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It's been pretty boring lately. I have been doing a lot of bike riding, managing to get 700 miles in last month, despite the week of rain in January, but after a 3 week hiatus, the rain is back today, and I'm house bound. I could have gone to the gym, but I just wasn't interested.

Have I mentioned before, how much I hate the winter?

Plus there's been a dearth of idiotic posts on the message boards for me to write about lately, making things even more boring, and leaving me with nothing much to comment about.

So here I sit in front of my computer trying to invent something to write about, without much success, I'll add, while I wait for Verizon to come and install my new FIOS internet and TV service. I just got fed up dealing with the audio dropping out constantly on my Direct TV whenever I watch something in HD w/Dolby, and Direct TV's only response is to adjust and remount the dish.

Oh well, I may just end up going to the gym anyways [but I doubt it], as it looks like Verizon isn't going to get here in time to complete the installation of my new service today. It's already after 3 PM, and if they think I'm going to sit around for another 4 hours while they install it tonight, they better think again.

At least they called earlier to tell me they were running late. I'm sure the rain is causing some installation issues, and I know I wouldn't want to be working in this kind of weather. It's not much of a consolation, but it is something. We'll see how they handle the reschedule.
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