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….
April 23rd
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….
This makes me smile….
Well…after I just stopped laughing, I thought I’d do a shorty on the idiot trump’s non-invitation to Barbara Bush’s funeral….can you imagine how terrible a person has to be to have the Bushs not want them around? I can’t remember when a sitting president was pointedly not invited to what is essentially a state funeral…and I’m an old guy…but, it happened here…and in no uncertain terms, too, basically saying stay the hell away from us….and idiot boy tried to spin it into “I didn’t want to go anyway” saying that him being there would have been a “distraction” and his secret service protection would have been in the way…yeah, that’s a lie, too, since the Obamas, the Clintons and even Melania was there along with the Bushs who still get SS protection, too….all I know is that having the moron in chief snubbed like this makes me smile…a lot….impeach…
April 22nd
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….
Over 700 miles already…..
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…..
April 21st
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….
Bargains…
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….
April 20th
Well….running on time today but got up after it was light and that was a little strange….too damn bright in my bedroom….but, I did sleep okay and feel okay this morning so that is cool…and I’m not really sore today and I probably should be after getting back on the bike….I hope I can get out in shorts today….the weather is starting to break a little but not enough for me….it is still in the 20′s right now and that is just too damn cold for the last part of April…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but today will be busier…going to wash the car and I need to go to Meijer’s to look for a new pair of running shoes to use on the bike…40% off is a pretty good deal….but, not right now…I need coffee and to read the news for topics for later….more later…
3 dollar a gallon gas is back..thanks, trump…
Well…I think I got lucky this morning when I decided to fill up the car at $2.69 a gallon and then noticed, when I was out on the bike, that the price has shot up to $2.95 a gallon…and since the repubs always blamed Obama for any price increases, I will do the same with the idiot trump…thanks, trump. Hey, trump voters, where’s your tax cut now? Just this price rise is over double what the tax cut was for most people…and when you couple it with the cost increases for health care that is entirely the doing of the repubs, you have been taken for the saps that you are. This doesn’t even factor in the nonsense on tariffs on Chinese steel that the Chinese have just responded to by raising tariffs on our crops by up to 156% which will put a bunch of farmers out of business this year. This is what you get when you put a moron in charge of economic policy who has no frickin clue what he is doing…cripes, he has no clue about anything…trump is just one of the most stupid people I have ever seen…and we are all paying the price for that stupidity…impeach…
April 19th
Well…running a bit late today with having to run the car to melt the ice off it…I hope for the last time….slept okay last night and feel pretty good today with being good for days now and getting out on the bike for the first time since last week….and I’ll get out on it again here in a while…but I am going to wait until I can go out in shorts without gloves….and, I’m not sore at all today, other than a little in my legs, but that is to be expected….didn’t get much done yesterday but I have quite a few things to do today…. but I’m not going to start until more coffee….and I need to read the news, too…I am going to cook some today with some Texas style ribs and some leftover roasted potatoes….I think I may clean some, too…but that will wait til the aft….more later….