Well…it looks like this is going to be a two ride day with the high temp only around 35 and that’s too damn cold to ride outside…and tomorrow is going to be the same so I’ll have a little extra time to get some stuff done around here…need to do some meal planning or just go down to one meal a day again and that may be easier and help me continue to use weight…had an okay day yesterday but it was busier than I want…it’s 6:45 and I should be getting on the bike by 7 but I may wait a while since I only have two rides to do…I have to do maintenance on both bikes today but I have all afternoon to do it so that should be easy…I really do have to get off my butt and get some cleaning done today…or anything…have been such a slug lately…no, that’s not true…after three rides, making a pizza, doing laundry and washing the bike yesterday, that should be enough for anyone to say it was a productive day…but not me….I’m not sure where the compulsion to fill my days comes from but I’m getting tired of it…oh, well…not much to do today…have to clear out the fridge of spoiled food and I may make some bean burritos to use the tomatoes I have in there…not sure yet…more later….

Well…darn, another busy day again and I may have to re-think how I’m doing things…three hours on the bike every day essentially takes up all of my free time and I know that has to happen with my big goal on the bike…so what else can go? Not sure yet but it’s pushing 5pm and I’m still doing this when I should be reading and having some relaxation…started the day with getting two rides in downstairs, then straight into making a homemade pizza for lunch on the grill in the garage…then straight out on the outdoor bike in shorts it was so nice…and not having my thermasuit on gave me  a bunch of energy and I came back all the way from the beach in a sprint in 24th gear and that felt good…then I had to wash the bike since it was so covered in grit that you couldn’t tell what color it was…I’m hoping the trails dry out by Sunday since that will be the next outdoor day with cold coming in for Fri and Sat…will have to lube the bike in the next couple of days but it has to dry out first…so that was my day…oh, and the weight work and making dinner, too…going to thaw some brats to grill next week when it warms up…but right now I want to read a bit…

Well…darn, need to get moving soon and I sure don’t feel like it right now….so damn tired and I forgot to turn the coffee maker on….today is going to be a lot of effort with making a pizza for lunch but I need to get three rides in before that…had an okay day yesterday and got an outdoor ride in that left the bike covered in dirt as I was when I got back here…it was still a nice ride and the trails were clear and it looks like they will stay that way into March and I may be able to transition into only outdoor rides soon…but I will miss watching tv on the tablet downstairs….it’s only 31 degrees out there right now so it appears the outdoor ride will wait til the afternoon….have 14 minutes until I have to get on the bike and I need more coffee…going to do some cleaning in the kitchen today while the pizza is cooking on the grill…need to have a little more discipline around here to make sure I get things done…not much to do today…it starts here in a minute and I’m not sure I’m up to it….I am really craving a day off to watch old movies and just sit here…oh, well,,,more later…

Well…I normally look forward to warmer weather in the spring but out here that only means that the assholes will be thumping their bullshit music and that started yesterday….I am so damn tired of it…going to get to 1,000 miles for the year today but that means I have to get on the bike in about 5 minutes to get a ride in before the grocery run…I think the trails may be clear enough to ride on today so I’ll be checking that our today…didn’t sleep well last night but that’s normal so I’m resigned to that…doing the grocery run is going to be a chore today but it’s a chore every week so that’s not new…going to make a pizza Friday or Thursday…not sure which but I have a ton of pepperoni that I want to use on it…and it will be a good change from soups that I have been eating for weeks now…the weather widget says “rain coming” and I don’t mind that…the crocuses at the back of the house are coming up and it’s still February and that can’t be good…way too early for them and I think the frost that is coming this weekend is going to kill them…not much to do today…just need to get on the bike right now so I guess I will…more later…

Well…damn, I sure don’t want to get moving today…not sure why I feel so compelled to get moving every morning…that’s not retirement…I should be able to do what I want when I want but maybe getting the rides in is my new job? I do like losing weight that comes with getting the miles in but it is just so wearing….I did get an outdoor ride in for 10 extra miles yesterday but it was on the city streets since the trails are still snow covered and won’t melt off for another week or so…took the car out to run an errand yesterday and the brakes feel okay and I’m going to let the self adjusters do their thing before I do any more work on it…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but the rides but I need to do some meal planning today with the end of the leftovers coming soon….got to 960 miles for the year yesterday and that means I will get to 1,000 miles before the and of the month…have never gotten to 1K miles this early before and that is an accomplishment at my advanced age…not much to do today…just want to get back to a little routine today and get some cleaning done…and some reading…I did pick up another bag of bird food yesterday but it will probably be the last one….more later…

Well…I’m really tired of 4:24…have been waking up at that time for weeks now and you would think I would be able to take a nap later in the day to make up for it but no, I just sleep walk through the days forcing myself to do the rote things I need to do…and that will start here in about32 minutes when I get on the bike by 7…I was going to say I need to get done with the errand I need to run and the rides by the time the race starts at 11 but emby is down again so I won’t be able to see either one today…the pain from working on the car is starting to subside and I can’t wait to test the brakes when I run the errand…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but without the races, I’ll have time to clean and do some meal planning along with reading..it’s supposed to be almost 40 today so I’ll probably try .to get an outdoor ride in just to take a look at the trails…the roads still have icy patches on them so I’m sure the trails will, too…but it’s going to be warm all week so I may be able to get out later…over 50 later in the week and I hope the temps hold….not much to do today…22 minutes until the bike rides and I just saw it’s only 19 degrees outside…ick…more late…

Well…what a pain in the butt…my laptop reset overnight and now I’ve spent a bunch of time getting firefox set up again…up at three and then actually went into the living room and turned the lights on at 4:15 when I thought it was after 6…so I went back to bed til a little after 6 and now I have 16 minutes before I need to get on the bike but I sure don’t feel like it…I keep saying I need to take a day off at some point but I never do and it’s catching up to me…still so sore from working on the car and I am tired of it….hope it gets better today….Man U plays at 11:30 so that is the deadline for this morning…don’t have to cook today with two kinds of leftovers in the fridge and I have an open jar of pasta sauce that needs to be used up…but right now I don’t even want to think about it…had a pretty easy day yesterday other than the rides and shoveling snow and the wind was howling all night as it warms up…it’s almost 30 out here right now and it never got over 25 yesterday…going to be in the 40’s this week and I’ll get on the bike at some point to take a look at the trails…not much to do today…just the rides and then sports with the Daytona 500 on later and there may be a nap in the future…I think I’ve said that a hundred times and haven’t been able to do it once…and I could use it…more later…

Well…up way too darn early today but that got me on the bike a little after 7 and had both rides in by 10am…so I went out to shovel the snow without checking on the temp and I probably should have…man, it was cold out there with a temp of 16 and wind out of the north at about 10…my hands were frozen by the time I was done and that was with the extra gloves inside my new ones…and it’s now after 2 and it’s still only 23 degrees and the weather widget says “high winds soon” so it looks like a good day to hibernate after I made the chicken masala for lunch…so I’m just going to read a bit and watch a race that’s on at 4…no race tonight so I may be able to catch up on some tv on plex or netflix…more later…

Well…no one should be awake at 3 and then for good at 5;34…it’s just wrong and I’m going to be worn out all day from it…that leaves me about 25 minutes before I need to get on the bike and I really need a day off…it snowed again last night and it’s not going to get above freezing today so I’ll have to shovel…my whole right side is still sore from working on the car and I had to treat it with biofreeze last night just to be able to sit and watch tv…I do need to cook today to use up the chicken I thawed so masala is on the menu for lunch…cripes, it’s down to 16 degrees right now but a warm up is coming to nearly 50 next week and I hope the trails will clear so I can ride outdoors…took an easy day yesterday but I did get two rides in, made potato soup, and got the weight work in and today will be almost the same…it’s 6:45 and I’m dreading getting on the bike but I know I have to and the earlier I get going, the earlier I’ll be done…but I need more than a half cup of coffee to fuel that…I really wish nascar would put the races on during the day so I can have my normal entertainment at night…it just feels wrong and a bit boring to watch races at night…oh, well…more later…

Well…after my busy Thursday, I made plans to make today a recovery day and I’ve been able to do it…yay! I did get two rides in this morning and made potato soup for lunch to use up the bacon I found in the freezer earlier in the week…I sure like that recipe that I now have memorized and didn’t have to look it up so that’s cool…taking the rest of the day off and will probably read some in a bit before I make a roast beef sandwich with swiss cheese and horseradish sauce…just like an Arby’s…I think I’ll even heat it for tonight…tomorrow will be chicken masala again to use up the last of the chicken breast I took out of the freezer…and then I’ll have food until mid week of next week and then I’ll start eating the food I got from DD this week…time to read…