Well…had a fun day yesterday with going out to watch the Michigan game with M and they won so that was a bonus…I did get back here at a reasonable hour and then just vegged and watched the Wings win, too, so that just capped off a pretty good day. I think I’m getting over the beg I had but am still a little stuffy…we’ll see later today how it really is…looks like the weather is not going to cooperate so theru won’t be a ride today and getting to 2700 miles looks a little more iffy…but maybe a day off will let me heal up some….not much to do today…the last F1 race of the year is on but that is about it…not sure if I’m going to do anything else…probably just let the day go by and just observe….more later…and I mean it this time…I’m running behind for the month so I think I may do a sports one later…or maybe politics…I hope one of the idiots that writes for the Press has something stupid to say…

Well…a long night last night and the cable slowed down so much that I could barely run Netflix and I am a little irritated by it…but, I just got a letter from the cable folks that they know about and are going to fix the problem,,,yay….I think I may be getting better..from the flu anyway…the rest of the stuff I guess I’ll just have to live with….it looks like an early ride today since it is already almost 50 outside and I need to have that happen because I have things to do today…going out to M’s to watch the Michigan game but it’s going to be a short day since I don’t want to push the flu too hard….okay…I have 4 papers to read and a cup of coffee waiting so I’m heading for the couch…more later…

Well…up at 5 this morning and at least it isn’t 4….another night of crappy sleep but this time I know it’s from the flu since I can’t breath…but I have hope it will be better today…I know it won’t, but I can hope…I do need to make a larger turkey next time since the 10 pounder I made yesterday didn’t leave a lot of leftovers and that is the best part…oh, well…still coughing like crazy so I guess I’ll have to ride this one out today…at least the Wings are on at 1 and that will give me something to do…okay, heading to the couch for some water and a rest…back later for more…

Okay…back from the bike ride and I feel markedly better than I did yesterday…I think I do anyway but I won’t be sure until a little later….it was a nice ride but a little too windy but I’m starting to get a little melancholy with the big change to the weather that is coming…I may only get one more ride in tomorrow and that will be it for the year…I’m sure I don’t like that…the Wings are coming on in a few minutes so I’m going to go watch…more later…

Well…it was a long day with the Lions stinking up the place and with me getting worse….I know this is the flu now since I have been getting all of the symptoms of it…..and the dinner didn’t come out as well as I expected and it’s what I get for trying new things when I had the perfect turkey recipe from two years ago….won’t use the veggies inside next time and will go back to just stuffing the cavity with oranges…the veggies made the drippings a little too bitter but I guess that’s what cooks do is try new things….okay…it’s cocktail time and I am running out of steam really quickly….so, I’m heading back to the couch…

Well…it’s 4:30 in the morning and I’m sitting here writing in the dark since I can’t sleep and I feel pretty crappy from the cold or flu that I have…..but I am going to try to go back to bed here in a few minutes to try to get about another hour…or maybe not…I don’t have anyone coming over today for dinner so I can nap to my heart’s content later..it’s probably a good thing that no one is coming…I wouldn’t want them to get this bug…it’s not that bad of one on the sickness scale but most other people have to work and that would not be fun to do feeling this way…I did talk to my middle son last night and he told me he has a girlfriend for the first time, I think, and I could not be happier for him…he sounded elated and that can really make a father smile….not much to do today…just make the full boat turkey dinner for me but don’t even have to start on that until one so the morning will be one of coffee and the newspaper…I do need a new tv but I won’t be going out to get one in the craziness over the next few days….and then I do have to watch the Lions try to beat the Packers…not sure which team is going to show up but it will be interesting….I will try to get another one out later but no one is reading today so I guess I could take it easy…

Okay…I did get back to sleep around 6 and got the other hour I was hoping for so I feel okay if still a little tired….I did brine the turkey yesterday in orange juice with onions and garlic…and I’m going to roast it with rosemary butter under the breast skin along with carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in the cavity….and the gravy should be good with the sweetness of the orange juice and the savory from the veggies…well…last weeks “Burn Notice” is on so I’m going to go watch it….

Well….feeling really crappy today and it’s not from cocktails this time…I think I have the flu and can’t really think very well right now…I have to have my car fixed at 8 and I don’t know how I’m going to get through it….I’ll be back later for an update….

Okay…here’s the update…couldn’t afford to get the care fixed so I guess I’ll just drive it loud for a while….I did start feeling okay again so I will be getting out on the bike here in a few minutes…after the temp comes up some though…it is still only 42 so I guess I’ll have lunch first…not much else to do today…I did get the turkey in the brine and that gave me an excuse to clean out the fridge some so it would fit….I am still not feeling that well but maybe the bike ride will help…I can take it easy later in the afternoon after all…and there is a Wings game on tonight so there will be a cocktail or two with that….

Well…another night and I know I’m coming down with something but not sure yet how bad it’s going to be…I’m sure the bad sleep is compounding things but there’s not much I can do about that…just realized it’s November 22nd….the day Kennedy died…I wonder if anyone else still remembers where they were when they heard the news? I sure do…it’s still a clear as a bell….oh, well. If you get the chance, take a look at the Barney Frank interview on the “Countdown” website…very insightful on how the repubs overplayed their no tax hand again and have boxed themselves in…just showing again that….nope, not the place for that one….I’ll get to that later…not much to do today…have to take the car in again for more exhaust work but it may be a part that I’ve already replaced so it may be cheap…at least I hope so since I don’t have a lot of cash…it is getting to t-day and I am getting excited even though I’ll be alone this year….but I’m getting used to that so it’s okay…making the whole deal again this year and can’t wait for turkey…more later…

Well…running late again this morning but again, I don’t know why other than I can’t get motivated….it was a pretty good day in sports yesterday with the Lions and the Wings both winning….but I am coming down with something and feel pretty crappy with a fever and sore throat…I wonder how I can get anything when I never go anywhere or get exposed to anything…maybe that is why I’m late today…not much to do…I am debating with myself whether to go out for coffee or not since the car is ice covered and I’ll have to warm it up…not sure yet…more later…

Well…another night of boredom that I survived (barely) and I feel okay today even thought I had a couple of cocktails…the car is failing me again with the exhaust getting to the point that I can’t tolerate it…but I can’t afford to have it fixed, either, so it looks like I’ll be a hermit for a while until I come up with some cash…oh, well…no dreams or anything last night but I think it’s because I didn’t sleep for crap…but, you don’t care about that either so I won’t mention it again…not much to do today…waiting for the temp to come up so I can get out for a ride and get to 2600 miles for the year…but it looks like this could be the last week…okay, going to go check the weather…be right back…it looks like the weather is going to change to the hit and miss that it does this time every year…but I will get a couple of days in this week…and t-day looks like it will be nice so that will be something to look forward to…oh, back to the to-do list for today…not much is on it….I am going to watch the Lions after the pummeling they took last week…they can’t get worse, can they? Then, there is the last race of the year that I want to see, too…then, another Wings game tonight so maybe I won’t be so bored today…more later….maybe…

Well….running late as always on the weekend…just forgot to do this until now with needing to get the papers read and coffee made….not sure what is going on…fell asleep on the couch again last night and only had a couple of cocktails….but then slept really crappy in bed so I was up at 4 or so again….so, now you’re saying “what took so long to get this out?” well…I came upon a new show on Netflix called “The Borgias” and have been watching that when I get up….not a very good show but it is something now that I’m running out of episodes of “30 Rock”…..I am going to cook a recipe that I got from T that is a chicken pot pie without the crust and it is so good…forgot about it when the recipe fell beside the fridge but found it when I was doing the deep clean last week…so, that is about the whole day for me today..other than Michigan at noon and then the Wings at 4…maybe out for a couple with K in the aft but not sure yet…. okay, I need to get going out on the bike before the wind comes up…yesterday was just miserable trying to ride into the face of a 30 mph wind…