Well….it has been kind of a long day but had quite a bit of fun….my daughter and I rode our bikes from out here in the west side of Chicago downtown to the spice shop; the last time they were in GR they brought me some great spices like Jamaican Jerk spice and one called “gateway to the north” which is a maple flavor with some kick to it. I had to buy a big bag of each since I use them on almost everything and it was only about 20 bucks for both and a new one that has lemon and lime flavor. Can’t wait to get home and cook some chicken….
Then we came back here and took the train downtown and saw the end of the Blackhawk’s parade and some fireworks they had on the river on the way to the blues festival at Grant Park. Didn’t stay too long since it was really hot and we were drenched before we even got there. Plus, all the walking used new muscles that now hurt like crazy and I have blisters on my feet even with wearing my running shoes. Oh, well….going out for sushi for dinner in a few minutes and then not much else since we are all kind of worn out. Probably not more later but I promise more after I get home tomorrow evening…it’s going to be manhattans when I get back…
Oh, and I promise some topical outrage or some more life stuff that is not as mundane as I’ve been writing lately…
Well….I did get a bunch of music ripped last night but didn’t sleep very well….never do when I’m away probably because I don’t travel much anymore. It has stormed here in Chicago already this morning, and there is more coming to look at the radar, so the blues fest may be out. Not sure what is on the agenda for today if that goes away but I’m sure we can find something to do; need to say away from downtown, though, since the Blackhawks are having the Stanley Cup parade today. Don’t know why I’m so uncomfortable staying in my daughter’s place but I think it’s that I spend so much time alone now that it is strange when I’m with people for extended periods of time. Trying to just live in the moment and enjoy the time here and I hope I’ll be more successful doing that later today and early tomorrow…but I will be going back to GR Sat aft….more later….
Well…made it to Chicago pretty easily…almost without a map but not quite…have already fixed my daughter’s bike (put new fenders on it) and walked to the hardware store to get some parts. The car ran great all the way here…I think better than ever and turned over 280K on the way here…now if the duct tape will hold up on the door and windshield post back to GR, I’ll be pretty happy. Looking at her music collection right now to see what she has that I can rip…more later…
Well…taking it easy today since I’m getting ready to travel tomorrow and don’t want to be hungover going to Chicago. I know, it’s not like I’m going to Europe or anything and the way I drive it only takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there from GR…but I’m trying to cut back on the booze for a while to avoid all those empty calories. More later….
well..there was Sunday Funday yesterday out to Logan’s with K, V, and C,….had fun but no winnings at Keno. It was nice to get out after being home here for 5 days…man, I have to start finding things to do. It is weird that one of my sons is going through the same thing right now. I am getting excited about going to Chicago thurs and it looks like the weather is going to be good for Thurs and Fri but storms on Sat, but that’s okay since I’ve decided to come back Sat after the game. The funny thing is that when I talked to my daughter yesterday, she had already figured out that I couldn’t stay Sat night….but I look at it as giving them some time to have to themselves after having me there for two nights…and there are things I need to take care of here that I can only let go for a couple of days. And, you know how it is, I sleep really badly here…being in a strange bed just aggravates that problem. When I used to travel for work, I never really adjusted to the new sounds and had to use earplugs to sleep at all.
Doesn’t look like there will be much to do this week until I leave but I do have to check out the wreck to make sure it will make it…yeah, it’s really old and I may be able to get it to 300K miles before the body falls off.
I promise I’ll have some topical stuff later after I read the newspapers this morning…after all, the outrage is still bubbling under the skin and I need to get some of it out…not all, since I find that it powers me at times…more later
Well…it has been an interesting couple of days…have reconnected some with the kids, J came over (oh, all of my kids names start with a J so you can’t tell them apart) yesterday and I made him dinner; had coffee with him this morning, too, so that was kind of fun. Don’t know what I’m going to do today…there may be a Sunday Funday happening but not sure yet…can’t get warm for some reason so it has been hard to think about getting on the bike today. So it may be a day of watching the Napcar race from Pocono and just taking a nap later and chilling out here.
Hmmmm…not outrage today but I will promise to write more about change that I started a few weeks ago…more later…
Well…as has happened the previous two seasons, Burn Notice disappointed me somewhat last night…they just never hit their storytelling stride but I have hope that they will get better. Not much else to say today…just bored silly and nothing to do for the weekend…hmmm…I guess I’ll have to start making my own fun again since I never really hear from anyone anymore. Yeah, I know, stop whining…more later….
Well…finally won a week shooting pool last night…but forgot it was Tom’s birthday…just don’t remember anyone’s except my kids and T’s really…but we had fun and I won 11 bucks toward the tab so that was not bad. Feel kind of crappy today but don’t think it’s from yesterday, probably from not sleeping and getting up at 5:30. No plans for the day today except to get back on the bike since it rained all day yesterday….and, I know this is kind of strange, but one of my favorite shows on tv comes back on tonight and I’m really looking forward to the entertainment. More later…
Well…didn’t go out with G last night since she had a long day and grass on her lawn that was about 8 inches high and needed to be cut…not all bad since I saved some cash and really didn’t need to drink last night. Don’t really need to drink any night but it’s fun sometimes. Not really that much to do today, decided to not spend the 70 bucks for the USA jersey….just couldn’t justify it in my head. Speaking of in my head, had weird dreams last night that involved disappearing money, old girlfriends, and swimming,….yeah, I know, pretty weird but even worse if you’re there. Did put new line on my fishing reel just in case Tom and I go fishing instead of shooting pool today…and the new coffee table from G is working out really well as a work bench….yep, getting to be more of a furniture guy…weird.
One last thing, hmmm..this should be in sports but Nicky Lidstrom has signed for another year with the Wings….I’m pretty geeked about that!
Well…feel a lot better today…even have some energy so I used it to go out and get a new rear tire for the bike and then try to find a USA jersey for the World Cup….but I don’t know if I want to spend 70 bucks for a shirt that I’ll only use a couple of times..probably not. Just got a call from G and since it is the first workday of the week, she thinks it’s Monday, and we usually go out on Monday…so we may go out for a few. Not too much else to say right now….one thing, taking two days off riding was the right thing to do…had lots of energy in the legs today so yay! What else? Oh, stayed home yesterday since it did storm and just did a complete veg….just the thing it appears….