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Talk about a bad week

First, my attempt at joining another bowling league on Monday was met with disappointment, as they already had enough bowlers. I knew that was a possibility, but I was hoping.

Next, I discovered I had an infection in my eye, which on top of me not being able to wear my contact lens in that eye, is requiring an antibiotic and steroid treatment. Fortunately [or unfortunately depending on your perspective] I have monovision (I only look out of one eye at a time), so I should be able to cope better than most with one eye. It just isn't very comfortable. I'll know more this AM when I go for a bike ride.

Then this morning, I discovered my bank charged me a $12 returned check fee because of an error they made in copying the routing number from a check I deposited using the Chase Mobile App on my Android cell phone. Hopefully that error can easily be rectified, but that will be the last time I use that app.

One good thing sorta, I did get my Cruz bike back this week, but it wasn't fixed totally to my satisfaction. It will be OK, but I guess I can just add that to the list.

I've often heard it said, "when it rains it pours", which it did [literally] last Saturday, so maybe that was an omen of things to come, and I have had a pretty good run as of late, so I can't complain too much.

I'm just hoping things start improving now.
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