Well…just realized that today is the day Kennedy was killed and I still remember exactly where I was when I heard the news…standing in the playground of Ada school…what a shock and it shattered my childhood bubble and introduced me to the real world…and that sucked….out of bed at 6:30 today and I really don’t want to get going…have a lot to do with errands after 9 or so and have to hit Meijers for another turkey, 99 cent potatoes, and cocktail materials so I don’t have to go out again until after t-day…then Aldis for a few things and depot for some weed killer so I can treat the damn little weeds that killed a lot of my lawn last spring…and I need to wash the car for the last time and put the hose away and then shut the outdoor water off and cap the faucet but that means crawling into the crawl space and I’m not sure how many years I can do that…I am old and not as flexible as I used to be….I did get some cleaning done yesterday and need to do more today to get this place acceptable for my son’s visit Sunday…will work on the dining room today and the bathroom tomorrow and then the living room at some point…might be able to get an outdoor ride in today and I need that…the miles are not coming fast enough to get to the goal so I need to suck it up and pour them on even if it’s wet,cold, and windy…more later…

Well…yep, today did turn out to be the first day this year of doing three indoor rides and I’m a little sore from it…I really do think the indoor rides are harder…at least it feels that way right now but I’ve still got over 500 miles to do and have to keep trudging forward…when I got to the last 1.7 miles of the third ride, the sun came out and I thought about going outside for one but it was still only 39 here and I’m not ready for that yet…and the wind was blowing 20-25 and gusting and I really didn’t want to hurt myself again…after I got the rides in, I got started cleaning by cleaning the back stairs, attacking some of the cobwebs downstairs, cleaning the washer and dryer, and then organizing downstairs some…and now it’s 3:30 and I still have the weight work to do…busy day and I need to take a break…haven’t even read any yet today…

Well…man, I was tired with all the medical stress going on and didn’t get out of bed til almost 7:30 today…and I still feel pretty worn out so getting on the indoor bike is going to be a chore…and today could be the first three indoor ride one that I’ve done with the huge blob of rain coming in that could last until late this aft…and we have a gale warning on with winds of 20-25 and gusts to 40…so it looks like a good day to just stay inside and keep warm…but I do need to get used to the cold again…as I do every year…had to do a reset yesterday when I found out that I’m healthy and not dying so now what do I do? Not that I’m complaining…being my age and finding that out is such a load off that I’m not really sure how to take it…I guess I can just get on with my life or what is left of it…yeah, that sounds depressing but it’s not…just reality…cripes, I’m old after all…don’t have a lot to do today but drag my butt downstairs and get the first ride going and then the second and then the third…going to keep me busy til noon or so and then I’ll have the day off to clean…no rest today…more later…

Well…when I was out doing the grocery run this morning, I got a call from my doctor’s office while I was looking for the french cut beans I need to make another entire turkey dinner next week…they were just relaying what I already knew from mychart, that my PSA is still undetectable and that is 16 months after the surgery and that gives me hope that I can use the “C” word in about 6 more months…and that is cured…I am so happy that my surgeon pushed to get me in before it spread and I would probably be dead by now…so that’s really cool….I am still so surprised that my blood work results were so good…especially my cholesterol since that has been slowly rising over the years…and I’m happy the new doctor showed me stretches for my neck since he could feel that I pulled the muscle that connects the back of the skull down to my scapula…they work pretty well and I have to remember to do them before I go out…I spent some money on something stupid at Menards today when I picked up a bargain basement go pro camera for 11 bucks that comes with a waterproof case and all kinds of mounting hardware so I could mount it on anything I want like my bike…still drinking coffee at 3 pm and I need to stop…and read a bit….

Well…darn, didn’t get out of bed til 6:21 this morning and that puts me late for the entire day…need to get on the bike in 17 minutes to stay on schedule for the day…need to do the grocery run today and need to leave here by 8:15 and that seems to be a daunting task right now…one good thing is that I can have coffee today and I am pouring that down right now…after I feel better I’ll be smiling about the good health news from yesterday…but I was not good last night and I’m moving pretty slow this morning…I deserve a day off but can’t take one until the end of the year and that is a bit wearing…it’s going to rain today so I’m not sure when I’ll get outside for the rides…it’s only going to be in the 40′s today so I’ll be in full thermasuit when I go…but it’s November so it’s supposed to be cold and I can live with that…my son, his wife, and their dog is coming over Sunday and are bringing me a loaf of sourdough bread that he makes and I am looking forward to that…but that means I’ll have to clean this place up before that and I don’t mind that…living alone I let this place get kind of messy and I need to reclaim my discipline to be better than that….more later…

Well…just got the results from today’s PSA test…still undetectable so another bit of good news to add on to the rest of it…so there is really a good reason for having a couple of cocktails tonight…I did get out on the bike in shorts for two outdoor rides and that was fun but the wind was blowing like crazy and it took a lot of work going out…coming back was fun and now the shorts get washed and put away until next year…but I still have hope we may get one more day this year…we’ll see…oh, and the new doctor gave me some stretching exercises for my neck that seem to work quite well…lots less pain and better movement…so a good day that I thought wasn’t going to be one…but that’s just me…after having cancer, I sometimes can be pessimistic about my health as I age…

Well…there is good news in Muskegon this morning after I got a clean bill of health at my checkup…well…almost, blood pressure was too damn high even without coffee so we are going to figure out what is going on since it should be lower with all the exercise I get…so I’m going to buy another BP monitor and use that for a while and then I have an appointment to calibrate it with the office BP machines…pretty cool…good appointment with a new doctor as the practice there grows…so, I now am going to pour coffee down me and have a quick lunch so I can get out on the bike in shorts for two rides today…there will be cocktails tonight…more later…oh, and they took blood for the PSA test that they missed..

Well…up at 5:40 this morning and didn’t sleep too well but still had some strange dreams in the last hour or so….darn, can’t have coffee this morning with having to keep my blood pressure down for the checkup this morning and I’m still pretty concerned about the blood test results but it will be over and I’ll know what is going on by 10 this morning…need to get an indoor ride in a few minutes and then put out all of the bags of leaves that are in the garage since it’s not raining and the bags won’t fall apart…have 10 or 11 of them and every open space in the garage is filled with them…so, I’ll go out in the dark in a minute to get that done before I do the indoor ride…it looks like I’ll be able to get outdoors in shorts today for the last time this year as soon as I get back from the checkup since it’s going to be almost 60 so that will make for a 33 mile day today and get me over 9,400 miles…really do need to check the actual mileage so I know how hard I have to work to get to 10K….we’re going to have normal November weather starting later in the week with highs in the 40′s so I’ll be dragging out the full thermasuit for the rest of the year…not much to do today…just the checkup and a run to aldis that you can see from my doctor’s office to get more veggies and some onion rings to go on the GB casserole they have on sale….more later….

Well…this does sound like a broken record…does anyone know what a record is anymore? I know we old farts do but I’m not sure about anyone else…I have been working hard all day starting with getting two indoor rides in by 10 or so and then working on the yard to pick up the leaves and mow it for what I think is the next to last time…still lots of leaves on a couple of trees that I’ll have to pick up at some point…have 10 bags of leaves in the garage that will have to go out tomorrow morning in the rain before my check up…after that there was lunch of half a bowl of Masala and then right back on the outdoor bike for another ride…was going to try to go out in shorts but it never got over 50 before I had to go out to beat the rain…looks like we’ll get some here in about a half hour and then off and on until late tomorrow afternoon…I am really looking forward to the leftover turkey for dinner and I can afford to have a whole plate with getting 30 miles in today…going to get one indoor ride in tomorrow morning before my checkup and I hope it doesn’t screw with my BP…but, I’m getting to the point of who cares? Not going to take anything for it and they can’t force me to since it’s my decision…the rest of it is going to be a little scary …oh, well….

Well…running about on time this morning with getting out of bed at 5:30 or so but I slept okay last night and that makes it a good night…was good again last night and I’m getting used to that but tonight will be the last one for a while….still pretty freaked out about the check up tomorrow and the ramifications of the blood work but what can I do about it? Not much at this point….it was a busy day yesterday with the rides and all the cooking but today should be easier with the 5 days of leftovers that come with making a big turkey…it will probably be a two indoor ride day today since it’s in the 30′s right now…but I may just wait to do an outdoor ride til after lunch and maybe get out and try to get out in shorts with the temp getting to 54 by 1pm or so…and I really don’t have much to do but clean up the kitchen after using every cooking method I have to do the meal…I may pick up the leaves after the two indoor ride since I already have 6 bags in the garage and need to put them out but it’s going to rain tomorrow morning so I guess I’ll have to let them get wet…not all the leaves are down yet so I may wait to do it but I hate having work hanging over me…so, I have a half hour and one more cup of coffee before I need to get on the bike by 7 to get the indoor rides done by 10 and I could have the leaves done by lunch if I decide to do them….we’ll see….more later…