Well…damn, I just can’t get started this morning but I just started the first cup of coffee so that might have something to do with it….it’s going to be a busy day today with doing the grocery run and making chicken masala later…was going to try to get a bike ride in before errands but just don’t feel like it…I did start laundry as soon as I got up and will get it in the dryer before I leave then I’ll put it away when I get back…if I go back to last year, I’ve been on the bike for over 30 days without a break so I may need a day off soon…or I could just ride every day to try to break my record of 186 days straight on the bike from a few years back…that seems a little daunting right now…had a good day yesterday and that strings a few together….and I can use a few more…the cold is finally breaking and it’s 19 degrees right now heading for a real thaw next week with temps in the upper 30’s to around 40 with rain so maybe some of the snow will melt…I can use a day or two off shoveling but that won’t start til tomorrow…not much to do today…have a damn headache right now that feels like allergies so I need to take something for it before I head out…should have no problem getting out of here today and then I’m in for the next couple of weeks if I want…and we are edging toward the end of the month that puts us one month closer to spring….more later….

Well…made the final new recipe today that is an Italian bean and pasta soup that came out great and will be added to the rotation…even with just a quarter teaspoon of red pepper flakes in 4 quarts of soup, it has a nice bite to it that I like…and I have a container to go in the freezer if I can come up with some space…didn’t do a lot today but the rides and cooking and I still need to do my weight work before I settle in for the night…I did talk to the Muskegon worker who is now plowing the alley instead of the private contractors they did use when he came by when I was shoveling out my short driveway…nice guy and after I told him I drive a Miata in the winter, he said he’d come by more often so I can get out for groceries…that was pretty cool…I did shovel and salt the walks today and it worked okay even though it never got above 17 out here…okay, still have a bunch of stuff to do before 7 so I need to get going….one last thing…my mouth didn’t hurt at all today and i was even eating normally…weird…

Well…it’s a heat wave…all the way up to 12 degrees this morning but the wind is shaking the house again…woke up at around 5 but was able to lie there for another hour just starting at the ceiling…no pain in my mouth today so I may be able to eat enough to support riding three times…the widget at the bottom of the screen just changed…it’s 14 degrees instead of 12….as I said, a heat wave….it’s nice to not have any doctor or dentist appointments until April after the extractions yesterday….it is so wearing to have to constantly have health crap to deal with…I do have to start thinking about meals for the rest of the week after not eating more than 400 calories yesterday…there is an Italian pasta soup recipe that is sitting on the top of the pile that I could make today before the chicken masala tomorrow….then I’ll have leftovers for the rest of the week….then I’ll be going back to some normal stuff to empty the freezer…not much to do today…just the rides and maybe some cooking…there are a couple of FA cup matches on around 3 so that may be something to take a nap to…more later…

Well…it’s still only 10 degrees out here and I made it back from the dentist with no problem…and the pain has been okay with only my left side hurting just a little but I have been so worn out all day and only did one ride…didn’t remember how much  just having teeth pulled took out of me…I even was able to eat a little soup…not enough but I can make up for that tomorrow as I plan doing 3 rides to make up for just one today…need to start prepping for the night and I am going to take an ibuprofen since my upper body is sore everywhere from all of the shoveling over the past week…so, it’s time to shut down and take it easy…again…

Well…damn, it’s still really cold out here with 9 degrees for a high today….so I warmed the car up before I went to the dentist this morning…I had prepared by charging up my jump box in case the car didn’t start but it fired right up no problem so that was cool…and I was able to get out of the alley but almost got stuck before I got the momentum I needed to get through…the roads were terrible since it’s so cold with ice and blowing snow that got to white out conditions at times…but no one was being stupid so I got there okay…after the trouble getting out, I was worried about getting the car back in the garage but I kept the momentum up and got the door open so I could just drive right in…even stopped at Meijers to get more bird food since I was almost out and the birds are pretty used to coming here…now I’m taking the rest of the day off as I wait for the pain to come from having two teeth removed…the bleeding has stopped but I don’t dare to eat until later…at least that is done and the 260 bucks for my end of the bill will be covered by the refunded copays from U of M that added up to 360 bucks so that was cool…

Well…up at about the normal time of a little after 6 this morning and I am still pretty sore from all of the snow shoveling over the past week or so but we only got abut an inch overnight so I don’t think I have to shovel before the dentist appointment this morning…still not sure if I’m going to be able to get out of the alley and the parking brake has been freezing up with the snow and cold….it’s only 8 degrees out there right now and I plugged my battery box in last night to make sure I can start the car today…might fire it up and let it run a while so I can shift it when I leave here…got a few things done yesterday and have a nice clean fridge to show for it…but I need to plan some soft foods for the next week or so since I won’t be able to chew much….probably won’t feel like doing much after I get back but I may stop at aldis and Meijers after the appointment to pick up a few things I need and then I’ll be in for the rest of the week….don’t have any room in the freezer for any more food so I’ll be eating out of there for the next couple of weeks…want to get one ride in before I head out so I’ll need to get going in a half hour or so…not much to do today…just the dentist appointment and the second ride when I get back here…and I’ll have to fill the bird feeder so that means i need to get 20 more pounds this morning…more later…

Well…just got a call from the dentist that they have a cancellation so my appointment for Feb 4th is moved up to tomorrow at 9:20…the two that are coming out don’t have an opposing tooth so they are not doing anything anymore and are both loose…taking them out may help control the infection…at least I hope it does but these will be the last teeth I’m having taken out…will just live with it from here on out…ouch….soft food for a couple of weeks….darn…

Well…it’s still damn cold out here and the lake effect machine is still chugging along and dumping more snow…got another 6 inches or so last night so I’ll have to shovel later but I’m still sore from the past few days…my elbows are screaming at me so I think I’ll coat them with voltaren before I go out today….everything from my waist up hurts and the heating pad is going to get a workout today…pretty worn out today and I really should just take the day off and clean…the fridge needs work and I should go over the living room to get rid of the dust in here but by the time I’m done with the bike rides it’s time for lunch and I’m pretty used up…it may be coming up on the day where I take one off sine I’ve been riding every day since the start of December….I guess we’ll see when the coffee starts to work….not sure when the grocery run is going to be this week with the alley not being plowed yet but I really don’t need anything so it could wait til Thurs or Fri…ate two meals the past couple of days and I feel so fat and bloated right now that I need to cut back again…oh, well…not much to do today…I really could use a day off to recharge but I won’t take one…but I am going to do the fridge today and take out the chicken I need for the masala….more later….

Well…man, it has been cold here all day and the temp is still falling…down to 12 right now and shoveling the snow has been a challenge with my hands getting numb from the cold before I had the entire job done…and it really hurt when they started to thaw under hot water…we’ve had at least 20 inches of snow here over the past two days and it’s snowing again with bands of lake effect snow setting up to dump another 8-10 inches on us…but it’s Michigan in January so all I can say is oh, well…have had the busiest bird feeder today and there has not been a minute where there wasn’t at least one bird on it…have a male and female Cardinal along with a Sparrow on it right now and it is cool that the Sparrows have found it…going to have to fill it again before dark and get more food on the grocery run Wed…if I can get out of here…they still haven’t plowed the alley yet so I may be shoveling 50 feet of it so I can get out…we’ll see…

Well…darn, we got another 8-10 inches of snow out here last night and it is blowing and drifting with the wind still gusting to 40…and they’ve extended the winter storm warning until noon today…looks pretty ugly out there and I won’t be going anywhere til late in the week…they still haven’t plowed the alley so I may be shoveling the end of it if I want to do the grocery run at some point….really sore from shoveling yesterday so I may have to take something for it before I go out for the next round today…and it’s only 16 degrees and it won’t get much warmer today….it would be a nice day to just hibernate but I have to get the bike rides in before Man U plays at 11:30…and the Lions play their first playoff game since the 90’s tonight so there will be lots of sports today….slept okay last night but was up and down most of the night and I wonder if that is why I feel pretty worn out this morning? I did eat more yesterday but that was only another bowl of soup…only have one more recipe that I want to try and that will be tomorrow since I still have leftovers for today…want to get back to some normal food after doing so many new recipes lately…I do need to clean the fridge soon and that may be today…who knows? More later….