Lets see, where do I begin? A lot has happened in the last 2 months. There was Fathers day, 2 vacations, an entry door installation, crazy busy at work, some crazy biking experiences, a guitar purchase, some more Qigong training, morning brain fights, and a surreal capital experience (health issue).
Fathers day was cool, I spent it with my kids at the local gun range shooting the assorted rifles and handgun. No injuries (thank you). Last time I went with my neighbor, I got my skin caught in the loading mechanism and sliced my fingers open. That sucked. But no issues this time. We went out to lunch at our local “Five-Guys” for burgers. Last month, my wife and I went up to the “Rapids” for a week away and helped my bro-in-law install a pre-hung entry/screen door for his back door. It went a whole lot better than replacing my front door, that’s for sure. The other bro-in-law rented a house for the week on Castle Rock lake. That was nice, it was good to hang with the fam. A couple of weeks ago, I went with the guys from work on a 25mi bike ride along the I&M rail trail. That ride really shown a spotlight on a couple of things – first, my bike is woefully inadequate for a long ride. My front sprocket gears are stuck, my seat sucks, my tires are too small. My Schwinn bike has served me faithfully. It’s time to retire it. Yesterday, my wife almost croaked when she actually looked at bike prices – lol. She always undervalues things when she first looks at them. Last weekend we went to Madison and hit the farmers market around the “Capital Square” and the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. It was a nice, short get away. A couple of weeks ago, I snagged a used guitar on eBay. I always wanted a “Blueberry” quilt top. So, I bid on one and got it. It’s not a Gibson Les Paul, but an Epiphone Les Paul standard. It came in yesterday, so I dropped it off at the local music store last night to get it set up – very nice. Two weeks ago, I went trail riding with my neighbor. That was an experience. I borrowed his Trek mountain bike since he didn’t feel that mine was up to the task. It was very different from road riding. We did “Cemetery Hill”, “Pipe-Line”, part of “Hickory Smoked”, and went to both the “M” and base for the first atomic burial sites from the original Argonne Labs. The workout was very different from the road workout. This workout was muscle/cardio intensive – short intense bursts with cardio during rest periods. Where the road run was a long, cardio ride with minimal muscle use. My ass still hurt from both rides. I think I need a new seat. Just another reason for a new bike. I am listening to a new audio book about Qigong but still need to get up earlier to accomplish it before I go to work. However, I am constantly fighting with my sleep needs. So, while I was at the farmers market around the Capital square in Madison, I started getting dizzy. It really came out of the blue. I was walking through the throng of people one minute, and the next I feel like I am drunk – without any of the pleasant ramp up. Just raging drunk with the inability to focus and lacking equilibrium. Luckily I was carrying my wife’s forearm crutches or I would have fallen. I was able to make it to a bench to sit. My wife went looking for water for me. I was speaking to some folks sitting next to me, about the lack of water. I see my wife across the street buying water. Since I was feeling a bit more collected, I walked across the street, drank the water, bought a “Seven-Up” – drank it, and sat down. By then, I was starting to feel like my old self again. We then went and found an air-conditioned place to have lunch. After that, we left the square. Very surreal! It’s hell getting old.
-Rat
– As a side note, I went to the doctors and was told I had a bout of Vertigo. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone!
