Well Wednesday was a different day as I had an early morning appointment at the VA for a blood draw and then off to the Ford place for service and new rear brake pads for the truck which finally got me home around 11:30. The skies were gray with the threat of rain but that was about it until late afternoon when we got a couple of small shower. I did hand water at least once during the day as we are supposed to get rain from this hurricane off the east coast of Florida which is skimming the coast line.
I started the day much the usual with a 6'ish roll out to my routines of some quiet time after posting this ramble to give thanks for another day. I wasn't able to ride my bike to the rec as I missed my pickle ball play for the day. The blood draw when well at the VA as they took several vials of dark blood. The drawer mention how dark it was because of the iron which she said was a good thing as it carries the O2 to my cells. That was good to hear. The service tech mention the rear brake pad were thin and was close to getting to the rotors but no damage yet so I had them changed along with a checkup, oil change and tire rotation.
I had eaten an apple after the blood draw and then a bag of salted peanuts mid morning and the some left tacos fixin's around 1 for a late lunch which held me the rest of the day. I'm hoping to shrink my stomach enough that I will feel full and not eat as much and thus lose a few pounds especially around the mid section. I felt great the rest of the day and evening. I read the afternoon away with a new read and author who reminds me much like Vince Flynn. He is Jack Carr and his new book THE TERMINAL LIST is a real page turner and his main character Reece is much like Mitch Rapp who was Flynn's hero. Reece loses his squad and family to corrupt folks and his goal is to make them pay with their lives.
We headed out around 5:30 to St.Pete High for Ava's preseason game against a decent team who lead by 7 pts at the half but the turn around came quickly when they put a full court press on and quickly took the lead and won by 30 pts. What a difference the second half of the game. Ava played well with her great defense and hustle and she should of had more pts but the ball just would not drop. We had rain on the way down and then some through the night and this morning its windy with some showers, LATER
