Well…with no snow today, it makes it 6 days in a row without any and I’ll take that…the next precip is rain next Wed as it’s going to get into the 40’s for a few days…inching closer to March when we could see a bit of a warm up…had to run an errand this morning since I was out of books and needed more from the library…and I stopped at Aldis to get some dijon mustard but they didn’t have any so I guess I’ll get it next week…other than that and the normal stuff, didn’t get much done today but put the trash out…the cream I’m putting on my face has started to burn pretty badly as it eats down though the skin and I still have a week to go with it…ouch…and now the US men’s hockey team plays in about a half hour and then the Duels from Daytona are on at 7pm so I won’t have to burn any shows tonight or tomorrow night with the truck race Friday night…more reading…

Well…I sure as hell don’t want to get out of bed at any time with a 4 in it so I stayed in bed for another hour and out of bed at 5:07…and that is still way too damn early…still pretty worn out but need to get going soon since I have errands to run today…forgot a bunch of stuff from the grocery run and I can’t figure out how I let myself run out of dijon and spicy brown mustard…it is only 11 degrees out there and I am so damn tired of the cold…will have to start the car and let it run for 15 minutes or so before I go out…it may be a one ride day today since I am out of energy and I’ve only been up for 25 minutes…have leftovers for today but I will need to make a pizza to use up the green pepper I got Tuesday but it was only 89cents so I guess there is no urgency to use it before it spoils…not much to do today…just need to pour coffee down and get going in 25 minutes…the US plays in Olympic hockey this aft and the the Duels at Daytona is on tonight so I’ll have things to watch today…more later…

Well…got started early today and finished up before 9:30am and that’s pretty good with doing two rides…it is just perfect temps for riding downstairs after finding the window open yesterday and closing it…in shorts again today and it looks like that will be the plan for the rest of the winter…it hasn’t snowed in 5 days here and it feels good to not have to shovel…and it looks like no snow until next week and that gets us one week closer to March…still has been a brutal winter here this year and I can’t wait for it to be over…so the rest of the day is going to be an easy one with just reading and cooking the chicken that I marinaded overnight…and that will be the only meal I’ll have today…okay, time to read…

Well…up and moving a little after 5 today and that really is the new normal that I don’t like a lot…5:40 right now and I really need to get going and get at the weight work by 6 if I’m going to stay on schedule…did the grocery run yesterday so I really don’t have anything to do today but the normal stuff and that will be a welcome thing…it’s still over 30 out there and I need to look at the weather to see what it’s going to be this week…okay, it’s going to be in the 40’s for highs for the next 5 days and I really hope it melts some of the damn snow and we don’t get more…and that’s how it looks until next Wed when It’s going to be 46 for a high…haven’t heard from my brother so it looks like we’re not moving stuff today and that’s just fine with me…marinated some chicken yesterday and I’m going to bake that today with a baked potato and some veggies for one meal but I’m not sure what the second one will be…maybe just one meal with a bagel? I guess we’ll see…more later…

Well…have been trying to figure out why it’s been so damn cold down in the bike room and the rest of the basement all winter…it was so cold down there that I was having to wear long pants and t-shirts just to keep from shivering and this is the first year that has happened…and today I figured it out…I left one of the small glass block windows open and it must have been that way all winter…once I closed it and had a heat cycle go, I was able to put shorts and a t-shirt on and was perfectly comfortable…and it was so nice to ride in shorts that the 2nd ride just flew by…and I was even going to skip that ride until my guilt fully kicked in and I just had to go down and not be lazy…probably cost me an extra hundred bucks this winter…oh, well…

Well…up and moving before 5 again and that is taking a lot out of me…and I really need to get moving to get two rides in before I head out for the grocery run…didn’t sleep well at all and I’ll be feeling it later…and it would be really cool to be able to take a nap later but I know that’s not going to happen…it’s pretty warm out there so I am going to wash the car between Meijers and Aldis…don’t have a whole lot to get but I am going to buy a tray of chicken breasts and then figure out what I’m going to do with them…maybe I’ll marinate them and then just bake them with some mashed potatoes…who knows? Still have leftovers to use today so I won’t be cooking them til Thurs or Friday…I need to clean some around here since the bathroom needs work and I just might if I can drag myself away from the Olympics…not much to do today…just need to get moving and have more coffee…more later…

Well…ever since I’ve been watching the Olympics, they have made me lazy and are keeping me from getting anything done…but I did get the weight work and two rides in before that so I guess that’s something…going to wash the car tomorrow and do the grocery run so my Wed is open in case we are moving appliances…sure don’t want to but I guess that’s what family does…I really should go to the library, too since I’m down to my last two books and have all of the repeaters to take back…so I really only read 4 books this cycle…but that’s okay, too…up at 5 or so this morning and now I’m sure it’s the new normal since it’s been happening for over a month now…okay, the US women’s team is playing hockey so I’m going to watch that…

Well…damn, up a little after 5 today and I’m just worn out…but I will drag my ass down and get two rides in this morning…this week is going to be compressed a bit with moving appliances Wed so that means I need to do the grocery run tomorrow or I could wait til Thurs…not sure yet…I do know that I need to wash the car tomorrow since it’s going to be warm enough so it won’t freeze it into a block of ice…it’s only 9 degrees right now but the low is going to be in the 20’s tonight and into the 30’s for highs this week…don’t think it snowed overnight so I won’t have to shovel today and I really need to have an off day to heal some…I really should clean the bathroom today and I just might but I want to rest a bit first…this getting old is a lot of work and it needs to be coffee fueled so I’m going to pour the 2nd cup…I did get the letters for my keyboard yesterday and I may get them installed today….not sure about that…more later…

Well…it’s been a kind of easy day today with only doing one ride since I just didn’t feel like doing two…am still healing up from the abuse I did to my body shoveling and pushing cars out of the alley…but my incision is healing up quite well after two days of scar cream application…can barely see it and I was able to run a razor over it…it may get to the point where I can’t even see it…but the stuff I’m applying to my keratosis is turning them bright red and I can feel where it is…not really pain but just itching…that I have to keep up for two weeks, twice a day…going to make bean and meat burritos for dinner with finding a package of burger in the freezer and having ench sauce in the cupboard…and I even have lettuce and tomatoes, too along with Ortega taco sauce so it could end up yummy…I got too many repeaters at the library so I’ll have to go there on Wed after the grocery run…need to wash the car Tues to get the sludge off it…have enough quarters to do it in my change bucket…okay, to time to read and watch more Olympics…

Well…up at 3:41 and then out of bed at 5:07 and that is a little disappointing but maybe I’m getting used to it…sure don’t want to, though…slept okay and I feel okay this morning but one of these days I’m not going to force myself to get going…but not today…have to be on the weights in 15 minutes or so and then on the bike but I wonder if I can only do one ride today? Didn’t get a lot done yesterday but the rides and laundry but I didn’t have to shovel snow so that’s a good thing…and it’s not going to snow today and we are heading toward a little warm spell with temps in the 30’s and I’ll take that…only 3 weeks til March and I can’t wait until this damn winter is over…the incision scar is healing nicely and you can barely see it after using the scar cream…the rest of the lesions haven’t started to hurt yet but it’s only been one day of application and they haven’t started to peel yet…not much to do today…just the Olympics and the normal stuff but I need to get moving right now…more later…