Day: August 7, 2025

I wasn’t happy to see that I weighted in a doctor’s office yesterday at 215 lbs up from 209 lbs last year but I also I had a heavy breakfast with all those zucchuni pancakes and excessive amount of coffee.

Sometimes days are better then other. 🧑‍⚕️ Yesterday was another day of playing short-order cook, covering for two supervisors people besides my ordinary job. I kept things going, despite the hours of complements and complaints as people tried to get whatever they wanted out of my office. It’s funny how you are smartest and best person on earth 🌎 when people want something from you. I do need to think about trying to eat healthier again – I’ve been good at home but when I’m out at work or visiting family and friends seems like everything is slop grilled in grease 🍔 or unlimited candy bars and sugar. 🍬 It really is hard to be a social, human American and not eat slop that will kill you all of the time. And I had a few beers last Saturday up at camp to unwind after getting over my extreme anxiety about Red. 🐝 At least I plan to ride in today. 🚴

It’s just about moving forward. 🏕️ Woke up at 4 AM this morning, couldn’t get to sleep with semi-trucks hauling asphalt rolling through the neighborhood all night and seemingly lots of energy early in the morning, followed by cups of coffee. ☕ I still need to figure out what my weekend plans are going to be – looks hot but how sunny will it be with the wildfire smoke? 🌫️ The thing is summer is rapidly ending. I am leaning towards the Potholers again, being so warm, but I feel like I’m always heading up there. Schoharie might be more fun next weekend if it’s nice as I heard they are having a Car Show 🚗 at Mine Kill State Park – apparently to complete with the Power Authority Show in July – and that could be fun to check out while swimming 🏊 next weekend. White House seemed good for the blueberries but I just don’t think the swimming in that part of the West Branch Sacandaga River is all that great. Kind of interested in camping at that Keyser Kill Campsite if I can get it, as it’s in a nice location unlike the rough as fuck Betty Brook Campsite. 🪨

Evenings are getting darker and darker fast, 🌇 and with the wildfire smoke last night it was pretty dark by 8:30 PM when I rode home from the town park. I had some work to finish up at the end of the day yesterday, so I was running late and then stopped at Hannaford to get some eggs 🥚 and frozen fruit. 🍑 I also got some New Jersey peaches which I am sure won’t be as good as the ones I got Shauls last weekend. The morning was also quite dark when I first got up and it’s still pretty quiet with the haze from the wildfire smoke. No more dawn before 5 AM. Waking up so early I’m starting to crash after the coffee though. ☕ That said with the sun setting earlier, I am going to try to get more early jump starts on the day.

I am just amazed about the spike in blog advertising revenue, 🖥️ but studying the Google Search data, it looks like it’s nothing I’m doing on my blog and just how the Google Algorithms are showering my blog with searchers and they’re boosting the value of the ads. It’s kind of nuts that in the past week, I’ve made more on blog ads then my blog made several months of winter. Of course, once autumn comes and people are looking for fewer maps and information about camping, I’m sure the ad revenue is certain to dry up. 💰 But at least it covers the hosting revenue, and I’ll probably bring in a little over $1,000 a year on the blog, which after taxes and hosting costs, isn’t all that much money. But I like telling my story 📝 and doing a bunch of wrigin and thinking.