Well…that was a weather change last night…it’s only 64 degrees out here right now and it’s only getting into the low 70’s today…went to bed before the big storms got here last night and that was a little disappointing…closed the house up last night for the first time in a week and no fans on…need to get on the bike right now at 6;39 to get two rides in before the F1 race comes on at 9 but I haven’t had much coffee and that won’t work…slept okay last night but I’m still pretty worn out this morning and I hope that goes away soon…took an easy day yesterday with only 16 miles on the indoor bike and I’m not sure how many I’ll get in today…have to do the weeds in the lawn today since they are the only thing that is growing in it…I did try to peas that I picked the other day and they were really good…sweet and nutty and I’m going to plant another 20 seeds to have more of them later in the summer…I do have peppers and tomatoes that will be ready in about a month and I am looking forward to that…last day of leftovers today and I need to make some potato salad to go with the pork chops that go in the marinade today…then on the grill tomorrow….more later…

Well…darn, it’s funny how eating enough makes you feel better…and the dizziness I had felt for a couple of days is gone so I guess I’ll have to keep that up…it’s finally raining a little but the majority of it is going to the north just like yesterday but I think I’ll do the first ride indoors to get started by 7 or so…just poured the first cup of coffee and need to pour it down to get moving…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get anything done so today will have to be different…need to clean the couch and living room and rotate the cushions then do a load of laundry…don’t have to cook until Monday or so but I do want to make some potato salad and get some pork chops marinating in the teriyaki sauce to put on the grill Monday….have only 20 minutes before I need to get on the bike since I want to get two rides in before F1 qualifying comes on at 10…I may just make this a short, 16 mile day today…I could use the rest but if a window opens, I’ll do one ride outdoors to get to around 30 miles for the day…it looks like it’s going to be a chore to get to 5,000 miles before my birthday but I’ll give it a try…need 600 miles and that means 200 per week and that means 3 rides outdoors every day…and I’m sore…not much to do today…just cleaning and laundry and making sure I eat enough….more later…

Well…it was a fun day with going down to GH to have lunch with T and had a lot of laughs and fun catching up…hadn’t seen here since early last year and that’s too long to go…I did go over to the new marina to look at the boats but none of the offshore powerboats showed up an all there was to look at were the boats that have rented slips there…and I’ve seen them before…I did get the morning rides in for 38 miles today and I’m starting to feel better with eating enough finally and I need to keep that up…but first I do need to do my weight work as I watch Indycar practice….

Well…damn, I’m not sure if I’ve ever hurt this much in my life…just sore everywhere and it hurts to pick up my coffee cup…and that makes me laugh…I am getting old, after all…I wonder if I need to throttle back at my age? Yeah, probably, but will I do it? Who knows….slept okay last night but was up around 5 and I still can’t figure out why I can sleep on my back now…did 38 miles on the bike yesterday but I’m not sure how many I’ll do today with having lunch with T down in GH later…will probably try to get on the bike here in 15 minutes or so and that will set me up for three rides and make me hurt even more…the big boat event happens this afternoon so I’ll have to keep the beers to a minimum at lunch so I can ride down to the marina when I get back here…it goes on tomorrow but it’s supposed to rain all day but I’ll believe it when I see it…the force field kept us dry yesterday when there was a strong line of storms heading this way and they just fell apart over the lake…need to pick some peas today and I have no clue how to cook them…do you take them out of the pods or just steam them without taking them out? Can’t taste anything so I guess it doesn’t matter….more later…

Well…today was supposed to be an easy one to try to get caught up on some house stuff but it didn’t turn out that way…on the bike at 6:45 to start the day and did two rides back to back I needed to run an errand to get some allergy meds that I was out of and forgot yesterday and I picked up some pork chops on sale that I’m going to marinade in some teriyaki sauce for the grill in a couple of days…then back here for the third ride and now it’s 1pm and I am done for the day…and I really think I need to make sure I eat enough to support all of the physical activity I have in my days…at the beach yesterday, after some hard swimming and being beat up by the waves…again, I felt pretty dizzy and that normally only happens when I under eat…then I though about it and I don’t think a small piece of pizza and two chicken legs is enough to support doing 38 miles a day on the bike…and yesterday it was only a small piece of piece of pizza and some chicken masala that figures out to about 800 calories for the day…so today I started to try to correct that by having two pieces of pizza for lunch and I’ll have more chicken masala for dinner and I hope that gets me over 1,000 calories for the day…and Ive been so dehydrated that I can see it in my skin so I’ve already had 5 quarts of water and I just might add some electrolytes that my daughter got me…we’ll see..

Well…darn, I’m sore from playing in the waves the past three days so I won’t be going out there today…there is rain coming in a couple of hours so I need to get on the bike here in a few minutes…still want to get three rides in but I need to run an errand at some point since I’m almost out of allergy medicine…didn’t get a lot done yesterday so taking a day off the beach will help me get a few things done today…don’t need to cook with making the Masala yesterday and still having leftover pizza for a few days…I did get some teriaki sauce to use on some chicken and will get some thighs or legs marinaded in a couple of days so I can grill them…or maybe some pork chops…it really doesn’t matter when you can’t taste anything….I think I may be picking some pea pods today and some more beans and I’ll probably just steam them together and see how that works…I did get some small red potatoes for 25 cents for a three pound bag after using a coupon so I’ll need to look for recipes on how to cook them today…not much to do today…going to take it easier and not rush around like I have been…but I will be getting on the bike before 7…I really do need to eat more and rest my skin after getting pretty red over the past few days…just sore and worn out and need to take care of myself better…more later…

Well…it’s been a busy day today and I’m still looking for a political topic for the day…okay, I did go to the beach for an hour that I could have used to look but I busted my butt all morning getting the 38 miles in and the grocery runs done…and now I really do need to start cooking the chicken Masala for dinner since it takes a couple of hours…I will try to come back for another one later if I can get everything else done that I need to do including my weight work for the day…damn…

Well…now I know the downside of playing hard in the waves yesterday…I hurt almost everywhere today and only have 16 minutes before I need to get on the bike at 6:30 am to get the first ride in before the grocery run…it only got down to 77 degrees last night but I slept okay even with that…the beach was fun yesterday but I won’t be going out there today…have too much to do with making chicken masala for lunch and needing to get three rides in after only doing 25 miles the past two days…going to make the first batch of potato salad this week and i can’t wait for that…but, I like to make mine with Miracle Whip and that is up over 5 bucks a jar and that is just stupid so I may make it with Mayo from aldis that is only 2.49 a jar…oh, well…damn, only have 8 minutes before I need to get on the bike so I need to get moving…not much to do today…just the bike rides and and cooking along with the grocery run and I need to get going right now….more later…

Well…had to sit here to wait out the rain so I could go to the beach and I was surprised how nice the water was…I don’t think it got to this temp all last summer…so I was able to get used to the water quickly and I spent 20 minutes playing in the waves…I do have to remember that I’m not 40 anymore and to not do anything stupid…the waves were pushing me around a bit and the lake floor was so uneven with sand bars and holes all around and that made it difficult to walk without stumbling…I did get a couple of 40 yard rides in on the waves that almost landed me on the beach and I laughed like an idiot…lots of fun but it looks like I won’t be out there again til Thurs with needing to do the grocery run and get three rides in tomorrow…need to get eggs and sweet pickles to make the first batch of potato salad this week…

Well…damn, I hurt everywhere this morning and I’m not sure why…going to have to take an ibuprofen before I get on the bike before 7…didn’t have to run the AC last night since the fan pointed at the ceiling moved enough air to do the job…still up at 3:14 and then 5:41 out of bed…going to do 2 rides this morning but I don’t have to cook with making the pizza yesterday and planning on doing the chicken masala tomorrow so that will get me to the weekend…still going to be hot the rest of the week and I’ve lost the lawn again this year…it was crunchy when I was killing the big ant nests yesterday so that’s not good…not sure about the beach today and I wonder if I should rest my skin a bit after getting red yesterday…just so damn worn out today and part of it is not eating enough…sounds like a broken record doesn’t it? Made a bean and chicken burrito for lunch and then had one piece of pizza for dinner…and that’s well under 1K calories for the day…but the sun and heat doesn’t help, either…and today will be another one…not much to do today…just the rides and thinking about the beach…it’s already 76 out here and the wind is blowing pretty hard so these rides will be a chore….more later…