Well…I know that things have not been too topical around here lately and one of the reasons is the whole being broke thing is weighing on me so heavily that I am out of sorts most of the time and my brain is just not working as it has and should…and I haven’t figured a way to get past it as yet….there is also the whole not celebrating the holiday thing, too that makes me feel like an outsider at times and I just want them to be over…the ads for all of the stuff that I can’t purchase because I’m broke is another reason that is weighing on me…and the whole “no one wants me” thing that comes from putting out hundreds of resumes with no bites is starting to create this perfect storm of creativity destruction that is confusing to me and I’m not sure of the methods to counteract it right now…okay…I’ll stop whining and get on with it…maybe not today, but tomorrow for sure….I think the air has gotten heavier…at least it feels that way….

Well…waiting for the coffee to finish so I thought I’d get an early start on this one…it was an okay day yesterday with getting the chance to hang out with T for a while and have some fun…but that was about it for the entire day but that’s how it goes when you are broke…and that’s okay, too, I’ll live through it….I did dream last night…weird ones where people were stealing everything I own…and doing it blatantly…not sure what that was about but it was quite strange….not much to do today…one of my sons is coming over to show me his new car so I have to clean up around here a little….but, right now, I’m going to go get some coffee and read the papers…

One thing I forgot…T got me a Christmas present and I was just so surprised…some really cool hand made French soap…you have to know her to understand that…but a really great thought…

Well…it was a day yesterday and I didn’t get much accomplished but that is getting to be quite normal…feel pretty crappy this morning and the allergies are still causing some of it…I did get to see K’s baby and hang out with them for a while and that was fun…slept pretty crappy last night, though, since I forgot the melatonin…and there were no dreams to speak of…I do get to see T this aft and hang out for a couple of drinks so that will be fun….okay, this is not flowing at all so I’m going to stop here and come back later…

Okay…feeling a bit restored after the coffee and papers but that is being counteracted by the snow falling outside and the realization that the Miata is not going to be the best car in the snow…I almost spun it yesterday getting on the e-way and it was just wet…I think my skills with rear wheel drive need to be resurrected and honed….we’ll see how bad it is when I go out later today….not much else to do today…I do have to get this place cleaned up a little since my son is coming over tomorrow to show me his new car and I have been a little lax lately…

Well…it was a long day yesterday but I won at pool finally, so that was cool…but it was also a cocktail night so I feel a little slow this morning…I did have a bad dream last night that the Miata got wrecked by someone’s stupidity and that was not a good thing…but, in reality, it is running just like a new car so I guess I should live in reality…as much as I can anyway…the coffee is done and the papers are huge today so I am going to get to them and try to get the energy up….

Okay…I did have coffee and even went out to get my hair cut…I had a coupon that saved me 5 bucks that was expiring so I thought I’d get that done…I do like the way the car drives on the snowies…even in the rain it is much, much better…and it looks like I will be able to see how it works in the snow tomorrow when the rain changes over later in the day since I may be meeting up with T for drinks in the aft…okay…need to read the online papers to get some topics and my last cup of coffee is getting cold so I need to go…more later…

Well…running late today since I did a grocery run and have been talking to T and one of my sons who is buying a new car….I do feel okay today with no cocktail nights since Saturday but I do still need to work out and get a bike ride in after the fog lifts…still haven’t had my coffee or papers yet so I do need to get to that, too….not much to do today…may have pool with Tom but that is about it…and more resumes, of course, but, right now the coffee is getting cold and I do need the news for topics…

Okay….I’ve been have trouble thinking about things to write lately and you can kind of understand it if you’ve ever tried to do this…after all, there have been over 2,000 of these of the past few years and how interesting can the life of an old guy be? It’s still interesting to me, sometimes, but other times, I just want to sleep all day so the days are over with quickly…there was something cool on the trail yesterday…someone had hung a christmas ornament on a tree along the trail and the tiny little splash of color really stood out and made me laugh…I mean, who thinks to do something like that? I guess it doesn’t take much to make me happy….I am working on topics for later but that is a struggle lately so I really can’t promise anything…

Well…it was a busy day yesterday and I did get a bunch of stuff done so that was okay…and I was good last night so I feel okay today…and it looks like a busy day again around here with some work to get done….I just realized I didn’t come back for a second one so that means two more for today but, as always, I have no clue what the topics will be…I did get three resumes out yesterday and hope to get a few more out today….it would sure be cool to get a bite and find a job….but, I still do need to have coffee and we are getting to that point…going to have to use change to buy the papers today since I have no cash at all in my pocket….which is kind of weird….but I will probably live through it…more later….

Okay….just a short update…one of the guys that work here just brought me a grill that had been abandoned by a tenant that had moved out….can’t be much more than a year old and is in great shape…just need to clean it up a bit…he is even bringing me a big tank for it tomorrow….doesn’t take much to make me happy…

Well…it was another bore of a day yesterday and that is starting to get old…didn’t do much but hang out and watch the Lions stink up the place again….and without hockey, there are no teams from around here that are any good…oh, well… I did sleep okay and with being good I feel okay today…I did spend my last two dollars on the paper yesterday so it looks like I’ll have to dig through the change drawer for today’s….or, I guess I could skip the papers and save the money….I’m even down to my last coffee filter but I do need my coffee….okay…going to start getting the change ready and make coffee…more later….

Well…running late as always on Sunday and I blame it on the paper and the fact I stayed up late watching concert videos and having cocktails…so, needless to say, I feel a little crappy today but the coffee is starting to help…if it stops raining, I may even get out on the bike in shorts today…that will have to be the extent of things today since I spent the last 2 bucks I had on the paper this morning…so it looks like a week of laying low…and that’s not a bad thing…and we are halfway through December with no snow storms so that is a good thing, too….slept okay last night but I was up late and up early so there may have to be a nap involved sometime today…and some cleaning since I have been lazy….more later…

Well…still reeling from the tragedy in CT and that makes being broke and unemployed seem kind of trivial….I did get the chance to meet up with C for a couple last night and I drove the car across town on the e-way with no smell and I am starting to think that they may have fixed the car….I did check the coolant levels yesterday and it is still full but I am going to continue to check it periodically for the next couple of weeks…I did wash the car and it just looks pretty cool with the black wheels….that’s the last time I’ll mention that…didn’t sleep well at all last night…right back to where I was a couple of weeks ago and that is frustrating to say the least….but, it’s not like I’m not used to it…not much to do today…going to get out on the bike but that will have to wait until Man U plays at 10…no hurry today….

Well…it was an interesting day yesterday but I lost at pool, again, and that is starting to irk me somewhat…well…not really….I did have fun meeting up with K for a couple and having a good talk….and I think the car may be fixed but I still can’t bring myself to lift the hood to check…I haven’t smelled any coolant for the last day or so but that may be that there isn’t any in it….I guess I’ll have to check it today….or maybe I’ll wait until Monday so I can have a weekend not thinking about the car…I did have the top down on the way out an back to Cascade yesterday and the stocking hat really helped keeping my ears from freezing…so, I’m leaving one in the car so I’ll have it when the mood strikes me to look like an idiot…I do like the badass look of the black wheels and the bigger tires and I can even take off in the wet without spinning the rears….oh, slept like crap last night and I’m not sure why…had a run of almost a week where it was okay and I can’t pinpoint anything that changed so I am just chalking it up to the vagaries of age….not much to do today…C might be in town later and I may meet up with him for a couple later and I do need to wash the salt off the car…but that is about it….more later…