Well…as you can see, I’ve been doing less political stuff lately and that is because politics is just wearing me out and I need some time to let my brain rest and live in the world a bit…so, I did refill my weirdness bucket this morning with doing 26 miles in the pouring rain and having the trail all to myself…it was fun and warm enough that I didn’t even put my rain gear on so when I got back here I was covered in dirt and crud that filled bottom of my shower…it was the first time this year that I got 2 rides in with it raining and there were times it was raining so hard I could hear it hitting the bill of my hat over the music in my ears…I did see a few deer and some turkey babies so that made me smile…and it makes me smile even more that I am done for the day at 9:30 am and have Tour de France, World Cup, races, and reading to keep me busy today…oh, and laundry I started when I got back…do need to get the chicken in the freezer since I’m not making masala for a while but I may bake a couple more breasts to have sandwich material for the week…I guess we’ll see…more later…
July 5th
Well…I still think the days after holidays are the best days…and the day after the firework stupidity will allow me to get back to quiet around here…maybe…and here’s the thing, I used to love fireworks but I think it was because it was one day and then it was over…not the extended week of these morons getting after it…but, it was a pretty good noise day yesterday and I was able to get some reading in but we’ll see about today…the widget says it’s raining out there but the roads are dry so I’ll be able to get out on the bike before 6;30…to do that, I have to haul butt to get the weight work done and have a bagel with my coffee so I’ll be done before 9am when the F1 race starts…had some dreams last night that were weird but it was nice to have them…when I was cutting my hair yesterday the attachment fell off the clippers and I cut a big swath through my hair right down to my scalp so I had to even it out so now it looks like I have no hair and I don’t mind that look…it stayed over 70 overnight and pretty humid so the ride will be okay but there are showers coming in that I am going to ignore and just get wet if they come…not much to do today…going to be another day of riding, reading, and maybe cleaning if I get the ambition…I do have to do laundry but that’s no big deal….more later…
Free electricity…
Well…with the idiot trump doing everything he can to sabotage the building of renewable energy to replace dirty coal, oil, and gas…you can look to Australia to see what we could have if we had someone running the country who is not bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry…just this week, Australia came out with a plan that would provide free electricity to everyone in the country during the day since they have built out so much cheap solar and wind that companies can still make a profit by selling electricity at peak times while giving it away at other times…this is what happens when you have a government that can see what is best for their citizens and then does it…not like here where all decisions are filtered through lobbyists and paid for politicians…think of what is possible if we just get rid of the repubs in this country…how would you like free electricity? I sure would since most of my usage is during the day…I don’t use much energy but an extra 35 bucks a month could go to other things instead of the into the pocket of big oil…geez…
Not as loud as I expected…
Well…with me biting my tongue today about the idiots being too loud for the holiday, I can say I’ve been pleasantly surprised about the noise level here today…of course there were some people being assholes but overall I’d say that it hasn’t been as loud as I expected but I go right back to making noise complaints tomorrow if they keep it up…it was an okay day today but I didn’t do much after the rides…my son’s emby tv service was down when I got up and that sucked but once I let him know, he got right on it and fixed it so I’ve been able to see soccer and races today so that was cool…we may even get some rain tonight…ha,ha…yeah, I’ve got to stop saying that…didn’t get to a political one today but I have an idea for one that I just may get to after this one…so maybe I should do that now? Okay, that’s what I’ll do..
Dangerous morning on the bike…
Well…you know, there are days like this that just make me shake my head about how close the calls can be sometimes…when I was on the road part of the trail this morning, some idiot in a red tesla damn near ran me over…he was driving down the center of the damn bike lane and only missed me by about 4 inches…when I looked at him, he was looking down like he was frickin texting…maybe on that stupid autopilot that has killed about 100 people…then, on the way back I was at the main drag and hit the crossing button…got a green light for my direction but, as I always do, I hesitated and looked at the traffic before I started across…and that was a good thing since some maga idiot flying maga flags on the back of his pickup truck ran through the light a good 15 seconds after the light had changed to red in his direction…a cyclist got run over in this same spot last year so I’m really careful since it seems like stop lights and stop signs are just a suggestion around here and I see people running them all the time…all I can do is shake my head at all of this and be glad that I pay attention for everyone all the time since I can’t depend on anyone to follow the rules…oh, well…
July 4th
Well…I would say happy 4th of July but there is nothing to be happy about in the wreckage that the idiot trump and his minions have left…but that is for another one later…got up a little early this morning to the ugly surprise that emby is not working and that means no races or soccer for me today…crap…and it didn’t rain last night and it’s never going to rain again so I just give up on the lawn…I did get out to the beach yesterday but I won’t be going out today other than with the rides since I never go on the weekend with how busy it gets…and my skin can use a rest after getting scorched a couple of times this week…go to try to figure out the meals I need to do so the chicken doesn’t spoil so that means masala today but probably later since the last thing I want to do now is cook…and I need to get off my ass and get the weight work done right now so I can get out as soon as it’s light…I haven’t gotten my ballot for the primary in August so I need to go to the city clerk Monday to find out why…I wonder why the hell nothing works anymore? I have til August 4th but this is bullshit and I am tired of bullshit…okay, I’m tired of doing this, too so I’ll end and try to get started on the day…god I hate fireworks….they are lighting them off at 5:30am…
The sky is just teasing us…
Well…sitting here listening to small amounts of thunder here but the sky is just teasing us with the radar saying rain and the sky saying not so fast…so not a drop of rain again and now it’s been another 10 days without a drop here and my lawn has gone crunchy from it…oh, well…had a good day with nice rides this morning and then a run out to the beach which made it 5 days in a row but my skin needs a rest so there won’t be a 6th…I need to figure out meals anyway to get the chicken in the fridge cooked before it spoils…I did make another chicken wrap today and the addition of baby bellas, homemade pickles, and horsey sauce really helped with the taco chicken…I may make masala tomorrow if the fresh ginger is still good that I got last week…and I have some brats I got at DD so that could be a meal for Sunday…or they’ll go in the freezer so I can take my time with them…have to remember the corn on the cob I got this week and use an ear tomorrow…ha, the weather widget says it’s raining but all I can is laugh when it’s still completely dry here…I did break down and use 50 sunscreen at the beach today since I was getting scorched without it…okay need to read and clean my teeth..even the fake ones…
Here comes Jack Smith…again…
Well…I’m not sure of the reason that Jack Smith would announce this now but I frickin love it…Smith has come out to say that the stolen document case against the idiot trump was never abandoned but just put on hold since the idiot won a 2nd term…and Smith says that even with lots of evidence excluded since the SC gave idiot boy a get out of jail free card, he still has plenty to get a conviction after he is out of office…and that is going to hang over the idiot’s head for the next two years…I hope that Smith has the case ready to go and he files charges the day after the idiot leaves office…another perp walk would b a perfect end to the corruption that trump has foisted on this nation..and I hope it would be just the first case of many others that will keep the idiot tied up in court for the rest of his life with real jeopardy that he could end up behind bars…are you listening trump ass kissers..you are in the sights too and you don’t have any immunity for your crimes…geez…
July 3rd
Well…I made it to the magic 6am before I got out of bed this morning and all that did was make me late for getting going today…don’t feel any better but maybe that will show later today…need this first cup of coffee to get me started right now but I still won’t be on the bike til 7am or so but I think I can still go to the beach this morning by 9:30 or so…if I decide to go…that would make 5 days in a row and I need that to make up for the cold weather that has kept me from swimming…I do need to have a bagel this morning to make up for not eating enough yesterday or I’ll run out of steam on the 2nd ride…it’s still damn humid here and the rain that was supposed to come overnight and all day today has magically disappeared and that sucks…oh, well…not sure why I’m still racing around to get going every morning even when I really don’t have anything to do other than ride and even with getting out at 7, I’ll still be done by 9am and that leaves me with the whole day to figure out…it was fun to talk to another Miata owner yesterday and that makes three of us here in Muskegon…or 3 of the C models anyway…there are a couple of A’s that I see around but there should be more since this is the perfect place for one…okay, need to get off my butt and get going…more later…
Miatas at the beach…
Well…it was kind of a disjointed day today when the threat of a storm with lightning stopped me after the first ride as I waited it out…after a while all of the clouds went away so I put the top down on the car and went to the library to get more books and when I got back here I got right back on the bike for a 2nd ride…when I was sitting at my water stop on the boardwalk, a black Miata pulled into the beach and parked and, as I was leaving I yelled down to the guy that he had a nice car and I had one, too…his was all black with a 5 speed and a 2009 that only had 28K miles on it…after that I rode home and since I was going to the beach anyway, I pulled in next to him and we sat there and talked about the cars…kinda fun and we had a mini Miata rally and I have a photo of both cars sitting together…then I went swimming for a bit and got scorched even with 50 sunscreen on so I decided that was the last time to the beach til next week…and with tomorrow being a holiday, it is going to be too busy out there…but, If I could get out there right after the rides around 9am or so, it wouldn’t be so bad…but we’ll se what my skin says in the morning…it’s supposed to rain but I’ll believe it when I see it…the rain has been missing us to the north all day and it appears that is going to continue…oh, well…