I just hate political ads…

Well…I am just getting so sick of the political ads here in Michigan, especially the lying ones from our wonderful governor that have revived the zombie lie that Obamacare cut 700 billion out of medicare and seniors are going to not get the care they need and then will die….this one was debunked so many times but I am going to do it again here…the 700 billion dollars were for cost savings in payments to Medicare providers and slowing the rise in costs…not one senior would even know that these cuts have happened since their care will not change….so, if you hear anyone talking about these cuts..cut them off before they get into the talking point…I hate to hear them and I bet you do, too…geez…

October 27th

Well…running late again today and I just can’t get moving for some reason….it was an okay day yesterday but I totally vegged after the bike ride…still feel tired today but I think the coffee is starting to work so that is a good thing…dreamt about water all night last night…drinking it, that is, and when I got up I was really, really thirsty…I know, pretty weird….it looks like it is going to be quite warm today…all the way up to 74 and that means I should do something that involves putting the top down on the car…I do have some errands to run so maybe today would be the day to do it? Supposed to turn cold later in the week and the dreaded thought of snow tires hit me for the first time today…I did have them on the car the 2nd week of November last year and I do hope that we don’t have another winter like the last one….that would just be too depressing….more later…

End of the month…

Well…it is getting to the end of the month and I don’t want to get further behind so I guess I’ll noodle around here a little and see what happens…the group that I saw last night was not one that I had seen on tv…I think the tv one was the string cheese incident…these guys reminded me of a 70′s hard rock band with a  little funk layered over the top of it…but C and I said the same thing after the first set…very repetitive…all the songs sounded the same and I could only take so much of it….and my ear is still fuzzy this late in the day so I guess I need better earplugs next time….I did get out on the bike today since the Lions were stinking up the place…but when I got back the had come from 21-0 down to win the fricking game…just like they did a few weeks back..weird….okay….can’t think of anything else right now but I just may come back for another one…I am behind after all….

October 26th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…did go to the concert and it was okay but the group was loud and repetitive and my right ear is still ringing even with the earplugs I was wearing….and I didn’t get to bed until after 1 so I am a little worn out this morning…and it looks like I am going to have to wait to get out in the bike since the Lions are playing in  a little while from London and I want to see that….and then Man U plays right  after that so maybe no ride today…the couch seems pretty inviting and I think I’ll just make this a veg out day….more later….

RIP Jack Bruce….

Well…it not a happy day when another musician that you like dies….and today it was Jack Bruce. Best known for being the bassist for Cream and singing many of their hits like “White room” and “Badge” with Eric Clapton, he also had a long and varied career with groups that read like a who’s who of the 60′s and 70′s…even spending some time with Leslie West in the group West, Bruce and Laing….not much else to say right now except rest in peace, Jack….

October 25th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool….but, that was okay…had a long run of winning and I didn’t get skunked….slept okay, too, but I feel a little slow this morning and it’s from not eating enough, again….oh, and maybe the cocktails….had some dreams about snow and trains but they really didn’t mean anything….looks like I can get out on the bike as soon as I finish the soccer game I’m watching since it is already 55 degrees outside…first, I am going to have a toasted bagel with cream cheese and some smoked salmon I made the other day…not much to do today…going to just hang around here until I go out for the concert tonight…will probably have to take a nap some time this aft since the concert won’t start until 9…more later…

October 24th

Well…it was a long day yesterday with waiting for the guys to come to work on the furnace until 2:30 and then out for a couple with G and then back here…was so worn out I was in bed before 10 last night but that didn’t help…still feel worn out today and part of it is not eating enough yesterday…only had some smoked fish for lunch and that was a total of about 600 calories for the entire day…so today I need to ramp it up and get to 2,000…will be kind of hard but I have to try….I did sleep okay even without any aids and had dreams about the eclipse that I didn’t see because of the clouds that moved in….it is nice to have this place cleaned up for a few days and that means I have nothing to clean today…so, I think I’ll get out on the bike after the second cup of coffee since it is already 50 outside…more later…

I don’t underestand some things…

Well….there is good news here in Michigan in the senate race with Gary Peters pulling out to a 10% plus lead in the latest polls and that I can understand…Land is the most stupid, incompetent candidate I have ever seen with no ability to think past the talking points that she tries to regurgitate and even gets those wrong…but, what I don’t understand is how ole Snyder is up on Schauer in the governor’s race…after all, Snyder gave the middle class a kick in the gut with right to work, taxed retirees and gave the money to CEO’s, and has lied through his teeth about the crony capitalism he has been practicing since he lied his way into office…now, I may be unusual in that I follow politics and pride myself in knowing what is going on, but people, how can you vote against yourself and keep giving this country to the rich? I just shake my head every day…geez…

October 23rd

Well…running early today since I am getting the place ready for the maint guys to come and work on the furnace today…slept okay and was good again last night so I feel okay today…..the place looks good and feels good with all of the cleaning done and all I have to do today is do a grocery run this morning…going to smoke some fish today, too, but that is about it…the cursor has disappeared from this site today so I am going to shut the computer down and come back in a few minutes to pick this one up….okay…I’m back but I don’t have a whole lot more to say right now so I think I’ll end here for now…I am going to watch the eclipse today if I can see it from here…might have to get on the bike and head to a clearing in the trees to get a better view…more later…

Comets, eclipses, and wind….

Well…let’s start with the last one and go from there…I am always amazed with how the wind acts when I am out on the bike…and today was no exception…it seemed like…no it was…the wind was coming from every direction today…usually, when you head out to the East and you have a brisk wind in your face, you can look forward to having it end when you go north, or south, or west…but today, it was a struggle every direction…still can’t figure out how that works but it sure takes a lot out of you…as you probably know…a comet passed pretty close to Mars on Sunday and I really expected to see some cool photos since the Hubble ones from a week ago were quite neat….but, following it live Sunday, the pictures were grainy at best…still kind of cool to see the ones from the surface taken by one of the rovers but I’d hoped for more….not sure if you saw the lunar eclipse a couple of weeks ago but it was pretty neat…had to get up early to see it but seeing the moon with a huge bite out of it always makes me smile…and now, we have a half solar eclipse for thurs aft around 5:30 here that could be fun….that’s tomorrow for the date challenged…I am looking forward to that one, too, heck…I look forward to anything like that…still a science and space geek after all these years and I look forward to the gloom that comes with the eclipse…kind of near sunset but I’ll be looking anyway….oh, and I added a new category that I will put all the science stuff in as I write about sciency stuff…