Well…like an idiot, I went out in the 25mph wind this afternoon and now I hurt everywhere…my neck and the right side of my lower back is howling at me…going out was a hoot and I could pull 20 mph in 24th gear but coming back had me all the way down to 3rd on the back sprocket and the gusts stopped me dead…going to have to treat all the pain later…I did get the front steps treated with Thompsons and I really like the combo of the cleaner and the sealer…it turned the steps a darker brown like it had color in it when it was just the clear stuff…but I’ll take it…that could be why my right shoulder hurts since the sealer is too thick to spray it so I had to brush it on and that took an hour and a half…but worth it…I did pick up 38 seed packets at Menards this morning for 10 cents each…got perennials, annuals, and even some veggie seeds that I will need to get planted downstairs tomorrow…already have some beans and sunflowers up downstairs but I’m waiting until later this spring to put them in to makes sure the frost is over…still need to spade the garden and prep it so I’ll have time…okay, I need to read some…

Well…up at a little after 3 this morning but was able to get back to sleep for a bit…out of bed at 5:40, though, and need to get going on this busy day…going to do the grocery run today since Menards has flower and veggie seeds on sale for 10 cents a packet and I want to get some flowers for the back and side of the house…and I want to get some Thompsons water seal to treat the front steps since they came out so good from the deck wash…I did get a lot done yesterday and need to continue that today with doing an indoor ride here in a few minutes before the grocery run…then I’ll treat the steps before i get out for the outside rides…not sure about that, though, with winds in the 20’s and 30’s that are forecast…and then rain tonight and tomorrow and into Thurs…that might be just what I need to have some recovery time…I’ve been pushing this old body so much lately that I think I’m wearing out…have lawn food in the garage and wonder if I should put that on today…would rather plant flowers to take advantage of the rain…think I’ll spend 3 bucks and get thirty packs…going to try to get perennials so I won’t have to plant again…not much to do today…yeah, that’s not true…going to be running all day and need to get started…more later…

Well…darn..sitting here right now sore and sunburned from my day today…started out with getting an indoor ride in at 7am and the going right out to work on the lawn…abused the heck out of my right shoulder raking the leaves out of the fencelines  and then decided to mow the lawn for the first time with the bag on the mower to pick up the leaves that were on the lawn…then I applied some weed killer and cleaned up the flower gardens…the I jumped right on the bike for the first of two ride outdoors in just shorts and a t-shirt and forgot to put sunscreen on so I have some redness on my arms and legs…I’m really liking that deck wash that I applied…the steps look great and I am going to treat them with Thompsons water seal that I’m going to get at Menards tomorrow since I am going there to get seed packets they have on sale for 10 cents each…and I need grass seed and more weed killer, too…to keep up with the yard work…going to rain Wed and Thur so maybe I can just do a couple of indoor rides and get a little rest…just feeling worn out…

Well…the heat didn’t come on overnight and I think it’s the first time that has happened this year…and I’m sitting here in shorts and I know it’s the first time without long pants this year…but, it’s only 45 right now so I think the heat will come on soon…had an okay day yesterday and got 45 miles in on the bike and I’m going to try to do that again today but I may cut off the rides at 30+ so I’ll have time to work on the yard…need to get weed killer on and I think I’ll have to mow for the first time soon…the steps at the front of the house turned out okay with the deck wash and I wonder if I should get some more Thompsons water seal and spray it on instead of brushing it….it’s nice to have the water on outside so I can clean up my yard tools…and the bike…darn, have 8 minutes before I need to get on the bike and I sure don’t want to right now…it looks like there is no wind out there right now and I can’t wait to ride in 2 mph wind for the first time this year…and it will be 57 by 10 am so shorts and a long sleeved t-shirt will be the dress of the day…don’t have to cook today but I will be making some chicken Masala tomorrow and will be eating out of the freezer this week…might get some chicken thighs this week…could grill them but the gas tank is getting low and I’ll have to fell it in the next couple of weeks…not much to do today…just need to get the rides in and yard work done but that will wait til the afternoon….more later…

Well…darn, spending 4 1/2 hours on the bike every day is starting to make every day a busy one…got the first ride in and then went out to spray the front steps with the deck cleaner I got for 4 bucks a gallon…I sprayed all the algae but it didn’t do anything so I was ready to accept losing 4 bucks…but after the first outdoor ride, I decided to check it and most of the green was gone and I still had 1/2 of the gallon left…there were a few spots that I missed so while the pork chops were grilling , I sprayed the remaining green spots and then rinsed it as you’re supposed to…I was pretty surprised how well it worked…and it didn’t take me scrubbing at all so that was cool…after that I got two more outdoor rides in for a total of 45 miles today, put a load of laundry in, and then had to think of something to write about and do two of these…I did carve out an hour to read, too, but it’s pushing 7 and I really want to watch a little tv tonight…didn’t get through the second “Dune” movie last night so I may try to finish that up starting at 7…then there are the fox animations and I’ll probably watch those…another warm day tomorrow so I may just do three rides outdoors…but maybe not…I have a series I’m watching downstairs and want to finish that…

Well…damn, I need to get on the bike in 9 minutes and I’ve just poured my first cup of coffee and that just doesn’t work…feel just worn out but need to get going to get everything done that I planned for the day…it’s going to get to 70 today so that means two rides outside and I need to spray the deck wash on the front steps to get rid of the algae that has turned it green…I survived the run into GR yesterday and the car did, too but I know I need a new car soon and need to get off my butt and find one…feel pretty worn out today with having a cocktail or four last night so I need to not do that again tonight…I think I’ll grill two more pork chops today and with the potato soup, I’ll have food for two more days…and then I’ll make some more chicken Masala…I need to freeze the chicken since it’s been in the fridge since Wed…okay, I need to get going or I’ll just sit here on the couch all day and that’s just not allowed…so, down I go to get on the torture machine for the first 8 miles of the day…more later…

Well…it’s been a long day today with going into GR for my brother’s funeral and didn’t get back here til almost 5…I did talk to my middle son and there seems to be a thaw there when he showed me pictures of my granddaughter and said that we need to figure out when I could meet her…so that was cool…and it was nice to see some friends and the rest of my family, too…I almost only have sisters left and that is a little weird…my last brother did a nice eulogy and we laughed some…he was a well liked person and that was nice to hear…I’m worn out and need to wind down for the day…the car worked okay all day and made the hundred mile round trip with no problem…even had the top down on the car coming home but that was a little chilly…now I need some rest…

Well…slept okay last night and was only up a couple of times so I’ll take it…but my back is sore from going out in the high winds yesterday afternoon and I have the heating pad on while I do this…need to get two rides in downstairs early today so I’ll be on the bike before 7…need coffee first and have just poured the first cup that I’m going to follow up with number two between the rides…going to be a somber day today with heading into GR for my brother’s service this afternoon but I think the two weeks gap since he died will make it easier…at least I hope it does…just not good with funerals…I did find some clothes to wear that are not jeans but I still might just put the jeans on since that is what I wear these days…okay, these years since I stopped looking for work…and with losing almost 40 pounds the past two years, nothing I found really fits other than the stuff my daughter sent me and that not really dressy but they’re not jeans…it’s a little hard now having my birthday all to myself and I’ll miss the phone calls from him…it looks like the weather id going to break for a few days then it gets back in the 40’s for highs and that sucks…not much to do today…just the bike rides and then into town…might ride outdoors when I get back but who knows? More later…

Well…with the high winds today, I didn’t think I would be able to get outdoors on the bike but when I went out to try to figure out why the shifter was not adjusting right and figured it out, it was warm and it appeared that the wind was dying down some, so I got on the bike to try to get a ride in…probably shouldn’t have with the wind still blowing 20+ but it was out of the north so that makes a difference since it would be a cross wind all the way out and back…and the shifter worked perfectly all the way out and back but the adjuster will have to be replaced when I have to replace the cable at some point…found a used one in my bike part shelf downstairs that I can swap in so that was cool…didn’t get much else done today but grill some pork chops and it was darn yummy…but noe I need to do my teeth and set the coffee up for the morning….

Well…slept all the way through the night til 5:34 this morning but I sure don’t feel like it…still pretty worn out and it is going to be a struggle to get going…I wonder when I’ll get back to normal and feel good again? It looks like no rides outdoors today with a gale watch on and winds from 20-30 and gusts to 40 all day…I can probably use a day off of 30+ miles to recharge…but I’m not too sore today after taking an ibuprofen last night…haven’t taken any all week…trying to stop taking that along with drinking to see how I really feel without any artificial masking…didn’t have any of the chills/sweating that have been plaguing me the past few nights so I hope they are over and it was just a reaction to the vaccine…didn’t eat a lot yesterday but a bowl of soup and a brat and I don’t think that is enough to support 30 miles on the bike…going to grill some pork chops on the grill today for lunch after I get two rides in downstairs…I am really looking forward to the warm up that starts Sunday…a few days in the 60’s and one day in the 70’s so I’ll need to carve out time to get the rest of the yard work done and get the front steps sprayed with the deck cleaner…not much to do today…just going to ride downstairs and then take the day easy and read a bit…and I need to get going in the next 15 minutes…more later…