Well….with the restriction on what I can read about, that really puts a crimp in getting to the goal for the month….but, I am going to try….I think it was a mistake to buy that super non-stick pan….have been making omelets all week since I got it Monday, and that is way too many eggs to eat to keep my cholesterol down…..so, I think I’ll have to put it away for a while and eat healthier…going to start that tomorrow with some chicken pot pie filling that has no fat in it so that will be better for me….I feel just so sluggish eating two meals a day that that will have to change, too, or I’ll blow up…I think I’ll go back to the old method of just not eating at all for a few days since I can’t get on the bike….okay…going back to the Star Trek marathon that is on….
Cool science news…
Well….have been getting a lot of stuff done around here and just finished so I thought I’d talk about some cool science news I’ve read about recently…yeah, I’m letting myself read only science news…and some sports but nothing else still…and that is going to last for the next 4 years. The LIGO detector picked up more gravity waves a few weeks back, confirming that the detector is now sensitive enough to do that regularly….and they are going to upgrade it again the first part of next year. There is a new drug that has been discovered that rids the brain of the plaques that are thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease…which would be good news but there wasn’t any resulting improvement in cognition which has everyone pretty confused since most of the research has been focused on the plaques as the cause…now they may have to go down a new path and start over…not good news….oh, one last thing….researchers in England have discovered a way to mass produce carbon nanotubes that may open up many new ways to use them….this one is 4994….getting to 5,000…
December 29th
Well….it was pretty much a wasted day yesterday but that won’t be the case today…I have work to do around here today but am having a really hard time getting started…I did get the grocery run in an now I have my first cup of coffee that I need quite badly….I am sore everywhere today and I know part of it is riding the bike….but the other part is sleeping wrong…my neck has been cramped for the past few days and that is getting annoying….I may try to get a bike ride in today but the wind is blowing over 20 already and that would make it pretty brutal….might have to take the day off….and just veg out to get my brain straightened out……and I need to come back to do three more of these today so check back to see if I do….more later….
Professional fishing leagues?
Well…I know I’ve been quite bored lately and I have been watching way too much tv….but today I may have hit bottom when I actually clicked on a show about professional fishing leagues…yep, there are actually pro fishing leagues that people watch…and that is leagues plural, so there are more than one…how many people actually watch that weird stuff? I didn’t watch much because watching other people fish is about as interesting as watching grass grow…to me….I wonder what the pitch was like to fox sports when the show was being approved? That it is more interesting than baseball? Man, I need to find something to do…..more later….
How much profit?
Well…having been sitting here bored for the past couple of weeks, I’ve watched much more tv than I usually do and a thought struck me as I saw the stupid flashlight commercial for the hundredth time…how much profit is there in a stupid flashlight that you get 2 for 20 bucks? Maybe that question should be how much does it cost to air a commercial that many times? I counted the other day and in just the few hours that I watched, there were over twenty times that the commercial aired…and that doesn’t count the other flashlight that they run over with the military truck…which looks identical to the other one. This whole idea started with the commercials for The Addiction Network…whose commercials appear to be about half of all of them on tv these days and that same thought came to mind…how much profit is there in addiction? And how many people are really addicted to things…it has gotten so bad that they are making fun of themselves in a new commercial….just a few thoughts that I wanted to get down before I forget them….
December 28th
Well…feeling a little worn out after the busy day yesterday so it looks like a low key one today….really don’t have much to do so that will work out…the bike ride soreness has started to hit today and my thighs are just burning so I think I’ll take something for it in a little bit…going to try to get out today but the temp needs to come up so the ice on the trail will melt….don’t need to fall off the bike and break something….I do need to clean the kitchen floor today so that will be a project for later after the workout….and I just can’t get moving so I don’t know when that will be….have had a pain in my shoulder for two days now and I do need to sleep on the other side so it doesn’t happen…okay…need more coffee and some couch….more later….
A busy day….
Well….have been running most of the day today and can’t remember one where I have been this busy in quite a while…and, I made some cash today, too, so that was cool….had a taste for some new recipes so I had to run out to two grocery stores to get what I needed….made the first omelet in the new pan yesterday but forgot to put cheese in it…so I am going to try it again tonight…and I am making chicken pot pies…without the crust in the next few days…I like to make the filling and put it over noodles…tastes better than any of the factory made ones I have had and it is low calorie and easy…I even did a bunch of work around here that I was trying to avoid but needed to be finished…and I figured out why my compressor stopped working…oh, talked about that earlier……so, it looks like I’m done for the day and am going to watch some rugby…starting to like that sport….I will have some science stuff for tomorrow since I am so far behind for the month….
December 27th
Well…just got the first cup of coffee from the new coffeemaker and it seems to work okay…still can’t figure out the timer but that will be something I can work on today…it was nice to get out on the bike but my air compressor broke so I have to get a new off/on switch for it…or just buy a new one from Harbor Freight….the switch will probably be more than a new one…slept okay last night but I am sore and I’m not sure if it’s from the bike or not….the legs felt good but the lungs didn’t….might be able to get out again today but with all of the water on the trail, it might be a little iffy….the coffee tastes pretty good so I think I like this coffeemaker….going to make some cash today so I need to get going and get the workout done before that….more later…
New stuff….
Well…it was such a nice day outside today that I had to make up an excuse to put the top down on the car and drive it so I ran some errands to pick up some new equipment…went out to ABC Warehouse to pick up a new coffee maker for only 10 bucks and bought one of those weird non stick pans for another 10…the coffee maker appears it is worth 10 bucks…but it doesn’t need filters so that is cool and will save some money…and, I just used the new pan to make an omelet and it is just as non-stick as advertised…kind of weird to have eggs just slide out of the pan…and it appears to made pretty well with a stainless steel inset in the bottom of it so it can be used on induction ranges, too….certainly worth 10 bucks since all of my pots and pans have plastic handles that can only take about 375 degrees….we’ll see how durable it is over time…..oh, I also got a 10 mile bike ride in today in shorts and with no gloves….that allowed me to have a second meal today…..
December 26th
Well…it was a slow, easy day yesterday and I heard from all of the kids so that was cool….I did get a little work done around here but no cleaning so that will have to happen today….feel really crappy today and I know I overdid it last night so the coffee will be needed….I found a 20 dollar bill on the floor by my counter yesterday and that was a pleasant surprise…kind of knew one was missing and it was nice to find it….that will buy me my new coffee maker this week and I do need one…I am sore again this morning and I know it’s from sleeping wrong…with the rain, I may be able to ride the bike around the complex later today and that will be a good thing…need some exercise to get back into shape after being off for the past three weeks…and I may be able to get to 3K if I go out today and keep at it….more later…