Well…I think I’m going to just consider getting up at 5:14 the new normal so I don’t have to think about it anymore…we just had a heat watch issued for here for the next few days when it’s going to be close to 90 but I’m ready for it…have all the windows but 2 done so I’ll be able to ventilate this place…and I am going to try to get to the beach Tuesday so I can say I was out there in June…there were lots of people out there yesterday and even one person in the water so I’ll dip my toes in just to see how cold the water is…just got a notice on the widget that pollen is extremely high today and I think it’s the start of goldenrod and ragweed season and I’ll be miserable for the next couple of months…ick…I do feel okay this morning and I’m back to the coffee again…I wonder how bad 12 cups of coffee is for you? It appears I’m heading for that again today if I fill my contigo for the 2nd ride but that is going to wait until I get back here and watch the F1 race at 8 but it will be on later so I may just get the rides done and then find it to watch later…really hate sitting around when I have things to do…I do have a small weed walk to to do today and need to clean the animal water container and refill it…need to get prepping for the first ride and get all of the pain treated before I head out…and I need a bagel, too so I need to get going….more later…

Well…is there ever too much coffee? Yeah, today I found out the question to that is yes…had a whole pot of 12 cups over the day today and I still feel pretty wired at 3:25 in the afternoon…I even made a 2nd pot but thought better of trying it after feeling a little strange…haven’t had that much coffee ever, I think, and I’ll try to not do that again…the day started out okay with dragging my butt out and getting on the bike by 6:30 am but then remembered it was the Seaway run today with 3-4,000 people running along my trails but I made it back here before the runners got to the return leg but then had to wait to go out for ride 2 until 11am when the races were over…after I got back at noon or so, I had lunch and then started back in on the widows and got 4 of them done today so that leaves me only 2 to do and I may do that tomorrow…or maybe not…it’s supposed to rain and since I have to go outdoors to do one of them I sure don’t want to get wet…I even got a little time to read…it is nice to have clean windows that I have open for a nice breeze blowing through…I really do need some time off after going all day…going to be sore tomorrow but will get back to normal and I’m looking forward to that..more reading…

Well…damn, already running to get my day started at 6am so I can get on the bike by 6:30 and I really do need to take the time to have a bagel before I go to stave off the flat legs I had yesterday and I may even go back to having the weekend rides be easier with no sprints until they recover…but I guess we’ll see how that works out…I did sleep okay…for me…and didn’t get out of bed til 5:39 and at least that’s not 4:39 so I’ll take it…not as sore as I have been for a few days but I’m still going to treat my thighs and thumb with some lidocaine lotion to prevent them from howling later…yeah, it’s a bitch getting old and trying to keep this old body moving…I do feel good I got some windows done yesterday and just need to do the living room two today and I’ll be ready for the heat that is coming…for the first time since I’ve lived here I haven’t been to the beach before July but maybe I’ll try to go Tuesday after I get my blood drawn for the July 7th doctor’s appointment where I’ll find out of giving up drinking has helped my health at all…I know I feel better most of the time so I think that’s really enough to keep it up…not much to do today…just need to get off my butt and get going…not sure how one cup of coffee is going to fuel the rides today but I guess I’ll find out…more later…

Well…I really don’t know what is going on but I’m still exhausted and have felt this way all day…I wonder if it’s allergies this time? They have been mowing grass everywhere including the 124 acres of the old paper plant and basically along the entire trail…and now I have goldenrod and ragweed that has started to bloom…but I really don’t know if that’s it…I did have enough energy to clean 3 more windows today so now I’ll have ventilation in every room after I do the living room windows tomorrow..but I’ll have to get a ladder out for one living room and one dining room window since they won’t fold in without coming apart…so maybe 4 more tomorrow to finish them off? Not if I feel like this…okay, going to stop whining about that now…at least I got two rides in and the weight work today but my legs were flat and stiff and that normally means I need an easy day to rest them a bit…but we’ll see how I feel tomorrow…okay, need to read a bit since I haven’t had much time for that today…Mandolorian for a movie tonight…

Well…darn, it appears that the depression I haven’t seen in over a year is back and I don’t like it one bit…have been feeling off the past couple of weeks and it feels like I’m just enduring my life again…I know it will go away at some point but right now it’s a bit of a struggle…I did get some stuff done yesterday but I didn’t get any windows cleaned and I need to do that with the hot temps that are coming next week…going to be in the mid to upper 80’s all week so I will be going to the beach at some point…I’m starting to get really tired of having to get going so early every morning…I mean it’s 5:44 and I still need to get the weight work in before I get on the bike by 6:30…and then beat the hell out of myself on the bike or 2 1/2 hours…I just want to lie down on the couch and read but I still feel that I have to earn it by doing the rides and cleaning…still have leftover pork shoulder for the next couple of days so at least I don’t have to cook today but I do need to plan something for the weekend and get the chicken out of the freezer…okay, need to get off my butt and get going…more later…

Well…not sure if it was planned or not but I got some work done today…cleaned the microwave and stove and then straightened up downstairs where the gas line comes in since DTE are coming to replace the meter on the 21st of July…stalled them as long as I could bu they sent some bullshit that they have to inspect and replace the meter due to some state law and I don’t believe a word of it…my meter does look pretty beat up so I guess it would be nice to have a new one…then they want to check for gas leaks, etc. oh, well…I did get two nice rides in today and finished up the first book and started the 2nd one…my thief proof bag showed up and it’s pretty cool and hangs across my chest so no thieves can get to it…and it has ballistic fabric straps that are almost impossible to cut…the locks I bought for my luggage came too and they are nice little locks and each one came with two keys and all of the keys fit all of the locks so I’ll stash some in the unlockable part of my carryon so I will have enough…okay, want to read a bit before tv…

Well…just took a look at the weather and it looks like it’s going to be beach weather next week with highs in the upper 80’s and it’s about damn time…still won’t be able to swim with water temps in the 50’s but I can go out there and have coffee and read so I guess that’s something…still not sure how I can be running late at 5:50 am but I am and that kinda sucks…I did make some Lavazza pour over coffee this morning so I’m going to be vibrating before I get on the bike at 6:30 and that’s okay…have 2 more bags coming and that will rid me of my coffee anxiety of running out…slept okay last night and I may have turned the corner with not getting up til 5:30 and I am inching toward the golden goal of staying in bed til 6am…still pretty darn sore from everything I guess and that is getting annoying..may take an ibuprofen before the bike this morning and that will be the first one this week and I think my liver will survive it…today really is going to be an easy one with just windows/blinds to do later after the rides..and I’ll probably just do two of them every day…have plenty of ammonia after getting two half gallons yesterday and that should last me the rest of the year…not much to do today…just need to get off my butt and get started with the rides and I wonder if I should have a bagel for fuel before I go out…maybe…more later…

Well…okay, I went on in the last one that I really took it easy but things change I guess…after I read for a bit this afternoon, the Canada game came on and I really have a hard time just watching tv anymore so I decided to get the weight work done while the game was on…and after that, I took a look at the radar and the rain was over for the afternoon at around 4pm so I suited up and got the 2nd ride of the day in…and that made it a busy day with cooking and the grocery run thrown in along with the 1st ride…so now I don’t feel guilty…I did just go out to amazon to look for amazon day deals and found a few…how about dark roast Lavazza coffee beans for 14 bucks for 35 ozs? With where coffee prices are, that is a screaming deal…and they describe them as “expresso” beans but there is no difference to dark roast beans like I got before and I like the taste of them…so now I’ll have 4 full bags and 3 partials and that should get me through the summer easily…might even make some pour over coffee tomorrow to celebrate…and I got a new tire puncture kit for the car for 7 bucks and sunscreen for 40% off so I got more of that, too…so I spent some money today…oh, well…time for soccer…

Well…okay, today wasn’t easier than yesterday since I did get a ride in before the grocery run and then made a pork shoulder for lunch…and I may even try to go out for a 2nd ride if it stops raining soon…but Canada plays this aft and I’d like to see that…we did get a good bit of rain today but not enough to get the lawn through for the next week without rain…oh, well…the pork shoulder didn’t come out as good as the last one even though I cooked it the same amount of time…not anywhere as tender as the last one but it tasted good so I am looking forward to pulled pork sandwiches for dinner with the new batch of pickles I made yesterday…and aldis had the English cukes that I like for the pickles for only 95 cents each when they are 1.65 at Meijers…it’s getting brighter here so I may be able to get out for another ride…they will run the Canada match tomorrow morning so I guess I can see it then….time to read…

Well…it looks like I’m going to be riding indoors today for the first time in months with the rain that is starting before sunrise and supposed to continue all day…I may be able to wedge an outdoor ride later in the lulls in the rain but I need to keep my 950 day plus of riding every day intact so I’ll have a cup of coffee and go down and get started…it’s only 52 out there so no top down run for the grocery run today…we’re forecast to get and inch of rain today and that will make it a nice day to make the pork shoulder I have planned…the widget says the rain is coming in 1.5 hours but the radar says the rain is almost here and I’m not going to get wet in the dark…will need to get on the bike by 6:30am and that will be easy…I forgot to take my partials out last night and I didn’t choke to death on them but had to clean them this morning to make sure I don’t get an infection…will be able to catch up on the 3rd season of “Reacher” on the bike and I hope they do make a 4th…there are plenty of books to use and I’ve read most of them…I did see the Tom Cruise version of “Reacher” the other day and there is no way that Reacher is a 5 foot 8 inch person like Cruise…the Mandolorian and Grogu movie showed up the other day along with the latest season of “House of the Dragon” so I’ll have new stuff to watch this week…not much to do today…just the grocery run and cooking…have a new bag of books so I won’t be bored…need to do windows today and will clean at least 2…more later…