Well….the new brakes for the bike came today and I just installed them….I can use the center pull brake levers again and it even stops just using them….so that worked out pretty cool…I was feeling a little concerned how the brakes were working…or not working on the fast downhills and the pads were leaving black crap on everything…. and vibrating so badly that the front wheel would go into a death wobble….I guess 40 years is the limit for the pads, huh? I’ll give the new ones a good test tomorrow when I get out early…and the new pads even came with new, metal valve caps that have rubber seals inside of them to keep the air from leaking out…pretty cool for 10 bucks total…and no shipping charge…

Well…running a little late today…didn’t get up til 7 and that is really late for me….and I don’t feel that hot today….my lungs are scratchy and I have been coughing…yeah, that has been going on for a week now and I’m not sure what is going on….had some problems with the bike yesterday that I finally figured out and had a nice ride….going to stop talking about my back since it has been good for over a week now and that is a relief…..didn’t get anything done yesterday other than a little cleaning but I need to do more today….going to work on the car today for a bit and I need to get out to the bank for some cash since I have 2 bucks in my pocket…..was going to wash the car today but it’s going to rain over the weekend so I think I’ll wait…more later….

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done…sorted out the credit card thing with the bank and should have one coming next week…the first step in getting my credit restored….slept really crappy last night but don’t feel it too much this morning so that’s a plus….and my back is not hurting for the 5th day now and that is a relief….well…it doesn’t hurt a lot but it does still twinge some…I think I’ve decided to wait on getting the new brakes for the car until spring…there is still plenty of pad left so I’ll just have to grease the pins next week before it turns cold…or, I may even do that tomorrow if it doesn’t rain….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I will clean today…need to cook today, too…think I’ll have chicken for lunch or make a stir fry….more later….

Well….running early today and there is really no reason for it….just haven’t been sleeping again and it’s just too boring to not do this….I did get the oldest coffee maker back out with the newest one dying the other day…still tastes like coffee so I think I can use this one for a while….my back started to hurt a little yesterday and I think it’s from the riding position on the old bike…but, there’s nothing I can do about that….other than buy a new bike but I’m not going to do that until next month…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I’ll have to do the kitchen today….but not right now…I need more coffee….still don’t feel that hot this morning and I’m not sure it it’s just allergies or it it’s a cold…more later…..

Well….sitting here in the afterglow of the SD concert…one of the best I’ve ever seen…but, I’ll talk about that later….my ears are still feeling it this morning and I think they will be fuzzy for the best part of the day….my back is still okay today and it was all night last night…I was a little worried that it would lock up again….slept okay last night but feel a little crappy this morning with having a few cocktails after I got home…but I was so wired I had to have a few…ran into my youngest son and his wife as I was walking to the concert and that was pretty cool…..not much to do today…I need a day to de-compress from all of the excitement…so today will be a lost day…more later….

Well….it’s darn cold in here this morning…forgot to put the heat on last night and it is down to 65 right now….and now my cobbled together coffee maker just quit working so I’ll have to drag out the 9 dollar target one that I have in reserve….will go look for a new one this week…didn’t ride the bike for the second day yesterday but I will get out today…I am wondering if staying off the bike has helped my back…it didn’t hurt at all yesterday and it doesn’t hurt today either so maybe there’s something to that….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks the same with the concert later today…think I may just hang around today and get some rest…..okay…going to look at the ads to see if anyone has a coffee maker on sale…more later….

Well…running a little early today with getting up early…and my back doesn’t hurt at all and that is odd….I did feel it crack like crazy when I was making the bed yesterday so maybe that did it…slept okay last night but still no dreams to speak of…that’s disappointing but I feel okay so I’ll take that….got some stuff done yesterday and I’m not sure why….started to just clean the shower and that turned into cleaning the whole bathroom…then I did bedding and started on the kitchen….I think it was guilt from not riding the bike yesterday and it looks like no bike today, either…the wind is already blowing almost 20 and it is still spitting with the temps falling all day so I’ll have to suck it up and stay in and watch football and races….have been adjusting how many calories I take in but I’m not sure if I’ve gotten down low enough yet….not much to do today….going to clean a little and watch some sports but that is about it…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get a whole lot done…and T’s day got away from her so I didn’t get the chance to get out of here and meet up….slept okay last night but no dreams at all…my back was back to hurting again, too and that is getting really irritating…even hurt when I got up this morning and that rarely happens….it looks like an annoying day since it hurts right now and that is not a good sign….I did get out on the bike yesterday but it looks like an off day today with the possibility of 2-4 inches of rain…it has started already so it looks like I can just take it easy and watch the Man U match in a few minutes…not much to do today…..going to just clean a little and watch sports…I do have to cook today and I think I’ll have a pork chop and roasted potatoes for lunch….more later….

Well…up early again today and my back is killing me….thought it had fixed itself yesterday but I guess I was wrong….slept okay last night and had some dreams that I don’t remember….and the coffee is not hot and that is annoying….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and I may meet up with T later for lunch or HH so today will be much the same….I do need to get a bike ride in today since it will be raining all day tomorrow and I’ll skip riding…have been resisting putting the heat on but it is only 70 in here and it is going to be colder starting tomorrow night and I hate being cold…so the heat goes on…it is the middle of October after all….more later….

Well…just watching a show that I like and they were packing up a house after one of the main characters died…and they put “so far away from you” by Dire Straits on…and that got me thinking…I wonder what music my kids will play when they pack up the house after I’m gone?