Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I didn’t get anything done but groceries and cooking but that is okay…slept okay last night but I think it was the build up of the past 5 of not sleeping but that is okay, too…I did try to eat more yesterday and was almost successful and that will continue today….it looks like a great day for a ride but still too cold to go out yet so I think I’m going to wash the car first so it can dry for waxing….not much to do today…pool, of course, and I need to win one…it’s been a few weeks and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong….or what Tom is doing right…but, it is still fun and I’m looking forward to it…even though I’m broke again..or would that be still? More later…
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Another day…
Well…it has been a strange day..or a normal day as they have been going lately….felt pretty good until this aft and then the bottom fell out and I have no energy…but, I’m not going to complain too much…just a little….it looks like the lies are starting to catch up to ole Snyder here in Michigan and the old folks, who normally are the core repub constituency, are starting to peel off to the dems with all of the crap he has done to them…and to me…over the past three years they have taken almost 3 grand from my retirement to give pay raises to ceos….and he tries to atone for that by making a website that tries to convince us that things are so good for retirees here…what a frickin laugh….it appears that the media is starting to actually call out these liars…just hope it make a difference and we can send Snyder back to one of 15 houses…geez…
June 5th
Well…up and going early this morning… a little before 6 but I slept better so I guess that evens out….feel okay today , too, and that has something to do with eating enough and being good for another day….but, I think that may end tonight…not sure yet….I do have to do the grocery run this morning since I’m just so tired of ham and chicken….need to get more veggies and even some fruit today…better look at the ad to see what’s on sale…not much to do today…skipped the bike ride with all the rain yesterday and my legs feel much better for it….but, that means a long one for today…I did get some clothes stuff done yesterday with putting the winter stuff away finally and finding some summer stuff I didn’t know I had….more later…
Obama derangement syndrome continues…
Well…if you need any other evidence that it is not policy differences that is driving the right crazy about Obama, all you have to do is look at the latest event…the release of the last prisoner of war in Afghanistan…which, a few months ago, the repubs were bitching about…that Obama wasn’t doing enough to bring him home, and that to listen to McCain and Graham, anything should be done to make sure it happened. Fast forward to late last week and Obama and his team get this guy released by trading him for 5 prisoners of war that were held in Gitmo…and the right has been going nuts with the predictable talking points like “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” or the men in Gitmo were too dangerous to be released. This can only be explained by ODS…especially since the bitchers like Cheney released over 500 of these same type of people from Gitmo on their watch and traded them for the Taliban coming to the table to negotiate. So, doing exactly the same thing that ole GW and Cheney did was okay when they did it, but now it is an impeachable offense? What a bunch of hypocrites…but we knew that, didn’t we? Geez….
May 4th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and a surprise outing to have a couple with G was fun…and, I found a pair of shoes that I may keep this time…so, all in all, not a bad day…other than being broke and unemployed…had one of the worst nights of sleep in a long time…may have had a total of about 3 hours after all of the tossing and turning but, what the heck else do I have to do but take a nap later? There were some really weird dreams with lots of blood and gore in them and that is very unusual….but it is still fun to have them. Not much to do today…looks like I may have to wait to ride the bike until after the rain ends but that should be in only an hour or so and I do need to have another cup of coffee so the timing will work out okay…and, I do need to clean the kitchen but that looks like a big job that I’m not sure I want to tackle yet….more later…
Breaking some records…
Well…haven’t done just a fun one in a while so I think I’ll talk about some things that happened on the trail today…with the wind that was blowing 20-30 mph out of the West this morning, the conditions were ripe to set some new records on the bike…and that is just what happened. On the first leg of the ride, after the first climb to the top of the hill along M-6, there is a downhill on the other side that I try every day to break the speed record for pedaling down to a certain spot on the hill…and then for overall speed at the bottom of the hill after coasting. The previous records were 28.3 mph for the pedaling portion resulting in a 32.3 mph speed at the bottom of the hill…but, today with the wind and three cups of coffee those were shattered….getting to 29.4 mph pedaling and 34.2 total speed at the bottom of the hill. I know, nothing that anyone but me would care about but I still think it’s pretty cool….
Oh, and I re-did the math on the total miles I’ve ridden on this bike and I am only about 350 miles from 20,000…yep, 20 thousand miles on a bike…burning 60 calories per mile that is like using 1.2 million calories….or converting it to pounds at 3,000 per pound…that is like using 400 pounds of me to ride that far…or, if I hadn’t ridden it, I’d weigh 400 pounds more….yech…
June 3rd
Well…up early this morning and it was day two of not sleeping again so I am a little worn out today…already, but, I was good last night so there is hope that the day will get better…there were dreams but just some frustrating stuff that had to do with the IRS, again, and I don’t remember the rest of it…it was an okay day yesterday but I was quite worn out from not eating enough and not being good Sunday…didn’t get much done but working on the bike and I think I’ve got the seat adjusted right finally so my legs don’t go numb…not much to do today…need to continue the cleaning and run a couple of errands but that is about it…more later….
Can Boehner be this stupid?
Well…I really know the answer to that question but need to get a post out about it so I’ll wait til later to tell you. The latest talking point that the repubs are using to avoid dealing with climate change is just weird…ole Boehner came out the other day and said that he is not a scientist so he can’t discuss climate change or propose legislation about it. Think about that, the new standard for our government, according to the repubs, is that they can’t do anything about any of the country’s problems unless they are experts in the field….and the funny thing is that none of them are economists, either, but they continue to propose failed economic theory to help the economy…you know, the tax cuts for the rich and corporations that have never helped the economy grow or created one job. I truly believe he is so stupid as to propose this…to admit to the country that he’s not too bright so excuse me for not doing my job…a new low, even for the repubs….geez…
June 2nd
Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for another one yesterday…just didn’t have a topic I wanted to talk about and didn’t want to get into filler on the first day of the month…slept pretty crappy, breaking the string and I feel pretty crappy for it…didn’t do much yesterday but watch races…I did get out to see K for a few minutes and it got into a philosophical discussion about religion…I may have been a little hard on her but I’m not sure…have to remember that she is gentle and not used to arguing like I am…there was a cool thing on the trail yesterday…saw a huge owl just sitting there in the park…must have had a 4 foot wingspan…first one I’ve seen in a while….not much to do today…just going to take it easy and get some things done around here…more later…
June 1st
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I watched a lot of races but didn’t get much else done…I did do the bathroom and today will be the kitchen…slept okay last night and that is a string of about 5 in a row and I’m not sure what the heck is going on…I like it but can’t figure it out…I did get the bike worked on and tightened up the rear wheel bearings so it will be fun to see if that makes any difference this morning…but, today is the least favorite day of the month when I have to pay the rent and I will be depressed about that all day…I hope a nice bike ride will help….I do need to have my second cup of coffee and veg for a minute but I do want to get out early so I can get the kitchen done before lunch…more later…