Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for another one yesterday and there are days that I just need to not think about doing these….but, I’m ready to wade back into the swamp today…maybe…slept okay last night but still feel a little off today so I guess I’ll ease into it again….just poured the first cup of coffee and I hope that is going to work soon…it is snowing out there right now so I may have to ride in the snow today….hope they don’t salt the roads today since I just washed the car and I want it to be salt free for a few days….I did get a nice ride in yesterday and it is cool to not have to lube or adjust the bike every day…or shim the swingarm or anything else…I did fix  the 27 led light yesterday that quit working a few months ago…I had taken it apart a while back but didn’t get far enough into it to fix it…just had to re solder the switch connections and it works again..l.was going to get another one at Harbor Freight but now I don’t need to…not much to do today…just pool and the bike ride after working out….more later…

Well…running late this morning and it really doesn’t have anything to do with the time change…went out to wash the car and then had to set the clocks around here and that took some time….slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad right now after two cups of coffee…but it is still too damn cold to go out on the bike…might have to wait until this afternoon since it’s not going to be over 30 until noon or so…but, I want to watch the indy car race at 12:30 so I may have to wait until after that…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks to be the same since I just can’t get motivated to do much….I am going to watch some soccer while I think of what to do today….more later…..

Well….my memory must be going a little since I forgot the entire purpose of the last one was to talk about a study I read about this morning…in this study, the researchers were trying to figure out if cycling had any benefits on the immune system of people who cycle regularly…and the cool part was that even cyclists who are in their 70’s have immune systems that are comparable to people who are in their 20’s…now, they didn’t say if there was something about cycling that made the difference or if it is aerobic exercise of any kind that helps…I know this won’t make any difference to me…I like riding just for the fun and exercise so if there are other benefits it’s a bonus to me….and, I still love me new bike….

Well…there was good news this morning when Man U won and that was a good start to my day….have been thinking about something to do in politics but I think I’ll take the day off of that and just let my brain recover…and I did have a thought or two to talk about so here goes…when I got the last bike, the Motobecane, and put it together, I immediately thought of a name for it…I called it the corvette since it was so sleek and fast looking just sitting there…but that name morphed into the wreck as I wore it out and it started to creak and groan…kinda like me…now, after having the new bike for more than a week and getting some good rides in, the name that came to me for it was the magic carpet since it is so smooth to ride and eliminated all of the shocks that made me cringe when riding the Schwinn…and, after that popped into my head, the next logical thought was of the song “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf…okay, if you’re one of my younger readers, Steppenwolf was a huge band in the late 60’s and early 70’s and “Magic Carpet Ride” was it’s biggest hit…I think you can…okay, just went out and checked and it is available out on youtube if you want a little context….so, magic carpet it is….

Well….not sure how I feel this morning…I’m back to coughing again but I don’t feel too bad right now so that is a little confusing….slept okay last night but just feel a little slow right now so I think I’ll just sit here for a while and watch some soccer…Man U is playing Liverpool in a few minutes so that should be a good one….didn’t get much done yesterday other than cook and I’m not sure how much I’ll do today…I think it’s time to vacuum so I will probably do that later….I did get a ride in yesterday and if it gets warm enough I’ll probably go out right after the match…my damn heel is still hurting and I think it now affecting my back since I have to walk unnaturally to keep it from hurting….okay…the match is starting so I think I’ll end here….more later….

Well….I was going to do this one before the Putin one but figured you’d really want a political one first…but, I still wanted to do this one so I will. It has been a pretty good day today with getting up feeling better and I’m not sure what that’s about…I mean, how does a bug go away in 3 days? With that timing, I am leaning more and more that the reason I felt so crappy on Monday was 4 days of not eating enough…you’d never think that could be with looking at me…I’m by no means thin and have never been in my entire life….hmmmm….oh, and I got a bike ride in today even with it only being 30 when I went out…the ride was supposed to be just a recon run to see how much snow was on the trails but, by 10 when I went out, the trails were clear except the bridges and I was able to ride across those without any trouble…I was pretty damn cold by the time I got back here but it was worth it…I did have to go out in full thermasuit today and it looks like it will be that way for the next week or so…but, the new bike make the ride so much fun that I really didn’t think about that too much….and, I made roasted whole chicken for lunch that came out perfect so it has been a pretty good day….and I have some pork chops marinading for dinner…had to go out to Meijers to get them this morning but at 99 cents a pound, I just couldn’t resist…oh, and I got my lottery tickets for tonight and tomorrow, too…almost 300 mil tonight and 350 mil tomorrow…I can still dream…

Well…running a little late today and I think it’s from sleeping in a little…didn’t get up until after 7 today and I think it was the coffee alarm clock that woke me up again….slept pretty well last night but feel a little slow today and I think I’ll just ease into it …I am a little annoyed that the weather is not cooperating….have a new bike sitting here and I haven’t been able to get out this week and it looks like it may be early next week before I can get out again….I know that this is Michigan in March but I think it should be giving me at least a day or two in the 50’s….I did get a few things done yesterday and I am going to try to continue that today….I do need to cook  and have a chicken brining that I’ll start roasting in a while…and I may even get out to see if I can get some 99 cent pork chops but I’m not sure about that….more later…

Well….I am getting to hate the damn snow…another morning and I had to clean the car off again…okay…deep breaths…it is March and it is Michigan, and I’ve been here my whole life so I should be used to this…I remember back when I was a kid getting a snow day in late April so I guess this isn’t too bad….now, where was I? Oh, slept okay last night and feel quite good this morning and I think It’s from finally eating enough…I am a little irritated that Meijers didn’t have any of the 99 cent pork chops this morning…but, I did get a whole chicken so I guess that will work…need to get that in a brine today so I can roast it tomorrow….I did have a funny thing happen in the checkout today….I had to have an approval for some wine that I bought and when I told the woman running the self checkout that I needed approval, she looked me up and down and said “I certainly approve of you” and that made me laugh out loud. I do have a few things to do today…the trash needs to go out and the kitchen needs cleaning and I’ll get to that later….right now it’s coffee and news time…more later….

Well…woke up this morning to the depressing scene of 3 inches of snow on the car and have to remember that this is Michigan in March and that stuff can happen for a few weeks yet….slept okay last night and got up early today so this one is early….I do feel a little better today and that’s good since I have an errand to run this morning….yesterday was a total waste with not being able to get on the bike and not being motivated to clean much and today looks a lot like that, too…of course no bike ride with the cold and snow but I will work out before the errands….I do need to clean the kitchen and put the trash out and need to break down the carton the bike came in so that can go out, too….my right heel cracked again and I am limping around here trying to keep weight off it and I still don’t know how that happens….it has been a pain all winter and I hope it heals soon…more later….

Well….at least I now know I’ve got a bug of some sort…sitting here warm and freezing at the same time and I have been coughing since I got up…but, here’s the weird thing…I felt worse yesterday morning and that’s not how it’s supposed to work…I barely got through the day yesterday with the lack of energy…oh, and I think we tied at pool but I really don’t remember…didn’t work out or ride the bike yesterday but I’ll need to do better today…probably won’t ride the bike since there is snow out there this morning…don’t think there is enough to make the trail impassable but I’d have to go out in full thermasuit and I just don’t want to do that….we’ll see later….I do need to clean some around here today but it is one of those days where I am just going to take it easy to start and see how I feel….more later….