Well…this one is going to be short since I need to get the bike ride in before I have errands to run…yesterday was okay and I have the bike fixed enough so that it is fun to ride again…but, the screw I put in the seat post will need to be replaced soon since there is already some play in it…but it is so much better that I went really hard yesterday and it felt good….I won a backpack at a store that I frequent yesterday and that was kind of cool…not sure if I’ll ever use it but it was still cool….I think I know why my right thigh has been hurting lately…it is overwork from having the pedal arm on the left loose and not putting pressure on it…okay…need to get going more later….

Well….yesterday was really a Monday and that is not a good thing….I did have a nice lunch with T but after that her car broke down and stranded her…when we were leaving the restaurant her car sounded like it barely started and then it didn’t when she was putting gas in it…I think it’s the battery but we’ll see later today when the work gets done on it….I got a few things done yesterday but I didn’t have much to do so I didn’t….just have been in a funk lately and I’m not sure why…I guess I’ll just ride it out like I always do…my back is going through the pain/no pain thing for the past couple of weeks and I probably should be used to it by now….just stiff this morning so maybe it’s getting better? Just have the normal stuff to do today and I really do need more coffee so I think I’ll do that right now…more later…

Well…I almost forgot that I did do some things yesterday…after the success of fixing the pedal arm on the bike…4 days and counting that it has not come loose….I decided to work on the other things that needed to be fixed….the stitching on the seat had worn through so I had to sew both sides back together with some heavy duty thread that did take a while and I stuck the needle under my fingernail which still hurts like crazy…and I drilled the seat post to put a screw in it to keep it from rotating…but, the screw head broke off when I was putting it in…if I have to remove it, I think there may be enough thread sticking out to grab it with vise grips….when I rode this morning, the bike felt almost good enough to get another year out of it….maybe….

Well…another wasted day yesterday and there are too many of those lately…not sure what the problem is but there is one…I did get to watch lots of sports yesterday so that was cool but nothing else got done…I did work on the bike but it didn’t work out like I thought…should be okay and we’ll see when I get on it later….put too much coffee in the coffee maker this morning and it overflowed the grounds into the carafe so I had to re-filter it and it is very strong..almost espresso like so I hope that will help me get out of this funk…I did get some good news this morning…having lunch with T today and it will be good to see her….it’s been a while…I do have an errand to run this morning but I’m not sure if I’ll get to it before lunch since I have to wait for the temp to come up to get on the bike…I guess I could do it this aft….more later….oh, I do have a debate one to do later so come on back…

Well….I was going to do one to declare that the bike is fixed but I just didn’t get around to it…but, the bike is fixed…2 days now with no loose pedal so maybe I have it this time….didn’t get a whole lot else done yesterday bu I’ll have to do more today….feel pretty crappy this morning and had some weird dreams last night…I slept on my left shoulder that hurts like crazy….it may be a good day to just hang out and rest since the temp is only 44 and I need it to be 47+ to go out without gloves…don’t have enough leftover coffee this morning so I may need to make more…don’t think a cup and a half is enough to get me moving….okay…need to find out who won the F1 race last night so I’m headed back to the couch….will be back for another one later…maybe…

Well…running a little late today and part of it is that I just can’t get going this morning…went out to have a couple with K last night and that got my night started way too early…oh, and I lost at pool…and we can throw in pool day so it was a long one yesterday….my back was okay most of the day yesterday but it hurts again today and I’m not sure why….I’m hoping I have the bike fixed but won’t know for sure until I get out today…but, it’s only 45 right now so I need to let the temp come up some so I don’t have to wear gloves….don’t have a heck of a lot to do today but watch sports so that is what I’m going to do….more later….oh, and clean some….maybe…

Well….out on the bike this morning, I came up on a place where the trail crosses a road and a Honda Fit, the smallest car that Honda sells int he US, was crossing in front of me….the first thing that popped into my head was: “who the heck would buy a car that small?” The laughter just exploded into my head from that…but you have to understand the context of that….If you’ve been here before, you know that I drive an A version 1994 Miata, one of the smallest cars ever sold in the US…it doesn’t even have a back seat…at least the Fit has four doors AND a back seat…okay, it was funny to me.

Oh, some trail stuff, too…I may have fixed the pedal arm on the bike…at least I got through today without it coming loose….yesterday, I took it apart and cleaned the whole thing up..then I slathered the shaft with blue Loctite, put the arm back on, and then whacked it to make sure it seated where it should…the thing went on an extra quarter inch and was stable even without the bolt…but, I red Loctited the bolt anyway and tightened it as tight as I could…so far, so good….

Well…still hurt everywhere and I can’t figure it out….I did figure out why my toes on my right foot hurt and it’s the damn weight machine again…whacked my foot on it the other day…something I’ve done more than once….but I can’t remember how I hurt my back…it’s not as bad today so I think it’s healing….had a pretty busy day yesterday with work and the grocery run and the bike ride keeping me busy until late in the aft and that is a good thing…today will not be busy at all with just the bike ride and pool, but I am looking forward to grilling some pork chops for lunch….back to not eating enough and I am feeling it today…or it’s the allergies again since they have been quite bad lately….I do need to remember to take something for it…I noticed that the key I have been using for the car for the past 4 years has a crack in it so I have to use the dealer cut one I paid 15 bucks for….I thought that the ignition lock was wearing out but the new key works just fine…probably should get a couple of new ones cut to have some spares….more later…

Well…I wanted to throw the damn bike in the retention pond today with the pedal arm coming loose every 100 feet or so…not quite that bad but it came loose the whole ride and irritated the hell out of me….so, I worked on it again this aft and I hope it’s better…used a huge pipe to whack the damn thing to get it to seat and it appears to have helped…okay, enough of that…the grasshoppers are finally back in the clouds that they were supposed to be earlier in the summer…have never seen them come so late and I’m not sure why…it could be that it almost 80 and it’s going into the second week of October…I think the snakes are confused, too, since I counted almost 30 small ones on the trail yesterday and they should be bigger and heading for hibernation…should probably do some research on that in case this is normal and I’m just missing it….hmmm…..

Well…yesterday…hmmm…got a few things done but felt lousy all day and I’m pretty sure it’s just an allergy flare…but I whacked my hand working on the bike and it is still bruised and hurts today….and my back has decided to hurt again…not bad but more annoying than anything…geez…do I sound like a geezer or what? Didn’t work out yesterday so I have to do that in a few minutes and then out on the bike…haven’t figured out the bolt yet but it has less urgency since I decided to buy a new one by the end of the month….just tired of working on it to keep it going….I do have lots of work to do around here again today and I hope it won’t make the back worse but it probably will…it hurts on the wrong side and that is weird…oh, well…going to stop talking about that….more later….