Well…damn, it’s 36 out here with a “wintry mix” going on right now and I am just not ready for winter yet…and it’s only getting up top 41 today so it looks like I’ll be riding downstairs after I work on the indoor bike…only did one ride yesterday so I feel like a slug today but I was good last night so that kind of makes up for it…didn’t sleep for crap with taking over an hour to get to sleep after going to bed at 11, then waking up at 2, and then up for good at 5:13 but I feel okay so I guess I’ll have to live with it for now…the darn leaves are hanging on the trees so I won’t have to pick them up until later in the week or next week…they all need to be cleaned up and out by the end of November but with this cold coming, they should all be down in a couple of weeks…I just noticed I only did one of these yesterday so I will try to do better today and get at least one more out….probably two since we are getting to the end of the month….I really do need to tell my doctor about this damn cold that I’ve had for almost a month now…of my Mastodon friends thinks it may be allergies and I can’t disagree except for the coughing and feeling flushed…it could just be the next phase as my allergies continue to get worse as I age….not much to do today…just going to ease into it and have a lot more coffee and maybe some rye toast for breakfast….need to keep the calories down sine I’m not burning as many as normal….more later…

Well…didn’t get out of bed til 7 this morning after getting up once at about 4 and had some dreams again and I wonder what I’m doing different to make that happen…still feel pretty crappy today and I don’t think I’m ever going to get over this cold…or I’ve picked up a new bug since my skin looks red and I’m scratchy and I wonder if it’s the lotion I’ve been using to try to keep my skin from cracking? All I know is that my face looks like it’s sunburned…I wonder if it is? There wasn’t any sun when I was on the bike yesterday so that can’t be it…crap…at least I have a doctor appointment Friday that I can ask about this crap….I did get a few things done yesterday and I do need to clean today but I don’t feel like it right now…it’s only 43 out there and I’m not sure if I want to get as cold as I was yesterday so maybe I’ll skip the rides today and work on getting the downstairs bike ready to ride…shouldn’t take long with only having to air up the tires and wd the chain….have to vacuum the back stairs to get rid of the dead bugs from the box elder bug infestation on the back of the house from a few weeks back….still don’t need to cook but I do need to make a pizza in the next couple of days to use up the ingredients before they spoil….not much to do today…man U plays at 11:30 but they are going to lose against City so I may not watch it…there are two races on this aft so I may just take the day off and read a bit but I’m still gaining weight and that has to stop….more later…

Well…it’s a little after 2 pm and I am done for the day…it has been busy since I got out on the bike around 8:30 in almost full thermasuit  since it was only 42 when I went out…after doing the two rides and getting back here with my hands white and numb, I warmed up and then decided to finish the car…cleaned the interior, washed the glass, applied rain-x, and then did some repairs to the top to get it through it’s last winter with me…now it’s time to take a bit of a rest for a while and watch some F1 practice and the xfin race and then F1 qualifying…one more night of cocktails before I take a week off to get my BP down for the doctor’s appt Friday…it worked last time so we’ll see…more later…

Well…running darn late this morning with not getting out of bed til after 7 and just pouring the first cup of coffee at 7:45…the heat has been on all night with the temps crashing overnight…only 47 right now and that means I’ll be out in almost full thermasuit when I ride this morning…no rain and wind out of the north at about 7 shouldn’t be too bad….slept okay last night and even had a few dreams that I don’t remember so I guess that’s cool…I did watch the new “Mission Impossible” movie last night and man, is it long at 2 hours and 45 minutes…nothing new or groundbreaking in it with lots of running, car chases, and explosions…it did keep me interested through it, though and that is my measure of whether it was worth that much of my time…it did fill a whole night so that’s something….got a few things done yesterday with getting the bike rides in with it raining on both rides, then washed the car and put the hoses away so the exterior is ready for winter…didn’t do much else other than read and I do need to clean today after the rides but I still don’t have to cook with more leftovers in the fridge….not much to do today…just need to clean up the bathroom and living room and there is lots of stuff on the dining room table that needs to be put away so I’ll try to work on that….okay, the temp has dropped to 44 so I guess I’ll wait a bit before I get on the bike….more later…

Well…running a bit late this morning with getting up at 6 but then lying back down until after 7…slept okay last night but no dreams to speak of and that is getting to be disappointing…haven’t worn earplugs to sleep in over a week and I’m getting used to it….I wonder if I can go without them forever? It’s going to be over 60 today at the end of October but then the bottom falls out and the highs next week are only going to be in the 40’s with some freezing…should wash the car today and put the hose away but I still will need to wash the bike so maybe I can wait for a while…it looks like I may be able to get on the bike today but the wind is already blowing 15 out of the south so that will make it a chore….just like it was yesterday…didn’t get much done yesterday and today looks the same but I need to clean a bit after I wash the car….and I need to drop my ballot of at the cop shop for the election that is in a week out here…but I need to fill it out first to keep my string of voting in every election I’ve been eligible for since I was 18….more later…

Well…it has been a good day today and the weather even surprised me with a 2 hour opening so I could get two rides and and just a little wet on the way back…and I have been passing the time with reading and have just finished the 3rd book since I got the new 30 at the library and I’ll start number 4 tomorrow as I sit here and watch the rain/storms that are supposed to come tomorrow….I thought I was getting over the cold today but the coughing started again and I still don’t feel that hot…and that makes three weeks I had this crap….so it looks like a day off the bike tomorrow and I can use it but that means cutting out calories and I’m down to one meal already to try to lose the weight I’ve gained since the trip started a month ago…oh, well…I’ll figure something out…

Well…man, I’m freezing this morning and I can’t figure that out…it’s 62 degrees outside and the heat is not even coming on and I have the heating pad on my back….not for pain but just to stop feeling so cold…not sure but I may be getting  over the cold…finally…not coughing as much as I have been but I still feel worn out but that might not be from the cold….I did finally cook the pork shoulder in the instant pot yesterday and all I can think about is eating too much yesterday…I really think I need to just stop eating all together since I’m gaining so much weight…and I won’t be on the bike today with the rain that is coming in and is supposed to be here all day…I guess I could prep the indoor bike and ride that but I sure don’t feel like it…didn’t get much done yesterday but ride the bike and cook…I did buy some rye bread yesterday that I would love to toast and have with peanut butter but that is way too many calories…so it looks like the ham I bought is going to be frozen and I’ll go into starvation mode today…just an apple for the day and I might feel better….and coffee….more later…

Well…running really late today with not crawling out of bed until almost 7 and I’m having a hard time getting going…it’s raining again out there and I don’t mind that one bit…my lawn is getting green after the food I put on it so it should be better in the spring…ha,ha…that’s a laugh…going to need to seed it again in the spring….I hurt like crazy last night and my neck is still stiff today…my whole right side is hurting after the tree trimming…and I need to do the grocery run today…but I’m not sure about the bike rides today…high winds and rain are forecast so I may just be cooking and cleaning today…need to cook the pork shoulder today and I’ll make mashed potatoes and gravy to go with it….but first it’s a three store grocery run today with hitting DD for some stuff…it’s been a while since I’ve been there…crap, it’s 7:30 already and I need to get a post out to Mastodon before I jump in the shower and head out…but I can’t get to aldis before 8:30 so I guess I have time….more later…

Well…damn, it’s 59 degrees out there so I’m going to be able to go out on the bike in shorts this morning for the last time…slept okay last night but I’m pretty darn sore from the work yesterday and most of it is in my neck for some reason…so I just hit it with biofreeze and will take some ibuprofen in a bit after I get some coffee down me…and I have the heating pad on my back to get ready for the rides…don’t have a lot to do today but clean after the rides since I still have leftovers to eat today…have the pork shoulder to cook tomorrow and I’ll do that in the instant pot with some onions and celery…going to use beef broth as the liquid and then make some gravy with it…need to do mashed potatoes and veggies, too…it was nice to get all of the tree work done yesterday but it was a pretty big pain that is causing me pain…it was so much effort that I’m feeling how old I am and I don’t like it one bit….need to cut back what I’m eating to take the pounds off that I’ve added over the past couple of months…not sure if I want to get back down to 160 or so but 165 would be okay…not much to do today…just the bike rides and I think I’ll wash the car this aft…then put the hose away since there is a freeze coming later in the week….more later….

Well…after getting the two bike rides in by around noon, I decided it would be a perfect day to trim all of the branches that had grown over my power and cable lines, cut them up and put them out for pick up tomorrow…all of the overhead work with my heavy pole saw has everything from the waist up hurting and stiff…can barely move my neck or right shoulder and I need to take some ibuprofen before I use the voltaren…but it is nice to have it all done so I don’t have to think about it anymore…until next year…put out almost 20 bundles of branches…they cover half of one side of the front of my lawn…so now I’m going to take a break for a bit and read some news to try to come back here for a political one…more later…