Well…this is going to be short one for right now since I have a doctors appointment in a few minutes…need to have them look at the sore on my neck that won’t heal…hoping it’s not skin cancer but it could be since we northern Europeans are almost transparent we are so white…so. I’ll be back to finish this up after the appointment…and after I have some coffee and read the paper…okay, I’m back…got a little good news that the sore on my neck is not skin cancer but some kind of a cyst that won’t go away on it’s own so they are going to send me to a dermatologist to have it removed…it is really, really weird to have insurance again and have all this healthcare happening…now, I just need to take care of myself a little better…but, the good thing is that I don’t need any medications, I can get everything back in line just by not being stupid…not much to do today…still haven’t gotten on the bike yet but I need more coffee before I do that…and I am going to clean the bathroom today…more later…

Well….it has been a pretty cool day other than finding out I need to have someone take me and bring me home from a medical test I need to have but I don’t have anyone to do it so I guess I’ll just cancel it and figure it out later…but, that’s not what this about…since I was 5 years old, I have gone swimming in Lake Michigan at least once a year for every year that I have been alive…but, this year, I thought I was going to miss it with the huge weather change coming up tomorrow where the highs will only be about 70 and a storm coming in will turn the lake over and drop it’s temp by 25 degrees..so, after the bike ride today, I jumped in the car and headed out to Grand Haven and I am glad I did…the water was 74 degrees and the waves were 6-7 feet tall…and, if you’ve been here before, you know I am a wave geek and just love to have them pummel me…my shoulders and ribs even hurt from the waves slamming into me….and I got a few rides surfing them with the longest one being almost 100 feet…pretty damn cool and it keeps the streak alive…

Well…running a little late today and just can’t get started…and my shoulders hurt where I got shots yesterday but it’s worth it to already have my flu shot done…and I have another appointment to look at the sore that won’t heal Thursday and that is weird…no doctor for 16 years and now two appointments in one week…I am still wrapping my head around that one…slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad today but I do need more coffee to get to the workout and bike ride…still had a little distress on the bike yesterday but it was so hot out there in the afternoon that I think that was part of it…my lungs are still full of crap and I can’t wait til the allergies are done…it looks like a huge weather change tomorrow with the high only going to be in the low 70′s and low humidity so that will be a welcome change…not much to do today…going to take it easy today and try to clean the bathroom but that is about it…more later….

Well…just got back from my first visit to the doctor in 16 years and it doesn’t look too bad so far…my blood pressure was a little high but the doctor thinks it was the antihistamine I’ve been taking for my allergies..oh, and I do like my new doctor…seems to be a good guy and took lots of time just talking about exercise, vaccines, and other health stuff…so it was a pleasant surprise. It was cool that I planned for blood work and they have a lab in the same building so I got that taken care of along with getting a flu shot and a pneumonia vaccine, too…and there is no bruising where they drew the blood so that is a bonus…the doctor wants me to get a colonoscopy in the next month or so and that will be covered, too, and I am curious if there are any problems…so far, the doctor seems to be happy about my health other than the borderline blood pressure and it is cool that all of the work I’ve been doing on the bike and working out has been having some effect….now, I can’t wait to see where my cholesterol is with bingeing on burgers this weekend…oh, well…don’t have prescription coverage so I probably won’t do anything about it even if it is high…having a doctor again makes me feel like I’m a little more connected to normalcy again and that is not a bad thing…

Well…running a little late this morning with having to change out another tube on the bike…discovered the front was flat when I got up so I had to use my last spare tube from the old bike…hope it works since this is going to be a busy day…going in for a checkup this morning and then I have to have the maintenance guys come with the wet carpet by my furnace…and it is two of my boys birthdays today so I have to text them…not that busy but I do have to wedge a workout and a bike ride in somewhere today, too….I did get to looking for a house almost all day yesterday and there are a few things out there but not where I want to live….so that will get worked on again today with an eye to finding something in the next week or so….slept kind of crappy last night but feel okay today with being good last night so maybe that should continue today…I am a little apprehensive about what they’ll find during my physical today but it is what it is…maybe I’ll be the healthiest old guy they’ve ever seen…more later…

Well…running on time this morning and that is a little unusual…just haven’t been able to get moving the past few days but I do need to change that….slept okay last night but I am having trouble getting started and think that may be connected to yesterday’s problems on the bike….and not eating enough, again….didn’t get anything done yesterday with all of the races and soccer on…Man U finally won one but they are still in 11th place in the league and that is not good enough to get into the champions league later in the year…my feet still hurt from the long walk yesterday and I hope they heal up soon so they won’t be a problem in NYC…not much to do today…not sure about pool with it being a holiday today and it’s raining right now so I may have to take the day off the bike…the rain is strung out all the way to Iowa and heading here so it may be an easy one today…more later…

Well….after the debacle of the flat tire and the 4 mile walk home, I decided to abuse my body some more and go out and do another 15 miles this afternoon…that was a mistake…well…not really a mistake but I didn’t take into account that it is much hotter this time of the day and I went out as hard as I could…and that caused my body to go into limp home mode for the first time this summer…about 3 miles from home, I started to have a problem with my lungs and couldn’t get enough air so I had to stop at the top of the last climb to catch my breath and that never happens….so, I went just hard enough to get home and then into a cold shower to try to dump the heat that had built up…..still feel pretty lousy right now so I think I’ll take the rest of the day off and watch some races…..

Well…running really, really late today and it’s because I had my first flat on the new bike and had to walk it back 4 miles…and that was not fun with wet shoes and socks…have a huge blister on my left little toe that is going to hurt all week…but, I’m glad I had the chance to walk in these new shoes before I go to NYC so I won’t have to take them if they will blister my feet…I guess I’ll go with the new Sketchers instead…have been up since early with the storms waking me up at 5:30 but I think I slept okay before that….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get a lot done and today looks the same with the F1 race and then Man U and then two more races on this afternoon….I did change out the tube on the front of the bike and put the tire liner in to prevent any more flats…I found what looked like a piece of black glass stuck in the tread…I had been thinking about when the first flat was going to come…got to almost 2400 miles before that first one but now I have to think about the rear going flat…I may just put the liner in this week…more later….

Well…I have a tip for you…do not ever go out on the bike before you have coffee…did that this morning and the entire ride was torture…and I still feel lousy right now and that may mean I didn’t eat enough yesterday…yep, that’s it…slept okay last night but man, I do feel crappy so I may need to make some toast here in a minute…and I need to get this done before F1 qualifying starts in one minute…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and I probably won’t get much done today with all of the sports on…soccer and racing is going to fill the day and I really should clean some and I might…but, I’m not going to think about that right now…I need the coffee to start to work right now and it isn’t…probably should just slam this first cup….more later….

Well…I was going to get out on the bike before the F1 practice but I just can’t get going so I’m having coffee and doing this instead….I will have to get moving tomorrow since I won’t miss qualifying but I’m not sure if I can even do that….slept okay last night but I’m not feeling that hot today… just have no energy right now and I hope the coffee will help…I think I’ll ease into it….I do have all day after all and nothing to do so I can do whatever I want….didn’t get anything done yesterday…no, that’s not right…I did clean the stove top but that wasn’t enough to keep the guilts away so I’ll have to do better today….not much to do today…I should go over to Target to get some more allergy medicine and I do need to stop and get my Mega tickets for tonight…but, I’ll do that on the bike today…should go to the bank and get some cash…and I might but right now there’s not enough energy to do anything…more later…