Well…another day of getting out of bed at 5:09 and I am really tired of it…and another winter weather advisory is on for the day and we need to have a day with no weather alerts or snow…I’m so damn tired and I could use a day off but I won’t take one…I was in so much pain from shoveling so much snow that I had to take an ibuprofen last night just to be able to move at all…it didn’t get as cold as they expected last night but it is still zero right now and that’s pretty damn cold…I do need to get out and shovel more of the alley today but that will wait until later…need to get two rides in today after being lazy and only doing one yesterday but I needed a rest day to try to help the pain…need to figure out meals for today after giving up on the potato soup that didn’t survive the freezer…so maybe a burger and some rings would work…only had two bowls of soup to eat yesterday and I don’t think that’s enough…not much to do today…I really should clean the bathroom but I’m not sure if I have the energy for it…more later…
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I wonder who the genius is?
Well…with news that the idiot trump is going to criss cross the country and give speeches lying about his “accomplishments”, my only thought is who is the genius who thought this up? I mean exposing more voters to his hate, lies and nonsense is the worst thing the repubs could do…he’s even going to Iowa that he won by 10% last year and I sure hope he tries to explain why China has stopped buying the soybeans grown there…almost all of the farmers who grew that crop are in danger of losing their farms and I think the dems need to counter program against these speeches asking “are you better off today than when Joe was in office?” Yeah, I know the maga faithful will make excuses for idiot boy but the numbers don’t lie…everything is worse since he put his little hands on the economy…geez…
I got out!
Well…I got the car out today after shoveling the alley entrance and a 30 foot launch pad at the end of my driveway…they did kind of plow the streets up here overnight and when I got to the plowed parts, the car went through with no problem…and I even got back into the garage…going to have to keep shoveling more and more of the alley as time goes on so it’s not such a white knuckle trip but probably not tomorrow since it’s getting down to a record low of -4 tonight and only 2 for a high tomorrow…glad I got out and did the abbreviated grocery run today so I don’t have to think about it..we are under a winter weather advisor for today and the forecast is for 4 more inches of snow…ick…
January 22nd
Well…up and out of bed at 5:15 this morning and that immediately made me think of the Who song from “Quadrophenia” of the same title…didn’t sleep much last night and it’s only going to get worse as the temps plunge into the single digits for a high tomorrow and into the negative for the low tonight…just poured the first cup of coffee and it needs to work soon so I can get moving and get my day started…I’ve never seen a “cold advisory” before but there is one just issued and that is a little ominous…so I guess I’ll go into survival mode today..another 4 inches of snow last night so I’ll be out shoveling after the rides and need to attack the alley today since they are never going to plow up here…I only had two bowls of soup for food yesterday and it looks the same today…just don’t feel like eating anymore…more later…
Trump’s a raving lunatic…
Well…idiot boy gave a “speech” at Davos yesterday and it has been panned as the “ravings of a lunatic” by European press and I think that is not as harsh as the speech deserved…3 times he confused Greenland with Iceland and just ranted about how badly he’s being treated…you know, the same old bullshit he whines about all the time and people were walking out of the speech after 5 minutes of it…maybe the EU really is done listening to the ravings of senile, dementia riddled madman who single handedly is destroying the US’s status in the world…oh, and if he really does invade Greenland, some on the right are talking about arresting him and trying him in a military tribunal under the Universal Code of Military Justice since his under it’s jurisdiction as commander in chief…and there the SC can’t protect him since they have no power over the tribunal…let’s get right on that since he’s already broken that code by using the military to murder people…geez…
Too damn much snow…
Well…we got another 13 inches of snow overnight and it took me almost two hours to shovel the walks and driveway when it normally takes about a half hour…going to be sore as heck tomorrow since I’m already sore just sitting here…the streets are littered with stuck cars and I really don’t think they will get up here to plow until the weekend…and I’ll have to shovel the alley if I want to get out of here…oh, well…at least it was nice fluffy powder…but still…I have had enough snow for the rest of the winter…
January 21st
Well…damn, up an out of bed at 5:07 this morning and the string of not sleeping continues…really up at 3:04 and then up and down until I just gave up…feeling pretty trapped up here with so much damn snow and I just want this winter to be over…and I had so much pain from something that I had to take an ibuprofen last night…I think I’m just abusing my body with all the shoveling so I need a day off that I’m not going to get with another foot of snow today…just so damn worn out…I really think I need to change my attitude with all the snow…I used to love weather and storms and I wonder when it got to be work? Maybe it’s depression coming back…who knows? I do know I need to get my butt moving right now and get the day started with the weight work and then on the bike for two rides and then I can start to think about the rest of the day…more later…
Got the car out…
Well…after I shoveled a little landing pad in the alley so I could get a start on driving out of the alley…I got out easily even though the plows came through and pushed a lot of snow on the entry…so I got out to the dentist and got a great report that I’m doing just what I need to do to keep the rest of the teeth I have and that was cool…I was even able to get the prescription from Meijers so I really don’t have a reason to even do the grocery run this week since I don’t need anything…but I probably will anyway since I want to check in with the plastic surgeon so I know where I have to go in that medical complex next Tuesday…and it’s right next to the good Meijers so I can check that out tomorrow…okay…want to read a bit..
Finally, pushback…
Well…it appears that many European leaders have had enough of the idiot trump and his bullshit…they have readied tariffs of 96% that will be slapped on the US id idiot boy doesn’t shut the hell up about Greenland…they have tried to appease the idiot but that never works with a bully and that is dawning on them now…The Belgian PM even said “being a happy vassal is one thing but being a miserable slave is another” and the Polish PM added: “appeasement means no results, just humiliation”…maybe, finally they will attack the idiot trump and grow a spine…they have had years to figure that out and I really do hope they follow through this time…as I’ve said many times, the only way to deal with idiot boy is to stand strong and isolate the US so there are no more trading partners, no more tourists coming, and no more blackmail like the idiot is trying with the EU…geez…
January 20th
Well…damn, the coffee needs to work today with how I’m feeling right now…just frickin worn out and have so much to get done today…going to have to shovel the alley if I’m going to get out but it’s only 7 degrees out there and it’s going to get colder with a low of -2 tomorrow…I wonder if the car will start…going to let it run while I shovel the alley this morning after the rides…but I’m only going to shovel tire tracks and not the entire alley…slept okay last night but I don’t feel like I did…at least I wasn’t up an down all night…I did have to shovel twice yesterday with the snow and wind and I’ll have to do all the walks again this morning…still not too sore and that is a little weird after all of the abuse I’ve heaped on my body…I mean I’m 72 after all…going to try the thawed potato soup today and I hope it wasn’t ruined by freezing it…and I took a container of ham soup out, too so I’ll be souping it all week…not much to do today…just need to get the normal stuff done and the shovel, shovel, shovel…and then out for the dentist appointment….more later…