Well…it is really weird to wake up with no sense of urgency to get things done….have a few days of enforced rest that I have to endure and I’m not sure how to do that…yeah, I know most people would love that but it’s just not me…but, I’ll live through it and maybe might just enjoy it….the sun is really red this morning from the Canadian wildfires and it looks pretty cool but I know a lot of people are suffering from the smoke…haven’t smelled it here but it’s close…got enough work done yesterday before the biopsy that I really don’t have much to do today…going to go out and try to sort out the propane tank stuff this morning and if I can, I may cook some chicken on it later today…but it looks like I’m going to have to refit the hoses too and that will take some doing….still pretty damn sore from yesterday but it’s starting to get better and I hope that continues…I did sleep okay last night with only waking up once and not getting out of bed til 7 and that makes a solid 8 hours but I don’t think that made up for the deficit from Sunday night…that should happen tonight…not much to do today…just the propane tank errand and then I’m taking it easy for the rest of the day….more later…

Well…finally, the biopsy is done and I’m home sitting on my couch with a big glass of ice water watching some Indy practice…this one hurt a lot worse than the first one and I was gritting my teeth all the way through it…and there is residual pain that I didn’t have the first time…I will be off the bike for a week the way it feels right now…should have the results next week and I can’t wait…

Well…damn, that was probably the worst sleep I’ve had in a year…went to be at 11 but just laid there tossing and turning until I got out of bed at a little after two…then back in bed for more tossing and turning until almost 4:30 and then up at 6:13…I am worn out and there will be a nap after the biopsy this afternoon…damn, the heat is still running on May 22nd and it is only 45 out there and I am so tired of it…froze my butt off in bed last night and woke up shivering and I still feel cold…but I need to get on the bike by 8 to get a ride in before I mow the lawn…and I may try to do a second ride if I can get the lawn done by 10:30….I’ll be off the bike the rest of the week with the pain…made the mistake of getting on it three days after the last one and that really hurt…didn’t get much done yesterday but I’ll be racing this morning to have everything done before I jump in the shower and make lunch around noon to be at the appointment at 1…at least there is no wind out there today so the rides will be okay…I think I’m going to buy a new tank for the grill tomorrow and get it filled so I can start using it…a grilled burger would taste good or some pork chops later in the week…not much to do today…not going to be a fun day today and even with being good last night I feel worn out already…more coffee and more later….

Well…have been  looking for a topic since I got off the bike at 11 and I am not having any luck…this is harder than it looks…after doing almost 11,000 of these, coming up with topics has gotten pretty hard lately…and I don’t want to talk about the idiot trump anymore until they lock him up for the rest of his life…but, I’m going to keep trying this afternoon so I could surprise you with something new…stay tuned…

Well…man, up at 6:23 this morning and have 50 minutes to get on the bike to get two rides in today…but it’s still too cold to go out so I guess I’ll have to wait…and you know I’m not good at that…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will be the same with final qualifying for Indy this afternoon….and there is a nascar race on later…I am getting a little anxious about the biopsy tomorrow and knowing this week if I’m dying or not….just getting so damn tired of this crap and treatment hasn’t even started yet…had two meals yesterday and I am feeling so guilty of eating so much so I may just skip eating today…I don’t know why I’m even taking care of myself at all if the biopsy results are bad…some of the seeds in the garden annex have come up so it will be interesting to see what they are and if I actually get any veggies from them…the first flowers are getting ready to bloom out back and I can’t wait to see them….still don’t understand why the tomatoes are dying in the garden and I may not get anything from them this year…I don’t need the stress of looking at them gradually turning white….not much to do today….need to get on the bike soon but it’s only 49 and that’s too darn cold…and I’ve only had one cup of coffee and need a heck of a lot more than that….more later…

Well…damn, I forgot to set up the coffee maker yesterday so now I’m waiting for coffee and I don’t like it one bit…and it looks like another wait day to get on the bike since it’s only 49 out there and I need it to be 52 or more…woke up at 4 today but didn’t give up and stayed in bed til a little after 6…man, I’m worn out today with only one meal for two days in a row and my damn gout is flaring up for some reason…thought I’d had enough water with drinking all day but I have to do better after the coffee that is brewing….it’s a big race day today with Indy qualifying and the truck race from North Wilkes so I need to get the rides in as soon as the weather allows…didn’t get much done yesterday but I do need to feed the garden today and try to keep it alive…the garden annex at the rear corner of the house has started to sprout and I have cukes, parsley, and lettuce up so far…not sure if the chives and beans will sprout but I’ll take whatever I can get with the garden trouble this year….not much to do today…just need to get the rides in and the garden work but I think it will be an easy day…more later…

Well…I really hate getting late starts to my day…the rain came in overnight and continued this morning so I couldn’t get out on the bike until 11:30 and I didn’t get done til after two and that is just too late…and then I had to hose the bike off since it was covered in grit and sand and the shifters start to hang up with all of that stuff in them…and that is just too darn annoying…and I’m having problems getting the seat set right and I’m not sure if it’s the foam getting old or not…it’s the seat from the old black bike since the new one started to come apart at the seams and I haven’t repaired it yet…tomorrow is going to be strange with runners on the trail out by the beach for the “adventure” run that is set up in the park and on the beach and I may have to just skip that part or wait til after noon to go out and that isn’t going to happen…wow, watching Indy practice and these guys are going into the turns at over 240 miles an hour…and averaging 233…that is ridiculous fast…okay, going out to adjust the bike…

Well…up at 6:07 this morning and I think I slept okay but don’t remember any dreams so that means it was a little light…going to have to sit here for a while today with the rain that is coming in but I may go down and ride indoors for the first one and then go out later for an outdoor one…but I just poured the first cup of coffee and that is going to have to work before I do anything…didn’t do a lot yesterday but the rides and I’m going to take a bit easy today…my left leg was howling in pain last night with that Achilles problem I’ve been having along with some calf cramps so I laid the heating pad out and stretched my leg out over it…I think it may have helped some but the stiffness is still there and I wonder if it just needs some rest…I hope it rains a lot since my lawn is drying out and will be going dormant without it….not going to water it at all this year and, with the dry conditions for the next week, it is going to be tough on it…the little weather widget on my bottom banner says heavy rain soon so I’ll keep my fingers crossed…not much to do today…I do need to figure out what to cook for lunch today and I may make the pizza I have in the freezer but I have some sausage thawed that should be used….maybe on the pizza…we’ll see…more later…

Well…finally, a day that I didn’t work too hard and I needed it…got the rides in but had to wait for it warm up around 10 to get out and it was still only 50 when I went…had to charge the mp-3 play back up to have it last through the second ride so I sat here and waited 15 minutes before going back out…got that done a little after noon and made lunch…and I think my taste is getting better since I could tell that lunch was marinated chicken thigh and I could tell that I had ketchup for the tots…made toast in the morning and I could taste the bread and peanut butter some…so I’m going to keep my fingers crossed it keeps coming back…it was really nice to taste again and I didn’t know I missed it so much…had to do the monthly maintenance on the bike when I got back from the second ride and then take care of the garden….but, I had everything done by 2 so that wasn’t bad…but, ,my left Achilles is howling right now and I have no clue why…both of them have been painful and I wonder if I just need some rest for them…might get that tomorrow with rain forecast most of the day….fingers crossed…

Well…up at 5:53 this morning but I think I woke up at least once around 4 or so…probably should consider that a good night since I don’t feel too bad right now…I sure hope I’ve figured out why I’ve lost my sense of taste and it comes back soon…eating without flavor is just not worth it….I can kind of taste the coffee today so there is some hope….it is damn cold out there and the heat is running near the end of May and that is wrong…got down to 40 degrees last night and I guess I should be happy we didn’t get the freeze that they got in the thumb area…not really giving up on the garden but there won’t be any tomatoes this year and that is disappointing since one of the great enjoyments is slicing up a fresh tomato just off the vine and having it with just salt and pepper…things change I guess….don’t have a lot to do today unless I want to tackle the kitchen and I might….but right now all I want to do is sit here and have more coffee….it’s going to be a long wait to get on the bike today….the temp needs to come up almost 10 degrees so I guess I sit here for a bit…more later….