Well…in the last one, I kinda went off about Michigan and their offense that was stinking up the place and the defense that was letting Wisconsin back in the game…nevermind…in the second half they scored 25 unanswered point and whipped ‘sconsin 38-17 getting them to 5-0…but Wisconsin was 1-2 coming in so they weren’t the team they’ve been over the past few years…so, a bright spot in today’s sports…finally…but Michigan has a tough schedule for the next month so we’ll see how they do with that….yay!
How about some sports?
Well….haven’t done one on sports in a while so I thought I’d see what’s going on in that world…to me anyway…now, Man U is disappointing the hell out of me so far this year…I mean leading until 8 mins to go and then letting Everton back into it and settling for a draw? They just look stiff and they are not playing like a team…there were so many times the defense broke down they got lucky they didn’t lose the game…and this happens in every damn game…with all of the stars on that team, they should do better…if they don’t change something to start scoring more, they can kiss the champions league goodbye for next year. Then Michigan….again, no offense to speak of…they barely squeaked by Rutgers last week and Wisconsin is coming back against them right now and the lead is down to 3 points…not a normal Michigan team at all and it’s getting to be kind of painful to watch them…yeah, I know they are 4-0 but that looks like it’s going to end today against a 1-2 team…and that sucks…one good thing is that nascar is back on in the afternoon today and it isn’t interrupting my nights like it has the past few weeks….not a fan of having cocktails and watching races…would rather watch a movie or a show in my que instead…it just doesn’t feel the same at night with a race on…I would rather watch svengoolie and a bad scifi or horror movie on sat night….and I can do that tonight since the races will be over by then….and then Rat Patrol at 10…..back to normal…
October 2nd
Well…got all the way til 7 this morning before I got out of bed so that was cool….and I am now waiting for the Man U match to start so I need to get this done pretty quickly…had a nice visit from my son, his wife and their dog yesterday…Art is still a puppy but he is a rottweiler that weighs 91 pounds already…pretty goofy dog and fun to play with….it is nice to have a clean house after doing that yesterday for the visit….feel okay this morning and I am just easing into it…should have made coffee last night since there is only one more cup in the pot so I’ll have to get the french press out here in a minute to make more….won’t get out on the bike until this match is over or until Man U starts to stink the place up and I am going to try to get two rides in today but there is tons of sports on today and I could use some time off to just veg…and it may rain some today but I’m not holding my breath for that….I’ll have to look for the high school football field to the southeast of me since I could hear the band playing quite clearly last night so it has to be close…might be fun to go see a game this fall….and the hockey season starts soon and I can walk down to the arena for that….will have to do some research on the players and teams so I can understand the rivalries….not much to do today…just going to wing it with no plans other than to watch this match and then watch races this aft…there are MotoGP qualifying, trucks, and xfinity races on today along with college football so I won’t get too bored…more later….
Did some work today…
Well…don’t think this place has been this clean since I moved in…have been working on cleaning all day and just took the ac unit downstairs and I am about done for the day…I have been looking for a topic for today without a lot of luck and that is disappointing…I did read about another insider’s look at the idiot’s wh and it was even worse than anyone knew…I mean playing show tunes to keep idiot boy calm and not telling him the staff sent AF1 to take the Bush’s to GHW’s funeral? I had to laugh when a jury ruled that Alex Jones has to pay damage to Sandy Hook parents for calling them “crisis actors” on his infowars website…now we wait for the damages to be awarded that will probably bankrupt this asshole and his website…good riddance. The dems are still fighting with themselves over the bills that are necessary to save this country and I can’t figure that out….but, I do applaud the progressive caucus for standing firm against the so-called moderates who are just repubs in different clothes and who only want to do the bare minimum…they sure look like they don’t understand that it is time to go big to fix this country…and to give me and all the other retirees dental insurance for medicare….not sure how long I can wait to have my dental work started…can hold out for a while but not too much longer…what else? Yeah, I think that’s enough for today….got the two rides in and then cleaning for a couple of hours has me pretty worn out…and the loctite didn’t work on the seat so I took my 12″ crescent wrench and reefed on it..I seem to remember I had to do that to the black bike, too…got through the second ride with no problem but we’ll see tomorrow….
October 1st
Well…another 6:13 morning but I don’t feel too bad today…and I even had some dreams last night that were pretty weird about work and getting promoted…yeah, I wonder why I’d have a work dream since I’ve been retired for a while now…just glad I finally had dreams again….my tinnitus is really bad this morning and I’m not sure why…the ears are really whistling and that is pretty damn annoying…but, there is not much I can do about it but just ignore it…didn’t get much done yesterday but the lawn and some cleaning and only one bike ride so I’ll need to get two in today and then do the rest of my cleaning before my son gets here in the late aft….but that should only take an hour or so and I can do that after I get the rides in and have lunch….don’t have a lot of energy right now but I haven’t had much coffee either so I hope it will get better soon….it looks like we may get some rain Sunday…nope, just looked at the weather and it is supposed to rain the next three days and if that happens, it will be the first time in the 8 months I’ve lived out here that it has rained three days in a row….my lawn sure can use it since I’ve decided I’m not going to pour 50 bucks a months into watering it….not much to do today…just the rides and cleaning and I’m going to start planning the interior work that I’ll get started on once it gets cooler…I think I’ll do the living room first then move on to the spare bedroom…the kitchen and bathroom are going to be last and I hope I can get them done before winter is over….more later….
Last one for the month…
Well…I almost got on the bike right now for the second ride of the day but it’s 5:45 and I don’t feel like it so I won’t…trying to be smart about the amount of work I put in every day and after riding once, mowing the lawn, doing the weed walk, and trimming some trees, I think that is enough for one day….but I did clean this place up some this aft so I’ll have less to do tomorrow….just mowing the lawn made my thumb start to bleed again so I really had to take it easy so I didn’t have to bandage it again…my energy level stayed good today and I made sure I ate enough this afternoon but I might not have…only had a piece of lasagna and some garlic bread and then nachos with refried beans for dinner but that was only 8 chips so I’m not sure if that is enough….I did have to work on the bike seat this afternoon, too, since it has been coming loose and going out of adjustment no matter how hard I tighten it….so, I put some loctite on the bolt and re-assembled it and that was a pain trying to hold the two sections of the clamp, the nut, and the seat together while I started the bolt…but, I finally got it and hope I have the seat adjusted right…it has to be higher at the front and I’m not sure if I did that right….we’ll see tomorrow when I get out on it for the first ride…okay, the day is over and I’m going to relax for a while…..and get back at it first thing in the morning…
This is no longer a representative democracy…
Well….I have been following the sausage making on the bills needed to move this country forward that are supported by almost 70% of Americans, and the only thing I can say is that this is no longer a representative democracy…when two people can prevent the country from the progress that is needed to make this a fairer society and help people to have better lives, there is something wrong…and the excuses that Sinema and Manchin are using are as incoherent as they are stupid…nit picking that this 1.5 trillion dollar bill is too much and the country can’t afford it even though it’s cost is only 150 billion a year over the 10 years it would be in effect…and both of these idiots voted for the trump tax cuts that was the biggest giveaway to the rich the country had ever seen…and cost 2 trillion dollars, but when there is anything ever to help normal people they can’t be bothered to support it…they might just as well be repubs for all of the damage they are doing to the dem party and this country….one thing they don’t get is that there is no more business as usual, for this time our side needs to go big and these two don’t want to go at all…damn, they need to be primaried with some true dems but that won’t help now…they are giving the country away to the repubs and it will be the final nail in the coffin for democracy…hope you guys are happy killing the US…what a couple of preening morons…geez…
September 30th
Well…running about on time this morning with getting up at about 6:45 but I’m having a little trouble getting going with just starting on the coffee for the morning….I don’t have much to do today so I guess I can ease into the day with no stress….had an okay day yesterday but I was just so damn worn out all day and I hope today will be better….have some cleaning to do since one of my sons is coming over tomorrow afternoon to hang out and living alone, that is not too much of a priority…and I have some outdoor work to do, too….need to remove the last of the flowers along the back of the house and do some trimming on the trees to get ready for winter….and I need to mow the lawn and do the weed walk today….so I have lots to do and hope I have the energy to do it….I may cut back to one ride today just to be careful with how I’ve been feeling but we’ll see after the first ride….my shoulder barely hurts today and, with getting two shots in it, it should hurt worse but I’ll take it….I did eat more yesterday and am going to try to keep that up for a few days…I know it makes a difference but my calorie restriction is so ingrained that I really don’t like eating like a normal person…..not much to do today…yeah, that’s not true….have to pay some bills two weeks early since the post office is so screwed up it takes a full week or longer to get to Ohio….and then on to the yard and I need to get on the windows to get them cleaned before winter…but I need to be careful since banging my thumb still hurts like crazy and I need to not get it infected….more later….
I’m frickin exhausted…
Well…damn, after doing the grocery run and getting two rides in, when I got back here I was exhausted and even just moving the sprinkler around was a lot of work. Not sure if it is the flu shot or not eating enough two days ago but I felt like crap yesterday and feel that way again today but more tired than anything….I may have just hit the wall like happens sometimes after I’ve been on the bike a lot…and I am at 3700 miles for the year on the bike so maybe I’m just overdoing it? I am trying to eat more today with having lasagna and garlic bread for lunch and I’m going to make a chicken sandwich with a handful of chips for dinner…I know that’s still under 1500 calories for the day but I just can’t eat more than that….I have lost some weight this summer…down to the last holes on my belt and that means I’ve lost three inches on my waist but that is still not enough…I could lose 6 more inches and get back down to a 30 inch but that is not going to happen…I like cocktails and eating too much….sure hope I feel better tomorrow….
I hate republicans…
Well…yeah, if you’ve ever been here before, that’s pretty obvious but I want to make sure there is no doubt in anyone’s mind…this whole debt ceiling bullshit that McConnell and the rest of his domestic terrorists are pulling is just the latest in a long line of holding the country and world hostage to prevent the dems from governing and doing things that will help the everyday American….look, what this raise is going to do is allow the US to pay for the idiot trump’s tax cuts for the rich…it’s not for current spending since there has been very little new spending that hasn’t been paid for…so, the repubs blow up the budget with tax cuts that never pay for themselves, and then the dems have to come in and clean up the mess they leave every damn time…but this time the repubs don’t want the mess cleaned up since they think it will hurt Biden and keep him from doing anything to deal with the economic problems this country has and fix it’s crumbling infrastructure….and they especially don’t want the for the people act passed since it will take away the voter suppression tools that the repubs have been using all over the country to keep dem voters from voting. Now, this is just a few of the things they have been doing…and any sane person would hate the people doing it…doing their best to destroy this country and handing even more of it to the rich….I hate every damn one of them…geez…