Well…yesterday was a pretty good day with the weather being warm enough to put the top down out and back to pool…and I won at pool, too so that was cool….not as sore today and can’t figure that out…and my toe is not hurting this morning so that is something…not sure why it should have hurt so much yesterday but it’s good that it’s not today….the bike has been working so well since I fixed it that I think I’m going to push buying a new one back to the spring….really don’t have the cash right now anyway so I guess it all works out….it is warm enough to go out on the bike right now so I guess I need to get going….need to paint he wiper arms on the car today since the paint has peeled off them and it looks kind of shabby but that will wait until I get back…more later….
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October 14th
Well…man, I don’t know why I’m so damn sore today…even my obliques hurt and that never happens…and my right big toe has me limping today and it didn’t hurt at all when I went to bed last night…so, I guess it wasn’t the bike ride that did it…oh, well…yesterday was filled with anticipation for the first Wings game and they really disappointed me so maybe I can catch up on the shows on the server instead….didn’t do a whole lot yesterday but I did get the car washed so I guess that’s something…it is only about 35 degrees outside right now so the bike ride will have to wait until noon or so…and that is not too bad since I can’t get motivated right now…okay…need to go back to the couch and have more coffee…and catch up with the news so I can do another one of these today….more later….
Another one for the B-3 count…
Well…just watching Eric Clapton at the New Orleans Jazz festival and they have a B-3 on the stage…this one is painted black but it is still a B-3…so, add another one to the B-3 count…
Let’s Go Red Wings!
Well…as I do every year before the first Wings game, now is the time to take a look at the Wings prospects for the year…what the pundits are saying and my own impressions from what I’ve read over the past month or so. Today, there was a long interview with Hank Z in the Free Press that struck me for it’s wistfulness…and Hank’s realization the the game has changed since he entered the league in 2002….he talked about Stevie Y and Nicky and it sure sounded like he was trying to put a good face on the teams prospects for this year but it was clear that this year will be a struggle to stay even where they were last year…and barely making the playoffs can’t be the goal for the year. But, what do you do to change that when the talent just isn’t there? As always, I am holding out hope that a miracle will happen and the youngsters will step up and gel into a team that can go farther than the first round of the playoffs….still looking forward to the season but with more reality intruding than I can remember….but, I will get out the gear and watch every game I can…Let’s Go Red Wings!
October 13th
Well…it’s kind of funny when you make some cash then spend most of it on groceries the next day….still have enough to shoot pool tomorrow and wash the car today so I guess that will have to be a win…I think part of the soreness I have been feeling is the change of weather that is happening…at least I hope so…my phone has been acting up lately and I think I am going to need a new one soon…might even switch to another carrier to get a new one free and cut my bill some….oh, the grocery run is why I’m running late this morning…as it is every Thursday…I do have work to do on the car in the next couple of days…the paint on the wiper arms is wearing off and I need to paint them before winter so they don’t look so shabby….I do like the new wipers I bought last week…no skipping or noise and they clear the windshield really well…but 8 bucks each? Used to be able to get a pair for 8 bucks…or less….don’t have a lot to do today but find my Wings gear so I can wear it for the opening game tonight…tune in later for my take on the new season…more later…
More noodling…
Well….have been writing about Trump way too much lately so I’m going to use today as a a brain bleach day and talk about other stuff for a change…and Trump will still be there tomorrow…unfortunately….I did make some cash today and got to drive the Miata around with the top and windows down and got all the errands done before it started to rain….the music has been sounding different on the bike lately and I’m not sure if it’s the bike being fixed so I can concentrate on it or what…or I’m turning it up louder maybe…who knows? Today appears to be the last day of getting out early with just a t-shirt, though, and I had to shorten the ride to get my errands done so that was a little disappointing…another harbinger of time passing that will end with snow…but I don’t want to think about that yet….don’t like waiting to go out on the bike…I like the way the light looks earlier, too…I am looking forward to the Wings season starting tomorrow night but I will do one on that tomorrow…as usual….okay, that’s about it…have to start thinking about what’s for dinner…..
October 12th
Well…this one is going to be short since I need to get the bike ride in before I have errands to run…yesterday was okay and I have the bike fixed enough so that it is fun to ride again…but, the screw I put in the seat post will need to be replaced soon since there is already some play in it…but it is so much better that I went really hard yesterday and it felt good….I won a backpack at a store that I frequent yesterday and that was kind of cool…not sure if I’ll ever use it but it was still cool….I think I know why my right thigh has been hurting lately…it is overwork from having the pedal arm on the left loose and not putting pressure on it…okay…need to get going more later….
Burn it all down….
Well…I have never seen a political season like the one we are being subjected to right now…it is fascinating to watch Trump and how his behavior becomes more and more bizarre every day…and now, after the sexual assault tape and the just creepy debate performance, repubs are abandoning him in droves which just drives more bizarre behavior by the idiot. And today, with polls showing Hillary with a double digit lead, Trump has gone full “burning down the house” mode against the repub party and everything else that is in his line of sight….the tweets from today are just marvelous where the Donald attacks the RNC, Paul Ryan, and John McCain for whatever real or imagined slights the thin skinned vulgarian just can’t deal with like an adult. So, get out the popcorn and pull up a chair….this is going to be really entertaining….
October 11th
Well….yesterday was really a Monday and that is not a good thing….I did have a nice lunch with T but after that her car broke down and stranded her…when we were leaving the restaurant her car sounded like it barely started and then it didn’t when she was putting gas in it…I think it’s the battery but we’ll see later today when the work gets done on it….I got a few things done yesterday but I didn’t have much to do so I didn’t….just have been in a funk lately and I’m not sure why…I guess I’ll just ride it out like I always do…my back is going through the pain/no pain thing for the past couple of weeks and I probably should be used to it by now….just stiff this morning so maybe it’s getting better? Just have the normal stuff to do today and I really do need more coffee so I think I’ll do that right now…more later…
The debate….
Well…not sure if you watched the debate last night but if you didn’t, you missed Trump going down in flames and Hillary doing what she always does..being steady and watching with bemusement as Trump tried to make sense…but didn’t. All you really need to know about it was when Trump was asked about his sexual predator attacks on women, all he said was he was sorry, it was locker room talk and the something something ISIS….no answer at all, just deflection to what he perceives to be his strength…foreign policy when the idiot knows nothing about it. The most galling part of the debate was when Trump was told that the Russians were behind the DNC hacks and others and he just said that it didn’t happen…and this is after briefings from the intelligence folks that KNOW it’s the Russians…and told Donald that….so that makes his advancing of the Russian line on the hacking willful support of a foreign country over the interests of the US….if you read the legal definition of treason…that’s it right there…so the nominee of one of our political parties stood there on stage and blatantly committed treason, and that is perfectly fine to his supporters….I just can’t fathom these folks anymore….geez…