A very much lighter wallet…

So, about a month ago, I was riding home from work, and as I was riding right by JBLM, I thought I felt something caught in my bike chain (like a tree branch). So I stopped, got the flashlight out, and noticed that there was nothing wrong with the chain. But when I turned the crank, there was one spot where it stuck. I was able to ride the bike home, albeit very carefully that night. I then noticed for the next couple of weeks or so, my bike was making various clicking sounds in the vicinity of the bottom bracket. Never a good occaision, but I couldn’t do anything about it. Then I couple of weeks ago, the bottom bracket stopping making noises, but it had become loose. Not loose to the point that it was unrideable, but it was loose and getting looser.

Last week, my tax refund arrived. And so yesterday I took my bike to Bonney Lake Bicycle of Sumner in Puyallup (I think that’s what it’s called), and they said what I had feared the most: that I needed to replace my bottom bracket. But the price that was quoted was what I could afford. And I also mentioned an issue I was have with my rear derailer, and was offered a tune-up. Initially I declined it, but then I decided to go for it, since it was going to be a professional job.

Today, I picked up my bike, and my wallet is now $157.00 lighter. Got off the bus a couple of miles short, and rode it home. No clicks, no looseness, and for the first time ever, I can now use all 24 speeds…

Stuff has been on my mind of late….

I don’t get it. I find myself feeling jealous over something that isn’t really there, and in all reality won’t ever be there. I need to let it go. To stop deluding myself….

This is partly the ramblings of another introvert with a blog, but there is much I want to write about this. But to do so would reveal too much. I’ve learned my lesson from previous posts about posting TMI. So I guess I should stop obsessing about nothing, stop mourning that which never was, and face Reality, who never was a friend of mine…

Another do nothing day....

With the weather being as screwy as it has been of late, I din't go to work today. They were saying flurries turning to rain this morning. But they were also initially saying cloudy weather on Wednesday, and we ended up getting close to two inches. But I think we've seen the worst of it now, so I'll be back to work tomorrow.....

So, today was essentially a do nothing day. I stayed home all day. Though I did bring my back-ups up to date (no small feat, considering how my Steam backups are close to a tB in an of itself. Though that's because I now back-up the whole program directory in addition to using the back-up tool).

Get me….

Get me razor blade, a straw, and a rolled-up hundred. Its currently raining cocaine in Parkland. Fortunately, it’s my day off, so I can enjoy the view, and hope that it clears up by the time I go back to work on Thursday.

Riding home on Saturday night, I encountered a phenomenon for the first time: a flat tire. Fortunately, I was only a mile or so form home, so I just walked the bike home, and then I patched it. Then when I got up on Sunday, and saw the white stuff being blown horizontally, I decided to Uber home that night. And last night, it was in the 20’s, but I rode the bike home. The two pairs of hand warmers I had in my sweatshirt pockets kept me from freezing (and the cardio I got from cycling didn’t hurt either).

But it’s still snowing today. ANd it’s my day off. Let it snow…

Render Unto Ceaser, 2018 Edition

Just filed my taxes. Online. At Mrs. Fields, courtesy of my laptop. The three months I went without health insurance (from getting fired from one job and starting another) did have an adverse effect on my refund this year, but I still came out ahead. I’m getting a refund. Now to wait and see if the IRS accepts my return, though it shouldn’t be a problem since I filed electronically….

On the bus home….

Went to Mrs Fields this morning to get my W-2 so I can file my taxes. Those will be in tomorrow. So, I’ll be in tomorrow again. Now I’m on the bus home. Blogging on my laptop. Almost forgot that I have a Sprint USB modem. Traffic in Federal Way to Puyallup os horrendous….

For some odd reason….

For some odd reason,, I want some cake today. I don’t really know why. Oh wait, now I realize why. Happy Birthday.

February 2…

It’s Groundhog Day. If the Groundhog see his shadow, then it’s 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, then it’s an early Spring.

Actually, the real truth is that the Groundhog’s shadow is irrelevant. The Groundhog is irrelevant. If it’s February 2, then it’s just going to be another Bill Murray movie…