Well…after the debacle of Friday’s bike ride, I was a little concerned that it would be that way for a while until the virus is completely gone…but, I went out today and did the entire 15 miles and it was comfortable and smooth…didn’t sprint at all but still kept up a good pace and when I got back I didn’t feel like I was going to die like Friday….so, I survived it and will get back into the normal rides starting tomorrow…and I am happy about that…
July 19th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made it a total veg day to try to end this bug…didn’t even ride the bike since the ride Friday was so much torture but I think I am going to give it a try today just to see how it feels…have never turned around to come back after I start the ride and I want to keep that record so I am a little concerned with the coughing I have been doing all morning…but, I have felt a lot worse and made it through…just need some Pink Floyd and a lot of water…slept okay last night and feel okay today but the humidity, or the sickness, is making me drenched again this morning…not too good of a way to start the day…but it is gorgeous out there and to waste another one staying in is really hard to take…not much to do today…should clean some and I might if I continue to feel okay but that is about it…more later…
RIP Jules Bianchi
Well…it is always a sad day when we lose one of the racing community and we lost another one today. Jules Bianchi was injured in the Japanese GP 8 months ago and had been in a coma ever since…he passed away today in the hospital in France where he was being cared for…RIP Jules….
July 18th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool…that was okay but the sweating through my shirt while I was shooting was not….it seems to be better this morning since I went to the store for supplies and was not dripping when I was done…slept okay last night and had some dreams that I don’t remember and that was two days in a row so I’m not going to complain….the drive out and back yesterday was fun but hot and I had the top down out to Meijers this morning, too, but with an errand to run this aft when it is going to be in the 90′s, I’m not sure if I’ll put it down then….I am feeling better today but with the torture on the bike ride yesterday, I’m taking the day off today just to make sure I’m better…not much to do today…have to do a favor for someone but that is about all I’m going to do…will probably have to put the air on later but I can afford it for one day….more later…
July 17th
Well…running a little late today since I ran into Brian on the way out for the papers and had to talk for a while…slept okay last night and had dreams that included coffee, Japanese guys, and the movie “The Seven Samurai” …yep…pretty weird but nice to have one for a change…no shaking when I went to bed and I thought I was pretty much over the bug but started to sweat like crazy just standing and talking this morning so I guess it’s not done yet…I did take a bike ride yesterday but the legs died about halfway and it was torture coming back…so I’m thinking about skipping today but you know me, the guilt will probably kill me so I’ll probably go….the pain that was everywhere is gone and I feel pretty good even with a couple of cocktails last night so that’s progress…not much to do today…pool of course but I have to figure out what to wear so the sweating doesn’t show too much….,more later…
Constitutional Scholars?
Well…I was going to wait on this one until tomorrow but I sat down here and thought I’d do it now…the latest ‘scandal” that the repubs have decided to manufacture against the president is over his commutation or pardon of 40 some non violent drug offenders over the past week…this set off the house Judiciary committee to the point that they sent the White House a letter saying that they wanted more details on why this was done and they wanted it now! Well…these “constitutional scholars” must have never read the constitution since the presidents power on commutations and pardons is absolute, with only one thing, impeachment, being outside the bounds of this power. And, since this power is spelled out in the constitution, it can’t be questioned and is not subject to the “oversight” that these idiots in the house say it is…again, this is just another incidence where, since the hated black guy does it, it must be wrong…never heard a peep when ole GW pardoned the liar Scooty Libby who kept Karl Rove out of jail by lying his ass off with the quid pro quo that he would only do a little time and then he could go back to his life…I am just so damn tired of these asses…
July 16th
Well….it was a really crappy day yesterday…one of the worst birthdays that I can remember since I felt so lousy…and I am soaked in sweat right now just sitting here writing…look like I just did 15 miles on the bike…but, I do think I feel a little better since I have a little energy today and may even get out on the bike for an easy ride later….might be able to burn out the rest of the bug if I do that but I’m not sure if I should push it….I did have a nice lunch with T yesterday and that is always fun….Brian left a care package of nuts on my door this morning so I’ll have to look him up later…not much to do today…going to just play it by ear and see how I feel…probably shouldn’t over do it…but, I do need to eat since an enchilada is not enough for the day…more later…
July 15th
Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I picked up a bug somewhere and feel like crap today…the past two nights I have had uncontrollable shivering as soon as I hit the cool sheets and now I ache everywhere…..sweated through my clothes just going out to get the papers…okay…need to go back to the couch…owee…
This has been a spectacularly crappy birthday…sitting here right now in 80 degree temps shivering like it’s 20 below and everything hurts…and now I have started coughing to go along with it….so, this one is going to be short since I do need to eat something before I just melt into the couch…but, nothing even sounds good so maybe I’ll just sit on the couch again….
Marco Rubio is still an idiot..
Well…have been meaning to do this one for a long time…at least since I read about it last week….as you know, there is a crisis with college debt in this country with many people coming out owing in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for a bachelor’s degree…but wait, ole Marco has a solution to that problem…and that is…drumroll please, to find a rich person and sell yourself to them…yep, ole Marco doesn’t want to make it more affordable…nope that’s not the repub way…he actually said that you should sell yourself to a rich person by having them pay for your college and then you owe them 10% of your wages for the rest of your life. Man, I don’t know if he has read any history in his life, but that kind of thing was called indentured servitude and it was outlawed many years ago….I can just see it now, you sell yourself and then that rich person controls your life forever….want to take a different job…have to check with the slaveowner, want to move to another state, check with your slaveowner…you get the drift….I am astounded by the stupidity of these people….geez…
July 14th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but busy…which I don’t really like too much…slept okay but feel crappy again today and I think I’ll be happy when this “week of Me” is over tomorrow…just too darn hard on me…I did get the new walkman yesterday but it didn’t work so I need to send it back in the next couple of days…and I went out and bought a new one…only 20 bucks more that the used one and the new one works and doesn’t have any scratches…and it sounds quite a bit better than than the old so that is cool…it will be nice to have music on the ride again as it is to have it in the car again….not much to do today…I do have a political one for later but that will come after the workout and bike ride…more later….