Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made it a total veg day to try to end this bug…didn’t even ride the bike since the ride Friday was so much torture but I think I am going to give it a try today just to see how it feels…have never turned around to come back after I start the ride and I want to keep that record so I am a little concerned with the coughing I have been doing all morning…but, I have felt a lot worse and made it through…just need some Pink Floyd and a lot of water…slept okay last night and feel okay today but the humidity, or the sickness, is making me drenched again this morning…not too good of a way to start the day…but it is gorgeous out there and to waste another one staying in is really hard to take…not much to do today…should clean some and I might if I continue to feel okay but that is about it…more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool…that was okay but the sweating through my shirt while I was shooting was not….it seems to be better this morning since I went to the store for supplies and was not dripping when I was done…slept okay last night and had some dreams that I don’t remember and that was two days in a row so I’m not going to complain….the drive out and back yesterday was fun but hot and I had the top down out to Meijers this morning, too, but with an errand to run this aft when it is going to be in the 90’s, I’m not sure if I’ll put it down then….I am feeling better today but with the torture on the bike ride yesterday, I’m taking the day off today just to make sure I’m better…not much to do today…have to do a favor for someone but that is about all I’m going to do…will probably have to put the air on later but I can afford it for one day….more later…

Well…running a little late today since I ran into Brian on the way out for the papers and had to talk for a while…slept okay last night and had dreams that included coffee, Japanese guys, and the movie “The Seven Samurai” …yep…pretty weird but nice to have one for a change…no shaking when I went to bed and I thought I was pretty much over the bug but started to sweat like crazy just standing and talking this morning so I guess it’s not done yet…I did take a bike ride yesterday but the legs died about halfway and it was torture coming back…so I’m thinking about skipping today but you know me, the guilt will probably kill me so I’ll probably go….the pain that was everywhere is gone and I feel pretty good even with a couple of cocktails last night so that’s progress…not much to do today…pool of course but I have to figure out what to wear so the sweating doesn’t show too much….,more later…

Well….it was a really crappy day yesterday…one of the worst birthdays that I can remember since I felt so lousy…and I am soaked in sweat right now just sitting here writing…look like I just did 15 miles on the bike…but, I do think I feel a little better since I have a little energy today and may even get out on the bike for an easy ride later….might be able to burn out the rest of the bug if I do that but I’m not sure if I should push it….I did have a nice lunch with T yesterday and that is always fun….Brian left a care package of nuts on my door this morning so I’ll have to look him up later…not much to do today…going to just play it by ear and see how I feel…probably shouldn’t over do it…but, I do need to eat since an enchilada is not enough for the day…more later…

Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I picked up a bug somewhere and feel like crap today…the past two nights I have had uncontrollable shivering as soon as I hit the cool sheets and now I ache everywhere…..sweated through my clothes just going out to get the papers…okay…need to go back to the couch…owee…

This has been a spectacularly crappy birthday…sitting here right now in 80 degree temps shivering like it’s 20 below and everything hurts…and now I have started coughing to go along with it….so, this one is going to be short since I do need to eat something before I just melt into the couch…but, nothing even sounds good so maybe I’ll just sit on the couch again….

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but busy…which I don’t really like too much…slept okay but feel crappy again today and I think I’ll be happy when this “week of Me” is over tomorrow…just too darn hard on me…I did get the new walkman yesterday but it didn’t work so I need to send it back in the next couple of days…and I went out and bought a new one…only 20 bucks more that the used one and the new one works and doesn’t have any scratches…and it sounds quite a bit better than than the old so that is cool…it will be nice to have music on the ride again as it is to have it in the car again….not much to do today…I do have a political one for later but that will come after the workout and bike ride…more later….

Well…it was a total veg day yesterday other than the new bike record and I don’t feel bad about that…okay, a little but I am fighting it..slept okay and got up early today so I am running on time as I wait for the storms to come….it is pretty dark in here even with the lights on and I can hear the rumbling coming in from the west…hope it’s not a dud as the last few have been….and that will push me back on the bike ride for today until the aft but that’s okay…I do need to work out first even though it’s the “week of Me”…that’s not working out that well…I think I’m going to give up on that except for the cocktails…the eating part is just not working and there is just not anything that I want to do out of the ordinary right now….not much to do today…just going to wing it today and I may take the day off the bike to rest the legs since they do hurt today and I am going to try to break the record again on Wed…more later…

Well…have been prepping a couple of weeks to try to break my time record of 56:42 for 15 miles on the bike and today I felt pretty good so I did a simulated run and broke the record…this was supposed to happen Wednesday…so the 55:10 I did today has given me some incentive and hope that I may have to set the next goal at 50 flat since I left a lot out on the trail today and the wind was blowing…so, it looks like another try Wed if the weather looks good and I can drink enough coffee….

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I made a little cash so that was cool…slept okay last night, too, but no dreams to speak of and that is disappointing…didn’t get anything done but the bike ride and some cooking and I don’t feel guilty about it….have been having problems with the rear brakes on the bike and I am looking forward to taking it out today to see if I fixed it…if not, I will have to switch the pads front to back again…just can’t take the little squeal they make after I fixed all of the other noises the thing was making…still waiting for my new mp-3 player to come and I hope it gets here soon…Sundays are supposed to be Pink Floyd days and I miss that…not much to do today…just the bike ride and then hang out…nope, nothing else…more later…

Well…into the third day of “the week of Me” and have found a few things I find interesting…you might not, but it is interesting to me. First, it has been quite easy to break the rules on my cocktail times…well…if starting a half hour earlier is really breaking the rules…but the rest of it has been about the same and I’m not sure why…the eating thing has been much tougher to change…I still only have so much capacity in my stomach and once I have one of my two meals a day, I am just not hungry for hours and food has no appeal…now I’m beginning to wonder if the rules were just observations and not something that I really had to formulate to maintain my weight. I do know one thing, it is a lot more work not doing my routines…I have to think to try to break the ingrained rules and habits and that takes time that I usually just use to think….kind of weird when you think of it….just like changing the route on the bike makes me have to think what I’m doing instead of just zoning out like I normally do….so, this far I haven’t been too successful in letting the rules go…going to have to think about why….