Well…survived the fall back last night but I’ll still probably be doing conversions of the time for the next few days as I always do…man, the wind was howling out here yesterday and it is still blowing out there right now so it’s another day of riding inside if I ride at all…I really could use a day off to heal up since I am still sore from going into the wind Friday….lots of branches down and there is a tree almost blocking the alley that I had to drive around to go out to get the paper this morning…and it’s at the back of a rental so I’m sure that no one will do anything about it until I do….I think I slept okay last night but sure don’t feel like it right now…still pretty worn out and I think I’ll need to ease into it today…if I do ride, I need to get it done before 9 when Man U plays so that gives me an hour or so to decide….didn’t get much done yesterday but laundry and cooking but I have leftovers for today so I don’t even have to do that…I am getting tired of the normal stuff of chicken and brats and I’m looking forward to getting a turkey this week but I’m not sure I want to go through all the effort of doing the entire t-day menu of stuffing, green bean casserole, and potatoes and gravy….if I do that, I can toss the turkey carcass from last year that has been in the freezer for a year…so that will be a wash and I’ll have fresh turkey to make soup….I have to remember that turkey is not bad for you and low fat but I’ll have to eat nothing but turkey for a week…and I’m okay with that…not much to do today…can I take a day off? Still pretty darn sore and really can’t envision getting on the bike downstairs…maybe I will in a half hour but I need more coffee first and to try to read the news….I will be back for a political one later or maybe one on another topic…who knows? More later….

Well…as you know, I am trying a news blackout until after the election so getting topics in politics is getting to be pretty hard…so, I’m not sure if I’ll get to one today…damn, this feels just like when Putin installed trump and I knew this country was going to be almost fatally damaged…and we’ll see if it is fatal by Wed of next week…but that’s not what I wanted to talk about…have been busy again today and I started if off by riding the indoor bike since I hurt myself again going into the wind yesterday and my back and sides are pretty sore…after that I got the laundry done and put away and made some chicken with mashed potatoes and corn and made some gravy to go with it but doesn’t have enough flavor for me…will probably add some garlic and onion powder when I have some of it tomorrow…I did start taking a supplement of calcium and vitamin D since I only have my face uncovered on the bike and I’m not getting enough sunlight to make my own D…and I got it buy one get one free the other day at Meijers so I thought I’d give it a try…I’m not sure if I’ll be able to tell if it’s doing anything…the data is all over the map but in general, supplements do appear to help with broken bones as you age so I’ll give it a try….I am going to buy a turkey this week since it is cheap at 55 cents a pound and I like turkey…but that means I’ll have to buy another one if I want to have one for t-day…I really do need to get the freezer cleaned out but I put 4 thighs in it today and that just about fills it again…I wonder if there is going to be any spiral sliced ham on sale this holiday season? I usually do ham for christmas but won’t if the prices are up around 2 bucks a pound instead of the 99 cents I’m used to….not sure what I’m going to do the rest of the day since I’m basically done with what I wanted to do other than the kitchen…but right now all I want to do is watch a little football…and yeah, I may read some news if I can stand it….

Well…a few minutes ago I had entertained the thought that I may be able to get outside on the bike today with it over 60 and no wind to speak of…but just a few minutes ago, the wind has started to howl out there…just sitting here in the quiet and all of a sudden it got really loud outside and I went out to take a look from the porch…the wind must be blowing almost 30 right now and I can see it gusting to 50 today….so, I have a decision to make…do I go downstairs and ride or do I take a day off to heal some? And do I have toast and peanut butter before I do that or do I not need the calories? Way too many decisions to make before 8am….yeah, you know me…I’ll go down to ride in a minute and then get at the laundry…and I want mashed potatoes to go with the chicken I’m going to make for lunch…do I use some chicken broth to make gravy? That would be good and I have two containers of it in the cupboard that I don’t know what else I’ll use it for….okay, I need to get moving…well… don’t need to get moving but I really should….I may take tomorrow off….ha, ha…yeah, I find that funny, too….

Well…that was a 4:51 and 6:07 night last night and I feel just damn worn out today…as I have the past few days and that immediately starts me counting the calories I had the day before to see if I was stupid or not….yeah, I know I’m just about always stupid about that but it’s working with getting my weight down under 180 for the first time in a long time….I did get two rides in yesterday but going into the wind hurt my back again and I’m already in pain this morning….I wonder if I should take a day off the bikes today? I really have earned one with going over 5300 miles yesterday and it’s raining out there right now with even higher wind than yesterday….I could do the indoor bike today and probably will but I don’t want to…the waves are supposed to be 15 to 20 feet this afternoon so I may just hop in the car and go out to the beach to see them…we have storm warnings and gale warnings on right now and that means gusts of up to 50-60 mph today and I hope that wind blows the leaves out of my yard…but my big tree hasn’t even started to drop it’s leaves yet so it may be a couple of weeks until I can get them cleaned up….not much to do today…I did get the bathroom cleaned yesterday and I am going to do the kitchen today but I don’t feel like doing anything right now…I think I’m going to buy a turkey this week since Meijers has them on sale for 55 cents a pound and that is some cheap protein….might even go out to get one Monday so I can cook it later in the week…have been disappointed with them lately and there is no room in the freezer for it so I need to continue to empty it before I need to freeze the carcass….and I have one in the freezer from last year that I think I’ll toss and just use the new ones for soup….more later….

Well…that wasn’t too bad…slept through til 5:41 and then was able to go back to sleep for an hour….still feel a little worn out but that is my fault and I’ll accept that…damn, the inside of my right forearm hurts like crazy right now…how the hell did I hurt that just sleeping? Weird….had a good day yesterday but didn’t get anything done but the rides and trying on the clothes my daughter sent….I am going to try to get some cleaning done today but that won’t be til later…have to make a run out to Meijers to get my powerball tickets for tonight…the jackpot is up to 1.5 billion dollars and I really could use a piece of that…and I need to get some calcium and vitamin D tablets to see if I can get the bone loss in my jaw reversed….there is a gale warning on for tonight and all day tomorrow with winds forecast to be 25-35mph with gusts of up to 55 so that may keep me off the outside bike…I could use a day off to let my back heal up some but I am going out today even with the with being able to hear the wind right now…yeah, I’m stupid but it’s already over 60 out there and I want to take advantage of the last few warm days of the year…the highs are dropping into the 40’s next week and will be like that the rest of the year…not much to do today…coffee, coffee, and coffee first….the the errand and on the bike after that…it’s supposed to rain this aft so I’ll need to get on the bike by 9 or so to get two rides in before that….have another care package coming today and I wonder what will be in this one….more later….

Well…Just got a call from my doctor with some good and bad news…he agrees with me that all my bike riding could skew the results of my PSA test and has scheduled another one for Feb 3rd of next year…the bad news is I have to stay off the bike for two weeks before it…yep, me off the bike for two weeks…damn, that is going to be hard…but necessary…so I have to figure out how to get exercise for that two weeks…I think I’ll get a pair of walking shoes and start training for the UK trip then…I am glad it’s in the winter where I usually only ride inside 4 days a week so that’s only 8 times off the bike…I wonder if it will screw things up if I double up before that…probably shouldn’t since I’m riding twice a day now…think I’ll have to cut down to one meal a day for that two weeks….it will be interesting to see just how much not riding changes the results…

Well…just got the care packages my daughter sent me and all I have to say is that I’ll never have to buy any cold weather clothes again…have 19 pieces of light to heavyweight fleeces in a lot of brands from North face, to Under Amour, Eddie Bauer, and lots of other stuff…used up all of the hangers I had to hang them up and had to put them in the spare bedroom closet since there was too much to fit in my closet…if I just wear just one a day, it would be 2/3rd of a month before I’d repeat…and I retired the two fleeces I bought about 20 years ago that were looking a bit shabby….and I think there are more coming tomorrow…and my daughter said what she sent was about 5% of her husbands clothes….and they have more they need to clear out…it took me an hour and a half just to try them on to see what I had…pretty cool….

Well…when I was getting ready to sleep last night, for some reason Peter Gabriel popped into my head and I realized that I hadn’t listened to any of his albums in a long time…yes, albums, I’m that old…and I remembered it this morning and I put his album So on…and followed that up with Up….and I haven’t listen to the entire albums in at least 5 years but it was the perfect music for how I feel today…I might even say I was happy…and that almost never happens….even with the health stuff going on I really do think I am happy…and I can’t figure out why…oh, well…I’ll take it….more later…oh, and now to change it up, James Gang Rides Again….

Well…that was okay…slept through the night until 6:24 this morning and that is really unusual…but I wasn’t good last night so I feel a little worn out and hope the coffee will start to work soon…it’s kind of funny that when I was trimming my beard yesterday that the guide fell off and I took a big chunk off down to the skin…so I had to trim the rest of it down to almost nothing so I really don’t have much of one right now….need to buy a new one since the rechargeable battery in this one quit years ago but I really hate spending money…a new one is only 17 bucks so I probably should suck it up and get one….had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done and today will probably be the same….don’t need to cook today with all of the leftovers in the fridge but I do want to cook one of the steaks I got yesterday and I just might…..it’s a little weird that there is a garlic bread shortage when we have a Cole’s bakery right down the street that I smell every day….I wonder if it is a problem with wheat supplies? Not much to do today…I can get on the bike as soon as it gets light but that won’t be for an hour or so and I can use that hour to pour more coffee in me and wake up….I think I’ll just enjoy the day and I am looking forward to the care package coming from my daughter today…it’s just like getting a christmas present…and it’s T’s birthday today…she’s turning the big 60…damn, we’re all getting old…I’ve known her since she was in her mid 30’s….what a long fun ride….more later….

Well…was just sitting here thinking a bit and thought of a few things I didn’t talk about earlier…I won 4 bucks in the Monday powerball drawing? Or, to look at it another way, I only lost 2 bucks so I rolled it over into tonight’s drawing and got three easy picks for only two bucks more….and I bought some beef today…yeah, I know it’s bad for you but a 5oz. bacon wrapped filet for only a buck fifty? I thought it was a pretty good deal to get 10 ozs. of filet for 3 bucks so that will make one meal…or maybe two…not sure yet…probably should have bought a couple more but I have enough stuff in the freezer and I still have the thighs I bought today that I have to find a place for in there…probably shouldn’t have thawed the leg quarters I just put in the oven for dinner…and I’ll have to restrain myself from buying any more protein next week…need to eat more veggies….