March 8, 2021

 Monday March 8, 2021

Blog time noon at Panera

Slept in this morning until 0700.  Yesterday it was 12 at 0700 today it was 36.  What a change.

Light calisthenics at home before breakfast.  This morning Nancy has an appointment with her foot doctor.  She will postpone her morning walk until later.

It is tough to know how to dress for my bike ride.  I chose my normal winter outfit.  Big Mistake!  I was drenching in sweat when I arrived at Y.

The Y has one popular exercise class.  It usually has about 30 folks in attendance.  They have no other classes, not even the very popular spin classes. 

The Y is a long way from normal.  No drinking fountains, no towels for showers and  strict enforcement of the six foot separation rule.

I did my calisthenics and a short walk.  Showered before heading to Panera. I used my own towel.  Last week I bought two micro fiber towels that are fast drying and ideal for gyms.  Jury still out.

Panera was not crowded.  The old regulars are not coming back.

Sure sign of Spring.  The first cement boat of the season left Alpena for Detroit. 

In the winter of 56 I played in a men’s hockey league.  All the teams were sponsored by Mi beers, Goebels, Strohs, Pfeiffer, Frankenmuth, etc.  We played Tuesday and Thursday evenings.  A lot of the players were men laid off from working on the boats or construction.  One evening in March we noted that a lot of teams were short handed.  The seamen were called back to work.  The boat named Crapo had just left the Alpena Cement plant for Chicago.  Tommy Collins and I were very happy.  We got to fill in.  It was great playing two games a night.

This and that:

Enough already of all the Megan and Harry news.  Who cares about a couple of immature whiners.

President Biden will release his Gender Policy soon.  Pity the young White men who are accused of being the enemy.

CDC say small groups of folks who have been vaccinated do not need mask when getting together.

Our Democrat Governor and the GOP legislature are always fighting.  At times it gets nasty.  Governor Whitmer should take a lesson from former GOP Gov Milliken who also had to deal with a legislature controlled by another party.  Gov Milliken always a gentlemen was willing to compromise and was able to achieve many of his goals.  Killing them with kindness is not a bad policy.  Dictatorial attitudes never win.

As soon as I got home from Panera I took another shower.  Lunch and then headed down to office for blog writing and reading. 

This afternoon I made a quick trip to Meijer’s.  Bought yogurt and sugar free cookies.  Filled the Fusion up.  Gas was $3.00 per gallon. 

Nancy’s foot Doctor recommended she wear an apparatus to control her foot from flopping.  Nancy was not keen on the idea. 

The Doctor also looked at her bruised toenail.  He recommended using a salve on the toe.

For dinner tonight I had a bowl of Cheerios with strawberries.  Also several pieces of Irish Soda bread.  I love this bread.  Maybe I like it because it is loaded with sugar.

Watched some news before switching to Prime.  Watched another episode of New Tricks. Nancy headed to bed and I watched a 30 minute crime show set in southern Rural Germany.

Today we FaceTimed with AJ, Missy and Debbie. 

Temperature was still in 40s when checked front yard at 2200.  Tomorrow the temperature will reach 60.