Category Archives: My Life

August 2nd

Well…running a little early for a Thursday since I didn’t have a lot to get for groceries this morning….still spent 48 bucks but didn’t get a lot…slept okay last night and feel pretty good today after taking 3 nights off and being good….it’s raining a little right now so I’m going to wait a bit to get out on the bike….don’t mind getting wet but I still need more coffee and the rain may be gone by then…I did get out and got some chicken yesterday but it needs to thaw to use….okay, took a little break for a minute to talk to Brian and see some videos of him teaching his grandson to fish….it’s raining out there right now so I may run over to Menards first today….need a new trash can for the kitchen and some new wiper blades for the car…was going to wait but they’re only 5 bucks each so I should get that done….I did get some cleaning done yesterday and I think I’ll do the rest of the kitchen this aft….more later….

August 1st

Well…running pretty much on time today and I’m not sure why….could be that I’ve  been good for the second day in row and slept okay….had an okay day yesterday and got a few things done and today will be the same….need to get out to get some chicken for meals later in the week and then come back here and clean some….need to do laundry and clean the kitchen…might even clean the fridge today since it has been needing it for weeks now….I am still sore from sleeping wrong the past few days and I am having trouble turning my head with the neck pain so I think I’ll take something for it before I get on the bike…at least my back has cracked and doesn’t hurt this morning so I guess that’s something….more later….

Last one for the month…

Well…didn’t really need to come back for another one today since I am quite a bit over for the month but I am really bored so I thought I’d noodle for a bit and see what happens….need some more water first….okay, I’m back….I did get a couple of errands run this morning….had to go to Target to get a few pairs of cut down socks that I needed for riding the bike to help get ride of the biker tan around my ankles that came from the normal crew socks that I push down to make as small as possible…got 6 pairs of padded black ones for 10 bucks so that was a good deal…and I ran out of some food staples that I need for meals tomorrow, so I stopped at Meijers for that stuff and now I have some good potatoes to have with chicken tomorrow…the old ones had turned to liquid inside the skins and that is just too gross to think about….I am going to go over to daily deals tomorrow to get boneless/skinless chicken breasts for 99 cents a pound and that is another good deal…will probably get new wiper blades for the car at Menards, too since they are just around the corner from daily deals…was supposed to go out for a couple with G today but haven’t heard from her so I guess I’ll save some money and hang out here…okay, I could go on with this for a while but you’re probably as bored as I am so I’ll stop here….

July 31st

Well…I think I’m on time this morning…but, time really doesn’t exist so who knows? Had a good day yesterday and I won at pool for the first time in a month so that was cool….slept okay last night but struggled to eat enough again yesterday so today may be bad on the bike…we’ll see….I really do need to take a day off the bike since I have been on it every day for 4 months and I could use a rest day…didn’t get anything done yesterday but I do need to prepare some food for tomorrow…have thawed some fish and chicken and I need to marinate the fish to bake…and I do need to get out to run some errands today…my daily deals store has boneless skinless chicken breasts on sale for 99 cents a pound and how can you pass that up? And, I need some new, low cut socks from Target so that will be the plan after I work out and ride….more later….

July 30th

Well….back to running on time today and I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing….slept okay last night and don’t feel too badly this morning but I think I was under on calories again yesterday and I am getting really tired of thinking about it…we’ll see how bad it’s going to be when I get out on the bike here in a while….need to get some food out of the freezer to have tomorrow….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will be the same with pool this aft but I really don’t need to get much done….don’t have a lot to do….T is going back to work today and I am a little worried about her…hope it goes okay…the car is back to not starting and I think I may have to start using the battery disconnect switch again…can’t wait to have a garage to work on it again….not much to do today…just going to ease into it with more coffee and some news….more later….

It’s weird what 500 calories will do…

Well….it was torture on the bike yesterday and I was hoping that it would be better today…and it was…I had been under on calories for  a few days and I can’t remember a ride that was as bad as yesterday…so, I loaded in an extra 500 calories yesterday afternoon and it is weird how much that little bit of food did for my body…had a great ride today with plenty of energy and my hands didn’t even cramp up…so I do need to design an experiment to see if it is from the extra calories or what…all I know is that I don’t want to feel like yesterday on the bike ever again…and, one thing I am a little confused about is the fact that I’m not thin by any means and there should be plenty of energy in my fat stores to power a ride without distress so I guess I need to go out on the net and try to find what the mechanism is…..

July 29th

well…running late again today and the reason is the same…needed to get out on the bike before the F1 race comes on and I just made it…slept okay last night and feel pretty good this morning with getting enough to eat yesterday…will talk about that a little more later….felt like crap all day yesterday and I’m sure it’s just from not eating enough….didn’t get anything else done with how I felt and today might be the same and it might not…I may get motivated later on but I’m not promising anything…the kitchen still needs work but I did get dishes done so I guess that’s something…don’t need to cook today so it’s going to be an easy one…and that is going to start right now with more coffee and the first race of the day…more later…..

July 28th

Well…running really late today with getting out on the bike early so I can watch F1 qualifying….not eating enough yesterday and no coffee this morning made for a really, really hard ride today and I am still feeling it right now….but, the coffee is starting to work so I may survive it….slept okay last night but got up early again so that doesn’t help, either….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I will do some work around here today…the kitchen needs some work and I should do some but not right now….need to watch some sports first…there’s a time trial on the Tour today and that will be after qualifying….today was probably the worst ride I’ve had in months…I even made some toast and peanut butter after I got back here I was feeling so crappy…and I never eat breakfast…more later….

July 27th

Well…running a little early today with needing to get on the bike by 7:30 to be back here to see F1 practice at 9…slept okay last night but I am still fighting the pain in my neck that I’ve had for a few days now….but, my back is better so I guess that’s a wash….got a few things done yesterday and I hope to get a few done today, too….but not too much….didn’t win the 500 million dollar Mega the other day and that is a little depressing….but, I’m not going to dwell on it…the Powerball is up to 150 million so maybe I’ll try that….I should do one of these on the trail happenings but nothing has happened so that would be a little bit of work….not much to do today….just going to ease into it…not really, need to get on the bike but need more coffee first….more later….

July 26th

Well…of course I’m running late…it’s a Thursday after all and I did need to do the grocery run…. and I spent over 50 bucks and got nothing….and I didn’t win the 500 million dollar lottery…so, I’m depressed….slept okay last night but don’t feel that hot this morning and I know it’s from not eating enough…so, I’ll have to fix that today…still eating out of the freezer and I’ll have to see what I want for the weekend….I did wear my new shoes out today and they are pretty darn comfortable….and I like the clean look….I do need to stop at the farmer’s market to get some tomatoes today but I’ll do that on the bike since my last water stop is only 200 yds from it….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I’ll need to work on the kitchen today and unload the dishwasher….or not, who knows?  More later…