Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a bunch of stuff done so I feel good about that…running early today since I had the weirdest Donal Fagen dream last night…where no one showed up for his concert but me so we said the hell with it and took off to Virginia to drive old stock cars that belong to Junior Johnson through the woods….then back to the concert where Donald and his band put on skits instead of playing music that made the crowd mad but he didn’t care…then, he decided to do the concert and I got to pick all the songs that he played…haven’t had a dream like that in months…I think I slept okay, too….weird….not much to do today…having lunch with T and then Man U plays so the day looks full at this moment…more later….
Bet they didn’t think about this…
Well…I am a little bemused today with the unintended fallout of the Hobby Lobby decision that gave corporations religious rights to refuse to cover contraceptives in their health plans…on the heels of that wrongheaded mess, the announcement today of the satanist church asserting that this decision gives them the right to ignore any state or federal law that restricts a woman’s right to abortion since their church has as one of its tenets that science and not religion should be the basis for all health decisions made me smile. The church asserts these ‘closely held beliefs” should be treated the same as those of the christians that own Hobby Lobby and to be treated differently would be unconstitutional and a violation of the 14th amendment. Which it is. These idiots on the supreme court thought that their ruling would only apply to christians but they can’t have it both ways…if one group is given special rights, then the rest of them get those same rights…I applaud the satanists for pushing back against this nonsense and their fight against the religiosity that is ruining this country…religion belongs in church, not in government…geez…
July 28th
Well….it was just another nondescript day yesterday and nothing really happened so I’m not sure what to write about….it was a no cocktail night so that was something and I feel pretty good today…so far….I did get a few necessary things done and today will be cleaning and laundry after the bike ride…I did remember to thaw some chicken so I will have food to eat today…but, chicken, chicken, chicken….there are not many ways to cook it that I haven’t tried and I am getting really bored with it…I do have to go up to the office to bitch about a non running car that has been pushed right in front of my building and I just will not take it….not much to do today….and, that is true but I’ll try to figure it out…going to catch up today so come back for two more….
Just can’t get motivated…
Well…it has been a long couple of weeks trying to get motivated to more of these than just my life but it just hasn’t worked…not sure why but I guess I’ll have to start trying new methods since the old ones don’t work anymore….I am taking the week off from cocktails to cut back on the calories and lose a few more pounds and give the liver a rest…might have to take a few days off the bike, too…my back has been quite bad lately and now there is numbness in my right thigh that I know is from a pinched nerve so I need to deal with that, too….I have been hoping for a storm all day but it looks like no luck for that, either….at least it’s not as hot with the wind blowing….I am going to work on some politics or science or something for tomorrow…my brain is turning to mush from disuse and that needs to be fixed soon….you would think that with making some money that I’d have food here…but, nothing sounds good and I’ve lost my desire to cook, too…aargh…
July 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…was up and down all night so I feel like crap this morning but I think it will be cool to get out on the bike after the F1 race in the fog….I was going to take the day off the bike but I just can’t resist the way things look when it’s foggy….shouldn’t have had nuts yesterday…I am paying for it this morning but i still think I’ve had a bug for a few days and that is part of it too….okay…the race is coming back on so I am going back to it…more later….
Of course I’m going to cheat some…
Well…getting to the end of the month and I don’t want to fall further behind so I’m going to cheat a little…made a little more cash today so I went ahead and ordered the new rear shock for my bike…only 9 bucks and no shipping and it should be here in the middle of next week…pretty cool…but, it is a cheap one so we’ll see….it can’t be any worse than the one that’s in there now that doesn’t do anything….I did get a lot of work done today, too so I guess I feel good about that…but, I think I do have a bug since I am still coughing and feel crappy even now and it’s late in the day….I think I may buy the new headlights for the car tomorrow but I’m not sure…it would be cool to have some really bright ones…although I seldom drive at night….okay…enough cheating…back to the race….
July 26th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and i won at pool so that was cool…and it was a nice ride out and back but I didn’t get anything else done….that will change today with having lots of stuff to get done around here along with the bike ride and watching F1 qualifying…I was going to take the day off the bike to let the legs rest but with the storms that are supposed to come tomorrow, that may be the better day to do that….feel kind of crappy today an I think it’s a bug of some sort…have been warm and coughing with no energy but we’ll see later how that is…have been sweating this morning, too, so it has to be a bug….darn….not much to do today…work around here and back here for another one but that’s about it…more later….
Attack chicken…
Well…almost forgot about this one….out on the trail yesterday, I was passing a woman who was walking along next to the edge and a huge brown and white chicken came out of the brush, flapping it’s wings and running at her….she must have jumped a foot sideways and took off running while the chicken followed hee for a few yards….really kind of funny…but, as funny, the chicken was there again today but just standing on the side of the trail like it belonged there…just weird….
July 25th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but not much happened…I did get the chance to start working on the biker tan but clouds screwed that up after only a short while…slept pretty crappy again and woke up with my tooth hurting again…so, I must have ground my teeth all night….and, I’m running late this morning with a combo of talking to my daughter and then making a grocery run…I do have to order the new equipment this morning so I can get back on track…other than that, not much to do today…I was kind of hoping it would rain so I could take the day off the bike but that’s not going to happen so I need to get going…after more coffee, that is…more later…
There are still good people in the southwest…
Well…after reading the stories of all of the hate directed at the refugees that have been coming across the southwest border of the US from some supposed “christians”, it was heartening to read an article a few minutes ago about the coalition of churches in Texas that have banded together to provide relief for these unfortunate people. That is what I grew up with in the UCC…although I’m an atheist now, I still appreciate the ideals that come from some of the teachings and it makes me feel good that there are still some good people in this country that don’t hate…that see the suffering of fellow human beings and feel compelled to do something about it….so I applaud these folks for living their religious principles….not many do anymore….