Well….had another phone die today and it is such a pain in the ass….and I won’t get a new one until tomorrow…and I had to pay for it since my warranty ran out on the last one….I did get a nice phone for only 129 bucks…a Samsung galaxy S-7…and the retail price is over 600 bucks so I guess I got a pretty good deal….but, it is still a pain….

Well…running a little late today and I just can’t get started….haven’t had any coffee yet and that may be part of it….had a pretty good day yesterday but I didn’t get much done…..was hoping to take a day off the bike but it didn’t rain enough to keep me from feeling guilty…and today looks the same…it’s only going to be in the 60’s today and that is pretty cold for Michigan in August…but it is not going to rain today so I’ll have to get out on the bike later….I did adjust the seat on the bike and that made the ride much more comfortable…not sure why I didn’t look at that earlier…not much to do today…no pool today since Tom has to work so I’ll just hang out and clean I guess…more later…

Well…running normally for a Thursday and I feel pretty good today…have slept pretty well and have had dreams for 3 days in a row now and that is really unusual….and my back is still just twinging but no real pain and that is a welcome relief….it has been an annoyance for the past month or so and it is good to have it gone…I know it will come back, probably later today, but I’ll take what I can get….didn’t get a lot else done yesterday but didn’t need to so I guess that works out…did get out in the sun for the second day in a row to try to even out the tan and I am still surprised how much damage 40 minutes will do…..no peeling but I can feel the tightness from it….I do need to get out on the bike here in a minute since there is fog out there and I love riding in it….more later….

Well…had a few things I wanted to comment on that really won’t support an entire post so I’m going to just noodle around a bit and and see if I can get them out of my head….the fighter planes were at it again today but they were right down in the weeds and many of them were in pairs that looked like a real dogfight…I think I watched them for 20 minutes today….that was a lot of fun….I did have to clean out my storage shed yesterday to make some room and ran across the manuscript for my first novel…written in cursive in ink on yellow legal pads…I think there are 12 of them and I may just transfer them to the computer so I’ll have a digital version of it…don’t have much else to do and the only computer copy was on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks that have long since disappeared…I thought it was lost to me and it was a really pleasant surprise to find them buried in a box with a bunch of cassette tapes….

Well…running a little early today with getting up a little early…slept okay last night and feel okay with being good again last night…my back was good most of the day yesterday after doing some heavy work that fixed it…but, the twinges are coming back this morning and it appears the pain will be back in a little while….oh, well….I did get a bunch of stuff done around here yesterday and I got a good bike ride in…I did adjust the position of the seat and that helped me get comfortable on it again and I did another small adjustment after I got back here so it will be interesting to see if that also helps….I did get out in the sun yesterday and got a little scorched…and only after 20 minutes or so on each side…but, it is helping get rid of the biker tan so I guess I can take it….not much to do today…need to clean more and get some resumes out but that is about it…more later….

Well…it was a day yesterday but that’s all I’ll say about it….my back was hurting all day and it is starting again today….thought I’d had it figured out but I guess not….slept okay last night but tossed and turned as always…would just like one night of the sleep that I remember…with that, I’m feeling a little slow today….but I’m hoping the coffee will help in a while….didn’t get much done yesterday but today I’ll have to do better….have to find some storage….and get some cleaning done….think I need to work on the bike, too, but will wait until thurs for that when I take a day off the bike for the rain…at least I’m hoping it rains…I do need a rest day to let the pain get out of my legs…oh, I do need to adjust the seat on the bike, too…I think it’s moved some and that may be making me uncomfortable on it…more later….

Well…sitting here feeling a little old and there is good reason for it….my youngest one turns 30 today….cripes, I can still remember turning 30 even though it was a long, long time ago. Not sure what any of this means other than time flies…and my oldest one is going to turn 40 next month….and that is another yow….oh, well….

Well…not really running at all today so far…woke up during the night last night with knee pain that I just can’t figure out…must have slept with them positioned wrong…they don’t hurt now so maybe it’s a one time thing…..feel a little iffy right now so I am going to just try to ease into the day….didn’t do a whole lot yesterday and today looks the same…I did get some of the kitchen cleaned and the microwave doesn’t look like someone died in it….and I should do the floor today and I just might….but, I’m not motivated right now so that will have to wait til later….and I do need much more coffee….more later….

Well…it was a better day on the bike today and the torture level dropped quite a bit…enough that I did do an entire run that ended up in the park. While there, I was just vegging a little looking out across the field that is right in front of the bench I always sit on and I noticed almost 50 tiny little fighter planes…or scissor tail swallows feeding over that field…if you’ve ever watched them, you will get the tiny fighter plane reference….they look just like that the way they wheel and dive…I was really surprised there were no collisions there were so many of them out there…just fun to watch…

Well…woke up this morning with my back hurting like crazy and that continues now….not sure what the deal is….slept okay last night but feel pretty crappy this morning and I think it’s partly from not eating enough….I almost forgot to do this this morning and that is how out of sorts I am today….just feel off and I’m not sure why….and the coffee is not helping…I wonder if I should stay off the bike today? Nope…already took the ibuprofen so I need to get out soon…didn’t get a lot done yesterday other than cooking but I do need to clean some today….and try to figure out the second meal for the day….just missed the meal planning for the week and I’m not sure why that is…I guess it’s part of being off a little….more later….