Well…having a tough time getting started today and my allergies are already afternoon bad so that is not a good sign…I did sleep in all the way to 5:45 this morning but feel pretty worn out so I think I’ll have to ease into it for now…I think it’s going to be a struggle to ride doubles for the rest of the month with being so stiff every day…I wonder if I can do permanent damage by too much exercise? Wouldn’t that be ironic? Oh, well…had an okay day yesterday with all the races on but that means I didn’t get much done and will have to do better today….not sure why I have to do better but I do…going to try to get to the bathroom but that will be after a workout and a ride…we may finally get some storms late this afternoon so the second ride will have to be before that…it was nice yesterday that the temp got up over 70 for the afternoon ride and it looks the same for today….I think that’s the only thing that is keeping me going out for the two a days…okay, need more coffee and to read some news…more later…

Well…as I said this morning, I had some problems with the bike yesterday with a loud creaking/cracking sound coming out of the front wheel on the second ride yesterday…it was so bad that I could feel it in the handlebars so it needed attention…so when I got back here, I tore into it to see what was happening and couldn’t really find anything wrong with it but greased it and put it back together…which was a pain trying to get the bearings to stay in the inner races while I installed the outers and the axle…took 4 tries to get it right but I think I did since it was pretty much quiet on the run this morning…which I went out way too early for…on the bike before 6:30 but it was already over 60 and with very little wind so that was cool…and I hit a milestone of sorts…with the 3,486 miles on the new bike from last year, and getting to 1,514 miles this morning I got to 5,000 miles on the new bike in 13 months…not bad for an old guy…and I’ll have the last record of the highest monthly total to report later in the week…have already broken it but it remains to be seen by how much….that’s why I’m still doing doubles all this week and I have to get out again in between Indy and the Coke 600 at 6 tonight…

Well…running a little late today but I shouldn’t be…got up at 5:30 and got out on the bike by 6:30 to do the first ride of the day in time to see the F1 race at 9…and I finally got here and it’s only 8 so everything worked out as I planned…and that is a little sad that I have to plan anything with not really having anything to do other than watch races today…I did sleep okay last night but the bike ride was a chore without having coffee before going out…it does look like I got the noise in the front wheel fixed but I’ll talk about that later when I do one on what a pain in the butt working on the bearings is on this bike…I did get a few things done yesterday…got started on the kitchen counters but not until late in the day so I didn’t make much progress so I may have to work on it some today in between the races…it look like Indy is going to be challenged by rain so I may have plenty of time to do that after F1….don’t have to cook today with leftovers to be used so it looks pretty lazy starting now…need to have coffee and read the paper….more later…

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…