Well…I feel like I’m in shock with everything going on with the idiot trump so I need a day without thinking about how he is trashing this country…so, I won’t…at least here…I did get out for a bike ride today in shorts and without gloves this morning since it was 51 degrees but the temp immediately started to fall and it was down to about 46 when I got back here and I was kicking myself for not putting a pair of gloves in the bag just in case….my shoulder was okay most of the way but started to hurt about 3 miles away and that continued after I got back here….but, I don’t think I did any permanent damage with the pain quickly going away…well…not going away but it got better but I need to stay ahead of the pain with some more ibuprofen right now…it sure was nice to be out with just a fleece and in shorts…you can feel the bike better and it just seems right…and, this time, I wasn’t the only one out in shorts…a couple of runners were brave, too…or crazy, however you want to look at it…that ends today, though, with it getting colder now and staying that way for the next week or so…still not a bad winter so far and I’ll take it…any day I can ride is a good one…but, it looks like I won’t get to 3,500 miles this year…going to miss it by about 25 miles but that still makes it a good year…oh, I did ride 161 miles on the old bike so I guess I’m over 3,500 with the two combined…not bad for an old guy….

Well…running late today with not getting up until 6:24 and just pouring my first cup of coffee…slept okay last night and didn’t hurt my shoulder nearly as much as yesterday so I think I’m ahead of the game…and I have been able to pick up my coffee cup so that is a good sign…maybe there is progress today instead of regression…I can feel the tendons catching in there now so the swelling is going down gradually…didn’t get anything done yesterday but running some errands and washing the car and today will be much the same with trying to not put any strain on my shoulder..but, I am going out on the bike today…in shorts since it is over 50 out there right now and it will be a nice way to end the year…didn’t get to go out yesterday with all of the rain but I think that helped my shoulder feel better…that and ibuprofen and I have already started that…and I do have some chicken to cook today and that will a welcome change…more later…

Well…running a little early today with not having much to get at Meijers today….my shoulder has really regressed today to the point that I could barely use it when I got up and it hurts like crazy again…not sure if it is from sleeping wrong or from riding the bike but I do know it’s depressing to go back three steps and have to nurse it again…so, I don’t think I’ll ride today and I’ll use the rain as an excuse…it’s supposed to start soon and then rain most of the day…I did take some ibuprofen when I got up and I hope that helps soon…but, I know a tendon injury can take months to heal so I guess I’ll just hunker down and try to rest it…other than that…it was an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done but watch soccer and football and today will be much the same…shoulder hurts too much to clean so I am going to take it easy….I do have to run out to Aldi’s to get some chicken thighs since they are on sale cheap and I am getting tired of ham….more later….

Well…slept a little better last night with my shoulder getting better and that was a welcome change…I’ve been able to pick up a coffee cup this morning…still with some pain but, when I got up yesterday, it was impossible to do it hurt so bad…and trying to lift the ham out of the oven damn near killed me with pain…I think part of it is taking ibuprofen to get the swelling down…now it’s mostly just tight instead of pain so I think I’ll skip calling the doctor and just see how the healing goes…I am going to get back on the bike today as soon as it gets light but will take it easy…I do need to get out and back before 10 since Man U is playing this morning…I did have a nice ham dinner yesterday and that leaves me enough leftovers to eat for a week or so… so I won’t be cooking at all the rest of the week…I do have to clean some but think I’ll wait until the shoulder heals more…don’t want to do too much and aggravate it…more later…

Well…okay, this is what I expected…my shoulder is screaming in pain today and it is fitting the two day rule where damage shows up two days after it happens…and I can barely use it…even just took some pain meds this early to take the top off the pain…still don’t think I broke anything but if it stays this way, I’ll call the doctor tomorrow and see if I can get in….I’ve sure regressed since yesterday and that is depressing…didn’t sleep well at all last night and I am feeling it right now…that’s why I’m easing into the day and hoping that the coffee works soon…I am going to make a big dinner today for some reason but peeling the potatoes is going to be a chore that I’m not sure how it will work…still can’t put any pressure on my right shoulder and can’t raise my arm at all…crap…I was hoping the healing would be on it’s way today…okay…going to stop bitching about that right now and come back later to do another one…more later…

Well….damn, my shoulder still hurts but I did get out to run the errands I needed to…trying to put the car in reverse was just too painful so I had to reach across and use my left hand to do it…even putting the key in the ignition hurt like crazy and I couldn’t raise my arm enough to use it to steer…but, I normally use my left hand anyway so that wasn’t too different…the worst part was trying to put a fleece on since I can’t raise my arm or put any pressure on it….can’t even lift a coffee cup with my arm extended…but, I will say this…the pain is less than yesterday…it doesn’t hurt much just sitting here today and that is without taking any ibuprofen yet….couldn’t even get off the couch yesterday without screaming pain and that is better so maybe I won’t have to see my doctor after all…I am going to skip the bike ride today but l’ll try it tomorrow…more later…

Well…this is really hard to write this morning with my shoulder getting worse today, as I expected, and it hurts like crazy still so it will be another day of laying low and trying to keep it moving a little…it has a big lump on it so I may have broken something in there…will call my doctor wed and see if I can get in this week for x-rays….damn, more money going out….sleeping was a chore trying to not sleep on it and keep it braced by pillows so it wouldn’t move…looks like I am going to get much better using my left hand over the next couple of weeks…of course I didn’t get much done yesterday and today will be the same…I did get some laundry done but that was about it…I do have an errand to run this morning and I’m not sure how shifting the car is going to work but I guess I’ll find out in a little while….more later….

Well…it finally happened this morning…crashed the bike hard and did a bunch of damage..to me…the bike is okay but I landed on my right knee and shoulder and it hurts like crazy…don’t think I broke anything because I can still move my shoulder…it kind of feels like I just raked a half acre or chipped some ice but I know it’s going to get worse as the day goes on…luckily, I fell on a patch of dirt and grass but it did make a lot of crunching noises when I hit with my shoulder….the bitch is it all came from starting to turn 6 inches too soon after crossing one of the slippery bridges and just lost the front end…I did ride the bike back here and it looks like just a couple of scratches is all the damage done to it…so, today is going to be laying low but I need to keep moving my shoulder so it doesn’t freeze up…cripes, it even hurts to lift a glass of water so today is not going to be fun….ick…

Well…have had a damn headache for three days now and it is getting really annoying…and I’m not sure if it’s allergies or what but it needs to stop soon…slept okay last night but up again at 5 and that is no fun…but, the coffee is working so that we get me ready for the bike ride in a few minutes…went out yesterday when it was still almost dark but don’t want to do that today…but, I think that will be dictated by the boredom level that I feel…and that is starting already with no soccer until almost 11 today…didn’t get much done yesterday but watch Man U and a bunch of other sports and today looks the same…I did clean a little and will probably do a little more of that today…I may make my big ham today instead of waiting until Tuesday since I really don’t celebrate any religious holidays so there is no reason to wait…other than I have timed out my leftovers to be used up tomorrow and I do need the space in the fridge…okay, I just took some ibuprofen for my headache and I hope it works soon…more later…

Well… sitting here waiting for the second half of the Man U match to start so I thought I’d come here for a second one of these…not really any reason for it but I just need to stay ahead for the month….but, no politics other than to say that the idiot boy owns the government shutdown and the fallout from it is owned by the repub party…so, on to other things…there were some decorations in the trees on the trail today and that made me smile some and I forgot to mention that a woman was handing out candy canes out there yesterday and that made me smile, too…got out this morning before it was light enough to see the display on the computer and that is probably the only time I’ve done that…but, I needed to get out before the boredom set in…and it was cold enough that I am still trying to warm up even with it 75 in here…have had the blankets piled on me this aft and once I’m done with this, I’m getting back under them…so, I’m done with this….