Category Archives: My Life

Bike tales…

Well….as you know, I have been working on restoring the bike to a more usable condition…about a year ago, the fiberglass frame repair that I did a few years back started to fail and that made the seat loose that annoyed me but I didn’t think much about it until it got really bad over the winter…so, I used the rest of the repair kit last week to fix it and I am so surprised by how much of  a difference it made….it seems like I put about 25% less work into going faster with the seat now being stable again….and it now changes direction again with just a little shift of my hips and that makes riding it fun again…so much fun that I am in pain right now from bombing around and doing the full 15 miles today…..and I found and fixed the squeaks, too, so it is silent running again…I think it irritates the people on the trail since I sneak up on them in pure stealth mode…kind of fun to see them jump when I come by…..already over 150 miles so far this spring….heading for 3,000….

March 9th

Well….it was an okay day but another blowup with G colored that a bit…slept crappy again and I am going to see if that comes in cycles and If there is anything I can do about it….I did get a few things done yesterday…got the car washed and the summer tires back on the car along with a good, long bike ride so that was something….but, it looks like I’m chasing squeaks in the bike again and that is annoying….I think I may know where it is but this morning will tell….even with carrying the tires in and out and putting them on the car, my back seems to have held up and it just has a little twinge…and no pain anywhere else so I have my fingers crossed….not much to do today…just a workout and a bike ride to do today…then some cleaning that I have been meaning to get to but haven’t….more later….

March 8th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…but it was a busy one with Tom’s appt, then errands, and then the bike ride…didn’t get everything done until almost 3:30 and I started at 8:30…was good last night so I feel okay today but I have another busy one with voting, washing the car, getting the bike ride in, and then out with G for a couple later….and in between that I have to make lunch….didn’t sleep for crap last night with being up and down since 2:30 so that could be a little trying later in the day…had the Aquinas dream again last night where I just stop going to class and didn’t get my degrees…not sure what that is about but I have that once in a while….I did get a nice bike ride in yesterday but the route was shortened buy the remaining snow that I hope has melted since yesterday….not much to do today…well…that’s not true…going to get on it right now and go vote and then out to wash the car…will probably do that a few times this week to get the salt off the car…more later….

March 7th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool so that was cool….but getting started that early in the day takes a lot out of me so I am a little worn out today….didn’t get anything done other than pool and today looks much the same…I do want to get out on the bike but it looks like the trails aren’t clear yet…will probably have to wait until tomorrow since it is going to be in the 50′s today and they should melt off enough…I may try to go out this aft, though, just to test out the repairs that I did to the bike last week….and, with being behind here, I’ll have to do two more of these today…and there should be topics after I read about the debates last night….not much to do today…I do have to take Tom to his pain clinic appointment this morning but then I am going to just take it easy the rest of the day…it should be warm enough to put the top down on the way back home later….more later…

March 6th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get anything done…I did get out to have a couple with G but that started the night off too early and I am feeling it today….just kind of sluggish and just want to go back to the couch…..even went to bed early and slept okay last night…must have been really early since I got a text from T at 10:17 that I didn’t even see or respond to…oh, well…my back is still holding up with no pain and that is a really good thing…but it is weird to be able to walk without a limp….but I’ll take it….not much to to today….going to just lick the wounds a little and watch some soccer until I can get moving and then some kitchen cleaning…don’t have to cook today since I have lots of leftovers so it is going to be really low key…more later….

A little mind cleansing…

Well…I just noticed that I have had a pretty good head of outrage going lately and it has been reflected in the posts I have been doing…but, not today….going to do a little mind cleansing today and just write about nice things for a change….I did get the bike put back together and it appears to be solid again…and, it should be with 5 more layers of fiberglass holding the broken part on…can’t wait to get out on it but the darn weather is just not cooperating….maybe Tuesday when it’s supposed to be 64….it’s been kind of calm around here with some cash in my pocket but I am a little bored with Tom’s back still bad and everyone else out of town….I could just go out by myself but I have been so good at not spending money that it has gotten to be a habit….and there really are plenty of things I could do around here but I just don’t care to do them right now…I think I’ll watch the movie “Spotlight” tonight since there is nothing on tv that I want to see…and it’s the Oscar winner so I need to see it to see if they screwed up the choice again….hmmm….not much else to talk about right now…just didn’t want to do another screed today…but, tomorrow is another story…I am going to have time on my hands since I will not watch NASCAR anymore after their endorsement of Trump….

March 5th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool….slept pretty well last night and I feel okay this morning even after not being good last night…I’m on about the 6th day of my back not hurting and it is weird to walk without any pain…even my neck is better…but my hands are a little worse for wear after fixing the bike yesterday…had to re-fiberglass the seat post tube and the acid in the hardener took a bunch of skin off my hands since the resin is so sticky that you can’t use gloves to apply it…they are just a little dry today so I guess they survived the abuse….and the bike is fixed for the next time the trails are clear…probably won’t be able to get out until Tuesday since there is still quite a bit of snow on the trails….didn’t get anything else done yesterday but the bike was enough….didn’t even have to buy a new glass kit….just needed hardener and Menard’s carries it for 2 bucks so that was cool to save 15 bucks….not much to do today….going to clean a little but that is about it….and watch some soccer…more later….

March 4th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get some cleaning done so that was cool….slept better than normal last night and I don’t know why so I’m not going to think about it…I did get the new readers yesterday and now I can see the papers and this screen better and that is kind of weird….no back pain today and the neck is better, too, so I guess I don’t have anything to bitch about today…will that make this too boring? Not sure about that…..it was pretty cool going out to get the papers today with the heavy fog out there…the sun looked just so cool through it but I am not sure how fog happens when it is 10 degrees out there….I am really, really tired of it being cold and I need it to warm up so I can get back into shorts…not sure if I will stay in them but normally I do once I change…not much to do today….I do have an errand to run this morning and I am going to make some cash so that will be cool…and I am going to cook a pork loin that I have been dry aging in the fridge since yesterday…just needed to try something different…more later….

March 3rd

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I had a nice lunch with T and made some cash so that is cool….slept pretty crappy again and was up and down all night but that’s normal these days….my neck still hurts today and I guess I’ll break down and take something for it…I’m sure it’s from sleeping wrong but I’m not sleeping so I’m not sure how that works….I did do the grocery run today and that is the reason I’m running late….I did buy some new readers today and moved up to 1.75 magnification from the 1.50 that I have used for the past 5 years….can really see better reading the paper and doing this and they were pretty cheap…got two pair for 6 bucks at Meijer’s this morning so I can throw them away when I scratch them and not feel too bad…the last two pair cost me almost 30 bucks so I can live with a little less quality…one funny thing, the tags on them had electronic chips in them and they set of the door alarms when I was going out…kind of funny….not much to do today…I am going to clean some and make some pork roast for lunch but that is about it…more later….

March 2nd

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…and today looks like the same…slept okay last night…well…not really…and I woke up with a sore neck that is going to need some pain killers here in a minute…I am so tired of winter and can’t wait for next Monday when it is going to be in the 50′s with maybe 60′s tues and wed….I do want to get the summer tires back on the car but I guess I can wait a little while….my back did hurt a little yesterday but it seems okay now…just a little tight….I do need to clean around here today but I probably won’t with having lunch plans with T….and there is soccer on this aft that I want to see…maybe between halves? Not much to do today….I do have to get my hair cut in an hour or so and then I have some things to do around here before lunch….more later….