Well…after filling the majority of the day yesterday with tasks, I took an easier day today with just the rides and reading…I did finish up the 5th book so I can get more tomorrow…it finally rained out here and heavy enough to turn my street into a river for the half hour it rained…I’ll bet we got close to an inch of rain in that half hour…rained so hard that it looked foggy and I could only see about a block in any direction…not sure if that will help my lawn much but it didn’t hurt it I’m sure…so tomorrow will be another easy one with just a little cleaning to do along with the bike rides and of course reading…time to get ready for tv…

Well…I’m getting damn tired of my wake up times starting with a 5 and that has been going on for weeks now…and that is getting really old…the rain is coming in and it looks like I’ll be getting wet on the bike today…and cold weather is coming starting tomorrow with the high barely getting out of the 50’s for 4 or 5 days…but that is supposed to happen in September in Michigan…don’t have a lot to do today other than the rides and reading…have one last book in this batch so I’ll be heading to the library Thurs or Friday for 5 more…coffee…and lots of it is needed right now…going to do another covid test today to see if I’m still contagious…still coughing a bit but I think part of that is allergies with all the damn goldenrod along the trail…still have an hour before I need to get on the bike when it gets light so I’m going to sit here and have more coffee and read the news…think I’ll do the weight work before I get on the bike so I don’t have to think about that…more later…

Well…it was another busy day today with tasks that needed to be done all day…got the two rides in then did the grocery run and then cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom…and I still need to get the trash put together and out here in a few minutes along with all of the normal things I need to do to finish up the day like doing the dishes, making coffee, and making ice…at least I didn’t need to cook with the few days of leftovers left…but I do need to start to do some meal planning for later in the week…oh, and I went to the city offices to pay my property taxes and water bill…so yeah…it was a little busy today but I am finishing up right now so I can get a little reading in before I watch a little tv…out to do the trash…

Well…darn…didn’t get out of bed til 6:42 this morning and that is going to make me late for the whole day….need to pay the water bill and my property taxes before I do the grocery run and need to get a bike ride in before that…so I need to get started by 7:30am and I’m going to need more coffee before that happens..pretty worn out today and I am so tired of being tired…oh, well…didn’t get much done yesterday and today will be the same unless I get off my butt and get going…this place needs cleaning but that seems like a daunting task right now….no wind again today so the rides should be easy….coming up on 700 days of riding every day and that is some kind of an accomplishment….but I’m not sure what kind…I just feel old today and need to get going…don’t need to cook today and won’t until late in the week and I’m still eating out of the freezer…going to take the last container of turkey soup out today so I can have that later in the week and that will open up space in the freezer to fill if anything is ever on sale…more later…

Well…it was a really easy day today and my son got emby working great and I can’t believe how much better the picture is on the tv…and the video and audio is synched up on every channel so that is cool with the soccer season getting going…and I won’t need multiple channels to be able to see the matches I want…just watch them like normal…and all for 39 bucks…I still can’t figure how how the Roku went so bad but didn’t quit altogether…so, all I did today was ride the bike and read and I needed a day like that after working on the new player for hours and hours Sunday….won’t have to cook for a few days but I’ll still be eating out of the freezer since there is no protein on sale this week…I have two bags of breaded pollock that should give me 5 meals or so and I do have two more containers of soup to thaw…time for tv…

Well…up at 5:36 this morning and that is too damn early…haven’t slept well for so long I don’t even remember it anymore and that sucks…I am so worn out from getting the new equipment going yesterday that it’s going to be a chore getting going today…I do need to run an errand after the rides this morning but I really don’t want to do anything right now…but I have over an hour before I need to get on the bike so I hope the coffee is working before that…don’t have to cook today with making the Masala yesterday but I do need to plan for later in the week…it’s warm enough to get out in shorts today and that is a welcome change from the past few days when I had to put long pants on…have lots of pain going on today with every damn joint feeling like it’s full of sand…so maybe there will be an ibuprofen in my future…damn, coughing again and I guess I’m not over the covid yet or maybe this is really allergies again…might have to do the grocery run tomorrow to avoid the rain that is supposed to happen Wed…but I just want to sit here and have more coffee….more later…

Well…finally have the the new Fire stick working but it took my son hours to figure out why emby didn’t work…but it’s working now and the video is so darn clear and the video and audio is synched up on the race I’m watching and that is pretty cool…I really should make the Masala today but we’ll see…I did put the chicken back in the freezer but it’s only been in an hour so I may just take it back out and still cook it for dinner…the interfaces on my streaming services are all completely different and much more modern on the stick…will take some time to get used to but for 39 bucks for modern kit isn’t bad….

Well…up a little after 6 this morning and I need to get moving before the F1 race comes on at 9 and get the first ride in…it’s still pretty cold out there at 48 degrees so I’ll have the long pants on again…not coughing much today and it’s been a week since it started so I hope it’s over…I’ll run another test Tuesday to see…talked to my son yesterday and emby is not going to support old Rokus anymore so I bought myself a Fire stick to replace it and it is supposed to be here by 11 am today and then I’ll have to set it up and that will be a pain in the butt…I’ve had this Roku for over 10 years and the button labels have all worn off so I guess it’s time to modernize…the new stick has all kinds of features that I probably won’t use but it only cost 39 bucks with it on sale for 33% off…new tech is always a pain in the butt…but if I can get my channels to synch the video and audio I’ll be happy…so, I need to have more coffee and drag my butt off this couch and get going…man, I feel worn out this morning..but I will get going as I always do…more later…

Well… got a letter from the court today with one sentence: “you are permanently excused from jury duty”…yeah, I know you’re probably going to say everyone should do their civic duty and serve on juries…all I say to that is I’ve done my civic duty my entire life paying my taxes and volunteering at my kids schools, running the AYSO league in Kentwood, coaching soccer and baseball teams, running a cub scout pack and serving on more building committees than I can count…so no, I do not feel guilty using a legal loophole that was put in the jury process just for old folks…I am old after all…

Well…I really didn’t think that the coughing from covid was going to go away so easily as it did Thursday…and it came back today…not as bad as it was earlier in the week but some coughing is still annoying as hell…and I noticed that my energy level on the bike was a bit lower today…but I still got 25 miles in every day since the whole thing started Sunday and that is pretty unusual for covid…and it’s only 11am and I am done for the day with both rides in and the weight work done…and I don’t have to cook til tomorrow when I’ll make the Masala…Michigan plays their first football game tonight and I’m kind of excited about that…just found out that my friend T fainted and had a fall yesterday which broke a bone in her face and is in the hospital…man, I’m worried about her…