Well…it was a day yesterday that was filled with disappointment when Michigan lost in the first round of the NCAA’s but, at least the Wings didn’t play so another loss didn’t add to it…I’m running as late as I ever have, I think, and there is no reason for it other than I had to load up the slow cooker and get it started…I have gotten through the papers and the only coffee cup that was clean is this huge thing that is almost as big as the pot…so it only takes two cups to empty it…don’t know what that means other than it’s a lot of coffee…I am going out on the bike early today since it is already over 60 but I am going to get back into the normal routine for the weekends…it is going to be a no sprint day today but I may do 25 miles or so…not sure yet….I am going to try to get back here for more today even though I’m way ahead for the month…the repubs have a death wish attacking Medicare late this week that I do have to comment on…but, right now, Everton is playing Sunderland and it is tied so I need to get back to that…

Okay, just a quick update…it was so nice out there on the trail, and the Pink Floyd sounded so good that I did decide to do the route twice for almost 30 miles….just a little sore but I bought myself being able to eat whatever I want without any guilt today….so, I’m going to do just that…have ribs in the slow cooker for later and pork loin for lunch…

Well…I know there is a placeholder down below but I wanted to get to this one first…weird thing..split my heel open last night and now I have blood trails on my carpet…didn’t notice it until this morning so I have some cleaning to do today…it was a cocktail night last night watching the basketball so I do feel a little slow but okay….there is a really thick fog outside that I hope holds until it gets light so I can go ride in it this morning…the dew on everything makes it look so cool…not much else to do today….more b-ball but that is about it…I will be back for the placeholders in a few but right now I need to go back to the couch and drink some water…

Okay, I’m back for a few minutes to add to this one since doing another one on my routine, daily life just seems like cheating..but I did want to comment on the bike ride…went out early today to get into the fog that was quite thick and it was just so cool…it looked like the world had shrunk down to about 30 yards across and even the sound was different…and the dew that collected on my hands made the fine hairs on them look like I was turning into some kind of werewolf….all in all, one of the best rides of the year so far…

One last thing….I’m having trouble choosing which gear to wear today…Michigan or the Wings…okay, it’s Michigan….maybe if I don’t wear my Wings gear they’ll win tonight…

Well…haven’t done a trail update in quite a while but today’s weather and the happenings out there have made one necessary…first off, what a fricking great day! I came back from the ride sweating through my shoes…oh, I’m burying the lead….okay, the snakes…first, on the run through the woods, I almost ran over an 18 inch Garter snake…just missed his head by about two inches and the thought entered my head “cool, first snake of the year” and it made me smile a bit….but then, up the trail a couple of miles, I was looking out about 30 yards or so and, since I had already seen one snake, thought there was another or a stick on the trail ahead….then, I noticed something big coming over my left shoulder, turned and saw a red-tailed hawk diving to skim over the ground at just a couple of feet of altitude and right next to me so close that I could see the feathers on it’s wingtips move…the hawk then stalled, hit what I thought was a stick, and carried another snake into the air; landing on one of the power poles that line the powerline trail. One of the coolest things I have seen in quite a while and it is such a huge cliche’ but it made me feel glad to be alive and there….

Well…it was a long day yesterday and I felt like crap after deciding to try to sleep with a sleeping pill….won’t do that again…much prefer to take my chances than to feel like that again…so, you will hear me bitching here about it more….and last night was much better…but the Wings lost again and I am getting so disappointed in them that I may skip a few games…it is grocery run day today and I think I’m going to splurge on the real newspapers this morning and come back here and just enjoy myself for a change…it is already almost 60 and it is only 7 o’clock so it will be a t-shirt ride early this morning, too….making a slow cooked pork loin again today but I am concerned that the latest studies show that eating any red meat immediately shortens your life by 20%…but, how can you live on chicken and veggies? I guess I can eat fish but you can’t get it for the $1.69 a pound that you can get a half pork loin for…oh, well…it is getting to time to get going…I will be back later for more and might even make some sense…it is NCAA tournament day so I will have something to do…

Well…another day, another Wings loss and I am disappointed at their level of play….don’t know if it can be explained by the injuries but they need to do something to get moving….I guess this one should be in sports..so I’ll get back on track here…it was an okay day with going out to shoot pool with Tom and getting another win…we both shot like crap, though, so I can’t feel that great about it…haven’t been sleeping at all and last night was no different….so maybe there will be a nap later today…I did have some dreams but I don’t remember them again, so, did they happen? Who knows? Not much to do today…it should be about 70 later in the day so I’ll wait until this aft to get out on the bike…or not….I will have a political one for later but now I’m going to stop here and veg for a few minutes while the coffee finishes…or starts…

Well….if you look down, there is a completed placeholder that you may have not noticed…and it was some work at this time in the day so take a look….now back to today…it was a fun day yesterday as it always is when I get to have lunch with T…I am a little concerned with the injury to her foot from yesterday, though, and I will worry about that all day…..then it was out to have a couple with G and that went smoothly so that was a plus…no cocktails when I got home so I feel okay but I think the time change is still having an effect since I am still a little worn out….didn’t get to ride the bike with the off and on rain all day but I will struggle with the guilt until I get back on it today…yep, I’m crazy but you know that….not much to do today…no cooking since it will be a leftover day and I do miss that….and not much else to do…so I’ll be fighting boredom to the best of my ability which has not been all that great lately…more later…and I mean it this time….

Well….it was a Sunday much like all the rest of them but it was a no cocktail night so I feel okay this morning..other than the time change which really screws up my sleep…okay…my sleep is always screwed up and I’m sure you don’t want to hear about it anymore….and there were no dreams to offset the crappy sleep…oh, well…I do have lunch with T today so that is something to look forward to but it is raining like crazy so I may not be able to get to the ride today and it looks like it will be wet most of the day…okay….I’ve been up since 5:20 and this is not going well so I am going to go back to the couch for a few minutes and let the brain start functioning again….

Well….it’s been another Sunday and I did get a long bike ride in in just shorts and a t-shirt and came back sweating through everything which was more like it…cooked some chicken for lunch and forgot to turn the oven off for a few hours after it….couldn’t figure out why it was so warm in here even with the slider open….I still can’t believe that it’s early March and it is 65 degrees…it was nice to have a long text conversation with T today and that kept me from the total, crushing boredom that usually comes with it being Sunday….I did have some political stuff to talk about but I forgot what it was so I guess I’ll have to go back to the paper and see if that will trigger it…who knows?

Well….it was a nice day yesterday with getting out to see K and J for a while but it got me started on the cocktails a little early so I feel a little slow today…and, as you’ve noticed, there was no political one yesterday but you should expect that on the weekends….and the Wings lost so that just adds to my malaise this morning that I am trying hard to fight…not really…just thought I’d say that as a way to show that I’m not a total slacker on the weekends…which I am. really….it’s almost 10 but 9 really with the time change and I am already out of things to do other than ride the bike…oh, and Man U is on this morning…in a few minutes so I’m going to go back to the couch and get ready for it….more later….okay, I laughed at that, too…

Well…another long day and night but the Wings won so that helped….and Michigan and State won in the tournament so there will be two games to watch today and something to do…and the Wings play again tonight…plus, there is soccer on starting at 7:30 this morning….not sure what any of that means…I think I’m grasping at straws to keep myself from going crazy…or I already have and sports is the manifestation of it..who knows? I still have that grinding pop in my right thigh when I stand up but the pain is not too great so I think I can live with it…we’ll see when I get out on the bike today…at least it’s not numb anymore…that was kind of freaking me out….not much to do today…I will probably just sports out the day and veg…there is still a spider alert on so I should do something about that, too….more later…