Well…running early today since I needed to get this done before I head out to GH for my yearly beach morning and swim….yesterday was a total waste with the Olympics on but today, I think I’ll just ignore them and do the normal day after I get back here…not sure if I’ll get on the bike or not today…I could use a day off to heal the legs and with the disappointment from the past couple of days, I just don’t feel like doing much…..will fill you in on that one later once I understand what is going on….was good last night so the ride out today should be fun…it is a little cool, though, with it just breaking 60 so I think I may have to put the heat on a little with the top down….more later….

Well…out on the bike this morning, there was an odor along the whole trail that smelled like a dumpster fire…couldn’t figure out what it was until I remembered that Trump is going to give a speech on his “economic plan” in Detroit today….and that stinks even all the way to here…but, that’s not what this one is about…there were a couple of things that happened on the trail that I wanted to talk about yesterday but I forgot…so, I’ll do that today. Sitting at the park at my last water stop, I looked up as I usually do to find 11 black buzzards flying in a tight spiral that was a couple of hundred feet high…and the first thing I thought of was the “Shaknado” movies from syfy…and “Buzzardnado” popped into my head…so syfy, I have that name copyrighted….oh, one other thing…just getting to the trail today and there was a huge female red-tailed hawk just sitting on the top of the chain link fence that runs beside it…it was close enough to touch and didn’t move when I went by…pretty cool….

Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for another one yesterday…not sure why other than I was distracted by the Olympics….didn’t get anything else done either, and that annoys me somewhat….I did get the slow cooked chicken done and it came out okay…will have food for the next few days now and that is good since I really don’t feel like cooking at all…my legs have been hurting the past couple of days and I can’t figure that out…I did go hard on the bike yesterday but that shouldn’t show up for a day or so…might just be getting old….feel a little slow today and I am forcing myself to get going…and that is not really working right now…maybe more coffee? I do need to get the workout and bike ride in today since tomorrow is going to be a beach day and that means I’ll miss both….the lake temp is almost 75 so that will make for a good swim….no waves though so that is disappointing but I need to keep the string alive…have been in the lake every year since I was 5 and that is a really long time…more later….

Well…another Saturday passed with no damage so I guess that is a win…didn’t get anything done and the damn bike is still squeaking so I am a little irritated today….and there are way too many things to watch in the olympics and I fear that I am going to have a lost two weeks when they are on….too easy to make excuses and veg out on the couch….I do need to get moving and get the slow cooker loaded with the chicken and other stuff that I want to cook today…maybe that will be the taste that I need to want to eat again….still not a lot of pain right now but the boredom is getting pretty fierce….might have to spend some money to go out somewhere and just be around some people for a change…..not much to do today….just the bike ride and a race later and I am going to veg out most of the day…more later…

Well…it’s Saturday…not sure what that means since all of the days just run together….I did win at pool in a championship game so that was cool…feel okay this morning and I am looking forward to getting on the bike…yeah, I know I’m weird to like torturing myself but that’s me….it’s a good looking morning out there with almost no wind and that makes for a good ride….still working on the squeak and we’ll see if I found it or not….the water works again when it does so I guess I’m okay with whatever happens…I did watch the opening ceremonies for the Olympics last night and they just seemed way too long…I even changed over to other stuff after the first hour and a half….I am going to watch much of the olympics since it will be something to keep the boredom away…..not much to do today…have to finish my coffee and get on the bike but that is about it….more later…

Well…it’s another Friday and most people are looking forward to their weekend…but, they don’t mean a lot to me anymore since every day is a weekend…and that is a shame, really….oh, well….I did get a bunch of stuff done yesterday and I am really hoping the lube I got for the bike gets rid of the damn squeak….it is a pretty cool lube made by wd…a silicone that goes on wet but then dries and just leaves the lube behind…don’t really have a lot of hope it will work but you have to love the technology….it looks like the really hot weather is going to be gone for a few days and I don’t mind that at all….it has been a trial with it being so darn hot for so long…and I do need to get off the bike for a day…it has been almost 120 days without a day off and my legs are getting really flat….I have the normal stuff to do today and it will be nice to get out of here for a while….more later…okay…not sure if this new format is working or not..it is pool day but that will be about it….cleaned a lot yesterday and burned my thumb on the damn burner grates on the stovetop…just a little blister….more later….

Well…had a pretty good day yesterday and got a bunch of stuff done…but, I’m running late again this morning with doing the grocery run….am going to try to make some different food over the next few days…got some stir fry for today and I am going to run the slow cooker Saturday with some chicken, mushrooms, potatoes and carrots…going to use a red pasta sauce for the liquid and see how that comes out….did it last time with mushroom soup and didn’t like it much…want something with more bite in the flavors so I think I’ll over garlic it….have had a pain down my left leg for the past few days and I think it’s nerve impingement again since my back sounds like a coffee can full of rocks….going to take something for it before I get out today to see if it helps…more annoying than anything but it hurt on the bike so that needs to be addressed….I do have stuff to do today…going to wash the car after I finish the coffee and then the regular stuff…the bike is still irritating then hell out of me but at least it still rides…more later…

Well…I am going to change things up today since my daily posts have become pretty repetitive and boring…..I am pretty happy that there hasn’t been much pain lately…I did have some cramps in my thighs this morning and that is a new one….it is a beautiful day out there and I am going to appreciate it…I am pretty excited that the Olympics are starting today with the US women’s soccer team playing later this aft and I will be watching that…might even watch some of the earlier games but I’m not sure…have been really bored with the food I have been eating lately and I think I need to add some spice to it so I’ll eat enough again…just have a craving for big loads of spices so I think I’ll get out the cookbooks again and try for something new…going to be just another day today but I do have to clean….and do laundry….might have to put the air on later with it predicted to be in the 90’s today and I am tired of being damp all the time…more later….

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I got a few things done so that was cool…slept okay last night but feel like my allergies are really kicking up an I have been coughing and sneezing all morning….think I’ll take something for then before I get on the bike…and some ibuprofen to keep the cramps at bay….I am curious how my legs are going to take the second day of only one meal…not sure why I went back to one but I just am having a problem eating…nothing appeals to me right now and I think it may be the heat….I was going to go to the beach today but realized it was the coast guard festival at GH and that makes it way too busy for me…so, I’ll do that next week…not much to do today…going back to the normal routine today since I really don’t have much to do except clean the kitchen…more later….

Well….I was going to do one on the meltdown that Trump had over the weekend but I think I’m becoming numb to the idiocy…so, let’s talk about something else. Out on the trail, even though I’m usually kind of zoned out on the bike, I’ve noticed that there are no grasshoppers this year. Once I noticed this a couple of weeks ago, I started counting and I have only seen 5 of them in two weeks…and, if you’ve been a long time reader, you’ve read that there are normally clouds of them in a couple of parts of the trail that coat my t-shirt as I ride by….I just wonder where they went…maybe it’s the hot and dry weather? Who knows? Have never seen so few and I’ve been around a long time. Just a curious thing….