Well…today started out in a rush with having to get on the indoor bike for the first ride with it raining outside and as soon as finished that, the rain had stopped so I immediately jumped on the outdoor bike to get a ride in before the big rain was coming in…but the Muskegon force field was working and the three hours of rain forecast turned into nothing so I went out for the second ride for 33 for the day…and that made an almost 250 mile week leaving me only about 1,900 to do to hit the goal for the year…but, I didn’t do anything else today after cleaning the bathroom from top to bottom yesterday…didn’t have to cook today but I will have to tomorrow to be able to make the chicken tacos I have planned along with another batch of potato soup to use up some of the 10 pounds of potatoes…the 10 pound bag was only 50 cents more than a  5 pound so I couldn’t pass that up…my damn ribs have been hurting for 6 weeks now and I think I may have separated them on the right side…the last time I did it it took a couple of months for the pain to be tolerable…it’s been a pretty quiet time up here the past couple of days and I can live with that…after today, the next rain is forecast for the 27th of the month so I’ll have to keep the patches where I planted grass seed wet…darn…

Well…I’m still damn tired of my ribs still hurting after almost 6 weeks in the wind and I really don’t know what to do about it other than rest and I can’t do that…there are more storms coming in a couple of hours from now and that means I have to get on the bike as soon as it gets light to get at least one ride in outdoors before noon when England plays…storms are across the lake in Wisconsin right now heading this way so I have to get moving…should be on the bike by 6:30 or so but it will be a short day of only about 20 miles unless I go out after the match…I did get the bathroom cleaned…finally..and did the stove, too, but I’m not sure what I’ll do today after I get the rides in…I do need to grill some chicken thighs to make chicken soft tacos…but I really could wait til tomorrow since I still have enough leftovers for today…going to make a batch of potato soup in  he next couple of days to start to use up the 10 pounds of potatoes I bought last week…not much to do today…just need to suit up and get riding here in 15 minutes or so and I hope I can get two rides in before the storms come in…more later…

Well…damn, I need to get on the bike in 20 minutes and I don’t know where I’m going to find the energy….slept okay last night with only getting up once but I sure don’t feel like I slept at all…I think I’ve hit the proverbial wall after my legs going completely flat yesterday and I wonder if it’s just because I’m old and getting older Monday? Whatever it is, I know I need to eat more after just a bowl of chicken Masala and two chicken legs yesterday…I went without the topical pain treatments yesterday and I don’t think it made any difference so I won’t feel too bad when I run out of them soon…I do have a few things to do today and I want to plant the rest of the peas so I can get a few more of them before the end of growing season…might put a few more beans in, too for the hell of it…it looks like rain starting tonight and into Monday and I’ve been thinking of taking a rest by only riding once indoors Monday…my right calf and foot are getting better but I’ll keep the compression socks on again today…not much to do today…the bathroom needs cleaning and I need to do meal planning since I want to have chicken tacos at some point…I do have enough leftovers to get through the weekend so there’s no urgency….more later…

Well…just got off the phone with my friend T and that was the first time in 15 years we’ve talked on the phone…texts, yes, but never phone calls so that is a little strange…hmmm…I think she’s a little nervous about her neck surgery Monday…I had a good day today and even got out to the beach but the water was so damn cold that my hands hurt when I went swimming…and it was hot out there at 85 degrees, clear sky, and no wind so I was baking…got three rides in but didn’t do anything else and I want to read a bit here in a minute…I do need to plant some more peas tomorrow since I already have a trellis for them to hang on to and most of the first batch is dead…strange year for the garden…going to try putting them in containers next year since I think there is something in the soil that is killing the plants…oh, well…

Well…damn, have been having trouble with the laptop this morning and just got the damn thing to start after working on it for 15 minutes…so that makes me late for getting on the bike and it’s a good thing it’s going to be an easy day today since I worked my butt off yesterday…need to get on the bike by 7:30 and then a shower and an errand since I forgot a few things that I need to cook the meals I have planned for the weekend…was so darn sore last night but feel okay this morning and the pain was in new places and that is concerning…worked way too hard yesterday but I don’t have a lot to do today…I am going to remove the dying peas from the garden and plant another set of seeds under the trellis so maybe I’ll get more of them before the end of the summer…I may even go to the beach today sine it’s going to be in the 80’s by the time I get the rides and errand done…don’t have to cook today with chicken legs and chicken masala leftovers but I do want to make some chicken tacos Sunday so I’ll have to take the thighs out of the freezer today…going to take it easy today but I still do need to get moving right now….more later…

Well… with just getting done with the weight work for the day at a little after 4 that started at 7am, I put in  a 9 hour day today…damn, that was a lot of work…started with 3 rides that finished up a little after 10, I got right at the yard work with a weed walk and followed that up with mowing the lawn since it was supposed to rain the next two days but the forecast changed and now it’s not supposed to rain til Sunday so I’ll have to keep the patches that I seeded watered for a couple of days…then I put a load of laundry in and had lunch and followed that up with making a batch of chicken masala, taking care of the clean clothes, and doing my weight work…I guess I’ll have an easy day tomorrow with all the work done today..I had a skunk in my yard when I went out for the first ride and it looked like he was eating the fruit that has fallen off the mulberry tree…pretty cool…now it’s time to get my teeth done for the third time today and try to get some reading in before I start my evening…

Well…the compression socks seem to be working and the swelling in my right calf/foot has gone down quite a bit but I am going to keep the socks on for a couple of days…cut back on my salt intake, too, so that should help…had a nice rain when I was grilling yesterday and my alley turned into a small river while it was going on…it feels good to have emby working again and that is one less thing to think about…going to get on the bike by 7 this morning to get three rides in by 10:30 or so and then I need to do the weed walk since I have some big patches of crab grass I want to get rid of…didn’t get much done yesterday other than grilling but I do need to clean the bathroom at some point…and make chicken masala since I thawed the chicken and need to get it cooked…I picked a jalapeno from the garden that I want to use in the chicken tacos I’m going to make over the weekend to add a little heat to them…looks like no wind out there and that will be welcome…it’s only 61 out there but that warm enough to go out in a long sleeved t-shirt…I still refuse to wear a fleece…not much to do today…just the rides and weed walk and that will leave me the afternoon to cook and clean…and watch the TDF…more later…

Well…with the England/Netherlands semi final match getting close, I decided to give emby another try and I figured it out! So now I’m watching the match and it is so damn cool…I really missed being able to see the TDF this morning but things are back to normal…I really don’t like change much and now I’ll be able to see the Olympics later in the month…I was really depressed at the prospect of losing my sports that keep me entertained…so now all is right with the world…except my right calf and foot are really swollen up today and I am wearing compression socks to see if it helps…and I’ll keep doing that at least at night along with no salty foods…have had too many pretzels lately and I’ll stop that…I did get out to DD to get some black forest ham for 3 bucks a pound…and splurged on some roast beef at 2 bucks for a half pound…going to grill some chicken legs and pork chops at halftime…and that will last me the rest of the week along with some chicken masala that I’ll make tomorrow…okay, back to the game…

Well…damn, up at 4:54 this morning and I’ve lost emby and all of the live sports that have kept me amused for years…and that sucks…going to be bored silly without soccer and the Olympics and races…oh, well…it’s finally raining out here and we really need it…my lawn has been filling in for some reason even without rain or seeding it…after I killed the weeds it has been getting greener all on it’s own…but the garden is dying and I can’t figure that out…going to try one more year next year with doing it in containers and new soil…so I’ll let the grass grow back in….what a weird year…I did get out to the beach yesterday and got a nice swim in but won’t be out there today with the rain that is going to last all morning…so I’ll be on the indoor bike here in a few minutes…need to figure out a new tv show to watch on freevee….need to make a run out to DD today to get some black forest ham for 2.99 a pound and maybe some sliced roast beef and pastrami…not much to do today…just going to be depressed today and try to build a new routine…more later…

Well…damn, I’m worn out…again…and I wonder how I’m going to get on the bike in 17 minutes…going to do all the rides outdoors today so I’m just waiting for it to get light…had an okay yesterday but didn’t get much done but I am going to work on  he exterior door frames today…and I’m doing the grocery runs since there are things I need to be able to cook today…it was a struggle to get enough calories down yesterday so I need to plan better so I don’t get my blood sugar too low…close yesterday…I couldn’t believe how sore I was yesterday and I’m going to make that worse today with 38 miles to come…I really do hope it rains today since my lawn has started to recover from the storms earlier…man, I’m not very lucid this morning and this is harder than it looks…I have almost given up on the garden this year with almost every plant starting to look distressed…I do have a few cukes on the vine but all of my pea plants are dying and the tomatoes look crappy so next year I’m going to do something different…probably put them in containers or make a raised bed with fresh soil…okay, need to get on the bike right now but I sure don’t want to…more later…