up since 5 and I do have a lot of stuff to get done today….almost have all the cleaning done for tomorrow but I do need to go through the computer to get all the files off it that I want to keep…slept crappy but was good so I feel okay today so that will help getting the rest of the stuff done…not sure what I’m going to do with all of the mail on the table…might sort some of it this morning before the bike ride and at least stack it….not much to do today…pool, of course, but that is about it other than cleaning and getting this place ready…I am going to get the printer ready for set up right now since it is too early to go out for the papers…more later…
Something I didn’t know…
Well…have been cleaning all day around here and almost forgot to come back here for this one…I did get the bathroom and kitchen done today so that leaves the computer table and tires to take care of tomorrow so it looks like I’ll get it all done…but, the something I didn’t know has a little story around it…yesterday when I was riding on the trail, I spooked a groundhog…as I do quite frequently…and the thing took off into the woods, just like normal…but, what happened next was not normal, at least not to me….the darn thing didn’t just run into the woods but ran right up a tree…something I have never seen a woodchuck ever do…and I’m really old…but then, I went out to the internet to see how rare it is and it isn’t…they are really good tree climbers…something I didn’t know…
April 10th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and the Wings got the one point they needed to get in the playoffs for the 23rd straight year…and, I got a lot of stuff done around here but have much more to do today and tomorrow cleaning this place up for my son’s visit Sat….I did go out in shorts this morning and I’m not sure if that is a good idea or not since I normally stay in shorts once I’m in them…next week will be a trial with the temps in the 40′s but I don’t go out much so it may be okay….slept like crap, again, and got up 5 or so times but that is the new normal and I am not going to complain….not much to do today…clean, and clean some more after the workout and bike ride…I am going to make some breakfast today since I have a huge ham in the fridge and it just sounds good to have ham, eggs and toast…more later….
The family values crowd…
Well…I have been laughing…or would have been laughing at another member of the “family values” crowd if it wasn’t just so absurd…if you haven’t heard, another Louisiana congressman got caught making out with a staff member after he was elected extolling his virtues as the family values candidate. But, here’s the real curve, now that he was caught, this idiot didn’t follow the David Vitter model…and that is lie to everyone, act contrite, and call for forgiveness from god…nope, this guy is willing to spend millions of government dollars “investigating” who released the tape of him making out and then try to proffer criminal charges…yep, he is going to try to prosecute the person who revealed his wrongdoings….not resign as he should but play the well worn right wing victim card where none of their behavior is their fault…but the fault lies with the media who revealed it…I can not believe the chutzpah of these idiots….geez…
April 9th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…did go out and have a couple with G but that is about it…did have the top down out and back…I do like running with the top down and lights on at night…makes me remember younger, better days where there were still possibilities….didn’t sleep well at all…woke up at 1:20 and thought it was morning and had a hard time getting back to sleep…so, another day and more fatigue…and I have lots to do today since one of my sons is coming over Sat to work on my computer to upgrade from XP before the world ends….not much to do today…it’s cleaning day and I am going to cook while I’m cleaning…not ready to get into shorts yet but the day is coming…more later…
Snakes on the trail IV…
Well….haven’t done on on any trail weirdness in a while since there really hasn’t been any with only 100 miles or so on the bike so far…but, today did have a little surprise when there were about a dozen small snakes on the trail…I normally try to stop and pick at least one of them up since I do like snakes but today, they were moving way too fast…still fun to look at….there was a little weirdness on the trail beside M-6….there was a bowling ball sitting in the weeds next to the e-way…my thoughts immediately went to the mindset behind throwing a bowling ball out of a moving car…do you just look down, see the ball and say “I think I’ll throw this out?” Gave me a chance to just drift in thought for a while while on the bike and it helped….
April 8th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I had a nice HH with T so that made it fun….slept like crap again and only got about 4 hours…if that much…so I am a little fatigued this morning…I did make a little cash yesterday so there will be groceries this week…might even splurge on a steak to put on the grill…probably shouldn’t but I am so damn tired of always doing the right thing and not spending money….and, my tooth was good yesterday but hurts again this morning and I can’t figure it out…actually, I hurt all over after getting back on the full 15 miles on the bike…have been much more creaky in the morning but I think that will subside as I get more miles on…I did go over 100 yesterday and that is about a week earlier than last year…even with all the snow….not much to do today…I will have to take a nap and continue to try to eat enough and get on the bike after it warms up some….then out to have a couple with G later…and the Wings game…4 more left in the season and they will need to win 3 of 4 to get in the playoffs….should be fun to watch…more later…
Hypocrites….
Well…I have been following the sickening comments coming out of the repub controlled house that they won’t restore long term unemployment benefits because they “make people not want to work” and other specious comments….but, the thing that makes it even worse is the smug self righteous belief that they work so hard while the people looking for work are just slackers. Well…I’ve got news for you, idiots…taking a month off then coming back to work for four days, then taking another 18 days off does not make for doing the full time job that you are getting paid big bucks for. I have just one thing to say to you idiots…shut the hell up…geez…
April 7th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done…got the car cleaned and waxed and the trails are all clear so I got my 15 miles in…really sore today, though, so I don’t think there will be any sprints today…and, I am going to wait to go out on the bike until it’s warm enough for shorts….slept okay last night but I am still worn out today…still haven’t gotten the hang of eating enough for the exercise I’m getting so that leaves me without any energy…I am going to do something about that today…need to get to close to 2k calories but I’m not sure how to do it….if I eat that much I’m uncomfortable…oh, well…not much to do today…going to meet up with T for HH later but that is about it…more later….