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…

Well…after I got suited up to get on the bike just before 7 this morning and when I walked out the back door it was raining so I unsuited and got on the indoor bike for the first ride of the day…it was still raining after the 45 minutes on the bike so all I could do was just sit here and wait to get going again…just before 9 it abruptly stopped and it got sunny so I got moving…two outdoor rides were done by 11 and then I had a quick lunch and decided to hit the beach since I wasn’t out there at all last week…in my end of the beach, there were only 4 people across the whole thing and that was pretty cool…the water was a little cool but tolerable so I got a nice swim in and got some color…but wading out into the waves, I remembered how I hurt my right side ribs when I took a wave on that side…and it’s been two weeks now and it still hurts like crazy…damn, I hate getting old…need to look for potatoes tomorrow so I can make some potato soup in the near future…right now I need to rest…

Well..damn, up and down since 2:30 am and I am so worn out…just had the first sip of coffee so it didn’t have time to work yet and it needs to…there may be rain coming in…ha,ha…I don’t care what the forecast is, it’s not going to rain out here…it never does and I’m losing the garden and the lawn…again…and that is depressing….so, do I ride indoors or just chance it and ride outdoors? Whatever, I need to decide and get moving here in 26 minutes and I am so tired of that…I did take the day almost off and only did 25 miles yesterday and then just vegged and watched races all day and that can’t keep happening…have work to do here and painting is part of it…the back door frame is peeling and needs to be done for the third time since I bought this place…and the frame on the garage door needs to be painted, too…might even paint the door with a roller since it’s pretty bad…not much to do today…just need to drag my butt out soon and get the day started…38 more miles to go…more later…

Well…I made it to 5,012 miles today well before my birthday and that checks off the first of the 4 remaining goals for this  year…to go over my record of 6,109 miles for the year, to get to 7,100 miles, and to ride every day this year…I’m only doing two rides today and have those done before 10…I do need some rest and recovery time since my legs were really flat this ,morning but I think I did that to myself with not enough calories to support 38 miles on the bike and mowing the lawn yesterday…so, I’m going to try to eat more since I have four burgers and 3 chicken thighs that I grilled yesterday in the fridge…so it’s going to be a day of TDF and races all day so I’m going to read and maybe clean a bit…the bathroom can use some work…

Well…damn, only have 25 minutes before I need to get on the bike for the first of only two rides today…only have 12 miles to do to get to 5,000 for the year and I am going to give myself a light day since my body really does need a rest…slept okay last night but I am just so worn out today and I know I did it to myself…just two chicken legs baked beans and an ear of corn for lunch and then 2 boneless/skinless chicken thighs and some beans and peas from the garden for dinner and that is nowhere near enough calories to support what I’m doing….oh, well…it’s foggy out here this morning and only 57 degrees but I’m still not going to put a fleece on…need to get the rides in before the F1 race comes on at 10 but I’ve just started the coffee and need to get a cup down before I get on the bike…looks like an almost calm day out there and that will be welcomed after going into the wind so much lately…I need to order the parts for the black bike soon so I can put it back together but the shifter on the grey bike is still working after the adjuster broke and I am amazed that I’ve put a thousand miles on it since then…I wonder if I can get the rest of the year out of it? Not much to do today…just the rides and no cooking today with grilling 4 burgers and chicken thighs yesterday…really looking forward to the easy day today…need a rest…bad…more later…

Well… you know, getting on the bike before 6:30 is way too damn early…but it got me done with the rides before 10 so I could see F1 qualifying…the straight into mowing the lawn and now it’s the England match and then over the the Harley dealer to see if they have any vintage cars and bikes like advertised on the radio a couple of days back…after killing the weeds, the lawn has started to fill back in and it would look okay if it would rain every few days…I am going to do some filling and seeding tomorrow since I have two bags of topsoil to use and lots of bluegrass seed…only have 14 miles to ride to get to 5K for the year so that will happen tomorrow and I may just do two rides to give myself a little break and let my body heal up some…pretty sure I can ride 2,100 more miles by the end of the year but should I make a stretch goal of riding another 5,000? Nope, that will take away the last goal that I’m still going to try to hit before I turn 75…I guess we’ll see…time for weight work…

Well…man, I need to get on the bike before 6:30 to get three rides in before F1 qualifying comes on at 10…and the humidity out here is 90% so even though it’s only 64 degrees, it’s going to be a chore on the bike today…only have 51 more miles to ride to get to 5K before my birthday next week and I think that is an accomplishment…but I don’t think I’ve ever abused my body like this in my life…not too sore today but I sure was last night and I had to slather all of the topical pain killers on my back and joints just to be able to sit here….not sure what I’m going to do today but I know I need to eat more…had two chicken legs and an ear of corn for lunch and then a salad for dinner but need to load up today or I’ll be heading for a crash later…going to grill some chicken thighs and burgers today so I won’t have to cook for a couple and I’ll have enough to eat if I can force myself to do it…might have to mow the lawn today since it may rain tomorrow and Monday and the food I put on it has started it growing again…I really need to work on the door frame on the back of the house but there is a lot sports on today that I want to see starting at noon so I don’t know how I can wedge that in…more later…

Well…it was a damn war zone up here last night and with it being calm, the smoke was so thick it looked like the fog we get here all the time…and it was so damn loud that the earplugs weren’t enough…I am so glad the 4th is over…and we didn’t get any rain and it looks like it will be dry today even though the forecast called for a 100% chance of rain…but it may rain in a few minutes…ha,ha…yeah that made me laugh, too…need to get on a bike here soon and I’m not sure if I should do the inside bike or not…if the damn rain would start it would make the decision for me…I need to go to the library this morning and return the books I finished up yesterday…and I need to do laundry and figure out what to eat today…I am so disappointed in the garden this year that I may have to do something different next year…maybe put everything in containers with new soil since I think there is something in the soil that is killing all of it…oh, well…I do need to put a new trellis up for the peas I planted in the leek space since 6 of them have come up and they will need something to support them…man, I just can’t get going and it’s almost 7….so it may be a 16 mile day today…but it won’t be…more like a 33 miler but we’ll see…off we go…more later…

Well…I purposely made my schedule a little lighter today with how busy I’ve been the past week and had everything done by 12:30…got on the bike for the first ride quite early at 7am and saw a freighter going in to Verplanks east docks and finally got a photo of a blue heron that was standing alongside Muskegon Lake…he normally gets spooked when I stop to get the phone out..got all three rides in by 10:30 and then got the string trimmer out and did the whole property which just trashed my right shoulder and it hurts even not moving it…that will have to be treated later…and I got the downspout part painted since the duct tape I removed pulled all the paint off of it…tried some new bourbon marinade by SBR and I will be grilling the 6 legs I put in it along with 4 ears of corn…thinking of opening a can of baked beans, too, since I’m under on calories with only having a two egg omelet with a little cheese that couldn’t be more than 400 calories and with having just corn and two chicken legs, that’s only about another 300 cals and that is not enough…down to only 80 miles to get to the 5K before my birthday but it looks like a short day tomorrow with the rain that is supposed to be coming in and it may mean only 16 miles on the indoor bike and I wouldn’t mind that…rain is supposed to start at 3am and rain until 2pm but I’ll believe that when I see it since the rain did the splits again today and went to the north and south of us here…oh, well…

Well…damn, I am so tired of being sore all the time…and of being worn out…it’s such a struggle to get going every morning…but I have to so I’ll stop whining now…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I hope to get the downspout painted and the string trimmer run but need 3 rides first that are going to start before 7am…down to around a hundred miles to go to get to 5K and have 11 days to do it so I’m pretty sure I’ll hit it by early next week…tonight is going to suck out here with all of the assholes shooting off fireworks all night like they did last night…I do need to cook today but I’m not sure what it will be…I do have some chicken legs in a marinade to put on the grill and I need to make an omelet before the ingredients spoil but I have no appetite for anything right now….coffee…more coffee…I think I may have broken a shock in the car…it is riding a little weird and the bumps are being transmitted into it…I guess I should get off my ass and find a new one…have plenty of money but will probably have to spend 12 grand or so to get another Miata…I wonder if I should look at another model of car?…Nope, my last car needs to be a drop top…not much to do today…just need to drag my ass off this couch and get going…and will be busy until late in the afternoon…with the big maple tree gone my house is now in full sun all day and that sucks…much warmer and it will be that way til I die…oh, well…more later…