Well…have the first ride in and now I’m taking 15 minutes before I go back down for number two…have the turkey out on the table to bring it up to room temp before I prep it with butter, rosemary, thyme, and sage…and it looks like I’ll be able to get it on the grill by 10 am so this will be a big lunch today…not as sore as I thought I would be after doing 32 miles indoors yesterday but I think I hurt my right foot since it feels stiff today…not sure if I’ll try to ride outdoors today or just do 24 indoors…we’ll see…I really do think I have a cold or my allergies are worse than ever…have a bit of a sore throat but that can be from either…started to feel that Monday night but it hasn’t gotten worse so I guess I can live with it…not sure if there are any bugs going around since I’m still not reading the news…okay, need to get back on the bike…more later…

Well…darn, have to get on the bike in 25 minutes to get my day started and it’s going to be a busy one…have to do two rides indoors at least, cook the big turkey meal, and then try to get a couple of rides in outdoors…but they won’t happen until later in the aft when the temp comes up into the 40′s…or maybe another 32 mile day indoors? Need to get the turkey on the grill by 10 or so and let it cook longer this time…going to be harder to get it up to temp since it’s only 27 degrees out there so I’ll probably need to run two burners on the grill and leave it on for three hours….slept okay last night but I still feel worn out today and I really wonder if I have a cold…sure felt that way yesterday but not eating enough gives me the same feeling so who knows? I will get down to 400 miles to go to 10K today if I do at least two rides in and one out and then keep up grinding for the next few weeks…so I guess I need to get moving right now and get started…more later…

Well…I think I’ve done something that I’ve never done before…did 32 miles on the indoor bike today and I really can’t remember any time that I was on the bike for 4 times in one day…but I feel so compelled to make sure I hit the 10K goal that I have to just keep riding…I mean, it would be such a waste to work so hard all year and then fall short…how the hell would I explain that? If I can get 2 indoor rides in tomorrow along with two outside, I’ll be down under 400 miles to go and still have over a month to do it so I guess I am optimistic that I can get there….and it will be quite a relief when I do…but tomorrow is going to be busy with making the t-day meal a day early so riding will have to work around that…probably put the turkey on the grill after the two indoor rides to get it started around 10 and eat the big meal for lunch around 1 or 2…it was just too damn cold and windy out here today to go outside…never got above 35 and I’m not ready for that…and the wind was blowing about 20 all day…oh, and the little weather widget just said 3 inches of snow for Friday but it shouldn’t stick around too long…oh, well…haven’t had the chance to read today so I’ll need to do that later…”Ringworld” is next up…

Well…damn, up at 3:30 this morning and now I’m pouring the coffee down trying to get moving enough to get on the indoor bike before 7…not sure what is going on but I felt so tired yesterday and like I had a bug but I think it was from not eating enough for a few days…and doing 33 miles a day for almost a week…it’s only getting to 37 degrees today so I’m not sure if I’ll get outdoors on the bike today…just so damn tired of being cold and numb…didn’t get anything done yesterday but I need to do the grocery run this morning after the indoor ride that has to start in 15 minutes and I’m not sure if I have the energy to do it right now…yeah, I’m whining this morning and I can’t figure that out either….I really do think I need some time off but not until I get to 10K on the bike…but I need to get my brain around not riding every day when I start the new year….and that is going to be tough…it’s only 34 degrees out there right now and not getting much warmer today so I may have the chance to see if I can take riding in the 30′s outdoors….or if I need to do 3 rides indoors…not looking forward to either…more later….

Well…finally, the easier day I’ve been needing has finally come…easy for me, that is…still got three rides in to start the day and when I got back here I changed clothes and climbed into the crawlspace to shut off the outdoor spigot and then put the brass cap on it for the winter since it is going to get cold here later in the week…and then I coiled the hoses up and put them on their hook in the garage so the yard work is basically done until spring…I may pick up some leaves later but they will have to go out in the trash since the last yard waste pickup is tomorrow morning and it has started to rain here again and I got cold enough on the bike that I don’t want to do that again today…and now the little weather widget at the bottom of the screen says snow Friday…ick…going to do the grocery run tomorrow and then I’ll be in for a week and won’t have to drive in the snow…but right now I’m going to do the weight work and read a bit…

Well…with my BP being high at my checkup last week, the doctor recommended that I buy another BP machine so I can start to track it and figure out why it was so high…so 22 bucks isn’t a bad deal and I ordered another set of the Betron earbuds that I’ve had since 2020 and love the sound they have…lots of bass available and has a good high end and mid range…haven’t heard a set with better sound for the 16 bucks I paid for them…and, while the old ones still work, they are starting to fray a bit and I want to have another set in reserve for when they fail…I’d never gotten more than 6 months use from a pair of earbuds until I bought these…and they could still get to 5 years before they fail…we’ll see…

Well…damn, having a hard time getting moving today and I should be on the indoor bike right now but I haven’t had any coffee yet and that is necessary to jump start my brain…slept okay last night but I’m pretty sure I didn’t eat enough yesterday and I’ll probably feel that when the rain stops and I get outdoors on the bike…the temp crashes after today with highs in the 20′s and 30′s and that will mean indoor rides for a couple of weeks so getting to the goal is going to be harder or I’ll have to brave the cold and go outside and I’m not sure if my body can take it…pretty tired of having numb hands when I get off the bike…it’s pretty nice that I don’t have to clean today and won’t have to for a few days…and I really don’t have to cook until Wed when I do the next turkey and this time I’ll have the leftovers timed out to finish before then…going to toast some of the sourdough bread in a few minutes to have with peanut butter and then get the indoor ride in before I do two outdoor rides…should have that done before noon but I’m still worn out from just thinking about how much work I have to do…I need a day off…oh, well…more later…

Well…it was a pretty nice day today with a visit from my son and DIL and their dog Art…for a 130 pound Rottweiler, Art is just the sweetest dog…and just so happy to see me again that I had to laugh…and we raised all the shades in the windows to let him see out of the living room and dining room as we had lunch of a shepard’s pie that my DIL made and brought along with the sourdough bread my son baked…it was all really yummy and they brought some Founder’s IPA with citrus flavors that was really good…and the sourdough starter they have is from before they even met…my son made it when he moved to NYC more than 10 years ago and it’s been living since…he is going to bring me some so I can have my own starter and that will be cool…I did send them away with my last container of turkey soup and a three pound bag of potatoes that I bought too many of…so now it’s time to have some veggies and ranch dressing for the second meal of the day…

Well…it’s been a busy morning with finishing up the cleaning and then getting out for two outdoor rides…I may go down and do an indoor ride later this afternoon but that is looking less likely since my son and DIL are bringing lunch and beer….rides were good today but my legs are still flat and I wonder if it’s from not eating enough? don’t even remember what I ate yesterday so I guess that could be it…it is nice to have a clean house with some order to it and now I’m finishing up the coffee as Man U plays…and they are up 1-0 so that’s a good start…more later…