Just a Few Odds and Ends of Everyday Happenings

Well. The Griper is back at the computer once more, or should I say in front of two monitors? Have to say it has been a pretty good week for him too. If this week's results are like last week I'd say that the Griper is on the right path to the goals he has set for himself.


Weighed myself a week after I went to the doctor and my scales had some pretty nice numbers to report to me. It told me that the Griper had worked hard enough to have shed 2.6 lbs. Of course, I'll have to admit my body was doing the “tea bagger” thing with me and protesting the whole time and I mean protesting big time too. I have as many muscles aching and moaning as much as the tea baggers have gripes about their government in this lifetime.  Think i also woke a few muscles up that haven't been used in ages too and they are not very happy about it either.

But, also have to say that the yard appreciates the efforts I have shown to it too. The Griper did enough yard work last week to fill up not only his trash bin with yard waste but both of his neighbors trash bins. Think Mr. Gore would be mighty proud of me doing my part for the ecology by recycling all of the waste.

Got a feeling that Dawg is also happy with the changes that the Griper has made. She has been his companion on the little walks he has been taking after eating a meal. Serves as a training session for Dawg as well as exercise for the Griper. She has been stubborn at learning but she is coming around to my way of thinking slowly but surely.

My roomy just laughed as he made the remark that her stubbornness should be expected because, after all, she is a female, isn't she? Couldn't very well argue the point with him because she is a dog that craves as much attention as a female does too. In other words, as some would say, she is a typical female.

One last event to report is the fact that we are changing internet service to day too. We decided to go with cable rather than upgrading our dsl service. The total cost will be twice as much as I'm paying now but with my roomy splitting the cost with me I'll be getting a faster service for about the same cost as I'm paying now with ATT.

The biggest bad thing that has happened is the fact I miss my blog surfin'. That has been my usual means of learning about what is happening in the world today. Kinda miss getting the goat of some of my friends with my gripes on their blog.

Well, anyways the sun is beginning to show her face and warming up ol' mother earth as it usually does here which means that it is about time for the Griper to get off his rear end and start doing something productive. That usually means getting a pot of coffee started then a shower and shave leaving out the shaving part. Guess that is one of the luxuries that men of my age and position inherit in life. We no longer have to try to look pretty each and every day.

Everyone have a good day.  Funny thought just hit me. Life sure has its own way. Getting fat doesn't require much work and it enjoys all of the pleasurable things in life but muscle requires hard work and only shows its pleasures when man is willing to get off his rear end and stand on his own two feet.  That seems to be the same with the promises of the concepts of a free enterprise system and a socialistic system.