Well…damn, I’m exhausted this morning and I’m sure it’s from being up and down all night…and I just poured the first cup of coffee so that’s not going to help for a while…and I really do need to get on the bike before 7 so that gives me 21 minutes to get moving…the humidity is back and I’m sitting here sweating already even though the temp is only 67…I am going to go out to the beach today with summer winding down and there is a sense of urgency to it…another task to be accomplished that should just be fun…oh, well…I’m hoping that my legs will be better today after my right hip just howling at me yesterday but it doesn’t hurt right now so maybe…the heat is going back up to almost 90 until Sunday and then next week we’ll have highs in the 70’s and that will be welcome…still have leftovers for today with a dog and blt but I will have to cook tomorrow…some stir fry chicken I think and maybe just a chicken breast to make sandwiches since I have lettuce and tomatoes…I did make another jar of pickles yesterday and I’ll try it today to see if the 1 1/2 cups of vinegar is the way to go…more later…

Well…it was a pretty good day today and I got a beach run in after the successful errand…even went to aldis to get some chicken since they didn’t have the beef I wanted and I needed some new meals to make…so a stir fry this weekend to make some room in the freezer…it was fun out at the beach today with it almost empty and the water as nice as it’s been all summer…stayed in for a half hour and got some color today…the bike rides were tough after all the yard work yesterday but I took it easy this afternoon and I hope the stiffness I felt on the bike will be gone in the morning…and I think I’ll plan on the beach again since we’re quickly running out of summer…I really enjoyed cruising around in the car and I’ve already put 1,000 miles on it…and that’s about the mileage I put on the old car in two years…okay, time for reading…

Well…up before 6 again so I guess that’s the new normal and I really need to get going as soon as the sun comes up…not a lot to do today but an errand and then out to the beach…it got down to 62 overnight and that’s borderline to having to close this place up or wear a fleece on the bike to start the day…not too sore this morning and that is a relief after using the edger and mowing the lawn yesterday…I guess the ibuprofen I took yesterday helped…I do need to do some trimming of the bushes today or tomorrow and I think I need to trim some trees, too so I think I’ll fill a lawn bag…there is a nice breeze blowing through the house this morning and I hope the humidity stays low for a while…it’s been so sticky and I’m tired of having to have a fan on all the time…but summer will be gone too soon and I probably should just appreciate it while it’s here…2nd cup of coffee and I need to be on the bike in 15 minutes so I need to get off my butt and get going…it will be an easier day and I need that…more later…

Well…my day started at 6:30am with getting on the bike for the first ride, then doing the grocery run…and aldis didn’t have the wagyu beef I was looking forward to and I am a little disappointed but not too much…then to the library to pick up 4 new books, then back on the bike for ride 2, and then right on the yard work as soon as I got back…edged all the sidewalks and then decided to mow the lawn since it had gotten a little shaggy out front and finished everything up around 12:30…and I figured that was enough for the day so I’ve taken it easy since and read half of one of the new books…so darn sore from using new muscles today that I had to take some ibuprofen to just sit here but it feels good to have most of the yard work done…and it looks okay now…still have to trim the ugly bushes tomorrow but that will come after I run an errand and go to the beach…reading time…

Well…damn, up at 4:04 this morning and that is just not going to cut it…didn’t sleep well at all last night and I’ll be feeling it later…it’s going to be a busy one today with getting the first ride in, then doing the grocery run, and some yard work to try to clean up the edging so there won’t be a beach run after the 2nd ride…and I do need to hit the library to get more books since I finished off the 4 I got last week…it’s 6:15 and it’s still dark so I won’t be getting out for a half hour or so…and that will make me later for the whole day…oh, well…still need to figure out meals for the rest of the week but I do know I need to make some more pickles today so I’ll have some for burgers if I get the Wagyu beef from aldis….it was nice to get some rain yesterday but It was nowhere near enough to fix the 18 inch deficit out here so my yard is never going to recover…oh, well…need to get moving soon but I’m going to need more coffee first…more later…

Well…finally, we got some rain out here today and I even got wet on the bike this morning…and it’s storming here a little for like only the 3rd time all year…might even have to mow the front of the lawn later in the week…I should do the edger, too, but I’m not sure if my hurt ribs will stand up to that…they still hurt when I do the weight work so I’ll have to be careful…going to do the grocery/library run tomorrow and I think I’m going to buy some Wagyu hamburger at aldis for 4.99 a pound and give myself a little treat…have never had it before but I know that Wagyu beef is supposed to be the best you can get…so now I have to figure out what to do for the rest of the day since I just finished the last book a few minutes ago…I could clean the bathroom I guess or just do all of my normal things like making ice and setting up the coffee maker…I did start on the bathroom so maybe I’ll just do that…we’ll see..

Well…damn, up at 5:31 again today and that is getting pretty old…and I need to get on the bike before 7 to get two rides in before the rain comes in at 10am or so…pretty damn worn out today so getting going is not going to be easy…almost to 6,000 miles for the year so anything else will be gravy…with no goal this year I’m still moving forward but there is quickly coming a time when I won’t be able to do it and that sucks…don’t really have a plan for the day other than getting the rides in and making a grocery list that is not going to have much on it but I may buy some chicken breasts at aldis to make a stir fry even though I don’t need it…should still be eating out of the freezer and I’m going to try to do that…I wonder how long I could do that? A month? Probably should take inventory and plan some meals instead of just winging it…not much to do today…just going to finish the last book after the rides and make another batch of home made pickles…more later…

Well…darn, went out to the beach this morning but it was cool and started to rain before I got in the water so I just buttoned the car up and came home…it did rain for about 15 minutes and by that time I was already on the couch reading so no swim today…and it looks like none tomorrow if it rains like forecast…ha,ha…yeah, I can’t believe I wrote that either…it doesn’t rain out here other than the tiny sprinkles like this morning…and  forgot to do my weight work so I need to get on that right now…and then read a bit…I did pay my 1,000 dollar car insurance bill this morning and that stung a little…and I have summer taxes due in Sept…ouch…oh, well…need to get lifting…

Well…damn, just spent a thousand dollars on car insurance for the year and that stings a bit…oh, well…didn’t sleep much last night and I’m feeling it right now…so I need to pour coffee down to be able to get on the bike by 7am and the two rides are the only thing I have planned for today…not sure if I’m going to the beach today but probably…don’t have to cook today but I am going to toast a bagel here in a minute…my thumb has started to heal and doesn’t hurt much but I’ll check it before the rides to see if it will still bleed…it never got under 77 overnight and I’m already sweating with the fan on but it’s not supposed to get to 90 like yesterday and we may have some rain coming tomorrow…yeah, that made me laugh, too…it doesn’t rain here…I should clean the bathroom and kitchen today but I’m not sure if I will or not…doing anything in this humidity is a big chore and I’ll end up soaked from sweat…I am getting tired of everything being damp including me…not much to do today…just need to get moving and toast the bagel so I can get on the bike when it gets light…more later…

Well…with the damn heat, I was going to take the day off after the rides but I did get a few things done…well…two things anyway…did the laundry and made another batch of pasta salad so I’d have a side to go with everything else…the pickles I made came out really good…like a spicy Clausens and I think I now have that recipe figured out, too…going to up the vinegar to 3/4’s of a cup for the next batch to give it a little tang and use tons of the pickling spice since that gives it the bite I like…going to make another batch with the 49 cent cucumbers I got at aldis last week..I don’t think I remember bleeding for an entire day after cutting myself but I can now change the bandage without blood just running out of the cut but I still need to be careful to not use the thumb much until it has a few days to heal…I was able to shift the bike using the side of my thumb with no pain and that’s what I was worried about…okay, time for some trashy tv…