Well…it’s here…so I thought I’d get off a short one before I get the morning routine going…no grand gestures for this year…last year I rode 56 miles to mark the 56th birthday but I really have nothing to prove any more…so today is going to be kind of low-key…maybe take in a movie or not…I will probably just do a completely veg day….I have to go out for coffee and newpapers but the rest of the day is pretty much open…I will be adding some posts as the day goes on so come on back to see if anyone remembers the day….

Well….Tommy Castro was much better this year; so much more engaged than last year…it was pretty cool to see him walk through the crowd playing his guitar….and it was so loud, my ears are ringing even though I had earplugs in…a marker of a good night. Ran into my brother who is turning 70 tomorrow..yep we were born on the same day 13 years apart…but that is not the weirdest part…I have two sons that were born on the same day 4 years apart…kind of looking forward to tomorrow but it is weird to be turning 57 frickin’ years old….what can I do to mark the day? Any suggestions?…well, that includes booze that is….no more later…

Oh, one last thing…ran into the republican that is running for Vern Ehlers seat in the House….I am not proud of going off on her..but damn….the repubs have ruined this country and should I just bite my tongue? Yeah….there are times I should….you know how I’m trying to be a better person? Big setback tonight….oh, well….

Well….it may be shaping up to be a day of outrage so stay tuned….but, first, it looks like it may be a fun day today…Tommy Castro is playing at Blues tonight and since he is one of my favorites, I’m probably going to go down and brave the crowds and the heat to hang out for maybe one set…he was disappointing in his set list last year…playing some of his most obscure stuff versus the great hits that he has. But, I’ll give it a try if I can find parking that is not too far away….Not too much else going on except for T’s cats and the regular stuff….I am getting disappointed with almost everything right now so there will not be much humor…just can’t laugh when things are so weird…

Well…it was a late night last night…didn’t get out to hang with G until almost 9 and didn’t get back here until almost 11:30…much later than normal but G had a soccer game and that pushed it back a ways. Don’t feel too bad today even though I should…don’t have a lot to do today except take care of T’s cats and of course, work out and get a ride in. I do need to clean this place up since I just haven’t been motivated for some reason…I did get out yesterday to the vegetable stand and got some real tomatos so I am looking forward to just slicing one of those later….I know…you’re bored but that is the life of an unemployed old guy…I’ll try to be more exciting at some point and write a couple of these that are more topical…don’t feel much outrage at this point but that can change like the weather…more later…

Well…survived the morning and the afternoon so far and do feel quite a bit better after eating pizza…I just get tired of cooking about once a month and have to have food that is bad for me…the question is, when can you stop caring about that kind of stuff? It does get old over time keeping track in your head of all of the calories you take in. I wonder if anyone else does that or is it just that I’ve had a weight problem my whole life? I’m sure you don’t care….

It looks like I’ll have some stuff to do this week…out with G tonight then with C tomorrow…Tommy Castro at Blues on the Mall Wed night…going to skip Ada this week…then Thurs, it’s my b-day and I guess K and I are going to Bonefish Grill for appetizers and martinis…that might be fun….more later….well…probably not but you never know…

I am a little disappointed that I didn’t hear from T before she left for vacation….

Well…I was right…you should have bet on Spain…but the match was not a lot of fun to watch. We did go out to the Mex place to watch it….and were the only English speaking people in the place…had loads of fun with K but feel like crap again today. I’m trying to get moving for coffee but not having a lot of luck at the moment….maybe a shower will help but I’m not holding my breath…more later…

Well…the boating was fun and I am really sunburned and sore from the beating you take in a boat going 70 across Lake Michigan. Going to have to take the day off of riding even; I feel so beat up that everything hurts and that makes it hard to walk. So, today looks like taking it easy until the stiffness goes away…I hope later today but you know how that works…the real pain takes about a day to come so Monday is going to be the bad one. But what the hell..it was worth it to be out and having fun again…lake Michigan was as warm as I can remember it and the lack of waves made the boat ride at least a little easier.

I do have something to say later about the habit the repubs have about just making stuff up that goes all the way back to ole GW and is alive and well with Jan Brewer of Arizona….more later….

Oh, forgot to talk about the rest of the day…it looks like out to watch the World Cup final with K later…my predictions have not been too accurate but I think it’s going to be the Netherlands that wins it…so bet on Spain…

Well…it’s early morning here and I.m trying to get the cobwebs out of my head to get ready for the day…you’ll be happy to hear that this is not going to be another day of boredom…have plans to get out on Lake Michigan this morning to hang out with some friends on boats. The same boat we almost flipped two years ago that resulted in a gash of 5 inches in my head, 15 stitches and a bill of 2 grand to fix it….nope, not concerned that it will happen again. It will be nice to be out and about reliving the fun that was a regular occurrence back then….

There may be a post later on important topics but I may be too sunburned to want to do that so check back about 6 or so…probably more likely that it will be Sunday…

Well…it is shaping up to be a fun weekend for a change…going out with friends tonight for a while and then out on the boats for the first time in a couple of years tomorrow. But, before that, the mundane intrudes again and I have to get groceries this morning and do the physical stuff that kinda keeps this old body in reasonable shape. so, on that note, have to get going to avoid the blue-hair brigade that clogs the aisles…more later…I promise…and it will be quite a bit more lucid than yesterday’s posts…some days it just doesn’t work…

Well…feel good this morning…there is something to be said for moderation…looks like a normal day today but I do have lunch with T so that should be fun. Might even be able to skip the bike ride since it’s going to rain and I think the legs could use a day off. I know, this is kind of boring for you but you should live this and you would really see what boring is. But, I will promise a couple of new posts this aft since I do have that placeholder from a couple of days ago to finish and who knows, there may be new stuff in the newspapers this morning that may generate some interest…more later…