Well…I was disappointed last week when I read that they were going to move the trail across the point in the condo project away from the water even though they promised not to…but today, I had a pleasant surprise when I read that the developer and the mayor put out a statement that made it clear that the trail is going to go right back where it was and they are going to add a second bypass trail that people can use if it’s too busy across the point…and they made it clear that the whole of the property other than the marina is going to be open to the public with places to fish and just sit when it’s done…not sure how people paying a million dollars for one of the condos are going to react to that…I just hope that we users of the trail respect that this is people’s homes and treat it better than they do up here…so I’ll be riding on the trail by the end of July if they stay on schedule…can’t wait to see it…I did get out today to Menards to get lawn food, weed killer, potting soil, and some seeds to plant to get my garden started inside…not going to rush it like last year…

Well…it appears I’m in that backward progression in wake up times again…had a few days of waking up at 5:14 and today it changed to 4:14…in a few days it will be 3:14 and so on…slept okay but feel pretty worn out…as always…and I wonder if it’s from only having two bowls of soup to eat yesterday…crap, only have 8 minutes before i need to get on the bike downstairs and I really could use some time off…but I feel like I’ve gained a zillion pounds lately and I can’t wait til I can start piling on the miles outdoors…but rain is coming in today that will last most of the day…and the weird part is it’s coming in from the north since we’re on the back side of the cold front that came through yesterday…and that means there could be snow mixed in…and it appears it will be wet out there until around 5 this afternoon…but I should be able to get outside tomorrow in the afternoon and every day til Tuesday…not much to do today…just need to get on the bike right now and start thinking about getting on the yard this weekend since they are picking up yard waste starting this week…need to rake and get food on it since it is greening up pretty fast….more later…

Well…after being busy for almost a  week, I finally had an easy day today…just did the two bikes rides and weight work and then read quite a bit this afternoon…did get a call from  my doctor to set up a follow up appointment on May 3rd for updates on the surgery and I need to have another PSA test done before that but that is already scheduled so I’m ready for that…didn’t get outside on the bike today with the rain happening all day and now wind is being added for tomorrow…along with snow…we even had a 20 minute snowstorm out here today that left 2 inches that melted in about a half hour…weird, weird weather…but it starts getting better Friday and continues to Tuesday with even some 60’s in there…it’s about time…

Well…not sure how I slept last night…might have been okay but I woke up at a little after 5 again but I don’t remember if I woke up earlier than that…but how I feel says I did…feel like I’m in low gear but I know I need to get moving soon…only 32 minutes until I need to get on the bike but the two rides are all I need to do today…not looking forward to going downstairs in the cold today….and I won’t be outside since it is still cold and raining but the wind has died down after howling most of the night…I think I do need to eat more today after having a chicken tender sandwich and a bowl of soup yesterday but without an outdoor ride, it may have been just about right…and today will be just two bowls of soup….will be done with what I need to do before 10 and I am looking forward to that….to having a day that is not filled with tasks as they have been for what seems like weeks now…right now I need more coffee and to ease into the day…18 minutes until I need to get on the bike and I really don’t want to…but, I will…more later…

Well…I really don’t know how it keeps happening, but today was another day on the run that lasted til a little after 3 this afternoon…started with a ride at 7am that lasted an hour…then out for the grocery runs to get the carrots I needed for the ham soup…then back on the bike, then got the laundry started and got the ham bones in the instant pot for an hour that really takes almost two with it having to come up to pressure and then release it…then I cut the veggies for the soup and put those under pressure for 10 minutes…then I finished the soup and it came out really good as it always does using the recipe I’ve developed over the years….man, it’s pouring out here and the high winds are slamming it into the side of the house…maybe tomorrow will be easier? I sure won’t have to cook with two kinds of soup in the fridge that will keep me fed the rest of the week…and I’ve cleared some of the clutter out of the freezer so it was a good day…now I need to do the weight work…

Well…damn, I wonder how I went from sleeping through the night last week to not sleeping at all last night? Up too many times to count and feel so darn worn out that it’s going to be almost too much effort to do the grocery run this morning…but I want to make ham soup today and don’t have any carrots to put in it…need to get the first ride in before that and I’m hoping to get an outdoor ride in to keep up the 30 miles a day I need to make the goal…but the little weather widget just said “high winds today” so it may be a chore to go outside today…got a lot done yesterday and I’m easing up to taking a day off at some point soon just to get some rest…my allergies are really bad this morning with my nose running and head plugged up…when it warms up, I need to hit Menards for some deck wash to scrub the front steps and get the algae off of them…did that the first summer I was here but it grew back and now looks an ugly green…but that will wait until I get the hoses out and can spray it after I scrub…not much to do today…well, that’s not true…going to be running again today and won’t be done til late afternoon but that will set me up to have an easy day tomorrow….more later…

Well…man, it was a busy day today and it all got started with the first bike ride at 7am…then out to run some errands into town to pay my water bill and then over to the library for 3 more books…over to Meijers to drop off a prescription, and then a quick run over to DD to get some more turkey and I think I hit the best deal I’ve gotten there…I mean 1.25 a pound for thin sliced smoked turkey breast? That is a freezer filler and I need to find room in there for it…oh, and 1.99 for a pound and a half of bacon? Then back on the bike for the second indoor ride, lunch, and then on the outdoor bike for another 15 miles…got back from that about 1:30 and then just fooled around and started to read the new books that I am going to go back to right now…

Well…damn, I’m worn out today…and I sure don’t want to get on the bike but I will in 20 minutes…need to run an errand this morning to get a refill on a prescription and head over to DD for some roasted turkey for 2.50 a pound and I need to pay the water bill and pick up 3 more books to read…and I need to get an outdoor ride in before it starts to rain this aft…so I have a busy day ahead and I don’t want to have them anymore…didn’t get much done yesterday but it will be a day of accomplishments if I do it right…12 minutes before I have to get on the bike…I did get the potato soup made yesterday and made more than normal so it should last the entire week…not sure what the second meal is going to be for the week but I do need to start emptying the freezer some…I do need to make some ham soup in the instant pot to use up the celery before it goes bad so that will happen in the next couple of days…and that will free up some room in the freezer by taking the ham bones out…but that will be filled by the containers of soup…it seems it’s a never ending cycle…more later…

Well…after getting the outdoor ride in this afternoon, I settled in to read and had a nice afternoon…while I was getting ready to make some potato soup, I stumbled on an Eagles concert from the time after Glenn Frey died…and they had Glenn’s son and Vince Gill filling in..man, I’ve seen them live 3 times and I just love those songs…and got a little down that I’ll probably never see another concert…and that kind of sucks…and then Queen’s Wembley stadium concert came on…Freddy Mercury is just so damn talented…so the race is  coming on in 15 minutes so I need top get ready for that….oh, the mileage on the bike at the end of March is 1,888 so I only missed the goal by 112 miles and I blame the crappy weather we’ve had out here keeping me inside…oh, again…I did finish up the third book today so there will be a trip to the library tomorrow…

Well…I guess I’m back to normal with my sleep patterns after two days of sleeping through the night…up at 3:04, 5:11 and then up a little after 6…oh, well…man, I hope the coffee starts to work soon…can’t remember when taking the day off of everything looked so attractive but I won’t…and that means I need to get on the bike by 7:30…not sure why I’m still driven to keep this up at my age and 91 days of no rest is taking a toll….had an okay day yesterday even with getting wet on the bike and I think I’ll need to wash the rear shifter before I get on it today…I could feel the grit in the idler wheels by the time I got back here…I do need to cook today and I think I’ll do the potato soup later and make the ham and potatoes for lunch…every time I make a ham I have to make that dish with lots of ketchup on it…yeah, I know that’s weird but it just tastes like home fries…and I’ll use the last of the ham in the potato soup…it will be nice to have something different after ham for a week…not much to do today…just need to get moving and start the day and that is getting pretty hard…but I’ll do it…have to…more later…