Well….I am getting to hate the damn snow…another morning and I had to clean the car off again…okay…deep breaths…it is March and it is Michigan, and I’ve been here my whole life so I should be used to this…I remember back when I was a kid getting a snow day in late April so I guess this isn’t too bad….now, where was I? Oh, slept okay last night and feel quite good this morning and I think It’s from finally eating enough…I am a little irritated that Meijers didn’t have any of the 99 cent pork chops this morning…but, I did get a whole chicken so I guess that will work…need to get that in a brine today so I can roast it tomorrow….I did have a funny thing happen in the checkout today….I had to have an approval for some wine that I bought and when I told the woman running the self checkout that I needed approval, she looked me up and down and said “I certainly approve of you” and that made me laugh out loud. I do have a few things to do today…the trash needs to go out and the kitchen needs cleaning and I’ll get to that later….right now it’s coffee and news time…more later….

Well…woke up this morning to the depressing scene of 3 inches of snow on the car and have to remember that this is Michigan in March and that stuff can happen for a few weeks yet….slept okay last night and got up early today so this one is early….I do feel a little better today and that’s good since I have an errand to run this morning….yesterday was a total waste with not being able to get on the bike and not being motivated to clean much and today looks a lot like that, too…of course no bike ride with the cold and snow but I will work out before the errands….I do need to clean the kitchen and put the trash out and need to break down the carton the bike came in so that can go out, too….my right heel cracked again and I am limping around here trying to keep weight off it and I still don’t know how that happens….it has been a pain all winter and I hope it heals soon…more later….

Well….at least I now know I’ve got a bug of some sort…sitting here warm and freezing at the same time and I have been coughing since I got up…but, here’s the weird thing…I felt worse yesterday morning and that’s not how it’s supposed to work…I barely got through the day yesterday with the lack of energy…oh, and I think we tied at pool but I really don’t remember…didn’t work out or ride the bike yesterday but I’ll need to do better today…probably won’t ride the bike since there is snow out there this morning…don’t think there is enough to make the trail impassable but I’d have to go out in full thermasuit and I just don’t want to do that….we’ll see later….I do need to clean some around here today but it is one of those days where I am just going to take it easy to start and see how I feel….more later….

Well…feel pretty crappy this morning and I don’t think all of it is not being good last night….part of it is not eating enough and I’ll need to adjust that as I get out on the bike every day….but it looks like I won’t be out on it again until later in the week with the blast of cold weather that is coming over the next few days….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done but the bike ride…and today looks the same with pool this aft….just have no energy and the coffee isn’t working yet so I think I’ll just take it easy until it’s time to work out…..okay, that was a little out of synch…just like I feel right now…so, I think I’ll just go and read some news for a while…more later….

Well…as you can see, I’m taking the weekend off from political stuff to just let my brain rest a little…but, that doesn’t mean I can skip these and not feel guilty…so, how about a bike update? The ride today was just brutal, the wind was blowing out of the East at about 20 and that made the first 3 mile leg out just frickin brutal…and the last hill is into the wind, too, so I was just drained when I got back here….I think I have the bike zeroed in after 3 rides…got the seat set at the right height today and got the fine tuning for the shifters set so I can get the gear I want when I want it, and along with adjusting the brakes to the feel I want, I think it’s ready to just ride some…I really do like the new bike a lot and I feel good that I picked another good one….the ride is just so smooth and I can bomb around without flinching when I hit bumps like I did on the Schwinn…even started a little of that today but with the wind so strong, it’s hard to get into any kind of a rhythm, especially when it gusts to over 30…but one good thing is that I can eat again with being on the bike every day…going to even have an olive burger for dinner today….and maybe even a snack later….

Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done….slept okay last night but my back is stuck again and it hurts so I’m not sure how much I’ll get done today…I am going to clean some and do some laundry but that is about it….I did get a nice bike ride in but the wind was blowing like crazy again and I was thinking that it would be nice if it would get warmer and have a calm day for a change…waiting to get out on the bike is a pain but it looks like that will be the weather for the next two weeks…I get a little antsy waiting for spring to come…but, this winter hasn’t been a bad one compared to last year where I couldn’t get out to ride until the third week of April…by that time I should have 3 or 4 hundred miles on already this year….not much to do today…it looks like an easy morning since it will be too cold to get on the bike until after noon and I don’t feel like doing much right now…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I’m not sure why my lungs are crappy today….have been coughing since I got up and I don’t feel that hot so I may have to take it easy today….I did get out on the bike for two rides yesterday and I really like the new bike…really comfortable and I love having brakes again…I do have to remember that my legs and lungs are not back to summer fitness yet and not to overdo it….didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than the bike ride…cripes, just had to sit here and think for a minute what day it is….oh, well….I do need to get a few things done today…some cleaning and have a ham that I am going to cook for lunch….it’s nice that I can finally not feel guilty about eating more than one meal a day with being back on the bike…but, it looks like I’ll have to wait until this aft to get out since it is really cold this morning…and I just don’t want to be cold right now…not much to do today….just can’t get going right now so I guess the cleaning will have to wait until I have more coffee….more later….

Well…not sure if I’m on time or not today but it seems close to it….just got some news that my daughter’s husband’s father had a huge heart attack last night…it appears he’ll be okay but that’s still a shock….slept okay last night and feel okay today but I am a little antsy that I’ll have to wait until noon to get out on the bike….can’t wait to get out today and take a long one…I did get my state tax check back yesterday so I guess I’ll need to get out to the bank this morning…was going to take the bike to run my errands this morning but it’s only 27 right now and I don’t want to do full thermasuit anymore….so, I guess I’ll fire up the car in a while and do them….not much to do today….need to cook and get the bike ride in but that is about it….more later….

Well….got the new bike this morning and spent about 20 mins assembling it…even have been out to ride it already with taking the rent check up to the office….first impressions: it is really light compared to the Motobecane…and even the Schwinn for that matter…at least 10 lbs. lighter than either one of those…and, it is so nice to get suspension back under me again…very little shock came up through the seat and I can stop again! I knew I missed the disc brakes but I didn’t know how much I missed them…it is so cool to just use a couple of fingers to stop and now I won’t have to plan 30 yards ahead when I ride….and it is so responsive I can see me bombing around again like I used to on the Motobecane…and I didn’t even have to adjust the shifters…they work right out of the box…I know that it was only a 300 yard ride this morning but I think I’m going to like it…a lot….

Well….running on time today and that is normal for a Thursday….spent a bunch on groceries today and that is because I needed some ground chuck to make burgers…when T and I were out for HH earlier in the week, she put the idea of olive burgers in my head so I just had to have some over the weekend…and, I had to have a spiral sliced ham, too, so that made it more expensive today….I did make the quota plus for the month of February and that feels good…but, to have to start over at the start of every month seems to be a chore lately…slept much better last night and have a little energy today so I will get to cleaning up to get ready for the new bike…have to wash the towel I use under the bike to protect the carpet since the winter slush brings in all kinds of dirt and leaves….not much to do today…just going to fool around here today and clean a little while I watch Michigan play in the big Ten tournament today….more later…