Well…just reading a little news online and came across a story that I just can’t believe…with all of the scrutiny that police have come under over the past few months, how stupid does and officer need to be to do this…stop a black man walking down the street because he has his hands in his pockets…on a winters day, when it’s cold outside. Yep, this really happened here in Michigan…Pontiac police must recruit idiots…and the additional reasons were the “people” were concerned…when asked what people, the cop just kept saying “people” then went on to the normal BS that they use on black people all the time…like what are you doing here? etc. etc….and just trying to roust the guy but he got it all on his phone and now it’s all over the internet…there should be consequences for this kind of crap….what’s next? Shooting someone for having their hands in their pockets in the winter? This idiot cop should at least get a reprimand for this crap and forced to actually be trained in what his job is…to protect and to serve…geez…
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December 1st
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…I did get out to ride the bike for the first time in two weeks and in shorts even….slept okay but still feel a little slow today for some reason…and I am sore from the ride but it’s a good soreness…may even be able to get out in full thermasuit today….it is kind of weird to only have the Wings to watch on a Sunday aft with racing done and the Lions not playing until next Sunday….I did watch Django Unchained the other night and can’t figure out why people thought it was such a great movie…typical Tanantino but not much more than that….not much to do today…have tot pay the rent, then I’m going to get the leaning tower of papers out before they fall over and kill me….more later…
Last one for the month…
Well…sitting here waiting for the Wings to start and thought I’d get the last one for the month done…not sure what it will be about but it will be something….have been struggling with politics lately…or maybe I’m just losing interest in it…hope not since has been one of the central topics around here and I’m not sure what I’ll write about without it…just need someone to do something crazy…even after being off the bike for two weeks there is no trail news…okay..going to publish this one and then come back later after I let my brain work for a while….
Okay…brain still isn’t working but I’m going to give it a try….man, what a gloomy day today…it is so dark in here that I probably should turn the lights on…it was kind of funny this aft watching the Wings and having the lights go out at the Joe about 20 seconds in….half hour later they had them fixed and I don’t think I’ve seen the Wings play so well this year…pretty neat….hell…just cant’ think today so I think I’ll just give up…
November 30th
Well…running late again today but it’s just because I wanted to get out and ride the bike while I could go in shorts….okay, need to restart this thing…lost the cursor…okay, that did it…it was a nice bike ride…got the swing arm bearings adjusted so there is no play in them anymore and the new shifter is dialed in…felt like a new bike today…but I am going to be sore later today…slept really crappy last night and was back up at 5 this morning so getting the blood flowing with a bike ride was just what I needed…I did get out and had a couple with G and then straight to hang out with K for another one…so that might have something to do with feeling a little slow today…not much to do today…just the Wings game and then a little cleaning and a nap this aft…and one more of these later to hit the quota….,more later…
November 29th
Well…it was an okay day and I won at pool so that was cool….but, I feel a little crappy today and part of it is not being able to get on the bike for over a week now…going to try today….slept okay but slammed my thumb on the wall tossing and turning and I am going to lose a big chunk of the nail….took a big divot out of the wall, too, and that may have to be repaired….I am a little down with the troubles that T is having and I can’t help but think of her…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one yesterday and I was just too preoccupied to do it…just didn’t seem that important…not much to do today…Man U plays at 10 and that will be the only thing I am planning on today…other than football….more later…
November 28th
Well…it was quite a peaceful day yesterday and I feel a little recharged today…but, the cocktails are taking a small toll and I think it will be just a little while until the coffee works it’s magic…slept okay last night and had dreams that were really too disjointed to make sense of….didn’t get a thing done other than cooking so that means work for today…oh, nope, can’t do that…have errands to run this morning and then pool this aft so cleaning will have to wait until tomorrow….not much to do today….need to get moving pretty quick to get those errands done…and, I wanted to get on the bike today but it’s too icy and cold so maybe tomorrow? More later…
No news today…
Well…event though I’m ahead for the month, I am bored silly and thought I’d come back here for one more today…okay, not totally bored since I’m watching “Knife fight” but other than that, I have been bored most of the day…the Lions surprised the heck out of me by winning the game today so that was cool…but it’s been a total veg day…didn’t even try to get on the bike today since it was snowing and with the dusting, I couldn’t see the ice that is under it and it just wasn’t worth getting injured to ride…will try that again tomorrow…the turkey came out much better than the last one and I am warming up to sage that I used for the butter coating….but, I am still full even after eating at 1 this aft…I did have pie, too, so I feel like a beached whale right now and will not make a second meal today…just some nuts with cocktails later….
November 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and all I got done was errands…but, that’s okay since I wasn’t going to do the kitchen until after I mess it up cooking dinner today…slept okay but feel a little slow this morning and I am just going to let that slowly go away…might try to get out on the bike this morning to just take a look at the trails….but, that will have to be soon since I want to get the turkey in around 10 or so…baked the pie last night so there will just be mixing of the other dishes….have already read the 5 pound paper and it’s only 8:30….so, I should get going…but, need one more cup of coffee first….more later…
Here we go again…
Well..it would be nice to not have to do another one of these on another police shooting of a young black kid…but, here we go again…last week in Cleveland, a young black kid was screwing around with a pellet gun and the police showed up…within seconds, and with only shouting at the kid, a cop just shot him dead. This time the kid was doing what I and millions of other kids have done in their lives…just fooling around with a pellet gun…for a white kid, it would have been a nothing event…the cops would have just walked up to him and asked what was going on….why didn’t they do that here? Are the cops so afraid of a 12 year old boy that they shoot first and ask questions later? I am afraid that the outcome here is going to be the same as Ferguson…no cop being held accountable and their lawlessness being reinforced and rewarded…again…while the rest of us lose our faith that the laws of this country mean anything anymore….
No more Ferguson…
Well…with the fear of beating the whole situation in Ferguson to death, I think I’ll move on to other topics this afternoon and see where it goes…first, just read the Obama has grown a spine and has told Harry Reid that he will veto the bill that ole Harry has negotiated with house repubs that would have screwed the middle class by taking away tax breaks and giving them to business…yep, I’m not sure what the hell ole Harry it thinking but that is not what any dem that I would vote for would do….I can now see why people don’t think there is any difference between the parties. Why can’t our side start acting like dems? I applaud Obama for telling Harry it was a non-starter. I also applaud Nancy Pelosi for making sure that there would not be any dems voting to override any veto….hmmm…what’s second? Not much…I am done going out until Friday aft for pool and that feels good…got a bunch of stuff done today and ran a couple of errands but now, it’s veg time with soccer…champions league is not my favorite unless Man U is playing but it’s good for taking a nap…..more later…