Well…damn, I’m running late today and need to get on the bike in 5 minutes or I won’t get the grocery run done on time….the wind is howling out here again and I’m getting pretty tired of it…it would be nice to have a day to ride where I’m not going into the brick wall…so maybe today will be a three ride day indoors….I did get some results from the blood test and there are some concerning things in it…and I really may be reaching the end and that is getting to be a relief after what is going on in this country…it looks like I don’t need to buy a new car after all since I won’t outlive the Miata…damn, it’s cold out here again today and we have a hard freeze going on…I wonder how long the flowers I have left on the side of the house are going to survive it? Okay, it’s 6:48 and I need to get on the bike right now to get a ride in before I need to do the grocery run…so this one is short but I’ll come back…going to buy a turkey and a ham today and I can eat red meat again since they already know my cholesterol is through the roof…I’m done with even worrying about that….more later…

Well…I don’t know what it is, but every year the transition to full thermasuit gets harder and harder…did the first suited up ride this morning at around 37 degrees and it was okay until I made the turn out at the beach to come back here when the wind came up from calm to around 20mph right into my face all the way back…and my fingers and toes were white and I really hope I can figure that out before it gets really cold….so it feels good to get back to three rides for the day and will probably have days soon where I’ll have to do three indoors…the problem with that is I’m running out of stuff to watch on freevee so I’ll probably have to use Pluto to make up for it…okay, I need to do the weight work and then get cleaning…I’ve already changed out the bedding and should put a load of those in the washer…and get the chicken breasts out of the freezer for the Masala I’m making tomorrow….and that will give the turkey I’m getting for 53 cents a pound at Meijers a few days to thaw before I roast it on the grill….more later…

Well…just got back from getting my blood drawn and I’m still amazed at how easy things are out here…I mean a half hour to drive out, get the blood drawn, and be back here sitting on my couch…no traffic at all and that was around 9am “rush hour” today….so now I can sit here for a few minutes and have coffee while I warm up from the errand…I did get the trash and leaves out and I can’t figure out why they didn’t delay pickup with the holiday yesterday…hmmm…going to go out in full thermasuit this morning since it is still in the 30′s here and not going to get much warmer…so only another week of being good until after the checkup next Tues at 9am…more coffee and cleaning…have two rides in downstairs and maybe I should just do one more down there and call it good at 24 miles…we’ll see3…more later…

Well…up and out of bed at 5:29 this morning and need coffee right now so I can get on the indoor bike here by 6:30 to get two rides in before I go out for the blood draw at 9 or so…I am going to try to get an outdoor ride in today in full thermasuit if the wind is low enough…and then I’ll have the rest of the day to clean and maybe work on the lawn…but I don’t have many leaves to be picked up and have a coupe of weeks to do it…I did sleep okay last night and gave in to putting the winter comforter on the bed which helped I think…starting to get a little disappointed with Aldis lately since the stores here don’t follow the ads anymore and their prices are no longer a deal…okay, veggies are still pretty cheap but I wanted a whole smoked turkey for 77 cents a pound but they don’t have any and I went there yesterday to pick one up…and I’m sure their supplies weren’t sold out in one day…especially since they aren’t open Sunday…oh, well…it’s only 33 degrees out here and will be in the low 40′s when I get back so it will be gloves and a winter hat to go out…no more shorts..for today anyway…more later…

Well…man, I almost took the day off today but I did get two rides in downstairs and little else…there was another gale warning on today and the wind was 20-30 with gusts so there was no way I was going to go out and hurt myself…and now the weather is changing with a high of about 45 tomorrow so I’ll have to drag out the warm clothes and wear long pants on the bike for the first time since April…oh, well…and I do have to go out to the lab to get the blood drawn tomorrow morning…so I’m going to try to get two indoor rides in before I head out at 9am…only another week and I can have cocktails again and I am looking forward to that…I feel better not drinking but damn, I’m getting old and what the hell am I saving my liver for? Once SS is taken away soon, I’ll only have enough money to live a couple of years anyway…so no new car either…I can make this one last a couple of years if I don’t drive a lot…I got gas for 2.85 this morning so that was cool…more reading…

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…