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Yesterday I sold the Jeep. Bev is glad. I am sad to get rid of it but it is correct to do so. I don't see myself using it that much. Maybe I would come Fall but "oh well".

Little by little I am getting myself ready for the mode to lose weight. I need to fine tune my evening appetite a bit but soon I will be in full diet mode. I really need to lose 40 lbs to make those hills a little more tolerable. I have been really tired lately. Not enough sleep I bet. I have that Drug Lit crap hanging over me and that is a worry. I need to get that taken care of. Then I need to concentrate on bike riding and other things.

Next week I was thinking of doing 50 miles per day to get the ball rolling on weight loss. I don't know if I can stand that much! Where could I go to get that many miles in. Maybe I need to go up to the Chief and ride over to the state line for one of the rides. Monday I can get a short ride to Sycamore. Maybe I can ride out to the end of the Millerville Highway on Wednesday and meet the riders as the come out from Sylacauga. I need to schedule a work day up on the trail come either Tuesday or Thursday next week.

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Spock

Spock is my favorite character in all fiction. A character who bridged the gap between two worlds and faced disdain from each. Who strove for excellence and exemplified strength, character, intelligence, and control. His nearly emotionless demeanor was a perfect foil for those who would attempt to intimidate or insult him. It was a style I would endeavor to imitate to thwart those attempting to insult, demean, or scare me in my own young life. I bought this little figure to remind me to guard against letting my defenses down and allowing emotional hurt to strike me.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

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