Well…that wasn’t too bad….didn’t get up til 6 or so and slept okay but there is a huge need for coffee right now and it is a fresh coffee day so that is a good thing….but, the allergies are already pretty bad even with just getting up so I will be suffering all day today…and I’m on a schedule this morning with needing to get out on the bike by 7:30 to be back here by 9 for Monaco qualifying…it looks like they have changed the weather forecast so I may be able to ride twice today…it was supposed to storm all day and now it’s down to 50% and I am not sure how I feel about that…I do need the time on the bike to get to 600 miles but I was really looking forward to taking a day off and cleaning and maintaining the bike…I think I will clean it after the first ride this morning since it is filthy and the shifter is starting to hang up and that is annoying…so, it looks like not much is going to get done again today other than cooking…I did try some spaghetti sauce that Tom made and it is pretty damn good so that will be one meal and I have some chicken that needs to be cooked so it will be easy…I do need to get some other stuff thawing to run the instant pot Monday…more later…

Well…I finally turned a 4:22 morning into a 6:22 morning but I don’t know if that is going to make any difference since I still feel pretty crappy this morning…my allergies freaked right out last night and even a red dot and flonase didn’t work and I was sneezing and coughing all night…don’t look forward to this all summer…I did get out to have some fun yesterday with pool with Tom and it was nice to get the hell out of here for a change..and a top down run out and back left me with a little sunburn even with having 30 sunscreen on…it looks like I have the coolant leak figured out in the car since it was dry under it and that is a relief since I just don’t want to get under it until I have a garage to do it in…didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than a single bike ride and today looks the same with the rain coming in around noon so that will mean only one ride again today…that is putting a dent in my goal of getting to 600 miles for the month but I will get to 500 so that isn’t bad…I should get some cleaning in today since both the kitchen and bathroom need work and the living room can use a once over, too…but, I need coffee right now and to read the news some…more later…

Well…another 4:54 morning and I am getting damn tired of them…that makes about 4 1/2 hours of sleep and I am going to be hurting later today…oh, well…and I am hurting damn near everywhere again…it struck me yesterday that the pain is almost the same as it was when I had to give up running and I think it’s from too much riding but I am not going to give that up too…doesn’t hurt too much this morning so I think I’ll live through it…they did bring my new appliances yesterday and it is going to take a while to get used to the new noises they make…the basket of the washer is big enough to put almost all of my clothes in at once and that is kind of weird…and they have all kind of sensors on them that set the temp and water level and that’s almost too damn modern for me…but, I have clean clothes so I guess that’s all I needed…didn’t get much done yesterday and today looks the same…I do have to do the grocery run and get a bike ride in but that is about it…my bathroom needs a cleaning so I may get to that today…but who knows? I’m not too motivated right now but I can’t have coffee until after I get back from groceries…and that will be an hour and a half…damn, I hate getting up early…more later..

Well…running a little late today with not getting out of bed until almost 6:30…not sure how I slept but I am pretty sore this morning and my calves are hurting for some reason…I did do a double on the bike yesterday but I do that often and they never hurt before..damn, I’m getting old…maybe it’s because I went much harder than I planned on the second ride?  Who knows? I did get out and run some errands yesterday to get some food and get my mega tickets that I haven’t checked yet…I do need to win 400 million dollars…the guys didn’t bring my new appliances yesterday and I am a little irritated about that…I do need a washer that works so I can get some laundry done…I think I’ll bitch to the office if they don’t come today…or, maybe not…don’t really need the washer for a couple of days but I do need it by the end of the week…it looks like I won’t be getting out on the bike until later today since it is raining out there right now but I need to do doubles to get to my goal of 500 miles for the month…ha, it just struck me that I’m going to do 500 miles in the month that the Indy 500 is run…that made me laugh…not much to do today….going to just ease into the day since I don’t feel that hot and I’ll decide later how much cleaning I’ll do….more later…

Well…feeling a little run down this morning and I know it’s from not eating enough this time since I didn’t have anything for dinner last night but a little potato salad…and my stomach is roiled some this morning, too, so I may have to make some toast or something for breakfast…slept okay last night but both shoulders hurt again today and that is getting a little annoying…my legs were okay on the bike yesterday and taking a day off seems to have worked but we’ll see when I do a double today…if I do a double today…have a couple of errands to run after they come with the new appliances this morning…my DD store has packages of 20 ozs of brats for 1.49 and I am going to splurge and eat some bad food for a change…oh, and boneless skinless chicken for 1.49 a pound, too, so I’ll have protein for the weekend….I also have to run to Meijer’s to take back some wax that the sprayer broke the first time I tried to use it and get my Mega tickets for tonight…400 mil and I could use the cash…I do have laundry to do today and I can’t wait to use the new washer and dryer….more later…

Well…as I said this morning, my clothes washer died yesterday with the agitator stopping so I put in a repair request online this morning…and that is really convenient…and a couple of the guys came this morning to tell me that they are bringing me a new washer and dryer tomorrow…and Chris told me that I have the last set of originals from when this place was built 25 years ago so that was weird…that was good news since the old ones were just worn out and so damn noisy I couldn’t hear anything else in here…and, when I got the mail this morning, right in front was a letter from the IRS…and normally, that is never a good thing but this time it was just a notice from them saying that I overpaid my taxes and they were sending me a check for 156 bucks…and the check was in the same batch of mail! So, I have to figure out how to spend it…maybe a new pair of shorts? Or 2/3rds of a set of tires? Not sure yet but it is a good problem to have…

Well…running about on time today with getting up a little after 6 and don’t feel too bad…just a little worn out but my legs don’t hurt much so taking the day off the bike was a good idea…I really can’t remember having to have the heat on this late in May but it is only 44 degrees outside and, without it, it would be about 65 in here and that is just too darn cold for me…my washing machine gave up the ghost yesterday so I had to put in a request for them to install a new one today and I hope they do the dryer, too…I could use some new appliances for my last year here…but that means I have to clean a little before they come…and make sure that they can get it done easily so my disruption is a little as possible…so that will put the bike ride off until this afternoon and that’s okay since it is going to be cold until then…I took the day completely off yesterday and got nothing done so I will have a few things to get done today….I do have to cook at least one meal today since I still have instant pot leftovers and then need to plan some for the rest of the week…probably will run the instant pot again tomorrow with some chicken so I can free up some space in my freezer….I do need to figure out some new food since chicken is getting really boring but I’m not sure what that would be right now…more later…

Well…hmmm…it’s a lot harder to not ride than I thought it would be…have been staring at the radar all morning trying to see if there is going to be a break that I can fit in an hour…but, I need to take a day off today with how flat my legs were on the second ride yesterday…but, that’s not what this is about…over the years, you’ve heard me talk about various personal records that I have done on the bike and I only have one more to set or break…in 109 more miles this month, I will finally get to better than 500 miles in a single month…as you remember, I got to 1000 miles for the first time before May 1st this year and that crazy riding has continued for the first three weeks of the month…and that leaves me with 12 days to ride the 109 miles I need to get there….that is one of the reasons I am having such a hard time sitting here and healing today…I know it should be pretty easy to get there if I keep up doing doubles every day but it looks like rain every day this week so there will be some dodging of raindrops necessary…that will leave me with no other goals other than trying to get to 4,000 miles for the year but I’m not sure I can get there…we’ll see…

Well….damn near forgot to come here to do this one this morning…again…and I think part of it is the distraction of having a real newspaper to read on Sunday mornings…slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad today other than a little stiffness from riding too much over the past week…just did three days of 30 milers and 6 of the past 7 days of double rides so I am rooting for storms today so I can take a day off…I shouldn’t have to have an excuse to take care of my legs but you know how my guilt won’t allow me to do it…just looking at the radar to see if there is going to be a hole that I can get out in and I shouldn’t be…read an article the other day that explains the exhaustion I’ve been feeling and it all comes down to my body screaming at me that it needs some healing time…it even recommended taking 2-3 days off but that is never going to happen…I did fire up the instant pot yesterday to make some chicken leg quarters and they came out great so I don’t have to cook today or tomorrow and that will leave me kind of bored today so I guess I’ll have to clean some….but not yet…still on the first cup of coffee and need it to work more before I want to do anything…more later…

Well…damn it was a little cold when I got up again this morning since I forgot to put the heat on last night…and I slept in all the way to 6:03…yeah, that’s a little sarcasm…I do remember sleeping in back in the olden days when I would get up and it was 9 or 10 but I wonder if it was a real memory or not it has been so long? Oh, well….I did get two bike rides in yesterday but don’t think I’ll attempt the double today…although my legs feel okay today with very little pain so maybe…I think it will depend on the rain and when it comes and goes…I was a little surprised how hard it was raining when I got up but it looks like it will be moving out in a while so I can get out before 10…want to get that done early today since I am going to make some chicken in the instant pot for lunch that I got for 49 cents a pound this week…and now I have no room at all in the freezer so I won’t have to buy any protein next week…10 pounds is a lot of chicken…not much to do today…going to clean some and then just fool around most of the day…more later….