Well…I have to call a spider alert for today….I have killed at least a dozen of the big black ones in here today and it is starting to creep me out a little….I just hope that they don’t crawl on me when I’m sleeping…one did last spring and it was weirder than heck…I just realized how light I sleep if a spider crawling on me wakes me up. Oh, well….it was a nice ride today but I think they’re dreaming if they think it’s getting up to 65 today….it is still COLD out there and my hands are still a little numb…one cool thing did happen, though…riding on the part of the trail that runs by a little pond, the frogs were so loud that I could hear them over “Dark Side of the Moon” that I had playing on the walkman….I am glad I’m back here…the wind was just cruel out of the East and the last uphill into the 20 mph blast was a gut killer….and I am sore so I’m going to retire to the couch for a few minutes…Oh, I did watch “The Social Network” this morning and I do not know why it was nominated for an Oscar….maybe because Facebook is so popular?….

Well…late again this morning…just got out of bed and can’t remember getting up so late…didn’t sleep well but had to keep at it to see if maybe I could….but, now I’m up and trying to clear my head and get the day started….need to get the coffee started and go out for the papers so I’ll be back in a few minutes…okay, it will be longer than a few minutes but I promise I’ll be back…

I’m back….took longer than I expected…had some work that needed to be done and thought I’d get it out of the way before I got back to this…it was an okay day yesterday but the Wings look so bad I don’t know if I can watch them in the playoffs….I did get a long bike ride in but it was still so damn cold…today should be better and I think I’m going to wait until it gets warm enough for no sweatshirt to ride….it has been kind of a chore to get out on the bike and I don’t want it to get to be a task instead of fun but I’m not sure how to do that yet….maybe today’s leisure ride will help…I’ll put Dark Side of the Moon on and take it easy, trying to smile a little might help, too, but life as it is has not given me much to smile about lately….not much to do today…Michigan is playing in the NCAA hockey championship and there is a race on so that is something to look forward to…along with cooking a pork loin for lunch…and I know I have to clean this place up some and get the summer clothes out….I did switch into shorts yesterday but I’m not sure I can sustain it…might be a false start this year…but I’m going to try to make until December….I should have a topic or two for later…I did find that Keith has a website and he is doing little videos of the worst people of the day so that made me smile a little….

Well…a really fun night last night…out with T for happy hour and had so many laughs and a great conversation….just what I needed to get out of the funk I’ve been in lately…and I don’t know why I’ve been in it…I guess it just is and I’ll have to just ride it out and try to smile a little while the process happens….I did get a nice bike ride in yesterday and remembered to take the ibuprofen before I went which helped my wrists..or it could have been that it was not mind numbingly cold for the first time this year. Looks like we are getting a huge break in the weather over the weekend with it being almost 80 Sunday and some huge thunderstorms coming with it…going to be out in just shorts and a t-shirt for the first time this year….might even get into shorts permanently but I’ll have to look at the long-term forecast first…not much to do today…have to go out for groceries this morning but I am having problems getting the menu together so I’m just going to get staples and use my imagination…what little of it there is left…more later…

Well….a pretty gloomy day yesterday so all I did was be gloomy and veg for the day…didn’t get out on the bike with it raining all day and it was cold anyway…just couldn’t muster up the courage to go out and freeze my butt off but today will be better..no rain and in the mid 50’s so I will get out later. I think I may be coming down with a bug of some sort again or the allergies are starting really early this year…have a sinus headache right now so it probably is allergies…don’t really need them to start already. Kind of a bore of a night, too last night…I just don’t get what is happening to the Wings, they are playing so badly that I’m sure there will be no Stanley Cup run this year…oh, well…I have been watching the Ken Burns series on the Civil War and it is one of those shows that just sucks you in and gives you the true nature of the war…I’ve even learned some things that I didn’t know..pretty neat….not much to do today….going to do twenty on the bike and then meet up with T for a beer or two later on….and topics…many topics for later, too…

Well….a long night last night and I think one too many cocktails….feel pretty crappy this morning so this one is going to be short…I did win at pool so that was a plus….going to go back to the couch and lick the wounds….more later….

Okay….back for a few minutes and I don’t feel much better….just getting ready to go out for coffee and I am wavering on whether to go….maybe a shower will help…not much to do today….I am hoping the weather will break so I can get on the bike…it’s the best way to feel better and I do need to burn off the calories from yesterday….not sure what I’m going to cook today…I am craving fast food but running out of cash again so that’s not an option….oh, well…need to get going or I’ll be melted into the couch for the rest of the day…more later…

Well….two nights of no cocktails and I feel pretty good this morning….did stay up and watch most of the b-ball game last night…man, that was ugly. one of the sloppiest, weirdest games I’ve ever seen and I feel bad for Butler…especially since I wanted them to win…oh, well…it was an okay day yesterday but I hope the weather is better today so I can get out on the bike…..and I am edging up on changing into shorts for the year…as you know, once I get into shorts, I don’t change back to jeans until November or so…so I have to think about it for a while…it is supposed to be in the 60’s later in the week so it may not be too bad. Not much to do today…you know what Tuesdays are so I won’t tell you…oh, nope, I should since some of you might be newbies here…it’s pool day out in Cascade with Tom and it will be fun now that I am sure the car is going to start. I did get one extra topic out yesterday and I may be finding my voice again…at least I hope so…more later….

Well….another Sunday with not much to say for it…the Wings did win and clinched the Central division so that was pretty neat….but the rest of the day was just to be endured and I endured it…slept okay but up and down a lot and still no dreams to speak of. It is still quite gloomy outside and it looks like that is going to last all day….so a day of resumes and cooking is in order. I made salmon with a honey mustard sauce yesterday and it came out pretty good…I think I may need to add one more spice like thyme to really get it over the top…not much to do today…hope to get out on the bike if the rain stops later this morning….but that is about it…maybe out with G for a couple later but I have a feeling that she is going to cancel….I am going to get back in the groove writing today and get a couple more out…..more later….

Well….just a short one to get started today….it’s the first birthday of this site and I really don’t know what to say about that yet….I do have coffee going and the paper waiting so I’m going to go take care of that right now….there will be additions to this one in a little while so come on back…

Okay, I’m back for a minute and I’ve been thinking a bit about the things that have happened in the last year that I’ve been writing this….and the only conclusion I can come to is “not much”….still not working, still driving the same car, still alone, still going out to Kava every morning, still worrying about my weight, still wondering if this is all there is to life, still trying to find a coherent plot for the new novel, still trying to sell the last one, still watching more of my hair fall out, still watching as an old guy replaces the one in the mirror that I’m used to, still writing this thing every day, still wondering how I got here, still disappointed in our country’s direction, still, still, still……….back in a while….need to read the times….

Well…read the Times…I’m still weaning myself from it since they went to a pay to read site….I wonder if I should be a little proud that I’ve written something here every day for a full year or has it been just a huge waste of time? Yep, you can see the conflict that I’m having about almost everything right now and it is not fun…..maybe I’ll just go over to the couch and watch the rest of a documentary I started with this morning….

Okay…finished the documentary and am in the process of making lunch….thought I’d do one last addition to this one before I move on to other things…..not much to do today….going to have lunch, of course, and then probably just veg the rest of the day since it is just so gloomy that I don’t want to do anything else….I’ll be back later to get to another topic but I know you won’t be surprised if I don’t get to it….

Well…have been doing a total veg day but it’s coming up on decision time whether or not to go out today…have not heard from K yet and I’ll have to take off by 4:30 to get downtown by 5…no it’s not that far but I have no fuel in the wreck…I have decided that if I can’t park within a couple of blocks, I’m just going to turn around and come home….just can’t justify paying 7 bucks to park for an hour…yeah, I know, this one is not what you were expecting but there just have been no topics that have me outraged…or even mildly upset and I just didn’t want to fake it….I will have a topic for tomorrow since I do have a few things that I am thinking about….

Well….a kind of fun night last night but just vegged and had a couple of cocktails…slept okay but I am getting frustrated that there haven’t been any dreams that I can remember lately…..didn’t get up until almost 7…..so, I feel okay today and it was nice to not have to run the car to get the ice off before going out to get the papers. Got some salmon for only 4 bucks a pound this morning so I’ll have to look for recipes so I can have some of that tomorrow. Not much to do today…probably drinks with K this aft and maybe out to Peppino’s downtown to hang out for a friends birthday and watch part of the final four. That’s about it…the coffee just stopped sputtering so I’m going to go read the papers and take a break…more later…