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Week In Review - June 14, 2013

Today's Flag Day (US)...yay!

The weather this week has been sort of funky this week: very cloudy, rainy, and cooler than normal, though we did have a nice looking day on Wednesday.  It is supposed to get a nicer for the weekend, which is good because we have a party for Saturday and Dad's day on Sunday.

This week's training went well.  So far, did four workouts and had a great one this morning at 6AM.  The gym is only doing the 7:30am class tomorrow, which won't bode too well since I'm meeting the guys out after their dance social around 11:30-ish tonight at Applebees.  The plan in all likelihood will be to do the class in the morning, shower, and head back to bed for a couple hours.  It will be a strength class tomorrow and I hope I have the energy to push it.

In other news, I downloaded the latest Anthrax EP from iTunes this week, called Anthems.  It contains material from Rush, Journey (!), Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, and classic AC/DC ("TNT").  Some heavy metal purists may not find the song choices appealing, but I love it!  It's a great purchase if you like Hard Rock in general.

Speaking of music, I've been listing to a lot of Hard Rock lately...interesting.

Well, it's back to the grind for a few more hours, and then the weekend starts.  Unfortunately, it will be "chore night"...laundry, cleaning, and testing out an old guitar amp that I left at my mom's to see if it still works.
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