Well…running early today and maybe that is the new normal with not sleeping too much…or too well…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done…still not feeling 100% so I think I’ll continue to take it easy today and only clean a little…I do have a couple of errands to run this morning after the workout and bike ride…my allergies are going nuts right now so I need to get some more medicine for it…I am trying to eat a little more healthy getting ready for my check up next Tuesday and I’m taking the week off from cocktails, too, and that makes it a little boring at times…but necessary so I guess I can take it….didn’t get much done yesterday but I will clean the kitchen today and maybe vacuum some but not right now…I need more coffee and to read some news first…after all, it’s only 7 am and I really have no place to be….more later….

Well…as you know, I do this site mainly for myself to have a place where I can vent or just talk a little about things that mean something to me…and there are times when I am lucid and make some good, original points…not all the time but sometimes…and there are times when I am curious how much I really am doing this for myself and how many other people come here to read this stuff…so, being a little bored today, I went out to the stats section of my site to take a look…and I am a little humbled by how many people come here every day to take a look at what I have to say. Over this past month, there were almost 10,000 individual visits to this site…I know this is not a lot when compared to others but that is over 300 separate people a day that stop in to take a look….and there were over 141,000 page views in that same time so it appears that people are looking back into the almost 7,000 posts I have done here since I started this thing almost 10 years ago….and I really do appreciate that….being retired now through no choice of my own, this site gives me something to do on days when life seems interminable and boring….so, I’ll keep doing this as long as I can and I hope you find something that is thought provoking, or funny at times….or even silly…I’ll try to not be boring..but even that happens sometimes…

Well…running a little early today with waking up at 5:08…didn’t get up until 6 but that is still early…had an okay day yesterday and today is starting out okay with rain and some thunderstorms moving in soon so it looks like I won’t be getting on the bike until 10 or so…I did have a nice ride out and back to pool which we tied and found that I had won 12 bucks in the last Mega drawing so I rolled it into 6 picks for today…it would sure be nice to win something….woke up feeling a little better today after being half good with only one cocktail last night and that was the last one until after I get my checkup next Tuesday morning…I am kind of looking forward to that, really, I can use the weight loss and I’m sure my liver will like the rest…not much to do today….going to clean some as I wait for the rain to stop but not right now…going to ease into the day with some more coffee and reading the news then getting to work….more later…

Well…running late again today and I feel pretty crappy still…my lungs and head are filled with crap and I still don’t have a lot of energy…but, I don’t feel all too bad and will get out on the bike in a while…the storms missed here last night and that is getting to be a broken record….just got a little rain but that was about it ….there was almost 5 inches of rain to the north and it is still raining now but nothing here…didn’t get much done yesterday with feeling crappy and today will be the same with pool this aft…I may get my hair cut this morning if I feel like it but right now it looks like I’ll wait until tomorrow…have had pain in my hips and legs since yesterday but I’m not sure what that is about….all I know is that I had a hard time getting comfortable yesterday and my thighs are burning today so I think I’ll take something for it in a while….more later…

Well…running really late today since I wanted to get out and get the bike ride in before the F1 race and I did…it was so damn humid out there that it was like riding in liquid…but there was a lot of cool fog, too, and that is always neat to see…slept okay last night but got up late so I didn’t get to have coffee before the ride and that makes it much harder but I survived it…I usually burn off the caffeine on the ride so I’m not sure how that is going to work today…felt pretty crappy all day yesterday and I think it may be a bug….I have a little sore throat today and some coughing so I think it’s not just not eating enough…it could be allergies, too, since I did get some relief with taking some allergy medicine last night…all I know is I felt really lousy yesterday and I still feel it today so it is going to be an easy day…I do need to clean the bathroom today but I am going to wait a while before I start that….more later….

Well…running a little early today with wanting to get out on the bike before F1 qualifying but it’s raining so that isn’t going to work today…damn….that puts my entire day off schedule and I don’t like it…oh, well…I guess I’ll watch soccer for now and go out at 10 instead…slept okay last night for a change but I am a little worn out today from my allergies…forgot to take something for them last night and I won’t do that again today…I am looking forward to trying my new riding gloves today to see if they are as comfortable as they seem….and to see if they can prevent calluses that I have on my left hand from riding…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I will have to do the bathroom today since it is getting a little iffy and I should clean the kitchen, too, but I’m not sure how much I’ll do with all of the soccer on this morning and then races later today…more later…

Well…woke up feeling pretty crappy this morning and I know part of it is allergies…forgot to take something for it last night but I won’t make that mistake tonight….not sure if I’m going to get out by 7:30 to make it back here for F1 practice at 9 but I do need to get out early with the rain coming in later today…I probably shouldn’t even talk about it since when I do, the clouds fall apart and we get nothing…I did get out to get some color yesterday and I think it’s evening out okay….and it needs to…looks pretty weird…got a notice that my new bike bag is coming today and I can’t wait to replace the old one with all of the holes….and I do want to try some riding gloves to see if I can prevent the cramps in my hands that I get every day….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but a little clean up on the oven that I spilled burger juice in yesterday…it still stinks in here from it…not much to do today….I am going to drag myself out on the bike here in a few minutes and then come back here and just ease into the rest of the day…more later…

Well…I sure hope they finish up the rebuild at Meijers soon…it is such a pain in the butt doing the grocery run with everything moved to places I can’t find…even forgot to buy my newspaper and I am a little grrrrr about that…it’s my nice Thursday routine and I don’t like it disrupted…I did sleep okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning except for the allergies giving me a low grade headache…had a walking stick hanging on to my rear fender for the trip over and back to groceries so I had to take him off an put him in the bushes when I got back here…pretty funny to see…I do feel better that I have a doctor now and am gradually getting back on track with my life…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I am going to wash the car here in a few minutes so it can dry while I’m on the bike and then I can wax it when I get off the bike…I do need to clean the interior and glass today too, so that will be some work with all of the dust in the car….more later…

Well….one of the things that I have been working on now for a couple of months was finding a new doctor that was close by and that takes Medicare…yeah…I’m that old and now most of you that come here daily will probably stop now that you know I’m an old fart. But, I never really do this for anyone but myself so I’m not going to worry about that too much…so, today, I finally found a doctor who takes Medicare and I have my “welcome to Medicare” checkup scheduled for the 4th of September and that is making me a little apprehensive since I haven’t seen a doctor in over 15 years, other than for the 15 staples in my scalp. But, I feel good most days other than the normal aches and pains so I guess I won’t worry too much…it’s kind of funny that the office where the doctor has his practice is on my bike route and I ride by it every day….and it’s only two miles away on Kalamazoo so that will be cool until I find a house and move…and that’s the last thing I have to do now after getting my car insurance changed, and now finding a doctor…..so, I think I’ll take the rest of the day off and just relax….

Well…I am exhausted this morning from all of the news from yesterday…but, I did sleep okay so that is something….not sure why I’m so sore today but there will be ibuprofen in my future…my neck is stiff and hurts and that has been going on too long…must be sleeping wrong on it but I’m not sure how to change that…didn’t get anything done yesterday but I have some errands to run today and I do have to cook some chicken before it goes bad…had half a loaf of bread go moldy yesterday and I am happy that the heat and humidity is gone right now…it was a pain to be damp all the time…not much to do today….can’t get moving right now and need to have more coffee before I get to working out and riding the bike….more later….