Well…with everything that has been going on in politics and with all of the riding I’ve been doing, I am worn out both mentally and physically and need a break….so, I don’t think I’m going to do a political one today…just too much to think about and I need to let my brain rest for a while…maybe later? Who knows? My body is also throwing out the warning signs that it needs a rest, too…It’s been almost a month since I took a day off and all of the studies I’ve been reading say you should take a rest day at least once a week…that’s never going to happen but it’s supposed to rain tomorrow for part of the day so I think it’s time to give myself a rest…I did do two rides today after thinking I would only do one but I could feel my legs  starting to feel the fatigue that usually says stop…and I have pain under both kneecaps and in my achilles which should never happen so I think I’ll listen to my body this time and give it a chance to repair tomorrow….it will be pretty strange to not have to rush out of here in the morning and get a ride in before the F1 race….I did try a new recipe for pickles today…made some dill pickles but put a jalpeno in it to make spicy dill pickles…and I can’t wait to taste them tomorrow…have to let them set to get the flavor to mesh with the peppercorns and garlic that I put in too…so, it looks like I’m taking the rest of the day off…pretty damn tired and just can’t get motivated to do anything….that can wait til tomorrow….

Well…that was strange…had some really weird dreams last night with dead cats, Elvis, and lots of sand in it….yep, just as weird as it sounds…but, I slept okay and didn’t get up til 6 so I guess I’ll take it…had a pretty good day yesterday with getting the gate stop repaired and mowing the lawn but didn’t do a whole lot more than that and getting two bike rides in…and today is going to be a one ride day…I think…need to continue to manage the pain in my legs and they are stiff even with taking some ibuprofen for it last night so that’s telling me something….and I really need to listen…not sure what work I’m going to do today but I have lots of cleaning that can be done and I should do some work downstairs but we’ll see how that works with the races that are on today…and there is F1 qualifying on at 9 so that will put me on the bike before 7:30 or I’ll miss it…it’s still kind of dark out there and that keeps getting me out the door later and later every day and I know that causes stress since I know fall is coming pretty fast and I still don’t have a place to live…I think I got rid of the squirrel that was attacking my gardens since I whacked him with a stick a week ago…haven’t seen him since that time but he was moving okay going down the fence so I think he just gave up…more later…

Well…still running late again today and I’m not sure if is the new normal or not but I guess we’ll see in a few more days….slept okay last night but was up at around 5 again and I think I’m getting fatigued from it…but, I’ll stop bitching about that…I did get a few things done yesterday and I need to go out to get some different adhesive to re-attach the gate stop since the wind broke it loose yesterday…it had been loosening all summer and I knew I was going to have to repair it so I’ll get on that this morning after I get the first ride in…I think I may be edging up on a one ride day here soon since I went over 4200 miles yesterday and only have 800 more to do this year…and I do like not having constant pain in my legs….and I think I’m going to get more lawn food since it looks like the lawn needs it….and I should start on wire brushing the railing around the flat roof so I can paint that next week…I did make some of the coffee that my brother made in the coffee maker this morning and it is pretty damn good…will be my treat coffee for when I need something special and the normal stuff just isn’t doing it for me…not much to do today….just the bike rides and fixing the gate…might mow the lawn and then feed it too but we’ll see…I do need to cook today so I need to put some time for that in the schedule so the chicken I thawed won’t spoil….more later…

Well…running really late this morning even with waking up at 5:13…but I rolled over and tried to get back to sleep and must have since the next time I looked at my phone it was 7…so that puts me behind for everything…should be on the bike already but I need coffee before I do that….I did get some stuff done yesterday and was pretty busy most of the day…even got two rides in and fed the lawn…I’m not sure what is going on with the lawn…doing everything I normally do with lawns and it’s not working…the front has dead patches all over it and the whole thing is turning brown so we’ll see if the food helps…might have to get more food next week since I’ve only fed it once this summer before yesterday…it would be nice if it would rain sometime….I did start to wind down the downstairs project yesterday and started putting some equipment away and that will continue over the next couple of months until I shut it down completely…need to start prepping to move even if I don’t know where I will be moving to…not much to do today…and that is true today…I may take the day off other than cooking and riding…and maybe a little cleaning….still feel pretty worn out but need to get going here in a minute….more later….

Well…crap…back to sleeping bad again and was up at 4:24 again and couldn’t get back to sleep so this is going to be a long day….but it’s raining out there right now so I may have to go out on the bike a little later this morning….and that’s okay, we sure needed rain…my front lawn is dying and I can’t afford to put water on it…or as much as it needs….man, I’m tired….I did get a few things done yesterday…had an electrical socket fail so I had to put a new one of those in downstairs and I got some more grass seed but bought the wrong stuff so I have to run back out to Menards and get the right stuff before I do the grocery run this morning….if it keeps raining, I’ll probably do that early and since I can’t get on the bike until later and need to get that done…almost didn’t get on the bike for the second ride yesterday but finally got the energy to do it around 3:30 after I cleaned up the new bike and took it out for a ride around the neighborhood….I am damn tired of being sore all the time but I know the only way to stop that is not to ride twice a day…and I’m not ready for that yet….not much to do today….just the grocery run and I need to feed the lawn along with cleaning some but I’m not motivated at all right now so that will come later….I hope…more later….

Well…man, I feel like my batteries have run down completely this morning and I just can’t get moving…can’t remember feeling this crappy in quite a while and I’m sure I don’t like it…and yeah, part of it is from not eating enough…only had a brat and a blt all day yesterday and that is only about a thousand calories…it was funny that just riding once helped the pain in my legs so much…I was walking around here with just a little stiffness in the afternoon and I kind of liked it…not enough to skip the second ride every day but it is nice to know that when I cut back on riding my legs will heal…I think I may have to take a day off of everything soon and just veg…just fatigued and would really like to just melt into the couch for a day…but, I won’t….still have things to get done that I didn’t do yesterday…need to hit Menards this morning to get some more topsoil and grass seed to finish up the bare patches in the front yard and get a new plug for one that failed downstairs the other day…should probably start patching the back yard too….have lots of spots that have died back there and I need to keep watering to or the whole yard will die….not much to do today…that may be true if I can’t get moving soon…but I have to so I guess I’ll have more coffee and try a little harder….more later….

Well…you know, it’s a pretty good day when you get to see your first grandchild for the first time….I got to go out this morning and hang out with my son and daughter in law for a while and hold my grandson and it was pretty damn cool….he is a big baby…9 1/2 pounds and 23 inches long at birth and he has lots of hair….oh, and the capper is he has my eyes…the exact color of mine and I think that is pretty cool, too…well…it’s the same color as my son’s, too since he has brown eyes….and he looks like both of them combined but I’m sure that will change over time…so now, I have to live a bit longer to see him grow up…can’t wait to see that….

Well…running a little late today with not getting up until almost 6…slept okay but feel pretty crappy today and I think it’s the ragweed and goldenrod that are flowering and driving my allergies nuts…and I’m pretty damn tired but still need to get out on the bike here in a few minutes…the swelling in my foot and ankle is finally coming down and if it keeps up, it may be back to normal in a couple of weeks…this is the longest it’s ever been puffy and I’m not sure what the cause is….it may be that the weather is not as hot as it has been all summer…but who knows? I didn’t go out to see my new grandson yesterday since he had a bad night and my son and daughter in law had been up all night with him…going to try again this morning and I hope it works out….need to get some photos for my friends to see…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks about the same…okay, I did get the lawn mowed and some clean up work done but I’m just not too motivated right now and I may take the day off after I get back….might even only do one ride today since I am pretty sore right now and probably should take an ibuprofen before I get on the bike….more later…

Well…that was a little different…slept through the night…mostly…but still got up at 5:30….that gave me a solid 6 hours of sleep…not enough but better than the 4 I have been getting…so I don’t feel too bad today…not even that sore this morning but that will change after I get on the bike in a few minutes….the swelling in my foot is even down some and it’s been almost 3 weeks since my toe hurt and that is weird….I did get two rides in yesterday and re-set the blocks that were taken out to put the new gas line in along with seeding more of the lawn to start taking care of the bald spots….but, I’m only doing one ride today since I am going out to my son’s house to see my new grandchild this morning and I really need to take one easy day a week to keep from feeling sore all the time….and I don’t think I’ll do any work on the house today…just going to read the paper and watch the start of the F1 race from Spa before I take off….I should have made some of the coffee that my brother gave me but I want to save that to enjoy leisurely…not on a morning when I need to get moving early….more later…

Well…running so damn late this morning I have about 9 minutes to get this done, drink some coffee and then get on the bike to be back here before F1 qualifying at 9….so this one may be a little short…I decided to try something different this morning when I woke up at 4:34…just refused to get out of bed and stayed in until almost 7 but that puts me in a rush right now….it was kind of cool that it rained some yesterday and that helped the grass start to grow in the places I patched on the front lawn….the first one is looking pretty good so I think that will be a project for the week to patch all of the small bare spots since I now know what works….didn’t get much else done but run out and drop off a gift for my grandson…heard from my son and got invited out to see him Sunday morning and I am pretty excited about that….okay…only have 5 minutes of time left so I need to end here…today is going to be nothing but riding and watching races…cripes, I should check the radar to see it there is any rain out there….more later….