And away we go

So, here we are, again …

Much has happened; much remains the same … including my proclivity for misspellings?

Anyway, whether struggling too much with the question of where to start, maybe it is best just to start …

Memorable moments, or at least the ones that come to mind now, include:

• Went to do a GTC ride with Greg, but he was sick … so instead Bro J took over, and decided to do the Bellarine 100 route. Started with five (5) riders - I do wonder if there would have been that many had Greg led the ride! But anyway … went down rail trail, with a detour around the unsealed section, but by the time they crested Leopold, I realised that it was all too much for me - breath was short & knee(s) hurt. So pulled pin at Grubb Road crossing and came home, along the familiar downhill (?) course of the Portarlington Road … oh well, opportunity will arise again;
• With the knee playing up & getting further tests done, have been visiting Dr when I can. Had a lung function test done, which found that Ventolin was relieving my breathing (surprise, surprise), so had to go & discuss with Anna, who ended up putting me on to Seretide - noticeable difference! Have two (2) puffs, twice a day, and I do not think I have used the Ventolin since! Bad news was no endone, only codeine phosphate, which are not as useful, so have wrenched knee again;
• I do not think that many people realise, nor do I have much capacity to explain, but $$$ is getting ‘too tight to mention’ - AUSTUDY dropped out, very unexpectedly, so I was left with $90 to last me a month … had to call on the food assistance people again :( still, have full shelves again - now just need to start using it up;
• Been doing some gardening - but never enough! So must stay focused & complete the little jobs. Have pulled out a lot of weeds - which is a bit of a drama with sore knees, with the intention of mowing them up so as to use them in the garden. But then have not been mowing for a bit - to be fair, just as the ground dries out enough to mow, a shower comes through & I have to start all over again Of course, this is a very good time to do garden maintenance, as it is quite cold & a lot of the sap has slowed down, if not actually stopped. Mind you, some of those natives - especially some of the creepers, just keep on growing;
• Discovered that there are some albums on iTunes, put out by ‘Double J’, that seem worth getting - one is full of ’90’s hits & the other is full of punk classics. Of course, now that I have purchased them & am sitting here downloading the tracks, I am thinking to myself that there are going to be a lot which are questionable, to put it delicately. Bit like Double J really;
• Twitter has been fun of late - one of my followers has engaged in some little hearted flirting (at least, I hope that this was so), another has taken umbrage at my use of ‘disingenuous’ and my comments re ‘Filthy rich & homeless’ seem to have elicited some responses; and,
• Have discovered some of the other works by Warren Ellis (Trees, Injection), which then led to Garth Ennis, he of Preacher fame. There is one that I am looking at the moment (Crossed) and it is an odd story - perhaps only to be expected, however? The premise of social breakdown, due to flesh eating, and yet they do do so much more, ‘zombies’ who seem to be learning - I have only just started - is curiously engaging, so I am looking forward to further volumes. Indeed, there is a certain irony (?) in that I picked up the volume at the local library, so I wonder if they will be getting all the volumes in?

Having said all that, I am struggling day to day, with some days worse than others, but I keep on striving for that elusive goal ... which continues to be nebulous & undefined :p