Well…up really early this morning since it was just not worth it to try to get back to sleep….and there were no dreams to speak of so that was a little disappointing…but I guess I’ll live through it….it was a nice day yesterday and I did get a few things done…the bike looks a lot better with the cleaning and I did the winter cleaning on the car, too, which was less work than I expected…but it will make me smile when I get in it this morning. I am just loving this last gasp of good weather but I know the transition to fall is coming fast and it can’t last…it is cool to watch the daily progression to color in the trees when I make the last stop in the park on the hill but it also reminds me that another year is coming to a close and I’m getting older…but that is going to happen whether I think about it or not…so I think I won’t…more later….

Well…a kind of fun day yesterday but I’m still trying to get over the bug that has been troubling me over the past couple of weeks and that is starting to irritate me somewhat…still have the coughing and sore throat and feel a little warm….so, I think I’ll just take it easy today and rest up…I do need to clean the car and bike, though, so I may have to do that while the weather is still nice. It was a pretty good Tigers game last night and I am looking forward to them maybe finishing up the Yankees tonight…it would be cool if they didn’t waste such a good season by going out in the first round…I will be back later for a political one since there are some developments that I need to comment on…more later…

Okay…I did forget that I am up to 166 days on the bike…under 20 more to go to get to 183…yay…
I forgot today’s song lyric, too…so here it is: “We blew off work cause the sky was so beautiful…and headed north for a three hour tour…you cracked a beer..then you put some music on…”

Well…it was a long day yesterday and I don’t really feel that hot right now….it was fun, though, and I finally won at pool after getting beaten for a few weeks…I did make the pork shoulder roast yesterday and it came out really great..I will buy another one of those when they are on sale…not much to do today..recovery is on the top of the list and then a little cleaning if I can muster up the strength…and I need to go out to hulu and see if I can get last night’s episode of “Breaking Bad” since I fell asleep on the couch last night and missed it….more later…

Oh…I forget a couple of things…I will go over 2100 miles on the bike today and it looks like I will get to the 2400 that I had last year…don’t know if I’ll get to 3000 but I’m going to try like crazy…

Here’s today’s song lyric: “so we cheated and we lied and we tested…and we never failed to fail….it was the easiest thing to do…”

Well…just a short one with some trail weirdness that I observed when I was out today….everything just seemed that it was small…there were small mittens and socks that someone has lost…there were small caterpillars and grasshoppers everywhere and many, many, small birds. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing…just an observation..it did make me feel bigger, though, and that’s not a bad thing.

Okay…didn’t have much to say but that so I’ll stop here for now….

Well…running late this morning and, as always, I’m not sure why….I do feel a little crappy today with the Tigers losing last night and there being ice on the car when I went out for the paper this morning…that will push the bike ride back until at least noon but that’s okay….I overdid it last night so I feel crappy and it will take that long to get the coffee to work….I slept okay but it was one of those nights that feels like I didn’t if you can understand that…just feel weird today and I’m not sure why…maybe I’m dying…maybe not….I did put a pork shoulder roast in the oven for later today but that takes almost 4 hours and I’m not sure what it’s going to be like…might have used too much garlic since the whole place smells like it but since it’s the first time I’ve done one of those I’ll just have to wait and see….okay…..I need to head back to the couch before I melt into the chair so I’ll be back later….

Here’s today’s lyric: “Katy tried…I was halfway crucified…I was on the other side of no tomorrows…”

Well…another month starts and I do feel a little good that I was able to keep up the pace with no cheating or placeholders…but that has been the case since I started this thing so I don’t think I’ll wrench my arm patting myself on the back. It was a nice day yesterday with the chance to see T and have a couple with her…it always makes me smile when we hang out and that lasts for a day or so afterwards….it was a pretty cool bike ride yesterday even with the wind blowing 30…or maybe I should say because of it….there were time on the southward legs that I was going 20 and not even pedaling…but on the flip side of that, it was like a cartoon going north..I was pedaling like crazy and almost standing still….and one of the few times I had to pedal to go downhill….but I was grinning anyway. It was a little disappointing that the Tigers got rained out last night….and I’m not sure who is going to be pitching when it resumes tonight….but, that is later, it is going to be another sports day today with Michigan playing at noon and then State playing Ohio State later in the day….could be just another veg day but I do have to clean this place up some so the guilts won’t get to me later….no cooking today since I have leftovers from a couple of days ago…I do have a pork shoulder roast that I’m making for Sunday but I should probably talk about that tomorrow…I will try to get another one out today probably about the $16 dollar muffins that the right is screaming about…more nonsense and lies…

Here’s today’s lyric: “sheets of empty canvas under sheets of clay…lay spread out before me like her body once did…”

Well…another night and up early today…have to give G a ride to pick up her car at 7 and thought I’d get this one out before I go….no dreams to report and sleep was really crappy so I do feel a little slow this morning….man, the wind is blowing almost 30 so I may not get to my goal of 183 days on the bike…and it is supposed to keep up all day…maybe that’s a good thing…it has been 161 days of pain and it might be a good idea to rest one…who knows? If you were here yesterday..or look down, I was almost lucid and had some original ideas and it felt so good to have the words flow again like they used to…but don’t get used to it…it has become so hit and miss lately that I don’t know what is going on….not much to do today…the car thing, of course, then out to see T later for a couple, and the Tigers start the playoffs against New York with Verlander pitching….so there are things to do….this is number 60 for the month so I may not come back for another….I’ll try but no promises…

Here’s today’s lyric: “she’s coming round the corner, her body’s just a blur….I peel out like the Flash, it don’t mean boo to her…”

Well….another good night, if a little boring but the Tigers won their last game of the season so that was pretty cool….I was good (that’s getting to be a habit) so I feel okay today with some energy but that is necessary since I do have things to do today…well…just groceries and more cleaning but that is something, isn’t it? Three days in a row with no dreams so I’m a little disappointed but that’s pretty normal….I might be able to watch last night’s Wings game on NHL this morning at 9 so I need to get out of here on time at 8 so I can get my coffee since it’s about the only time I’m out around people and I need to keep that up….I’m still irritated about Family Fare but I know I should just let it go since that would fit into my philosophy….so I guess I will…I will try again for a political one here later….

Today is 161 days and counting….here’s the song lyric: “you walked in, and my life began again, just when I spent the last piaster I could borrow…”

Well…it’s been a busy day that was fun-filled with cleaning,cleaning, cleaning and I’m now thinking if I should reward myself and have a beer to watch the final regular season Tiger’s game…..probably not since I am trying to be good until the first playoff game Friday night…and the Wings game tonight is not on tv so I can’t use that for an excuse….I think I may still have that bug that I got a couple of weeks ago but it could be that the allergies are finally kicking in…it has been a good summer for that and I have not had to take any medication…see, I told you you wouldn’t care about this stuff…I don’t even care about it so I’m going to stop here and go watch the Tigers…one last thing….if it’s clear, go out and look up later…maybe some northern lights tonight….

Well…another day and night…lost at pool again but had a lot of fun so that is okay…I was good when I got home so I feel okay this morning but had to get up and get moving to give G a ride…well…I’m already up at this time everyday so it’s not any big thing to get moving a little early….there is a spider alert going on today with the weather cooling off…many, many, of them all around the bathroom again so I’ll have to spray around the doors today to try to keep them out…that will be about it for today, though, and I think I’ll revel in the fact that I don’t have much to do…..the bathroom does need work and that may be the plan for the day after the normal routine…

Oh, one last thing….boycott Family Fare…and today will be 161 on the bike if it stops raining…no song lyric yet…have to get on the bike for a while to find one….

Okay…found a lyric when I was in the car: “I’ve got a Coupe DeVille, I’ve got a bed in the house where you once lived…I’ve had a few cheap thrills, but they cost me a lot more than I could give…”