Yesterday was cold and blustery but I ended up riding my bike to work after starting out to catch the bus. Some black ice on the Rail Trail and a few bone chilling bursts of air but it was manageable. Today is much colder but no wind, so I guess I’ll continue to riding in, though I want to air up the rear tire, which I should think about replacing this weekend as it completely is stripped of tread. I also should see if I can true that wheel up better after a winter of pounding it through the ice and snow.

Finally started making progress on the database update in the office, 💾 after months and months of things being broken and too many hours just twiddling my thumbs. Rode both ways to work, got into the office fairly early before the busy day, then stopped at Hannaford on way home for milk, eggs, flour and frozen corn. Made pinto beans up yesterday which I used for both lunch and with cornmeal pancakes 🥞 I had for dinner. More pancakes this morning, apple cinnamon with lemon 🍋 for a change as lately it’s been a lot of blueberry pancakes. I just like my mornings sweet with lots of stevia plus it’s an excuse to eat up more carrots. Headphones 🎧 died on Monday which made for a sucky day, but I had a replacement set at home, so Tuesday wasn’t so bad. Saint Patrick’s Day 🍀 was pretty ordinary otherwise, just the usual ride back and forth to work. Topped off the back tire on the bike, but I really should true up wheel and replace the tire, especially as the bike trail seems to have more and more broken glass on it every day as I ride through the ghetto. Riding still beats driving or taking the Yokel Local Bus that stops every five feet as the winos bang on the windows and yell, “let me out!” 👀

I haven’t made any progress or decision since deciding not to buy the Godzilla Holstein, 🛻 even though I do see another truck I kind of like at another dealer but I’m kind of busy and undecided if I should reach out. Honestly, I just kind of like having the extra money and not the hassle and stress of driving. 🫦 And who knows about gas prices ⛽ with the whole Iran situation. 🇮🇷 And honestly, I am just busy especially now with the database update undeerway. Maybe this isn’t a good year to buy a truck, or maybe that should just be another goal for retirement. I don’t think it’s that hard to learn to drive again, and if my insurance is higher because of years not driivng, it becomes a wash because you haven’t been paying insurance over all that time. 🔥 Plus without a truck, it makes it much more difficult to participate in illicit activities, so yeah, that’s good. I am well aware, there are driving alternatives to buying a new Ford  F-350, but yeah, they suck unless the only think you care about is driving to Teenage-Stinks-a-Lot at the Maul every weekend. 🚙 I know 25-year old Honda Civics are so cheap and reliable. I guess I could look at reviving Big Red, but I just like have that extra money. Maybe my views will change when the weather gets nicer, but I am increasingly bored with just another summer in woods, burning shit and smoking weed. That and all those social media posts, which seem to remind you if you buy a car, you’ll be forever impoverished, and shouldn’t you put that money into retirement? Well except I’ve been and plan to continue to maximize my 457B and Roth IRAs to federal limits. And keep buying stocks and bonds each weeks. And aren’t you worried about running out of money in retirement, and they not give you extra good flavor jello in the Styrofoam dish at old folks house?🍧 Then I remember my advanced age plans involve a 30-06 and a big fire turning that cabin into a pile of ash, an celebrating the life and legacy of Hunter S. Thompson. Oh, not allowed to say such things, just buy more plastic houses. 🏡