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October 24th

Well….it was an okay day yesterday and I finally got the thermasuit figured out so I didn’t freeze on the bike….and I am running late since I did have to get some groceries today and gas the car up…still haven’t had the nerve to find out how far below empty I can go on the gauge…the old car would cough about 2 miles before I ran out of gas…probably not something I really need to know…one needle width below empty should be far enough….slept okay and don’t feel too bad today but part of it may be I may have things to do this aft…definitely going to meet up with K later but might even have a meet up with T…although the one sched for yesterday didn’t happen….it was a little disheartening to see the snow falling on the way to groceries today…and to having to warm the car up to melt off the ice…way too early for that to happen…not much to do today…I’ve already said what may happen….and I hope it does…will be nice to get out of here for a while….

October 23rd

Well…it was a strange day yesterday and it was just more of the survival mode that I have been in lately…and the ice on the car this morning didn’t help….but the coffee is so I am going to try to get a few things done today…not sure what that will be but I think that will sort out as the day goes on….might have a meet up with T later but that looks a little iffy right now…slept okay last night and had some really strange dreams but they are really jumbled so I won’t report them now….feel pretty good today and it was a smart move yesterday to go with a half thermasuit on the bike with a stocking hat and gloves…will have to up that today since it is going be cold before I go out…..but the wind is down so that will help….not much to do today….I do need to clean a little since my cooktop is kind of greasy from all the cooking but that is about it…more later…

October 22nd

Well….it was just another in a long line of boring days yesterday and I think I’m shifting into survival mode..can’t remember the last time I had a good day that gave me a reason to smile and the fact that it is going to snow over the next few days is landing on my head like a large piece of lead…it would be nice if it was Led as in Zeppelin but that is not the case…it was a no cocktail night last night so I do feel okay today but I do need to stop the sleeping pills that I have been taking for over a month now…so, tonight looks like that night and I am gearing up for a night of no sleep and a bad day tomorrow….but, it has to happen some time so why not now? not much to do today…It looks like it will be full thermasuit on the bike today and that is not anything I am looking forward to…but, I will be back for more later since I really don’t have anything else to do…more later….

October 21st

Well…it was a kind of crappy day yesterday and the malaise I have been feeling has gotten worse…which makes it kind of tough to get anything done…but, what do I have to get done? Not much, really…slept okay but I think I may have a bug of some sort…just can’t account for having so little energy and my head has been stuffed up…so, maybe it’s a cold? I think it didn’t help that all of the Michigan teams looked crappy and the Tigers just stunk along with the Wings….it looks like I may be able to get a bike ride in this morning and then I have a few errands to run and some stuff to do around here…so, another boring day in a long line of boring days…more later…

A little bit of trail coolness…

Well…it was much warmer out on the bike this morning and I did see something that was really cool….stopped at the top of a hill in Kentwood for a water break, and an animal came onto the trail from a hole in a fence that runs along it..at first, I though it was a big cat…but, when the second one came through, I recognized them as a pair of foxes….one took off down the trail and then the other one chased it for a ways but then turned around and came back toward me before both of them took off through the woods….and, the weird part is that Tom and I were talking about them a few weeks back and I couldn’t remember ever seeing one…pretty neat…and my hands were not frozen when I got back…

October 20th

Well…running a little late today and it is just because I have no motivation…it was a really bad day in sports yesterday with the Tigers and the Wings both losing…the rest of the day was okay but a little depressing as the end of the month approaches….slept okay but still feel a little run down…the bike ride yesterday was cold and wet and it took me almost an hour after getting back here to thaw my hands…and, it had gone over from cold to pain which is not what I can do again…so, it looks like gloves today if I go out…but, I am going to wait until later on….not much to do today…just going to veg out for a while and take it easy…more later…

October 19th

Well…running about on time today and I’m not sure why that is…I am waiting for the temp to come up so I can get on the bike in a few minutes and it looks like it is still going to be a cold ride…oh, well….it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool but 3 games in two hours? I am still laughing about that one….and, I picked a huge puffball mushroom from Tom’s yard, took a nice thick slice of it and sauteed it in butter and garlic…I was sitting here all night wondering if I was going to die from it but it tasted good and I’m still here so it must have been okay…going to cook more of it today in egg, flour, and parmesan cheese…should be good…not much to do today…it looks like a sports day today with football, baseball, soccer and races…so, I need to get the bike ride in pretty soon…more later…

October 18th

Well…it was another depressing rain day yesterday but I lived through it…but, I feel pretty crappy today with having cocktails last night…but, I am going to stay with only two nights of cocktails this week…so, I will feel better after tonight…the Tigers disappointed me with another loss and they are one away from going out of the playoffs….oh, well…but the Wings won and ended Colorado’s winning streak so that was good…didn’t do much yesterday and even skipped the bike ride with all of the rain…and it looks like it will be a late ride today since it is only 40 degrees outside right now and I do not want to get the gloves out yet…not much to do today..it is a pool day so that will be fun but nothing else is going on….I do feel good that I got caught up yesterday and I will try to not get behind again today…might give me something to do as I wait for the temp to come up…more later…

October 17th

Well…running late this morning, again, and part of it is the grocery run…and part of it is commenting out at Kos…had to do a cheers and jeers this morning and almost forgot to come back here for this one…yesterday was a really, really down day for me with the rain and darkness all day…and the funny thing is I used to love those kinds of days…and today looks like a repeat…going to skip the bike ride since the rain has started and the radar looks pretty ugly for the next few hours…but, the legs have been really tight lately so a day off might not be too bad…slept okay last night and I am really starting to like no cocktails at night…I feel the best I have in a long time today but that might be I ate enough yesterday….not much to do today..I am still going to do the weight work this morning and then get some stuff done around here…might go out for a couple with G later and then there are both Wings and Tigers on tonight so that should keep the boredom at bay…more later…

October 16th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but an electronic failure had me running out to replace some necessary equipment…but, got that done so everything is back to normal…or as close to normal as my life ever gets…got the chance to go over and see the youngest son’s new house and it is really nice…that’s pretty cool…and it is three minutes from here….slept okay last night and another no cocktail night has me feeling like I have a bit of energy today…but, that usually ends after the bike ride so we’ll see today…the Tigers really stunk up the joint yesterday and I don’t think they are going to make to the WS…but, the Wings won so that was a good thing…not much to do today…I do have to catch up here so that is the goal for the day..and, with the big court decision coming this aft on the gay marriage ban here in Michigan should give me at least one topic for later…and I will have to do one on ole Boehner’s failure as a speaker…and as a person for that matter….more later…