Well…the problem with the sunrise coming later and later is that I now have a couple of hours to fill as I wait to be able to get on the bike…so I thought I’d talk about the SS raise that is going to be announced today…with inflation running hot for most people, there has been speculation that it will be anywhere from 8-11% and I think it will be more like 9 or so but we will find out this morning…even at 9%, the raise I’ll see is going to be over 2 grand a year and that will come in handy as the property taxes on this place are continuing to be raised to match it’s valuation…but, I’ve been able to survive the rest of this inflationary time with just a little belt tightening so I guess I’m luckier than most…and the only raise in my housing costs are taxes and energy…and with gas going up by 50%, the heating bills are going to hurt this winter…I am expecting them to be about 150 bucks a month or more and that is well over the highest one of about  a hundred bucks last year….so, I can’t wait to see so I can plan a little better…I really would like to be able to splurge on some unnecessary stuff like a new bag for the bike and maybe some new clothes but I hate shopping for that stuff so I probably won’t buy much…we’ll see….