Well….just got back in from trying to even out the biker tan and I can’t believe I got scorched after only 25 minutes each on front and back…but that’s not what this one is about…I finally got a new pair of shoes today! Have been talking about doing this since at least January but everything didn’t come together until this week when I got some coupons from the Tanger outlet stores for 25% off any purchase. So, I headed over to the Skechers outlet store today and found some really cool (at least I think they’re cool) leather slip on, memory foam shoes for only 45 bucks after the coupon…not bad for a shoe that retails for 80 bucks. They are probably the lightest shoes I have ever had…I think they weigh what my new running shoes do and I thought they were the lightest shoes ever…these things are pretty damn comfortable and I can’t wait to break them in….they are even kind of stylish…I think….

Well….running a little early today since I need to get out on the bike before 7:30 to see the Tour…and it is really foggy out there and I like to ride in it…slept okay last night but had pain in my right ear from the earplug so I had to take it out…I may try to not use them anymore since the loud furnace upstairs is gone….I do have cramps in my calves already just walking around here today so I will have to take something before I get on the bike…didn’t get a lot done yesterday…no, that’s not true…got a bunch of stuff done toward getting a house and that is something…I wonder if I should skip the work out today….I have until 9 to get back here but I need coffee first so I may skip until tomorrow…more later….

Well….just looked at the counter and saw that I am ahead for the month by 11…and now 12 posts…that doesn’t happen very often and I’m not sure why it’s happening now…oh, well….I did get a good bike ride in today…my legs felt like they were supercharged and I could do whatever I wanted without any fatigue or pain…it made for a great ride today and that was on only two cups of coffee…I may have eaten enough yesterday and I think that has a lot to do with it…going to try that again today with making mac and cheese for the first time in over 10 years…and, I’m going to use real butter to make it…I did see that butter will keep on the counter for a week so it will be soft to use…going to have to take Tom’s suggestion and buy a butter dish
Thursday to give it a try…oh, and I did get the papers in today to cash in the life insurance to be ready to buy a house when I find one….was pretty easy but I ran out of ink for my printer…so I bought an entire set of 4 tanks from a re-manufacturer for only 9.81…so we’ll so how well they work…buying the same tanks from Epson was almost 40 bucks and I can buy a new printer for that amount…it’s just hard to throw a printer away that still works fine….

Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one yesterday…it was a busy day and I just couldn’t think of  a topic…I know, there are lots of things happening but I get tired of writing about the rampant corruption going on right now….I did have a nice lunch with T yesterday and had lots of laughs which is always fun…and then out to pool which I lost but had a nice ride out and back with the top down…slept pretty crappy last night with lots of thrashing and woke up around 3:30 for the final time so I think I’ll have to have a nap later…my neck is still hurting from sleeping on it wrong and this is about a week now and that is really getting annoying….didn’t get anything done yesterday but I have things that need to be done today so I will have to get moving soon….but, more coffee first….more later…

Well….having a hard time getting started today and I’m not sure I want to…I could easily go back to bed and I just might…okay, not bed but maybe the couch….slept okay last night but feel pretty crappy today and I hope the coffee helps…didn’t get much done yesterday and today will be the same with lunch with T and then out to pool later….I did get a bike ride in just before the rain yesterday and it was nice to have a dry day….I do need a maintenance day at some point in the near future since I have been on the bike for over three months now without a day off…and the low grade pain that I have every day could go away and I wouldn’t miss it…not much to do today…I am going to ease into it this morning and have lots more coffee before I work out….more later….

Well…running a little late today since I wanted to get the bike ride in before the F1 race….slept okay last night but feel pretty sore…my neck is still hurting and I’m not sure what that is about…it may be a day to take some ibuprofen to see if that helps….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will probably be the same but who knows? I may just get a spurt of motivation again like I did Friday and actually clean a little….don’t have to cook again today but I do have to plan what I’m going to have the next few days and get it out of the freezer so it can thaw…but, today I’ll just have leftover pizza and a big salad later…or maybe for lunch…not much to do today…just going to watch races and the Tour and veg a little….more later…

Well…I did get a ride in today! Even though it was still raining when I went out, it wasn’t too bad…got more wet from sweating than from the rain but I do have the bottom of my shower filled with sand and dirt…haven’t gotten anything else done today and it looks like that will hold for the rest of the day with losing all motivation this afternoon….oh, well…I may come back for a political one later but who knows?

Well….running a little early today but didn’t get up until almost 7…and it’s raining so I may finally get that day off my legs have been screaming for…slept okay last night but feel quite slow this morning so it’s another day that I’m going to ease into…I did get a bunch of stuff done yesterday and I think I may do more today…the kitchen needs work but right now I need coffee….I did get out and start to fix the biker tan yesterday and I even washed the bike since it was getting pretty ugly…it was weird that I had a two hour spurt of productivity yesterday…just started on getting some spots out of the carpet and then just kept on going….not sure how much I’ll do today with no motivation but we’ll see….more later….

Well…not sure if I’m running early or late today and I’m not sure if I care….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t do much but try to even out the biker tan in the afternoon…didn’t have lunch with T since she was not feeling up to it and that was a little disappointing….I was really hoping for a day off the bike today but the rain is just not cooperating…it was supposed to rain all day today but it’s not happening now so I guess I’ll get out after the coffee….didn’t have to cook yesterday but I have some pork chops marinating that will have to be done today…have to remember to turn them before I head out so they will be coated evenly…..not sure when the last time is that I actually had pork chops but I know it’s been a while…need to clean out the freezer and that will take weeks with how much stuff is in there….more later…..

Well…running about on time today with doing the grocery run….slept okay last night but woke up with a huge crick in my neck and I can barely move it….I think I’ll take something for it before I get on the bike…hope that helps with the hand cramps that have been bad lately, too….okay, I love the Tour de France but what is it with people sitting beside the road for hours just to see the riders for 30 seconds or so? It’s like going to the Indy 500 and just watching the cars go by once and then going home…strange…didn’t get much done yesterday and today looks to be the same with having lunch with T this aft…I do need to run some errands on the bike today so I’ll have some cash for my part of lunch…but that will wait for a while until I have the rest of the coffee and watch a little Tour….more later….