Well…it was a day yesterday and I got a bunch of stuff done around here and I was really, really good last night so I should feel better than I do…this must be the residual of the bug I’ve had for three weeks now since I am still coughing…but three weeks? That points me to allergies but with it being so cold, how can that be? Oh, well…slept okay last night and I am liking the ear plugs that I have been using for the past few days…seem to sleep better, still toss and turn all night but it seems to be less than before…I do need to continue the cleaning today and go out for groceries for the t-day meal since the turkey will take at least 4 or 5 days to thaw and I don’t want to have it icy when it goes in the brine next wed…..so, I am going to get moving…well…back to the couch for a few and then start the car to warm up since it looks like an ice block…

Well…up early again today…5 am came way too quickly this morning but I think I may have slept okay since I did have dreams that included Bill Clinton and lots of people that I used to work with…still really tired but at least the sore throat is almost gone and maybe I’ll feel better later today…there is snow on the ground this morning and I may have to start thinking about putting the winter tires on the car but I don’t want to admit that winter is coming….I did get the chance to see T for a few minutes yesterday and that was nice but too short…I can’t believe how busy she is….not much to do today… I am going to clean and write some but that is about it…I really do miss having the Red Wings playing since that always took my mind of the world for a couple of hours…

Well…just getting ready to have my coffee and read the papers but thought I’d do this first…it was an okay day yesterday and I think it was the last one that will be warm enough to go out on the bike in a t-shirt…the car is still giving me problems and it looks like I’ll have to take it in…oh, well…it is going to be a no cocktail week this week and starting with last night, I am starting to feel okay…the bug is finally starting to leave me alone and my throat is not as sore as it was so that is okay…alright, am going to have my coffee before it gets cold…back later for more…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and it was good to see one of my boys last night for a while…I think I may finally be getting over the bug that has plagued me for the past two weeks but I probably shouldn’t speak too soon…my throat is still a little sore and we’ll see how the energy levels go as the day goes on…I may be going out to shoot pool later today and I do need to get a bike ride in this morning…I made some venison tacos yesterday and they were pretty good…the venison has kind of a sweet taste that is mostly covered by the taco seasonings so that was good…not that big of a fan of venison but this was okay…we’ll see how it translates into leftovers….more later…

Well…things are going to be out of synch today since I wanted to get to number 2,000 in a stand alone, not part of the daily life update…and, I think this one will be quite a long one as I add to it as the day goes on…2,000 of these things…kind of hard to wrap my head around and I guess it means I’ve been persistent, if nothing else…but I guess that means that I should take stock in how things have changed over the 3 years I’ve been doing this…and, the thing is, it hasn’t…still looking for work, still getting older, still riding the bike and still trying to figure out what life is about as I age…the problem is I don’t have any answers at all…but it’s not as if I haven’t been looking for them….oh, well…just have to keep going forward…what else can you do?

Well…it’s after nine and I still haven’t had my coffee yet…found the first version of “The Maltese Falcon” on TCM this morning and had to watch it…which put me a good hour behind but I think I need to get over having to have a schedule every day and just let a few of them just go by and see what happens…I did get the chance to get out and have a couple with C, D, and S last night and it was good to see anyone…I did miss having K come out but plans change…not much to do today…I do need to get moving so I can get out on the bike before the Michigan game comes on at noon…so that means I have about a half hour to read the papers…more later…

One last thing…just checked and the next one will be number 2,000 of these…so I guess I’ll have to do something special…

Well…it’s another late morning but am I really late if this has become the norm? The bug is still with me today but my throat is not as sore so there may be light at the end of the tunnel….I hope so…I am so tired of feeling like crap…I did sleep okay last night but it was the cocktails I had watching “Burn Notice” that helped but I can’t keep that up…so, I think I’ll take it easy again today and let my body heal up some…I might be going out later to have a couple with C and K so that will be cool and it will be warm enough to put the top down and that will make me grin…not going to do much else today other than put out another one of these…so, it’s time to just relax for a while and stare at the tv…more later…

Well…Okay, running really late today and there may be an excuse…at least not sleeping at all and being up at 4 is an excuse in my head anyway…it was a day yesterday that I thought the bug was going to break but I still feel like crap with a sore throat so I guess I’m not over it yet…I did get the papers read and had some coffee but that’s not really helping right now but I guess I’ll just have to power through it…I am looking forward to “Burn Notice” starting again tonight and that makes it a cocktail night but it will be a light one…just don’t feel well enough for more…I am going to work out here in a minute and try to get a bike ride in and then come back here for another one later…there are lots of things to write about…especially the turtle McConnell…more later…

Well…it was a long day yesterday and a little disappointing with the car still losing coolant and I’m at a loss to understand that..but, Obama won and we held the senate so it was not too bad of a day…way too many cocktails, though, and I feel like crap so this one is going to be short…really, going to end it right now since I have a pork shoulder to get in the oven for later today…and I do need to get back on the bike…more later…

Well…I just couldn’t wait to vote so I went over and got it done…only 30 mins from door to door and I feel pretty good about that…such friendly, nice people…and I still have smile on my face….it always feels good to vote, even though Michigan is going for Obama and there wasn’t the sense of urgency there was last time…now comes the waiting…I’m glad I have the workout to do and a bike ride, too, to burn off some of this energy I feel right now…or, maybe it’s the coffee and no cocktails last night? tonight is going to be different…I have cocktails and snacks to watch the returns and I hope it gets called early so I can text everyone…well…T anyway…more later…