HELLO COFFEE

If you know me (which, I mean, I'm assuming you do since you're reading this amazing blog) you know that I like coffee. A lot. Nothing fancy, just french-vanilla from Dunkin' Donuts, but I drink it like it's going out of style.

So, you can imagine my disappointment when our coffee maker broke earlier in the week.

Monday started out the way most days do.  Get up, shower, dress, and head downstairs to get the coffee started and play with the dog. I expected to get in some doggie play time then head to work--coffee in hand and a smile on my face.

But NOPE.

I know when it's time to stop playing with Blu because our coffee pot makes a weird gurgling sound for a few seconds after the coffee is made. It's simple. hear the sound, quit playing with the dog.

Monday was different. It seemed like I had been playing fetch longer than normal. So I wrapped it up and headed to the kitchen. The pot was empty. Not a huge deal, I just forgot to push the button. A total rookie mistake but nothing that can't be fixed.

Then I realized the light was on. The button had been pushed. There was no coffee in the pot. Panic started to set in. This was turning into a huge deal.

I like to think that I am good at remaining calm during stressful situations, and sometimes I am. But not Monday. I did all I knew. Turned it on and off really fast. Nothing. Unplugged it and plugged it back in. Still nothing. My day was starting to take a turn for the worse.

I stared at the broken machine for minute, cussed it a few times, and left. No coffee in hand. No smile on my face.

Luckily, I had enough time to stop at a gas station and get a cup before making the drive into work. On the plus side, this station has some of the better gas-station coffee in the area.  Also, I hadn't been there in a long time, so it was good to catch up with the employees...and, they have a program that if you buy 9 cups, the 10th is free. So, I've got that going for me.

But don't you worry, you faithful readers, I headed out to the store early this morning and bought a new coffee maker. Now all is right with the world.

As you were.

UPDATES, GET YOUR UPDATES

I know I haven't written in a while and I don't really have a good reason...busy, I guess.

So, Because I know you've all been checking the blog every day, anxiously looking for updates, I'll fill you in on my happenings...

• Still growing my hair out. This isn't really a task, I just let nature do its thing.
• Taking it easy with the working out. I'm an old man and tweaked my back while taking a snooze on my couch. It's about 90% so the workouts will resume shortly. 
• Drinking lots o'water...My goal has been a gallon a day
• Peeing a lot (see above)
• Reverting to a retro (paper) calendar. Take that, hipsters. I know, I know..."But you have a phone with a calendar" but it's not the same for some reason. And for some weird reason (maybe I try to fit too many things in too short of a time-frame) I've been bad at scheduling social stuff this summer. I never used to have this problem, but lately I've been double-booking myself. I'll let you know how this new tactic works.
• Playing bags every Tuesday night. Some friends, J, and I joined a league. Our record, so far is 7 and 1. It's pretty safe to say we're playoff bound.

Now you're all caught up. 

As you were. 

WORK IN PROGRESS

It is time for a change.

I'm doing something different with my hair.

The hipster side-part is gone. The Fury-inspired undercut is here.

Plus, I'm pretty sure this new 'duo will make me look exactly like Brad Pitt sans tank. But, I'm working on that. (Realistically, the tank would most likely be easier to come by.)

As you were.

I WANT

There is no denying that I'm an odd duck. 

As my overflowing coat closet can attest, I like coats. The odd part, I hate wearing them. In fact, I didn't wear a coat to work once last winter. 

So, here I am looking at coats and wishing that I had these bad boys. As you can tell, these are straight outta the 70s. 

So, if any one out there in web-land wants to buy me a present, feel free. 

UPDATE

I didn't lose 3 lbs last week...but, I today I'm wearing a shirt that I haven't been able to wear for about 13 months. So, take that scale.

As you were.

TOO MANY TONS

Recently I wrote about my back yard project. Well, it continues.

Yesterday I received a call from the dumpster company that rented me the roll-off dumpster.

Apparently, the dumpster was only supposed to hold 5 tons. I loaded that puppy up to 10.35 tons.

It's all good. I paid the fine and went along with my day. But it really put the scale of the project into perspective.

As you were.

MINUS THREE

This week's goal is to lose 3 lbs.

Lately I've fallen off of the healthy habit wagon. Although I've been losing weight (thanks monstrous yard work project) I've been neglecting the gym and the after work cardio. I'm going to use this week as my get-back-to-being-serious starting point.

You might be thinking, "But you're losing weight, why do you need to get serious?" Mainly because I'm tried of lugging extra weight up a mountain when I ride and adding cardio and weights back into my routine will only help. Plus, it makes me feel good.

To help hold myself accountable, I'm going to write down what I do to achieve this goal. Which means you lucky readers get to be kept in the loop. .

So, I'm off to make a salad for lunch. As you were.