Well…I know it’s 2 days early but I got a bike ride in today…went really easy and only did 12 miles so I don’t hurt at all…at least right now but I am anticipating that my legs will hurt tomorrow…it does feel different sitting on the bike but I guess that’s how it should be since I only have empty space where an organ used to be…the bike worked perfect both on the up and downshifts but I may have put too much air in the tires sine the ride was a little jarring…they are finally taking the railroad tracks that went out to the paper plant out and it’s making a mess along the trail so now I have to detour from the detour and ride up past Cole’s bakery and then back down towards the marina to pick the trail back up again and that is a pain…oh, well…

Well…it’s almost 7:30 so that means I’m running really late today and I’m not sure why….just so darn worn out this morning and I may have to make this a rest day…but the bike is sitting in the garage and it’s almost 6 weeks since the surgery and I think I should get out on it…it is going to be hot the next few days and I really hope it’s the end of the heat for the year…I do remember swimming in October a few years back when it was in the 80’s and the water was warm….the last two times I was at the beach the water was cold enough that it was just a dip and not a swim and that sucked….I did cook yesterday and made up a chicken dish that I just thought of as I was cooking and that was pretty cool…I should make some tomato sauce to use up the rest of the tomatoes but I don’t have any motivation right now…just want to watch races and soccer and have more coffee so I think that’s what I’ll do….MotoGP is on in a half hour and then the F1 race from Monza followed by Man U at 11:30…more later….

Well…with all of the damn tomatoes I have left over from the garden, I had to try to find a way to use them in dishes and I did that with all of the cherry tomatoes and some boneless chicken thighs along with onion and the one green pepper I had left and three cloves of garlic…then I cut up the last 4 potatoes I had left and put them in with some veggie broth for added flavor and some brown sugar to get rid of the bitterness…and it worked…it came out pretty good and I just simmered it until the potatoes were done then added some flour to thicken the sauce…so I have food for the next 3 days that I will have to augment with some breaded chicken like I did today…still under a thousand calories for the day so I guess I don’t have to feel guilty….

Well…running about on time today with getting up around 6 and having to put long pants on since it is a little cold this morning…I think I slept okay and I’m not as depressed as I was yesterday so I’ll take it…I did get good news from my daughter when she told me she got tickets for us to see Man U play Crystal Palace when we are in Manchester and I am pretty geeked about that…the trip is getting close and I really have to get off my butt and get packed…I do need to use some tomatoes today and I think I’ll make some chicken thighs with them…probably should get them out of the freezer right now…and look to see what else is in there….only had one meal yesterday and that worked out okay but I am hungry right now so I may make some toast here in a minute….had to make a call on the idiot renters yesterday and the cops came to shut them down and I hope that continues today…how do people become such assholes? I mean with no respect for anyone…all I know is I’ll be making a call if they start up again today…not much to do today…just going to drink more coffee and watch F1 practice before I switch over to soccer and see how the day unfolds….more later…

Well…another month starts and it starts with a pretty severe bout of depression and I felt it coming a couple of days ago…it’s only 50 out here and that means the errands are going to wait for a while so I can put the top down on the car…just so worn out today and I know part of it is only one meal yesterday but I don’t feel like eating…nothing sounds good…you know, life would be so much easier if I just threw the tomatoes away instead of worrying about how to use them before they spoil…that’s how depressed I am today…I do have to run out to Menards today to get a timer for the lights when I’m gone and then to the bank since I got an e-mail from them with some nonsense about my driver’s license….probably a scam but I need to stop there to make sure….got a few things done yesterday and I need to continue that today but I don’t know what that would be…not much to do today…just need to ease into it to see how bad the depression is going to be…and then put one foot in front of the other….so damn tired…more later….

Well…I finally got some work done today with running out to the bank to order my Pounds and Euros for the trip that I will pick up next week…when I got back here I made a quick lunch as I was doing two loads of laundry and then went out and picked the last of the tomatoes, carrots, and parsley and took the plants down except for the peppers since I still have a Jalapeno and three small green peppers on the plants…will take them down next wed to get them out for pickup…going to make tomato sauce tomorrow to put in the freezer if it comes out okay will probably put a little Italian seasoning in it along with the last small green pepper I have…didn’t work out last year but we’ll see this year…

Well…damn, the moon looked cool this morning and it was so damn bright…and it is cold today in here…only 68 degrees and that is real close to having the heat come on….it’s only 46 outside so I won’t be doing anything out there for a while….I am still really sore from the exercises so I may skip the morning ones today to heal up a bit…didn’t get a thing done yesterday but I do need to go out and get the money for the trip ordered and drop off the water bill…but I sure don’t feel like doing anything right now so I’ll have coffee and just sit here for a while…it’s almost 8 and I did get some laundry in already but that was a lot of work and I don’t want to do much more right now…allergies are just really bad right now and I have been coughing a lot with my eyes just so dry that I have been putting eye drops in them….just feel pretty crappy right now and I even had to put long pants on it is so cold in here….not much to do today…have to figure out what to eat today and I know it’s going to come out of the freezer but I’m not sure what yet….and I want to pick the last of the tomatoes…so maybe I’ll just eat tomatoes today…who knows? More later…

Well…running a bit late this morning with not getting to this until 7am…and I am still sore from the new exercises…hurt just about everywhere and should take something for it before I have to go for the appointment at 10….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get anything done but I need to get going on cleaning this place up today and running some tomatoes through the food processor to make some sauce before they spoil…going to take the garden down over the weekend so I can put it out next week for pick up…didn’t get much out of it this year and I won’t experiment next year…if I even have a garden…not sure where I’m going to be living or if I’m going to be living…the cancer could still kill me and I’m so tired of being in recovery…maybe I’m just getting old but life sure seems like a lot of work right now……I did marinate some chicken thighs last night and will be cooking them today…was going to grill them but I think I’ll just put them in the air fryer to make it easier….not sure what I’ll make with them since the potatoes are sprouted…maybe I’ll hit Meijers after the rehab appointment this morning…it is going to be cold tonight…down to 48 degrees and I’m sure the heat is going to come on for the first time in August…and then next week it goes back up to near 90…weird, weird weather…more later…

Well…after having two days of the new exercises in, I can say they hurt…a lot…my hamstrings are howling in pain from the new stretches and my back and sides really hurt from the twists she has me doing….and I still have another set to do later in the afternoon…it now takes me almost an hour to do all 9 exercises…have the next to last appointment tomorrow morning and then the last one next Tuesday…and I am going to get back on the bike next Tuesday, too…not for 30 miles but I am going to ride a bit just to take a look at the trail to see what has happened in the past 6 weeks…right now I’m going to turn some soccer on and take it easy for a bit…did the grocery run today sine I have the appointment at 10am tomorrow morning…

Well…damn, firefox just dumped the post I was working on so I need to start over and that sucks…up at around 6 again today so that is about normal for me lately….slept okay but still feel pretty worn out and it may be that I only had a half bowl of the chicken masala and a couple of small tomatoes and that is only around 700 calories…I did get the nice surprise that my rehab is ending next week since my tech said I’ve gotten as far as I can with them and now it’s up to me to continue to improve by doing the exercises…with the new ones they added yesterday, it will take me an hour twice a day….I did thaw some chicken thighs that I need to get in a rub today so I can grill them later in the week and that will be a change from the chicken chunks I have been eating…I do have way too many tomatoes and I need to process them into a sauce with some onions and oregano…have a couple of green peppers from  he garden to put in, too, and then I can have sauce to add to other meals over the winter…not much to do today…it looks like it’s going to rain for a bit but the thunderstorms they forecast are not coming and that sucks…just going to sit here for a bit and have more coffee before I get going…going for what I’m not sure of right now, but something…more later…