Well…with the weather changing tomorrow, I thought I’d get in some extra miles so I did two rides inside and then two outside for a total of 42 miles today…biggest day of the year so far…and there were lots of cool things to see..when I went out Thursday, Muskegon lake was still completely iced over and Lake Michigan still had ice piles that were still 6-8 feet tall…but, with the 60 degree temps yesterday, all of the ice was gone from Muskegon Lake and about 75% of the ice in Lake Michigan was gone by the time I got out there around 2 pm or so….I wouldn’t have gone out for the second ride at all if I would have looked at the weather report to see what the wind was doing…on the way back from the first ride, it had increased to around 20 and was supposed to get worse and it did for a while…but then around 2 I looked and the wind was back down to 15 which is what it was for the first ride so I suited up and headed out…and it was better than the first ride and i flew coming back with the wind…but now it’s time for some tv…

Well…damn, the wind has been howling out here all night and it continues this morning…we had some thunderstorms roll through here last night and that is really weird for Feb in Michigan…the weather is going to make a huge change in the next few days going from almost 60 yesterday to in the 20’s Monday…so it looks like I won’t be able to get outdoors today….up at 5:23 this morning and I am so damn tired of getting up so early….just want to lie down on the couch and stop doing anything…but, I won’t….I do have to cook today since I used up all the leftovers yesterday and I think that is going to be bean burritos and some chicken pieces that I have way too many of….so, food that is bad for me but I’ve been good for weeks so I guess I can live with it…have been so busy lately that I really need an easy day to just live instead of doing, doing, and doing….but that will start after I get two rides in starting in 30 minutes or so…I do need to run an errand this morning since I need tomatoes for the burritos and a stalk of celery from aldis for some reason…maybe for snacks with some ranch? Not much to do today…just need to get going after I have another cup of coffee…man, I’m worn out…more later…

Well…darn, I’m a heck of lot busier since I retired and today was another one of those busy days…started out with getting on the bike a little after 7 and had all three rides in before 11…made some lunch and then cleaned up the piles of trash that the asshole renters left on the vacant lot across from their house…and there was enough trash to fill up 3 30 gallon trash bags…in the trash there were 52 half pint bottles of vodka, 60 red solo cups, and assorted food wrappers, diapers and over 40 water bottles…that took me almost an hour but now I don’t have to look at the trash when I go out to ride…after that I cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom, then did my weight work and i was done for the day about 3:30…so, an 8 1/2 hour day and that’s enough…now I’m going to watch some tv…

Well…man, I feel worn out today….I wonder if I need to adjust my effort level with being as old as I am? Up at 5:40 this morning and that follows the 4 am wake up yesterday and I’m sure that has something to do with how I feel…and not eating enough is part of it too, I mean 2 bowls of soup a day is about 800 calories and that has been 5 days now…but I am losing weight so I guess that’s something…but today ends that and I need to figure out the meals for the next few days…I know bean burritos are going to be part of it and there will be some pasta in there….and I did buy a head of lettuce so maybe some salads? Had a busy day yesterday but I hope today will be a little more relaxed…only going to do the rides and weight work and maybe clean the bathroom but don’t want to think about that right now…the wind is going to pick up this morning to almost 20 mph and that will make the outdoor ride a little tough…have 700 miles in for the year and when I do the math, there is no way to get to 7K for the year unless all I do is ride…and I wonder what is the point? Not much to do today…have 45 minutes before I need to get on the bike but first another cup of coffee…more later…

Well…after getting out of bed at around 5 this morning, I had much more energy than I should have so I got right at it and got on the bike around 6:30 after I had some coffee and got the first ride in then straight on to the grocery run and then back here by 9:07…then got the second ride in, had lunch, and then outdoors for the ride…back here and started the laundry and gave myself a hair cut, and just finished my workout at 4:30…so it’s been another busy day and I’m ready to be done but I had to come here and do another one of these to keep up the three a days I’ve trying to do…getting up so early has just worn me out and I need some rest…

Well….yeah, that last post wasn’t true…I did get out on the bike outdoors yesterday…the temp got up to 36 so I thought I’d take a short ride sine there was no wind and with the goal for the year, I really have to ride…can’t take any time off or there is no way I’ll get there…so, another 29 mile day and I’ve been up since 5:04 and can start another on here in a half hour or so…need to get a ride in before the grocery run so I can get two in before lunch…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but i do want to clean the bathroom today since I have dust in the shower again…and i still can’t figure that out…I know this is a dusty house but damn, you would think that the water would keep the shower clean…oh, well…still don’t have to cook today with leftovers still in the fridge but I will need to cook Friday and that is going to be pasta and bean burritos but I don’t think the green pepper I bought last week will be usable…darn…ha, we are supposed to get thunderstorms tomorrow night and temps over 50 before it crashes into the 30’s Sat…and that will keep me off the outdoor bike for 10 days or so…but there is no snow in the forecast as we grind our way to March…not much to do today…just the grocery run and bike rides…cleaning is still staring me in the face so I’ll try to do some of that, too….more later…

Well…darn, the temp is still only 35 degrees at 2:30 in the afternoon so there won’t be an outdoor ride today…the last time I went out at that temp with no sun I froze my hands and they took almost a half day so I could feel them again…so, only 16 miles today along with the weight work that I just finished…I really should have cleaned the bathroom today but there is going to be rain later in the week so I’ll do that Thurs…need to get the grocery list done today so I can do the run tomorrow but it doesn’t have much on it since I still have lots of freezer food to eat along with pasta once I finish up the masala and potato soup leftovers…I can actually move my right big toe today so it appears the water treatment is working…it’s even back to normal color from the throbbing red it was last week…

Well…darn, I’m out of steam already and have only been out of bed for a half hour…woke up a little before 6 and really tried to go back to sleep with no luck…everything hurts from the neck down to my waist and I know it’s from riding the outdoor bike…that uses different muscles from indoors and even my hands hurt….my right foot seems to be more flexible today and that’s welcome…damn, it’s a pain getting old….I realized yesterday that I have been lucky enough to take part in two housing price booms in my life…bought my first house for 11K and sold it three years later for 36K and bought this house for 90K and it’s now worth at least 150K and that is in three years too…weird…I’ve been stacking up the busy days here since the start of the year and I wonder when I can have an easy one? Not today but maybe soon…it would be luxurious to just do what I want but I’ve got 20 minutes to get on the bike so I can get both rides in before lunch…not much to do today…just the routine of bike rides but I do need to clean the kitchen and plan some meals for later in the week…the weather is going to hell next week with high temps in the 20’s…ick…more later…

Well…we’ve had two days in a row of sun here and i I am just amazed since we didn’t have any in January…my gout is pretty much gone today with drinking gallons of water since the pain started last week…and the toe is almost back to normal color, too, and that was the most concerning part along with the swelling…I did get another outdoor ride in today and I wasn’t cold at all so that was cool…so, it’s a little after three and I have everything done I needed to…had 1,900 bucks go out today with my house insurance, water bill, house taxes, and credit card payment…ow…oh, well…I am liking this small town more and more each time after running errands…to pay my bills and go to the post office took about 10 minutes today and in GR that would have been an hour trip…and getting out to the beach to take a look at the ice and sit on the bench in the sun with my water was just so relaxing…I sure hope it stays like this but I know this is Michigan and it is still February so we have more snow coming before we get into March…but not for the next week or so when the highs are going back down to the low 30’s…brrr…

Well…up a little before six this morning but I was in bed at 10 so that makes for a solid 8 hours of sleep…but I feel like I didn’t sleep at all I’m so worn out…but I haven’t had any coffee yet so that may recede after I do…I can’t believe how much riding outside triggers a new set of pains I didn’t have before…my hands, back, and neck hurt this morning and I am pretty darn stiff from getting 28 miles in on the bike the last four days…have some errands to run this morning after the inside rides but then all my bills will be paid until summer…but it hurts to have 1,600 bucks go out…have to start getting ready to drive to Ohio for the total eclipse of the sun that is happening on the 4th of April…will probably be my last chance to see one before I die and I need to do it…it looks like I’ll have to go as far east as Cleveland and just park in a parking lot…lots of driving for 3 minutes but everyone should experience it once in their lifetimes…I do need to order some eclipse glasses for it…not much to do today…need to get on the bike here in a half hour so I can get both rides in before 9…it’s a leftover day for the next 4 days but I do need to plan for after that…really have a taste for pasta and garlic bread so that will be later in the week….more later…