Well…darn, I’m going to say something that I never thought I would…I think I’ve lost enough weight…yeah, my entire life has been focused on restricting calories but now, I think being in the 160’s is enough for now…down almost 40 pounds in the last year and now I need to have a new mindset….had a good day yesterday and don’t have a lot to do today…thinking about going to the beach to even out my color and veg a bit…it’s going to be 90+ for the next few days and that would be great if the lake was warm enough to swim but it’s still in the 50’s and that is way too cold…but it is June 1st so it will be getting there soon…I need to get a bigger pan to put water out for the animals out here since it hasn’t rained in almost a month and they empty the 2 quart one I have out there overnight….it’s a leftover day today but I am going to make potato salad this morning after the bike rides…I can start on the rides at any time since it is warm enough to go out in a t-shirt right now…got out of bed at 6:30 this morning and I may have slept a bit but sure don’t feel like it…not much to do today…just going to get on  the bike by 7:30 so I can finish the second ride by 10 or so…man, I’m tired….more later….

Well…it was an okay day today if a little busy…got the grocery run done and then on the bike for two rides…the shifter was darn near perfect and didn’t need any adjustment but I did do one small one just to get the 4th to 3rd shift a little better after I got back here but other than that, it is just so nice to have a new shifter on it and know that I’ll get the gear I want when I want it…after I had lunch of catfish and roasted potato, I got started on peeling the potatoes for the potato salad I’m making tomorrow…not sure why since I still barely taste anything but I have eggs that need to be used…made an early dinner of grilled pork chops and asparagus but could only eat half of a chop so I’ll have them for three more days…I did get my tablet set up for the doctor consultation on Monday and it works on zoom now so that’s cool…will bring the tripod up from downstairs to put it on so it won’t be so jerky…I do need to do some research before that but I’ve got 4 days to do that so no hurry….probably going to put the AC in the window tomorrow since it’s going to be really hot the next few days and I may need it to be able to sleep at all…want to clean it up first since I’m sure it has some cobwebs in it…okay, that’s enough…need to do my teeth and make ice…

Well…it’s the last day of the month and I’m not sure I like time passing…feeling so beat today that I’m not sure about the grocery run…I know I have to do it but it seems like way too much work right now…still haven’t gotten my fingernails clean after the bike work yesterday and I’m not sure if they will ever be clean again…just want to get back here and rest today…might even take the day off the bike….damn, I’m getting old….had to make a noise call last night on the idiot to the south of me who played the same damn song for an hour and a half last night….what the hell is the attraction in that? I really do think the people up here are just the most selfish assholes there are in the world….I’m so damn tired of the health problems I’m having that I just want to let them have me and get it over with….have three appointments next week and  one of them is a zoom call and with my antiquated computer, I’m not sure if that is going to work…why the heck can’t they just call me? Not much to do today….I am so tired that all I want to do is go back to bed…..need to start paying my online bills today and that even seems to be too much….okay, I need more coffee and that should help…more later..

Well…the bike has been giving me problems for the past week or so with the rear shifter seeming to lose it’s adjustment every day…I thought it might be the shift cable so I changed that out and worked on trying to adjust it for an hour and a half and remembered that I had this same problem with my first bike when the shifter wore out at about 12,000 miles…and this shifter had 27, 000 miles on it so I bit the bullet and changed it out for the new one that was on the black bike…what a pain in the butt…worked on that thing for 3 1/2 hours but I think I finally have it adjusted and it works for tomorrow’s rides…but damn that was a hell of a lot of work and I’m not sure if I’ll ever get my hands clean…I need some rest right now and some more water…it will take days to get everything cleaned up but that is going to wait til later or tomorrow….what a day…

Well…damn, how does it go from 84 degrees to cold enough that the heat comes on? The weather has been weird out here and so damn dry that even the trees are looking wilted…slept okay last night but I am so damn worn out from all of the health crap that all I want is a day off to not think about it….just got an alert on my bottom banner that says: Air; poor…and I guess that means that the heat and lack of wind is going to let the air pollution get pretty bad later today….didn’t get much done yesterday but I am going to cook today…at least for one meal…going to make some catfish and fries in the air fryer and use the leftover burger for the second meal….and tomorrow I’ll grill some pork steaks that I thawed…and I’ll make some potato salad after I get some sweet pickles on the grocery run…the problem is I can’t taste a damn thing…what’s the point of eating?  Not much to do today…just going to get on the bike in a minute to get the first ride in…crap…the weather widget just changed to “record high” and I wonder if I should drag the AC unit out of the basement? Probably not…don’t mind the heat…more later…

Well…man, I’m worn out today and need to get on the bike in less than 30 minutes if I’m going to get two rides in before the xfininty race starts at 11…out of bed at 7 and feel like I didn’t sleep at all…hmmmm…seems like I’ve said that before…lots of times…it’s going to be in the 80’s today and that will be okay if the assholes out here don’t thump their bullshit all day and I can open my windows…might have to water the lawn again today…okay, the little weather widget at the bottom of my screen just popped up with a “near record temps” alert and I’m okay with that…it was a race day yesterday and it’s going to be another one today with both the xfinity race and the cup race postponed til today….so I’ll be entertained or at least not too bored today….I was going to make potato salad today with having eggs in the fridge but I don’t have sweet pickles to put in it so I’ll probably wait til wed and the normal grocery run….not much to do today…just need to get going and get on the bike here in a few minutes but I sure don’t feel like it….had too many days off last week to take another one off today but I’d like to…more later….

Well…up at 6:17 this morning and I really thought it was later looking at how light it was…but it’s only 51 degrees out there so that is going to make the bike ride pretty damn cold…have to get out by 7:30 if I’m going to get the first ride in before raceday starts with the F1 race from Monaco at 8:55…not sure when I’ll get the second ride in but it looks like after Indy around 3:30 or so…I really look forward to this day every year with three races on ending with the Coke 600 tonight…had an okay day yesterday but only got the lawn watered…today is going to be a write off with just the bike ride and not even any cooking since I have leftover burgers and some Italian sausage in the fridge…I may even fire up the grill to cook the sausage…I think I’m going to be sore on the bike this morning since it hurts to just sit here right now…I wonder if I’ll only do one ride today? Not sure….I did have to make a noise call last night and that depresses the hell out of me…what the hell is wrong with these assholes? Not much to do today…just need to drag my butt out here in a minute…okay, in 35 minutes and that will give me enough time to get another cup of coffee in me….more later…

Well…it felt pretty good to get out on the bike today but I think it’s going to hurt later since it does right now…even went out for the second one in just a t-shirt and shorts and that was fun….it’s strange that my back doesn’t hurt at all right now and it should…one good thing is that I can have two meals again with getting two rides in and I wonder if the two eggs and two slices of toast count as a meal…I really want to grill the pound of burger that I have in the fridge and I probably will here in a little while…need to take it easy for a bit and do the dishes first…had to water the lawn today to keep it from dying completely since there is no rain in the forecast til two weeks or so and it is getting crunchy…going to make bigger burgers this time and only get 4 out of a pound…so I probably will get to that soon….

Well…damn, I really did think it was much later when I woke up today but it was only 7:03 and I feel that right now…all of the health crap has worn me out but I am going to try to get on the bike today…it’s too damn cold right now at 48 degrees and it sucks to hear the heat come on at the end of May…can’t remember another year where it has been this cold so late in the year….it looks like I’m losing the lawn already since it hasn’t rained in two weeks and there is no rain at all in the ten day forecast…F1 qualifying is on at 10 and I don’t think I’ll get out before that…I wonder if I should make a couple of eggs for breakfast today? Going to make 4 burgers for lunch so I’ll have them for the next few days but I still need to limit my calories…damn, I am just so worn out today….can I go back to bed? Didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I do need to clean up the bike room later today and get the cups taken care of…and I need all of that done before the xfinity race at one….not much to do today…just need more coffee and to ease into it…damn, it’s already almost 8am and I’m barely moving…more later…

Well…darn, U of M medical moves fast…got a call from Ann Arbor this morning and have a video conference with a doctor on the 5th of June…they are even going to help me do a dry run next week to make sure everything works…it’s accessed through my U of M my chart page so that’s easy…and it looks like I’ll be able to get the surgery scheduled for November or December…and then use the winter to recover…so things are moving…not in a direction I want but what I need…