Well…crap, it snowed again last night and it looks like about 4 inches and that means I’ll be out shoveling again this morning…this crap just needs to end…up at 4 again but was able to go back to sleep until 6:30 or so but I’m still struggling with waking up and getting going…first sip of coffee so I guess it will take a while…I did have my broccoli seeds sprout yesterday and hung the grow light but I’m not sure if I need a1,000 watt LED for the seedlings…might replace it with my 4 bulb fluorescent to save some money….it’s only 17 degrees out there in the middle of March and that is pretty damn depressing and we’re supposed to get lake effect snow all day today so I’ll wait a while before I go out to shovel…is today the day I take a day off the bike? Not sure about that but I know I’m doing okay with my weight control so I could probably do it…went over 600 miles on the indoor bike the other day so it looks like I’ll get to close to 700 before I get to the outdoor bike again….going to make a big spiral sliced ham today with mashed potatoes and gravy and I want to do that for lunch so I’ll have to get after it around 10 or so…there are races and soccer on all day today so I’ll have something to keep myself amused….I did watch “Cocaine Bear” last night and it was largely a forgettable movie…but it kept me entertained and I didn’t shut it off so it was okay….tonight is going to be Svengoolie but I may have seen the movie he is running so I need a back up….more later…
This is big…
Well…just read that the International Criminal Court just issued a warrant for the war criminal Putin this morning and that is big…that means that if he tries to leave Russia for any country other than the ones under his thumb, he can be arrested and taken to the Hague for trial…so no more propaganda tours to Helsinki or visiting the UN in New York…and this is going to piss him off since he can’t get any fawning that he needs for his ego…I was wondering the other day why this hadn’t happened yet….but, I guess it takes a while to cross the T’s and dot the I’s to make everything legal so it will hold up in court…and that meant building a case just like any prosecutor would and I know they are going to have cases against him for both war crimes and crimes against humanity and there are separate types of evidence for each…he is going to be more and more isolated as these warrants come out…park the private jet vlad…it’s not going anywhere for a while…
Darn….
Well…darn…the bluetooth earbuds quit working this morning and I was just getting used to them…so I had to use my corded ones that just don’t sound as good…a few days ago, some of the functions stopped working, like being able to pause the tablet just by tapping the button on the right one…and the right one started cutting out when I looked down for some reason…this morning they wouldn’t turn on correctly or pair with the tablet anymore so I guess they’re dead…so, I had gotten so used to the wireless freedom that I went out on amazon and bought myself a cheap pair that got good reviews and were 30% off at 20 bucks….and I needed chain lube anyway so I got them both and they’ll be here next week…
March 17th
Well…strange…when I woke up today I was sure it was Saturday…but it’s not…up at 4:04 and then out of bed at 6:10 and that is too damn early…and I’m feeling it right now with just pouring the first cup of coffee…it looks like it rained almost all night last night but it will be stopping soon…now, do I try to ride outdoors today or just stay in? Still don’t want to be cold and there is a winter weather advisory on for all day tomorrow and into Sunday with up to 4 inches of snow with the really cold air coming in tomorrow…I mean we’re halfway through March and the high is going to be 26? Didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I do want to clean the freezer today but I’m not motivated to do anything right now….I guess I could get on the bike here soon but there is F1 practice on in a bit and I want to see that…and there is a 1,000 mile race on from Sebring that starts around 11 or so and that will be on all day….so, I’m not sure what I’m going to do….have to figure out two meals today and I know one of them is going to be the other batch of catfish and I think I’m going to make some nachos for the other one …I did buy tomatoes and they need to be used and I have shredded cheese that is going to go bad if I don’t use it soon….not much to do today…man, I just can’t get started…it is only 7 so I guess I can sit here and have another cup of coffee for a few minutes anyway…then drag my butt downstairs for the first ride….more later….
Two Flickers….
Well…it’s been a pretty good day out here and it has been raining for a couple of hours now and I hope it cleans up the streets some…didn’t get a lot done today other than the two bike rides and cooking but I need to clean the freezer tomorrow and check the fluids in the car…another busy day…ha, ha…I did have two Northern flickers on the feeder today at the same time and one of them was a female so maybe I’ll have a nesting pair of those…I didn’t know that these birds are woodpeckers and I found that out when I looked for how to tell the male from females….pretty cool to look over and see two of those big birds there when I never saw one of those in my life until I moved out here….not sure what is going on with the dentists out here but my regular one sent me a text for me to schedule a cleaning and root canal and they said they don’t have any appointments available til the middle of July…and my periodontist is out almost that far…man, these guys have a license to print money….okay, on to finishing up a few things and then tv and a cocktail or two…oh, I got up to 315 followers on Mastodon today..in the more than ten years on twitter, I had 12…
Indictments are coming…
Well…dare I even say that it looks like indictments are coming for the idiot boy? In both the NY election fraud case where he paid off Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet before the election, and in the Georgia case where he asked the SoS to “find” votes for him, we are seeing signs that indictments are coming. In Georgia, the special grand jury members have publicly stated that they have recommended indictments for more than 10 people…but that had to go to the prosecutor and she still has to empanel a normal grand jury to issue the indictments…and as more and more info comes out, that appears to be what is going to happen. In NY, the grand jury brought Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen back in to testify to them again to clarify other evidence the received…and that jury is done with their work now other than issuing their report to the prosecutor…and that may happen by the end of the week if the pundits are to be believed…I know I’ve talked about this before and have hoped and hoped that this asshole gets indicted soon…but the old cliche of the wheels of justice turning slowly is true…just as long as they do eventually turn…geez…
March 16th
Well…man, having a hard time getting going today but I guess that’s from not getting to coffee until 7:24 after getting out of bed at 6:44…but I was up at 5:04…again,…and I can’t figure it out…oh, well…it looks like it’s going to rain this afternoon and into tomorrow then the temp is going to plunge with the high only in the 20’s Sat and I am so tired of the cold…I guess I’ll just write off March completely since there is no spring in the forecast….need to get on the bike by nine so I can get two rides in before noon…going to have catfish for lunch after getting a pound of the nuggets in some seasoning yesterday but I’m not sure what I’m going to have with it…probably some oven baked fries so it will be a bit like fish and chips….I do have a chicken leg quarter that needs to be used today but that will be later…only had some pasta and bean dip yesterday so I think I’ll be pretty sluggish on the bike this morning….feel that way right now and I could use the day off the bike but I won’t take it..need to lose another 10 pounds or so and that means I need to sweat it out….not much to do today…Man U plays this afternoon and then it’s new show night for entertainment….Picard and the Mandolorian will make it interesting and I’m looking forward to that….more later…
Wednesday…
Well..just couldn’t come up with a clever title for this one so you get Wednesday….it’s been a good day so far with getting the grocery runs done early and got everything I had on the list…even stopped at DD and got a 7 pound spiral sliced ham for 7 bucks but it’s frozen so it will have to thaw until Saturday…have plenty of other food to use up before that so no big deal…when I got back here around 9:30, I got right on the bike for the first ride, and after about a 10 minute break, I got right back on to do the second ride…finishing up around noon or so…then lunch where I made way too much pasta so I only had half of it and I think it will make another entire meal….don’t have a lot to do today but I do want to have all of it done before Liverpool plays at 4…only have to do the dishes and make some seasoning for the catfish I took out of the freezer….and do my teeth…that’s first…
Finally…sensible gun laws come to Michigan..
Well…as I’ve hammered home since I started this site, elections have consequences and we are seeing that right now with the slate of sensible gun control laws that the dems are going to pass this week. They start with having to register for any firearm purchase, closing down the gun show loophole that puts guns int he hands of people who shouldn’t have them…and make every sale subject to a background check…sets up a “red flag” law which would allow family members to petition courts to remove guns from unstable people…another part would enhance storage safety by asking gun owners to lock their guns up and keep them unloaded…you get the point…all of these measures are popular with everyone except the gun lobby and were promised in the 2022 election so the dems are carrying through…things that would never have happened if the repubs were still running the state…geez…
March 15th
Well…slept all the way through til 6:40 this morning but don’t feel like I slept at all…I guess I’m getting old…the coffee needs to work right now if I’m going to get out for the grocery run today…need to hit three stores today with DD having spiral sliced ham on sale for 99 cents a pound…it’s only 19 degrees out there right now and spring is so far away that I can’t see it…okay…just looked at the weather and it is only 17 degrees out there and I’m depressed…..I know there is nothing I can do about the weather but damn, 17 degrees half way through March? Oh. well…didn’t get anything done yesterday but the rides and I’m only going to add in the grocery runs today and that is enough for one day….only had one meal yesterday and I think I’m feeling that this morning…I mean a chicken leg and some bean dip is not enough with doing two rides…..I wonder if I could just relax a bit for one day? Nope….that’s just not me…I did thaw some catfish so I’ll have that to eat today along with the leftover chicken leg…one of these days I’m going to eat whatever I want since I can with my mouth not hurting…should I try ice cream? Haven’t been able to eat that for at least 10 years and I might just try….not much to do today…just the grocery runs and then back here to get on the bike…and I should have that done by noon or so and then soccer this afternoon…man, I feel old today….more later…