Well….it’s Thursday and that means I’m running late as always…had an okay day yesterday but being in the car for 3 hours made it a long one…but, it was nice to see C after a few months and get to play with Ren a little…slept okay last night and don’t feel too badly today but I have been up since 5:30 and that will probably catch up to me later in the day, but I had to get up to watch Canada and the US in curling…and that’s still on now….I may be able to get out on the old bike for almost the last time today but the temp needs to come up some with there being ice all over this morning…but, that won’t be until after noon and I am going to clean some until then since they are coming to check on the water tomorrow…and I’m not sure why that is but oh, well….need to get some pork loin in a marinade for tomorrow but back to curling and coffee right now….more later…

Well…running a little early today since I got up early and I’m heading to Mt. P around 8:30….need to do a little business up there and I hope the roads haven’t frozen up too badly with all of the rain the past few days…slept okay last night and don’t feel too badly today…still think I have allergy problems but they’re not that bad so I can live with it…but the stuffy head is getting a little annoying….I am looking forward to getting out on the bike tomorrow with the rain cleaning the trails and it going to get to over 40…and it looks like no snow for the rest of the month so I can get out almost every day…then I can start eating again and get my system back working again…not much to do today…just the drive up and back that will mean 3 hours in the car today…..then back to normal tomorrow….more later….

Well…running a little early today and it’s just from not sleeping and then getting up early today….so that makes me a little worn out this morning…I was good last night so that can’t be part of it…oh, I did win at pool yesterday…and it was just nice to get out of here for a while…didn’t get the top down with all of the rain and, even though it’s already 57 degrees outside, it looks like I won’t get it down today either…but, the rain means that the trail will be clear tomorrow so I’ll be back on the bike and I will be able to get back to eating two meals a day with burning calories on the bike…and this week will be the next to last on the Schwinn since I am ordering the new bike Sunday….can’t wait to get the new one with full suspension to help my back….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I will have to do some work today to not feel guilty….more later….

Well…didn’t come back for a second one yesterday, as you can see, and it was just because I was giving my brain a rest day…with everything going on, I just needed to not think about anything…slept okay last night and even had a short term dream that I really don’t remember…my heel is finally not hurting anymore and I think that will help my back as I get back to walking normally…..I am closing in on ordering the new bike this week and the weather looks like I may even be able to get out on the old one before that…going to be 50 today and 60 tomorrow with lots of rain so that may clean the trails enough to get out…and, I really do need that….not much to do today…not going to even attempt to clean but I may start taking the old bike apart to make room for the new one….more later….

Well…running a little late today and I almost forgot to come here and do this one…but, there was a nagging that something needed to be done and I finally remembered…slept okay last night but still feel a little slow today and I know why…wasn’t good last night and I don’t feel one bit guilty about it….I am getting bored with the Olympics and I’m not sure why….and, I did see an article this morning that said the same thing so maybe there is something to it…didn’t get much done yesterday but I did do the bathroom and today I should do the kitchen and I just might…but, maybe not….my back is hurting again and that’s a little irritating…okay, need to have more coffee and read some news….more later….

Well…running a little late today with getting up a little late…don’t consider it sleeping in unless the time that I get up surprises me on how late it is….and, it was only 7:16 so that doesn’t qualify…feel a little slow today but it is a good slow that means I had a nice night last night…and the coffee hasn’t started to work yet so I guess I’ll just sit here and wait for it….it was a nice day yesterday but I didn’t get a lot done…I did get out to run an errand but that was about it for the day…I am going to clean today before Man U comes on at 12:30 but I am not really enthused about that…might just wait until tomorrow…or maybe not, who knows? My back is back to hurting again and I was hoping that it would relax overnight but no luck….it’s not too bad so I guess I can live with it….not much to do today….just going to ease into the day by watching some FA cup soccer and some Olympics…more later….

Well…not sure if I mentioned that I’ve been trying to repair my credit after paying cash for everything for the past 15 years…the goal being that I want to buy a house later in the year….and I think it may be working since I got my first unsolicited credit card in the mail today. I find it kind of funny that all it took to have banks want to give me a card was three months of paying off my card completely and on time….and that’s pretty cool…I think….oh, and they just upped my internet speed to 25meg for free…and that is cool….

Well…running late this morning since I didn’t get up til 7:20….I guess the bitch about not sleeping in was a little premature….I did sleep okay last night but feel pretty slow this morning…don’t really want to get going right now and the coffee is not helping…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t do much…I was going to clean the bathroom but just didn’t get to it…I am going to try to do it today but I’m not sure I will….I did have a funny thought yesterday that I forgot to talk about…on the days that I have a new pot of coffee going, I have a smell based alarm clock that wakes me up….when the coffee maker starts, it always gets me up when I smell it at 6:30…okay, you know I’m weird…not much to do today…need to run an errand this morning but that is about it….I do have to cook today since there are no leftovers…think I’ll make some chicken since I am so tired of pork….more later…

Well…running a little late today with the grocery run and having a real paper to read….slept okay last night and feel pretty good today and I hope that continues for the rest of the day….have been fortunate with the bugs this winter with just low level stuff but the flu is all around me and I sure don’t want to get it at this late date….I did get out and get my hair cut yesterday and even got a top down run in so that takes care of Feb….didn’t get much else done, though, and I need to change that today….I will need to cook with no leftovers in the fridge and I may even have the pizza that I have had in the freezer for a couple of weeks….not much to do today….I am going to do the bathroom and maybe even start tearing the old bike apart since I am going to order the new one next week and need to make room for it….more later…..

Well…as I sit here watching the Olympics, it finally hit me that I really don’t like the idea that I was forced to retire when I still wanted to work. The idea that I have nothing to add to any company galls me to no end, especially when on an almost daily basis, you see companies being quoted that they just can’t find qualified people anymore…well, I got news for you idiots, there are plenty of us out here that are qualified but YOU are the ones who are artificially restricting your pool of potential workers just because of the stereotypes that you have in your heads that all of us older workers are going to cost you more than newbies straight out of college…and that may be true since we do expect to be fairly compensated for our contributions, but there is one thing we don’t need, and that is to have our hands held and our egos massaged to keep us productive…we are well past that nonsense and just want an opportunity to contribute…I wonder if any hiring manager gives a crap about that…nope, that would make them have to think instead of just running resumes through the computers and rejecting every experienced worker….so, don’t cry me a river if you can’t find “qualified” people to fill your needs..you did it to yourselves….