Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool….slept okay last night but had some unsettling dreams that I am kind of glad I don’t remember…there was one weird thing that happened with my back…it has been hurting for quite a while now and I wasn’t sure what to do about it…I guess I just had to lie down on the couch…I did that yesterday and felt 4 or 5 large pops with lots of grinding….but, this morning, the pain is almost gone and I can walk without wincing….just one of those strange things that happen I guess, but I am happy it did….but it didn’t fix the rest of the pains and my elbow is killing me…oh, well…I did get the new sprocket on the bike but installed it wrong so I have to take it back off this morning before the ride…another 5 mins…not sure if I can take it…not much to do today…pool, I think, but that is about it….won’t get to any cleaning until tomorrow…more later…

Well…haven’t done one of these in a while since there really hasn’t been much weirdness going on but the sights today triggered me into remembering what I wanted to write about…a few weeks back, the country workers did some trail maintenance that involved putting sealer on the trails to try to prolong their lives…I think it was actually a contractor that did it…but, wouldn’t you think that they should clean the trail first before applying the sealer? Well….they didn’t and now it is funny to see what they sealed into the trail…huge blobs of cut grass, leaves, mice carcasses, caterpillars, and lot of other stuff…and the sealer reflects into my polarized sunglasses and makes a weird, shiny pattern that is a little annoying….oh, well…

The next bit of weirdness will only be funny to the “Doctor Who” fans out there…today, while heading up the first hill, I saw a guy running with these huge headphones on that made him look like one of the Cybermen…I wonder how much those things weighed? Weird…

Well…I was going to title this one another ‘trail weirdness” and that is part of it but I think the one I chose is more descriptive…as you know, I have been waiting for the new front sprocket for the bike to come, with it scheduled to be here Sat…but, it came today and it did only take 5 minutes to replace even with texting with T throughout the process. And, you know me, I had to take it out for a test ride as soon as I finished it…it was just so cool to be able to be the “crazy man” and go as hard as I want in whatever gear I want with no skipping of the chain at all…over the past couple of months, I’ve had to throttle back to keep the chain on it and I didn’t realize how much fun that was taking out of the rides…I was going to do a full run but used my legs up this morning so I kept this test run short…tomorrow will be crazy day….again…nope I’m behind for the month so I think I’ll really do a trail weirdness in a minute…

Well…not sure why I’m running late today other than the papers were thicker than normal today…slept okay last night and part of it was I could breathe after taking an antihistamine before bed…no more Miata dreams and that is a good thing…don’t want them coming true….I am sore again this morning but just the normal ones so I guess I can live with it…I think part of it is the changes to my riding style I’ve had to make with the worn out sprocket and all of the skipping the chain does…but, that will be fixed Sat, I hope, when the new sprocket gets here…got all of the bolts loose yesterday so the change will only take about 5 minutes….other than that, I didn’t get much done yesterday…it was good to have the Wings back even if it was just a pre-season game last night…it is cool to see all the young guys play…and there is another one tonight…I did smoke some more salmon yesterday and made some salmon spread that came out great…too good, actually….I wanted to eat all of it but had to show some restraint…not much to do today…I should wash the car but it’s not really dirty so I’m not sure if that will get done…I did repair the little tear I had in the top and I hope it lasts more than one top down session…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool…but, I’m 4 days into not sleeping again and that is terribly tiring so I am running a little slow today…had some dreams that involved me letting some woman drive the Miata and her bringing it back wrecked…not sure what that is about since I never let anyone drive the car…might let T drive it after her arm heals but she is an old Fiat girl so that should be cool….I did get some salmon smoked yesterday and it came out so darn good that I’m going to do some more today…I did make up some salmon dip last night and it is was almost too good…going to make another batch today and use some green onions to add a little kick to it…it is so cool to have fresh fish to use since the flavor is just so good….already asked Brian for more and he said he’d give me more next week…can’t wait….not much to do today…smoking more fish and the normal stuff along with some cleaning…the cobwebs are almost taking over and I just need to make them go…more later….

Well…it’s the last day of summer and I’m not sure how I feel about that…just more time passing that I can’t control….slept crappy, crappy, crappy last night and feel it this morning…there should be a nap later today but I think that may make it worse so I think I won’t take one….I am going to smoke some salmon this morning and I have a lot of other stuff to do so it is going to be a busy one…and that’s okay…it is better when I am busy and the day goes by faster…but, do I want that? At least I will be accomplishing something so that will be cool….I am really sore today and my left elbow is screaming at me so I will need to do the ibuprofen thing in just a little while…I am looking forward to getting the new front sprocket on the bike…the chain is skipping now with just a little pressure and the last time the pedal raked the back of my calf and left a bruise the size of my hand…at least it didn’t break the skin and start bleeding…not much to do today…that’s not true…I have lots of stuff to do and it should keep me busy until late aft…going to try to make some smoked salmon dip with some leftover cream cheese just to see how it is….more later…

Well…running a little late today since I ran into Brian on the way back from getting the papers and talked to him for a while…he dropped off 5 pounds of fresh salmon that he caught yesterday and I need to find some recipes to cook something new….I think I am going to smoke one slab this aft since I really do like the smoked stuff…but that means I’ll have to go out and get some bagels and cream cheese to have with it…he suggested I make some salmon dip with cream cheese and chives and I just may do that, too….slept okay last night but still feel a little slow today but I will just let that heal as the day goes on…I did order the new front sprocket for the bike yesterday since it is skipping like crazy and that is annoying…only 22 bucks and that will take the bike back to where the final 300 miles will be good….not much to do today…have to run an errand this morning and then smoke the fish but that is about it…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday filled with sports so I wasn’t as bored as normal…and Michigan and State won so that was cool…slept okay but don’t remember it so I wonder if that’s true…didn’t get anything done but today will be different…I need to get the cobwebs cleaned out of the living room today but no cooking so that will make it an easy day….and another sports one with the F1 race on right now and the soccer, football, and racing on later so there will be a good nap when the Lions play….it is too cold to go out on the bike yet so I guess I’ll have to hit the couch for a while to wait it out but I do need to get out before 10 since Man U is on at 11 and I do want to see that….not much to do today…just sports it looks like and taking it easy….I will clean something just to keep the guilt at bay…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t do much..no pool since Tom wasn’t feeling well…so, you would think I’d get something done but I didn’t…I did get my new Roku in the mail yesterday and got that set up and it is pretty cool…but it is slower than my old one and that is a little annoying….slept okay last night, I think, but I feel a little slow today with the pain in my lower back flaring up again…sitting here watching the Chelsea/Arsenal match and it is a little boring with the play being choppy…but, I still will watch since I really want Chelsea to lose…they have stunk the place up and are in 17th place after being champions last year…not much to do today…sitting here waiting for the F1 qualifying to start and that will put me late on the bike today but that is okay…I do have to try to find a new front sprocket for the bike today since the old one is just skipping all the time and it is annoying…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and another one that I didn’t get anything done but the grocery run…but that kind of describes a normal day for me right now so I guess it’s okay….slept kind of crappy, again, and that’s normal, too, but boring so I won’t talk about that, either….my upper back has started to heal from I don’t know what but now my lower has gotten worse with it hurting on the bike which it never has before…going to have to try to crack it later today to see if that will help….I do need to get moving and get the bike ride in early today so I can see F1 practice that is on a little later….not much to do today…pool, of course, but that is about it for the day…won’t even attempt to clean since I know I won’t get to it….and I don’t want to feel guilty by not doing it….more later….