Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done..this morning was pretty darn cold and I had to wear a fleece out for the papers for the first time since April….going to wait go out on the bike today so I can set a new record of getting to the end of September without having to put on a sweatshirt….that is pretty cool…but the weather is changing quickly and it will be sweatshirt tomorrow….slept okay last night and I was good so I feel okay this morning…that little bug is still hanging on but the coughing is better so there is improvement….my back did the cracking thing again yesterday and the pain is gone again so that is something…oh, I forgot, not going to talk about the aches and pains anymore…..as you can see, I have three of these to do today to make the goal for the month so there will be much wisdom coming today…not really, one will probably be a filler….not much to do today…have some errands to run this morning and I do need to buy powerball tickets with the jackpot being almost 400 million….more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday even though I didn’t feel too well…haven’t coughed much yet today so it may be getting better…still sweating, though, so maybe not quite yet…slept just okay last night but woke up sore everywhere especially from the knees down…lots of cramping in my calves and my right big toe…and the left elbow is killing me, too…it’s hard to just pick up the coffee cup without screaming pain…crap…..didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks much the same…still don’t have a lot of energy but will try to get the bike ride in before the rains come….geez…I sound like an old guy just bitching about all the aches and pains….no  more of that….I am down to just 250 miles to go to get to the goal and that is kind of exciting…but the bike has a squeak in it that I can’t find and that is annoying me…will try to grease the seat post this morning to see if that is where it is…not much to do today…I do need to watch some soccer this aft but that is about it…more later….

Well…running a little late today since I fell asleep on the couch after I got up…yep, that darn bug is making me that tired and that is something I never do…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done but I felt pretty crappy all day…feel that way again today so it looks like it will be a take it easy day today…after I work out and ride the bike…will probably make it a short one today and will go a little easy….and, my back is back to hurting again and that is just so disappointing after having a couple of days without pain…oh, well….it’s about 65 degrees and I am sweating through my clothes without doing anything but sitting here so I guess that’s confirmation I’m sick…not much to do today…I should run a couple of errands but I am so fatigued that I don’t think I will….may do a few things around here but don’t have the energy right now…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…didn’t win the powerball so that wasn’t…slept okay last night but I now know I have a bug of some sort since I have been coughing since yesterday and I feel like I can’t breathe too well…we’ll see how bad it is in a minute when I get on the bike…I do need to finish the second cup of coffee first…I did get some errands run yesterday, too, but didn’t get anything else done so today will be a work day…I do need to clean and do some laundry today and the Lions don’t play til later so I guess it will be napcar this aft…I am a little tired today and I am sure it is the bug….the back is starting to hurt again and that is disappointing…I did get two days without pain so that is something….not much to do today….just the bike ride and cleaning I guess…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool…with putting an 8 in on the break so that was cool….and my back still feels okay and that is a huge plus…I have started to feel a little pain again but it is still so much better that I don’t know what to do…enjoy it I guess…I did make a little cash yesterday and am going to make a little today, too so there will be groceries for another week….it has been a while….it was cool to go hard on the bike and let the crazy old guy out again yesterday…and that will be the plan today, too, I do need to get out on the bike right now since Man U is playing at 10 and I want to see that one…along with Michigan at noon and races later so it will be a busy day…not much to do today….I do need to clean a little later along with the errands but it should still be a good day…need more coffee, though….and I need to get going…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool….slept okay last night but had some unsettling dreams that I am kind of glad I don’t remember…there was one weird thing that happened with my back…it has been hurting for quite a while now and I wasn’t sure what to do about it…I guess I just had to lie down on the couch…I did that yesterday and felt 4 or 5 large pops with lots of grinding….but, this morning, the pain is almost gone and I can walk without wincing….just one of those strange things that happen I guess, but I am happy it did….but it didn’t fix the rest of the pains and my elbow is killing me…oh, well…I did get the new sprocket on the bike but installed it wrong so I have to take it back off this morning before the ride…another 5 mins…not sure if I can take it…not much to do today…pool, I think, but that is about it….won’t get to any cleaning until tomorrow…more later…

Well…haven’t done one of these in a while since there really hasn’t been much weirdness going on but the sights today triggered me into remembering what I wanted to write about…a few weeks back, the country workers did some trail maintenance that involved putting sealer on the trails to try to prolong their lives…I think it was actually a contractor that did it…but, wouldn’t you think that they should clean the trail first before applying the sealer? Well….they didn’t and now it is funny to see what they sealed into the trail…huge blobs of cut grass, leaves, mice carcasses, caterpillars, and lot of other stuff…and the sealer reflects into my polarized sunglasses and makes a weird, shiny pattern that is a little annoying….oh, well…

The next bit of weirdness will only be funny to the “Doctor Who” fans out there…today, while heading up the first hill, I saw a guy running with these huge headphones on that made him look like one of the Cybermen…I wonder how much those things weighed? Weird…

Well…I was going to title this one another ‘trail weirdness” and that is part of it but I think the one I chose is more descriptive…as you know, I have been waiting for the new front sprocket for the bike to come, with it scheduled to be here Sat…but, it came today and it did only take 5 minutes to replace even with texting with T throughout the process. And, you know me, I had to take it out for a test ride as soon as I finished it…it was just so cool to be able to be the “crazy man” and go as hard as I want in whatever gear I want with no skipping of the chain at all…over the past couple of months, I’ve had to throttle back to keep the chain on it and I didn’t realize how much fun that was taking out of the rides…I was going to do a full run but used my legs up this morning so I kept this test run short…tomorrow will be crazy day….again…nope I’m behind for the month so I think I’ll really do a trail weirdness in a minute…

Well…not sure why I’m running late today other than the papers were thicker than normal today…slept okay last night and part of it was I could breathe after taking an antihistamine before bed…no more Miata dreams and that is a good thing…don’t want them coming true….I am sore again this morning but just the normal ones so I guess I can live with it…I think part of it is the changes to my riding style I’ve had to make with the worn out sprocket and all of the skipping the chain does…but, that will be fixed Sat, I hope, when the new sprocket gets here…got all of the bolts loose yesterday so the change will only take about 5 minutes….other than that, I didn’t get much done yesterday…it was good to have the Wings back even if it was just a pre-season game last night…it is cool to see all the young guys play…and there is another one tonight…I did smoke some more salmon yesterday and made some salmon spread that came out great…too good, actually….I wanted to eat all of it but had to show some restraint…not much to do today…I should wash the car but it’s not really dirty so I’m not sure if that will get done…I did repair the little tear I had in the top and I hope it lasts more than one top down session…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool…but, I’m 4 days into not sleeping again and that is terribly tiring so I am running a little slow today…had some dreams that involved me letting some woman drive the Miata and her bringing it back wrecked…not sure what that is about since I never let anyone drive the car…might let T drive it after her arm heals but she is an old Fiat girl so that should be cool….I did get some salmon smoked yesterday and it came out so darn good that I’m going to do some more today…I did make up some salmon dip last night and it is was almost too good…going to make another batch today and use some green onions to add a little kick to it…it is so cool to have fresh fish to use since the flavor is just so good….already asked Brian for more and he said he’d give me more next week…can’t wait….not much to do today…smoking more fish and the normal stuff along with some cleaning…the cobwebs are almost taking over and I just need to make them go…more later….