Well…darn, have been looking for a political topic sine I got back from the rides around 2 and it’s pushing three now so I may have to re-think how I’m doing this lately…I have been busy so maybe that explains it…started out with making the new batch of potato soup that came out pretty good with bacon in it…the problem is that I can barely taste bacon anymore and that sucks…then I did two rides back to back after lunch and I am a little sore from it…I would really like to have some relaxation time to just read but I’ll head out to the news sites first just to see if I can find anything to write about…more later…

Well…damn, I’m worn out today…slept through til 5am today but then I did get back to sleep until 7:12….I am pondering the idea that I may not get on the bike today…I hurt just about everywhere and slept on my right shoulder so that really hurts…okay, enough bitching…I feel good that I got some work done around here and I wonder how long it will be before the birds find the feeder this year? Need to open the blinds so I can see but not right now…seems like too much work…it’s only 32 out there right now and that’s too damn cold to go out on the bike…I am going to make potato soup today and then I may try to ride this afternoon but I do want to see the Lions play…and that’s at 1 and I’m getting tired of having a damn schedule every day…shouldn’t you be able to take some time to yourself when you get old? I guess not when you get fat and need to lose 10 pounds…I am going to find a political topic for today but that will be a little later since I need to go over to Mastodon and do a post soon….not much to do today…just soup and the rides…you know, I used to be satisfied doing 12 miles a day and now 30 is not enough and I wonder how that happened? More later…

Well…with being busy almost nonstop today, I just forgot to do a political one today…crap…so I’ll do this one and get off my ass to try to find a topic in the next half hour…I did get out on the bike today in the lowest temps I’ve been out in since early spring…it was only 40 degrees but I got through both of the rides and could still feel my feet and hands so that was good….had a quick lunch to finish off the turkey and then got to work on little tasks that I had been putting off for a while…cleaned both east facing windows in the living room so I could put the bird feeder up and fill it…then I took the couch apart to wash the cover that my daughter got me, rotated the cushions and beat them back into shape, and then vacuumed the rug and dusted a bunch, then got rid of the clutter on the coffee table and cleaned it….so I won’t have a lot to do tomorrow unless I want to clean my room up and get rid of the dust in there…and vacuum another rug….and get the clothes off the chair and put away…damn, I still need to make ice for cocktails tonight…oh, well…

Well…damn, that sucked…had probably the worst night of sleep I’ve had in a month with waking up at 2, 4, and then out of bed at 6:24 and I feel like crap and I think it’s from only doing one meal a day for the past 9 days…so I will do two today with finishing up the turkey for lunch and then making a BLT for later…it’s only 27 degrees out there right now and it looks like it won’t be warm enough to go out on the bike until almost 10  today and I need to get the rides done before noon since Michigan plays then….didn’t get much done yesterday and today will probably be the same even though I have lots to do…need to tear the couch apart and rotate the cushions today along with washing the cover that my daughter gave me since I’ve never washed it since she gave it to me in July….so that gives me work to do today and I’ll be cooking tomorrow with making the potato/bacon soup that I am really looking forward to that…going to make turkey soup later in the week and I may even go out and get another 5 pounds of bacon before Wed….will have room for it in the freezer when I take the turkey carcasses out….not much to do today…just need more coffee in me before I do anything else and it’s going to be a struggle to get moving…more later…

Well…got the grocery run in this morning and two bike rides then cleaned up the kitchen a bit but that’s all I did…oh, I did call my surgeon to see if I needed to get another PSA test for our meeting next Wed and his nurse said yes so I’m going out to the lab Monday to get it done at the lab out here…I sure hope this one is still negative or I’m not going to be happy since that will mean more treatment that I may not do depending on how aggressive they think it is…yeah, this is just what I went through with the initial one back in early September and I have to remember that and not react that way this time…either it will be bad or good but I’m betting on good so I can have a winter without worry….until the next one in another three months…and that goes on for a couple of years…damn, I want this whole ordeal over…

Well…coffee…coffee…just poured the first cup and I need it to work soon so I can get out for the grocery run by 8:15….slept okay last night but I don’t feel like it…I wonder if that means I didn’t sleep okay? I probably should have done the groceries yesterday since I’m not doing another turkey and don’t need to thaw it…but, I didn’t so I’ll just have to suck it up and do it today….didn’t get much done yesterday but I’ll have to get off my butt today and do something…not sure what but something…think I’ll clean the living room today to get the dust out of here and then vacuum the rug both in here and in my bedroom…and I need to get back to doing my core exercises today since I feel a little weak there…it looks like it’s raining out there right now and it is going to get COLD here the first part of the week and stay cold for almost a week…highs in the 30’s so the rides will be downstairs for a while…I would like to get to 3K miles outdoors and I’m only 50 miles away from that….not much to do today…just need to do the grocery run and try to get the rides in…can’t wait to cook something since I’ve had so much turkey leftovers for the past week…potato bacon soup and BLT’s for the next week…oh, and some breakfasts with eggs and bacon…more later…

Well…damn, I’m worn out today and it’s after 7:15 and just poured the first cup of coffee…slept okay but, of course, I don’t feel like I did….I did have an okay day yesterday and got the end of life stuff started and that is both depressing and relieving when I think of it…I did get two rides in yesterday and I’ll have to get going as soon as it gets light to get two in before the gale warning kicks in at a little after noon…the weather is going to change with high temps crashing down to the high 30’s next week…the wind is supposed to be 25-35 with gusts to 50 and that is what hurt me the other day….but the hip pain is gone so I’ll take it…not sure if I’m going to buy a turkey tomorrow with buying the 5 pounds of bacon yesterday and I am starting to get tired of turkey…I could make some potato soup and put bacon in it and make some blt’s and I have so much food in the freezer that I really should just eat out of there instead…and I could make the turkey soup so I think I’ll do that instead…so I’ll just need celery and onion…need to see if I have egg noodles in the pantry…not much to do today…need to finish off the turkey over the next two days and then I’ll cook over the weekend…think I’ll get a baguette to dip in the potato soup…this will be the fist time in many, many years that I won’t have a turkey for t-day but things change and I’m okay with that….more later…

Well…damn, the entire day got a way from me today and just didn’t have time to look at the news til right now and it’s after 6…I did get all my paperwork done this afternoon and did get a chance to get to DD for center cut bacon at 8 bucks for 5 pounds and that filled the freezer back up again so there is no room for another carcass if I get another turkey Friday…not sure if I’ll be able to keep it but there may be some things in there that need to go…I did get the chance to put the top down for running around today so that was cool but the temp is going to drop like a rock starting Sat so it won’t be down again this month…so I guess I’ll go out and read the news to look for a topic….more later…

Well…one of these days, I’m going to just noodle around here and do what I want instead of what I need to do…I am so tired of starving myself, forcing myself to get on the bike, and all the other things I do to try to extend my life and stay healthy….I wonder how long I would last if I just stopped? Okay, not going to do that….but man, I remember the days when I just let life happen and it felt good….slept okay last night but sure don’t feel like it this morning…it’s almost 7:30 and I’m still working on the first cup of coffee….it’s getting light and I will be able to get on the bike soon since it’s 45 right now…I do have the end of life seminar to do this afternoon to get my medical power of attorney set up and get my daughter set up as my emergency contact…and fill out my DNR paperwork…we have talked about how I want it handled when she was here but it needs to be down on paper…I had a damn squeak in the bike yesterday that I will try to fix with some wd before I go out today….need to clean the bike before it gets cold so I can lube it up for storage….not much to do today…just the rides and the seminar…it will be warm enough to put the top down on the car today when I run out to my doctor’s office…but that is not exciting me and that sucks….more later…

Well…running a bit late this morning but I’ve already gotten a load of laundry in and it’s just 7:30…but I’ve just poured the first cup of coffee so it’s no help so far…my hip still hurts a bit but I’m not sure if it’s the hip or a groin problem since it’s on the inside and not where it normally hurts…but I can walk with just a little pain and stiffness so I think it will be okay…I will be getting on the bike as soon as it gets warm enough and I wonder if I should try to do three rides today to make up for abandoning the ride due to pain….have to remember to wd the pedals since the left one was clicking and the idlers on the rear shifter are making a little noise…it’s only 34 out there right now so it will be a while until I can get out…looks like about 11 or so and I do want to get outdoor rides in for the next few days….then the temp crashes and I’ll be indoors for a while….didn’t get a lot done yesterday…no, that’s not true…I worked on the yard for 4 hours yesterday and that is part of why I hurt so much…everywhere…not much to do today…just going to ride and then figure out what else to do….should do some cleaning but I’m not too motivated right now….more later…