Well…just don’t feel like writing about politics today so I’m not going to…I know there are tons of things going on including the announcement that Mueller is going to testify to the House in open session on the 17th of July…and I’ll do one on that later…but right now, I just want to noodle around a bit and talk about some unimportant stuff…first, I got 45 miles in on the bike today and I am beat and my butt hurts…and the bike appears to be fixed from the bearing noise that I worked on yesterday…but the zipper is coming apart on my handlebar bag and that is a little annoying…am trying to glue it back together since the teeth are glued to the backing tape and not sewed on and I have never seen that before…I did get out to the dollar store this morning since I needed some sunscreen and they have tubes of it for a dollar…with the same ingredients that Coppertone has in it and that they charge 9 bucks for…it’s not a spray but that’s okay…and I got bunches of other cool stuff there, too…injector cleaner, dish scrubbers, measuring spoons, and drain cleaner…saved myself almost 10 bucks by getting that stuff there instead of Meijers…and I just love that dumpy little store….and the car is still not leaking after only putting two tablespoons of sealer in it…and that’s been a couple of weeks so that is cool…and that made it a good day…so far….

Well…that was a little better…didn’t get up until around 6 this morning but feel a little crappy this morning and I know why….slept okay after the short night yesterday and I think I was making up for that….I did try to get two rides in yesterday but had a problem with the bike that I had to cut the second ride short to fix….had the same problem with the rear wheel that I had with the front a few weeks back and had to tear it apart to fix it…the same cracking noise that I think I fixed with greasing and adjusting the bearings but I won’t know that until I get out in a few minutes…it’s weird that I had to do this on this bike when I never had a problem with the last one…or any other bike for that matter….didn’t get anything done yesterday but a couple of errands and it was nice to get out in the car with the top down…and I got 10 more pounds of chicken for 29 cents a pound that I am not sure what the heck to do with…there is no room in my freezer so I may have to sacrifice my turkey carcass to fit it…I wonder if chicken leg quarters would make good soup? More later….

Well…that really sucks…woke up at 4:11 this morning but no luck with getting back to sleep so I am worn out today…and I’m not sure if the coffee is going to do the trick…just damn exhausted and this is now starting to get really old…with all of that, it was an okay day yesterday and I did get two rides in between the rain showers and it looks like a sunny day today so two rides will be on the agenda to torture my legs some more…didn’t get much done yesterday but I do need to get some stains out of the carpet today along with some kitchen cleaning and I do need to cook some chicken that has been marinating for a couple of days so I can have some more tacos…and I have a couple of errands to run so I am going to start the car today for the first time since last Thursday…not sure why I am going to buy 10 more pounds of chicken but at 29 cents a pound, how can I pass that up? I wonder how low DD can go? Will they be paying me to take chicken next? That would be cool…more later…

Well…it was kind of a boring day yesterday even with races and soccer on all day…I did get two rides in but I’m not sure about today…it is kind of cool that it is already almost 70 outside and it’s not even 6:30 yet…so getting out on the bike before 7 is going to be an easy one today…slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning…don’t hurt much, either, and I’m not sure why that would be…went hard on both rides and that should have made my legs hurt today but they are just stiff…we’ll see when I get on the bike…I am having a cup of coffee before the ride so that will help….didn’t get much done yesterday and today will probably be the same with the US women’s team playing at 11:30…I probably should start the car today and maybe run some errands but I really don’t need any food…the freezer is filled with chicken and I have some more marinating so I’ll have chicken tacos all week…had four of them for lunch yesterday and I was uncomfortable all afternoon even though the filling for all four was just one small chicken breast…but the tortillas alone were 400 calories so I guess I overloaded with about 800 for lunch…still feel full this morning so I think I’ll lighten up today…more later….

Well…just figured out that getting out on the bike at 6:30 with the temp 57 degrees will really wake you up…and that is why I’m running a little late today..wanted to get the first bike ride in before the rain came in and I had to ride over and get the paper before I came here to do this one…haven’t even started the car since last Tuesday so I guess I’ll have to at some point….slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning even without coffee…yow…I just realized I had a good bike ride without any coffee…I wonder how that happened? Oh, well…I’m going to pour some down now as I do this and then read the paper…then the F1 race is on at 9 so at least I won’t be too bored…didn’t get much done yesterday but laundry and a little cleaning and I still need to clean some today but no cooking with the fridge full of leftovers….I think I probably need to eat more today since I only had tacos and an egg salad sandwich yesterday and that is not enough to support 2 rides…but, I need to read the paper and have more coffee before the race….more later…

Well…as you can see, I don’t think I’m going to do a political one today…at least not right now…just got back from ride number 2 and haven’t had a chance to catch up on the news yet..but, I did want to talk about something light and a little more fun…as you saw from this morning, I have been tinkering and trying new recipes to keep me from getting more bored with my food lately…so far, I have figured out a great homemade pizza crust, an alfredo sauce that is better than any jarred sauces I have tried, and just today, I tried what was called “food truck chicken tacos” and they were the best damn tacos I have ever had…with an overnight marinade of lime juice, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and cilantro, the chicken was yummy even before I made them…put the tortillas in my sauce pan to heat them and made them really soft, then I built the tacos with lettuce, tomato, 4 cheese Mexican blend, the pickled red onions I made the other day and just a hint of salsa….they tasted really fresh and yummy and it is now my go to taco….no more beef ones for me…

Well…another 4:34 morning but I don’t feel to bad so I guess I can live with it…I did lie back down for a little while and that was a nice transition to getting up instead of just climbing out immediately…and I slept okay that that’s a plus…I just wish the damn crack in my thumb would heal so it doesn’t hurt when I shift the bike…that has been annoying for the past few days and I need to continue to treat it and hope for the best…and I’m getting out on the bike here in a few minutes but decided to have a cup of coffee and do this before I get out today…and I need to get out and back here before 9 to see F1 qualifying but I’ll be out by 7 so that won’t be a problem…I am going to make chicken tacos for the first time for lunch today and have had the chicken in a marinade overnight to get the flavor into it….and I made my best pizza ever yesterday…didn’t over bake this one and the crust came out soft and chewy so I think I have my pizza figured out…it will be interesting to see if I can repeat it but that won’t be a for a few weeks…and that put a question in my head…why do they put so much salt in frozen pizzas? Mine has about a half teaspoon in a 14″ and it tastes great…and it has very little fat with using turkey pepperoni…hmmmm…okay…need to watch F1 practice and finish my coffee so I can get out on the bike…more later…

Well…have been rushing around here this morning trying to get going to get out on the bike in the fog but I just looked out and it has mostly cleared so I thought I’d come here and do this before I get out…and that gives me the chance to have a cup of coffee and it is strange how much that helps the legs…it is much more of a chore to ride without it…slept okay last night but I think I need a new pair of earplugs…have lost one each of the past few nights and that is annoying even with the place upstairs being empty…no dreams to speak of either and I was getting used to having them after a few days…oh, well….I have a split in my right thumb that has been hurting like crazy the past few days since I use it to shift and that is keeping it from healing…got some vinegar in it yesterday when I was making some pickled red onions and that was just too much…kept it hurting all afternoon no matter what I did even with washing it…cripes…didn’t get much done yesterday but one bike ride since it was raining most of the day but today looks like I can get two in…and I am going to make a pizza for lunch along with getting some chicken in a marinade for tacos for tomorrow and that is going to be a new one for me…more later…

Well…as I said a little while ago, I had a nasty rattle coming from the exhaust that started yesterday and it was just so damn annoying…so, you know that I have to get at it when something is wrong with the car and even the rain wasn’t going to stop me…so, I just went out to take a look at it and the heat shield just fell off in my hand when I pulled on it…and when I started the car up to test it and see if the one on top of the pipe had to come off, too…it was quiet with no problem so that was probably one of the easiest fixes I’ve ever had on the car…and it will make my day to not have to think about it anymore…yay!

Well…it appears to be a normal Thursday with doing the grocery run and then reading the paper before coming here…and now I have a new problem with the car…the leak appears to be fixed but I have a heat shield in the exhaust rattling that is annoying as hell…so, I’ll have to climb under the car today or tomorrow to see which one it is…it’s in the front of the car so I think it’s the one that is on the pipe just coming off the header…we’ll see…should be an easy fix or I’ll just remove it if there is clearance and it won’t start the car on fire…slept okay last night and feel so much better this morning than I did yesterday…and it looks like the bike ride will have to wait until later with the rain out there right now so I am going to revel in that and plan on only one ride today…I did get some cleaning done yesterday and I need to do the oven today since it is getting pretty dirty….and the rest of the kitchen needs work, too, so that will be on the agenda today….but first, I am going to have more coffee and read some news and ease into it….more later…