Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done….slept okay last night but my back is stuck again and it hurts so I’m not sure how much I’ll get done today…I am going to clean some and do some laundry but that is about it….I did get a nice bike ride in but the wind was blowing like crazy again and I was thinking that it would be nice if it would get warmer and have a calm day for a change…waiting to get out on the bike is a pain but it looks like that will be the weather for the next two weeks…I get a little antsy waiting for spring to come…but, this winter hasn’t been a bad one compared to last year where I couldn’t get out to ride until the third week of April…by that time I should have 3 or 4 hundred miles on already this year….not much to do today…it looks like an easy morning since it will be too cold to get on the bike until after noon and I don’t feel like doing much right now…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I’m not sure why my lungs are crappy today….have been coughing since I got up and I don’t feel that hot so I may have to take it easy today….I did get out on the bike for two rides yesterday and I really like the new bike…really comfortable and I love having brakes again…I do have to remember that my legs and lungs are not back to summer fitness yet and not to overdo it….didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than the bike ride…cripes, just had to sit here and think for a minute what day it is….oh, well….I do need to get a few things done today…some cleaning and have a ham that I am going to cook for lunch….it’s nice that I can finally not feel guilty about eating more than one meal a day with being back on the bike…but, it looks like I’ll have to wait until this aft to get out since it is really cold this morning…and I just don’t want to be cold right now…not much to do today….just can’t get going right now so I guess the cleaning will have to wait until I have more coffee….more later….

Well…not sure if I’m on time or not today but it seems close to it….just got some news that my daughter’s husband’s father had a huge heart attack last night…it appears he’ll be okay but that’s still a shock….slept okay last night and feel okay today but I am a little antsy that I’ll have to wait until noon to get out on the bike….can’t wait to get out today and take a long one…I did get my state tax check back yesterday so I guess I’ll need to get out to the bank this morning…was going to take the bike to run my errands this morning but it’s only 27 right now and I don’t want to do full thermasuit anymore….so, I guess I’ll fire up the car in a while and do them….not much to do today….need to cook and get the bike ride in but that is about it….more later….

Well….got the new bike this morning and spent about 20 mins assembling it…even have been out to ride it already with taking the rent check up to the office….first impressions: it is really light compared to the Motobecane…and even the Schwinn for that matter…at least 10 lbs. lighter than either one of those…and, it is so nice to get suspension back under me again…very little shock came up through the seat and I can stop again! I knew I missed the disc brakes but I didn’t know how much I missed them…it is so cool to just use a couple of fingers to stop and now I won’t have to plan 30 yards ahead when I ride….and it is so responsive I can see me bombing around again like I used to on the Motobecane…and I didn’t even have to adjust the shifters…they work right out of the box…I know that it was only a 300 yard ride this morning but I think I’m going to like it…a lot….

Well….running on time today and that is normal for a Thursday….spent a bunch on groceries today and that is because I needed some ground chuck to make burgers…when T and I were out for HH earlier in the week, she put the idea of olive burgers in my head so I just had to have some over the weekend…and, I had to have a spiral sliced ham, too, so that made it more expensive today….I did make the quota plus for the month of February and that feels good…but, to have to start over at the start of every month seems to be a chore lately…slept much better last night and have a little energy today so I will get to cleaning up to get ready for the new bike…have to wash the towel I use under the bike to protect the carpet since the winter slush brings in all kinds of dirt and leaves….not much to do today…just going to fool around here today and clean a little while I watch Michigan play in the big Ten tournament today….more later…

Well…it has been a strange morning this morning…the whole thing started with getting up so damn early that my entire schedule is off and I feel a little out of sorts. Then, after working out, I get out on the bike and my earbuds lose a channel after about a mile out so I decide to just ride with the right channel and that was a little weird when you only hear half of the music….then, the whole thing was topped off by breaking a shift cable on the Schwinn on it’s last day on the trail….so, I rode it back with two speeds and that kind of hurt since the lowest gear was 5th and it is a steep climb coming back toward here. But, now, I am about done except for cleaning where the Schwinn is going to be stored to get ready for the new bike that is coming tomorrow…can’t wait. More later….

Well…running really, really early today with getting up at 4:30….decided to skip the sleep aids last night and it was as ugly as I expected…was up and down all night and I think the total sleep time was about 3 1/2 hours…so today is going to be ugly, too, with a nap in the future this aft…I did get out to have a nice HH with T yesterday and we had a great conversation and a lot of laughs….even had the top down over and back…got the next to last bike ride in on the Schwinn in shorts yesterday and today’s last ride will be in shorts,too, since it is already almost 48 degrees and that is the threshold for shorts…but, I am going to wait a while since it is still only 5:30 am right now….I did get the old bike stripped yesterday and got the frame out in the trash and it didn’t bother me in the least…it’s usually hard to get rid of things I’ve had for a long time but not this time…I think having the new bike on the way helped that some…not much to do today…just the workout and the bike ride and then I need to head over to depot to get some zip ties to transfer the computer over to the new bike tomorrow…I do need to remember to eat more than one meal today since I skipped dinner yesterday and that might make the bike ride a little tough today….more later…

Well….just got notice from the company I bought the new bike from that it has been shipped….and the fedex tracking shows it will be here Thursday…but, any time from morning until late afternoon so I’ll have to be here all day since I do need to sign for it…and it looks like it is going to rain or snow all day so I won’t be able to ride it until Friday but it looks like it’s going to be sunny then but still cold and I can live with that…and Sat and Sunday is looking the same so I’ll be able to get rides in all weekend….I sure hope that it is not damaged in transit so I have to go through the crap of sending it back and waiting for a new one to come…

Well…running a little early today with getting up before 6 and that is getting annoying….slept okay, though, so that is good…and even had some weird dreams about houses, windows, and plumbing fixtures that were in the wrong place…yeah, sounds weird to me, too…and I’m not sure what any of it meant….I did get a nice ride out and back to pool yesterday with the top down and it looks like another one today if I get out to hang with T for a while…oh, and I won….not feeling too badly today but I have had a crick in my neck for a couple of days that is a little annoying, too….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but today I do need to get the old bike torn apart since the new one is coming later in the week…I am a little excited about that…with spring coming and being able to ride as soon as I get it….more later….

Well…not feeling too hot today and my lungs are filled with crap again….not sure what is going on but I think it’s another cold…not the flu since I don’t feel flu bad…slept okay last night but no dreams to speak of and I wonder if that’s part of feeling a little tired today…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I do want to wash the car today to get the Mt.P mud off of it…and to get some quarters for pool later….already thinking about putting the summer tires back on the car since it looks like the snow is over…but, this is Michigan and only Feb so maybe I’ll wait a while….I do need to strip the old bike tomorrow and get the broken frame out of here so I’ll have room for the new bike…and I need to get out to get some new zip ties to install the computer on the new bike…okay, I need more coffee and to read some news…more later….