Well…another day of not being able to get going but I’ve just poured the first cup of coffee so maybe it will help…it’s over 50 right now and I was going to ride outdoors but the wind is blowing hard enough to hear it so that isn’t going to happen…oh, well…I did get almost 30 miles in yesterday and I’m gradually heading toward the goal but as the miles pile on, it gets harder to keep going…slept okay last night but it’s from self medicating that ends today and for the next week…kind of looking forward to that…I do need to put the 7 bags of leaves out today and empty the garage and I may want to fill another one but that depends on how I feel later…might go out and look for the smoked turkey at Aldis today just to get out of here for a bit and I do need more allergy tablets, too….so a run to Meijers might be included…don’t have a lot of food here and I may be able to put a turkey in the freezer if it turns out to be something I like….we’ll see…not much to do today…just need to get moving and get the rides in and then see what happens…more later….

Well…after getting two ride in downstairs this morning, the rain was still falling and it was still under 50 out here and I just couldn’t get that cold again…but around 1:30 the rain stopped and the sun came out a bit so the temp jumped into the mid 50′s so I suited up and went out…it was a nice ride and I ended it by heading downtown to take a look at the “stargate” sculpture to see if they put the trail in yet but they hadn’t so I just walked up the hill to take a look at it and it is pretty cool up close…so I walked through it and around it and shot some photos that I posted out on Mastodon…and timed the next rain perfectly when it started just as I leaned the bike against the garage…haven’t done much else since then but read and that made for a nice afternoon…and both meals were the same today with the chicken/rice that I made a few days ago…that was boring and I could have made something else but didn’t feel like cooking…I think I’m going to Aldis early this week since they have butterball  whole frozen smoked turkeys for 77 cents a pound…probably do that Tues after the blood draw…

Well…damn, I’m worn out and need to take a day off…would like nothing better than to just sit here and watch tv as I wait for Man U to start at 9 but I won’t…have to get on the indoor bike in less than 20 minutes and that does not look too attractive right now…and I’m so damn cold that I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to it again…didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than the rides and today looks the same…I should start getting rid of the cobwebs downstairs and organizing all the crap down there and I may but it doesn’t look likely…just really don’t care about doing anything anymore but I’ll do the bike rides on autopilot since I have to…it looks like they are cleaning up the house next door to sell it and have a full dumpster in the driveway so I’ll have a new family of noisemakers to deal with and that sounds pretty daunting…won’t be able to get outdoors on the bike until almost noon unless I want to do full thermasuit and I’m not ready for that yet…today looks like just a survival day for me but I do need to figure out the second meal that could be a salad since I do have a head of lettuce and a tomato in the fridge….more later…

Well…got back to doing three rides today and that felt okay to get back to 30 miles for the day…and I’m down to only 900 miles left to go to hit the goal for the year…when I was heading out for the one outdoor ride today, just offshore of Heritage Landing there was a huge ship just drifting in the wind…no power or sound from it and by the time I got back fro the beach, the wind had pushed it backwards toward the west end of Muskegon Lake…pretty strange but no coast guard or any other small ships near it so I guess I’ll have to read the local news to see what happened…it was damn cold at 51 degrees when I went out so I guess the time has come to start wearing long pants and regular gloves to ride…I do have a couple of pairs of lightweight stretchy pants that my daughter gave me and I think I’ll try one of those tomorrow so I can get out early and not wait for the temp to come up…not sure if I’ll go full thermasuit yet but that day is coming…oh, well…

Well…damn, I’m sore this morning and the yard work used new muscles that all hurt now….at least I have most of the yard work done and I don’t have to think about it anymore…it’s 7 am and I just poured the first cup of coffee so I’ll have to wait for it to work to get moving today…put heat on my neck last night and it helped a bit but I can still feel that there is something wrong in it so I’ll be pushing for x-rays when I have my yearly check up on the 19th…it’s hurt for 5 months now and that’s just not right…only did 2 rides yesterday and I’m just not motivated to do more than that…but, I’ll be dragging my butt downstairs here in a bit since it’s only 35 out there right now…might have to do two indoor rides today…with how I feel, it’s going to be a struggle to do much of anything today…I did cook yesterday but I still need to find the second meal for the next few days…but that won’t start til tomorrow since I still have the last bowl of soup to have for lunch….not much to do today…need to get moving soon…just noticed that it’s 7:12 right now and that is the address to the property I grew up on…712 Ada Drive…and I wonder how I got here…and I finally realize that my days are numbered…won’t make it through the next four years and I need to plan how that will work…more later…

Well…got some work done today but only two rides since the wind was blowing hard and hurt my neck again…so then, like an idiot, I dragged the string trimmer out and did the flower beds and the entire fence line along with around the house…the dang thing was giving me problems starting all day and I even had to take the spark plug out and dry it with a lighter….but I got everything done and now I’ll just buy a new plug before spring since it still has the one that came with it…and then I’ll probably buy a spare for the mower, too…when I was riding by Muskegon Lake today, I noticed it was down another foot and I’ve never seen it so low…the shoreline has moved out another 20 feet where it used to be right next to the bridges along it…weird…okay, I need to get started cooking the big meal of chicken for dinner since it needs to simmer for a couple of hours…

Well…feel pretty crappy this morning after having cocktails last night and I’ll probably do that again tonight…I’m already running late and haven’t gotten on the bike and it’s 20 to 8…still depressed as hell and that is keeping me from getting going…okay, and not having coffee is part of the problem…so I’m going to pour that down and see how it works…I did get three rides in yesterday and I’m over 9K miles so that gives me some flexibility in getting to the goal…I really do need a day off but that will come in 53 days….I did get the weed walk done yesterday and really do need to get the flower beds cleared out so I can put all the dried out flowers out Monday…the wind has helped with the leaves so it looks like one more pass with the mower and a little raking to get the yard ready for winter…it’s still under 50 right now so I may have to wait til after noon to go out on the bike…I do need to get the warmer clothes ready so that means sewing on my winter hat and gloves…it’s time to cave to the cold and dress for it…not much to do today…I do need to cook and will probably make the chicken/rice/potatoes that I like later today since I still have potato soup for lunch….more later…

Well…no, I didn’t sell the house and I am now surprised how depressed I’ve been…but the good news of having the mouth infection under control has made it better after working on that for over 2 1/2 years…so I am going to hang my hat on that for a while…one other thing, when I got up wed, the track pad had stopped working on the new laptop so I had to call Dell tech support and of course it is in India but I got a guy called Prividah who knew his stuff but it still took an hour on the phone to get it fixed…luckily, it was just a update that went bad and he could fix it remotely…and he gave me a piece of advice to buy a wireless mouse to use if that happens again so I can still use the computer…so I went over to Target and got one for 8 bucks that connects through one of the USB ports…not that smooth but usable and I do like the track pad better anyway…he also said to make sure I choose the updates for the computer and install them when they pop up and that won’t happen again…so, I do need to have cocktails tonight and think a bit about what I want to do…4 years of hell again…oh, well…I did get three rides in today but I think I need to start thinking about warmer clothes…I did get some long sport pants in the care packages my daughter sent last year so I may try one of those tomorrow…and I did get a new chin strap for my winter riding hat and need to replace the frayed on that is on it…and I’m using a sport shoelace to replace the cord from an old swimsuit that I sewed in the first time…that one lasted 5 years so I’m hoping the shoelace will go that long, too…see you tomorrow…

Well…I guess more than half of the country wants me to die of starvation after they eliminate SS so I need to start planning my exit strategy to get somewhere safe…house is going up for sale today and I’ll be out of this country by the end of the month…so, you won’t be hearing from me anymore…goodbye…

Well…got the news I was hoping for from the periodontist today with no infection visible and the inflammation almost gone…so that means I can keep the teeth I have left if I keep working hard to keep them clean…no more antibiotics for now and that is letting my guts settle down some…so, I’m taking the rest of the day off with only 16 miles in but I’ll make up for that with 41 tomorrow…yay!