Ebay, Rocky, Flat Tire and 1982.

It's 7:30 pm on a Sunday night. Jay is out in the garage watching the race and working on his chopper projects, he has two of them going at once. I'm sitting down here in the big room/office. Rocky III is on tv. That movie came out in 1982 and I can remember going to the movies to see it. Mr T just knocked out Rocky. I like watching 80's movies. The clothes, the music, it brings back all the innocence of that time. I think the 80's was the last of the innocence that came after World War 2. There was a sense of hope and dreams through the 50's, 60's, 70's and finally the 80's. The 80'd ended and suddenly the party of the American life was over. It just got more and more expensive to live, corperate greed was on it's way to spiraling out of control, the idea of working at a job for most of your life and getting a pension was gone, factorys were shutting down and jobs moving overseas at a pace that would only accelerate in the new millinenum. Like Prince would sing, 'gonna party like it 1999.' Yup, the golden years were over and the innocence gone, especially for the younger set, kids and teens. There little lives would be scripted and micromananged and playtime would be scheduled.
Ok, enough of that. I just like to sit and remember how fun it was. I just wish I had known how precious it all was. I would have enjoyed it more.
So I'm sitting here listing stuff to sell on ebay. One of my items has sold and it looks like the other two will sell. I'm just gonna keep posting stuff for the next 4 weeks and try to sell as much as possible.
I have too much stuff. I was gonna sell some jewelry but I wait till I'm old and really need the money. It doesn't take up much space.
I painted the frame on the picture window Saturday. Boy was it beat! The wood was starting to get soft in places and I had to do alot of filling and sanding. But I got it all done and two coats of blue paint on. I was so sore from going up and down that ladder. And then it rained hard last night. Wow, just in time!
I finished up today and removed the tape and sealed all the edges and started sealing the seams in the house. I also cleaned out a nearby gutter.
So this week I'm supposed go out with Marie and Bobby Jo. Bobby Jo wants to be an artist agent! So we get to go to all the opening, dress all eclectic and artsy, and network with the trendy $$ folks. We get to wear all our neat stuff! Dressing up will be half the fun!
So otday after I got through with the window, I went mt biking. I had a route all planned, about 10 miles, part of it trail riding. I head out and do much better than I did last Sunday. I had more energy was able to get up most of the hills without stopping. Then I get to the trail head and turn in. That's when it got interesting.
No one had been on this trail all year. It was completely grown in but I forged on. Then there were two streams I had to cross. To get across a stream around here, you have to go down a steep slope, get the bike across the water, the push the bike up the other side. I had to go this twice and these up and down hills were very steep.
I did get a ride a little but it mostly pushing the bike though the thick brush that had filled the trail. I finally get to the other side, go out onto the pavement. I'm rolling along, the sun is setting, I have about 2 1/2 miles to get home and the rear tire blows out!
Jay had to come and get me. I got home and went for a hike. All toll, I worked out for 2 hours today.
Wow, 1982! The night I went to the movies to see Rocky III I was 22 years old, my parents were still alive and I lived at home. I had my whole life ahead of me. I had no idea what lay ahead. No one did.