Well…up a little after 6 this morning and I need to get moving before the F1 race comes on at 9 and get the first ride in…it’s still pretty cold out there at 48 degrees so I’ll have the long pants on again…not coughing much today and it’s been a week since it started so I hope it’s over…I’ll run another test Tuesday to see…talked to my son yesterday and emby is not going to support old Rokus anymore so I bought myself a Fire stick to replace it and it is supposed to be here by 11 am today and then I’ll have to set it up and that will be a pain in the butt…I’ve had this Roku for over 10 years and the button labels have all worn off so I guess it’s time to modernize…the new stick has all kinds of features that I probably won’t use but it only cost 39 bucks with it on sale for 33% off…new tech is always a pain in the butt…but if I can get my channels to synch the video and audio I’ll be happy…so, I need to have more coffee and drag my butt off this couch and get going…man, I feel worn out this morning..but I will get going as I always do…more later…

Well… got a letter from the court today with one sentence: “you are permanently excused from jury duty”…yeah, I know you’re probably going to say everyone should do their civic duty and serve on juries…all I say to that is I’ve done my civic duty my entire life paying my taxes and volunteering at my kids schools, running the AYSO league in Kentwood, coaching soccer and baseball teams, running a cub scout pack and serving on more building committees than I can count…so no, I do not feel guilty using a legal loophole that was put in the jury process just for old folks…I am old after all…

Well…I really didn’t think that the coughing from covid was going to go away so easily as it did Thursday…and it came back today…not as bad as it was earlier in the week but some coughing is still annoying as hell…and I noticed that my energy level on the bike was a bit lower today…but I still got 25 miles in every day since the whole thing started Sunday and that is pretty unusual for covid…and it’s only 11am and I am done for the day with both rides in and the weight work done…and I don’t have to cook til tomorrow when I’ll make the Masala…Michigan plays their first football game tonight and I’m kind of excited about that…just found out that my friend T fainted and had a fall yesterday which broke a bone in her face and is in the hospital…man, I’m worried about her…

Well…damn, didn’t get out of bed til after 6 this morning but I don’t feel better from it…still pretty worn out but I guess I should be fighting off covid…just poured the first cup of coffee and I’m waiting for it to work it’s magic…only 47 degrees out there right now and I wonder if I should wait for the temp to come up before I get on the bike or put warm clothes on…I did dig my long riding pants out yesterday so I may use them today…my damn left knee is cracking and in pain and that is two weeks after the big pop and I wonder if it’s going to be permanent…college football starts today with Michigan playing tonight and I am looking forward to that and Man U plays at 10 this morning so I need to get my butt moving to get the rides in before that..not sure if I can with how cold it is out there…F1 qualifying is on at 9 so I’m going to have to miss something but I’m losing interest in that with Lewis no longer having the car to compete…not much to do today…just need to get the rides in somehow this morning and then clean the living room…more later…

Well…after going almost the entire night with no coughing last night, I really expected to feel better today but I can’t feel it…still have a little cough and sore throat and feel like I have a cold…I did get 25 miles in again today and that was pretty normal…was able to go pretty hard when I really should have throttled back more…oh, well…I’ll do that tomorrow…so, all I did today was make some more pasta salad and then read all afternoon…I did go out to get 2 more books this morning so I have 4 to read this weekend but they have to last til Tuesday since the library is closed Labor Day…going to watch the F1 movie tonight but I have some work to do first…no rest for me…

Well…up at 5:14 this morning and there was really no point in trying to sleep more just like always but I’m okay with that…how else am I supposed to feel…not going to waste any energy whining about it…the bad coughing just stopped last night so maybe I’m getting over covid already? It’s damn cold out here at 47 so the rides are going to wait a while…my doctor told me to take is easier but I’m already down to 25 miles a day on the bike so that is easier to me…need to go to the library for two more books this morning to get ready for the library being closed Monday…and to make sure I have enough to read until next week…think I need to make some more pasta salad today to have that for a side for sandwiches…don’t really have a big meal planned but I should take the chicken out for Masala so I can make it Sunday…and I should take another container of soup out so there is room to make more from the two ham bones I have in the freezer…not much to do today…just need to clean and get the rides in and then take it from there…more later…

Well…have been coughing like crazy for the past 5 days and I just thought it was my allergies since the goldenrod is blooming along the trail…but I used one of the covid tests just on a hunch and it appears I’ve contracted covid somehow…and that is really puzzling with all of the precautions I’ve taken since 2020…I mean I never go anywhere without using a mask and I wash my hands constantly…don’t feel bad at all…just a little sore throat and the cough…since the cough started Sunday, I’ve even ridden the bike 25 miles every day with no problems…it does kind of make sense since I thought it was the worst allergy season I ever had…especially the coughing and the little sore throat but I get that just from allergies, too…I did call my doctor and they said just to drink a lot of fluids and take it a little easier and I should feel better in another 5 days or so…oh, well…not catching covid for 5 years was a pretty good run…

Well…that was okay for me…didn’t get out of bed til almost 6am but was up and down just like normal and I’m still waiting for the day when I’ll sleep though the night and wake up refreshed…it looks like it’s going to rain a bit this morning so I’ll be waiting a bit to get on the bike but I’ll still not believe it til I see it…I’m starting to get used to the new car and figure out how to drive it…and yeah, I think the car is getting used to me, too…I am getting under it next week to find the clutch slave cylinder so I can bleed it and make the shifts smoother…and I think the computer on it is finally adjusted to being used…I really do like it and I need to clean it again after ending the beach runs yesterday…still have lots of sand in it that will have to be removed with a tooth brush since it’s in everything…I do need to clean the living room and couch today along with the bathroom and I’ll use the time from not going to the beach to do it…but I may just ease into the day since I only have the rides to do…going to make breakfast for lunch today with a ham steak, eggs, and toast but I’m not sure what the 2nd meal will be…I just know I do have to have two meals today after having only one yesterday…probably finish up the pasta salad and then take the chicken out for Masala over the weekend…no rushing today…more later…

Well…after I got the rides in and the grocery run done, I decided to go out to the beach for one last time this summer…the weather is going to change and the water is just too damn cold to swim so I was getting bored with just sitting in my chair listening to the waves…and I think most of the rest of Muskegon is thinking the same thing with only two other people on the whole beach…I did get a little color that will have to keep me until next year…I will keep looking and if we get an 80 degree day in September, I may just go out but I think freeing up the two hours it takes to do a beach run will need to be used to do something but I’m not sure what that will be yet…I did get my new little rechargeable air compressor and it it really tiny but cool for 19 bucks…and it has a cool light that is white and red and flashes 2 different speeds…so I’ll have to get my tire repair tools in the trunk to go with it…okay, time to read again…

Well…it’s only 45 degrees out there right now so I may not get a ride in before the grocery run and I guess I’ll have to get used to that…the seasons are changing as they always do but I think it happened a little too fast for me this year…I mean I was out at the beach last week sitting in the sun and today it’s 45? Oh, well…I did get the lawn mowed yesterday so I don’t have that to do today…I do need to clean the living room and couch today but I’m not sure I want to…I’ll think about that later…allergies seem to be better this morning but they shouldn’t be so I’ll expect they’ll flare soon…not coughing so I’ll take that…need to pour down more coffee soon and wait for it jump start me to get the day started…I am going to put the top down on the car no matter what the temp is…hey, it all the way up to 48 degrees so I will get a ride in before the grocery run…after all, I got out at 47 degrees yesterday…I do need to clean the freezer at some point and with it half empty it would be a good time….more later…