I’ve been thinking about how much time is “necessary” at day on the computer. The internet definitely makes some things in my life much easier. I use it to research just about anything that I need to gather knowledge on. But the extra time, the “TV” time as it could be referred to, is what I’m worried about. It is so easy blowing an hour on the computer with no long term benefits.

I hardly ever read the newspapers that come to our house anymore. Most of the time, the news is 12 hours old and I’ve already heard about it through NPR or on the internet. I can completely understand why most newspapers are in dire financial troubles. It is a dying breed.

I saw on a video on the Wall Street Journal’s Digits, that Proctor and Gamble have limited internet use for its 129,000 employees. Mainly Pandora radio, Youtube and Netflix. I can’t imagine owning a company that allows the streaming of Netflix movies. They obviously think it’s a big problem. It must be, because adding the amount of time people are spending on Facebook, along to streaming movies at work, I’d think the productivity of most employees have been reduced dramatically.

But, I’m just worried about my productivity. Actually, I’m not so worried about my productivity, I’m worried about my quality of life. I hardly watch any TV. But I do watch sports on the internet, which is virtually the same as TV. Mainly bike racing, but that doesn’t matter, it is sitting and watching instead of doing and participating.

I’ll eventually get the whole thing figured out. It is hard to try to come to terms on what is quality computer time and what is filler.

I usually read some of the WSJ, but a lot of the other times, the paper never leaves its bag.

Yesterday I rode nearly 90 miles. Adam Mills and Joseph Schmaltz rode over from Lawrence to my house. They had some coffee and we headed South to Overbrook, around Lonestar Lake and then I dropped them off in Lawrence before heading back to Topeka. I was mildly hurt on the way back. It wasn’t like I was running out of juice, it was something to do with my muscles. Kind of a reoccurring theme the last couple weeks.

I’ve noticed that Spring allergies kind of make my muscles work in weird ways. I’ve noticed it just enough, but have no idea how to remedy the problem.

Anyway, I got back and took Bromont out for a short run. I stopped by the Flying Monkey coffeeshop to get a coffee and the owner, Jeff Taylor, was there. That was around 6:30. Next thing I knew it was 11 and everyone was going home. I’m not too much into drinking lots of beer. But last night that didn’t stop me. A few other friends that I hadn’t seen in quite a while came and went. Jeff has an extra ticket for the Bruce Springsteen concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday. I’m trying to figure out a way to use that very ticket.

Anyway, I drank something around 5 or 6 Boulevard Tank 7 beers. It is 8% alcohol. I didn’t eat anything after the ride and only had a few handfuls of olives at the Monkey.

When I got home, I was sure I was going to be hurt today. Badly. But, I woke up this morning not so bad. Hardly at all. I think my body absorbed all the alcohol because of the long ride. Or something like that. Anyway, I like those types of surprises.

It’s raining here, so we’re not going riding until later this afternoon. I’m reading The Hunger Games, so I’m just going to do that until the ride.

I haven't seen the bike cops out this year. They were all over at the Flying Monkey this morning for coffee.

Cappuccino this morning. Very artsy.