Well…running a little early today and it is because I’ve been up since 5 or so with a really, really crappy night of sleep…worst one in quite a while and I’m not sure why but I guess that doesn’t matter….it was an okay day yesterday and I got a little bit done so that was cool….the Miata gave me a little cough starting this morning so I think I may have to take it out for a drive today…it has been since Saturday since I ran it at all and the battery needs to be charged but I’m not sure if I have any errands to run that would help that….still have the lung junk going on and it is starting to concern me…with the breathing problems from Saturday and now this lingering cough, I am hoping that it is not something serious…if it is, I’m screwed since I can’t afford to be sick…..not much to do today….going to clean some and then get outside for a walk or something just to get some exercise in….feeling like a slug and need to do something…more later….
Monthly Archives: January 2015
The first domino falls….
Well….I’m not sure if you’ve been following the events in Greece lately but I have an find them to be really, really interesting. what has happened in the election held over the weekend is that the conservative government has been thrown out to be replaced by a progressive one that has promised a wholesale change in how the country is run, starting with reversing the austerity that was forced on them by the EU and which is responsible for the Greek economy shrinking by more than 25% in the past year. But, the biggest target of this new administration is to get rid of the crony capitalism that has allowed the rich to not pay any taxes since before world war two and to operate to government for the benefit of all Greeks, not just those who have connections, money, or power. The people of Greece are just fed up with their 1% stealing everything and leaving nothing but crumbs for the rest of the country. Sound familiar? That’s why the title….if one country can make such a radical change, why can’t we? The same type of nonsense is happening here in the US with the rich taking all of the gains in the economy that have happened for the past 40 years and rigging the game so they will continue to take it all….I just hope that Greece was the first domino to fall to be followed by many more….the world needs to change…I just hope it happens in my lifetime….geez…
January 26th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…pretty much vegged it all day under the new blanket from T…slept crappy again and I am really disappointed I’m getting back into that pattern…but, what can you do? I feel a little better today but my lungs are still inflamed from something and that is getting annoying…but, I can breathe today and I don’t feel like I’m drowning so that is a little improvement….and, the teeth are only hurting a little today so I may delay the ibuprofen until after the workout and just see how bad they will get….I think the pain is from grinding them this time so I think it may just go away….not much to do today…it is cold outside so I may just hibernate a little and clean today after sending the resumes….more later….
The FA cup…
Well….as you know, I’m a big soccer fan and I have written about it a few times here when something happens that I need to talk about. This weekend in the FA cup (the English Football Association), one of the many tournaments that the BPL and other European teams play in, there were happenings that made me grin like an idiot…not that I don’t look like that all the time. I wonder if it is wrong to root against teams that oppose your favorite? If it is, than I was really, really wrong this weekend…and really, really happy. that is because both Chelsea and Manchester City got beaten by teams from the lower leagues that are part of the contest….I guess I should explain how the leagues work there…they have tiers of leagues just like our A, AA, AAA, and the major leagues in baseball, but in this tournament they play each other…so you can have the analog of the the Tigers playing the Whitecaps in a win to move ahead tournament. But, that’s not what I wanted to talk about…just wanted to be happy that Man U’s nemesis all lost this weekend and they are still in it….yeah, I know, doesn’t mean much to you but it does to me….
I guess the 14th amendment doesn’t apply to women…
Well…haven’t been thinking at all today but a thought just popped into my head and I thought I’d do some musing on it…with all of the abortion restrictions and government interference into women’s health decisions that have been written into law by the repubs across the country, I guess the 14th amendment doesn’t apply to women. As you know, the 14th amendment deals with equal protection under the law and that no laws can be written or accepted that only apply to select set of the citizenry…but, all of the mischief that the repubs have done since Roe was decided is directly opposed this amendment…when did the repubs ever write a law that interfered with men’s health decisions? I think the next challenge to these laws need to be couched in the language of the 14th to make the courts affirm that yes, women do have the right to control their own bodies just like men do…and put this repub nonsense to rest forever…geez…
January 25th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I feel like crap again this morning…have been coughing and wheezing since last night and I’m not sure what the heck is going on…it almost felt like I was drowning last night and had to work hard to just get enough oxygen….it’s better this morning but there is still something wrong…seems like another bug…didn’t sleep well at all with the breathing problems but that can be rectified later today with a nap….had a nice dinner out with friends last night and it was good to get out and have some fun but it was hard to spend money on eating out….not much to do today…just realized I’m 4 behind for the month so that will be a goal for the day to get caught up…and do it with things that are not just fillers…that may be harder than it looks….more later…
January 24th
Well….running late today with the internet being down and then the computer giving me fits this morning…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool so that was cool….had a really nice lunch with T, catching up from her trip to the Bahamas and other stuff that has happened in the past 3 weeks….got a couple of presents from her that were pretty thoughtful and I am still smiling from that this morning….it’s good to have her back in town…other than that, I didn’t do much yesterday but fix the teeth and run around and today looks the same…not the teeth since they barely hurt this morning…but I have some errands to run and then out to dinner for a friends birthday at Ichiban that should be fun…then back here for a relaxing night…more later…
January 23rd
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get a few things done so that was some small accomplishment…but the damn tooth hurts again this morning and I am getting really tired of it…need to get the taxes done so I can have them fixed soon or I’m going to go crazy…slept okay last night but I feel kind of crappy today and it’s my fault…I did talk to one of my sons last night for a while and that was cool…just a neat person and so much fun….it looks like I am just going to try to endure the morning and then out to lunch with T later…and pool today but that is about it….I hope the ibuprofen kicks in soon….more later…
This guy is running for president?
Well….I marvel at the ignorance of those on the right about the constitution they profess to revere almost every day…but, that marveling has reached a new level with the latest nonsense to come out of Mike Huckabee….the idiot from Kansas. With the tide of marriage equality rolling across the country, mostly driven by courts that find the the 14th amendment to the constitution means that equal protection applies to everyone, ole Huck came out the other day with a statement that says the way he understands the constitution, states don’t have to follow the rulings of the courts…especially federal courts and can go their own way on marriage equality. Now, this is not the first time these idiots on the right think that the states can pick and choose what federal laws or court rulings they have to follow…the answer is all of them….but, to have a supposed presidential candidate come out and say that he still believes in “nullification”, a doctrine that was outlawed by the supreme court in the 1800′s, shows that he is in no way qualified by temperment or judgement to be president in any world but the delusional one that the right lives in. I am still shaking my head at the stupidity of these folks….geez…
January 22nd
Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done, again, and I need to get moving and at least clean a little…slept okay for the third day in a row with being good but I am having problems getting the tooth repair to hold so it hurts this morning….will have to figure that out later today but not now….there were dreams again last night but nothing cool with Neil Young in it so that was a little disappointing….I do have to do the grocery run today but there is not much on the list…need to save some cash to pay the car insurance bill and that will take most of what I have in the drawer so I will have to starve a little over the next month unless I can make some cash….oh, well…that really works out well with not being on the bike so I can maintain my weight a little better….haven’t gained as much as a normal winter so maybe this is the way to go about it…more later….