Well…have been sitting here staring at the screen trying to figure out how to start this one….it should be pretty easy after doing more than 6,000 of these but it’s not…I did sleep okay last night but have had this malaise for the past few days that I think may be depression again and I am not looking forward to that…I did get a double in on the bike yesterday and I was planning on trying that again today but my left leg is just too sore for that…didn’t get anything else done yesterday but I am going to try to clean a little today since I tracked mud in on the new shoes and it is all over the carpet….I need to get out sometime to look for some new shoes with the old ones worn out…but not until next week…just don’t feel like doing that right now….more later….

Well…kind of on time for a Thursday and that might get the day started right….slept okay last night but feel a little worn out today so I’m going to ease into the day until the coffee starts to work…I’m not sure what is going on but the idiot people on the road this morning have me shaking my head…running stop signs and almost backing into me in the lot as I was leaving for the grocery run…but, I survived it with no damage so I guess I shouldn’t bitch too much….I did have to clean up a little around here yesterday with the guys coming to do the furnace service today….just stuff that I needed to do but couldn’t get motivated to do….had a good ride yesterday but it was a little cold when I went out…and I’ll have to wait to get out today with the temp in the 30’s….not much to do today…just going to take it easy until the coffee works then I may clean a little more…who knows?

Well…it’s another early morning today with getting up for the first time at 4:25 and then for good at 6….feel a little run down today with the allergies flaring last night that left me with a sore throat today…hope that’s all it is but I guess if it’s a bug, I don’t have to go anywhere…I am coughing, too, but that seems normal every morning for the past week or so….I am a little sore since I went hard on the bike with it fixed and my legs are feeling it this morning….think I’ll take something for it before I get to working out…and, I’ll be able to get on the bike as soon as I finish that with it being almost 50 right now….I did get a few things done yesterday and have a few more to do today…have to run an errand to Aldi’s to get some chicken thighs and I can’t wait to try the legs that I have been marinating over night…that will be for lunch today….more later….

Well…have been having some problems with the new bike that started yesterday…the chain was skipping in the top 3 gears and I spent a couple of hours yesterday changing out the rear gears and lubing everything up but nothing worked…and it irritated me so much I just went on and on about it when we were out shooting pool yesterday…and was going to send a nastygram to the company and bitch to them about it since the bike only has 600 miles on it….but, when I got up this morning, I knew exactly what was wrong with it….as a little background, with a new bike you normally have to make some fine adjustments to the shifters so they are zeroed in…and yesterday, I had made a quarter turn towards the downshift side just to see if it could be any better and completely forgot that I had done it…and the chain didn’t start to skip until a few miles down the trail so I didn’t connect the two…so, this morning I took the adjustment out and no skips at all in 15 miles….the bike was trying to shift down a gear when it was skipping….and I am an idiot for not remembering that I made that adjustment…I guess the bright side is that the chain and gears needed to be lubed up and that is done now….geez….

Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one yesterday and that is kind of normal for pool days….and, I think I won, but I haven’t been keeping track of that as much as I used to…slept okay last night but I think I got sunburned with the top down ride out and back to pool yesterday….at least my face looks red and it feels kind of tight….might have to use some aloe later….have been having some trouble with the bike the past couple of days and I think I may have figured it out….we’ll see later when I get out…and I can go any time since it is already over 50…but, I need to work out and have some coffee first….I do need to get some stuff done around here today but easing into it seems to be the right thing to do right now….more later….

Well…running on time today and I’m not sure why….slept okay last night but was up really early…it’s odd that it is now light enough to wander around here without the lights on in the morning…have been thinking about going into shorts for the year today and that would be about the normal time for me….it is going to be about 70 today and that will mean a top down run out and back to pool today…and, I have to go to the bank this morning to deposit my fed check….I did get another crack in my right heel and it hurts like crazy when I walk so I’ll have to figure out something to do about it…not sure what but maybe I’ll check on the internet…not much to do today….not going to do much around here today and I don’t need to….more later….

Well….another day and I almost forgot to come here and do this one…not sure why that is happening but 8 am isn’t too late so I guess I’ll live through it….slept okay last night and don’t feel too badly today…should be much more sore than I am since I did 30 miles on the bike yesterday….just had to go out for a second one in the afternoon with the temp getting over 57…and that means I could go out in just a t-shirt but I knew it was a mistake after the first two miles…my legs were dead and that didn’t go away until almost 8 miles out….I should have my summer legs and lungs after more than 700 miles in but they are just not there yet….didn’t get anything else done, though, and today that needs to change….well…not really…but that sounded good….I did get my fed check yesterday and that is another 600 bucks in the bank so I may splurge on some new clothes…or some fast food…have too much in the fridge so that will probably wait until next week….more later….

Well…had a nice ride today and just noticed that I have gone over 550 miles on the new bike already and, with the 160 miles I put on the old bike, that puts me over 700 miles for the year so far. To put that in a little perspective, a year ago tomorrow was the first day I  got out last year since the snow hadn’t come off the trail yet.  I wonder if that means I’ll get to the record this year? I know that this year will be the earliest to 1K that I have ever had and that’s pretty cool….I may even go back out for another 15 miles today after Man U finishes…if it gets above 57 that is…..

Well…running on time today and I’m not sure why that is….I think part of it is losing track of what day it is…that has been happening a lot lately since I really don’t have any reason for keeping track of it…slept okay last night and didn’t get up until 7 or so…it is getting light way too early….and the shades in my bedroom don’t do a very good job of blocking it…I’m not too sore this morning but I am going to take some ibuprofen before I get on the bike just as a preventative measure so my hands don’t cramp up….might do a double today if I feel like it…one before the Man U match and then out again after…not sure yet….didn’t get much done but wash the car yesterday and I’m not sure what I’m going to do today….should clean some but I’m still not motivated so we’ll see…more later….

Well….started looking for a new pair of running shoes to replace the Nikes that I bought almost 20 years ago and, with Meijers having a sale today with 40% off, I thought I’d go over and check them out after I washed the car this morning….as I was looking through them, I came upon a shelf that had clearance shoes on it and found a pair of size 9 New Balance shoes that are normally 65 bucks for the great price of $16.25…yep, only $16.25 for a cool looking black and grey pair…and, I can’t believe how comfortable they are. Technology sure has changed in 20 years…they are probably the lightest shoes I have ever owned and I’ve already had them out on the bike today…it’s pretty cool when good things happen….