Well…another month starts and the hope that winter is over is getting closer to being a fact but the weather widget just said 2 inches of snow in 4 hours and that is depressing…oh, well…slept okay last night and didn’t get up once all night and that is pretty unusual but I still feel worn out as I always do but that is just from being old…one of the boards I bought for the trim was not straight and I thought I’d have to buy another one but I clamped it to my work table with my c-clamp and it appears straight enough to use and that is cool…it’s going to be another busy day today with getting the rides in, baking bread, and making Masala and that will all be done by noon…I did watch the Bob Dylan movie “A Complete Unknown” last night and it kept me interested through the whole thing and reminded me what a frickin talent he is…very cool…and I’ve seen him live in GR with Willie Nelson but it was pretty disappointing when he stood at the back of the stage and I couldn’t understand him at all…have about 25 minutes before I need to get on the bike but I need to have another cup of coffee first…more later…

Well…got one side of the door frame done this afternoon and it came out pretty good…and I didn’t use any duct tape to do it…I think I’ll finish it up tomorrow or maybe not…who knows? I did make a chicken burrito for lunch and got the dough for more sourdough made and in the fridge to bake tomorrow morning…didn’t get out on the outdoor bike today with the gale warning that was on all day and but I did get three rides in indoors to make it to over 1,300 miles so far this year and that’s not bad for two months of all indoor riding…it looks like I’ll be able to ride outside Monday and Tuesday of next week and start piling the miles on out there…ran out of leftovers today so I only had the one meal for lunch and I’m okay with that…need to get back to losing weight again…okay…need to get back to reading for a bit…

Well…up at 5:09 this morning and that’s way too early for me…but I knew there was no chance to sleep more so I decided to get on with the day…so, I’m having my first cup of coffee at 5:33 and should be able to get on the bike around 6 to get three rides in before 10…then I have errands to run…Meijers, Aldis, and depot to set myself up to not go anywhere until late next week…I do need to pick up the 8 foot trim pieces I need so the top will go down on the car today and that helps me maintain my top down in every month streak…I may take the day off working on the door frame and just cook and read…going to make chicken burritos and maybe a salad today to use up the lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes in the fridge…going to prep dough for a loaf of bread tomorrow so I can bake it Sunday along with making some Masala…the new starter stayed on the floor heat register overnight and it looks good so maybe I’ll prep the dough today…I do need to make some stir fry and I got some bang bang sauce to use in one and I think that’s pretty spicy and I can use that…not much to do today…yeah, that’s not true…have lots to do and need to get moving in 14 minutes…so I’ll pour down another cup of coffee and get at it….more later…

Well…it’s an anniversary of sorts today and I’m not sure what I think about it…it was February 27th 4 years ago that I moved in to my house here in Muskegon and when I think back to what this neighborhood sounded like then, it still makes my BP rise…I mean there was that thumpy assed bullshit was coming from every side all day every day…since I moved in here in winter there was very little noise…until it thawed and it was so bad I almost sold this place…but that was the bad times and it’s much better now…I’ll still have to make noise calls once it warms up but I don’t take it personally anymore…just call and talk to CD for a minute and a half and be done with it…okay, now the good…I really like owning a home again and it will be paid for in about 10 more years…and the trails are so close and I am itching to get back on them…will do an outdoor ride tomorrow but there will probably still be ice on it…one thing gave me a reminder how easy it is to live here…went out to pay the water bill at the city office and there has never been a time that I couldn’t park right at the door and get business done in about a minute..then over to the library where I parked right out front…again…and got 4 more books…the whole trip took 10 minutes and I was back here…just frickin easy….I do have work to do on the door frame today to get it sanded so I can start fitting the new trim tomorrow…but then again, I can do whatever I want…I will work but battlebots first…

Well…up a little early today at 5:41 but I slept okay so I’ll take it…still trying to stop grinding my teeth and that has been going on for years…at least it isn’t causing pain this time…the snow has been melting like crazy out here and I think I jinxed spring coming by putting the winter coats away yesterday….and we are getting a blast of cold Sat and Sun with highs in the 20’s but no snow so maybe spring is really coming…going to ride outdoors tomorrow with the temp getting to 46 and I am curious how much ice and snow is still on the trail…going to work on the door frame downstairs and get it ready to start assembling it today but there is no urgency so I may take a day off and read a bit instead…hitting the library this morning to pick up 4 more books and it is so nice to not have to think about getting out of here and shoveling the snow…should wash the car at some point and get off my ass and look for a new one…the birds have abandoned the feeder and I haven’t had to fill it for two days so I’m glad I didn’t buy more food this week…not much to do today…just need to get more coffee down me and get on the bike here in a few but I don’t feel like it right now…more later….

Well…it’s been a little busy today with getting the first ride in, then the grocery run done, and then two and more rides and some work downstairs but now I’m going to take it easy for a while…didn’t get outdoors with the rain still here off and on and it never got over 40 and that is too damn cold for me…I did get some sliced turkey today for 1.50 a pound so I got two two pound packages and lots of it will go in the freezer…have lots of food to make for the next week and will be going back to some chicken tacos and Masala over the weekend and still have enough lettuce to make a few salads if I want…I do need to cut more veggies up to dip and should get on that right now…I did finish the books and can go to the library for more tomorrow after the rides but I do want to try to go out for a ride but it looks like Friday will be the day…

Well…damn, I’m running late already and it’s only 6:41 and I need to get on the bike by 7 to be able to get the first ride in before I head out for the grocery run…I am going to try to get an outdoor ride in today but it’s all going to depend on the rain and it looks like we’ll get a couple of hours in…but it’s 31 degrees so it may be snow and then I won’t drag the bike out of the basement and I’ll wait til tomorrow…slept okay last night but sure don’t feel like it…it will be a struggle to get going in 14 minutes but I have to do it to keep on schedule…I just made some pour over coffee and I’ll have a cup of that before I head down…need to buy some more allergy meds and I’ll get some more coffee beans so I’ll have 5 pounds in stock here…I did get the work area cleaned up downstairs yesterday along with more work on the door frame but I’m not sure how much I’ll do today…some, I’m sure but I have no motivation right now…Man U plays this aft but they’re playing so lousy that I’m not sure I want to see it…need to get moving…more later…

Well…made progress on the door frame today but it was all backward since I just couldn’t do it half assed like the previous owner…so today I pulled all of the trim off the frame so I could get to the backing lumber that was held together by just a couple of nails on the left side…so I cut a shim and drove some screws through the side trim and shims and that anchored the entire left side so the wall doesn’t move at all anymore…and the saw blades for both my circular and trim saws are so dull it took me minutes to just cut the shims so I’m picking up new ones at Menards on the grocery run tomorrow…then I’ll start re assembling the whole thing tomorrow but not before I try to get an outdoor ride in…the trails will still be ice covered so it will be a road ride…but it is supposed to rain, too so I may just wait it out…I did get the computer on the outdoor bike reset so it’s ready to go with just air in the tires left to do…man, I can wait to get outside for the first time this year…I am stopping at DD tomorrow to get some thin sliced turkey for 1.50 a pound and I have just enough room in the freezer for a few pounds…but I don’t need much at Meijers or Aldis so it will be a cheap week….a little more reading and then some tv…

Well…having a hell of a time getting going this morning and the question comes to me “why the hell do I have to get going every day?” yeah, we all know I’d be a fat slug if I didn’t keep up the torture on the bike every day…it stayed over freezing overnight and slabs of snow and ice were sliding off the roof making lots of noise last night…I wonder if winter is over? Not here in Michigan…I can remember 8 inches of snow in April that closed the schools so I guess we’ll see…it’s going to be 46 Friday but then a crash down into the 20’s…might have to drag the outdoor bike out for that and do some city street riding…so I need to reset the computer on that bike to get ready for it….it’s already 7 and I just started the coffee so it might be a late day to get on the bike…I do need a new blade for my circular saw since I tried to cut shims from a 2×4 and it barely did it…I need a good one to rip the trim pieces so I won’t work on that today…don’t have to cook today so that will be okay but I do need to plan meals for later in the week…and I want to use some of the thighs I have in the freezer…I overate with two chili dogs yesterday so I need to cut back to under 1K calories today…so it will be a bowl of soup and one chili dog today….more later….

Well…got to work some more on the door frame this afternoon and made some good progress on getting the top plate secured and glued in so now it’s not held in by one nail…and I put shims in so the whole thing is level and ties the whole wall together…I may have to trim another 3/4 of an inch off the side trims since I’m  using 1 inch top trim and I want to keep it flush with the new headers…but I guess it doesn’t have to be flush…we’ll see after I get started assembling it…my back is still hurting like crazy and I have no clue how I hurt it…still haven’t taken anything for it but I probably should….finished the third book and I’m going to start the 4th right now so I can get to the library this week…I’ll get back to politics tomorrow…