As you know, I bought a new Miata back on May 2nd and it hasn’t been as reliable as the old one…first the cd changer stopped working and couldn’t be fixed…then the driver’s side front brake caliper froze up and I had to replace it…only paid 70 bucks and it took about an hour to replace…then, last week the passenger side did the same thing so I had to replace that one that was only 63 bucks from Amazon…and it only took me 45 minutes start to finish…then Wed, while I was cooking the turkey on the grill, I decided to check out the slow starting and found that the positive battery cable was completely loose…and I’m hoping that the small amount of contact it was making was not charging the battery enough…so I tightened that up…the car was idling pretty rough so I had to figure out how to change the spark plugs which ended up being pretty easy and it made a huge difference…so after I tightened the battery cable I started the car and it immediately stalled but then fired right up like normal after that…I think the computer now has to learn everything again but I guess we’ll see after I drive it next but that won’t be till next week with the 5 inches of snow we’re getting tomorrow…back for a political one in a minute…

Well…it’s been a couple of months but my son finally got my site up and running again…and I’ve got to reset the way the site looks since the theme I was using is no longer there…so I’ll be fooling around with that for the next couple of weeks…it has been way too long since I’ve3 been able to talk about my life and things that have and are happening…a branch took out my power line and set the side of my house on fire…okay want to go out and see what the site looks like after I post…okay, resetting the themes is going to take a while…I did get my partial dentures a few weeks back and I’m still learning how to talk with them in but I don’t talk much so that is going to be a long process…think I’ll have to start reading out loud or I’ll never be understandable…one thing that came with hearing myself speak with these things in, I can pick out all the people on tv who are also wearing them…okay…need to do a car one…more later…

Well…it feels a little weird to be able to come here and do this again but I relish getting my day started the right way again…slept okay last night but feel a little worn out today and I think it’s from not eating enough…again…and I don’t think I’ll fix that even though I’ve got a freezer full of food…have some thighs left to just heat but I’m not sure what the 2nd meal will be…might make some stir fry chicken or Meijers has some pasta salad kits on sale for a buck so I may take a look at those today…it’s only 55 out there right now so it’s going to be a cool one on the bike today but I’m not sure if that means long pants on the bike today…I do need to clean the glass on the car again since the windshield is still streaky and I don’t think I used enough ammonia the last time…it’s a new coffee day today and I think I’m going to start using the 6+ pounds of whole beans I have for a while to make the next pot…not much to do today…just going to ease into it this morning and read some news since I do need a topic for later….more later….

Well…damn, I don’t know if I can convey how much I missed doing this after 12 years and over 13,000 of these…it’s as if my life is whole again today and now all I have to do is go back to normal and start reading the news again to come up with topics…and I know I’ve whined about having to do that every day but I won’t do that again…I mean it helps get me through the day and releases the anger I feel about what’s going on in this country…so tomorrow, I get to get up and come here first thing like I have for more than a decade to start my day…and it’s just such a relief…and I hope some of you discover that I’m back and come for a visit…

Well…had a pretty good day today with getting this place running again and having a little dustup with one of my sons…but we fixed that and aired out a bunch of stuff…and I found out who has been pressuring my son to cut off contact with me..and we have tentative plans to meet my granddaughter when my son has some vacation in November…so that worked out but I’ll believe it when I’m in front of her…skipped the weight work today since I didn’t feel like it but I still may do it after I read a bit…saw a big group of 15 turkeys along the trail this morning and they were pretty funny as were the deer I saw…okay, time for some reading…

Well…still haven’t figured out what happened to the font to make it so small but I’ll soldier on as best I can…man, it’s been hard to not do these for the past couple of weeks but now I’ll have to get back up to speed…have had a good week this week with getting the rides in every day and then going over 7,000 miles for the year today…so that means I should get to 8K for the year by the end of it…nothing much else has happened really…just normal days of reading and taking it easy…I did talk to my son today and blasted at him a bit…but we settled that and it looks like I’ll be heading over there in November to meet my granddaughter and I’m pretty geeked about that…and I like the effort he’s made to stay in contact with me as his mother and brother keep putting heat on him to not talk to me anymore…and with him having a toddler and a disabled wife I think he’s working his butt off just to stay above water…so I’ll be back in a bit to do more of these…won’t get caught up for the month but I’ll end the month on the upswing…

Well…have been down for a couple of weeks but just got it going again a few minutes ago…but the print is way too small and weird so I’ll try to fix that and come back

Well…it’s noon and I think I’m done for the day…got the rides in, hit the library, and fed what remains of my lawn since it’s forecast to rain tomorrow…ha,ha…the rides were great with no wind and I did take an ibuprofen since both thighs have been aching and they still do but it’s better…will get to 4,000 outdoor miles tomorrow and with the 2,620 indoor miles I’m probably going to get to around 8,000 miles for the year and that’s without any goals or 100 mile days..not bad for an old guy…and that will get me over 30,000 miles since I moved out here…it’s going to get up to 80 for a few days next week and I think that will be the last gasp for warm weather for the year and I don’t mind that…fall has always been my favorite season and I’m looking forward to that a bit…okay, time to read…

Well…it’s nice having this thing working this morning so I can get my day started right…slept okay last night and didn’t get out of be til after 6 and that has become a pattern that I don’t mind…only up once overnight and that is a far cry from what was going on before with getting up 4 or 5 times…pretty sore today and I may take an ibuprofen before I get on the bike…not sure why that would be but my thighs are burning as they have been for a couple of days…oh, well…I do need to hit the library after the rides today since I’m down to the last book and don’t want to run out over the weekend…I do need to feed the lawn for the last time this year today since it’s going to rain tomorrow and I would really like to get the lawn to green up some…and I need to bundle the branches I cut off the trees to put them out Tuesday…I had this thought with my debit card expiring next month…why the hell do they have to expire? I mean it’s just a way to access my checking account and it’s not like anything changes…just a pain in the butt…not much to do today…just a normal Friday that I need to get moving soon…more later…

Well…wanted something easy for dinner today so I gave the burgers I got from DD a try…they are pretty darn good and, since they are fully cooked, it only took 50 seconds in the microwave to get it hot so that works out really well…not sure how my body is going to react to the first beef in a couple of years but it should be okay…the big blue cruise ship was back again this morning for the third time in 10 days…and I saw them unload and load the tender they use to get people to shore when the ship is not at the dock…it fits in a tunnel at the back of the boat…pretty cool…I did get the 3rd book read just a few minutes ago so I can go to the library and get three more tomorrow so I’ll not run out over the weekend…didn’t do much else today other than ride and now the ARCA race from Bristol is on and then the truck race is on right after that…I still like to watch Bristol so I won’t burn any of the good shows I have left on plex…