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Vital Statistics

Bike miles in 2022: 0

Aches & pains: right shoulder, sciatica

Current reading: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Recent listening: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen., Hidden Brain, Planet Money, Unlimited Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,

Recent viewing: Better Call Saul (season 5), Billions, Severance, Slow Horses, The After Party, The Power of the Dog, Cowboy Bebop (live action), Lost In Space

Recent playing: Wordle, Quordle

Recent events: Drew Eubanks signed by Portland, Thomas visited, snow in April including a fallen tree

Recently accomplished: Bass lessons, spring yard work, Portland Heritage trees, plumbing estimates, finished bathroom repairs

Imperative To Do: Go on a bike ride, fix Graham’s bass, store CDs, pay taxes, coastal getaway

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Vital Statistics

Bike odometer: n/a

Aches & pains: right shoulder

Current reading: Getting Things Done

Recent listening: Kendrick Lamar, NWA, Childish Gambino, Reel Big Fish, Bill Frisell, Oasis, Greta Van Fleet, Led Zeppelin, Genesis

Recent viewing: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Safe, The Pixar Story, Cooked, White Right: Meeting the Enemy, The Ritual, Disenchantment, BoJack Horseman, SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Goldbergs

Recent playing: Bloons 6

Recent events: Presidents weekend in San Francisco with Thomas, PDX Jazz festival, snow in Portland

Recently accomplished: House cleaning, bought robot vacuum, filing reorganization, turned compost, bought dress shirt

Imperative To Do: Ride bike again, read more, exercise, file 2018 taxes, find wedding rings, FSA documentation

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Vital Statistics

Bike odometer: 1510

Aches & pains: Inside upper lip, left shoulder (tetanus shot)

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Accidental Tech Podcast, This American Life, Stuff You Should Know

Recent viewing: The Break with Michelle Wolf, Nova, Spielberg, Avengers: Infinity War

Recent playing: Picture Cross, Pic-a-Pix

Recent events: 1 inch branch, 2 cm wound, 4 stitches

Recently accomplished: 47 miles/week riding, paid bills, Scion wheel alignment, dentist & CPAP appointments, lawn border, made plans for August wedding

Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, file manual insurance claims, bariatric surgery, read more

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Vital Statistics

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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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: mildly sore lower back (lingering from last week)

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: John Anderson, March 16-20, Underground Album, Kristofferson, Townes, Primus & the Chocolate Factory, Two and Three Part Inventions played by Glenn Gould, Unforgettable

Recent viewing: The Daily Show, Scandal, The Colbert Report, Homeland, The Walking Dead, Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, Continuum, Parks and Recreation (all seasons), The Following, Grimm, Quickdraw, Sonic Highways

Recent playing: Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Recently accomplished: n/a

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, fix blog CSS, send bikes to Thomas

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Aches & pains: belt sore

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Hoodoo Man Blues, Blues From The Gutter, Lonnie Johnson, Sleepy John Estes

Recent viewing: The Daily Show, The Leftovers, L.I.E., Parks & Recreation, God Bless America, Hemlock Grove (Season Two)

Recent playing: 2048

Recently accomplished: Laundry, dumped CenturyLink, mowed lawn, pulled weeds, fixed shower head

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control, fix blog CSS, birthday party invites, re-assemble BigTV Room, send bikes to Thomas

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: various bruises of unknown origin

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Hoodoo Man Blues, Queen, No New York

Recent viewing: Inside Man, Last Week with John Oliver, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Beatles Anthology, Her, August: Osage County, The Armstrong Lie, Metallica Through The Never, The Punk Singer, Muscle Shoals

Recent playing: 2048

Recently accomplished: Laundry, started transition from CenturyLink, wrote MP3 disc explanation, pulled dandelions

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, finish CenturyLink transition, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control

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Vital Statistics

Bike odometer: 2567
Aches & pains: mosquito bites
Current reading: Beginning iPhone 3.0 Development by David Mark and Jeff LaMarche, Food Rules by Michael Pollan
Recent listening: Billie Holiday, Gershwin, Bright Eyes
Recent viewing: Jazz (Ken Burns), Futurama, Wipeout, Psych, Jack, Toy Story 3, Freaks and Geeks, The Blues Brothers, Crazy Heart, The Rachel Maddow Show
Recent playing: Words with Friends, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds
Recently accomplished: Blackberry removal, fixed deck railing, doctor’s appointment, client visit in Milwaukee, finished Iowa travel arrangements
Imperative To Do: Mail box of books to Camden County Jail, pick up new meds, wrap-up must-do work items before vacation, vacation, iPhone app