Well…I have a little problem with all of the breathless reporting that the solar eclipse today was “rare” and a “once in a lifetime event”….since it’s not true….most every year there are at least one total eclipse…this one was a little unusual since it crossed the entire US and lots of people could see it, but it is not rare if you take the entire world into account…in 7 years there will be one that comes onshore near Texas and goes up the east coast to Maine….and in 2026, there will be a 95% eclipse here in GR…and you only have to go a little toward Detroit to see it in totality. The one today was still pretty cool and I took a look at it with a stack of 5 exposed 35 mm films and that worked like a champ…had forgotten all about that method until I saw it on twitter earlier in the day…..

Well…it’s eclipse day and it looks like it will be cloudy so there won’t be much to see….I did see a little trick using your cell phone to watch it but I think I’ll make a pinhole camera, too…slept okay last night but feel a little crappy today…my son’s server has been down since yesterday and that is a little irritating….no tv to watch….oh, well…have been coughing all morning and I think it may be a bug…might be a part of why I feel crappy today….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks the same….I do need to clean the bathroom today but I’m not sure I will or not…one good thing is my back still doesn’t hurt and I’m not sure why….more later….oh, the powerball is up to 650 million so I am going to have to find some cash to get in on it….

Well…running late today and almost forgot to do this one before I got on the bike….had a nice day yesterday and got some cleaning done so it looks like I won’t have to do any but the bathroom today….slept okay and don’t have a lot of pain today so no pain killers before the bike ride….my back has been pain free for days now and that is really weird…..but, I’ll take it….Tom stopped over yesterday and we swapped food…it was nice to meet one of his daughters….looked at the powerball and it is 650 million for wed…might have to spend the rest of my cash in hand to buy a couple of tickets…..not much to do today….need to get on the bike in a minute and then just veg for the day…more later….

Well…running a little late today…woke up early and then went back to sleep…something I never do….so I didn’t get up until 7:30…and the Man U game was already on…they look pretty good but no score yet…slept okay last night and feel okay if a little slow this morning…won’t get on the bike until the match is over and that may be a good thing…I got sucked into youtube yesterday watching SD concerts…found one from this year and then another one that I saw in person from Pine Knob and that was pretty cool….and T got tickets to go see them here in GR and I am happy about that…this will be the 7th time I’ve seen them and any fan should see them at least once….not much to do today….I do need to clean the bathroom and I am going to force myself to do that….more later…

Well…just can’t get started today and there is a reason for it…and I think you know what that is….slept okay last night but the dreams have gone away and that is a little disappointing…was pretty entertained for a couple of weeks and losing that is not a good thing…oh, well….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I did get some things done so I guess that’s an accomplishment….will try to get the bathroom done today and then continue with getting rid of stuff around here to de-clutter this place some….I did have a good bike ride yesterday and I hope today will be the same…might have to adjust the seat again sine I was not too comfortable on the seat and I can’t figure that out…but, I will….more later….

Well…sitting here still a little irritated about the whole house thing…but, I’ll get over it and figure something else out….the big thing is I’ll have money coming in in a month so that will be cool….I did get some work done around here today and I think I need to continue that…stuff has collected that I need to start getting rid of and I took the first steps today that makes me feel a little better…I am not going to do any trump today since he is an idiot who doesn’t deserve my time…at least today…have been talking to my oldest son lately and it’s kind of funny when he said with some surprise in his voice: gee dad, we’re talking just like we’re friends! That made me smile for quite a while and I still feel good about it…..so, that’s it for the day…..

Well….running a little late today with doing the abbreviated grocery run….have to keep my spending to 40 bucks a week for the next month and I’m not sure how easy that will be….I guess I’ll take a few days off eating each week…I could use losing 15 pounds or so and this would be a good time to try….left the top down when I was at Meiljers and a shower came through and soaked the car…not really soaked but wet…will have to put the top down later to dry it out…first time that has happened….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done other than making some ham soup that came out good….have 6 quarts that will help get through the next month….not sure how much I’ll get done today…the bathroom needs work but not sure if I’ll get to it….need to do a bike ride first and have more coffee…more later….

Well…running a little early today and I feel pretty crappy on top of that….still reeling a little from not being able to buy a house but I am not going to let that ruin my day…feeling crappy might but I have started to make some ham/pork shoulder soup and that smells good so I guess life is okay…slept crappy again last night and it looks like there will be a nap involved at some point in the future….don’t hurt too much today and the two aspirins I took yesterday really helped when I was on the bike….I do need coffee right now so I am going to get some…not much to do today…I am going to start getting rid of stuff around here just in case I can figure out how to get out of here….but I may just do nothing today but make soup…more later….

Well…if you were here yesterday, you noticed a little enthusiasm on my part that I was finally going to get out of here and be able to buy a house…well, that dream looks shattered now…just got off the phone with the mortgage broker and he informed me that since I have no recent credit history…a mortgage is not going to happen…just because I was able to pay my bills without credit cards or loans, I now don’t qualify for any loans…it doesn’t matter that I have paid my bills on time for my entire life…and it doesn’t matter I’ve paid rent here on time for 15 years, that I’ve paid all my bills on time…none of it matters…just that I haven’t borrowed any money in too long of a time…it doesn’t matter that I am coming in with 40K in cash…nothing matters but the damn credit score….I need a drink….

Well…running really early today and it’s just because I got up so early….didn’t sleep too well last night with all the new stuff going on so I guess I’ll get used to it….was really sore all day yesterday and today is starting out the same…not sure how I hurt everything…even have pain in my sides that I never get….but, I think some ibuprofen should take car of that….even working on this without coffee as I wait for it to finish…and that’s really early….I am a little nervous about hearing from the mortgage broker today and finding out I don’t qualify for a loan…that would be crappy….I did talk to my oldest son for a couple of hours yesterday and that was nice…we are so much alike that is it a little weird….not much to do today….going to clean some but that is about it….going to make ham soup tomorrow since I need to stretch the food dollars for the next 6 weeks….just ran out of money so there will be a lot of cheap pasta and water for quite a while….more later….