Well…that really, really sucked…up at 3:43 and then couldn’t get back to sleep until 5:30 and then up at 6:15…ick…so I feel pretty crappy right now but I need to get out on the bike soon since there are storms coming in from the NW that appear will be here in about 2 hours but who knows? There was a huge storm coming in off the lake last night but it fell apart before it got from the lake to here…and that is the second time this week that has happened…I did get two rides in yesterday but almost lost the rear wheel when it came loose and jammed the chain but I got that fixed and I think it will be good today…I wish they would finish up the brush removal on the start of the trail since it is a pain to have to detour every day….not much to do today…I do need to clean some and maybe cook some chicken but that is about it…and watch the women’s WC when the US plays this afternoon…I need more coffee and to suck it up and get on the bike here in a few minutes….even going to skip the news for now…more later…

Well…that was better…didn’t wake up until around 5 and then just stayed in bed until almost 6 so, with how things have been going, that’s a win….did the grocery run this morning and was back here by 7:11 and that is quite early for that…I did have the top down over and back to Meijers and that was nice…it’s already almost 70 out there and it is going to get to almost 90 today and stay in the 80’s for the next week or so but there are going to be storms almost every day so I wonder when I’ll get the car cleaned and waxed? Maybe tomorrow morning after I get the first ride in…it is getting a little dusty and the glass could be cleaner….I did get 45 miles in on the bike yesterday with no damage that I can feel other than I’m a little sore but I’m not doing that again today….just the normal 30 miles is more than enough with it getting hotter….I did get out to have a couple with K yesterday and that was fun getting out to actually talk to someone for the first time in more than a week…still need to think about how to get out and do some new stuff but I don’t feel any isolation so there really is no urgency….not much to do today…I do need to work on the kitchen some but we’ll see about that…need to work out first and have more coffee after I read the news….more later…

Well…just don’t feel like writing about politics today so I’m not going to…I know there are tons of things going on including the announcement that Mueller is going to testify to the House in open session on the 17th of July…and I’ll do one on that later…but right now, I just want to noodle around a bit and talk about some unimportant stuff…first, I got 45 miles in on the bike today and I am beat and my butt hurts…and the bike appears to be fixed from the bearing noise that I worked on yesterday…but the zipper is coming apart on my handlebar bag and that is a little annoying…am trying to glue it back together since the teeth are glued to the backing tape and not sewed on and I have never seen that before…I did get out to the dollar store this morning since I needed some sunscreen and they have tubes of it for a dollar…with the same ingredients that Coppertone has in it and that they charge 9 bucks for…it’s not a spray but that’s okay…and I got bunches of other cool stuff there, too…injector cleaner, dish scrubbers, measuring spoons, and drain cleaner…saved myself almost 10 bucks by getting that stuff there instead of Meijers…and I just love that dumpy little store….and the car is still not leaking after only putting two tablespoons of sealer in it…and that’s been a couple of weeks so that is cool…and that made it a good day…so far….

Well…that was a little better…didn’t get up until around 6 this morning but feel a little crappy this morning and I know why….slept okay after the short night yesterday and I think I was making up for that….I did try to get two rides in yesterday but had a problem with the bike that I had to cut the second ride short to fix….had the same problem with the rear wheel that I had with the front a few weeks back and had to tear it apart to fix it…the same cracking noise that I think I fixed with greasing and adjusting the bearings but I won’t know that until I get out in a few minutes…it’s weird that I had to do this on this bike when I never had a problem with the last one…or any other bike for that matter….didn’t get anything done yesterday but a couple of errands and it was nice to get out in the car with the top down…and I got 10 more pounds of chicken for 29 cents a pound that I am not sure what the heck to do with…there is no room in my freezer so I may have to sacrifice my turkey carcass to fit it…I wonder if chicken leg quarters would make good soup? More later….

Well…that really sucks…woke up at 4:11 this morning but no luck with getting back to sleep so I am worn out today…and I’m not sure if the coffee is going to do the trick…just damn exhausted and this is now starting to get really old…with all of that, it was an okay day yesterday and I did get two rides in between the rain showers and it looks like a sunny day today so two rides will be on the agenda to torture my legs some more…didn’t get much done yesterday but I do need to get some stains out of the carpet today along with some kitchen cleaning and I do need to cook some chicken that has been marinating for a couple of days so I can have some more tacos…and I have a couple of errands to run so I am going to start the car today for the first time since last Thursday…not sure why I am going to buy 10 more pounds of chicken but at 29 cents a pound, how can I pass that up? I wonder how low DD can go? Will they be paying me to take chicken next? That would be cool…more later…

Well…it was kind of a boring day yesterday even with races and soccer on all day…I did get two rides in but I’m not sure about today…it is kind of cool that it is already almost 70 outside and it’s not even 6:30 yet…so getting out on the bike before 7 is going to be an easy one today…slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning…don’t hurt much, either, and I’m not sure why that would be…went hard on both rides and that should have made my legs hurt today but they are just stiff…we’ll see when I get on the bike…I am having a cup of coffee before the ride so that will help….didn’t get much done yesterday and today will probably be the same with the US women’s team playing at 11:30…I probably should start the car today and maybe run some errands but I really don’t need any food…the freezer is filled with chicken and I have some more marinating so I’ll have chicken tacos all week…had four of them for lunch yesterday and I was uncomfortable all afternoon even though the filling for all four was just one small chicken breast…but the tortillas alone were 400 calories so I guess I overloaded with about 800 for lunch…still feel full this morning so I think I’ll lighten up today…more later….

Well…just figured out that getting out on the bike at 6:30 with the temp 57 degrees will really wake you up…and that is why I’m running a little late today..wanted to get the first bike ride in before the rain came in and I had to ride over and get the paper before I came here to do this one…haven’t even started the car since last Tuesday so I guess I’ll have to at some point….slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning even without coffee…yow…I just realized I had a good bike ride without any coffee…I wonder how that happened? Oh, well…I’m going to pour some down now as I do this and then read the paper…then the F1 race is on at 9 so at least I won’t be too bored…didn’t get much done yesterday but laundry and a little cleaning and I still need to clean some today but no cooking with the fridge full of leftovers….I think I probably need to eat more today since I only had tacos and an egg salad sandwich yesterday and that is not enough to support 2 rides…but, I need to read the paper and have more coffee before the race….more later…

Well…as you can see, I don’t think I’m going to do a political one today…at least not right now…just got back from ride number 2 and haven’t had a chance to catch up on the news yet..but, I did want to talk about something light and a little more fun…as you saw from this morning, I have been tinkering and trying new recipes to keep me from getting more bored with my food lately…so far, I have figured out a great homemade pizza crust, an alfredo sauce that is better than any jarred sauces I have tried, and just today, I tried what was called “food truck chicken tacos” and they were the best damn tacos I have ever had…with an overnight marinade of lime juice, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and cilantro, the chicken was yummy even before I made them…put the tortillas in my sauce pan to heat them and made them really soft, then I built the tacos with lettuce, tomato, 4 cheese Mexican blend, the pickled red onions I made the other day and just a hint of salsa….they tasted really fresh and yummy and it is now my go to taco….no more beef ones for me…

Well…another 4:34 morning but I don’t feel to bad so I guess I can live with it…I did lie back down for a little while and that was a nice transition to getting up instead of just climbing out immediately…and I slept okay that that’s a plus…I just wish the damn crack in my thumb would heal so it doesn’t hurt when I shift the bike…that has been annoying for the past few days and I need to continue to treat it and hope for the best…and I’m getting out on the bike here in a few minutes but decided to have a cup of coffee and do this before I get out today…and I need to get out and back here before 9 to see F1 qualifying but I’ll be out by 7 so that won’t be a problem…I am going to make chicken tacos for the first time for lunch today and have had the chicken in a marinade overnight to get the flavor into it….and I made my best pizza ever yesterday…didn’t over bake this one and the crust came out soft and chewy so I think I have my pizza figured out…it will be interesting to see if I can repeat it but that won’t be a for a few weeks…and that put a question in my head…why do they put so much salt in frozen pizzas? Mine has about a half teaspoon in a 14″ and it tastes great…and it has very little fat with using turkey pepperoni…hmmmm…okay…need to watch F1 practice and finish my coffee so I can get out on the bike…more later…

Well…have been rushing around here this morning trying to get going to get out on the bike in the fog but I just looked out and it has mostly cleared so I thought I’d come here and do this before I get out…and that gives me the chance to have a cup of coffee and it is strange how much that helps the legs…it is much more of a chore to ride without it…slept okay last night but I think I need a new pair of earplugs…have lost one each of the past few nights and that is annoying even with the place upstairs being empty…no dreams to speak of either and I was getting used to having them after a few days…oh, well….I have a split in my right thumb that has been hurting like crazy the past few days since I use it to shift and that is keeping it from healing…got some vinegar in it yesterday when I was making some pickled red onions and that was just too much…kept it hurting all afternoon no matter what I did even with washing it…cripes…didn’t get much done yesterday but one bike ride since it was raining most of the day but today looks like I can get two in…and I am going to make a pizza for lunch along with getting some chicken in a marinade for tacos for tomorrow and that is going to be a new one for me…more later…