Well…this is going to be a short one since I need to get out the door =in a little while…didn’t sleep for crap last night with the thoughts of the trip on my mind and trying to remember everything I need to do to prep the house and me for it….and I need to shut this laptop down so the battery will last til I get through the TSA line before boarding…I’ll try to come back for another one when I get to Baltimore…here we go…more later

Well…after a little bit of work today, I’m ready to go on the trip tomorrow…got my early check in done and now I just need to shut the house down in the morning and head for GR…not sure if I’m going to get to one of these before I get to Baltimore but I will get to it at some point….I am finally starting to get excited about the trip even though it’s going to be a lot of work and I’m going to be completely worn out when it’s over but it is still so darn cool…I did notice that I have a loose toenail from whacking my left foot about a week ago so I put some super glue in my bag in case I need it…I did stay off the bike today since I didn’t want to have any chance of hurting myself and I really did need the rest…going to take it easy the rest of the day….have already gotten rid of all of the food out of the fridge except for the milk and I’ll put that out in the morning if there is any left….so, now I’m just going to watch the Lions…have already taken care of the car and put the battery box and coolant in the trunk in case I need them….

Well…up at the normal time today and that is around 6 or so…it’s the last day before I leave for my trip and I have details to take care of today….but not a lot of work so it will be an easy one…just need to give myself a haircut and clean up my beard but I can’t put my tooth brush in until tomorrow morning….I am a little apprehensive about flying tomorrow since I haven’t done it in years and things have changed….I think it’s going to be a relaxing day today with the F1 race on at 8 and then the Lions play at 1 so that will be a good background noise for the day….no bike ride today with the rain that is coming in and I wanted to rest my body anyway to make sure I don’t hurt tomorrow….I need to get some rest today and maybe even a nap later but I slept okay last night so that might not be necessary…will have to get rid of the perishable food later but I don’t have a lot of that since I planned for the trip….need to check in for the flight in a few minutes to make it easier at the airport tomorrow…not much to do today…just need to take it easy and get a few things done so I can get out of here by 8 tomorrow morning….more later…

Well…had another okay night of sleep last night but I’m pretty sore for some reason and it might be just from sleeping wrong…it’s cold in here this morning and I’m not sure why…it’s 57 out there and I shouldn’t feel cold…need to get on the bike by 7:30 this morning so I can be back here by 9 when F1 qualifying starts so I need to pour coffee down me and get jump started….and I need to remember to make a full pot of coffee tomorrow so I can have some Monday morning to get going…still have the high pollen warning on the bottom of the screen and I can really feel that today and it’s probably going to get worse as I get out and ride and then mow the lawn…it will probably be an easy day after the ride and mowing…don’t have much to do other than that and I really just want to get the trip started….have to make sure I do my rehab exercises today since I skipped them yesterday and I do need to keep up the healing…not much to do today…just going to wing it but need to watch Man U play at 10 so the mowing will wait til the afternoon….more later….

Well…it’s been a pretty good day but I didn’t get much done other than getting the flu shot and running an errand…I did clean the bathroom today so I’ll have a clean one when I get back…I think I’m having a little reaction to the flu shot but that’s pretty normal…my arm hurts a bit and my neck even hurts on that side but I’ll hit it with some biofreeze here in a bit to see if that will help…I do have everything packed but had to unzip the big part of the case to get my toiletries bag out since I forgot some stuff that needs to go in and I need to put my toothbrush and beard trimmer in…another race on tonight so that will be the entertainment for the evening….now it’s time to take it easy for a bit before the night starts…

Well…darn, went out to get my vaccinations this morning and found that the covid vaccine has been delayed at least at Meijers until the end of the month so I’ll have to get it when I get back…I did get my flu shot and that is a good thing sine the flu is increasing in the UK…I was going to mask up on the trip anyway so no big deal…

Well…that was weird…had probably the best night’s sleep in a year last night and I can’t figure out why…it could be that I’m done with doctor’s appointments until November…or it could be that the suitcase is sitting there all zipped up and ready to go….whatever it is, it felt good to only get up to the alarm on the phone at 1 and then back to sleep until 6…and the heat came on again last night since it’s only 48 out here right now…need to be at Meijers at 9:30 to get my covid and flu shot and then need to hit Target to see if I can get some floss and a couple of other things…will do the bike ride when I get back…going to mow the lawn tomorrow since it’s going to rain Sunday and this cut has to last til I get back….have to toss all the food Sunday night and put the garbage out to make sure this place doesn’t stink when I get back….not much to do today…just going to get the errands run and then take it easy for a bit…the coffee hasn’t started to work yet and I will be happy when it does….more later…

Well…had the second zoom call this morning with my surgeon’s NP for a check up and it went well…in fact, she was amazed at how well I’ve progressed after the surgery…no one gets to this point in 6 weeks so I feel pretty good about that and now I’m done with doctors until November 3rd when I have my yearly checkup…going to lose the weight back that I gained and will gain on the trip but that only give me a month or so to take 10 pounds off…so it will mean full 30 mile days and down to 1K calories again…I did get the suitcase packed but had to take a bunch of stuff out to be able to get the zippers closed so I’ll be doubling up clothes at some point during the trip since I didn’t have enough room for 9 full changes…only have 4 shirts and nothing dressy so no fine dining for me….and that’s okay…have been taking it easy on cocktails this week, waiting to start til 9 so I only have time to have one and that’s been good for me…going to get the new covid vaccine and a flu shot in the morning tomorrow and I hope they have Sternberg road finished so I can get to Meijers…okay, time to stop the water for the day and watch a race…

Well…remember this day…it’s the first day of this fall that the heat has come on and it is a little comforting to know this old house still works…I think the last time it was on was back in April so almost 5 months of sleep ended this morning….man, my allergies are bad today even with running the new air purifier overnight…my eyes are so dry and scratchy that I think I’ll need to use eye drops in a minute…slept okay last night but I’m feeling worn out again and I think that’s just from being so damn old….have another zoom meeting this morning and that will be the last one until November when I do the last follow up with my surgeon…I think then I’ll get the hand off to my GP and he’ll handle my care from then…it’s been almost a year since they found the cancer and it’s been a hell of a lot of work to be sick…I am looking forward to not having to think about it for just a little while…didn’t get much done yesterday and today looks the same with just packing and some cleaning to do…need to make sure I get all of the perishable food out of the fridge before I leave Monday so I don’t have any surprises when I get back….not much to do today…it’s too damn cold to get a ride in before the meeting so I can just take it easy for a bit…need to plug the tablet in so it will be ready for the meeting….more later…

Well…had a fun zoom meeting with the social worker on my surgical team this morning and it went really well…the only part I question is when she said I seemed “well adjusted”…oh, I think she meant to the changes that have come from the surgery…and I guess I am…things haven’t changed much from before the surgery other than I have to be careful at times to stay dry but, all in all, I do feel okay about the whole thing especially the whole no PSA after the surgery…so I’ve had a pretty good day so far…I do need to find a topic for the day in politics but I do have some things running through my head that just might turn into posts…we’ll see…