Well…I remembered to come here this morning! That’s a little unusual for a Sunday morning and I’ll take it….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done other than the bathroom but I guess that’s something….slept okay last night but lost the earplugs again and I’m not sure what that is about….think I’ll try a new pair tonight….woke up with no pain at all today and that has me a little confused since I always hurt somewhere…but, I’m happy that my neck is finally healed and I can move it…I do need to cook today and I have some pork chops marinating that have been in the marinade since Friday and I hope I finally have found a way to use pork loin that gives it some flavor…think I’ll use the broiler to cook them to try to get some crust on them….can’t wait to have a grill again….not much to do today…watching the Moto GP race right now and then out on the bike….more later…

Well…not sure if it was a real goal or not, but I didn’t get to 2,000 miles before the end of July…missed it by 75 miles but that still is more than I have ridden before by this time of the year. Okay, I did get there if I include the 161 miles I rode on the road bike but I think I’ll just continue to only count the miles on the new bike….it was such a good ride this morning that I ignored my rule that Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be recovery rides where I let my legs heal up some…just felt too good to take it easy….I am really happy with the new bike…it rides like new after almost 2,000 miles and I couldn’t say that about the Motobecane…it had started to deteriorate by this mileage and then it was constant work to keep it rideable…I haven’t had to do anything to this one and that is pretty cool for an inexpensive bike…..there was a crowd of spandex boys out on the street today…there must have been 25 of them in this group and they were taking up an entire lane on Eastern…something that I will never do…just too dangerous with all the texters out there….

Well…up way too darn early today and that means I’m early here, too…slept okay last night but just feel a little slow today so I’m easing into it with coffee and the tv running in the background…had a nice day yesterday but I think I may have been too long in the sun since I can still feel the tightness this morning so I’ll take the day off today and let it heal up….don’t have a lot of motivation right now so I’m not sure how much I’ll get done today…should feel better after I get on the bike in a few….not sure what I’m going to cook today but I do know I need to eat more…again…so maybe a burger and the rest of the pulled pork…should make a salad, too since I have all of the makings for it and don’t want the tomatoes to go bad….not much to do today…I am going to clean some after the bike ride and there is a race on that I can nap through so that makes for a nice afternoon….more later….

Well…running early today and there is no reason for it other than getting up early….slept okay without earplugs last night and I think my ears like it…so, I may try it again tonight…not too sore this morning and I can move my neck today so that is an improvement over yesterday…I did get scorched lying out in the sun and that is odd since I’ve done that all week with no problems…so, I think I’ll have to take the day off and let my skin rest….I did run an errand to try to get some things I need and it was a bust…didn’t spend any money so I guess that was a good thing…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I will do some work around here today so I won’t feel guilty about it….I am a little irritated that the storms formed to the east of us last night and we didn’t get any…there haven’t been many this summer and I really want to see some….not much to do today…need to run an errand after the bike ride but that is about it….more later….

Well…running a little early for a Thursday since I didn’t have a lot to get for groceries this morning….still spent 48 bucks but didn’t get a lot…slept okay last night and feel pretty good today after taking 3 nights off and being good….it’s raining a little right now so I’m going to wait a bit to get out on the bike….don’t mind getting wet but I still need more coffee and the rain may be gone by then…I did get out and got some chicken yesterday but it needs to thaw to use….okay, took a little break for a minute to talk to Brian and see some videos of him teaching his grandson to fish….it’s raining out there right now so I may run over to Menards first today….need a new trash can for the kitchen and some new wiper blades for the car…was going to wait but they’re only 5 bucks each so I should get that done….I did get some cleaning done yesterday and I think I’ll do the rest of the kitchen this aft….more later….

Well…running pretty much on time today and I’m not sure why….could be that I’ve  been good for the second day in row and slept okay….had an okay day yesterday and got a few things done and today will be the same….need to get out to get some chicken for meals later in the week and then come back here and clean some….need to do laundry and clean the kitchen…might even clean the fridge today since it has been needing it for weeks now….I am still sore from sleeping wrong the past few days and I am having trouble turning my head with the neck pain so I think I’ll take something for it before I get on the bike…at least my back has cracked and doesn’t hurt this morning so I guess that’s something….more later….

Well…didn’t really need to come back for another one today since I am quite a bit over for the month but I am really bored so I thought I’d noodle for a bit and see what happens….need some more water first….okay, I’m back….I did get a couple of errands run this morning….had to go to Target to get a few pairs of cut down socks that I needed for riding the bike to help get ride of the biker tan around my ankles that came from the normal crew socks that I push down to make as small as possible…got 6 pairs of padded black ones for 10 bucks so that was a good deal…and I ran out of some food staples that I need for meals tomorrow, so I stopped at Meijers for that stuff and now I have some good potatoes to have with chicken tomorrow…the old ones had turned to liquid inside the skins and that is just too gross to think about….I am going to go over to daily deals tomorrow to get boneless/skinless chicken breasts for 99 cents a pound and that is another good deal…will probably get new wiper blades for the car at Menards, too since they are just around the corner from daily deals…was supposed to go out for a couple with G today but haven’t heard from her so I guess I’ll save some money and hang out here…okay, I could go on with this for a while but you’re probably as bored as I am so I’ll stop here….

Well…I think I’m on time this morning…but, time really doesn’t exist so who knows? Had a good day yesterday and I won at pool for the first time in a month so that was cool….slept okay last night but struggled to eat enough again yesterday so today may be bad on the bike…we’ll see….I really do need to take a day off the bike since I have been on it every day for 4 months and I could use a rest day…didn’t get anything done yesterday but I do need to prepare some food for tomorrow…have thawed some fish and chicken and I need to marinate the fish to bake…and I do need to get out to run some errands today…my daily deals store has boneless skinless chicken breasts on sale for 99 cents a pound and how can you pass that up? And, I need some new, low cut socks from Target so that will be the plan after I work out and ride….more later….

Well….back to running on time today and I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing….slept okay last night and don’t feel too badly this morning but I think I was under on calories again yesterday and I am getting really tired of thinking about it…we’ll see how bad it’s going to be when I get out on the bike here in a while….need to get some food out of the freezer to have tomorrow….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will be the same with pool this aft but I really don’t need to get much done….don’t have a lot to do….T is going back to work today and I am a little worried about her…hope it goes okay…the car is back to not starting and I think I may have to start using the battery disconnect switch again…can’t wait to have a garage to work on it again….not much to do today…just going to ease into it with more coffee and some news….more later….

Well….it was torture on the bike yesterday and I was hoping that it would be better today…and it was…I had been under on calories for  a few days and I can’t remember a ride that was as bad as yesterday…so, I loaded in an extra 500 calories yesterday afternoon and it is weird how much that little bit of food did for my body…had a great ride today with plenty of energy and my hands didn’t even cramp up…so I do need to design an experiment to see if it is from the extra calories or what…all I know is that I don’t want to feel like yesterday on the bike ever again…and, one thing I am a little confused about is the fact that I’m not thin by any means and there should be plenty of energy in my fat stores to power a ride without distress so I guess I need to go out on the net and try to find what the mechanism is…..