Well…here comes the broken record again…started the day with the first ride before 7am and then the grocery run…out for the second and third ride and then I spaded all of the edges of my sidewalks since the grass had overgrown so much you couldn’t see the edges and it looked like hell…so 250 feet later I am sore but it didn’t end there…when I finished the spading, it was only 1:15 and I wasn’t worn completely out so I decided to mow the lawn and finished that around 2pm…but now I am worn out so I’m down for the day…but I may go downtown at 5 since the concerts are starting this afternoon and outdoors is the only way I’ll ever see live music again…won’t do crowds indoors anymore…so now getting all this work done sets me up for an easy day tomorrow and I am looking forward to it…still have a few things to do yet but easy stuff…so I better get going…again…

Well…damn, I’m getting really tired of this up at three and out of bed at 5;47 thing that is going on…just damn exhausted but my ribs appear to be healing a bit and I’ll take that…need to pour coffee down so I can get a bike ride in before the grocery run this morning and that means I need to be out the door in about 20 minutes…the noise and bullshit from the motorcycle event starts today and I really wish it would rain to keep the noise down but that’s not going to happen…I did get some work done yesterday and the lawn needs to be mowed and edged again but I think I’ll do that tomorrow…but we’ll see…I’m running out of the generic flonase that I use to keep the allergies at bay so I’ll have to order some this week along with some new earplugs since I’m out of them and will need some to use mowing the lawn and running the power equipment….this whole no days off thing is starting to wear on me and I wonder how far I can go without taking a rest day? Have been on the bike every day since last October and that hasn’t given my body any chance to heal…but the goal of riding every day this year prevents me from taking any off…yep, that’s a conundrum…not much to do today…just riding and the grocery run then figuring out what else needs to be done…more later…

Well…man, my sleep patterns are getting to be too repetitive and not in a good way…up at 3 am again today and out of bed a little after 5:30 and I wonder that I have to do to sleep at least til 6am? I did leave the house open overnight an there is a nice breeze blowing through here right now…and it’s only getting into the 70’s today and I’ll take it…got scorched at the beach yesterday so I’ll need to let my skin rest a couple of days before going out to the beach again…the water was perfect and I was in swimming for more that 30 minutes…didn’t get the back steps cleaned yesterday so that will be a chore for today after the three rides that will start by 7 and that is only 32 minutes away…I did get the dead pea plants out of the garden and planted more yesterday along with some beans so I may have more of them in August…some of the swelling has gone out of my right foot but I’m not sure how to get the rest of it gone…probably need to stop cocktails to do that and I’m not sure I want to do that…I did get the chicken grilled for soft tacos and they came out good but I need to make some potato soup today for a second meal…I still need a day off but I’m locked in to keeping going with the goals I have for the year…have to keep riding every day with that goal for the year and need to keep piling on the miles to get to 7,100…got to 5,272 yesterday and that is only about 1,800 left to go…the worst 5 days of the year starts Wed with the biggest motorcycle event in Michigan going on here for 5 days…nothing but racing bikes and maga assholes clogging up the streets…and concerts that are so loud that I’ll have earplugs in to work on the yard…oh, well…need to get moving in 20 minutes and need more coffee…more later…

Well…damn, up at three and then out of bed at 5:30 again and I am just worn out…and there’s a little rain out there so the first ride will be indoors this morning…and that should happen in 15 minutes or so after I get some coffee in me…this hot weather is taking a lot out of me and continues to keep my right calf and foot swollen  so I guess I’ll have to put the compression socks back on today…man, I could use a day off everything…not sure if I’ve ever worked this hard for so long in my life…I’m sure I’ll get to the goal on the bike this year and probably go a couple of thousand miles over it but all I want to do is lie down on the couch and watch tv…but I won’t…I do need to cook today since the leftovers are running out and I need to grill some chicken thighs I thawed to make soft tacos later…then making potato soup tomorrow…and that should get me through the rest of the week…not much to do today…I do have to take out the dead pea plants and plant some more under the trellis…and I need to cut up some carrots and celery for snacks as I stop buying pretzels to get rid of the added salt that is probably having something to do with my foot swelling…oh, well…more later…

Well…today started out in a rush with having to get on the indoor bike for the first ride with it raining outside and as soon as finished that, the rain had stopped so I immediately jumped on the outdoor bike to get a ride in before the big rain was coming in…but the Muskegon force field was working and the three hours of rain forecast turned into nothing so I went out for the second ride for 33 for the day…and that made an almost 250 mile week leaving me only about 1,900 to do to hit the goal for the year…but, I didn’t do anything else today after cleaning the bathroom from top to bottom yesterday…didn’t have to cook today but I will have to tomorrow to be able to make the chicken tacos I have planned along with another batch of potato soup to use up some of the 10 pounds of potatoes…the 10 pound bag was only 50 cents more than a  5 pound so I couldn’t pass that up…my damn ribs have been hurting for 6 weeks now and I think I may have separated them on the right side…the last time I did it it took a couple of months for the pain to be tolerable…it’s been a pretty quiet time up here the past couple of days and I can live with that…after today, the next rain is forecast for the 27th of the month so I’ll have to keep the patches where I planted grass seed wet…darn…

Well…I’m still damn tired of my ribs still hurting after almost 6 weeks in the wind and I really don’t know what to do about it other than rest and I can’t do that…there are more storms coming in a couple of hours from now and that means I have to get on the bike as soon as it gets light to get at least one ride in outdoors before noon when England plays…storms are across the lake in Wisconsin right now heading this way so I have to get moving…should be on the bike by 6:30 or so but it will be a short day of only about 20 miles unless I go out after the match…I did get the bathroom cleaned…finally..and did the stove, too, but I’m not sure what I’ll do today after I get the rides in…I do need to grill some chicken thighs to make chicken soft tacos…but I really could wait til tomorrow since I still have enough leftovers for today…going to make a batch of potato soup in  he next couple of days to start to use up the 10 pounds of potatoes I bought last week…not much to do today…just need to suit up and get riding here in 15 minutes or so and I hope I can get two rides in before the storms come in…more later…

Well…damn, I need to get on the bike in 20 minutes and I don’t know where I’m going to find the energy….slept okay last night with only getting up once but I sure don’t feel like I slept at all…I think I’ve hit the proverbial wall after my legs going completely flat yesterday and I wonder if it’s just because I’m old and getting older Monday? Whatever it is, I know I need to eat more after just a bowl of chicken Masala and two chicken legs yesterday…I went without the topical pain treatments yesterday and I don’t think it made any difference so I won’t feel too bad when I run out of them soon…I do have a few things to do today and I want to plant the rest of the peas so I can get a few more of them before the end of growing season…might put a few more beans in, too for the hell of it…it looks like rain starting tonight and into Monday and I’ve been thinking of taking a rest by only riding once indoors Monday…my right calf and foot are getting better but I’ll keep the compression socks on again today…not much to do today…the bathroom needs cleaning and I need to do meal planning since I want to have chicken tacos at some point…I do have enough leftovers to get through the weekend so there’s no urgency….more later…

Well…just got off the phone with my friend T and that was the first time in 15 years we’ve talked on the phone…texts, yes, but never phone calls so that is a little strange…hmmm…I think she’s a little nervous about her neck surgery Monday…I had a good day today and even got out to the beach but the water was so damn cold that my hands hurt when I went swimming…and it was hot out there at 85 degrees, clear sky, and no wind so I was baking…got three rides in but didn’t do anything else and I want to read a bit here in a minute…I do need to plant some more peas tomorrow since I already have a trellis for them to hang on to and most of the first batch is dead…strange year for the garden…going to try putting them in containers next year since I think there is something in the soil that is killing the plants…oh, well…

Well…damn, have been having trouble with the laptop this morning and just got the damn thing to start after working on it for 15 minutes…so that makes me late for getting on the bike and it’s a good thing it’s going to be an easy day today since I worked my butt off yesterday…need to get on the bike by 7:30 and then a shower and an errand since I forgot a few things that I need to cook the meals I have planned for the weekend…was so darn sore last night but feel okay this morning and the pain was in new places and that is concerning…worked way too hard yesterday but I don’t have a lot to do today…I am going to remove the dying peas from the garden and plant another set of seeds under the trellis so maybe I’ll get more of them before the end of the summer…I may even go to the beach today sine it’s going to be in the 80’s by the time I get the rides and errand done…don’t have to cook today with chicken legs and chicken masala leftovers but I do want to make some chicken tacos Sunday so I’ll have to take the thighs out of the freezer today…going to take it easy today but I still do need to get moving right now….more later…

Well… with just getting done with the weight work for the day at a little after 4 that started at 7am, I put in  a 9 hour day today…damn, that was a lot of work…started with 3 rides that finished up a little after 10, I got right at the yard work with a weed walk and followed that up with mowing the lawn since it was supposed to rain the next two days but the forecast changed and now it’s not supposed to rain til Sunday so I’ll have to keep the patches that I seeded watered for a couple of days…then I put a load of laundry in and had lunch and followed that up with making a batch of chicken masala, taking care of the clean clothes, and doing my weight work…I guess I’ll have an easy day tomorrow with all the work done today..I had a skunk in my yard when I went out for the first ride and it looked like he was eating the fruit that has fallen off the mulberry tree…pretty cool…now it’s time to get my teeth done for the third time today and try to get some reading in before I start my evening…