Well….I finally have something to report from the trail this season and it is really kind of cool….the other day I saw what I think was the biggest snake I have seen on the trail and a couple of us even stopped to look at it….but today…I felt like I was a giant….during the ride I came across all kind of wildlife that could only be described as miniature…starting with some snakes that were no larger than nightcrawlers, I then ran across some tiny little turtles that were about the size of a half dollar….but there weren’t box turtles so I’m not really sure where they came from…and then the tiny bunnies showed up a little ways down the trail…and they were so small that you could hold four of them in one palm and they didn’t even move when I rode by…don’t know if they have learned about predators yet but they sure better soon….it sure ran through my head that I was a giant and these tiny, puny animals were ants that I could easily step on…not that I would…just felt that way…
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May 29th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool….and I had a nice lunch of Japanese food that I am still feeling today..slept okay last night but I feel a little slow today and the coffee is not working yet….not sore so that is a plus but I think I’ll take something before I go out on the bike to try to keep the wrists from cramping…that seems to be the pain spot this year and it is annoying…along with the back that is….and the neck…okay, so there’s not one spot this year but a few….it was nice to get the car out on the e-way yesterday to get it warmed up but the bugs were in suicide mode and the windshield was coated when I got back here…and I just washed the car…not much to do today….pool, of course and then not much more…the computer seems to be better and that is just one less thing to think about….more later…
Ted Cruz (and the rest of the Texas delegation) are still hypocrites…
Well…I know, I know…I do a lot of these pointing out the hypocrisy on the right but there is so much of it that I feel compelled to expose it to sunlight and hope that people recognize that it is even worse than anyone imagined. The latest case is one of those headshakers…okay, no it’s not….not where repubs are involved…you’ve heard about the flooding in Texas that has done lots of damage and left many people without homes…and businesses underwater…..and you’ve probably heard the calls from the reps from Texas like Ted Cruz say the federal government should be stepping in right now to help pay for the damage…the only problem here is the hypocrisy of these statements; in fact dripping with it so much I think it may be adding to the flooding…a few years back, when hurricane Sandy devastated the entire northeast…Ted Cruz and the rest of the Texas delegation voted against any federal aid…calling it nothing but pork…so yesterday’s pork is now necessary since it is in Texas? I, for one think that it is part of being a citizen that you can count on your country to help in these disasters and when your neighbors or anyone in the US is in need, I have no problem with my tax dollars going to help them, that is what a society is about…but these venal asses in Texas should have to pay for turning their backs on other parts of this country as they wave their sense of entitlement when it is in their state….this has to be thrown in their face at every campaign stop….as long as they continue to be the hypocrites they are…geez…
May 28th
Well…it was a busy day yesterday and it felt good to finally get a bunch of stuff done….slept okay but forgot the allergy medicine and my head is plugged up this morning…don’t feel that bad, though, so that is a good thing….even got the car washed to get rid of the carpet bombing from some damn bird…had to scrub the thing with a  scrubber since the windshield washer fluid wouldn’t even cut it….my legs are not sore today and my back even feels little better so I’m hopeful that the worst is past and I won’t be hobbling around Meijers this morning….not much to do today…the grocery run first and then have an errand to run and lunch out with J to have some sushi and other Japanese food…then back here to deal with the multiplying spiders in the bathroom…..more later…
New equipment….
Well….it has been a busy day and I did get a bunch of stuff done…..I am still working on stuff right now and I have been going since I got up at 6:30….but, that’s not what this one is about…I bought some new equipment today…my computer has been screaming at me for a couple of weeks now that it was low on memory so I bit the bullet and bought a new add on hard drive today….I can’t believe how cheap these things are…59 bucks for a terabyte drive….even after transferring everything I still have 925 gigs left on the thing…we’ll see how it works out but the thing is about the size of a deck of cards…and that’s not even solid state…it’s a platter type but I don’t care…pretty cool…and yes, this is a filler to get caught up…
New speed records….
Well…it been a busy day but I did need to record that I hit two new speed records on the bike this morning…..of course it was wind aided but it was still cool…okay, here it is….31.2 mph pedaling and 39.3 top speed at the bottom of the hill…yeah, 39 mph is really fast on the bike especially through the curves that are at the bottom of the hill…I’m not sure I can go any faster…just not enough gear to pedal any faster…might have to try it sometime with the road bike just to see if I can beat it…pretty cool….
May 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday got a few things done but need to continue that today with getting the papers out and I counted 16 spiders in the bathroom today so that’s a few over my limit…will need to get rid of them today and do some cleaning….need to wash the car, too, so I will have some tasks for the day….slept okay and was good last night so I feel okay this morning other than the back hurting again….will take an ibuprofen in a minute to make sure the bike ride is not too painful….the ride yesterday was a good one and I came back soaked completely through…didn’t hurt after that so I am a little confused on why it hurts today…have had three days of no leg pain so having it come back is a little disappointing…not much to do today…just going to hang out and get a few small things done but that is about it…more later…
Jeb loves this guy…
Well…when asked last week what author has had the biggest impact on him, ole Jeb said Charles Murray…the guy who wrote “The Bell Curve” that posited that black people are genetically less intelligent than everyone else and has recently published a new book “By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission” that basically says that since people are too stupid to agree with conservative principles and won’t make them law, rich people should challenge the ones they don’t like in court until the government gives up governing. Yep, ole Jeb loves a guy that hates America so much that he is willing to destroy it if he and his ilk don’t get their way like damn little children….if there was any question that ole Jeb is not too bright….here’s the answer…geez…
May 26th
Well…running a little late today and I just can’t get motivated to get going….slept okay last night and I’m not sore this morning which is really weird…tired, but not sore and I guess that is progress….had a really nice lunch with T yesterday and that raised my spirits a bunch along with making some cash….didn’t get anything else done so today I have to summon some discipline and get at least one thing done….kitchen, probably, or dusting since it is getting thick in here…and the spiders are taking over the bathroom again so there are many things to do….need to check the radar to see if I can get the ride in before the storms that are coming…I look forward to that with all of the birds that are targeting my car…..not much to do today…and that is true…just frickin cleaning…ugh…more later….
Military overload….
Well…after enduring all of the sad stories and military worshiping during every US race yesterday, I wonder if anyone else is getting tired of it? Not tired of being thankful for the military but if I hear anyone else say “protecting our freedom” again I am going to scream. Saying that the soldiers that died in Iraq and Afghanistan were “protecting our freedom” does a great disservice to those who died in WWII and obfuscates what protecting freedom really is. After all, none of the countries in the middle east that we invaded where our soldiers were killed was a threat to us at all…I know, bin Laden was in Afghanistan but once he wasn’t, why the hell are we still there? The only thing I got from all of the military porn during the last week is “how come the guys that ordered these illegal wars are not in jail?” They should sit the repubs down that want even more “military action” and make them watch every story that I did over the past week to make them understand the human toll that their recklessness has cost….and we have to stop these endless wars so no more stories of our brave soldiers dying have to be told….that would honor the dead more than any flyover at any Nascar race would do…geez…