Well…over the past week, there have been some milestones on the bike that I have hinted at but have just done the math and now I can really report them….first…this is the sixth year in a row I have gone at lest 2,000 miles on the bike…and with adding up the total mileage (yeah, I write that stuff down) I find that I have done over 17,000 miles on this bike, not the 16K that I thought I’d done…when I look at the globe and see where that would get me, I could have ridden to India heading west from here…and that makes it only 8K miles that I need to still do to have ridden the thing around the world…and that is kind of weird…but, cool when you think of it. The second thing is the praying mantises…I saw more than a dozen of them on the trail just sunning themselves…not sure but I think this is pretty late in the year for so many of those things to be around…but, it was neat to see….no more trail weirdness right now…

Well…it was a long day yesterday with the Tigers losing again and then going out to celebrate G’s birthday that lasted too long…it was a nice drive home with the top down and it being 48 degrees….slept okay and had weird dreams that were mostly centered around the Miata again….and hotels, and repairs in the parking lot…I did get out to ride the bike after the rain but I really don’t like going out after 3 though…way too much traffic and no one is paying attention….almost have the bike adjusted so it will shift again after the cable replacement but there still is a little way to go….not much to do today….I do have all of the normal things but after spending cash last night at the bar, today will be a spend no money day….more later…

Well…running right on time this morning and that is even with going to the grocery store…I think I’m starting to like not having cocktails…feel pretty good this morning and I have some energy to get some things done…slept okay but tossed and turned like normal….it would be great to sleep through the night just once more before I die…that’s how frustrating it is to be up and down all night…it was an okay but veggie day yesterday…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one so I do need to catch up today…which may be hard since there is a Tigers playoff game on at 1 this aft and I have a bunch of stuff to do this morning….and I do have to wait our the rain to get on the bike..the guilt would be unbearable to skip two days in a row so I’m not going to do that….made homemade bread yesterday that kept falling until I just said the heck with it and baked it…I made a nice little brick but it was still fun to try….I think next time I will not punch it down but just put it in the pan and let it rise the first time then bake it…not much to do today….oh, I’ve already said what I have to do…more later…

Well..it was an okay but very lumpy day yesterday…just couch and football for most of the day although I did get out to Logan’s to have a couple of beers with K and her sister…it was nice to get out and drive around a little…slept okay…well, not really…but I am getting used to that again..and no dreams so it was a bust all around…I am in the middle of making homemade bread and need to punch it and knead it to get it ready to bake…not much else to do today….it looks like I am going to take the day off from riding since I have to be here to do the bread and it is going to rain before I get that done…so, I’ll try to keep the guilt at bay for a while…hope it works…

Well….it was an okay day yesterday…made a little cash and won at pool so that was good….and the Wings and Tigers both won last night…didn’t stay up to see the whole Tigers game since it didn’t start until almost 10…I’m glad the Wings have moved to the east so I don’t have the 10 and 10:30 games anymore….slept kind of crappy so I am a little slow today and I know I have to do three of these since I am already behind for the month…not much to do today…it looks like the rain is going to hold off for an hour or so and I need to get the ride in so I need to get going…I am going to try to smoke some fish and some pork chops today since I really don’t have much to do…go Blue!

Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t accomplish much…slept okay last night and I am a little proud of the fact that I have made it through the week with no cocktails here…I did go out and have a couple with G last night and didn’t win at Keno…that seems to be the pattern these days…I am still feeling the allergies a bit and have had a twitch in my right eye for a couple of days and that is getting annoying…but I am still trying to get through the whole allergy season without taking anything just to see how bad the allergies really are…the headaches have been tolerable but the sneezing, coughing and pressure in my head are still there…not much to do today…pool, of course, and I am looking forward to the first Wings game with Ken and Mickey early tonight and then the first Tigers playoff game later in the evening…and I am going to enjoy them with a cocktail and the couch…have been looking forward to that all week…I was going to skip the bike ride and use rain for the excuse but the storms are falling apart so I guess I should get going…more later…

Well…running late today with Brian stopping at my door this morning to share some photos of the deer from his back yard…and, I know, their are political things to write about but I just can’t seem to get motivated to do one about them…I’ll try today to make some sense and be a little lucid…it was and okay day yesterday but I had to go out to see the Wings first game…what a pain…they did though, so that was cool…slept okay with weird dreams about my bike being torn down by idiots and lots of wind…not sure what that is about but who cares? I do need to get going to get the workout in and ride before it starts to rain…so, I will come back for more later…up to 4 days now with no cocktails…is that an accomplishment? Maybe…

Well…this one has been coming for the summer and I finally did it….got under an hour for 15 miles on the bike…I’ll be you thought I’d gotten a job…no such luck….this morning, with three cups of coffee, little wind, and cool temps…I got down to 58 mins and 22 secs for the 15 miles…and that even includes 32 seconds at the light at Eastern and 52nd street. I know I haven’t said much about this all summer and part of it is that I wasn’t sure if I could do it…my best until today was 1:04:42 and the legs just didn’t feel up to getting much better…maybe it was the two non-cocktail nights that helped? This goes along with almost getting to 16,000 miles on this bike…only have 18 more to go to reach 16K…I wonder if I can get 9K more and have the equivalent of riding the thing around the world? That would be pretty cool…..more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday for it being the first…and, I did get out to see K and V and have a couple which was fun…slept okay, too, so I feel okay today…and, it is the Wings opening night but I’ll have to go out to see it since it is on a channel I don’t get…it’s not the same without Ken and Mickey doing the play by play…at least I have the cash to go out for the first two perlods…it might be fun to get out for a while….not much to do today…the normal stuff, of course, but not much else….I do have a little work to do around here to be ready for later in the week but that is about it…I should get the wheels for the snowies painted but I’m not sure if I am that ambitious….more later…

Well…here we go again…another month starts…more rent to be paid and more depression to be endured…what a way to start the month. It was an okay day yesterday…made a little cash that might get me through rent next month..and, I got the chance to drive the car so that was good….slept like crap again and I may have to start staying up later just to see if that helps…but the boredom that comes with that would be a side effect that I’m not sure is a good trade off….I am taking the week off from cocktails just to get rid of the water that comes with that….and to give the liver a rest…might even try to go two weeks if the first one goes well…not much to do today…just the normal stuff….and the squeak is back in the bike again so that will have to be dealt with before I go out….it looks like just a t-shirt day for the ride and that makes it a long one….more later….