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Vital Statistics

Bike miles in 2021: 0

Aches & pains: sciatica (left thigh tingling, waking from sleep on my back, morning stiffness)

Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

Recent listening: The House Song by Beta Band, Come Together by The Beatles, Accidental Tech Podcast, Hidden Brain, WTF Podcast (Kristen Hersh), Very Bad Wizards, Making Sense with Sam Harris

Recent viewing: Mythic Quest, The Mosquito Coast, Hacks, Childrens Hospital, Lakers vs. Suns playoffs, Miranda, 1971: The Year That Music Changed

Recent playing: Mini Motorways

Recent events: Started bass lessons with Graham, annual physical (all good), bought an RB60 spreader

Recently accomplished: opened Roth IRA, planted sunflowers, cleaned the floors, poa trivialis removal, compost harvest, switched mobile carriers

Imperative To Do: ride bike, store CD boxes, contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, clean gutters, visit J&J

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Bike miles in 2020: 92

Aches & pains: right ankle and foot, back of my head, right elbow

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: You Need a Budget podcast, Hidden Brain, Reply All, Radiolab, Van Halen II, Small Change by Tom Waits

Recent viewing: World Series game 5, NBA Finals, Raised by Wolves, Schitt’s Creek, Queen’s Gambit, Tehran, Ted Lasso, Class Action Park, The Boys, Lovecraft Country

Recent playing: Outlanders

Recent events: kitchen remodel completed, sustained a subarachnoid hematoma

Recently accomplished: back yard renovation, cleaned roof & gutters (with Graham), new outlets in dining room, GFCI outlet outside, hauled off yard debris & junk

Imperative To Do: finish refinancing mortgage, finish unpacking boxes, vote, winterize, buy a new refrigerator

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Bike miles this year: 74

Aches & pains: right foot

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Radiolab

Recent viewing: Workin’ Moms, Arrow (season 2), Space Force, Last Week Tonight, Amazing Stories

Recent playing: n/a

Recent events: COVID-19 test, colonoscopy, discovered poa trivialis in the back yard, workplace promotion

Recently accomplished: lawn care, filed insurance claim for kitchen

Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, health insurance negotiations, trim arbor vita

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Vital Statistics

Bike miles this year: 74

Aches & pains: right foot

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Hidden Brain, This American Life, Abbey Road, Electric Ladyland, Reply All

Recent viewing: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ozark, Servant, Dead to Me, Trial By Media, The Flash (season 6), Magic for Humans, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Recent playing: n/a

Recent events: stimulus check

Recently accomplished: lawn care, fun with the YNAB API, homeowners insurance coverage investigation, fixed compost pile, shelf mount for BluRay player, fixed dishwasher

Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, health insurance negotiations

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Bike miles this year: 874

Aches & pains: right foot (outer edge), shoulders, cold (4 days)

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: This American Life, JESUS IS KING, Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Floyd

Recent viewing: Conspiracy, Taylor Swift’s Tiny Desk Concert, Saturday Night Live, In the Shadow of the Moon, The Great Hack, Explained (Season 2), Living With Yourself, Travels with My Father

Recent playing: Mini Motorways

Recent events: Mother’s 90th Birthday Party and trip to Iowa, Tina’s 50th Birthday Party (impending), my 53rd birthday

Recently accomplished: Party planning, solution to disallow cat printing, finished deck, dosed cats, resolved dental bills,

Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, clean carpets, call insurance, mop, clean fridge, put away the luggage

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Bike miles this year: 828

Aches & pains: shoulders, ankles, lower left arm

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Hidden Brain, The David Pakman Show, Coverville

Recent viewing: Dark, Boy Erased, Rolling Thunder Revue, Mindhunter (Season 2), Queer Eye (Season 4), Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Another Life, The Boys

Recent playing: Bloons 6, Dr. Mario World

Recent events: Bridge Pedal with Tina, fall grass overseeding cycle, Graham & Kate returned to college

Recently accomplished: Made fall travel arrangements, flora trimming, organized and stored video game stuff,

Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, finish deck, dose cats, resolve dental billing issues, pay bills, clean roof and gutters

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Bike miles this year: 579

Aches & pains: shoulders, lower back, ankles

Current reading: Getting Things Done

Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Bruce Springsteen, Hidden Brain, Making Sense, Lawns Across America, Radiolab

Recent viewing: The Corner, Good Omens, Blood, Frets and Tears, Captain Beefheart: Under Review, John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky, Murder Mystery, The Bill Murray Stories, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

Recent playing: Bloons 6

Recent events: Independence Day party, iPhone cracked screen fixed, lowest A1C since diagnosed, spring HVAC inspection, eye doctor appointment

Recently accomplished: Rebuilt a bike for Graham, end of fiscal quarter, dosed cats, replaced outdoor faucet, pressure washing, hauled away junk

Imperative To Do: Ride 75 miles in a week, read more, clean roof and gutters, organize video game stuff, finalize Iowa vacation plans, finish pressure washing, seal driveway cracks. Take a look to ProClean Pressure Washing take pride in their work and have provided commercial and residential power washing Bradenton.

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Bike miles this year: 468

Aches & pains: shoulders, ankles

Current reading: Getting Things Done

Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life, Chernobyl podcast, John Lennon

Recent viewing: Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (season 2), Rim of the World, Black Mirror (season 5), Law Abiding Citizen, The Wire (all seasons), Chernobyl, Barry (season 2), NBA Finals

Recent playing: Bloons 6

Recent events: Bowling party at work, Graham’s birthday, Graham & Kate on summer break, Katie graduated

Recently accomplished: Resolved CPAP supply issues, revitalized and upgraded underground sprinkler system

Imperative To Do: Ride 75 miles in a week, read more, clean roof and gutters, organize video game stuff, find time for developing personal projects. Android Hackers is one of the top-rated site to download premium cracked apps for android.

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Bike miles this year: 235

Aches & pains: shoulders and neck

Current reading: Getting Things Done

Recent listening: Dissect podcast, Radiolab, The Ezra Klein Show, Coverville, Sam Cooke

Recent viewing: Avengers: Endgame, The Goldbergs, SNL, Adam Ruins Everything,

Recent playing: Bloons 6

Recent events: Bike Farm, multiple concerts at Lewis & Clark, first anniversary at Lightspeed, Dom’s 40th Birthday party

Recently accomplished: hearing evaluation, planted grass, carpet cleaning, rode 50 miles in a week, filed (and paid) 2018 taxes, resolved pharmacy issues, completed foundation grade adjustments, office reorganization

Imperative To Do: Ride 100 miles in a week, read more, finish cleaning Big TV room, clean roof and gutters, resolve CPAP supply issues, organize video game stuff, find time for developing personal projects

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Bike odometer: 2,109

Aches & pains: skin tag on right cheek, shoulders

Current reading: Getting Things Done

Recent listening: Dissect podcast, Frank Ocean, Prozac for Lovers, Westworld S2 OST, Making Sense, This American Life

Recent viewing: QI, The Goldbergs, WWDC sessions, Antman & the Wasp, Safe, Asperger’s Are Us, Labyrinth, The Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency

Recent playing: Bloons 6

Recent events: TQ’s 92nd birthday in Seattle, spring break week with Graham & Kate including adventure in Oregon City, meditating with Tina

Recently accomplished: resumed bike riding, FSA documentation, taught Graham how to spreadsheet, brainstorming for financial planning app, office reorganization

Imperative To Do: Ride 25 miles in a week, ride to work, read more, file 2018 taxes, find wedding rings, resolve pharmacy issues, finish foundation grade adjustments, file health insurance claim,