Well…I wonder how the heck I can be running late at 6:25 in the morning?  Need to be on the bike by 7am to get two rides in before I head out to the library for 3 new books…just started the coffee and it’s not working at all yet…ick…I can’t believe how sore I was after the yard work yesterday…I could barely move I was so stiff and it’s probably going to get worse as I get older….oh, well…at least I don’t have yard work to do today…but I really should get on the windows since they are full of dirt…at least the kitchen but that seems to be too much work right now…it’s going to be in the upper 80’s this weekend and into next week so there will be trips to the beach starting Monday….I still have the coating on my tongue and will need more treatment after I get the dangerous freckle removed Tuesday…man, it’s hard getting old…going to make a blt today to go with the dog and I need to plan meals for the weekend…should make Masala but I’m not sure if I want to make that much effort…not much to do today…just need to get off my butt and get the rides going and I only have 16 minutes to get it done…more later…

Well…it has been one of those days that has left my sore and hobbling around here this afternoon…it all started at 7am with the bike rides…only two today…then I uncovered the old car and fired it up to make sure it still runs…put an old expired plate on it so I could drive it around the block and clear the rust off the discs…I let it run while I mowed where the car has been sitting and then parked it back there and re-covered it…the got the string trimmer out and did the whole yard…then fed the lawn and mowed it…and did the weed walk…during that I had to take my trimmers and trim the mulberry tree so I could walk under it again…the branches were so heavy with berries they almost touched the ground…then I pulled more weeds out of the front of the house and finished up around 11:30…by that time I was used up even with it only being 4 1/2 hours of work…damn, I’m getting old…but I do have the yard done until late next week…so now I’m going to read a bit…

Well…man, I’m worn out this morning and would like a day off to just sit here but you know I won’t take it…but I think I am going to cut back to 25 miles today to give my legs a bit of a rest…they are stiff and sore and are going to take some time to get loosened up once I get moving…it’s 6:20 and I just poured the first cup of coffee and need to get moving soon…it did rain a bit yesterday but not enough to fix the drought we’re in…I wonder why it’s so hard for me to take it easy? I’m retired and should be able to just “go with the flow” and do what I want but that is the hardest thing for me…oh, well…down to the last day of leftovers so I think I’ll do blt’s tomorrow…it’s going to be almost 90 Monday so I think it will be a beach day after I get 25 miles in…no more rain in the forecast until next Thurs and Fri and I may have to mow the lawn before that…and the only thing growing in the lawn is weeds so I’ll need to treat them today after the rides…I do need to start on the windows that should have been cleaned months ago and I may do the kitchen today…and I need to clean the blinds, too so the three kitchen windows should be enough for today…not much to do today…just need to get my butt moving and get on the bike but I’m not doing it until I get the second cup of coffee in me….more later…

Well…finally, it ha started to rain out here but we’re not going to get the inch they forecast but I’ll take any rain we can get…I did get 38 more miles in today but then didn’t do much but laundry and making potato salad…oh, and I just finished the second of four books an I’m going to start the third one after I do this…I really do think I need to take an easy day soon just to let my legs get some repair time although they didn’t hurt much today…need to allow myself to not go all out all the time sine I don’t have any goal to reach this year…my tongue is still white so I’ll talk to my doctor when I go in and have the freckle removed Tues morning…they might have to prescribe 10 days worth this time..who knows? I do know that I’d love to be able to taste again and that won’t happen until they get rid of this damn infection…okay, reading time…

Well…three inches of rain? Ha,ha…we got a little mist and that is going to be it so I’ll be out on the bike after I have coffee and get my body jump started…might only get two rides in…will have to put the rain gear on but no storms and that sucks…feel a little worn out today and it may be from doing 38 miles for three days in a row…so, my plans to take a day off and watch the rain is out and I’m really disappointed…oh, well…I’ll be out on the bike by 7 so I need to pour the coffee down and get going…still have leftovers for today but I do need to assemble some more potato salad for later…have the windows open already since it it still almost 70 and I’ll probably have to have the fan on later…pretty darn humid so I’ll be sweating on the bike…think I’ll do laundry today since I’m running out of t-shirts to wear on the bike…man, I’m having a hard time getting going this morning and I wonder if I ate enough yesterday? Just had some chicken stir fry and a dog with potato salad and that is barely over 1K calories and that is not enough to support 38 miles on the bike but you’ve heard me go on about that for how many years now? Too many, that’s for sure…not much to do today…just the rides and laundry and I’m planning to get wet on the bike here in a minute…they have just changed the forecast to light rain from 3 inches and that sucks….more later…

Well…I really was going to cut down to 25 miles today but I felt pretty good after two rides that I jumped right back on the bike for the third…so, 38 more miles today but I may have to do indoor rides if the forecast of storms holds up…it hasn’t rained out here for almost 7 weeks and my lawn is gone for the year…again, just like last year when we had 56 days in a row with no rain…up to 49 days in this drought and I really can’t figure that out…oh, well…didn’t have any pain on the bike today even after doing a full 6.5 mile sprint coming back on the first ride so I’m hoping my legs are healed…didn’t get much on the grocery run but I did get lettuce and tomatoes so I can make blt’s once the leftovers are gone…I did make the ingredients for potato salad and overcooked the eggs again so I’m curious what they are going to look like when I peel them tomorrow…it got pretty hot today at 85 but I have the fan on and I can live with it…I id remember to open the small windows in the basement glass blocks and I hope that dries the basement up a bit…okay, time for tv…and maybe a cocktail…ha, the little weather widget just said 3 inches of rain tomorrow…I’ll believe it when I see it…

Well….damn, it’s funny how sunburned you can get just being out at the beach for an hour for the first time this year…I guess the 100 sunscreen I’ve been using has kept me pretty white…but I purposely didn’t put any on for the beach since I really did want to get a bit of color…need to get on the bike by 6:45 today sine I want to get a ride in before the grocery run…may just keep it to 25 miles today after two days of 38’s…my legs can use a little rest…it’s already warm enough to go out just a t-shirt this morning and that is what I’ve been waiting for…still have leftovers for today and tomorrow but I will need to take something out of the freezer for the rest of the week…not sure what that will be yet…maybe some bacon for blt’s? Will probably make Masala this weekend before the ginger spoils and I have to make another batch of potato salad to use the potatoes before they spoil…not going to buy any protein this week and will be eating out of the freezer for a couple of weeks…not much to do today…going to take it a little easier today and read another book so I can pick up 4 more Friday…I think I need to pause that for a while to get a few things done around here….more later…

Well…I did get out to the beach today and got a little scorched but that feels good…I did get the new chair in the car but just barely and it was so damn comfortable to sit on it in the sun…the water was too cold to swim but it’s getting there and should be warm enough in the next couple of weeks…I did get to the library to get more books and read one of them this afternoon but it was a James Patterson and they read really fast…going to do the grocery run tomorrow since it’s supposed to storm all day Wed…don’t really need much but they have a lot of stuff on sale at Meijers for a buck so I’ll pick up a few things…damn, I really do hope it rains since my lawn will be dead if it doesn’t…oh, well…okay, tv time…

Well…damn, I’m tired of being up at 5:30am every damn day…and I need to get on the bike by 6:45 to be able to get two rides in before 9 when I want to hit the library for more books…I think I slept okay but sure don’t feel like it…don’t have a lot of pain after doing 38 miles yesterday and I think I’m going to try to do that again today…it’s always nice when I put a new tire on the bike and it rides so smooth and quiet….I may be able to get the rest of the year out of this one…the last tire only lasted about 6K miles and at 30 bucks a tire, that’s not enough…oh, well…I do need to get some work done today since I didn’t do anything but cook yesterday…the living room needs cleaning and the bathroom could use a once over so I’ll grit my teeth and get on that later…my tongue is still coated and today is the last day of treatment so I’ll have them look at it again when I go in to have the threatening freckle removed on the 24th…will probably need more treatment…ick…not much to do today…just going to grind it out and get the rides in before I think of what else needs to be done…more later…

Well…after getting two rides in this morning and getting back here in little pain, I decided to just check to see if I had healed up enough to get back to stretching myself a little since 25 miles a day is just too easy…so it appears I’m pretty much healed since the right knee made it to the last half mile before I had some pain on the last climb…so I’ll start out alternating 25 and 38 until I can get back to 38 every day…I had those done by 10:15 with getting started before 7 so it really doesn’t cut into my day at all…I did make chicken stir fry for lunch that should last me for the next 5 days or so…I froze the chicken for the Masala and will probably make it Thursday…just talked to my daughter and she wants to do a European trip in the spring so I need to get saving the 5 grand it’s going to cost…it will be nice to see some of the old European cities…and to hang out with her and S…don’t have any reading for today with picking 2 books last week that I’ve already read…darn…I’ll get 4 more tomorrow…time for racing…