I did skip it this year

In case you were wondering at the lack of posts about my illness and hospitalization, which in the past I did on the anniversary dates of specific events, I did intentionally avoid blogging about it this year.

I was going to post on Sunday about the day I came home, because that was a great day, but I decided to keep silent – until now, which is just in case anyone was wondering.

I just wanted to try to think about other things.  To be honest I did think about it, but I didn’t focus on any of it which I would have done if I were writing a post.

I don’t know if this was a better approach or not.  It helps to let it out and writing about it actually can give me some distance from it and internalizing it is the hard part, but I needed to try this approach to see how I felt after the two months was over.  When I figure out the results I’ll let you know.

Still recovering

OK, so that post about the dentist really does prove that I am obsessed with cycling.  I was more concerned about missing a day riding than about going to the dentist, even knowing how much that would take out of me.  After all, I’m still recovering from the dentist today.  So, really, that’s two days riding I’ve missed.

I really wish it didn’t take so much pounding and prying and drilling to get things done.  My lip is still swollen.  With my big mouth you’d think they could get at my teeth more easily.

As it is I can only ride for 15 – 20 minutes several days a week and then I can’t do anything else for the rest of the day.  Occasionally I need extra days off to recover more fully.  I can’t cycle on days I go to the doctor or to the store and I really shouldn’t on trash night but last week I did.  Still, I like it and miss it when circumstances keep me from it.  I think it’s because it makes me feel normal for a little while.  I know it’s illusory, or at least temporary, but I’m going to keep doing it and we’ll see how far it takes me.

Aaaagh – dental follow-up edition

I have remembered that I have to go back to the dentist tomorrow.  I mean, it’s a good thing that I remembered, but still, it is the dentist.  I hope the crown is a good match and the other work goes well.  I didn’t actually get everything finished the last time so there will be more drilling and filling.

No cycling on Monday.

Yes, I am obsessed.

Yes, I am old – example #91228

Anyone else remember going to the store to check vacuum tubes on that big machine they had so you could buy replacement tubes for your TV?

Sometimes I hate it when I’m right

Doctors sometimes ask me if I exercise or what I do for exercise and I explain that I don’t do structured exercise.  I use what I do around the house as exercise.  Anything extra that I add would make it hard for me to do the things that need to be done.  I’m not always sure they believe me – some obviously do, but I even doubt myself sometimes.

Well, now I’ve started cycling and guess what?  I’m having a hard time keeping up with all of the things that I need to do.  As a result things have been piling up around here.  It’s not good to be proven right in this circumstance.

Sure, things could be much worse, but this is what I have to deal with, doing all of the things that I couldn’t keep up with before while also cycling as often as possible.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m really not complaining.  Seriously.  It’s more like I told you so (I told me so?).

Eventually the weather will determine what gets done, but until then I intend to keep up the cycling and do my best to make everything else work.  I’ll take it as a challenge/exercise in scheduling and prioritizing and figuring out how best to manage my energy.

For those of you scoring at home

And even for those of you who are alone *rimshot!*

The songs that sort of crept parenthetically into some previous posts were ‘Hell In a Bucket’ by the Grateful Dead and ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ by the Rolling Stones.

Egocentric, projectionist assholes

After describing their idea of a stereotypical liberal, someone said that those imaginary people should support Romney since he had done nothing to them so far.

I don’t hold my positions, or blog about things, just because of things that have been done to me – and I don’t fit that stereotypical description either, but that isn’t the point.

The point is that I care about government policies that hurt people.  Of course I care if something hurts me or my family, but I also care if other people are hurt even if I’m not.

Some people don’t have a fucking clue what empathy is; or common decency.