Well…damn, it’s only 4 degrees out here and that is January weather and we’re barely into December…ick…didn’t sleep much and was up around 5am but that still doesn’t mean I’ll get a nap in later..I really wish I could…pouring down the coffee so I can get to the weight work here in a minute then downstairs for two rides today…it is going to be cold downstairs so I may put a long sleeved t-shirt on…the cold is really wearing on me and I think I had the heating pad on every time I stopped and sat for a bit…might have to go to the library tomorrow after I get the new tires on the car since I need a book a day to get through this week…I do hate busy weeks and this one will end after helping my sister in law move Saturday and that will be the last time I move anyone…just getting too damn old to be carrying couches and ranges anymore…so it will be nice to get home from it Saturday afternoon…not much to do today…just need to get moving and get the day started…more later…
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Nothing done…
Well…another day of getting nothing done other than shoveling the walks and it looks like I’ll have to shovel the alley to be able to get out Tuesday morning…damn, just want to get the tires on the car so I can stop thinking about it…I know they are going to be better than the all weathers that were on the 94 and I got around okay with those…it looks like it’s going to snow a bit wed and thurs so that will be a good test for the new tires since I’ll be heading into GR both days to take care of Art…I hope the new tires are better than the worn out Blizzaks I had on the 94 since they were still pretty good with 90% of the tread gone…that will make the rest of the winter that hasn’t started at least tolerable…
December 7th
Well…damn, up at 4 and then out of bed by a little before 6 and I am rushing around here trying to get the weight work and first bike ride in before the F1 race that is on at 8…just poured the first cup of coffee and I’m going to suck that down fast to try to get moving but it’s more a matter of will than coffee…had an okay day yesterday but I have no plans for today other than cleaning the microwave and the rest of the kitchen…I really do hate having to rush around here in the morning…I’m retired after all and should be able to act like it…I will get to a political one this morning, probably during the race if it’s a boring one as they pretty much were all season…not much to do today…just need to get the weight work started and get on the bike before 7 and that gives me 35 minutes to get going…more later…
Crap, I forgot…
Well…crap, I forgot to come back here today…just still not used to being back up again so as soon as I did the first one, it completely slipped my mind until right now…and I did look for a political topic early but didn’t find one…so, I’ll do two tomorrow…today was a pretty easy one but I did have about 4 inches of snow to shovel and that took some time and I did get the weight work and rides in…so I guess today wasn’t a complete loss…my damn right thumb has been killing me lately and I’m pretty sure it’s from shoveling…so I’ll be slathering it with voltaren after I finish this…the last race of the F1 season is on tomorrow morning at 8am and that is going to screw up my schedule sine I like to get the rides in early…I wonder if tomorrow could be the elusive one ride day I’ve been thinking about? Who knows?
December 6th
Well…up at 4:54 this morning and that is not going to be good for my day…pouring the coffee down to try to get moving…slept okay but too damn short but what can you do about it? Had an okay day yesterday but surely didn’t eat enough with just a bowl of soup and a dog for about 700 calories and I really should be eating 1,500 or so…oh, well…didn’t get anything done yesterday but making soup but isn’t that enough? I am going to clean the kitchen today and maybe dust in here but not right now…just need to ease into it and get to the weight work here in 20 minutes or so….the final qualifying for F1 is on at 8:30 so I need to get the 1st ride in before that…I did take some bacon out of the freezer so I can make breakfast for dinner today and use up some of the eggs I have in the fridge…not much to do today…just the normal stuff and cleaning…my bp was good this morning at 117/71 and I wish it would stay that way but I know it won’t…more later…
Good soup…
Well…really didn’t do much today but make soup and clean up from it but that was enough since it takes a couple of hours of standing on my feet…I didn’t put noodles in it as planned since I had a huge amount of ham from using two bones and I even went overboard on the veggies, too, so it came out almost stew like but tasted as good as I can taste which is to say not much…the full instant pot yielded 7 quarts so I froze 4 of them in the spaces opened up by taking the bones out…we might get a little snow melt over the next few days and I only need to drive the car one more time…2.2 miles before it will be safe to drive again…I did call discount and asked them to mount and balance the tires before my appointment so I don’t have to wait through that…
December 5th
Well…how the heck can I be running so late at 7:45? Should have the weight work and first ride in by now but I just can’t get going…pouring coffee down and it’s not working at all…I wonder if this will be the elusive one ride day? It’s been so damn cold here that I can’t get warm even with not going outside and shoveling snow…and it gets worse as I age…I may have to buy some long underwear to wear inside…I finally got some cleaning done yesterday but I’m not sure if I’ll get more done today since I’m making ham soup for lunch and that takes a couple of hours…it is nice to have some room in the freezer after taking the 2 ham bones out so I’ll have room to put the next one in after I buy one this week at 89 cents a pound…not much to do today…just need to get off my butt and get the weight work in and get on the bike in the next 20 minutes…man, I am getting tired of having so much to do every day…more later…
An easy day…
Well…I took an easy day today and only cleaned the bathroom and read and I needed a day like that…again…my forearms are really sore from the shoveling and I probably should take something for it…damn, it’s only 17 degrees here right now and the hibernation will continue until I need to go out for the new tires on Tuesday then I should be able to come and go as I please…the Lions play tonight at 8 so I won’t have to burn any of the good shows that I save for Thursday nights….going to make ham soup in the instant pot tomorrow and then see what’s in the freezer after getting those two big lumps out of there…but I need to thaw them and cut the ham off one of them to make them fit but that will make for a really hearty soup…can’t wait…oh, I remembered that I put potatoes in it so I’ll need to remember them in the morning…
December 4th
Well…up at frickin 2:42 this morning but I was able to get back to sleep until around 5:30 and I guess I’ll have to take that…had an easier day yesterday and I’m going to continue that today with just the rides and weight work to do…but I’m already running late so I’ll have to haul butt starting right now…it got cold last night and it’s only 18 out there right now and I’m happy that I don’t have to go out in it…the weather widget say rain/snow ahead and I am already tired of this damn weird weather….and winter doesn’t even start for two weeks…oh, well…going to make ham soup tomorrow and I’m not sure if I’ll use both ham bones I have in the freezer or just one…it will depend on if I can get two of them in the instant pot…still need to go over the kitchen since I skipped the microwave yesterday and I should have cleaned it…not much to do today…just need to get moving and get the weight work done…okay, Meijers has spiral sliced ham on sale for 89 cents a pound so I’ll be getting one next Tuesday…more later…
December 3rd
Well…up and out of bed at 5:40 this morning and I’m gradually getting my poor old body moving after all of the shoveling yesterday…not too sore right now and I really should be after all of the abuse from shoveling more than a foot of snow….haven’t been sleeping well for a while now but that doesn’t help me take a nap in the afternoon…at least it didn’t snow overnight so I can take it a little easy today…the weather widget says “light rain today” and that just fits with he weird weather we’ve been having…don’t have to go anywhere until next Tuesday when I get the winter tires for the car but I’ll probably have to shovel the alley to get out but I’m not starting that today…don’t have to cook today but I will be making ham soup Friday…just remembered that I put diced potatoes in the last batch so I’ll do that for this one…not much to do today…just going to get the normal stuff done and maybe do some cleaning in the kitchen…more later…