Well…today has been one of those days where you just shake your head, smile, and marvel at how things work. It started out fine with getting out to get groceries and coming back here to work out…then, the sun came out and that little thing spurred me to get out on the bike to try to get some exercise…and set the rest of the day in motion. First, I get out about 2 miles and the bike starts to act a little weird and all of a sudden the chain breaks and I’m left to walk it back the two miles into a 15 mile an hour wind…when I got back, I went over and spent 21 bucks on a new chain that installed quite easily. Then, I got back out on the bike to test it and found that the broken chain (or wear) had torn the rear shifter up so it wouldn’t hold in any gear….so, I had to get online and spend another 27 bucks to buy a new one…I guess that 14,000 miles is not bad for the shifter or chain so I shouldn’t bitch too much….but, after removing the old shifter, all of the grease and dirt that had collected over the years fell off and some of it stuck to the bottom of my foot and I tracked the sticky, black, crap all over my place and had to spend an hour getting it out of the carpet and off my floors. So, after all that, I am really looking forward to a cocktail and some relaxing tonight…at least the car is running great….for now.

Oh, one last thing I forgot…while I was working on the shifter, I jabbed a spring all the way through my finger…in and out and it is still bleeding 3 hours later….but, other than that, not that bad of a day…I did get my fridge cleaned, too…