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Vital Statistics

Bike odometer: 1262

Aches & pains: Shoulders, lower back

Current reading: The Swift Programming Language

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, This American Life, Radiolab, Childish Gambino

Recent viewing: Barry, Westworld, SNL, The Handmaids Tale, NBA Playoffs

Recent playing: n/a

Recent events: Hired permanently, Thomas graduated college, new iPad mini 4 (128Gb)

Recently accomplished: Traveled to Indiana in April and May, 59 miles/week riding, compost harvest, new Marathon Plus tires on bike, cooked steaks with cast iron, treated lawn for weeds and moss

Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, manual insurance claims, pay bills, install AC

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Aches & pains: swollen left elbow, sore right shoulder, sore lower back

Current reading: Stack Overflow

Recent listening: Waking Up with Sam Harris, The Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life, WTF with Marc Maron

Recent viewing: Saturday Night Live, The Looming Tower, The Last Man on Earth, Scandal, Billions, Homeland, Lost in Space, Transparent, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Wakefield, Black Panther, The Slo Mo Show

Recent playing: starman

Recently accomplished: Took Butters to the vet, 30 miles a week riding, bought and returned rain jacket, bought new sandals, removed cherry tree

Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, Dad’s Day at Depauw, plant grass in bare spots, revisit financial aid for 2018, compost, fix desk speakers

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sore throat, congestion, general physical malaise

Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller, Getting Things Done by David Allen

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Waking Up with Sam Harris

Recent viewing: Humans, Saturday Night Live, The Last Man in the World, United Shades of America, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, Bright, Black Mirror (season 3), Chasing Trane, Dave Chappelle, Rick and Morty

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: Garage organization/cleaning, rideshare driving

Imperative To Do: Get a job, 100 miles/week riding, lower grade to 8 inches, reduce CPAP leakage, resume iOS training

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Aches & pains: n/a

Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville

Recent viewing: Stranger Things 2, Mindhunter, Mr. Robot, World Series (Game 5), Ex Machina, Arrival

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: 48 bike miles/week, finished painting the house, planted remaining grass

Imperative To Do: Get a job, Tina’s birthday present, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage

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Aches & pains: ankles, fingers on right hand, right heel, right big toe

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, This American Life, The Partially Examined Life, Waking Up with Sam Harris, Chris Cornell

Recent viewing: Rick & Morty, Ray Donovan, Twin Peaks: The Return, Mulholland Dr., Cloud Atlas, Doctor Strange, Master of None, Rogue One

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie (completed), 9000 steps a day for 2 weeks, rode bike 5-6 times a week, bought a new bike, house painting: scraping, caulking, primer, repairs, masking, rented spray painter (60% done)

Imperative To Do: Get a job, clean roof, finish painting house: belly band, repairs, spray paint, gutters, downspouts, trim, dormers, lower grade

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: shoulders, sciatica, right arch

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Recent listening: Bowie, Manassas, Mystery to Me by Fleetwood Mac, Heart of Mine by Maria Muldaur, Audioslave, Future Games by Fleetwood Mac, Shot of Love by Bob Dylan, Chet Baker Sings

Recent viewing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NBA Finals, National Treasure (Hulu series), Becoming Bond, 12 Monkeys (Hulu series)

Recent playing: Lake Drawing Book

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 5000 steps a day for 2 weeks, cleaned up patio, yard work, graduation party, wrote Mother’s article, mailed CDs (Jan, Sue, Katie)

Imperative To Do: Get a job, write Mother’s article, walk 6000 steps per day, refinish deck, colonoscopy, finish writing Neil Young liner notes

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: shoulders/neck (better but still creaky)

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Recent listening: Chet Baker, Bob Dylan, Robyn Hitchcock, Maria Muldaur

Recent viewing: Thirteen Reasons Why, The Expanse, Better Call Saul (Season 2), The Last Man on Earth, Billions, Homeland, Scandal, Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Recent playing: Lake Drawing Book

Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 3000 steps a day for 2 weeks, fixed bathtub drain, mailed CDs, yard work

Imperative To Do: Get a job, write Mother’s article, walk 4000 steps per day, mail CDs to people

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Recent listening: You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen, Olé Coltrane, Peace Trail by Neil Young, Slightly Stoopid, Johannes Brahms, Dylanesque by Bryan Ferry, Watermark by Art Garfunkel, Roxy Music (eponymous)

Recent viewing: Longmire, Limitless (series), The Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher

Recent playing: Mario Run, Really Bad Chess

Recently accomplished: Finished a book, traveled to Georgia, laundry – Find out Piraja Fisken)

Imperative To Do: Replace CR-V, change insurance agent, clean roof/gutters, fix HP printer, bariatric application, write Mother’s article

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: left shoulder

Current reading: Just Kids by Patti Smith

Recent listening: You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen, Olé Coltrane, Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet, Let Me Get By by the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Peace Trail by Neil Young

Recent viewing: Goliath, Jim Gaffigan: Cinco, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, London Has Fallen, The Fall, 3%, The Sixties, Frank, Longmire

Recent playing: Mario Run

Recently accomplished: Paid bills, dumped US Bank

Imperative To Do: Change insurance agent, clean roof/gutters, fix HP printer, bariatric application, write Mother’s article

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Exmilitary by Death Grips, Hamilton (original cast recording), The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Split Enz, x Infinity by Watsky, Just Can’t Get Enough

Recent viewing: Westworld, Black Mirror, Longmire, Batman vs. Superman, 13th

Recent playing: Galcon Fusion

Recently accomplished: power wash cement, completed mortgage refinancing, installed camera cables, Scion frame repairs

Imperative To Do: Fix HP printer, Xmas shopping, bariatric application, write Mother’s article