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I always find it amusing that the Trumpster is adopting all the language of the New Left and the Black Panthers. And I give him credit for trying new things and rejecting conventional wisdom, though I would hope he would be constantly evaluating his proposals and be more upfront and less whimsical about serious public policies.
Busing it in this morning as the bike chain made a loud bang crossing Elsmere Avenue last night. Hump Day. It should be an interesting day to keep an eye on the Twitter and see what is happening in the world of the Trumpster and the state budget even if I’m so far removed from the craziness of the Capitol. Trump is planning to announce his tariffs at 4 pm after the market closes for the day though who knows their will be probably leaks about the immediately activated tariffs. Doesn’t change anything for me, I practice dollar cost averaging. But it’s entertaining and I figure lower stock prices are better for me now as it means more growth in the future.
Totally my fault that the bike chain broke. When I got in the office yesterday I noticed that one of the links was loose. I probably should have bused home and gotten pliers and the chain breaker tool to fix it but it wasn’t that loose and it was riding find until I punched it hard to get across that intersection. Lost the link, and while I could probably steel one from one of old chains, the old chain was stretched and I couldn’t break the old chain with all the rust and damage I previous dun with my previous misuse of the chain breaker. It’s fine, I had my mom order me an official 8-speed OEM chain and I’ll put the cassette I ordered a few weeks back on the bike when it arrives, and while I’m at it probably do the rear brakes and lubricate up that front shift cable which as been binding up. No riding in today, but maybe I’ll be back on the road tomorrow or certainly Friday. Or I could work on it over the weekend which looks quite wet.
Still rain for the weekend it seems. Maybe next week looks better for camping , taking a long weekend starting Thurday or Friday to the Adirondacks but only time will tell. Really would like a night in the wilderness by a fire, maybe laughing and singing along with the Dire Wolf but maybe not in the rain. In two weeks is Mom’s anniversary so no getting away for that, although maybe I could do a Thursday-Friday night and come back early on Saturday as anniversary party is at 1 PM. Well it will be good to be back for Easter. And I need to hit a trout stream up at some point.
A very cold but sunny Good Friday camping up on the East Branch Sacanadaga River. Got stuck briefly driving up the driveway, but once I got camp underway things were great. Some thoughts about my future among other things.
Really felt that wind riding in this morning. It was roaring around, though once I got into the hollow wasn’t too bad. But it’s April so not so cold. And yesterday was surprisingly nice.
I couldn’t believe what a pleasant ride home it was from work yesterday. I was sure I wold get soaked on the ride home, but it turned out to hold off until after I got into the office, then the sky turned blue and mild for the afternoon. The rain that was promised never happened. I couldn’t believe it. I think it was around 70 degrees by mid-day.
Went shopping at Walmart. Another thing I couldn’t believe was my $120 grocery bill, though last week was only $92. Some of it was I bought some rechargeable batteries for my clock and electric toothbrush — just some AA batteries — but I didn’t want to get disposable ones because you can’t burn them and I know your not supposed to put them in recycle bin. Unlike the lithium ion batteries, they don’t even make a satisfying pop and fire ball. Got home and misplaced the second bag of onions I got, but then found them. Decided to just do yellow onions, as I’ve not been happy with the sweet onions I’ve been getting lately, but maybe it’s just a matter of taste.
Got a bunch of books out on Hoopla. End of the month, had to use up my 10 borrows for the month. I am currently listening to an audio book on Permaculture and then I got some books about framing small buildings and construction of cabins, a book on Javascript and then some books on homesteading and farming. This should keep me going through April 21st, and give me some things to read and listen to up at camp. This weekend still looks like shit, with another rainy Saturday on tap, though maybe I’ll try to get away for one night. Hard to say, the forecast could change.
I’ve learned one of the methods of success is to say nothing about your personal views when in polite company. When you know people are likely to disagree with your opinion always step away from your opinion, revert to the core facts and work to guide the discussion from your dangerous view point.
as the bike chain 
made a loud bang crossing Elsmere Avenue last night. Hump Day. 
It should be an interesting day to keep an eye 
on the Twitter and see what is happening in the world 
of the Trumpster and the state budget even if I’m so far removed from the craziness of the Capitol. 
Trump is planning to announce his tariffs at 4 pm after the market closes for the day though who knows their will be probably leaks about the immediately activated tariffs. Doesn’t change anything for me, I practice dollar cost averaging. 
But it’s entertaining and I figure lower stock prices are better for me now as it means more growth in the future.
When I got in the office 
yesterday I noticed that one of the links was loose. I probably should have bused home and gotten pliers and the chain breaker tool to fix it but it wasn’t that loose and it was riding find until I punched it hard to get across that intersection. Lost the link, and while I could probably steel one from one of old chains, the old chain was stretched and I couldn’t break the old chain with all the rust and damage I previous dun with my previous misuse of the chain breaker. It’s fine, I had my mom order me an official 8-speed OEM chain and I’ll put the cassette I ordered a few weeks back on the bike when it arrives, and while I’m at it probably do the rear brakes and lubricate up that front shift cable which as been binding up. 
No riding in today, but maybe I’ll be back on the road tomorrow or certainly Friday. Or I could work on it over the weekend which looks quite wet.
Maybe next week looks better for camping 
, taking a long weekend starting Thurday or Friday to the Adirondacks but only time will tell. Really would like a night in the wilderness by a fire, 
maybe laughing and singing along with the Dire Wolf 
but maybe not in the rain. In two weeks is Mom’s anniversary so no getting away for that, although maybe I could do a Thursday-Friday night and come back early on Saturday as anniversary party is at 1 PM. Well it will be good to be back for Easter. 
And I need to hit a trout stream up at some point. 
but so windy today 
I was sure I wold get soaked on the ride home, but it turned out to hold off until after I got into the office, then the sky turned blue and mild for the afternoon. 
The rain that was promised never happened. I couldn’t believe it. I think it was around 70 degrees by mid-day.
at Walmart. Another thing I couldn’t believe was my $120 grocery bill, though last week was only $92. Some of it was I bought some rechargeable batteries for my clock and electric toothbrush 
— just some AA batteries 
— but I didn’t want to get disposable ones because you can’t burn them and I know your not supposed to put them in recycle bin. Unlike the lithium ion batteries, they don’t even make a satisfying pop and fire ball. 
Got home and misplaced the second bag of onions I got, 
but then found them. Decided to just do yellow onions, as I’ve not been happy with the sweet onions I’ve been getting lately, but maybe it’s just a matter of taste.
End of the month, had to use up my 10 borrows for the month. I am currently listening to an audio book on Permaculture and then I got some books about framing small buildings and construction of cabins, a book on Javascript and then some books on homesteading and farming. This should keep me going through April 21st, and give me some things to read and listen to up at camp. 
This weekend still looks like shit, 
with another rainy Saturday on tap, though maybe I’ll try to get away for one night. Hard to say, the forecast could change.