Personal news, commentary and ramblings

[table]
Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
07:00,Wake
08:00,Get out of bed
,Clean bite guard
,Blood sugar
,Make coffee
,Kitchen chores while waiting
,Make/eat peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
08:30,Apply for jobs/career development
,Medications with second cup of coffee
09:30,Drive for Uber/Lyft
12:30,Lunch (60g carbs)
13:00,iOS developer training
14:00,Bike ride (10 miles minimum)
15:30,Meditation
16:00,iOS developer training
17:30,Dinner (60g carbs)
,Drive for Uber/Lyft
21:00,Free time for…
,…Music
,…Chores
,…Reading books
,…TV
22:15,Brush teeth
,Bite guard
,Bed
[/table]

Aches & pains: lower back soreness, sciatica (left hip), sore knees when biking sometimes.

Sciatic pain can be some of the most unrelenting, disheartening conditions. In mild cases, they’re annoying, and in extreme cases, they can be near crippling. According to the American Chiropractic Association, half of all working Americans experience back pain symptoms each year. Thanks to Emilly Rich made a list of best mattresses for people dealing with sciatic pain.

Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville, Radiolab, The Woj Pod, Robot or Not?, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Recent viewing: Longmire (final season), Dark Matter, The Barkley Marathons, Nova, Frontline, Future Man, Saturday Night Live, I Love You America, Max Steel, The Great Wall

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: 65 bike miles/week, raked leaves, made Tina’s birthday present, wrote a Reddit bot, celebrated 25th wedding anniversary, 30 mile bike ride

Imperative To Do: Get a job, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage, FAFSA, reduce CPAP leakage, resume iOS training, clean roof

[table]
Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
07:00,Wake
08:30,Get out of bed
,Clean bite guard
,Blood sugar
,Make coffee
,Kitchen chores while waiting
,Make/eat peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
09:00,Apply for jobs/career development
,Medications with second cup of coffee
11:00,iOS developer training
13:00,Bike ride (10 miles minimum)
14:00,Lunch (60g carbs)
14:30,Meditation
15:00,iOS developer training
16:30,Chores
19:00,Dinner (60g carbs)
19:30,Free time for…
,…Music
,…Chores
,…Reading books
,…TV
22:15,Brush teeth
,Bite guard
,Bed
[/table]

Aches & pains: n/a

Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville

Recent viewing: Stranger Things 2, Mindhunter, Mr. Robot, World Series (Game 5), Ex Machina, Arrival

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: 48 bike miles/week, finished painting the house, planted remaining grass

Imperative To Do: Get a job, Tina’s birthday present, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage

[table]
Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
08:00,Wake
08:30,Clean bite guard
,Blood sugar
08:35,Bike ride (10 miles minimum)
09:30,Make coffee
,Kitchen chores while waiting
,Make/eat peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
09:45,Apply for jobs
,Medications (second cup of coffee)
11:00,iOS developer training
12:30,Chores
14:00,Lunch (60g carbs)
14:30,Meditation
15:00,iOS developer training
16:30,Bike ride
19:00,Dinner (60g carbs)
19:30,Free time for…
,…Music
,…Chores
,…Reading books
,…TV
22:15,Brush teeth
,Bite guard
,Bed
[/table]

Aches & pains: shoulders, right big toe, lower back

Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Radiolab

Recent viewing: Blade Runner, The Vietnam War (Ken Burns/Lynn Novice), Ray Donovan, South Park (Season 21), The Last Man on Earth

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: House painting, 10-mile bike ride 5 times a week, cleaned roof & gutters

Imperative To Do: Get a job, paint trim, lower grade to 8 inches, plant grass, winterize

Aches & pains: ankles, fingers on right hand, right heel, right big toe

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, This American Life, The Partially Examined Life, Waking Up with Sam Harris, Chris Cornell

Recent viewing: Rick & Morty, Ray Donovan, Twin Peaks: The Return, Mulholland Dr., Cloud Atlas, Doctor Strange, Master of None, Rogue One

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie (completed), 9000 steps a day for 2 weeks, rode bike 5-6 times a week, bought a new bike, house painting: scraping, caulking, primer, repairs, masking, rented spray painter (60% done)

Imperative To Do: Get a job, clean roof, finish painting house: belly band, repairs, spray paint, gutters, downspouts, trim, dormers, lower grade

Aches & pains: shoulders, sciatica, balls of my feet, fingers on right hand

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Recent listening: Radiolab, This American Life, The Partially Examined Life, Waking Up with Sam Harris, Chris Cornell (various incarnations)

Recent viewing: The Young Pope, Bloodline, The Crown, Dark Net, Game of Thrones

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 7000 steps a day for 2 weeks, refinished deck, colonoscopy, finished Neil Young liner notes, mailed CDs (Kent, Kelly), trimmed three arbor vidas, cleaned up all yard debris

Imperative To Do: Get a job, walk 9000 steps per day or 2 weeks, paint house

[table]
Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
08:00,Wake
08:30,Clean bite guard
,Blood sugar
,Put water on to boil
,Retrieve ear phones
,Walk
8:45,Make coffee
,Kitchen chores while waiting
,Make/eat peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
09:00,The Daily Bowie
,Apply for jobs
09:30,Medications (second cup of coffee)
11:00,iOS developer training
12:30,Yard work
14:00,Lunch (60g carbs)
14:30,Meditation/mindfulness
15:00,iOS developer training
16:30,Yard work/chores
19:00,Dinner (60g carbs)
19:30,Free time for…
,…Music
,…Chores
,…Reading books
,…Walking
,…TV
22:30,Brush teeth
,Bite guard
,Bed
[/table]

Aches & pains: shoulders, sciatica, right arch

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Recent listening: Bowie, Manassas, Mystery to Me by Fleetwood Mac, Heart of Mine by Maria Muldaur, Audioslave, Future Games by Fleetwood Mac, Shot of Love by Bob Dylan, Chet Baker Sings

Recent viewing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NBA Finals, National Treasure (Hulu series), Becoming Bond, 12 Monkeys (Hulu series)

Recent playing: Lake Drawing Book

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 5000 steps a day for 2 weeks, cleaned up patio, yard work, graduation party, wrote Mother’s article, mailed CDs (Jan, Sue, Katie)

Imperative To Do: Get a job, write Mother’s article, walk 6000 steps per day, refinish deck, colonoscopy, finish writing Neil Young liner notes