Well…I finally got off my butt and got some work done today…it is amazing what I can accomplish when there is no soccer or races on…got the two rides in and the cleaned most of the kitchen including the stove and then put the trash out…and I just had to make another noise call since some idiot to the north is blasting his thumpy assed bullshit that is drowning out my tv….didn’t get an outdoor ride in today since it was so windy out here…had branches down all over my yard so I went out and picked them up and I’m starting to get a big pile to cut up and bag to put them out when they start picking up yard waste again…should go out and get some manure for my garden and work that into the soil but that won’t happen for a while since the highs are going to only be in the 40’s for the next 10 days…ick…
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March 20th
Well…running a little late with not getting out of bed til 7:22 and I know it’s going to be hard to get moving today…it looks like it’s going to be indoor rides today with the wind blowing almost 20 out there right now…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done but the two rides…the birds were pretty active on the feeder yesterday and that was fun….going to have to buy more bird food this week but that will be the last bag until fall….my mouth is still in the healing process and slowly getting better every day but I’m still wincing at times when I don’t need to…I guess it’s in anticipation of the pain that is slowly subsiding….don’t have a lot to do today but really should clean the kitchen since the stove has gotten pretty ugly with all of the cooking I do….and my bedroom is so damn dusty…no, the whole house is dusty and I should probably change the furnace filter since I have a spare downstairs…not much to do today…just can’t get going right now after only one cup of coffee so I’ll ease into it and try to get on the bike by 8:30….and that is only 21 minutes away so I better get another cup of coffee and get a post out to Mastodon…more later…
Got some stuff done…
Well…it’s been a busy day so far today with getting two bike rides in, shoveling the snow, and making lunch…all before noon, and now it’s time to get ready for the Man U match that starts in 20 minutes, followed by the F1 race at 1, and then the Nascar race at 3 so the whole afternoon is planned out…I do need to clean the stove sometime today but that will probably get done when the Nascar race is on since I just want to sit here for a bit after running all morning…I will come back for a political one later if I can find a topic and that shouldn’t be too hard today…lots of Bluejays on the feeder today and even a couple of doves but no Juncos yet….more later…
March 19th
Well…up at 6:15 this morning and had to go out to get the paper since they didn’t deliver the local paper this weekend…and when I got in the car, “American Woman” by the Guess Who was playing on WLAV and I was instantly teleported back to the summer of 1970…probably the best summer of my life and I was happy that I had a summer like that since I don’t think I have many more….slept okay last night and need to get on the bike after another cup of coffee…or at least before 8 so that gives me 36 minutes to have more coffee, get a post out to Mastodon, and read some news….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t do anything but watch the birds on the feeder and races on tv….I did cook so I have leftovers for today but only had one meal yesterday to make up for not riding…so I’m going to be in low and slow mode until I get on the bike…damn, I have pain everywhere this morning and it sure feels like getting old…don’t like it one bit….not much to do today…just need to get moving soon and get on the bike but need more coffee first….Man U plays today at 11:30 so everything needs to be done by then….more later…
March 18th
Well…crap, it snowed again last night and it looks like about 4 inches and that means I’ll be out shoveling again this morning…this crap just needs to end…up at 4 again but was able to go back to sleep until 6:30 or so but I’m still struggling with waking up and getting going…first sip of coffee so I guess it will take a while…I did have my broccoli seeds sprout yesterday and hung the grow light but I’m not sure if I need a1,000 watt LED for the seedlings…might replace it with my 4 bulb fluorescent to save some money….it’s only 17 degrees out there in the middle of March and that is pretty damn depressing and we’re supposed to get lake effect snow all day today so I’ll wait a while before I go out to shovel…is today the day I take a day off the bike? Not sure about that but I know I’m doing okay with my weight control so I could probably do it…went over 600 miles on the indoor bike the other day so it looks like I’ll get to close to 700 before I get to the outdoor bike again….going to make a big spiral sliced ham today with mashed potatoes and gravy and I want to do that for lunch so I’ll have to get after it around 10 or so…there are races and soccer on all day today so I’ll have something to keep myself amused….I did watch “Cocaine Bear” last night and it was largely a forgettable movie…but it kept me entertained and I didn’t shut it off so it was okay….tonight is going to be Svengoolie but I may have seen the movie he is running so I need a back up….more later…
Darn….
Well…darn…the bluetooth earbuds quit working this morning and I was just getting used to them…so I had to use my corded ones that just don’t sound as good…a few days ago, some of the functions stopped working, like being able to pause the tablet just by tapping the button on the right one…and the right one started cutting out when I looked down for some reason…this morning they wouldn’t turn on correctly or pair with the tablet anymore so I guess they’re dead…so, I had gotten so used to the wireless freedom that I went out on amazon and bought myself a cheap pair that got good reviews and were 30% off at 20 bucks….and I needed chain lube anyway so I got them both and they’ll be here next week…
March 17th
Well…strange…when I woke up today I was sure it was Saturday…but it’s not…up at 4:04 and then out of bed at 6:10 and that is too damn early…and I’m feeling it right now with just pouring the first cup of coffee…it looks like it rained almost all night last night but it will be stopping soon…now, do I try to ride outdoors today or just stay in? Still don’t want to be cold and there is a winter weather advisory on for all day tomorrow and into Sunday with up to 4 inches of snow with the really cold air coming in tomorrow…I mean we’re halfway through March and the high is going to be 26? Didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I do want to clean the freezer today but I’m not motivated to do anything right now….I guess I could get on the bike here soon but there is F1 practice on in a bit and I want to see that…and there is a 1,000 mile race on from Sebring that starts around 11 or so and that will be on all day….so, I’m not sure what I’m going to do….have to figure out two meals today and I know one of them is going to be the other batch of catfish and I think I’m going to make some nachos for the other one …I did buy tomatoes and they need to be used and I have shredded cheese that is going to go bad if I don’t use it soon….not much to do today…man, I just can’t get started…it is only 7 so I guess I can sit here and have another cup of coffee for a few minutes anyway…then drag my butt downstairs for the first ride….more later….
Two Flickers….
Well…it’s been a pretty good day out here and it has been raining for a couple of hours now and I hope it cleans up the streets some…didn’t get a lot done today other than the two bike rides and cooking but I need to clean the freezer tomorrow and check the fluids in the car…another busy day…ha, ha…I did have two Northern flickers on the feeder today at the same time and one of them was a female so maybe I’ll have a nesting pair of those…I didn’t know that these birds are woodpeckers and I found that out when I looked for how to tell the male from females….pretty cool to look over and see two of those big birds there when I never saw one of those in my life until I moved out here….not sure what is going on with the dentists out here but my regular one sent me a text for me to schedule a cleaning and root canal and they said they don’t have any appointments available til the middle of July…and my periodontist is out almost that far…man, these guys have a license to print money….okay, on to finishing up a few things and then tv and a cocktail or two…oh, I got up to 315 followers on Mastodon today..in the more than ten years on twitter, I had 12…
March 16th
Well…man, having a hard time getting going today but I guess that’s from not getting to coffee until 7:24 after getting out of bed at 6:44…but I was up at 5:04…again,…and I can’t figure it out…oh, well…it looks like it’s going to rain this afternoon and into tomorrow then the temp is going to plunge with the high only in the 20’s Sat and I am so tired of the cold…I guess I’ll just write off March completely since there is no spring in the forecast….need to get on the bike by nine so I can get two rides in before noon…going to have catfish for lunch after getting a pound of the nuggets in some seasoning yesterday but I’m not sure what I’m going to have with it…probably some oven baked fries so it will be a bit like fish and chips….I do have a chicken leg quarter that needs to be used today but that will be later…only had some pasta and bean dip yesterday so I think I’ll be pretty sluggish on the bike this morning….feel that way right now and I could use the day off the bike but I won’t take it..need to lose another 10 pounds or so and that means I need to sweat it out….not much to do today…Man U plays this afternoon and then it’s new show night for entertainment….Picard and the Mandolorian will make it interesting and I’m looking forward to that….more later…
Wednesday…
Well..just couldn’t come up with a clever title for this one so you get Wednesday….it’s been a good day so far with getting the grocery runs done early and got everything I had on the list…even stopped at DD and got a 7 pound spiral sliced ham for 7 bucks but it’s frozen so it will have to thaw until Saturday…have plenty of other food to use up before that so no big deal…when I got back here around 9:30, I got right on the bike for the first ride, and after about a 10 minute break, I got right back on to do the second ride…finishing up around noon or so…then lunch where I made way too much pasta so I only had half of it and I think it will make another entire meal….don’t have a lot to do today but I do want to have all of it done before Liverpool plays at 4…only have to do the dishes and make some seasoning for the catfish I took out of the freezer….and do my teeth…that’s first…