The Stuff A Day Is Made Of.

At work yesterday I went to the bathroom, checked my phone, and realized it was our Anniversary. We both almost forgot again. I think it was our 20th. Can't remember if we got married in '99, or '00. Pretty sure '00. It's a counting stat, and not one that really concerns me. I don't do Hallmark Holidays, and Anniversaries are whatever. A day is a day. We tend to pretend different days are important for different reasons, but the truth suggests otherwise. 

A person only need look in their heart to see the truth. Do you really give a fuck its Valentine's Day? A lot of this World would have you pretending a good amount of time. 

Our marriage has been pretty easy mostly. I sure as fuck ain't perfect. Lisa isn't either. I don't believe in words like making love, and shit like that. Chimpanzees make love then. 

Life must be a struggle for those who try,  and keep up with society's "rules"  my life is mostly easy, cuz I don't waste time on stupid shit. It helps a lot I know the truth of life. That isn't really self-evident either. A lot of things out there cloud our vision. 

I was thinking about this blog a bit, maybe before I got up, or maybe yesterday. It doesn't really have much to say. I am just doing my day to day, and this blog is nothing significant anymore. I use to think there was a purpose. There may have been, but now we are just waiting. I have my day to day, which is really pretty easy. 

Yesterday was okay. We did hot dogs for dinner. I steamed bakery fresh buns. I had two chicago dogs, and one chili dog. What a simple,  but fantastic meal. You basically load a salad, and a hot dog on a bun. What's not to like?  We watched a few episodes of the blacklist, and before that I read my book. 

My IRA account is in the red now. I lost like $1000 in 4 days.   :)  The virus will definitely hamper travel for a bit. I don't know how long, and I am not sure the overall ramifications. My investments buy assets. The values change of the assets, but I still have assets. My non-IRA account will continue to get $100 each week, and my savings will continue to get $100 each week. Interest rates are low, but I do have a CD from Discover that pays 2.30%  it matures next March. 

Regardless though, I have my day to day. It's really pretty simple. I work out, I am active, and I enjoy my meals. In an effort to be healthier I am cutting out alcohol from my diet. Trying anyway. some days you just feel like a drink or two. 

Today is Friday. Still a pretty simple work day this time of year. I think I'll bundle up, and bike today. It will have a feels like under 10° most of the day, but that's fine. It still feels good to be outside. 

I spose. I am alive and well. Things are fine. I am not mad about anything. My life is pretty easy, and that probably is the one thing we cannot create on our own. An easy life. Possibly we wouldn't appreciate it if we had it. Look at my Dad. He had an opportunity to have an easy life, and now he has a heroin addicted girlfriend who takes all his money. My wife overheard him yesterday morning telling her on the phone he loved her, and he was going to come over, and make love to her.  :)  

A disgusting man.   I wonder what she thought.   :)    lol.  I had a sergeant call me yesterday saying he tried to return some shit she stole to get her out of trouble. He said I should try to get control of his finances, cuz she'll screw him. Another call from the police yesterday.  They know her, and she has a twin sister too. 

Luckily my dad has his social security, and that's it. He came into some money maybe close to my age. Life insurance from my step mom, and a $100,000 settlement from an accident. Plus he sold our house we lived in. An opportunity to really plan for a retirement,  but he pissed his money away to impress a lady he met. Her husband died of cancer.  She died too a few years back. Now he's making love to a prostitute.   :)

The Pejchl gene is a horrible one. :)

Anyway, life is stranger than fiction I guess.  I still have my day to day, but luckily I don't have the Pejchl gene. My Dad is just some dude. He has absolutely no say in who I am now. The most I ever got from him was a view of the type of person I don't want to be. 

If you look at people who celebrate Valentine's Day that too is a person I would not like to emulate. Too much fucking work for stupid shit.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.        :)

xoxo.            :)

xxoo.          :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.        :)))

A Little Sleep In.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am fine. I slept in a bit this morning. A little over 8 hours of sleep too.  Yesterday was okay as far as days go. I realized at some point I vented on this blog yesterday. I guess I tend to do it. I don't think I typically keep things bottled up inside me. I vented yesterday, and I was fine. At some point I was fine about all things. I even wrote down my Dad a budget. Money coming in vs. Outgoing financials. It *should* be easy for him to save some money each month. Even if he gave that girl a bit of money here and there. He can't give her a lot though. Its foolish, which is why I got angry in the first place. He mentioned having problems with girls all his life,  which I suspect trying to impress / gain affection via financial means. Whatever. Like I said I am fine. I even thought maybe I should go out to dinner one night per week with him. I've been with him long  enough I dont have to have to be super annoyed with his stories of days gone by. I am not really interested in mine anymore. Life has moved on for me. 

I have my my typical day to day. It doesn't change too much. I am comfortable with it too. There is work, activity,  a dinner and sleep. It's all I desire in this life. I don't feel I need this and need that. I spose for a while I wanted to check out cities, because vacations are what people do. I am pretty fine at home. I am an anxious traveler. I know my old peoples work out place have group vacations, and that may be up my alley at some point when I am that old person. At some point I won't be the young guy anymore at the work out place. 

I don't know how my generation is compared to those 10-15 years older. Do we tend to be more active?  At my place there aren't many people who you would call super fit. Maybe 10 years from now the population might look different. For better or worse I am not sure. Can't get much worse though.   :)

Outside that not much. My IRA took another hit yesterday. Now my gains are pretty modest, since I started. It doesn't take much does it?  I am not worried about it too much. It isn't something I really worry about regardless. 

I have my days. I have activities. I feel pretty good about me. I am in good shape all things considered. I am not overweight, but I could stand to lose 10 lbs. If I wanted a defined 6 pack. Not necessarily on my to do list,  but at approaching 55 being near that goal may make it a worthwhile thing. At that age people typically are going in the other direction. 

It would be one of those things just for me though. Typically I am not without a shirt, unless I am paddle boarding or cutting the grass or something. 

Ahhhhhh, the silly musings of the early morning. I am going to drive today to do some errands. We are going to have chili dogs for dinner. I'll probably do one chilli, and one full blown Chicago style. 

Anyway I spose.   

Laterzzzzzzzz.     :)

xoxo.      :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Just Another Day.

So yesterday was just another day. It was okay as far as days go. I cleaned the kitchen and ran the robot. I've been neglecting the robot for whatever reason. I vacuumed before, I ran the robot,  and you would be surprised how much stuff it still picked up. To think we once only vacuumed once per week if that. 

The cops stopped by my house to talk to my Dad about his heroin addicted girlfriend shoplifting.  The cop warned him she is bad news, and to stay away from her. I've been down that road. My dad has two problems. One being lonely I guess. He has nothing intelligent to say, so he needs a heroin addict to listen to his nonsense, cuz she will, cuz he gives her all his money. I believe he's probably always had that character flaw. Also he doesn't know how to live a life I guess. I tried making his life easy, and he continues to make it hard. I tried to help him, but he's too dumb. I stopped worrying about it, but Lisa is now pissed. Cuz cops have been in contact with us more in the last 6 months due to him than the rest of our time together.  He is ridiculous. 

You know people too, they will always try to paint themselves in a good light when everyone can see right through them. That is why listening to my dad is just an exercise in ridiculousness. It can't be done.  :)

Anyhoo, besides that things are fine. I didn't get as much reading done in my book, cuz I had to take Hope, deal with cop and dad conversation, make dinner,  do dishes,  and yadda yadda yadda. On the bright side I bought a 24 pack of fruit popsicles from Sam's.  Basically 4-6packs of different flavors. They are really good. We watched more of the blacklist, and I crashed at some point. I slept really good. Only like 5-1/2 hours, but 1-1/2 hours was in REM sleep. It seems that matters, cuz i felt great, and woke up before my early alarm. 

Today is a workout day. I was planning on driving, and then get a haircut due to snow, but we got no snow. I'll just take my bike, and read my book. I'll run the robot again too. 

I ended up with almost 13 miles yesterday, and a bigger step day than normal on Sunday, so it will be a pretty big week probably. I really don't have anything pressing on my mind. My IRA investment account got pummeled the last two days. It's more aggressive than the non IRA account. I put in $12,000, and it lost $600 in two days.  :)  

I think it's kinda a big deal. Not me losing money, but the virus. who wants to be at an airport now?, or a big city?  I imagine at least some percentage of would be travelers will not be, until it clears.  Whenever that may be.  

I'll continue to do my thing... whatever that is. My day starts with things I want to do. Mostly read. The kids are moving out next week, so we will move downstairs. Next week will be busy. I didn't mind having the kids here. It's no biggie, but it will be nice to have the extra room. I'm not sure if I'll watch tv upstairs or downstairs more. Probably upstairs. I may get a table to do models on. I forget how big the downstairs room is. Its 12' or wider by 20'-something I think. Its huge. You can split the room into a sleeping area, and a sitting/tv watching area. Plus it's got a bathroom with walk in closets too. We can make it pretty comfortable.  

Anyway, a lot going on I guess. We will be busy. The busy part of our year starts next week. Pretty sweet I remained at 72 miles each week during the winter. 

I think this year will be a good year. I like having shit to do.  

I spose.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.          :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

The Week Starts Off Good.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am fine. Yesterday was okay as far as days go. Work went fine. My workout was fine. I am not sore at all today. I read my book a lot last night. It's an Agatha Christie book. Well 4 books in one. It's not with Poirot,  but with Miss Marple, who is a pretty interesting character. I read her first in the Tuesday night mystery club or whatever it was called. That really is what I wanted to do most yesterday. Halfway through the day I was pretty excited about not drinking, and I didn't. I am really starting to like not drinking a lot. It took a while to get out of my system, but I am free from that now it seems. The days end better without alcohol. Maybe I needed help with elevated BP to help me in the end. 

I've quit drinking before. I was going to say it wasn't hard, but on further reflection it was. The fun in drinking was always hard to walk away from. Now the fun is being sober. Lisa picked me up a model I can work on too. I don't know why that seems exciting to me. A new hobby. I just think it could be fun. 

I guess aging is a good thing. For one I outgrew going out drinking to have fun. It's not my thing. I have become a stay at home person. Drinking at home is fine, but it's a health risk as you get older. Day after day for decades isn't exactly good for you, unless it is exercise. 

So currently I stand in a pretty good spot. Excited for sober Tuesday. I do have some cleaning to do today. I can do some reading or start on my model too. I'll have to take Hope too. I slept a bit late, so I'll have to do it after work. It gives me time to read before work though. 

You sometimes see posts about people being excited about being sober for x amount of days. I never really wanted to remain sober, so I thought it silly. Especially since I didn't really have a problem. I never ever drank too much, but I get the excitement now. The days do look better, and now I know even a little drinking is bad for you. My watch made me realize that. I wouldn't have known otherwise. 

Anyway today is a day that is looking pretty good. Excited about tackling it sober. 

Laterzzzzzzzz.     :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Happy Monday.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am doing good. It is Monday, and the start of a new week. Another non drinking week hopefully. Actually it has to be cuz of blood pressure,  and genuine health. Yesterday was pretty darn good. I went shopping yesterday, and it was fun. I did Meier, Sam's,  and Bed Bath and Beyond. I had a 20% off coupon, and I needed a pizza stone thing. Plus I got a couple other small things. At the Meier checkout they had a magazine all about cast iron pans, so I got that. It had instructions on how to reseason your pan, so I did that. Plus it has recipes and stuff. I was a flat out consumer yesterday. I had money, and I wanted to spend it.  :)  Actually I just got shit you need, but never really think to buy. 

Plus I got all my Sunday shit done. My Sunday was made easier by me doing a good amount on Thursday. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday,  so there will be plenty of paczkis to eat. I may have two today. I want a plum one, and a lemon one. 

Not much else going on with me. It is a workout day. Its Monday too, so two days off beforehand. I'll be strong. Weather is nice for a bike ride. I got a little ahead at work on doughs, so I won't have to make one. There are two special doughs I make,  and they are time consuming. A Danish dough for Danish, and coffee cakes,  and a croissant dough. Any time I dont have to make one of those I gain a good amount of time to my work day. I'll have time to help with paczkis probably. 

I am thinking of buying a model. Just something to put together. Something to do. I would have bought one yesterday, but Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays. I did look at Meiers. 

So life goes on. Another day, and another week ahead. I guess politics will be in full swing now. I guess Bernie Sanders is a shoe in to get the nomination. I am sorta surprised. he had a real good showing last time, and he seems stronger this time around. 

Can he beat Trump?  Trump has his supporters,  and he probably has just as many people who hate him. If trump ran against no one it still would be a toss up. Trump isn't smart so he will get killed at debates, or he'll say something really dumb. Sanders probably can beat Trump. The left will get behind him. 

Will he though?  I have no idea. Give me a month or two more of not paying attention,  and I can give you another uninformed opinion.   :)

My life is pretty good. I don't do stupid shit to make my life harder.  I don't owe anyone anything. I am not supposed to be this or that for anyone. I don't have weekly meetings of any kind. I have no deadlines of any kind. Outside of work there is NOTHING I have to do. Have to kinda sucks.  Weekly meetings suck too probably. I am free I guess you can say. Not a lot of baggage tearing me down. I don't have a lot of stress either. 

I want to stay active. Get rid of my vice of drinking, which is going good. Workout,  make money, and save money. I want to be happy,  and I guess I am. I can look at anyone else's life, and all I can say is I would rather have mine. No one has what I have. 

Anyhoo, time to take Hope. 

Laterzzzzzzzz.   :)

xoxo.      :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Not A Lot To Do Today.

So, last week was a pretty successful week of not drinking. M-F, I did not drink. Yesterday I did, but I don't feel like drinking today. I didn't drink a lot yesterday. I didn't binge like I had to make up for not drinking, or cuz I wasn't going to drink again. I had a few cocktails,  watched tv, and crashed. I did feel my drinking a bit more than normal. Like the tolerance is down. I didn't feel euphoric or anything either. It was just a thing I did, and something I don't need to do today. Or want either, so I guess that's good. 

I weighed 167 pounds bgg this week, which is 1.5 pounds higher than last week. Basically no change. I worked out all 3 days at my higher weights, so really a pretty good week. 77 miles too. I feel my life is in a pretty good spot. My BP is in a good spot moving in the right direction. My sleeping heart rate is moving down too. 

Finances are strange. Obviously I am in a pretty good spot financially. My credit scores are all over 750. Probably be higher if I had a mortgage or something still. Like if I had an account open for longer than 2 years. All I  have is credit cards, and I carry over no balance. I have money in the  bank, money in savings, and money in investments. I am better off than I have ever been. I own a house too that would appraise for over $200,000. Finances though you never feel like you have enough money. You want your accounts to be higher still. In that way we always will be chasing after wind. Never good enough. 

Then you hear of people with various loans of whatever,  and that must be a nuisance. The last car payment we had was for $100/month. We were poor back then,  but still pretty rich. We owed less than $100,000 on our house, and no debt otherwise besides my Discover card, which held the balance of my dentures at 0% interest. We had a new roof, and a new garage door,  and opener. Then we had an influx of money come in. Roughly $300,000. 

We upgraded our house more. All windows replaced that haven't been replaced already were replaced. Our house weatherproofed with insulation in the attic maximized, and spray foam insulation downstairs. New appliances, furnace,  and A/C, and new for us vehicles. 

We are sitting pretty good,  and still we only make around $50,000 / year. When I moved to Michigan in 1995, that is what I alone made.  :)  You grow up, and you realize you don't need much shit. You don't need new cars, you dont need car payments, you dont need the next best thing. I no longer use a computer, my phone isn't the best one out there, but it more than suits my purpose. 

We dont eat out a lot,  and i dont go out drinking. I dont travel a lot. We live simply, and honestly i like it that way the best. As a consumer i guess i am bad for America. I do have investments though banking on Americans continuing to do what they do. Use credit cards, and make car payments. Also, i want the Chinese to make themselves more like Americans too. Spend spend spend people. Go into debt. Buy the new car, and the new iPhone.  You probably cannot do without the apple watch either if that's a thing. Take vacations, travel, spend spend spend,  in the end you make me wealthier,  at the price of adding stress to your life. 

I learned at an early age the best investment in the World is a weekly paycheck. it wasn't too many years ago I lost my job at the local lumberyard, and I found myself making $8/hour working 3rd shift. I still had a weekly paycheck though, so we got through. Lisa and I both got other jobs, and we like them. The local lumberyard was filled with people going through the motions, and I never worked that way. That too is a thing too I think. If you dont give good effort you wont be as happy as you can be. As satisfied I guess. 

Anyway just jotting shit down. I make less money now than i did 15 years ago. I am better off, even if i didn't get the money a couple years back I'd still be better off. Mostly cuz I dont need shit. Mostly cuz I am a bad American.   :)  good Americans are the worst,  and unhappiest bunch in the World. Their hearts aren't content,  cuz they need the next best thing.  

I spose.  

Laterzzzzzzz.     :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.      :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.     :)))

That Is Definitely Different.

It could be coincidence, but I doubt it. Yesterday was my 4th day in a row of being sober, and it seems like I dream a lot. I just remember my stupid dreams more. Whatever that is worth. Yesterday outside of work I got a lot done. I did dishes, cleaned our bedroom, made the bed, did a load of laundry,  and folded and put away two loads. One was in the dryer. Lisa was helping a friend so I made myself some salmon, with a baked potato. Finished season 1 of curbed your enthusiasm,  and watched two episodes of the blacklist. 1 season has over 20 episodes. Quite a bit different than the 8-10, non network tv puts on. Actors definitely put in their time. I imagine it can be a grind for them too. 

So yesterday was a work, non drinking day, and I got a lot done. My BP was 128/82 this morning too. Drinking is a young man's game. When you get older you have to worry about blood pressure,  and drinking hurts you there. If I remain on course, my blood work in July will be quite different. I feel not drinking picks up a little momentum on it's own. It becomes more of a normal thing. I feel I can easily lose the desire to drink. Already am losing it. That bodes well for being healthy. 

It seems I've been trying to quit a while,  and I feel it finally clicked. Maybe in all things quitting there is failure along the way, and guilt perhaps,  and all that,  but eventually your mind accepts it. Maybe body, and mind. My mind definitely seems to appreciate the high of being sober. 

The balance always favored drinking on the scale of vices,  and now it favors sobriety.  Drugs always have the edge at first in that game, because of what it releases in the brain. Then you hit the area of diminished returns. The high isn't as euphoric, and sobriety all of a sudden is a high in it's own right. Eventually it seems your mind and body can be tricked back to the light side. Maybe the vices tricked us at first by making us feel all euphoric and shit. 

So, anyway that is exciting. I wasn't able to see a movie, but I did pick up tomatoes at Sam's club. I walked around a bit too, cuz I love that place. I must have been hungry too, because I decided I needed a wheel of 4 different cheeses and crackers too.   :)

So now I have enough crackers for 47 super bowl parties, cuz you don't just buy a box with like 2 sleeves at Sam's.  I hate that place.    ;)

Oh, I forgot I made my cucumber sauce, so we can have gyros tonight. It's why i needed tomatoes in the first place. Life kinda builds it's own excitement kinda when looking at it sober. I am excited about it. 

Anyway, i gotta take Hope. 

Laterzzzzzzzz.    :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.      :)))

A Day Was Had.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am fine. Yesterday was a pretty big day. Just under 14 miles, and a workout to boot. I was kinda tired during my workout, so it was a bit harder than normal,  but I still am surprised how strong I am anyway.  My weights have increased a pretty significant amount from when I started. I've definitely gained muscle,  and my weight is okay. Some mirrors make it look like I have a bit of a belly, and some don't. Regardless,  I could lose a few pounds probably. My goal was 160, and I'd like to see what that looks like. I am 165 now, so not much different. I've been eating a lot this week though, so it may be a weight gain week. 

I took my blood pressure this morning, and yesterday afternoon. 132/77.  That is acceptable for sure. I did have one drink yesterday once my 132/77 showed up, but didn't turn one into more, although I could have. I was driving to pick up shredded cheese. I  thought of picking up a bottle for another drink. I decided I didn't want it. I was watching a show, and I didn't want to mess it up with alcohol. This morning I was 132/77 again. 

At my age i definitely am interested in being healthy. Drinking I find to be more unhealthy than we imagine. At least in my opinion. So, it is Thursday,  and I have had one drink this week. I'd like to end it there too. 

On any given day there are things we want to do. Yesterday was a big day, but I was tired when I got home. I did buy a bag of garlic this weekend, and I peeled them all, and put it in the fridge. At work garlic comes like that, and i think its brilliant. Having garlic cubes ready to grab out of the fridge. Perfect. I did make my homemade refried black beans for tacos too. I have been named the official black bean maker of the house. We had tacos. 

My sleep wasn't great last night, what with not having the 3 drink sleeping pill, but I dozed off after my early alarm, and that helps. Last week I was sleeping 7 hours, and this week 5. 

Today, I am going to drive to work. Maybe see a movie, and maybe get a haircut. We'll see about the timing of stuff. I really want to read my book, but that really seems to take a backseat to almost everything. It probably doesn't help my days do typically tire me out. I do feel I am done with the down season of work. I may have short days, but I won't mind working longer to get more done. It's nice to get out early, but I don't really have those 3-4 drinks to come home to. Also more money is never a bad thing. Especially,  since I basically want all my accounts to grow. 

We have fat Tuesday coming up,  and st. Patrick's Day, so all of a sudden February will be in the rear view mirror. Spring will be rolling around, and I feel it will be a busy Spring for me. 

Today will be day 4 in my non drinking thing. If I can't see a movie, it would be nice to get shit done around the house. I have to take Hope too since I am not taking her this morning. 

Things are okay, I guess you could say. Still striving for a better version of me. My blood pressure reading high was probably a very very positive thing for me. Quitting drinking I kept trying to do, and hopefully it sticks this time. I think it will. Just one day at a time. Life does have more to offer than the afternoon 3-4 drinks. That's not all we can do.  

Anyhooo, I spose. 

Laterzzzzzzzz.     :)

xoxo.      :)

xxoo.      :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.      :)))

A Good Year On Taxes.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am fine. So since I put $6000 into a traditional IRA my taxes went from a $4 net refund to like a $1200 net refund. That's kinda a good benefit huh?  Just putting $6000 into a retirement account my taxes basically get lowered by $1200. Of course I have $5000 less money in disposable income, but the $6000 was in my Discover savings anyway, and I don't like  to touch money from there anyway. You cannot put $6000 in any kind of investment, and a few months later basically make $1200.  The $1200 will get deposited in an account I do spend $ out of too.   :)

That is kinda a pretty big deal all around. It helps i am 54 going on 55. I am not too far off from being able to use my retirement for spending,  but really i want to save for 15 years. Retirement accounts are risky of course,  but whatever. They still buy assets when you put money into them. I also have my other non ira account, and that gets tied up in funds and stuff, and you feel you cannot touch that either. 

It is a good thing I don't spend a lot of money, since I seem to be putting a pretty good amount in areas I don't want to touch. Good thing I don't like vacations too I guess, cuz ideally I'd like my spending accounts to accumulate too. 

We went out to eat last night, and it occured to me how bizarre eating is. A dinner is a meal people tend to enjoy. I saw this girl chewing chewing, and chewing. Seems odd right?  How significant eating is to us. 

There were two girls next to us. They were pretty big. They had a meal, and were drinking a pitcher of margaritas. I drank two glasses of iced tea by the way. Since my change of medication my blood pressure is slightly elevated. Like 140 over 80. That is kinda at the point where you might up the dosage.  I am trying to self medicate by not drinking. Drinking it occurs to me is just plain bad news. 

I may have genetic triggers that make alcohol increase my blood pressure more than some, but I am sure a lifetime of consistent drinking was not great for me. Today I will shoot for day 3. Me, not drinking is like me taking a pill. My old medication could give me low pressure, but I developed a cough. If I could drink, and keep blood pressure low, than there is no risk. 

You know also what I like to see is my heart rate being like 10 bpm lower when I don't drink. I find that to be kinda crazy in a way. Give me a week, and then 2 weeks of not drinking, and I bet my blood pressure is golden. Last night it was easy to drink iced tea. I didn't even crave alcohol. 

I finished my Locke and key series. It definitely is one of the best shows I've seen in a while. I swear it may be better than stranger things. Its really good. 

Other than that not much. It was a busy step day. Taxes are done, and money coming to me.  I have to work out today, and I'll have a dinner. I watched my outsider episode too. Today should be a good day. Pretty excited about doing it sober. A way for me to self medicate my blood pressure. I am not worried about those triggers either. it seems their power is waning. A low resting heart rate is more exciting to me. Its good to learn about your health I think. Geez if I didn't go to a doctor my blood pressure would have always been about 160 I bet. 160 over whatever.  I didn't mind running blind while I did, but it is risky to say the least. 

Anyway,  a thing I've learned from me, and George Carlin, drinking alcohol is bad for you. Even moderate drinking fucks up your sleeping heart rate. It's a blood pressure killer too. It's legal, but it isn't good for you at all. Our vices will kill us, I guess. Lucky for me is a busy lifestyle. Active. That is such a good thing about my life. 

Anyway, I spose.    

Laterzzzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.      :)))

The Monday Binge.

So, the show I started watching on netflix is called Locke and Key.  Holy crap is it good. I binge watched it last night. Well,  not the whole thing, but til after 8:00 pm. I wanted to watch another episode too. It is a remarkably good show. Think stranger things on steroids. 

It felt good just binge watching tv on Monday. I did get my workout in, and over 12 miles,  so it still was a busy day too. Tonight we are doing our taxes, and probably go out to eat. 

Yesterday was a non drinking night too, so I hope it leads to a string of many many days, but today is just one day I need to get through I guess. It's not really a hard thing to do, except in the afternoon when I somehow easily entice myself. Go figure.  

Can you imagine quitting heroin or ciggarettes?  Alcohol just makes you feel good,  but those two come  with the extra baggage of making you feel bad when you quit. Alcohol you quit you dont get the high, but you feel pretty darn good the next day. I also have the extra benefit of not craving alcohol til after a busy day for chill time. The wake,  and pop the pint of whatever has never been my thing. Anyway, hopefully today is day 2 of 2 in a row.  

What else?  Not much. I find life to be pretty uneventful. We just go about doing our day to day. Mine is pretty easy really. It helps a lot I am basically just busy, but not too busy. I don't typically feel I don't have enough time to do the things I want. I am not adding more stuff, although once the weather changes more stuff will pop up. Spring does that. 

As your life goes on as you get older I expect you hope you are healthy. I don't know the percentage of people who aren't. How many don't get enough exercise?  What percentage could stand to lose a few pounds?  

Say a person is overweight, and they eat fast food, do  they feel guilty?  Do they want a healthier lifestyle?  Is it an internal, where some want to eat good?  My internal has me mostly doing healthy stuff, but my internal has me drinking alcohol at the end of the day too. Alcohol I think is just plain bad for your heart. 

Running is hard if you never run. Strength training can be a chore week after week til like a year or so later when it isn't.  A train gathers inertia as it starts moving, but it takes a great amount of energy to get up to speed.  The start is always hard. 

Quitting alcohol seems so easy to me, but at the end of the day it sometimes isn't. If I had the entertainment of a Locke and key show everyday, it would be easy to quit. Boredom is alcohols teammate I think. When you are bored you want something to spark up your life.  

Anyway, between health, exercise, finances, vices, life is probably a struggle for many. We want to do right shit, but we don't want life to be boring.  There is so much shit we can do that is bad for us. Luckily I binge watched the show yesterday after having worked,  12 plus miles of activity and a workout. Binge watching without those things probably ain't great for you.  

Anyway, I spose. A day off of drinking always has me excited about doing it again.  

We are strange creatures huh?  

Laterzzzzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.        :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeee.      :)))

Not Too Shabby.

I gotta say, I got pretty much all my stuff done yesterday. I didn't get tired. I made my salad,  which can be a pain. It will probably last me til Tuesday of next week. It's pretty huge. Just so much prep goes into it. I made chili, which came out good. I had time to relax. I had ice cream, and crashed at some point. I slept less than 6 hours,  but I was done sleeping. I was just laying in bed waiting for my early alarm. I think I have to drive today cuz of a 70% chance of rain. My winter bike doesn't have fenders. 

I am listening to a book I don't like. Handmaidens tale I think. It takes forever to get going. I heard of it, so I  thought I'd give it a try. Pretty boring. Although you can see how the state can have all the power. It's kinda like 1984 in that way, just not as well written. It could be a better story.  I think I'll still power through it. 

We get our taxes done tomorrow,  so that should give us an extra grand, I am guessing. I was kinda just thinking of doing maybe a staycation or two this year. Not really up for traveling. I don't really like it I don't think. You spend a shit ton of money, and I am a nervous traveler anyway. We actually have a lot we can do around the house too. 

Today is a workout day, and all of a sudden that is exciting for me. Maybe cuz I know I am getting strong. We have our hbo show to watch, and we started watching another show on Netflix. Based on something from Stephen Kings kid. Door key or something. First episode was really good. 

I guess I am excited for today. I am not a big donut guy, but there will be paczkis made today,  so I'll eat one. They are basically jelly filled donuts.  I'll probably eat, oh I bet a dozen or so donuts from now til fat Tuesday,  and I wont eat a dozen the rest of the year. I don't know why. Paczkis aren't any better than other donuts, it just seems like the thing to do. 

Today is shaping up to be a good day. I have to make my cucumber sauce, cuz we are having gyros this week too.   I'll stop by the mexican store too for fajitas again, maybe tacos,  and those chicken Kiev things sometime. Taxes tomorrow, so we will probably go out to dinner. 

I'll take Hope this morning, and that is always a good start to the day. For both of us. I lost 3 lbs. last week, so I have 5 lbs. to go for my random 160 pound goal, even though I am not really changing anything in my lifestyle. I eat what I want, and stay busy. The alcohol is the only change, and that is still a work in progress.   :)

So life goes on. I don't see hardly any snow in the forecast,  and later in the week we will be in the 40s. Not much pressing going on with me. I am pretty busy, but pretty chill too.  

I guess I'll start my day. I  think it will be pretty good.  

Laterzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

I Got A Day Ahead Of Me.

I definitely have a lot to do  today. All my Sunday stuff is on the board. Shopping,  cleaning,  laundry, have to take Hope,  have to make my salad,  yikes.  I was up early today,  but I didn't want to be tired by noon, so I downloaded a stupid game on my phone. Its called best fiends. you hear commercials on podcasts and stuff. It isn't much different than all those other addicting silly games. A good time waster. I needed to waste time too. 

So today will be busy. Yesterday was normal. I worked,  and saw a movie. The fantasy island one. It was fine. I only ended up with 66 miles last week. I would have been around 72 if I worked Tuesday, so no biggie. I haven't weighed myself yet. Can't imagine my weight fluctuated much. On Friday I had a real good workout with the upped weights. For 54 years old I think my chest is pretty well defined. That's good I think. I am pretty strong for me too. I like it. I am so glad I've been strength training for however long. Is it 1 or 2 years?  I can't remember. It is something I am starting to look forward to. It's not like a chore anymore.  

Other than that things are fine. Last I checked my bp it was normal.   :)  I got a lot to do today. I am going to make chili for dinner. Internally I feel pretty good. Nothing weighing me down so to speak. I think today will be fun. Have you noticed how I used to hate days off cuz I can be lazy. I actually do quite a bit of stuff on.my day off. I still don't like them all too much. I guess I am happy to have them though. It's just my days on typically end up being a bit better. 

There really isn't much on my mind at all. I have shit to do, books to read,  books to listen to, silly games to play on my phone.  I think I'll start my day. I don't really have much on my mind. I did think of me yesterday a bit. It's kinda surprising how long my life has been different. It seemed weird to me kinda. 

Its fine though.  Gotta start my day.  

Laterzzzzzzz.    :)

xoxo.        :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Back To Normal.

So, I am feeling back to normal. I've been dealing with a bit of anxiety this week, and I feel fine now. Anxiety once again is one of those internals we don't really control. People take pills for that shit. I can see that. Once it's got you in its grip you can't really control it. 

Yesterday was a pretty good day. Just productivity wise. I ran the snowblower, raked the roof, did dishes, ran the robot, cleaned the Guinea pig cage, and made dinner. Over 13 miles yesterday. With a little luck I still might approach 70 miles even though I was off Tuesday. The next two days have to be big step days.  Saturday is not a problem,  today may be though. Usually Friday is not a long work day. This time of year anyway. We did get some more snow though,  so I guess I get to run the snowblower again. I find I am enjoying it this year. First year with the driveway. I kinda like getting my driveway done so I can look arrogantly at my neighbors who still have snow on theirs.    :)

Oh another thing this week is I have been sleeping 7 hours each night. That pretty much never happens.  I feel like i am a pretty good sleeper. I go to bed at the same time, I don't go to bed with the tv on hardly. I don't have a busy phone. I don't get a ton of texts. I don't text hardly. I don't really need to check my phone much, so it isn't a distraction. I am in bed to sleep. Its I sometimes feel, I don't know. You are "supposed" to get 8 hours of sleep,  and I rarely do. I typically get up way before I have to. I could sleep more if I needed it. This morning I stayed in bed til my middle alarm. 7 hours, and I am fine. I am that person who doesn't need 8 hours of sleep, and I am not taken into consideration.  Against the norm.  

Anyway like I said yesterday was a pretty good day. Mostly because I got a lot done. The chicken noodle soup tasted great. I didn't add as many noodles as I usually do, and that made it better. Sometimes the noodles drown out the broth. Not yesterday. With noodles less can be more, even though I love noodles.  I am driving today,  so I'll pick up something good for dinner. Maybe a steak and potato night. I get to work tomorrow,  which is awesome. Sunday I have off, so I'll do my typical thing, and maybe find a project. 

See, everything is fine.  

Laterzzzzzz.   :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.          :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

All In A Day.

So, I  got a call at work yesterday. I saw it was from the teeth people. My teeth got done early, so I was able to pick them up. I can already tell this morning my blood pressure is lower. I was anxious about getting that shit done. I was stressed and anxious about it. Crazy huh?  

Then I thought about how I am not a good traveler, and shit like that. It occurs to me, I am just a wuss. I love my routine, and maybe a lot is I don't really like change against my routine. My routine is so easy for me. 

I guess I can be a worrier. Always thinking what can go wrong. When your blood pressure spikes,  then you start worrying about that. Anyway, I guess I learned something of me. Pretty much I am a wimp. In my old age I guess I got comfortable. 

I didn't work out yesterday, cuz I had to go get my teeth. It's like a half hour each way, so, I skipped. I picked up some groceries on the way back too. Then I pretty much just chilled.  I made a super easy meal. Sausage, mac~n~cheese (cracker barrrel), and peas.  A meal under $5. I had a piece of fresh bakery bread with it too. That's free.    :)   see what I mean?  You can eat good tasting shit cheaply.  Of course it isn't as healthy as you can eat, but its it's good, cheap,  and simple.  

There are a lot of simple meals people can eat cheaply.  Spaghetti,  tacos, homemade soup, fajitas, chili etc...   if you go out to eat it is pretty impossible to not spend a fortune.  

We got a little snow last night. I was thinking of biking anyway, cuz it could be fun. I see it's going to get pretty cold though, so I guess I'll have to bundle up. I'll be making chicken noodle soup for dinner though, so it should be a perfect night. 

So, what else?  Not much. Its valentines day Friday, so that is a good day for the bakery. A bad day if you want to go out to eat. I may see if I can pick up a prime rib or something. obviously I am not a hallmark holiday person. I feel holidays get so overdramitized.  The days are just days. The days will eventually end. We'd like to keep the days going as long as possible. I thought about that yesterday too, when I was stressing about my BP. I really was freaked in one day it could just go up. I figured boring days without alcohol are probably better than dead days.    :)  As far as we know anyway. 

Anyway, my cough has mostly disappeared.  A little remnant I guess. It was pretty annoying. It was just from my medication too.  

Anyway today is a day. I'll challenge myself by biking in the cold snow. I'll work, and come home. Probably read my book, and do some cleaning.  I am going to check my BP in a bit too, although I can already tell it's fine.  I am not stressing.  Stress is weird huh?  How do you even control it?  

Anyway I suppose.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.      :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.        :))) 

Didn't Go As I Expected.

So, yesterday I did my teeth thing. It was kinda quick in I wasn't there long. But they won't be done til Thursday, so I have to wear my temps while working and otherwise out. The temps were what I used once they pulled my teeth,  and everything was swollen. They are huge, and don't really work for eating.  I can be out in public though not being toothless. Basically after work tomorrow I pick them up. It will be nice to have a super tight denture though. Non tight ones are fine with a bunch of glue,  but that's kinda a pain compared to tight ones. 

Also all of a sudden my  blood pressure is reading high. Just the last two days. That's annoying. I really gotta quit drinking. I know I've said I was before,  but life I find to be quite boring without. Just at the end of the day, I like my drink. It is harder than I thought, just cuz books, and tv doesn't really relax me like a couple drinks. Alcohol is a horrendous drug. The worst. Actually all drugs are bad I  guess. Opioids are horrendous,  ciggarettes, and alcohol does more harm than you think.  I am just surprised out of the blue my BP is high. Hopefully it's a good motivator to have me quit, cuz obviously it isn't too easy for me. 

Anyway, outside of not being able to eat anything, but soup outside my house  I guess things are fine. I made an appointment for my taxes next Tuesday. We should get a bit of a refund, so that's good. I am thinking like $1000, but I could be wrong. It's a simple clear cut thing. Just W2s, and 2 other income ones. Outside a little trade, which I made $6 on there is like $3-400 in dividend income if I read that right. I could be wrong, that seems high, but I don't have any other outside BS to report. An easy tax year. Plus our AGI is less than $50,000 so that's good. When I first moved to MI, I by myself was making $50,000. $75,000'ish both of us together. 

Once we learned how not to live with debt we found we can do more with less. I drove a shitty truck for 17 years, but really my bikes got more miles than any vehicle I drove. We can eat cheaply too. It isn't hard. With the inheritance not much has changed. We eat at home most nights. We did projects we wouldn't otherwise have afforded,  but outside that life didn't change much. 

In the end life sure is kinda boring huh?  Some guy from the UK I followed on Twitter I see just died. I didn't know him much, but still kinda an eye opener. 

Yeaterdays day off got boring quick. I had dinner in the instapot,  and a midweek load of laundry in the washer by like 12:30. Dishes were all clean too. So I had a couple drinks. Started watching a movie, and fell asleep during it. John Wick 3. 

I don't think I slept great last night. It was fine, we went to bed early, but I woke up, and couldn't fall asleep for a while afterwards.  Let me check.  Actually it says I still slept for over 7 hours. My resting heart rate went down the last two days too. If my BP wasnt reading high everything would be hunky dory. My heart rate is reading 59, so maybe my BP is down again. So strange. 

Anyway, I should get ready to take Hope.  Wish me luck in not drinking today. For some reason it just isn't so easy for me to up and quit. I am dumb I know.  I'll try again.    

Laterzzzzzzzzz.       :)

xoxo.          :)

xxoo.           :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Trying Something New.

Yesterday for the first time I tried making my own refried black beans. It was a success. So much better than in a can. Really easy to do too. I've been meaning to stop by a mexican store, and I did yesterday. My old one doesn't sell meat anymore for some reason. The new for me one is big, and the Spanish girl who works with us shops there too so. I bought premixed fajita meat. It is preseasoned, and has a bunch of peppers and stuff already in it. My mexican rice is a work in progress. I still don't like mine. I am not even a big fan of rice at all, but I do wanna make a good mexican rice. Black beans were out of this World. So good. 

Anyway outside of that yesterday was pretty low key. I got my workout in with the upped weights. It was fine. They just added to our workout space too. Got rid of offices,  and added another room upstairs. They are adding more machines, but not sure what. I think it said like maybe a hip abductor machine if that's a thing, and another hip machine. My pull up station is upstairs now, so I doubt a lot of people will use it. It's nice to get my full workout done in one place. I don't have to do a home part. 

I am getting stronger, and I have been working out for a good amount. Consistently too. Its one of those things you know is good for you, but you can't really tell how. All things being equal it is better to do it than not do it, although maybe you don't see any real difference. My core is strong,  i know that. Also i am a good and consistent pooper, which is always a good thing. 

Other than that not much. My teeth get tightened today, so that will be good. Use less adhesive that way. When I first got fitted i didn't really think they were as tight as i thought they would be. The doc said you probably won't need to use glue,  and it seems I always had to use a good amount. It's been a few years now,  so good to get a reline i think. 

I set up a savings thing too which is exciting sorta. I have $100 going into an investment account each week. That's been going on for approaching a year. Now I also have $100 each week going into my Discover savings. That goes out of my bakery pay check bank. My discover payment comes out of my discover savings, so if i don't use it a lot,  I can accumulate a good amount there too over time. I figure I can always pay my discover payment with another account of excess so it doesn't take money out of savings. It's set up to pay automatically if I don't feel like fucking with it. Anyway I have a good savings plan anyway. 

Savings is one of those things like working out. You know it is good, but you don't really see the good. i get stronger, but can I tell?  My accounts get larger,  but are they really?  You know what I mean?  

Interest rates are really low. I could take out a mortgage cheaply,  but I have nothing to spend money on. I have no use for any toys,  no big house projects to do, no trips or anything. 

We all want to be financially solvent. Is that the word?  You know debt free with accounts rising. I am that,  and it is boring. It isn't exciting in the least. It's like working out. You know its good, but you don't really see it. 

Anyway  that is what is going on with me. Nothing exciting. Today should be pretty good. Pretty chill. Hopefully my teeth don't take long. 

I  spose.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.    :)

xoxo.    :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Back To Normal?

Now that the week is over it seemed like a regular week. It doesn't seem like I really did anything out of the ordinary. I went to bed early Saturday, so i was up at stupid o clock. My day to sleep in i slept like 6-1/2 hours. If i don't blog shortly after i get up,  i don't blog. That's what happened yesterday. I read my book. Finished it too. I think it was becoming due soon. I did all my regular Sunday stuff outside of shopping. I didn't feel like shopping. The house was all cleaned, sheets changed. All clothes and dishes cleaned,  and put away. I figure it's nice to come home to that. I ran the robot most days last week too, so the floors were really clean. It's been getting underneath the thing we put the tv on too. That's pretty huge. A lot of dog hair, and probably cat hair used to get collected there. I don't even know how people get by without a robot.  We were pretty gross as far as having dirty floors. 

I'll have to go shopping either today or tomorrow. I have tomorrow off to get my teeth tightened I guess. Its called a hard reline. 

I thought about getting implants, but I think it's going to be around $6000, so I will wait a few years. 

I got the oil changed in the car, which is always nice. Lisa's main boss actually drove her home too, so I didn't have to drive to the airport. All in all I think it was a good experience for her. 

So life goes on. I was probably around 74 miles again last week. I don't know for sure, cuz I forgot to put my watch on last Sunday after my shower. So I added 3 miles to my 71, which seems about right. I gained a pound too last week. Really all in all a pretty normal week. 

This week I have no plans to do anything different. I have tomorrow off, which is different. That means less miles next week I guess. I got 3 workouts in last week, so  that's good. I am going to up my weights on my last set today. Eventually, all my sets will move up. Probably Wed., or Friday. 

Other than that not much. Today is a work day, which is good. Tomorrow we will probably see a movie, while my teeth get worked on. I assume they take an impression,  well maybe not. Maybe they just add it while my teeth are in. Not sure how it works. If it's a quick thing maybe we will do brunch and walk around the mall. See a movie still too. I guess we will play it by ear. 

As you can see my life is really easy, and really dumb. We don't eat out a ton, which is always better for the finances. I don't have a ton of responsibilities, so not a lot of stress. Outside of me working people don't really count on me for much. My life is my own kinda you know?  

It is better getting older it seems. Stupid childish things start to fall away. You don't have to go out to have fun. Fun is simpler as you get older. You don't feel the need to hang out,  cuz easier nights are better. Sleeping is better than going out to party. 

I guess I am happy with my simple life. My heart is content with it, and that's pretty much what we are all seeking for anyway. 

Anyway, it's a dumb update I know, but whatcha gonna do?  

Laterzzzzzzzzzzz.    :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.      :)))

Another Day Down.

I had a day off from working out yesterday, so I planned on getting a few things done. Unfortunately motivation was lacking when I got home, and I may have been tired. I was going to clean the bathroom really good, but that didn't happen. I did get another coat on the trim, and got the most important piece up. The rest of the trim is baseboard so super easy. 

I don't know why we took our baseboard down or when. How many years?  Has it been a decade?  I got a wild hair, and decided I should put some up. We did get some up however many years ago, but stopped for some reason. I for one can get lazy about doing that shit, and I pretty much don't give a shit. Lisa fills rooms with so much knick knack shit you cannot even notice it. Knick knacks for those who don't know are things you put in various areas to collect dust, and never actually dust them. It's a strange custom with the female species. Archeologists thousands of years from now will be stumped by the sheer amount of knick knacks in our civilization. 

So anyway trim is going good. I have like a half hour of work to finish it up. I am hoping to get it done by this time next year.   ;)

I made spaghetti for dinner. I love homemade spaghetti sauce. I started watching another show on HBO, and crashed. My week home alone is going as I suspected. Same old same old outside of a couple projects. 

I didn't go out and do anything super fun,  because what I typically do is what I want. Work, eat, sleep. The day fills up, I am active,  and on the whole more money comes in then what goes out. 

My life is easy I guess. Not a lot of responsibilities. Not a lot of stress either. I know people all try and make their happily ever after, but we are ill suited for such stuff. What with not being able to read the future and stuff. 

I know I looked at the future in my younger years, and didn't like what I saw. This existence is pointless, so I did what I did. 

Man it is really good to be me. The learning path I took was sometimes really brutal. I was terrified every day. Every second of every day. I really wanted security more than anything. It wasnt bad once the dead years started, cuz I knew my work was done for a bit. There was nothing i could do. Its kinda where i am now. The 2nd part of my labor is done, but i have security. Fear is nowhere near. What I thought I needed for security I didn't. For sure I thought I couldn't be secure while being poor in spirit, but I am. 

Anyway, my story is definitely better than yours.  I was just the fool telling my story to a few. Except I ended up not being the fool, although I often times played one. Confidence I guess I always had, cuz I've known for decades I was right. Security, and confidence are two great things.  It makes me untouchable in a way. 

Guess I better take the monsters. 

Laterzzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

All In All A Day Was Had.

Good morning. How's it going?  Me, I am doing good. Yesterday was a good day. I worked,  got my workout in, and did a bunch of stuff around the house. Today is a non workout day, so I can finish my out of routine projects. It is Thursday too, so the weekend is almost here. Not that I have any big plans, but you know. So yeah, yesterday was pretty good. 

Today should be more of the same. I'll be busy, and I got shit to do. Life is pretty simple the way I live it. I guess it really helps I wake up feeling pretty good about stuff. I wake up every day wanting to work, and I like starting my day with that. 

February is flying by, so Spring is just around the corner. It's going to be a busy year. I should eventually plan a little trip away. A 4 night city check out. I was earlier thinking of Philly,  but that isn't written in stone. I've done Boston twice I think. I definitely was thinking East Coast this time around. I'll figure it out later. 

It is going to be a pretty good year. We have a lot of stuff we can do. The kids will be out in March, and we are moving downstairs. We will have so much room.  It really is going to be a busy year. No big $$ projects though. Those are already done.  My outlook is definitely pretty positive. 

Outside that not much is on my mind. I have no idea what others worry about. I don't have any real concerns. I am just sitting here, and things just look pretty good. I am not angry about anything, and I know that's good. Anger is such a horrible thing. Yikes.  

Yeah, I got nothing. There literally is pretty much nothing at all on my mind. 

Oh well,  it happens.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.    :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeee.        :)))

What I Take From The SOTU.

Haha. Just kidding. I didn't stay up and watch. Didn't even know there was one, until my dad asked me what time it was. 

Anyway, I got a coat of paint on my trim. It's preprimed so it may be good. I'll check it later. I did paint the bathroom ceiling, and it looks good this morning. I didn't get a feeling of accomplishment so I ended it there.  I ate dinner, and went to bed. 

I guess so far so good this week, but there really aren't a lot of extra hours in the typical day. I  guess that's good, and that's the way I want it,  but expectations should accurately be in line with what is possible. Kinda keep plugging along. Last night I slept really good for me,  so that will help with today. It is a workout day though. 

I saw in some blurbs the stuff going on in Iowa. I thought about the candidates, and I know nothing about them. I am not going to change that about me either. I don't really care enough. Is anyone really going to make that much of a difference?  They are just people. I am a person,  and I don't care. I don't like Trump, cuz he's a jerk. As much of the problem as opposed to any kind of a solution. Arrogant,  when he shouldn't be. He has nothing to be arrogant about. He's not smart, he's not good looking. He's angry, and I guess that may be the appeal. 

I guess the next year will be filled with a lot of noise from the political arena.  I'll tune it out. It's not worth my time. 

What is worth my time? Work,  eat, sleep I guess. Stay busy, stay active, and continue to do the life thing. I see the next year being pretty easy. This morning I feel good. Like I do most days. A good night sleep is the best. I think about how my workouts are getting kinda easy,  so upping the weight will be coming soon unfortunately.  Its good I am getting stronger, but does anyone really want to up the weight?  I don't.   :)

Outside that not much at all. Having Lisa not here is different. It's not as fun to cook. At my age what would I do as a single person?  It sure would be boring. I don't like going out much. So bars and shit are not my thing. I don't really like going out to eat much either. If people get divorced at my age what do they do?  I am glad I am married. At our age it's easy. 

I know its different strokes for different folks, so others would be different. People typically are more sociable than me. It's not like I don't like people,  it's more I don't want to go out. I am so comfortable in my own skin, I'd rather just hang out with me. I consider that to be an aging thing I guess. 

I guess people my age still are taking care of kids.   Haha.  Definitely not my thing. 

I don't have a lot of worries at the present. If Trump remains President whatever.  My life is fine. I don't like him, but really who cares.  What I do care about is when I am his age I wouldn't want to be angry like him. Also I wouldn't want to have multiple places to live. I wouldn't want to travel much. Actually left to my own devises I would like to live as I do now. 

Now that's the meaning of success I guess huh?  Content as things are. Shit doesn't have to get better. I am in the golden years, and I am 54. 

That ain't too shabby. 

Anyway I gotta run.  

Laterzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeee.      :)))

Not Too Tired.

I wasn't too tired yesterday. I got my full workout in, and it was easy Monday. After two full days off, I typically am feeling strong. I went to the local lumberyard, and picked up some paint, and some trim for my projects. That was important, cuz I don't have to workout today, so I can come back home after work right away, and get to work so to speak. 

I got the dishes done, kitchen cleaned,  and ran the robot. I also had salmon for dinner. I watched my show on HBO,  and actually went to bed to read. My sleep was split, cuz I woke up for a couple hours. Coughed some, and read some. Probably would have slept better if I had a cocktail beforehand,  but it really does feel good to not have any. A different kinda high I guess. I also took Hope after work too, so I definitely wasn't too tired. Definitely a good start to the week. 

I have to follow that up with a good today. It's kinda an important week for me in that I wanted to just get extra stuff done.  I do think it is little things like this that will make for a good year. A little spark to get shit done. I can't say that's always been there.  It does feel good to get shit done. Like you are succeeding in the day. 

Outside that not much. It is February, and there is no snow on the ground hardly. That is pretty much a win. Mild winter is always nice. It probably leads to a hot Summer. If that is a case our AC will get a workout. Our furnace barely runs this Winter, but maybe our AC gets a lot of work.  It's all speculation though.  

It's a Presidential Election year. I guess there will be shit going on all year. Last time there was Trump, which I doubt anyone took serious. Also Clinton who came with baggage. I did vote last time more as a vote against Trump. Maybe Michigan was close I guess.  It was a late in the game decision to even vote. I am not a big voting guy.  I did vote for our Mayor this year, cuz I sorta knew who he was.  I sorta knew his wife from running. He's going to be the guy to redo our outdated wills.  

Anyway it will be an entertaining election. Very divided the people are. The left really dislikes Trump. He's kinda a dick. The right sorta supports him, but Trumps biggest strength last time was an anti Hillary vote. There really is no reason I see to hate the left people as much as the right hated Clinton. Hate will mobilize the left. I don't think it matters who wins the nomination. The right won't have hate, and Trump is the one with the baggage now. 

It will be close regardless.  Women may be the deciding factor this time around.  Regardless it will probably be entertaining to those who will pay attention.  I saw Rush Limbaugh has advanced lung cancer I think.  I wonder if he smoked. I thought about him. He's a mean dude. Probably helped create as much divide as anyone.  Good chance he dies now.  I think death trumps other things in life.  I wonder what he thought about with that info.  I could kinda see the absolute mortality thoughts coming into him. I wondered about people dying. Do they know they are about gone?  Do they know they are close to breathing their last?  Do they just fall asleep?  

Anyway it should be a good year. I feel I'll be busy.  I'll continue to quit drinking til hopefully I quit failing at that.   :)  I'll get shit done around the house, and I'll continue to realize what people like Rush Limbaugh do don't matter one bit when they face their mortality. I bet people like him have pride though, and feel they are important,  and have been important.  A career of anger and hate multiplying doesn't really seem like the noblest cause, and there are a lot of people stuck in his trap.  

Anyway, gotta run.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.       :)

xoxo.            :)

xxoo.         :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeee.       :)))

Thank God Sunday Is Over

Good morning. How's it going?  I am fine, except I stayed up and watched the game. I thought it was a good game, and the team I wanted to win did. The Chiefs may be able to go on a little Super Bowl run. No one can stop that offense. 

Yesterday I got my normal shit done. Shopping, and laundry. I made a pot roast, and I had to make my salad for the week. I didn't do any extra stuff,  cuz my Sunday is pretty full. I am kinda tired from staying up,  but not too horrible. 

It will be a busy day. I have work, workout,  take Hope,  run to the local lumberyard for a few things. That's about it. The work week begins,  so my normal routine. 

Can't say there is much on my mind. Almost like maybe I should delete this. Been a while since I've had one of those. 

Today does start my week though. The one where I do extra shit, cuz it is different. It sucks I start it off a bit tired.  At least I'll be able to work til I can't go anymore. I'll definitely sleep good tonight. I have my HBO show to watch too as I wind down. At some point at work I will be excited about my day. I don't have anything to worry about. I am not sure what to do for dinner. Something easy probably. Maybe salmon. I did buy some yesterday. That is probably what I'll do. 

I really just want a busy day. Ideally I'll stay busy til dinner, and watch tv in my room and crash. How the day ends up who knows?  What early morning me wants, later in the day me doesn't akways deliver on. I think I will today though. 

I wonder if people do Super Bowl partys. Typically I don't even plan on staying up for the game. I definitely don't plan for a party. I wonder if it's a big hangover day. Hangovers are the worst huh?  The best thing about a hangover is when you finally start to feel better. 

Ever have those days where you puke the day after?  Those are horrible.  Shots are good for doing that. I cannot even remember how many years it's been since I've had a shot. Why did we ever even do those?  

I guess. Today is a day. I'll be busy, I'll have a dinner, and eventually I'll relax.  I think today will really be good,  once the cloud of being tired is lifted. It usually disappears eventually. 

I guess I'll get ready.  

Laterzzzzzzzz.     :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeeeeeee.          :)))

Over 8 Hours.

I got over 8 hours of sleep last night.  It definitely wasn't my best week of sleep before last night, so it is much welcomed.  I dropped Lisa off around 3:00 AM, so just went into work about 1-1/2 hours early.  I tried to nap for a bit, but just pretty much laid there.  I got through listening to two books pretty much.  I did the dishes, and ran the robot.  I didn't start laundry, cuz I figured I'd be too tired to switch the load.  Come to think of it, I should check to see what time I fell asleep.  I know it was real early.  So today starts day 1 of the week alone sorta.  There are still a million people living here, so I am not really alone, but you know.  How my schedule works will be different.  I'll only be cooking for two, so that is always a bit more challenging.  Of  course I can cook fish though.  I like fish, but Lisa doesn't really.  Also, I have some projects to do.  I'll start with that stuff today.  

I was thinking of now vs. early years.  What would 30 year old me do if Lisa was gone a week?  I can't really answer that I guess.  I was more sociable back then.  I wanted to hang out I guess you'd say.  54 year old me wants to do shit around the house.  I don't mind getting a buzz, but I have no desire to get fucked up.  Partys, and bars hold no interest for me.   Actually waking up early, and getting shit done is more up my alley.  I like 54 year old me.  It doesn't take much for me to have fun.  Usually it is productive shit I'd rather do than anything else.   I think if you want to take hours of productivity away, go for a long run.  At least for me.  I'd always be tired after a long run.  I am not a good napper, so I'd always have that depleted feeling after, so I wouldn't do much.  Maybe my knee thing is a good thing, cuz maybe I'd still add that energy depleting long run to my week.  Now my runs are energy boosters, not energy depleters.  

Last week I did end up with over 74 miles, so it was a busy week.  I think this week will be busy too, as I have stuff I want to do around the house.  I did get all 3 of my workouts in this week.  On Friday I felt as strong as a Monday for some reason.  The workout just seemed easy for some reason.   Anyway, I guess everything is fine.  I have stuff to occupy my day.  Lisa being gone has added a challenge for me.  To get a lot of extra stuff done, I might not normally do.  Change is an opportunity to do different stuff I guess.  Keep life interesting.  I guess to me my life is interesting.  I like my life cuz it is busy.  I don't really have anything to stress about.   My life is just easy.  I typically am excited each day to see how much I can get done.  Sometimes I end up getting tired so I don't get a lot done.  The last week of January I was still active for 74 miles.  The only day I didn't ride my bike to work was Friday too, so I guess it is a good winter.  

Not really a lot on my mind I guess.   Just an easy casual day to day.   I still rush kinda to get more stuff done, but it really is still easy.  I am in pretty good shape for 54 years old.

Anyhoo, I spose.

Laterzzzzzzzzzz                          :)

xoxo                                 :)

xxoo                             :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeeee                     :)))