Well…in a strange set of coincidences, this one is the last one for the month, the last one for the year, and the 5,000th one of these that I’ve done…normally, I would do a little recap of the year and my thoughts of it…but, after one of the worst years I can remember for this country and for me personally, I just have nothing to say about it….it is kind of cool to have stayed with this for all of the years that it took to get to 5,000 and it did take some amount of discipline to come here and average two of these for every day since I started…and I think the average of 2,500 days of doing this is quite a good milestone, too…almost 8 years of two a days…yow….so, I’ll end this one with just a happy new year and try to continue next year….

Well…it was a long day yesterday and Michigan lost so I am a little ornery today….and there was no pool since Tom wasn’t feeling too hot so I didn’t win or lose…but that made for a lazy day that today will mirror…I should clean some today and I just might but Man U is playing at 10 and then there is football all day so I could waste another one….not too sore this morning but my allergies are quite bad and I have a headache that I will have to do something about….I have been binging on Star Trek for the past couple of days but I really do need to look at something else….it is still a good show, though, and I have enjoyed it……not much to do today…going to just have coffee and wait for Man U to start…more later….

Well….getting close to the goal and I just realized that if I do the last two tomorrow….I will be at 5,000 of these before the start of the new year…kind of a weird coincidence but a little cool….I think I’m going to have to take some ibuprofen before pool today since my mid back hurts like crazy for some reason…just made some chicken pot pie filling and it came out great…a nice change from all of the pork from the roasts from last week…and there is enough in one batch to make meals for the next 4 days so I really won’t have to cook….I do need to make tacos when I get home from pool since I thawed a pound of venison and need to use it…okay, that’s enough for now…I’m getting pretty geeked up about the Michigan game tonight…perfect to watch with cocktails….

Well….just got a little work done around here yesterday but didn’t do much else…should have cleaned but didn’t feel like it….still can’t figure out why I hurt everywhere yesterday…not as bad today but still have the pain in my neck/shoulder that has been bugging me for a few days now…geez…I sound old….and feel old…but that’s to be expected….I may have to take the coffee maker back and get another one….it smells like an electric fire every time I use it and that’s not a good thing….and it doesn’t really heat the coffee as much as I want….I do have a couple of errands to run this morning but those should take about 5 minutes or so…not a big deal but they have to be done….more later….

Well….with the restriction on what I can read about, that really puts a crimp in getting to the goal for the month….but, I am going to try….I think it was a mistake to buy that super non-stick pan….have been making omelets all week since I got it Monday, and that is way too many eggs to eat to keep my cholesterol down…..so, I think I’ll have to put it away for a while and eat healthier…going to start that tomorrow with some chicken pot pie filling that has no fat in it so that will be better for me….I feel just so sluggish eating two meals a day that that will have to change, too, or I’ll blow up…I think I’ll go back to the old method of just not eating at all for a few days since I can’t get on the bike….okay…going back to the Star Trek marathon that is on….

Well….it was pretty much a wasted day yesterday but that won’t be the case today…I have work to do around here today but am having a really hard time getting started…I did get the grocery run in an now I have my first cup of coffee that I need quite badly….I am sore everywhere today and I know part of it is riding the bike….but the other part is sleeping wrong…my neck has been cramped for the past few days and that is getting annoying….I may try to get a bike ride in today but the wind is blowing over 20 already and that would make it pretty brutal….might have to take the day off….and just veg out to get my brain straightened out……and I need to come back to do three more of these today so check back to see if I do….more later….

Well…feeling a little worn out after the busy day yesterday so it looks like a low key one today….really don’t have much to do so that will work out…the bike ride soreness has started to hit today and my thighs are just burning so I think I’ll take something for it in a little bit…going to try to get out today but the temp needs to come up so the ice on the trail will melt….don’t need to fall off the bike and break something….I do need to clean the kitchen floor today so that will be a project for later after the workout….and I just can’t get moving so I don’t know when that will be….have had a pain in my shoulder for two days now and I do need to sleep on the other side so it doesn’t happen…okay…need more coffee and some couch….more later….

Well….have been running most of the day today and can’t remember one where I have been this busy in quite a while…and, I made some cash today, too, so that was cool….had a taste for some new recipes so I had to run out to two grocery stores to get what I needed….made the first omelet in the new pan yesterday but forgot to put cheese in it…so I am going to try it again tonight…and I am making chicken pot pies…without the crust in the next few days…I like to make the filling and put it over noodles…tastes better than any of the factory made ones I have had and it is low calorie and easy…I even did a bunch of work around here that I was trying to avoid but needed to be finished…and I figured out why my compressor stopped working…oh, talked about that earlier……so, it looks like I’m done for the day and am going to watch some rugby…starting to like that sport….I will have some science stuff for tomorrow since I am so far behind for the month….

Well…just got the first cup of coffee from the new coffeemaker and it seems to work okay…still can’t figure out the timer but that will be something I can work on today…it was nice to get out on the bike but my air compressor broke so I have to get a new off/on switch for it…or just buy a new one from Harbor Freight….the switch will probably be more than a new one…slept okay last night but I am sore and I’m not sure if it’s from the bike or not….the legs felt good but the lungs didn’t….might be able to get out again today but with all of the water on the trail, it might be a little iffy….the coffee tastes pretty good so I think I like this coffeemaker….going to make some cash today so I need to get going and get the workout done before that….more later…

Well…it was such a nice day outside today that I had to make up an excuse to put the top down on the car and drive it so I ran some errands to pick up some new equipment…went out to ABC Warehouse to pick up a new coffee maker for only 10 bucks and bought one of those weird non stick pans for another 10…the coffee maker appears it is worth 10 bucks…but it doesn’t need filters so that is cool and will save some money…and, I just used the new pan to make an omelet and it is just as non-stick as advertised…kind of weird to have eggs just slide out of the pan…and it appears to made pretty well with a stainless steel inset in the bottom of it so it can be used on induction ranges, too….certainly worth 10 bucks since all of my pots and pans have plastic handles that can only take about 375 degrees….we’ll see how durable it is over time…..oh, I also got a 10 mile bike ride in today in shorts and with no gloves….that allowed me to have a second meal today…..