Well…just went downstairs to put the clothes in the dryer and there was water on the floor by my water heater…so I opened it up to take a look and the inside by the burner is dry…I mopped up the water an hour ago and now the floor is dry and I can’t figure it out…it could be that it pushed a little water out of the overflow but when I checked that tube it was dry…so I guess I’ll just keep an eye on it for now…I did just take a shower before I put the laundry in so I wonder if that had something to do with it? The heater is less than 10 years old so the tank shouldn’t be leaking and I sure don’t want to spend 1500 bucks on a new one…crap…

Well…damn, my back hurts again this morning and I have started to heat it again hoping it will stop….had an okay day yesterday and I am looking forward to having a day off the bike today and just vegging a bit….I really don’t ever take days off but I think I need to put one in the schedule once a week…I am retired after all and I think I may have earned a day off now and again…at least my teeth aren’t hurting right now so I’ll take any bit of good news I can get…I really should clean some today and I might but I know I’m going to do laundry at least and I may make tacos….and aldis has chicken drumsticks on sale for 59 cents a pound this week so I am going to buy a 5 pound bag that I don’t need but for under 4 bucks that is a deal….and I have to hit Ollies to get some more long sleeved t-shirts for 3.99 and will probably get some more short sleeved one, too, at 1.99 each….but that sale doesn’t start til Wed so I’ll do the Stermberg road Meijers and go there on the way back….not much to do today…just going to ease into it with no schedule at all and that is harder than it looks….need more coffee and to see if there is soccer on this morning….more later…

Well…had a pretty good day today after my back settled down in the afternoon…normally, lying down helps it so I am confused why it hurt so badly when I got up…and then right after lunch my teeth went nuts for some reason with a lot of pain that the orajel didn’t cut this time…so I took an ibuprofen and that may be why my back got better, too….still only had about 1200 calories today with making an olive burger with Swiss and some chips and then a bowl of chili for dinner….I did get two rides in so I guess the extra 200 calories are okay….had a lot of activity over at Mastodon today with a bunch of people following me but I wonder if that will trigger me into doing more over there like I do here since people do have expectations….there are some nice people over there and I’ve had more interactions in the month I’ve been there than the 10 years I was on twitter…much different mindset than the bird site….but I am going to keep my politics over here…I just want Mastodon for fun and not arguments….I am going to watch Svengoolie tonight since he is showing a movie at 8 that I haven’t seen before and has some good actors in it…so that is going to be my exciting night with a couple of cocktails and maybe even a snack….exciting life….

Well…I guess I was wrong…got up this morning with my back howling in pain and I am just so damn tired of it…have the heating pad on it again and it looks like that will be my day and I don’t like it one damn bit….up at 6:23 today and I’m still worn out…I wonder if I should take the day off? Nope, that will wait til tomorrow….it is nice that it isn’t snowing out here and it looks like it won’t for the next week or so…I did read that Muskegon is the second snowiest city in Michigan and the ninth snowiest in the US yesterday…not sure what that means but I don’t think it was bad last year and so far it’s not bad this year….didn’t get much done yesterday and all I want to do right now is melt into the couch…I did watch two episodes of “Kaleidoscope” last night and the whole watch it in any order didn’t work for me….what is the point in watching the last one if you know that everyone dies? It’s like watching “1899” when you know it’s already been canceled….not much to do today….just need to ride the bike and make tacos…..and I think I’ll have a burger for my second meal even with having leftover chili…darn, don’t even want to have more coffee and that’s not normal….more later….

Well….don’t know if I should talk about this or I may jinx it but my back seem to have improved a little today…I’ve only heated it once and it didn’t really need it then so I’m keeping my fingers crossed…had an okay day today and got two rides in after running an errand this morning and getting my Mega tickets for the 940 million drawing tonight and picking up the lettuce and tomatoes for the tacos I’m making tomorrow…I did stay under 1K calories for the second day in a row so I will have to eat more tomorrow or I’ll hit the wall and feel like crap all day….or maybe I’ll have a snack tonight…not sure which….my eyes have even been better today and I have no clue why that should be…after I stopped the allergy spray it takes all day to get them working right…but it’s good now so I’ll take that, too….

Well…damn, had a heck of a time getting out of bed this morning with waking up around 5 but then going back to sleep until 6:23, then struggling to get out of bed around 7….and my back is still bad today and that is going to make me miserable all day….not sure when I’m going to get on the bike today…I should do one ride before I run errands but I just don’t want to…but I have an hour before I go out so I should get off my butt and get going…but, without coffee? Yeah, that’s not going to happen…..had an okay day yesterday but it was another day without getting anything done and that is getting depressing….today will probably be the same and that is depressing, too….oh, well….I was going to make tacos today but I made chili yesterday and still have soup left so that will be my two meals for the day….I did stay under 1K calories yesterday and will do that again today but I’ll have effects from it tomorrow so I think I’ll have to try to eat more….not much to do today…Man U plays in the FA cup this afternoon so that will be on the schedule and I am going to get the rides in later…or not….I could use a day off since I’m so worn out but the prospect of having the guilt that would result from that is a bit too much….more later…

Well…damn, I still hurt after the outdoor rides yesterday and my abs have gotten worse…but my back is a little better so I’ll take that but I still wince when I get up off the couch even after heating it a few minutes ago…and that is getting old…I did make chili this morning but it is a little off after I tried to do it from memory and I can’t figure out what it is….it’s okay but not as good as the recipe was…I guess I should have asked my daughter for another copy of the recipe that I got from her in the first place…the taste normally changes after it sits for awhile so I’ll try it later with some chips since a bowl of chili and a bowl of soup is not enough with riding twice today….and I’m going to make tacos tomorrow after I run out to get lettuce and Mega tickets at Meijers….oh, and some roma tomatoes will go good with it, too…but right now, I just want to get more water and watch a little soccer….

Well…running about on time with getting up at 5 and then out of bed before 6:30….my back seems to be holding up but it hurts some and I’ve noticed that it doesn’t hurt if I lie down so I wonder if that will be how I get through the day? It was nice to get two outdoor rides in yesterday but it looks like inside ones today with the rain/snow that is going on out there right now…and it’s going to be cold and I sure don’t want to deal with that…I may only do one ride today since I want to make chili and that takes some time…I have an onion that has sprouted and I hope it’s usable for the chili…if not, I picked up two yesterday with a coupon that made them free….not sure how my body is going to react to all of the beef I’m going to be having for the next few days but I really don’t care…after all of the ham, chicken, and turkey from the past couple of months, it will be a welcome break….and an olive burger is yummy….didn’t get anything done yesterday and I guess the cooking will have to be the work for the day and I’m okay with that….still pretty worn out and don’t want to think about that right now….not much to do today…just want to have more coffee and news right now….and to hope that my back is better than yesterday….more later…

Well..damn, running late today with doing the grocery run and then deciding to do two rides outside…just got back here an now the computer had decided to crap out and I had to take the battery out of it to get it restart…so I was out for 2 1/2 hours and did 25 miles and the first thing I did after the shower was put the heating pad on my back since It started to tighten up on the bike…and my abs hurt, too so I sure as hell don’t know what is going on…so this makes me late for a political one that I will get to but I haven’t even read the news yet today to find a topic….more later….

Well…I had a dream of sleeping in this morning until almost 10 but then looked at the phone and it was only 7:23 and that was a little disappointing…and I’m sitting here with the heating pad on already since my back is seizing up again and I guess I’m going to have to see the doctor about it to see what the heck is going on….not going to get on the bike until after the grocery run if I get on it at all…just so damn worn out that I want to take a day off to just sit here and do nothing…but you know me, I won’t….still haven’t gotten started on the dining room yet and probably won’t today with how I’m feeling…I wonder if I’ll ever get going on this place again?  We had some thunder out here last night and that was weird for being in Michigan in January but I’m glad it was just rain and not snow….and it looks like we may get through the next week without snow and that puts us one week closer to spring….I am going to get some burger to make chili today but that will wait til tomorrow with the soup and chicken leftovers I have….I am going to wince at paying 3 bucks a pound but I haven’t had beef for months and I can use a change…not much to do today…just the grocery run and riding the bike…but even that looks like way too much work right now…more later….