Well…after not sleeping much the other night, I only woke up once overnight last night at 5 and was able to lie back down until almost 7 today…but that makes me late for getting going today since it’s 7:20 and I just poured the first cup of coffee…pretty sore this morning with not taking any ibuprofen last night and will be even more sore if I get the 4 rides I have planned in….it’s going to be warm enough to get out in shorts this afternoon but I need to get two in downstairs first…the little weather widget at the bottom of the screen say “record high” today and getting close to 60 in Feb is pretty damn weird…I remember when we regularly got below zero in Feb but we haven’t gotten close to that this winter…okay, now the widget just changed to “cold weather” and I really don’t know what to think about that…still have leftovers for today but tomorrow I’ll have to make another pizza and probably some potato soup that will get me until the end of the week when I can try some of the chicken tenderloins I got two weeks ago…and onion rings that are clogging up my freezer…not much to do today…just the rides are the focus for the next few days to get to 1,200 before the end of the month….more later…

Well…I was just reminded that I forgot to do a second one of these today so here I am…had a pretty good day today even without sleeping much last night…got two indoor rides in and then when it got to 40, I suited up and went outside in the cold and wind…man, it was brutal going out with the wind blowing 15-20mph and no sun when I left so that made it really cold and my hands were frozen by the time I got to the beach…but right then the sun came out and I warmed up nicely…when I came over the hill that leads down to the boardwalk, I could see there were huge waves on the lake today that were roaring so loud I could hear them over the Led Zeppelin that was playing in my earbuds…and with the wind blowing from the NW, I had it behind me on the way back and it was a lot of fun going hard in 24th gear all the way back…lots of fun…warm weather tomorrow so I may get 4 rides in…

Well…damn, up and down all night and I am just exhausted…and I am not looking forward to having to ride 30 miles today….or doing anything else for that matter…still only about 30 degrees  out here so it’s got to warm up a lot before I want to freeze my butt off for the third ride….got a few things done yesterday but for just one day, I’d like to have some time that is not scheduled…and I know it’s me doing the scheduling but I think the guilt of goals I have are getting to be too much…I mean I haven’t had a day off the bike since November of last year…and I’ll have 56 days in a row riding this year when I go down here in a few minutes…oh, well…I’ll stop bitching now…I do feel like my age today and I don’t like it one bit…still have leftover pizza and burritos for today so no cooking until later in the week….might make some more potato soup since I have a bag of yellow potatoes that need to be used….and I know I have to make another pizza to use up the cheese, sauce, and green pepper… so I’ll be bored with food for a while…and I’ve lost my sense of taste again so eating is completely back to fuel again and that’s not fun….more later…

Well…only did two rides today with the high temp never getting to 30 degrees so there was no way I was going to get that cold…didn’t really do much else but a little cleaning and giving myself a hair cut…made a couple of small burritos for lunch and will have one piece of pizza for dinner since I only did one meal yesterday….up to 1,083 miles and I need to get to 1,200 by the end of the month with 5 days left so that means over 23 miles a day for the next 5 days…so I may have to do two 3 ride days indoors even with Monday and Tuesday getting to almost 60 so I can do three outdoor rides rides on those days..should be able to do it but we’ll see…still have the weight work to do today but I think I’ll have an early dinner and do it right after I’m done…still, a pretty easy day…

Well..damn, it’s only 17 degrees out here and I really hope that this is the last bout of cold weather until later in the year…yeah, I know…it still snows into March and April here in Michigan but I can have hope, can’t I? Today feels like the day where I just wing it and take it easy but I just can’t do it and you know that….I used to know how to do that and was pretty good at it…oh, well…okay, it’s 16 degrees not 17…does that change anything? Nope…one thing that is a little weird about this winter is that we have not gotten close to zero when I remember February as the month where it got below zero a lot….but I’m not complaining….and this coming week is going to be about 60 at some point and I’ll take that any day….not too sore this morning even with getting an outdoor ride in yesterday…my hands and forearms did hurt last night but they are better today…although my fingers still feel numb from getting frozen yesterday…need to get on the bike soon but I sure want the coffee to work first…have about 10 minutes to sit here before I have to get going…not sure what the work is going to be for today but it will be something….I should start getting the basement straightened up and I may…who knows? more later…

Well…I did get out to do an outdoor ride today but it was cold…started out okay with it 40 and sunny, but by the time I got out to the beach, clouds had rolled in and the temp dropped into the thirties along with a cold wind off the lake…so I didn’t stay out there long…they have started to clear the sand off beach street so it looks like they are going to open it early this year….didn’t have a lot else to do today but I did get the stove and microwave cleaned and just finished up my weight work so that leaves me a couple of hours to read before the entertainment starts…had a nice clean bike when I left today but it is going to have to be cleaned again Sunday since I’m not riding outdoors tomorrow with the high forecast to be around 34…too darn cold for me…had two pieces of pizza for lunch so I’m skipping dinner today and just had some celery and ranch dressing in place of it…I’ll have some cheese and crackers later and that will keep me under 1K calories today….bean burritos tomorrow….

Well…it looks like this is going to be a two ride day with the high temp only around 35 and that’s too damn cold to ride outside…and tomorrow is going to be the same so I’ll have a little extra time to get some stuff done around here…need to do some meal planning or just go down to one meal a day again and that may be easier and help me continue to use weight…had an okay day yesterday but it was busier than I want…it’s 6:45 and I should be getting on the bike by 7 but I may wait a while since I only have two rides to do…I have to do maintenance on both bikes today but I have all afternoon to do it so that should be easy…I really do have to get off my butt and get some cleaning done today…or anything…have been such a slug lately…no, that’s not true…after three rides, making a pizza, doing laundry and washing the bike yesterday, that should be enough for anyone to say it was a productive day…but not me….I’m not sure where the compulsion to fill my days comes from but I’m getting tired of it…oh, well…not much to do today…have to clear out the fridge of spoiled food and I may make some bean burritos to use the tomatoes I have in there…not sure yet…more later….

Well…darn, another busy day again and I may have to re-think how I’m doing things…three hours on the bike every day essentially takes up all of my free time and I know that has to happen with my big goal on the bike…so what else can go? Not sure yet but it’s pushing 5pm and I’m still doing this when I should be reading and having some relaxation…started the day with getting two rides in downstairs, then straight into making a homemade pizza for lunch on the grill in the garage…then straight out on the outdoor bike in shorts it was so nice…and not having my thermasuit on gave me  a bunch of energy and I came back all the way from the beach in a sprint in 24th gear and that felt good…then I had to wash the bike since it was so covered in grit that you couldn’t tell what color it was…I’m hoping the trails dry out by Sunday since that will be the next outdoor day with cold coming in for Fri and Sat…will have to lube the bike in the next couple of days but it has to dry out first…so that was my day…oh, and the weight work and making dinner, too…going to thaw some brats to grill next week when it warms up…but right now I want to read a bit…

Well…darn, need to get moving soon and I sure don’t feel like it right now….so damn tired and I forgot to turn the coffee maker on….today is going to be a lot of effort with making a pizza for lunch but I need to get three rides in before that…had an okay day yesterday and got an outdoor ride in that left the bike covered in dirt as I was when I got back here…it was still a nice ride and the trails were clear and it looks like they will stay that way into March and I may be able to transition into only outdoor rides soon…but I will miss watching tv on the tablet downstairs….it’s only 31 degrees out there right now so it appears the outdoor ride will wait til the afternoon….have 14 minutes until I have to get on the bike and I need more coffee…going to do some cleaning in the kitchen today while the pizza is cooking on the grill…need to have a little more discipline around here to make sure I get things done…not much to do today…it starts here in a minute and I’m not sure I’m up to it….I am really craving a day off to watch old movies and just sit here…oh, well,,,more later…

Well…I normally look forward to warmer weather in the spring but out here that only means that the assholes will be thumping their bullshit music and that started yesterday….I am so damn tired of it…going to get to 1,000 miles for the year today but that means I have to get on the bike in about 5 minutes to get a ride in before the grocery run…I think the trails may be clear enough to ride on today so I’ll be checking that our today…didn’t sleep well last night but that’s normal so I’m resigned to that…doing the grocery run is going to be a chore today but it’s a chore every week so that’s not new…going to make a pizza Friday or Thursday…not sure which but I have a ton of pepperoni that I want to use on it…and it will be a good change from soups that I have been eating for weeks now…the weather widget says “rain coming” and I don’t mind that…the crocuses at the back of the house are coming up and it’s still February and that can’t be good…way too early for them and I think the frost that is coming this weekend is going to kill them…not much to do today…just need to get on the bike right now so I guess I will…more later…