What's New With Mick

Tag: cleaning

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    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 odometer: 2510
    Van odometer: 154024
    Weight lost (in pounds): 2
    Aches & pains: numbness in left leg at times, dry left eye in the morning
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
    Recent listening: All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot, Quadrophenia, Pink Floyd
    Recent viewing: Superbad, No Country For Old Men, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Countdown, The Rachel Maddow Show
    Recent playing: Chain Factor, Spaceward Ho!, foosball (at Yahoo!)
    Recently accomplished: Prepped “new” computers for Thomas & Graham, installed Tina’s bike computer, Craigslist ad for Thomas/Graham, freecycle, Goodwill runs, booked trip to Iowa, book trip to Foster City, returned cans, office organization, returned Xbox
    Imperative To Do: Cancel gym membership, get rid of office junk, freecycle, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, clean garage, office organization, get rid of MacRenewal Macs

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    Happy Birthday To Me!

    Today I turned 40 years old. I’ll never be 30-something again. I guess I have to enjoy being in my 40s because the alternatives are worse.

    One of the great pleasures of my birthday is the gift certificate that Tina’s sister, Michelle, and her family give me from Half.com. This morning the email was waiting for me when I awoke. All I had to do was click a button in the email to redeem the certificate. Then I browsed through my Wishlist and picked everything that I really wanted at that moment. After selecting CDs and books worth about five times the amount of the gift certificate, I removed the items from my shopping cart that were less important. I ended up with three CDs and a book:

    The past two nights I have slept very well and don’t remember any mouth-leaking episodes. Tina says that it’s still happening and has to use earplugs. I woke this morning with no alarm after eight hours of sleep. I hope this is a turning point.

    Bike odometer: 201 miles
    Current reading: I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe, The Prince by Machiavelli
    Recent listening: Last week’s charts
    Recent viewing: The Manchurian Candidate (remake), High Stakes Poker, World Series of Poker, Headline News
    Recent playing: Zuma
    Recently accomplished: Mowed lawn, cleaned office, finished birthday invites, cleaned up back yard and deck, stored air conditioner for the winter, setup music for party
    Imperative To Do: Hair cut, new rear fender for bike, finish old blog entries, fix toilet
    Cool Link: Marijuana Morals