Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool…but, I lost on a really cool shot so I can only smile about that one….slept okay but still feel a little crappy today but that is the cocktails last night I’m sure….they did get the roads completed last night so getting in and out of here is going to be easier…I did get out to see K for another parenting lesson and a beer so that was fun but the rest of the night was just more of the same boring crap that I have been fighting for months now and today looks like more and more of that….there is soccer on at noon so it does give me something to look forward to…not much to do today…going to get on the bike after another cup of coffee so I can get back here for the matches and I do need to clean some but that is about it…more later…
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June 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I have already relayed the details of it so I won’t go on about it again today…I did wake up with this general malaise and depression today and I’m not sure what it is about…might be that I’m broke again and that the new equipment might not be working like I need it to….or, it could be that I’m just getting older and there is no escape from that…I feel like I should just go back to the couch and stay there for the day but that would just make it worse…so, I guess I’ll just have this cup of coffee and get out on the bike….other than that, not much to do today…pool, since it’s Friday, but that is about it…. and, I do need to get caught up here…more later…
Getting caught up…
Well…it has been an interesting day today with quite a bit to do and some surprises…I did get out to the sos today and it was one of the most painless visits that I can remember…they have a new electronic system that texts you when it is your turn and the entire thing only took about 8 minutes from the time I walked in the door…but, the 91 bucks it took for me to walk out was painful….I did meet up with G for lunch and had the best chicken tacos I’ve ever had…and it was over at the mex place right by me…I wish I had the cash to eat there more often….now, I’m just waiting for it to be 7;30 so I can have a cocktail and watch a movie with the free HBO I have this weekend…
We’re through!
Well…one of the most remarkable things I have seen in quite a while just happened…the US is through to the round of 16 in the World Cup! This is something that no one in the world thought could even happen with the US being in the “group of death” that had Germany and Portugal in it…and also included our nemesis, Ghana, who have put us out in the last two cups….I am so relieved but more than that…I’ve been a soccer geek for the past 20 years and have endured the ridicule that the US has gotten around the world and it makes me feel good that we can compete with the best of the world…even England and Spain went home in the group stage…now, it is going to be a long wait until the 5th when we play Belgium in the knockout round…but, I can bask a little for the gritty performances I’ve seen from our team…good job!
June 26th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t do much…just the normal stuff and some more cleaning around here…slept okay and with it being day 4 of being good, I feel okay today but it is going to be a long one…at least until noon when the US match starts…have the grocery run and then have to go out to the SoS office to get my license and plates renewed…that should take an hour or so and might make it a little tight getting back here on time…going to have to move the bike ride back to the aft after the game….and will be happy or depressed so whatever it is, the bike ride will help….other than that, not much to do today….going to continue to straighten this place out but that is about it….more later…
The Supreme Court finally gets one right…
Well…as I sit here waiting for the Hobby Lobby decision to be announced, one that I am sure they are going to get wrong and grant corporations religious rights, the court did get one right today when they ruled that police need a warrant to search a person’s cell phone when they are arrested, which raises the bar and makes police do their jobs versus fishing to see if they just might be something they can use on your phone. The decision was another milestone in that the court ruled unanimously that the phone is now the equivalent of a person’s “papers” that explicitly are singled out in the fourth amendment to need a warrant to be searched. I am going to enjoy this one for the short time it takes for HL to be released…then, I’ll come back an comment on that one….more later
June 25th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a bunch of stuff done…the replacement equipment came and I got that set up so we’ll see how it works…and I did get some cleaning done, too, so I was much more productive than normal and I hope to continue that today…I do need to get out and get my hair cut since I have to renew my license this week and want to try to look a little less ragged than I look now….slept okay last night but still tossing and turning…just one night of good sleep would be really cool….not much to do today…going to continue cleaning around here and get a few more things done but that is about it…and watch the last few first round soccer matches….more later…
Water is a human right….
Well…just read that, with the blessing of our wonderful governor, Rick Snyder, the city of Detroit is going to start shutting off the water to people who can’t pay their water bills…and the estimate is that there will be 3,000 homes and businesses per week…yep, per week that will lose their service…and now, since our gov won’t do anything, there are organizations the have had to appeal to the UN to get the US to adhere to the treaties we have signed that say you just can’t do that, that water is a human right and that it can’t be shut off for profit. But, that is what Detroit is doing…as part of the “grand bargain” to try to save Detroit that was just signed by Snyder…the Detroit water department has to cut it’s costs and one way that they will do it is by not supplying water to people who can’t pay. What the hell kind of country do we live in when you can continue to give tax cuts to the rich so there are no tax revenues left to fix the schools, fix the roads, or provide life saving water to the citizens? This is the repub dream in action folks…if you can’t pay, you die…geez…
June 24th
Well…it was kind of a lazy day yesterday with not being able to get out on the bike with all of the rain and having a few things to do around here…and today might be the same since it is raining now and there is a huge blob of rain that is aimed right at GR that stretches all the way back to the middle of Indiana….I am hoping that I can get out later since two days off the bike is just too much…slept okay last night…but only my okay….one of these days I am going to get a full night’s sleep and then I can die happy…I am getting a little nervous about the match Thurs but I just have to look at it as I do when the Wings go out of the playoffs…I will still be broke on Friday and unemployed so I guess it really doesn’t matter….not much to do today….I do have stuff to do around here and I am waiting for the the new equipment to get here so I can get that sorted…and I am going to get the papers out to recycle….maybe I’ll bleach some whites, too…who knows?
Disappointing…
Well…haven’t come up with anything to write about in politics so I guess I’ll do a little more sports…it was a disappointing day yesterday with the US tying Portugal when it looked like they were going to win until the last minute…so, that makes the chances of us getting through to the next round pretty slim…have to beat Germany Thursday, which is not going to happen, or tie them, which may happen, or lose to them and then let the math and tie breakers drive us nuts until the Ghana/Portugal match ends. Not going to be a good day Thursday but I guess we can look at it that we tried hard and looked better than expected….not sure if I’ll watch the rest of the matches but I’ve invested too much time to quit now….I just hope Brazil loses this aft and makes it interesting…more later…