Ramblings of an EdMan

Our left rear blinker went out a couple weeks ago. 

It’s amazing how much they are not used. 

I really miss it and planning to fix it with an oil change tomorrow. 

I wish I knew more about cars. 

I have been mostly watching NASCAR since I got out of work including watching a lot of the nearly two hour rain delay. 

I will say that NBC did a good job during the delay. Including Rutledge Wood who is far, far better as a sideline reporter for NASCAR than he was on the Top Gear USA failure. 

Although Fox is better overall I think. Darrell Watrip and Jeff Gordon along with the other Fox reporter are better than the NBC reporters. They also seem more excited. I also think the Fox directors and cameramen do a better job replaying accidents and incidents. 

And it seems like the low downforce package for Indianapolis isn’t working with all of these accidents. Including the two best cars Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch wrecking with around 50 laps to go. 

It was a destruction derby late but Kasey Kahne won in a second overtime. I kind of think NASCAR waited until Kahne went past the overtime line to call the caution because they wanted the race over. Sunset was approaching and every restart seem to bring a new crash. 

Still fun to watch though, including NBC stretching time with the rain delay. 

I have a lot of short Saturdays where I sleep in and then have to go to bed early for early hours on Sunday. 

I think I need the rest. 

And some like today involve naps too. 

Literally got up at 11am and getting ready for bed at 9pm.

So it goes, I actually like the quieter, earlier hours at work. 

Super fun little game with artwork from the Oatmeal.

Way more interesting than Exploding Kittens. 

The NSFW expansion loves dildos. 

Fun mechanic, although after three games we wanted to play something else. 

I would be curious how it plays with more people than 2. 

Very clever and great packaging. 

We are definitely going to play it more. 
***1/2

I went to a writer’s group tonight. Did a ten minute prompt. Heard some stuff. Read some haiku. 

I do blog every day but I tend to edit rarely. It’s something I need to work on. With blogging everyday, I have tons of posts and words. 

I think it’s awfully easy to just put stuff out there on smartphones. It’s also awfully easy to have super dumb errors. 

What do you think about your editing or lack of editing? 

I just had an old work friend who tried doing three (just three I do around 12-15) good things everyday on Facebook for 180 days. 

It’s a great practice and you certainly don’t have to share it online. I’m up to almost 800 days now plus a couple hundred the first time I did it so maybe close to a thousand days. I do it and the blog every night and it’s one of my best practices. 

So I encourage you to give it a try! 

I finished Sherman Alexie’s excellent “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” yesterday. It was funny, touching, emotional and real. Also the drawings really added to the story. I then went on Biblio CT for the Connecticut library system and reserved a bunch more of his works. 

This is a pretty rare thing for me. It happened with Kurt Vonnegut and “Cat’s Cradle” a few years ago which was a wonderful journey. Also to a lesser extent with “Constance” by Jane Kenyon, I am still reading “Otherwise” and have another book of hers to read. A fourth author would be Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz after reading “Hot Teen Slut.” It’s a wonderful feeling to want to read all the things. 

Which books inspired you to read everything from an author? 

I’m not sure why but I really enjoy NASCAR. 

It’s certainly more enjoyable than Formula One, because there actually is a lot of passing. 

Also strategies in when to pit. Different kinds of tracks. Better or worse pit crews. And the cars can sometimes bump and keep driving. 

Was thinking of talking about some books I finished but my brain feels broken after a long day. 

Looking forward to finishing watching Sunday’s race tomorrow. And maybe the XFINITY race I also taped. 

Wearing pajamas

No one watching

Kitties during your breaks

All scents are your own

Your fridge

Your chair after work

No commute

Books close by

Naps before or after work

Air conditioning you can set

Your own bathroom

Sleeping later

More time. 

I have a specific place for my keys and wallet on my bookcase. 

My wallet was there today, my keys were not. 

Of course, it was before a 2 hour trip to Massachusetts near Providence. 

Came home and checked recent pockets without any luck. 

Maybe it will be an excuse to clean. 

We can use any and all. 

I hope it shows up tomorrow. 

Sending prayers of finding. 

The car key in particular is super expensive to duplicate. 

I know I had them on Wednesday night coming home. 

Not sure after that. 

I know I have left them in the doorknob before, but I hope it’s not that. 

They more than likely fell somewhere. 

And like I said, any excuse to clean is a good one.