Well…this is weird…my creaky old laptop is working like it should today and that’s not normal…it usually takes forever to get it started in the morning but not today…cool…I really do need a day off of everything…but, will I take it? Of course not…have 26 minutes before I have to get on the bike to get three rides in before Man U plays at 11:30…just so damn tired…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will be the same since I am not motivated at all and part of that may be only eating one meal a day for the past two days…have been under 700 calories for the past two days and I really don’t think that’s enough…I did splurge and buy some cheddar/horseradish cheese spread for the game today but I’m so concerned with the calories in it that I’m not sure if I’ll eat it or not…have celery and carrots in the fridge so maybe I’ll cut them up instead…man, I do think I’ve got an eating disorder….at least I’m not in pain today…at least not now…I wonder if I can get away with just two rides today? Not much to do today….just need to get moving in the next 13 minutes and that is pretty tough…okay…enough whining…time to get on with it….more later…

Well…yep, as you can see I haven’t found a political topic for today but I’ll keep looking til 7 when I shut down for the night…today was less busy that the days have been and I didn’t get an outdoor ride in since it never got over 35 and that’s just to darn cold for me right now…but I did do three rides indoors and that gave me 24 miles for the day which isn’t bad…but that took most of the morning since I sat here for an hour trying to figure out if it was going to warm up enough to go outside…I did make burritos for lunch and then got some work done around here…my kitchen trash can needed scrubbing so I did that…and I’m doing another one meal day today to keep the calories under 1K for the day to continue to lose weight…my son finally got emby working again after it being down for two days so I’ll get to see Man U play tomorrow and then the super bowl tomorrow night…need to do some maintenance on the indoor bike tomorrow since the tires need air and the chain needs lubing…and I probably should clean it since it has lots of dust on it after sitting down there for three years…it looks like the next snow here isn’t going to happen until the 22nd of the month and the daytime temps are going to be above freezing most of that time…dang, we could get out of this winter with no major damage…sure hope so…

Well…darn, another early morning with waking up at 4:04 and out of bed a little after 5 and this is getting to be a habit I don’t like much…I did sleep okay and don’t feel too bad this morning but have a fatigue that makes me feel like I’m weighed down by it…hmmm…just did the math and I’m behind on the miles I need on the bike to get to 7K this year…in 40 days, I only have 762 miles in and that should have happened about 4 days ago…10% of the mileage I need in 10% of the year…it’s going to be close and a long grind…won’t be riding outdoors today with the high of 38 and that is going to continue for the next 10 days…but only one day of snow showers on the 22nd so I have hope we get to March without any major snowstorms…have to call my doctor to get another PSA test done Monday since I’m late by a month and don’t want to let the cancer get a head start…but I really hate the waiting to find out what the reading is….only had one meal yesterday even with doing the 42 miles on the bike and I’ll probably do that again today with making bean burritos with sauteed green peppers and onions for lunch…but first two bike rides downstairs that I have to get started by 7…so that gives me 16 minutes to have coffee and prepare…not much else to do today…I may try to go outside for one ride if it’s sunny and I should clean the kitchen up and look for a recipe to make…but I want to make pasta so that could wait a couple of days…more later…

Well…with the weather changing tomorrow, I thought I’d get in some extra miles so I did two rides inside and then two outside for a total of 42 miles today…biggest day of the year so far…and there were lots of cool things to see..when I went out Thursday, Muskegon lake was still completely iced over and Lake Michigan still had ice piles that were still 6-8 feet tall…but, with the 60 degree temps yesterday, all of the ice was gone from Muskegon Lake and about 75% of the ice in Lake Michigan was gone by the time I got out there around 2 pm or so….I wouldn’t have gone out for the second ride at all if I would have looked at the weather report to see what the wind was doing…on the way back from the first ride, it had increased to around 20 and was supposed to get worse and it did for a while…but then around 2 I looked and the wind was back down to 15 which is what it was for the first ride so I suited up and headed out…and it was better than the first ride and i flew coming back with the wind…but now it’s time for some tv…

Well…damn, the wind has been howling out here all night and it continues this morning…we had some thunderstorms roll through here last night and that is really weird for Feb in Michigan…the weather is going to make a huge change in the next few days going from almost 60 yesterday to in the 20’s Monday…so it looks like I won’t be able to get outdoors today….up at 5:23 this morning and I am so damn tired of getting up so early….just want to lie down on the couch and stop doing anything…but, I won’t….I do have to cook today since I used up all the leftovers yesterday and I think that is going to be bean burritos and some chicken pieces that I have way too many of….so, food that is bad for me but I’ve been good for weeks so I guess I can live with it…have been so busy lately that I really need an easy day to just live instead of doing, doing, and doing….but that will start after I get two rides in starting in 30 minutes or so…I do need to run an errand this morning since I need tomatoes for the burritos and a stalk of celery from aldis for some reason…maybe for snacks with some ranch? Not much to do today…just need to get going after I have another cup of coffee…man, I’m worn out…more later…

Well…darn, I’m a heck of lot busier since I retired and today was another one of those busy days…started out with getting on the bike a little after 7 and had all three rides in before 11…made some lunch and then cleaned up the piles of trash that the asshole renters left on the vacant lot across from their house…and there was enough trash to fill up 3 30 gallon trash bags…in the trash there were 52 half pint bottles of vodka, 60 red solo cups, and assorted food wrappers, diapers and over 40 water bottles…that took me almost an hour but now I don’t have to look at the trash when I go out to ride…after that I cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom, then did my weight work and i was done for the day about 3:30…so, an 8 1/2 hour day and that’s enough…now I’m going to watch some tv…

Well…man, I feel worn out today….I wonder if I need to adjust my effort level with being as old as I am? Up at 5:40 this morning and that follows the 4 am wake up yesterday and I’m sure that has something to do with how I feel…and not eating enough is part of it too, I mean 2 bowls of soup a day is about 800 calories and that has been 5 days now…but I am losing weight so I guess that’s something…but today ends that and I need to figure out the meals for the next few days…I know bean burritos are going to be part of it and there will be some pasta in there….and I did buy a head of lettuce so maybe some salads? Had a busy day yesterday but I hope today will be a little more relaxed…only going to do the rides and weight work and maybe clean the bathroom but don’t want to think about that right now…the wind is going to pick up this morning to almost 20 mph and that will make the outdoor ride a little tough…have 700 miles in for the year and when I do the math, there is no way to get to 7K for the year unless all I do is ride…and I wonder what is the point? Not much to do today…have 45 minutes before I need to get on the bike but first another cup of coffee…more later…

Well…after getting out of bed at around 5 this morning, I had much more energy than I should have so I got right at it and got on the bike around 6:30 after I had some coffee and got the first ride in then straight on to the grocery run and then back here by 9:07…then got the second ride in, had lunch, and then outdoors for the ride…back here and started the laundry and gave myself a hair cut, and just finished my workout at 4:30…so it’s been another busy day and I’m ready to be done but I had to come here and do another one of these to keep up the three a days I’ve trying to do…getting up so early has just worn me out and I need some rest…

Well….yeah, that last post wasn’t true…I did get out on the bike outdoors yesterday…the temp got up to 36 so I thought I’d take a short ride sine there was no wind and with the goal for the year, I really have to ride…can’t take any time off or there is no way I’ll get there…so, another 29 mile day and I’ve been up since 5:04 and can start another on here in a half hour or so…need to get a ride in before the grocery run so I can get two in before lunch…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but i do want to clean the bathroom today since I have dust in the shower again…and i still can’t figure that out…I know this is a dusty house but damn, you would think that the water would keep the shower clean…oh, well…still don’t have to cook today with leftovers still in the fridge but I will need to cook Friday and that is going to be pasta and bean burritos but I don’t think the green pepper I bought last week will be usable…darn…ha, we are supposed to get thunderstorms tomorrow night and temps over 50 before it crashes into the 30’s Sat…and that will keep me off the outdoor bike for 10 days or so…but there is no snow in the forecast as we grind our way to March…not much to do today…just the grocery run and bike rides…cleaning is still staring me in the face so I’ll try to do some of that, too….more later…

Well…darn, the temp is still only 35 degrees at 2:30 in the afternoon so there won’t be an outdoor ride today…the last time I went out at that temp with no sun I froze my hands and they took almost a half day so I could feel them again…so, only 16 miles today along with the weight work that I just finished…I really should have cleaned the bathroom today but there is going to be rain later in the week so I’ll do that Thurs…need to get the grocery list done today so I can do the run tomorrow but it doesn’t have much on it since I still have lots of freezer food to eat along with pasta once I finish up the masala and potato soup leftovers…I can actually move my right big toe today so it appears the water treatment is working…it’s even back to normal color from the throbbing red it was last week…