Well… sitting here waiting for the second half of the Man U match to start so I thought I’d come here for a second one of these…not really any reason for it but I just need to stay ahead for the month….but, no politics other than to say that the idiot boy owns the government shutdown and the fallout from it is owned by the repub party…so, on to other things…there were some decorations in the trees on the trail today and that made me smile some and I forgot to mention that a woman was handing out candy canes out there yesterday and that made me smile, too…got out this morning before it was light enough to see the display on the computer and that is probably the only time I’ve done that…but, I needed to get out before the boredom set in…and it was cold enough that I am still trying to warm up even with it 75 in here…have had the blankets piled on me this aft and once I’m done with this, I’m getting back under them…so, I’m done with this….

Well…running on time this morning but getting started is much more work than I expect…let’s start this one again…I’m bored of talking about how I sleep or how I hurt or anything…so, what do I talk about? Politics is for another one of these later so that is out…I did get quite a bit of stuff done yesterday morning but the funny thing is that paying bills, running errands, working out, and doing laundry only took me until 10 am and then the rain stopped and I got on the bike for a nice ride….finally figured out the shifter and got the 6-7 shift to work every time now so that is cool…I did get to 3400 miles yesterday and now the goal is to do 100 more before the end of the year and that will make it the third most miles in a year….and the bike still rides like new after all those miles…once the snow comes, I am going to switch the tires around so I’ll get another year out of them before I have to buy new ones…and I’ll think I’ll do that for the brake pads, too…not much to do today…just going to watch some sports and clean some…I am curious to see how Man U plays with the new manager…they can’t play worse…more later…

Well…not going to talk about how much I hurt today…it may be easier to list the places I don’t hurt…and that gives me a little chuckle…and I think I’ll be taking something for it here soon…slept okay last night and even had some weird dreams that involved chocolate and tv but I really can’t fathom how that would be connected….but it means I finally got into some deep sleep and that is a welcome change…got a few things done yesterday and will continue that today with nothing else to do this morning since it is raining and that will keep me off the bike until around 11 or so…and I am already bored so cleaning or something might help that…and I do need to do laundry today, too so maybe I won’t be that bored…I do have to cook today, too, since I have some chicken that needs to be cooked or frozen and that will keep me busy for 5 minutes…more later…

Well…running a little early today with getting the grocery run done early…have all the stuff I need to get through til after christmas so it will be hibernating time for me for the next week…slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning and I should…have been coughing and sneezing all morning and I’m not sure what that is about…at least my hamstring is almost pain free this morning with just a little tightness left so that will be good for the bike ride today…and it is already 41 degrees outside so I can get out as soon as the sun comes up and it stops raining…will be able to go with no fleece hat and thin thermasuit today and that will be nice for a change…I did get my December top down run in yesterday when it got up to 47 and I ran out to get some gas…won’t have to think about that again until next month…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but some light cleaning and that will probably be the plan for today, too…no need to cook today with lots of leftovers so it looks like an easy one….more later….

Well…got all the way through the night and didn’t get up until after 6…but, I’m having another one of those mornings where I can’t get started too easily…the coffee should start to help soon…just noticed that my hamstring isn’t hurting today but just a little tight so that is an improvement…it hurt on the bike yesterday but not enough to keep from riding the full 15 miles….still not sure if it has to do with not being able to get my back to crack…normally I have the same pain caused by my back but this is a little different with the tightness…at my age, it is a good thing that I have exercise related pain…most people can’t say that…didn’t get much done yesterday but wash the car after the normal stuff but I will have to clean some around here…and I am finally going to get some different food cooked today…am a little tired of eggs and kielbasa so the chicken I have marinating will be a welcome change….might even make mashed potatoes to go with it…but, right now the coffee has gotten cold so I need to warm it up and have another cup…more later…

Well…woke up really sore this morning and I’m not sure what it’s from…I think I pulled something in my left hamstring since every step I take is like someone is stabbing me in the back of the leg and I can’t remember ever having this pain before…not sure how that will affect the bike ride today but I think I’ll take something for it before I go out…but that will wait for a while with it only being 22 degrees right now and I am not ready to take that cold….had a pretty nice day yesterday but had a little scare with the car…noticed a puddle of something under it at the bar after shooting pool but it must have been from some other car since the car ran fine and didn’t have any leaks when I got back here so that was cool…and I won at pool…it appears the coolant is down about a half pint and I’ll take care of that today as I wait for the temp to come up….have to add a little coolant about once a year so this will be the yearly top up…I did get a bunch of stuff done yesterday morning so that means that I really don’t have much to do today but clean a little and watch the SpaceX launch at 9…more later….

Well…it’s 6:09 and I’ve already been up for 45 minutes…not sure why that’s important…or if it is important…I wonder what it would be like to start my day later like a normal person…oh, well…still feel a little off today and I hope that stops soon…this has been going on for a few days now and it makes getting started a little tough…again…oh, well…didn’t get much done yesterday but go out and have a couple with K and the bike ride which was some fun going out in the ice fog but I froze with getting wet and that took some time to thaw when I got back here…and that wasn’t fun…have a bunch of stuff to get done this morning starting with getting my hair cut and then to Target to get some 3 buck t-shirts and then over to daily deals to get some chicken and ham…and a small apple pie for 99 cents for dinner next week…but, right now…I need some coffee and to just sit here and veg for a while until I feel better….more later…

Well…sitting here watching Man U lose again so I thought I’d just do one of these for a minute to talk about nothing really…there was one weird thing that happened to me when I was going to bed last night that is still confusing me some…if you’ve ever heard of tinnitus, it is constant whistling or screeching in your ears that is normally the result of exposure to high noise levels…and I have had it for years and years…but, last night when I went to bed and put my earlpugs in, it stopped…and it kind of confused me…I knew something was different but it took me a minute to figure it out…the unfortunate thing was that it was back whistling when I got up this morning and that was a little disappointing…..I wonder what I did that made it stop…that could be a project or a science experiment for the next few weeks and could help with being bored….

Well…it’s Sunday and I’ve already read the paper and had my first cup of coffee and it’s only 7…that is going to make for a boring morning but I do get to get out on the bike here as soon as the sun comes up so that is something to look forward to…it really hasn’t been a bad December for the bike and I have my fingers crossed that  the weather will continue to cooperate…and it looks like it will for the next week or so…no snow at least and that lifts my mood some…I did sleep okay last night and didn’t get up til 5:47 so that makes it almost 7 hours and I’ll take that any day…but, I felt like crap for the first half hour or so and I’m not sure why that would be since it was a light night last night…I do have a headache and I think I’ve had it for a week now so I think I may have to take something before I get on the bike…and that may help with hand cramps I’ve been getting lately…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but a little light cleaning and I think I’ll do a little more of that today…but, I need to see Man U at 11 first and that means I need to get out on the bike as soon as the sun comes up…not going to rush that, though….I do have time after all and have to remember that I don’t have to rush anymore….that’s a hard habit to break….more later…

Well….damn…I think I have a cold…my head is plugged up and I feel like crap…we’ll see as the day goes on…slept okay last night and stayed in bed until almost 6 so that was cool…still tossed and turned a lot but slept on my right shoulder and it hurts like crazy this morning…okay…going to stop bitching right now…had an okay day yesterday with a good, long bike ride and it is cool that all the ice is gone and I got some sprints in finally…and I can’t wait to get out today with the ice fog outside…hope it’s not making the trails icy…didn’t get anything done yesterday other than a little cleaning and today will be the same….might have to figure out what to cook since I am getting bored with eggs and kielbasa although I made an omelet yesterday that was pretty good…and I may do another one of those today….but, not right now…I need coffee and and to watch the formula e race that’s on now…more later…