Well…out on the bike today I cam to the realization that I am surrounded by old stuff…my life is entirely made up of old stuff….my car is 23 years old….I have a stereo that I bought in 1974…my newest pair of jeans is over 15 years old…..my road bike is from 1971…the gloves I wore to keep my hands warm on the bike today are from 1980….I wonder what that means? Is it that I’m cheap? Is it that I don’t like change too much? I’m not sure about any of that but I do know that over my entire life of owning cars, there have been very few of them that were not used up completely…that went straight from me using them to the junkyard. I guess it’s more that I just have never felt the need to have the latest and newest thing….I’m okay with that, too….I did buy new knives a few weeks back…but they were only $3.99 for three of them…I wonder what that says? Not much I’m afraid….
Monthly Archives: November 2016
November 27th
Well…another disappointing day yesterday with Michigan losing in OT and all the rest of the things that are happening….started coughing again and I wonder if it’s still that bug I had last weekend….I did get a bike ride in yesterday and it was a pretty good one…and I am going to have to go out early today with Man U playing at 11:30 so I think I may have to double glove it with my hands freezing like crazy….but, my back doesn’t hurt today so maybe I’m past that….someone won the 400 million in the powerball last night so that can keep my hopes up for another day or so…..okay, need to get the coffee and hit the couch for the last race of the year…more later….
Comfort music?
Well…you hear people talk all the time about comfort food…that food from your childhood that you still eat and that makes you feel good when you do…like mac and cheese and and tomato soup…but, on the bike today, a new idea popped into my head…is there comfort music? I think so…every time I need a lift or some easy music on the ride, I always turn to my Joe Walsh playlist with songs like “the ashes the rain and I”, “Live my life again”, or the turkey song and the smile comes back and the troubles seem less than they were. I wonder if anyone else feels that way? Hmmmm….
November 26th
Well….note sure if I like these after holiday days…they seem to be a license to be lazy and just veg….oh.well….don’t really have a lot to do anyway so maybe I can get past the guilt today…didn’t shoot pool yesterday since Tom is still sick and I think I still have a little bit of the bug with coughing all morning but I still feel okay…didn’t get out on the bike yesterday with it raining most of the day and I just couldn’t muster up the energy to get out in the cold….might be able to get out today after F1 qualifying but it will have to be right after since I want to watch Michigan/Ohio State at noon…..might even get the gear on for that one…..I do have to get under the car to see what is going on but I took it out this morning and it’s not as bad as it had ballooned in my mind so there really is no sense of urgency…..next week will be fine….need coffee and the couch right now so I’ll end here…more later….
November 25th
Well…it was a slow, relaxing day yesterday and didn’t do anything but cook and watch sports…the turkey came out great again but I’m not sure I’m going to do one next year…just can’t see the point anymore….there was good sports news with the Lions and Man U winning and the Lions doing it on the last play of the game again…it would be nice if they would win big for once….I did get a bike ride in in shorts yesterday but today will be half thermasuit if I go out at all…it’s raining right now so I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance….not too sore today and I feel okay so it might be a good one to get out…just not too motivated right now so I think I’ll get more coffee and watch F1 practice…more later…
Another one for the B-3 count…
Well…just watching the national anthem being sung by Aretha Franklin at the Lions game and her accompanist is playing a B-3…and it even has the Leslie speaker…..so add another one to the B-3 count…
November 24th
Well…damn, broke something under the car yesterday when I went out to meet K for a couple….sounds like a pipe hanger or a motor mount since something bangs when I start it….oh, well…car still drives fine so I’m not going to worry about it today…had a nice lunch with T yesterday that lasted quite a while and had a lot of laughs in it…but didn’t do anything else all day until I met up with K….and today is going to be just cooking and watching football…I did go out and get the 10 pound newspaper that was a waste of time and money…..never going to read one again….didn’t win the powerball last night so Saturday’s will be over 400 million….I need to win it….more later….
November 23rd
Well…running a little late today with getting the turkey in the brine a few minutes ago….used rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic, brown sugar and some veggie broth this year just for a little change….haven’t used sage before but it smelled so good that I had to add it….we’ll see tomorrow….feel quite a bit better today but I was recovering yesterday enough to get out on the bike…it was a chore and my lungs felt like they were at half capacity but had lots of energy when I got back….and I slept well last night….all of the covers were still on the bed and I don’t remember tossing too much so it must have been a good night…..I did get out and got everything I needed for t-day so I don’t have to do anything else but just cook tomorrow…I do have lunch with T today and I will be making some cash so that will start the weekend on a high note….but I am going to take it easy this morning and just have my coffee…oh, and work out but coffee first…more later….
Westworld and Humans….
Well…still staying away from politics for a while so I need new things to talk about…so I guess I’ll talk about a couple of shows that I have been watching lately, Westworld and Humans….I find it odd that two shows with basically the same premise: what it is to be human…are on at the same time. I guess that most stories have been told already so maybe that is why these are repeaters….in both series, the artificial humans are going through the same process of self awareness and the questions are asked of what is it to be human…and what rights they have, along with the idea of what responsibilities do humans have to them once they become sentient…or do they have any? It is an interesting concept and it is worlds away from the idea from the 1973 Westworld movie where the robots basically went crazy and started killing everyone at the amusement park where they were deployed…I wonder if that is going to happen in Westworld the tv show? I know in Humans, the artificial humans have started to defend themselves from arbitrary death that seems to be only a moment away and that is another interesting concept…do they have the right to do that? I’ve always liked thought provoking stories whether they are in books, in films, or on tv….at least it gives me something other than politics to talk about….
November 22nd
Well…this damn bug is confusing me…I thought it was the flu but started feeling better after 3 days and today I feel okay…even got out already to get the rest of the stuff I need for t-day…just a little cough and sweating so I hope I continue to feel better…even feel good enough that I am going to dig out the thermasuit and get out on the bike today…going to have lunch with T tomorrow and I am looking forward to that…and I am going to make some cash, too, so that makes it even better….I didn’t get to t-day in shorts since I put jeans on this morning with it being 21 degrees and having this bug…and I knew I needed to put fuel in the car and that wouldn’t have been good….one good thing is that my back pain is gone and I wonder if it had something to do with the bug….maybe I was sick last week and just didn’t recognize it…I do need to clean out my freezer today to make room for the turkey carcass and get all of the dishes cleaned for Thursday…one of my storage containers has disappeared and I can’t figure out where it went…oh, well….more later…