Well…running about on time with getting up at 5:09 but that doesn’t mean I like it at all….still feel exhausted as I have for the past week and even fell asleep sitting on the couch last night….so, I’m sure this is a bug that I’ll just have to wait out to feel better…I did sleep okay last night…for me….but no dreams to speak of and I was really hoping for more weird ones like the night before but no luck…I did get a nice ride in yesterday but I am a little frustrated that the days are not warming up at all…at least in the morning when I like to ride so that puts me out on the bike in the aft and it was still only in the 40′s…and that looks like the pattern for as far as the weather channel has forecasts…I can’t wait for 60′s to come so I can get out in shorts…and there is even snow in the forecast for next Saturday and that is depressing…it seems like everything is depressing lately and it doesn’t help feeling like crap and only having the energy to drag myself to the couch in the morning…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I do need to clean the bathroom at some point in the next couple of days…I did get the summer bedding washed and on the bed yesterday so I guess that’s doing something…but, I’m not going to promise anything for today….more later…

Well…it’s another year and I just got to over 600 miles for the year so far…the fastest to 600 miles ever and the first time I’ve gotten that many miles in before April 1st. I still have another 6 days to add to that total but it looks like rain is going to cut into my riding time this week…but, it’s still cool that I got this many miles in so early…couldn’t have done it without the trainer and that was a good purchase for 47 bucks….

Well….it looks like I’m about on time this morning but I was up for the first time around 5 or so and that is normal for me….don’t feel so hot this morning and I can’t figure out how I’m so exhausted and haven’t done anything yet but go out to get the paper…it was nice to have no frost on the car today so I didn’t have to warm it up before I could go….I did have some weird dreams last night about the Indy 500…but not a modern version as it is now but one from 50 years ago but with semi modern cars…weird…it was nice to just have some dreams for a change…I did go out to take a look for the northern lights last night but it was a bust…as it has been the past 10 times or so that they were forecast and that was a little disappointing…would like to see them one more time before I croak…didn’t get a lot done with all the sports on again and it looks like I’ll waste another day with basketball and two races on so I may get a nap this aft to make up for the 5 hours I got the past few days…I may clean some today but I’m not sure…I do need to ride the bike after it warms up but that won’t be for hours so I will have to fill that time somehow…maybe with more coffee and some news….more later….

Well….was planning on coming back here all day to do one on the disappointing Mueller report, but my internet has been out most of the day and that is a huge pain in the butt…it just starting working again so I thought I’d just do a shorty to get my second one done for the day…I did get out on the bike even with the bug that I have right now and it was okay…my legs were good but my lungs seem to be down to about 75% and I was struggling at times just to catch a breath…but, they seem better now and I haven’t coughed much since I got back here so maybe it was a good idea to get out. I am going to head outside when it gets dark to look for the northern lights since there was a CME yesterday that was supposed to hit earlier today but continue until Sunday morning…and the line where you can see them is supposed to be south of here so it might be something to see…okay, starting to sweat again just sitting here so I’ll end and go back to vegging….

Well…I knew I was coming down with something when I started coughing and sneezing yesterday and now I’m sweating through my clothes so we’ll have to see how it progresses today to see how bad it’s gong to be…I had a flu shot so it can’t be flu but there is a bunch of stuff going around that the shot may not cover….I even had to take a red dot and some ibuprofen to get the pain out of my head last night but that is back right now and it is really annoying….oh, well…didn’t get much done but cook some salmon yesterday and watch sports and I’ll have to do more cooking today since I have some chicken that needs to be cooked or frozen and more asparagus to go with it…then I’ll try to get to the leftovers that have accumulated over the past week….and there will be more sports with Michigan and State playing this afternoon so I’ll need to get out on the bike early so I can settle in a take a nap this aft…need to make up for the 5 hours of sleep…okay, just remembered part of the dreams from last night…I wonder what it means when you dream about not being able to sleep?  More later…..

Well…running somewhat late this morning and I just can’t get going which is getting to be the new normal lately…didn’t get out of bed until almost 6:30 but that doesn’t mean I slept well because I didn’t…part of that may be that I am sore everywhere from getting back on the bike outdoors this week and using all kind of new muscles that I just didn’t use riding inside…I feel like I have been beaten all over and it popped into my head yesterday that I just feel old and I never think like that…and the ride was just torture for the whole thing and that usually doesn’t happen until I’ve been out a few weeks….hmmm….I did get out to run a couple of errands and went back to Aldi’s to get the salmon that I forgot the other day…couldn’t pass it up at 3.99 a pound and thought I’d treat myself a little…need to get a couple of fillets in a marinade here in a while so I can bake it for lunch today…and I splurged ever more with asparagus to have with it so it should be a nice, healthy lunch….didn’t get anything else done yesterday but watch sports and veg quite a bit and today looks the same with how I’m feeling…unless the coffee works soon…more later…

Well…running really late this morning and just can’t get going…the grocery run was a chore and I’m glad that it was the only thing I have to do today…other than getting out on the bike later…I did get out yesterday but it started raining about halfway through the ride and, at 41 degrees, it was not too pleasant…but, I survived it and I am getting used to being outdoors again…slept okay last night but my head is plugged up again and it must be the allergies and that is a little disappointing that it is starting so early this year…I did get the chance to get out to have a couple with K yesterday and that was fun…haven’t been out for any fun in quite a while and I do need to start finding other things to do…didn’t get much done yesterday but run a couple of errands and I don’t really feel like doing much today…so far, anyway…but, I am only on the first cup of coffee so that may change as I get more in me…more later….

Well…I think I’m about on time this morning and didn’t get up until after 6 for the final time so I guess that’s something…still feel exhausted and I’m not sure what the reason is for it…not sure if I ate enough yesterday and that may be part of it….had a short, 15 minute nap yesterday afternoon that did wonders for my energy level but that only lasted about an hour until I went back to feeling run down again…weird…I did get a bike ride in outdoors but I may have taken it off the trainer too early with the cold and rain coming back today so I think I’ll try to figure out how long it takes to put it back on to be able to ride every day either inside or out…will have to just keep track of how many rides I do so I can keep track of the mileage…not going to move the computer pickup back to the back wheel since that is a pain….not much to do today…I do have a couple of errands to run to get some 79 cents a pound chicken and some 3.99 a pound salmon but that is about it….and I need to cook today since all of the leftovers are gone…think I’ll use up the pizza ingredients and make another one of those for lunch…and I may clean a little but we’ll see….more later…

Well…with the weather’s gradual change and it being warm enough melt some of the snow, I finally got out on the trail for an outdoor ride today and it was a little weird being out in the elements again….and actually moving with the bike was a little unnerving at first…it’s seems like I need to reprogram my balance since doing over 500 miles with the bike anchored to the trainer has regressed it to the point where I have to think about it….I found myself sliding back into not paying enough attention to the hazards on the trail since I didn’t have to really pay any attention at all riding indoors…with that said, one good thing that made me laugh a little was that it was much, much easier to ride with the bike moving…even on my long uphill sprint it was still easier than the lowest resistance setting on the trainer and my legs felt supercharged through the entire 12 miles…one thing I had forgotten was the effect of the wind…crosswinds almost caught me off guard a couple of times and pushed me around a lot…something that I think will get better as I get out there more…I really do like the effect of riding outdoors and being able to see some things for a change….I hope the weather cooperates and that can continue….

Well…up early again this morning but I’m not going to bitch about that today…maybe tomorrow, but not today….after all, it could get worse tomorrow and I need to save my bitching for those days…I do feel pretty worn out this morning and I guess that is from not getting too much sleep for months now…I did work out yesterday and it is a little comical how much noise my shoulder makes after not doing it for a few days…I think I’ll try that again this morning since I want to see if it will tolerate more weight work or if I do need to alternate days off…I did take the bike off the trainer yesterday and may have been a mistake since the weather report has changed overnight with the highs being lower than they were….so, instead of shorts, I’ll be going out today in a light thermasuit and gloves but I will be able to avoid a stocking hat and that makes the ride for me….I guess I can put the bike back on the trainer but I’ll lose any mileage I do indoors since I am not going to move the computer back to the back wheel…I’ll just have to miss the indoor mileage or skip the rainy days altogether…we’ll see…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but convert the bike and get the workout in and today will be much the same…I am going to have to figure out what to do with my mornings now that I am going to be riding in the afternoon and that may add to my boredom but who knows? More later…