Well…man, the turkey came out good without brining it today but it took 4 hours to cook, eat, and clean up and that is a long commitment…but if I spread that time over that 5 days it will last, it’s not so bad…I did get three rides in but didn’t have time to let the temp come up so I could ride in shorts…oh, well…only two more nights of being good or I guess of still not being sick…officially…so I will enjoy these two days…one question I have is whey the hell can my glucose be high when I get 4 hours of exercise every day, don’t eat fast or fried foods or any white carbohydrates or desserts…what the hell am I doing all this work for when my body is going to fail anyway? I don’t get it at all…oh, well…I did hear from T today after more than a month and that was cool…okay, need to go look for more books since I finished two of them today…

Well…darn, up at 5:04 but I did sleep okay and even had dreams for the second night in a row and that is strange for me….it really is strange being able to sleep on my back for the first time in years and years and that leaves me with no pain in my shoulders…should be a good thing, huh? With everything that is going on, I’m not sure about that…looks like I will be able to jam all the rides in before 10 if I can get moving and get downstairs for the first one by 6:30 and then outside as soon as the sun comes up about 7:45…still don’t think I’ll be able to get out in shorts today but I am going to try tomorrow when my day will be a little more flexible…cripes, it looks like it’s raining out there so it looks like two rides in and then hope for clear to get outdoors for one ride…I think I’m going back to my roots for the next two books by reading a little science fiction favorites that I picked up at the sale but we’ll see…it’s like watching tv just to stay distracted when there is nothing on that really grabs me or that’s new….okay, you know what my plans are for the day…just cooking and no cleaning since I did a lot of that yesterday in the living room and now my equipment is really clean…should vacuum today and rotate the couch cushions but three hours of cooking is going to wear me out….more later…

Well…tomorrow is going to be the first turkey day of the year…it may be the only one or I may make another one before t-day just to fill the freezer with cheap protein for 53 cents a pound…and I’m doing all of the sides with the turkey so I need to get the rides in before 11 or so…then I can get the turkey on the grill by noon and have an early dinner at about 3 or so…the weather is going to cooperate so I can get on the bike outdoors by 8am or so and get 39 miles in before I start cooking…whatever I do, it’s going to be a long day tomorrow…and I know I’m going to over eat…with mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole and maybe some corn…no rolls for this one since I couldn’t find any but I should have just bought a tube of them since those are available…I think…no cocktails again tonight and I’m down to the last three days of being good…no matter if I find out I’m dying or not…Tuesday is going to be a big cocktail night…

Well…man, I’m still cold after getting the three rides in with two of them outdoors so I hope the last cup of hot coffee does the trick….nice to get 33 miles in again and I just realized that the minor goal of 20,000 miles for the last three years combined was met last week when I went over 9K miles for the year…and that’s pretty cool…sitting here watching “The Who” live from Hyde Park and enjoying that cup of coffee…I did see a huge ship just cruising along my beach this morning and posted that to Mastodon as I always do…don’t have a lot to do this afternoon but clean and that will be welcome after rushing around the past couple of weeks…still freaking out about the blood work results as I read more about it…the cause could be either an infection or leukemia…going to be a long wait til Tuesday…more later…

Well…that was an okay night of sleep even though I alternated from freezing to sweating all night…and I’m still freezing in here and I should be used to the cold by now so I’m not sure what is going on…was good last night and will be until I get the bad news about my test results on Tuesday and then all bets are off…I guess the question now is “do I do any treatment or do I just resign myself cripple along until my body gives up?” It will be an interesting decision…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I would like to clean the living room and rotate the couch cushions but I need to get three rides in before that…going to head downstairs for the first one but I really want to try to get two outdoor rides in today since it’s going to be over 50 and I may be able to get out in shorts for ride three…I did get the repairs done to my cold weather riding gear yesterday but I’m not sure I like how the chin string on the hat turned out…that may be changed into a single piece later today…had dreams about someone stealing my french press last night and that is a weird as it sounds…but a welcome change from no dreams at all….not much to do today…just the rides and then I’ll wing it the rest of the day and try to get some things done…more later…

Well…darn, another rainy day out here that kept me off the outdoor bike til almost 1 but now I’m done for the day other than the weights…got another 29 miles in today and that creeps me closer to the goal….pretty darn sore on the bike today with my right tricep just howling the whole way for some reason…weird…and my neck hurt and that didn’t help…not going to go out and pick up wet leaves today so the afternoon belongs to me…what is left of it…crap, it’s already 2:30 and I haven’t read a bit at all…going to cook a turkey this weekend after I use the last two burgers for today and tomorrow…I did forget the onion rings for the green bean casserole and I’m not going out to get them…oh, well…I do have to clean some today but I should sew my winter hat and gloves that need work…I could do that sitting here watching tv so I guess I’ll get the sewing kit out and get going on that…

Well…damn, I can’t figure out why I feel so cold all the time but I’m sitting here freezing at the 66 degree temp I have the thermostat set to…the coffee should warm me up enough so I can get on the indoor bike in a few minutes but it’s not working yet…I do need an easy day at some point but I’m not sure if it will be today or not…I may be able to get two outdoor rides in today since it’s already 47 degrees out there and getting into the 50′s this morning…didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than cook but I don’t need to do that today so I should get off my butt and get some things done…starting with this…have been working for more than 15 minutes that is just not normal..just had the thought that this could be the last weekend that I’m not dying or that I don’t know that I’m dying….and that is a weird thought…oh, well…boy, it’s getting harder and harder to get my days started when all I want to do is just sit here and do nothing…but I won’t…going to finish this first cup of coffee and then get moving right now at 7:37….and then stumble through the day…more later…

Well…yep, getting up at 7:30 put me behind for the entire day and I’m just now getting done at 5:30…I did get on the downstairs bike by 8 and finished the second one by a little after 11 when I cooked another batch of chicken Masala…then on the bike in the cold/rain to get a ride in out there that I finished by 2:30 or so…didn’t have much time for coffee all day so I dumped a bunch so I could make a new batch for tomorrow…not going to keep coffee for three days…then after that, I gave myself a haircut using a set of clippers that I bought 6 months ago but barely used and cut it too short as I figured out the adjustment…only paid 11 bucks for them and it wasn’t worth it to send them back…rechargeable and two speed that I didn’t know about…now I don’t have to drag the big corded clippers that I’ve used since about 2020….going to have cocktails for one more night and then off until Tues night…and if there is bad news that I get then, I’ll need those drinks…

Well…yow, didn’t get out of bed til 7:30 this morning and that is so damn unusual that I had to note it…and it puts me so late for getting on the bike that I’m not sure how many miles I’ll get in today….I do need to cook today but I’m not sure if it will be for lunch or dinner…have thawed chicken that is ready so I guess early would be the choice…have way too much food and the turkey I have thawing is just going to add to that…along with the ham I got yesterday so maybe I should figure out what needs to go in the freezer…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks the same since I only have the first cup of coffee down and it’s 8 am….so no bike til 8:30 or so and I think the outdoor ride will wait until the afternoon since it’s going to rain off and on all morning…I am really looking forward to the time when I can just let the day unfold instead of rushing to get on the bike and get the miles in….but that will not happen until I find out if I’m dying or not next Tuesday…I was really thinking I’d make it to 80 riding the bike but I’m okay if I don’t…more later….

Well…one of the stupid things I do out here is to watch the marinas I ride by every day to see when the last boat is taken out of the water…and today was that day…they are all empty now and won’t have a boat in until next April…I did get out for a ride today and it was a little better than yesterday but tomorrow looks iffy with rain starting tonight and continuing until 3 or so tomorrow aft…so, unless I want to wait for the outdoor ride until after then, I’ll have to do three inside tomorrow to keep up grinding the mileage out…have 9,200 miles in and have 6 weeks to do 800 miles so it will be easier…haven’t gotten the results from the PSA test they were supposed to do so they may be withholding it to wait til my checkup to give me the bad news…and my blood work came back with indicators I have cancer again so I guess it was a good idea to not buy a new car…oh, well…life sucks and then you die is looking to be true…okay, more reading