Well…still staying away from politics for a while so I need new things to talk about…so I guess I’ll talk about a couple of shows that I have been watching lately, Westworld and Humans….I find it odd that two shows with basically the same premise: what it is to be human…are on at the same time. I guess that most stories have been told already so maybe that is why these are repeaters….in both series, the artificial humans are going through the same process of self awareness and the questions are asked of what is it to be human…and what rights they have, along with the idea of what responsibilities do humans have to them once they become sentient…or do they have any? It is an interesting concept and it is worlds away from the idea from the 1973 Westworld movie where the robots basically went crazy and started killing everyone at the amusement park where they were deployed…I wonder if that is going to happen in Westworld the tv show? I know in Humans, the artificial humans have started to defend themselves from arbitrary death that seems to be only a moment away and that is another interesting concept…do they have the right to do that? I’ve always liked thought provoking stories whether they are in books, in films, or on tv….at least it gives me something other than politics to talk about….
November 22nd
Well…this damn bug is confusing me…I thought it was the flu but started feeling better after 3 days and today I feel okay…even got out already to get the rest of the stuff I need for t-day…just a little cough and sweating so I hope I continue to feel better…even feel good enough that I am going to dig out the thermasuit and get out on the bike today…going to have lunch with T tomorrow and I am looking forward to that…and I am going to make some cash, too, so that makes it even better….I didn’t get to t-day in shorts since I put jeans on this morning with it being 21 degrees and having this bug…and I knew I needed to put fuel in the car and that wouldn’t have been good….one good thing is that my back pain is gone and I wonder if it had something to do with the bug….maybe I was sick last week and just didn’t recognize it…I do need to clean out my freezer today to make room for the turkey carcass and get all of the dishes cleaned for Thursday…one of my storage containers has disappeared and I can’t figure out where it went…oh, well….more later…
Three days and two weeks…
Well….haven’t been on the bike in three days…just can’t take the cold right now but I think I’ll try tomorrow….have been feeling crappy enough that I just want to rest….I am waiting for the coughing to start from this bug…not bad yet but I know it’s coming….and I have been out of the world now for two weeks…and it just dawned on me that this is the longest time since I was five that I haven’t read a newspaper….but, it’s already saved me 52 bucks so I guess I can live with it…I am going to really try to get back to topics that mean something in the next few days…at least I hope so…
November 21st
Well…it keeps getting worse and I feel pretty crappy this morning….and the thing I don’t understand is that I’m never around people anymore so how do I continue to get these bugs? I wonder if my immune system is compromised by not being around people and being exposed to the bugs? All I know is that I’m going back to the couch and having more water…need to rest….more later…
This…
“The roof is leaking and the wind is howling…the kids are crying since the sheets are so cold…woke this morning and my hands were frozen…tried to fix the fire but the damn things’s too old….but me, I’m getting stronger by the minute….”
Now I know why I hurt….
Well…earlier, I couldn’t figure out why I hurt again…now I know…have been going down hill all day in how I feel…now I am exhausted and hot and feel pretty crappy….so, it sounds like flu to me…..ick….
November 20th
Well…it was a busy day yesterday and I made some cash so that was cool…I think I have enough cash in the drawer now to get through December and that takes a load off…I now know that my morning back pain must be caused by how I’m sleeping…the pain was gone yesterday and now it’s back this morning…and I skipped the bike ride yesterday so it can’t be that…and it looks like I’m going to skip again today with it being cold and really windy and I’m just not ready for that yet…I will try to find the entire thermasuit today, though, so I can get out tomorrow…..was in the car for three hours yesterday and that is tiring but today looks like just sports and vegging…I do need to clean the kitchen to get ready for thurs and that sounds like all I’ll do today….more later…
November 19th
Well…sitting here watching the Man U game and I am hoping they do better today against Arsenal…they have just stunk up the place to start the season and that is disappointing….I did win at pool yesterday but only put one 8 in on my own…drove the car a bit yesterday and there is no coolant leak so that is cool…and I’m not too concerned about the steering leak…so that is off my mind for a while…,made some cash yesterday and am going to make more today so it looks like I’m good for another month or so…and I am going to win the power ball tonight so I’ll be good forever…I can dream, can’t I? Just looked outside and it is snowing which really disappoints me…and that will mean I’m taking the day off the bike today….just too wet and windy to go out and I do need a break anyway….not going to do a lot today but clean the counters in the kitchen and watch some football…..more later…
November 18th
Well…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I did go over the car for winter and found some problems…I think the steering rack is leaking a little and there may be a coolant leak…added an eighth of a pint to the PS and a little under a pint to the coolant but I hadn’t checked either in a year so maybe it’s normal….don’t have the cash to have any problems right now….it is pretty nice outside right now and I think I’ll be able to get out in a t-shirt for the last time this year….it is 57 right now and I want to beat the wind that is coming….my back is better today and I hope that continues..it was getting to be draining with it hurting all the time…I am going to make a little cash over the weekend so the car has to not fail me…it is pool day today and it will be nice to get out of here for a while…more later….
The scavengers are getting lazy…
Well…there is a part of my trail that runs along 60th street between Wing and Hanna lake that seems to be a deer killing zone….over the course of the summer, there have been 4 deer hit by cars and thrown up on the sidewalk that I could tell were there even without seeing them…nothing like the stench of 200 pounds of rotting venison….but, in the first three instances, some scavenger dragged the carcasses down the bank and into the swamp and gradually ate them over a week or so…but, I think they are either full or lazy since there has been a huge doe lying at the side of the road for 5 days now without being disturbed…..I was really looking forward to watching nature take it’s course and maybe catch a glimpse of the animals that did the cleanup on the first three…yeah, I know, I am so bored right now that even waiting for scavengers to do their job is entertainment to me…oh, well….but I don’t want the damn thing to stink..so scavengers…get on the ball and do your job….