Author: Guy Hall

Today’s Plan

~ Guy Hall

Well, first off – laundry. Drying my bedding except my comforter now. The comforter and two towels are in the washing machine.

I am contemplating doing some Mindfulness Meditation as I await the dryer’s buzzer. I believe a good primer for Mindfulness Meditation is “Wherever You Go There You Are” by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Maybe around noon I will take another bike ride. Weather.com and NOAA are forecasting sunny skies. I will see.

Oh, and I am planning on cleaning the rest of the house; vacuuming and mopping.

And then, when all that is said and done, I plan on overthrowing Western Civilization as we know it, replacing it with a John Cole utopia.

Now get off my damn lawn you rotten kids!

Okay, So It Is The Next Day

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Yeah, I know. I know. I said yesterday that I would write a post about my health. Well, it is now today (yesterday’s tomorrow, in case anyone is interested) and I am finally getting around to another post about my health.

Over the years I have struggled with a lot of physical problems. If I had to take a guess, I would say part of it was the result of years of stress working at Cochran Center (a now defunct chemical dependency program) under a supervisor who was beyond toxic as well as some accidents and the lack of health insurance at various times in my life over the last 8 years. Normally I do not write about work, but this was from years ago, so I think it is safe to write about the horrible conditions I worked under back then.

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2013 Tour De Rook – Leg 4

~ Guy Hall

To the stats!

  1. Miles: 17.91Tour_Rook
  2. Time: 01.12.13
  3. Max Speed: 19.9 mph
  4. Average Speed: 14.8 mph
  5. iPod: Rolling Stones – Tattoo You (on repeat)
  6. Temperature: 65° F
  7. Wind: NNE 7 mph
  8. Humidity: 73%

I went up past Sturgeon Lake. What I was not expecting was rain. Weather.com said it would not rain until 2:00 PM. Well, guess what? They were wrong! I turned around just past Sturgeon Lake when it started drizzling. By the time I was on the south side of Sturgeon, it was raining hard. In fact, just to thumb her nose at me, Mother Nature decided to reduce the down pour to a sprinkle with in a minute of my getting inside my house. Sigh.

Anyway, I actually liked riding in the rain. There was no wind to speak of, and the temperature was just a bit cool to counter my sweating. The thing was, I had electronics in my pockets which would not survive a drenching. So, when I reached Willow River I stopped at Peggy Sue’s and wrapped them in a small garbage bag. It was a good thing too, because the protective cover for my iPod was starting to retain water. My phone managed to not get wet, which is a blessing! Anyway, I arrived home with pretty good stats.

One other thing; this year I have decided not to include any stats for when I ride my bike to work. However, I can say with certainty that it is 7.18 miles from my front door to the front door of where I have to sign in to start my work day. That is just over 14 miles each time I ride to work.

I also am going to write about my health, but in another post later today. At least, that is my hope. Until then, blog on!

People See What They Want To See

~ Guy Hall

And it is stories like this that make me embarrassed for the human race.

(Today) A tea kettle that bears a potential resemblance to Adolf Hitler has landed J.C. Penney in hot water.

A California billboard advertising a Michael Graves-designed kettle for sale at the store has some wondering whether they are being saluted by the Nazi dictator instead of waiting for tea to heat up.

The billboard, first noticed by Reddit users near the 405 freeway in Culver City, had readers questioning whether the similarity was just a coincidence.

The controversial kettle.

www.jcpenney.com                                                          The controversial kettle.

On Tuesday the company made it clear that any resemblance is completely “unintentional,” repeatedly tweeting the clarification at those curious about a Hitler connection.

“If we had designed it to look like something, we would have gone with a snowman or something fun,” the store tweeted at numerous followers.

Hat Tip to Mustang Bobby.

Michele Bachmann Will Not Seek Re-Election

~ Guy Hall

(Roll Call) Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., announced on Wednesday that she will not seek re-election in 2014.
In an 8-minute-long video posted on her website, Bachmann detailed her decision, which she said had nothing to do with the recent investigations into her failed presidential campaign’s finances.
“After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I have decided next year, I will not to seek a fifth congressional term,” she said in a straight-to-camera delivery.

What? No claim of wanting to spend more time with her family?

Evening Twitter Chuckle!

~ Guy Hall

 

Short Work Week

~ Guy Hall

I love a short work week. It was a good holiday weekend. I had fun down in the cities with a special friend. I was able to get my housework completed yesterday. I am ready to face the week. I hope all your weekend plans went well. If not, then I hope that you learned the lesson the challenge was designed to teach.

2013 Tour De Rook – Leg 3

~ Guy Hall

To the stats!

  1. Miles: 9.04Tour_Rook
  2. Time: 00.39.28
  3. Max Speed: 25.1 mph
  4. Average Speed: 13.7 mph
  5. iPod: Cinderella – Long Cold Winter
  6. Temperature: 64° F
  7. Wind: S 18 mph
  8. Humidity: 32%

I took a modified route. Instead of going all the way to Finlayson, I instead turned back north at a road about 4 miles south of Rutledge. It angles slightly to the west of Rutledge, and I then cut east on the Rutledge road. With an 18 mph head wind the first 4 miles, which happens to have a series of hills, I am not surprised that my average speed was down today. However, I can say for certain that I maintained the 25.1 mph max speed for quite some time on a level road.

 

I Learned How To YouTube!

~ Guy Hall

And really? Snow in May? While I am watching Notting Hill? Somehow, though, snow during the particular scene you are listening to seems appropriate.

State Wage Slave

~ Guy Hall

Off to work I go. Yes, it is time for me to fulfill my obligation to the bank account. It is a hungry beast, requiring daily nourishment. Sigh. The life of a state worker………