Inside The Perimeter

I’ve little to report. I’m sure the eclipse chasers can provide accounts of their follies from yesterday.

Raining today. Wish I had forced myself onto the roof to blow off all of the pollen before the rain arrived. I have once again failed as a homeowner.

My days of caring about Wordle streaks are over. No, I didn’t fail today and break my streak, but rather the NYT is forcing me to create an account and log in to see my stats. Fuck that, not going to happen. My daily NYT gameplay will come to an end when they require me to log in just to play.

Wordle: four, my starter was ACORN
Connections: two mistakes, Yellow > Blue > Green > Purple

If you ignore the pain, and itching, and occasional gasps for breaths this weekend was alright.

Saturday morning I met Barb and Kevin and we did a walk around Arabia “Mountain”. I resisted the urge to speak German to the family who happened to be there, though I really wanted to do so. Before we met up I did a little OTP shopping by visiting Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight Tools. After the walk we had lunch at Brockett Pub. On my drive home I encountered a handful of old time hasher as they attempted to follow a trail that apparently went down my street.

On Sunday morning rather than going to Publix as I had planned, I worked in WLF. For some reason I got inspired to remove a medium sized tree stump from the ground, and was successful! This will be arable land for WLF 2025. I’ve scaled WLF waaaaaaay back for 2024.

Today finds me getting car maintenance done, after which I will travel up to Whole Foods to pick up an Amazon package, and later I will drive to Barb’s for dinner and Survivor.

It was not my best day of wordplay.

Wordle: six, my starter was ACORN
Connections: complete fail, X > X > X > X

It’s been two years since I had my last enjoyable hash outing. Yesterday I tossed my hash bag, which given its broken zippers and ripped pockets was good for little else other than using for hashing.

How has it only been a week since I returned from Florida? It feels as if my life has been completely altered by that trip. One of the things I realized that I should have done was transport my mother’s ashes to Atlanta, in case I got a wild hair to take her to her final resting place in May; now that’s not an option.

Last night I tried going for a walk. I made it up to the EAV Farmers Market, where I became depressed (don’t ask, just accept it) so I left quickly and headed out for distance. Not too much later I realized that my post-COVID (?) constrained respiratory system was going to make this a laborious walk, so I returned home immediately.

I noticed another sign of Shrinkflation today that has probably been happening longer than I realized. The “half gallon” of almond milk I picked up the other day is not 64 ounces, but rather 52 ounces. In this instance I don’t care too greatly because I actually made money by picking it up; I had a Kroger coupon to get it free, and then iBotta gave me $1.50 for buying it.

Weekend plans? For me I will be attending Enema’s and Saddle Sores’s party on Sunday. Other than that my weekend is wide open.

Wordle: disappointing five, my starter was RELAX
Connections: perfect, Purple > Blue > Yellow > Green

Not much to report again. I did an underwhelming 25 minutes on the trainer, with the positive being that I felt no hip pain as I pedaled. I quit early due to respiratory issues, slight knee pain, and boredom.

This afternoon I will be going to get a massage to try to work out whatever kinks are in my hips, buttocks, and legs.

Headed to the Waschsalon this morning to knock out a bunch of dirty laundry that I wasn’t able to do in Florida, and have accumulated since returning home a week ago.

Wordle: four, my starter was CREST
Connections: perfect, Yellow > Green > Blue > Purple

Unfortunately Status Quo: nothing to report

Wordle: four, my starter was CADET
Connections: one mistake, Purple > Green > Blue > Yellow

#spared

I called the juror hotline last night and heard the lovely message telling me that there was no need for jurors, and that my obligation has been filled. Hot damn! I called it twice to ensure I wasn’t being pranked.

Now I need to conquer my poison ivy, periformis syndrome, COVID leftovers, weight loss, and all of the other health issues that my body has, and life will be good. Oh, it would also help to fix the Georgia house, sell the Florida house, and find a source of income.

I should be celebrating my freedom by doing laundry this morning at the Waschsalon, but don’t want to. Instead I am bumping that chore until tomorrow morning.

Wordle: four, my starter was BRACE
Connections: perfect, Green > Blue > Purple > Yellow

April 1st.
I wish I could joke today, but I am far from jovial.

Add another negative to my Florida trip. It appears that even though I was wearing long pants and a long sleeved shirt I contacted poison ivy/oak while doing yard work. I had one spot around my ankle last week, and as of yesterday it has spread to my arms.

I am also still battling my piriformis problems, and can’t shake the last of the cold/flu/covid.

All of the above, along with depression caused me to skip yesterday’s Easter Silver Comet ride.

Hopefully things will start to get better late this afternoon if I find out that I don’t have to report for jury duty selection tomorrow.

Wordle: four, my starter was CRASH
Connections: perfect, Purple > Yellow > Green > Blue

Hey New York Times, why not pick a Wordle solution that doesn’t start with an “S”? At lease seven of the past fifteen Wordle solutions have been “S” words.

On the road back to Atlanta.

Wordle: two, my starter was REACH
Connections: perfect, Purple > Green > Blue > Yellow

This trip has been far from a vacation, and I might need a week alone in Atlanta to recover. In addition to everything else, yesterday I was ill and it still lingers currently. Of course unlike every other trip, I will have my buddy Hank as a passenger with me tomorrow, so I hope all goes okay with that.

I’m slightly annoyed by the past two weeks, and more than that I am disappointed in “the universe” for dealing me setback after setback. I had such high hopes for this trip and am ready to pack it in. Hell, if not for business and personal commitments today, I’d be packing the car and heading out this morning.

Wordle: three, my starter was REALM
Connections: perfect, Yellow > Green > Blue > Purple

I feel as if I am in the movie Groudhog Day, because I seem to be doing the same thing every day. I am sort of looking forward to returning to Atlanta at week’s end in order to change things up.

Wordle: three, my starter was DRAPE
Connections: one mistake, Purple > Yellow > Blue > Green