May Showers

It's another cool, damp morning in the Ozarks and it is forecast to rain throughout the day. Although there is plenty of outdoor work to be done, I doubt I'll accomplish anything today. I'm not stressed out about it. I may try to assemble an arbor that I ordered for our landscaping. I also bought a rose bush for one side of it. A friend gave us a wisteria plant for the other side. 
The arbor arrived Monday. Assembling and mounting it will be a task. Perhaps I'll post pictures when it's completed or after it is covered by plants. I'm looking for a bench that will probably be more decorative than functional.

I had an annual physical on Monday. "Annual" was their word for it based on the type of exam. It's a bit of a liberal use of the word since it has been more than five years since my last one. It appears that I'm pretty healthy for a fat, old guy. I need to bring the weight down and my blood pressure is also creeping upwards. I need to get those down to keep from having to take daily meds.
I expect results from the blood work to be okay and I need to schedule the dreaded colonoscopy since it's been five years since my last one.
I need to do more than the daily activity of yard work as well as managing my diet better than I have been. Maybe I'll get back to walking. I have the exercise cycle downstairs I can use, or I could air up the tires on my actual bicycle and ride it. My issue with actually riding a bicycle is there are too many hills around here for an out of shape fat boy. Any way you look at it, I need to do something more than I have been doing. It's pretty tough to lose weight while sitting on the deck, smoking cigars, and sipping bourbon. My doc agreed with that thought.

Next month I complete my 62nd trip around the sun and become eligible to collect my Social Security check. Ain't life grand?

John