Well…damn, just sat down after getting a lot accomplished this morning…38 miles on the bike to start and had those done by a little after 10…then changed clothes and mowed the lawn…the little rain we’ve had out here has greened it up some and not mowing for almost two weeks left it quite long…and it was still wet from the showers last night and the dew from the humidity…much warmer out here today but still tolerable…after mowing, I decided to weed the garden since I still had sunscreen on from the bike rides and figured I’d get all of the outdoor work done before I had lunch…man, that was really needed and now I can tell what I’m growing again…I did plant another 20 pea seeds since I want to have peas for later in the summer and I had space where the leeks didn’t come up…so now it’s almost two pm and I am done for the day but doing the weight work and grilling some marinated pork chops with roasted red potatoes and steamed beans and peas…yummy…

Well…damn, this is going to be a busy day that I need to get started in less than 20 minutes with the first bike ride…then two more, mowing the lawn and weeding the garden…and I still hurt almost everywhere and I wonder if the pain is permanent from getting old? I did get 38 miles in yesterday but not much else done and that’s why I need to do so much today…I did get weed killer on the lawn and need to buy more at menards this week…the new sprayer I bought a couple of months ago is pretty nice and allows me to spot spray without mixing the killer with water…the rain we got over the past few days has greened up the lawn some and it’s supposed to rain again tonight and tomorrow so maybe the lawn will live for a while at least…I do need to plant another batch of peas and broccoli today…something is eating the leaves on my broccoli so I hit it with some bug/fungus killer yesterday and hope to salvage it…have peppers and tomatoes that have set but the cukes are flowering but don’t have any little ones on the vines yet…just like last year and can’t figure it out…have lots to do today…and I need to grill the pork chops I marinated yesterday and cook some of the peas and beans I picked yesterday…probably should get going….more later…

Well…this is better…the high temp today is going to be a little over 70 with much less humidity that the hot streak we had last week…got a few things done today that needed it…had lots of small branches down from the storms overnight and there was a big one down on the trail next to the road…had to be 18 inches in diameter and blocked off the whole trail leaving everyone to have to go into the road…tomorrow I’m going to weed the garden while I have an open yard waste bag that I only half filled with branches and put in another row of peas so I’ll have some for later in the summer…and I put weedkiller on the lawn since the weeds are the only thing growing…the new grass in the spot where they removed the tree has either died or gone dormant so I’ll need to work on that tomorrow, too…it’s 1:30pm and I’m done for the day other than making potato salad and getting the pork chops in the teriyaki marinade to grill tomorrow…and there are races on the rest of the day for background noise…so, I’m going to relax the rest of the afternoon…

Well…that was a weather change last night…it’s only 64 degrees out here right now and it’s only getting into the low 70’s today…went to bed before the big storms got here last night and that was a little disappointing…closed the house up last night for the first time in a week and no fans on…need to get on the bike right now at 6;39 to get two rides in before the F1 race comes on at 9 but I haven’t had much coffee and that won’t work…slept okay last night but I’m still pretty worn out this morning and I hope that goes away soon…took an easy day yesterday with only 16 miles on the indoor bike and I’m not sure how many I’ll get in today…have to do the weeds in the lawn today since they are the only thing that is growing in it…I did try to peas that I picked the other day and they were really good…sweet and nutty and I’m going to plant another 20 seeds to have more of them later in the summer…I do have peppers and tomatoes that will be ready in about a month and I am looking forward to that…last day of leftovers today and I need to make some potato salad to go with the pork chops that go in the marinade today…then on the grill tomorrow….more later…

Well…darn, it’s funny how eating enough makes you feel better…and the dizziness I had felt for a couple of days is gone so I guess I’ll have to keep that up…it’s finally raining a little but the majority of it is going to the north just like yesterday but I think I’ll do the first ride indoors to get started by 7 or so…just poured the first cup of coffee and need to pour it down to get moving…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get anything done so today will have to be different…need to clean the couch and living room and rotate the cushions then do a load of laundry…don’t have to cook until Monday or so but I do want to make some potato salad and get some pork chops marinating in the teriyaki sauce to put on the grill Monday….have only 20 minutes before I need to get on the bike since I want to get two rides in before F1 qualifying comes on at 10…I may just make this a short, 16 mile day today…I could use the rest but if a window opens, I’ll do one ride outdoors to get to around 30 miles for the day…it looks like it’s going to be a chore to get to 5,000 miles before my birthday but I’ll give it a try…need 600 miles and that means 200 per week and that means 3 rides outdoors every day…and I’m sore…not much to do today…just cleaning and laundry and making sure I eat enough….more later…

Well…it was a fun day with going down to GH to have lunch with T and had a lot of laughs and fun catching up…hadn’t seen here since early last year and that’s too long to go…I did go over to the new marina to look at the boats but none of the offshore powerboats showed up an all there was to look at were the boats that have rented slips there…and I’ve seen them before…I did get the morning rides in for 38 miles today and I’m starting to feel better with eating enough finally and I need to keep that up…but first I do need to do my weight work as I watch Indycar practice….

Well…damn, I’m not sure if I’ve ever hurt this much in my life…just sore everywhere and it hurts to pick up my coffee cup…and that makes me laugh…I am getting old, after all…I wonder if I need to throttle back at my age? Yeah, probably, but will I do it? Who knows….slept okay last night but was up around 5 and I still can’t figure out why I can sleep on my back now…did 38 miles on the bike yesterday but I’m not sure how many I’ll do today with having lunch with T down in GH later…will probably try to get on the bike here in 15 minutes or so and that will set me up for three rides and make me hurt even more…the big boat event happens this afternoon so I’ll have to keep the beers to a minimum at lunch so I can ride down to the marina when I get back here…it goes on tomorrow but it’s supposed to rain all day but I’ll believe it when I see it…the force field kept us dry yesterday when there was a strong line of storms heading this way and they just fell apart over the lake…need to pick some peas today and I have no clue how to cook them…do you take them out of the pods or just steam them without taking them out? Can’t taste anything so I guess it doesn’t matter….more later…

Well…today was supposed to be an easy one to try to get caught up on some house stuff but it didn’t turn out that way…on the bike at 6:45 to start the day and did two rides back to back I needed to run an errand to get some allergy meds that I was out of and forgot yesterday and I picked up some pork chops on sale that I’m going to marinade in some teriyaki sauce for the grill in a couple of days…then back here for the third ride and now it’s 1pm and I am done for the day…and I really think I need to make sure I eat enough to support all of the physical activity I have in my days…at the beach yesterday, after some hard swimming and being beat up by the waves…again, I felt pretty dizzy and that normally only happens when I under eat…then I though about it and I don’t think a small piece of pizza and two chicken legs is enough to support doing 38 miles a day on the bike…and yesterday it was only a small piece of piece of pizza and some chicken masala that figures out to about 800 calories for the day…so today I started to try to correct that by having two pieces of pizza for lunch and I’ll have more chicken masala for dinner and I hope that gets me over 1,000 calories for the day…and Ive been so dehydrated that I can see it in my skin so I’ve already had 5 quarts of water and I just might add some electrolytes that my daughter got me…we’ll see..

Well…darn, I’m sore from playing in the waves the past three days so I won’t be going out there today…there is rain coming in a couple of hours so I need to get on the bike here in a few minutes…still want to get three rides in but I need to run an errand at some point since I’m almost out of allergy medicine…didn’t get a lot done yesterday so taking a day off the beach will help me get a few things done today…don’t need to cook with making the Masala yesterday and still having leftover pizza for a few days…I did get some teriaki sauce to use on some chicken and will get some thighs or legs marinaded in a couple of days so I can grill them…or maybe some pork chops…it really doesn’t matter when you can’t taste anything….I think I may be picking some pea pods today and some more beans and I’ll probably just steam them together and see how that works…I did get some small red potatoes for 25 cents for a three pound bag after using a coupon so I’ll need to look for recipes on how to cook them today…not much to do today…going to take it easier and not rush around like I have been…but I will be getting on the bike before 7…I really do need to eat more and rest my skin after getting pretty red over the past few days…just sore and worn out and need to take care of myself better…more later…

Well…it’s been a busy day today and I’m still looking for a political topic for the day…okay, I did go to the beach for an hour that I could have used to look but I busted my butt all morning getting the 38 miles in and the grocery runs done…and now I really do need to start cooking the chicken Masala for dinner since it takes a couple of hours…I will try to come back for another one later if I can get everything else done that I need to do including my weight work for the day…damn…