Well….okay, I stole that title from Monty Python….but, after all trump all the time, it is time for something light that doesn’t mean much….was telling Tom about this a couple of weeks ago….I have been using the same BIC shaver now since the start of June…and it still shaves close and comfortably….normally, they last at best a couple of weeks, but three months? The only thing I can figure out is that their steel supplier made a mistake and hardened the blade steel as it should be…not to the specifications of the company since no shaver company wants their disposable shavers to last three months. So now, we have another contest to see just how long this one will last…any bets?

Well….running really early today with not sleeping at ll last night and just giving up on the entire process at about 5:15…ha, that’s a Who song….had these serial dreams that lasted about an hour each but was up for a half hour in between each one…that makes it about 3 hours of sleep last night but I don’t feel too badly right now…I know I’ll crash later and have to take a nap but I also need to watch Liverpool play in the UCl later today….that will take up some of the boredom this afternoon…had a nice lunch with T yesterday with lots of laughs and it was good to see her as always….it will be nice to have cash coming in next month but the next 4 weeks are going to be a complete shutdown since I’m broke until then…not much to do today…it is pretty cold out right now so I think I’ll wait a while to get on the bike today…and I should complete the bathroom cleaning…oh, the powerball is up to 700 million for tonight..I have my tickets and my fingers crossed….more later….

Well…back to sleeping crappy again and last night was the worst one in quite a while…so, I feel a little crappy this morning even though I was good last night….don’t hurt too much today and it looks like I may have to take the day off the bike with the rain today…I am going out to get some powerball tickets this morning with the jackpot being close to 700 million….that would be cool to win…did get the shower cleaned yesterday…made the mistake of putting my glasses on when I looked at it and could see the work that needed to be done…over 2 hours of work but it looks good now…will do the rest of the bathroom today but that will only take about a half hour….other than that, not much to do today…may have lunch with T but I’m not sure about that…more later….

Well…I have a little problem with all of the breathless reporting that the solar eclipse today was “rare” and a “once in a lifetime event”….since it’s not true….most every year there are at least one total eclipse…this one was a little unusual since it crossed the entire US and lots of people could see it, but it is not rare if you take the entire world into account…in 7 years there will be one that comes onshore near Texas and goes up the east coast to Maine….and in 2026, there will be a 95% eclipse here in GR…and you only have to go a little toward Detroit to see it in totality. The one today was still pretty cool and I took a look at it with a stack of 5 exposed 35 mm films and that worked like a champ…had forgotten all about that method until I saw it on twitter earlier in the day…..

Well…it’s eclipse day and it looks like it will be cloudy so there won’t be much to see….I did see a little trick using your cell phone to watch it but I think I’ll make a pinhole camera, too…slept okay last night but feel a little crappy today…my son’s server has been down since yesterday and that is a little irritating….no tv to watch….oh, well…have been coughing all morning and I think it may be a bug…might be a part of why I feel crappy today….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks the same….I do need to clean the bathroom today but I’m not sure I will or not…one good thing is my back still doesn’t hurt and I’m not sure why….more later….oh, the powerball is up to 650 million so I am going to have to find some cash to get in on it….

Well…running late today and almost forgot to do this one before I got on the bike….had a nice day yesterday and got some cleaning done so it looks like I won’t have to do any but the bathroom today….slept okay and don’t have a lot of pain today so no pain killers before the bike ride….my back has been pain free for days now and that is really weird…..but, I’ll take it….Tom stopped over yesterday and we swapped food…it was nice to meet one of his daughters….looked at the powerball and it is 650 million for wed…might have to spend the rest of my cash in hand to buy a couple of tickets…..not much to do today….need to get on the bike in a minute and then just veg for the day…more later….

Well…running a little late today…woke up early and then went back to sleep…something I never do….so I didn’t get up until 7:30…and the Man U game was already on…they look pretty good but no score yet…slept okay last night and feel okay if a little slow this morning…won’t get on the bike until the match is over and that may be a good thing…I got sucked into youtube yesterday watching SD concerts…found one from this year and then another one that I saw in person from Pine Knob and that was pretty cool….and T got tickets to go see them here in GR and I am happy about that…this will be the 7th time I’ve seen them and any fan should see them at least once….not much to do today….I do need to clean the bathroom and I am going to force myself to do that….more later…

Well…just can’t get started today and there is a reason for it…and I think you know what that is….slept okay last night but the dreams have gone away and that is a little disappointing…was pretty entertained for a couple of weeks and losing that is not a good thing…oh, well….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I did get some things done so I guess that’s an accomplishment….will try to get the bathroom done today and then continue with getting rid of stuff around here to de-clutter this place some….I did have a good bike ride yesterday and I hope today will be the same…might have to adjust the seat again sine I was not too comfortable on the seat and I can’t figure that out…but, I will….more later….

Well…sitting here still a little irritated about the whole house thing…but, I’ll get over it and figure something else out….the big thing is I’ll have money coming in in a month so that will be cool….I did get some work done around here today and I think I need to continue that…stuff has collected that I need to start getting rid of and I took the first steps today that makes me feel a little better…I am not going to do any trump today since he is an idiot who doesn’t deserve my time…at least today…have been talking to my oldest son lately and it’s kind of funny when he said with some surprise in his voice: gee dad, we’re talking just like we’re friends! That made me smile for quite a while and I still feel good about it…..so, that’s it for the day…..

Well….running a little late today with doing the abbreviated grocery run….have to keep my spending to 40 bucks a week for the next month and I’m not sure how easy that will be….I guess I’ll take a few days off eating each week…I could use losing 15 pounds or so and this would be a good time to try….left the top down when I was at Meiljers and a shower came through and soaked the car…not really soaked but wet…will have to put the top down later to dry it out…first time that has happened….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done other than making some ham soup that came out good….have 6 quarts that will help get through the next month….not sure how much I’ll get done today…the bathroom needs work but not sure if I’ll get to it….need to do a bike ride first and have more coffee…more later….