Well…I’m shaking my head at how damn predictable I’ve become lately…when I got up this morning, I really was thinking about not getting on the bike today…but I did for the first ride while thinking that I was only going to do one today and was going to put the bike away and take the rest of the day off…but when I got back here, I didn’t put the bike away but still thought of only doing one ride…but, as always…I had a cup of coffee and then got right back on the bike for the second ride…I wonder why I even think about riding less than two rides? I never do less and it would save me some energy to think about something else….or not think and just be…that is hard….more later….

Well…that was better…no damn noise out here last night and I had a pretty relaxing night…but I don’t like nascar putting races on at night since I feel like I have to watch them…especially Bristol, and it just feels like I am not as entertained as I used to be….when I have lots of shows sitting on plex, it just feels wrong somehow…slept okay and heard the rain even with earplugs in but I was sure hoping it would rain today so I could just take it easy and stay off the bike…but it’s done it appears so I’ll get out by 8 or so….my back has been sore lately and I don’t know how I hurt it and it reminds me how it used to hurt all the time when I was younger….I do feel better that I finally got some cleaning done yesterday and I hope to build on that today by doing the living room before the Lions play at 1…not sure why I’m watching them since the still suck as they have my entire life but it might be a good thing to take a nap to….the weather looks like it’s changing over the next few days to more fall like and I really don’t mind that…I’m tired of sweating all the time but I will need to start getting the fall clothes out soon if I can find them…I am going to have to get up in the attic to smooth the insulation out and put a set of hinges on the door but I am going to wait til it’s cooler for that….and I want to put some weatherstripping on the door, too, to keep the cold air from coming in….not much to do today…just need to get moving here soon when it gets light but I need more coffee first…maybe I’ll just do one bike ride today….not feeling it right now but my weight loss has stalled and won’t get better if I don’t ride…more later…

Well…finally, got off my butt and got started cleaning up this place….got the stove done first and then took on the fridge to get rid of all of the 3/4 empty pickle jars and old mustard containers and the rest of the old stuff…then I cleaned all the shelves and drawers and the rest of the inside and organized all of the food so I can find it….took a big bag of stuff out to the trash bin and filled the kitchen trash can so I will need to put the trash out Monday so I should get the tomato plants out too and then get started on the doors in here…and I will…but, I’m done for the day and need to think about what I’ll have for dinner…thinking big salad with lots of tomatoes, green pepper, and onion with ranch…oh, a little shredded cheddar, too….yummy…

Well…that sucked…the assholes up here all decided that last night was a coordinated attack on the quiet up here and I had to make three calls to central dispatch…one from my bed when the earplugs didn’t even block out the noise…and that meant I was not going to sleep at all and didn’t…up at 3:04 and then up again at 5:36 and finally out of bed at 6:30 and I feel like crap today….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but  cleaning myself up and picking the last of the tomatoes so I can take the rest of the plants out Monday to put them out Tuesday…and that means I have to cut the remaining flowers down but not pull the roots out since some of them are perennials that I hope will grow again next year….it’s 7 and it’s still dark out there so I won’t be getting on the bike til around 8 and I have to get used to it taking up most of the morning to get two rides in….or not do two rides? Nope, I have to do two…there is no choice….I do need to clean the living room today and do the couch shuffle to rotate the cushions so the wear is even and get the rug vacuumed and do the one in my bedroom since everything has sand in it from all of the beach trips…damn, I’m tired just thinking about it….more later….

Well…with the high humidity out here today, I almost went out to the beach but I thought better of it and thought I’d stay here and work on the house…to clean anyway since the kitchen needs work and I have been putting it off too long…and I think I’ll strip the rest of the tomatoes off the plants and make another batch of pasta salad after I cut the celery up into sticks so I don’t throw half it away…and I do need to clean myself up and give myself a haircut and trim my beard…and I need to do that before soccer comes on at three…so I should get off my butt and get to it but I have one more cup of coffee to have and I want to read the news for another topic…

Well…you know, I do wonder at times what would happen if I just stayed in bed all day…would anyone notice? Probably not but that probably applies to just about anyone who is retired…hmmm….woke up before 5 this morning but was able to lie in bed until after 7 and now I’m running late to get out on the bike before 8….the rides yesterday were just so tough to get through and I think today will be the same with how I feel right now….can you wear out a body? I sure feel like I’m getting worn out but I worked a lot harder when I was young and didn’t wear out so maybe it’s just getting old…..I did get some cleaning done yesterday and I’m going to continue that today with working on the kitchen and maybe even taking out the rest of the garden but I’m not sure if I have enough bags for that….and that will end the tomatoes for the year but I have a new head of lettuce that needs to be used and I need to make another batch of pasta salad….damn, I’m tired….not much to do today…just the rides and cleaning and that seems like too much work right now….crap, feel pretty depressed and today is going to be a struggle…but nothing I haven’t gone through thousands of times but that makes it a little harder…oh, well…let’s go….more later….

Well…damn, I’m sore this morning and I knew it was going to happen with all of the work I did yesterday…and my allergies have flared and I have been sneezing all morning…I feel miserable and I sure hope it gets better soon or today is going to be a chore….it’s almost 7 and there is no way I’m getting on the bike soon….and that’s okay since it’s all I have to do today and I can take my time….I do have to take the last of the tomatoes off the plants and start getting them bagged up to put out but I probably should wait til Monday to do that so I don’t have the bag stored in the garage…but it’s supposed to rain Monday so I may do that over the weekend…I did get 5 pounds of Johnsonville smokey cheddar brats yesterday and I can’t wait to try some of them…and I got a couple of containers of black forest ham for 1.49 each so I have food for the next couple of weeks…but I do need to clean my fridge to make some room in it today….and there is no room in the freezer so I won’t be buying any protein for a while….not much to to today…all I want to do is sit here on the couch for a while and I think I will…have just started the first cup of coffee and I’m going to need two just to get jump started and even think about getting on the bike….and it’s still dark out there at 7 so I probably won’t get out before 8….I feel pretty damn old today…and I don’t like that one bit….more later….

Well…damn, just finished another busy day and it is almost 3:30…started out at 8 with the grocery run to three stores and then back here to get two rides in before noon, then got the laundry in as I did the second one of these and had lunch, then decided to mow and edge the lawn as I waited for the dryer to run….with the annoying velcro failure of my right riding glove…yeah, how the hell does velcro fail? It looks like all of the loops unraveled in the fuzzy part of it so I took some of the new stuff I bought to fix my hat the other day and sewed it over the failed stuff and now that is fixed…and the dryer finished so I put all of the clothes away and I am now looking at the groceries that are still in their bags on the dining room floor and need to get moving to put those away…so, it has been a really busy day today and I am just now getting to sit here and have some ice water to replace all of it that I sweated out doing the lawn….I am going to be sore tomorrow as the pain in my shoulder started when I was doing the trimming and that needs to be addressed with some ibuprofen…but the good thing is that I’m done with the lawn for another week and all I have to do tomorrow is ride the bike and clean some…and the yard looks great and that makes me feel good….

Well…I’m going to do something unprecedented this morning…I’m not going to ride the bike before I do the grocery run….Just don’t feel like it and there is plenty of time to do that later….still trying to become more flexible with my life and this could be a step but we’ll see how badly I react to it…I do feel better this morning so I hope the reaction to the vaccine is going away…not as sore today but my right thigh is still giving me fits with the pain but I know that is from riding and I can’t figure out how I hurt it…I am going to hit DD this morning to load up on some brats and other stuff…how can you not buy brats when you can get 5 pounds for 8 bucks? And, with the train strike happening on Friday, there are going to be shortages of everything so I am going to stock up enough food to last a while….I know they are bad for me but I can take a little bad food with all the veggies I’ve been eating….and I’ll keep that up until the tomatoes are gone next week….not much to do today…just the grocery run and riding later but I do need to clean the kitchen at some point…still haven’t started on the house yet and that may wait til next week…just don’t feel any urgency to get started but I know I will soon…I do need to start thinking of what I want to see on the UK trip so we can do the conference call to the travel agent next month…damn, homework…thought that was all behind me…more later…

Well…this one is worse…this is the 5th covid vaccine that I’ve gotten and the first 4 caused just a little arm pain but this one is different…I ache everywhere and feel a little worn down with chills and sweating but I can live with it…I think my immune system is working overtime with this booster being for both the BA4 and BA5 variants…I could be having a headache from it, too, but I’ve had a low grade headache since August when the goldenrod and ragweed started to bloom so I can’t be sure…so, I took the day off today and just rested but I have lots to do tomorrow so I need to feel better….and I sure hope I do…time for more rest….