Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I did get a few things done…finally got the bathroom cleaned and the car washed and waxed so it was not a total loss…the Tigers won and move on to the ALCS so that was cool but the Wings stunk up the place again…not sure what is going on with them….slept okay, I think, but since I didn’t chart it again, I’m not sure….it was a cocktail night so I feel a little slow today so I’m on the second cup of coffee trying to revive some before the bike ride…the heat came on for the first time last night and that is kind of depressing…don’t want the season to change yet….not much to do today…pool, since it’s Friday…but that is about it….going to take it easy this morning and just kind of ease into the day….more later…

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I had a little fun going out to have a couple with G….but, I need to stop spending money so I can get through the rent in November…I did get some cleaning done yesterday for the first time in a while and I hope to keep that up today…slept okay but I did chart the the wake ups and it was surprising…up 22 times overnight and now I understand why I am so tired…there is never a time that I sleep more than an hour at a time and that is just not good..not sure what to do about it, though, so that will take some thought…and, my damn elbow is just screaming at me so that doesn’t help…not much to do today…I am going to continue cleaning and then get ready for the Tigers and the Wings tonight…broke down and am going to have cocktails tonight…so that means only tonight and Friday….I do feel better only doing two nights a week so I am going to keep that up…I am trying to decide whether to do the color tour with the Miata club Sat….starting from Hastings is not my idea of the ideal place so I may just do one of my own later in the week…more later…

Well…it was a strange day yesterday and it felt like someone had sucked all of the energy out of me….so, I tried to eat more and we’ll see if that translates into something today…slept okay but I think I’m going to try to record how many times I wake up at night…maybe a note pad and a pen…I need to know so I can actually do something about the lack of sleep…had some dreams, too that involved fishing and BMW’s crashed into ponds…yeah, I don’t understand it either….didn’t get much done yesterday..didn’t even cook so that will have to change today…the Tigers did win yesterday so that makes a game 5 Thursday along with the Wings….need new batteries for the remote….not much to do today…I do need to do the spider patrol in the bathroom and get rid of the piles of mail on the table…along with more and more resumes…soul crushing boredom….but it looks nice outside and the bike ride should raise my spirits some….more later…

Well…over the past week, there have been some milestones on the bike that I have hinted at but have just done the math and now I can really report them….first…this is the sixth year in a row I have gone at lest 2,000 miles on the bike…and with adding up the total mileage (yeah, I write that stuff down) I find that I have done over 17,000 miles on this bike, not the 16K that I thought I’d done…when I look at the globe and see where that would get me, I could have ridden to India heading west from here…and that makes it only 8K miles that I need to still do to have ridden the thing around the world…and that is kind of weird…but, cool when you think of it. The second thing is the praying mantises…I saw more than a dozen of them on the trail just sunning themselves…not sure but I think this is pretty late in the year for so many of those things to be around…but, it was neat to see….no more trail weirdness right now…

Well…it was a long day yesterday with the Tigers losing again and then going out to celebrate G’s birthday that lasted too long…it was a nice drive home with the top down and it being 48 degrees….slept okay and had weird dreams that were mostly centered around the Miata again….and hotels, and repairs in the parking lot…I did get out to ride the bike after the rain but I really don’t like going out after 3 though…way too much traffic and no one is paying attention….almost have the bike adjusted so it will shift again after the cable replacement but there still is a little way to go….not much to do today….I do have all of the normal things but after spending cash last night at the bar, today will be a spend no money day….more later…

Well…running right on time this morning and that is even with going to the grocery store…I think I’m starting to like not having cocktails…feel pretty good this morning and I have some energy to get some things done…slept okay but tossed and turned like normal….it would be great to sleep through the night just once more before I die…that’s how frustrating it is to be up and down all night…it was an okay but veggie day yesterday…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one so I do need to catch up today…which may be hard since there is a Tigers playoff game on at 1 this aft and I have a bunch of stuff to do this morning….and I do have to wait our the rain to get on the bike..the guilt would be unbearable to skip two days in a row so I’m not going to do that….made homemade bread yesterday that kept falling until I just said the heck with it and baked it…I made a nice little brick but it was still fun to try….I think next time I will not punch it down but just put it in the pan and let it rise the first time then bake it…not much to do today….oh, I’ve already said what I have to do…more later…

Well..it was an okay but very lumpy day yesterday…just couch and football for most of the day although I did get out to Logan’s to have a couple of beers with K and her sister…it was nice to get out and drive around a little…slept okay…well, not really…but I am getting used to that again..and no dreams so it was a bust all around…I am in the middle of making homemade bread and need to punch it and knead it to get it ready to bake…not much else to do today….it looks like I am going to take the day off from riding since I have to be here to do the bread and it is going to rain before I get that done…so, I’ll try to keep the guilt at bay for a while…hope it works…

Well….it was an okay day yesterday…made a little cash and won at pool so that was good….and the Wings and Tigers both won last night…didn’t stay up to see the whole Tigers game since it didn’t start until almost 10…I’m glad the Wings have moved to the east so I don’t have the 10 and 10:30 games anymore….slept kind of crappy so I am a little slow today and I know I have to do three of these since I am already behind for the month…not much to do today…it looks like the rain is going to hold off for an hour or so and I need to get the ride in so I need to get going…I am going to try to smoke some fish and some pork chops today since I really don’t have much to do…go Blue!

Well….it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t accomplish much…slept okay last night and I am a little proud of the fact that I have made it through the week with no cocktails here…I did go out and have a couple with G last night and didn’t win at Keno…that seems to be the pattern these days…I am still feeling the allergies a bit and have had a twitch in my right eye for a couple of days and that is getting annoying…but I am still trying to get through the whole allergy season without taking anything just to see how bad the allergies really are…the headaches have been tolerable but the sneezing, coughing and pressure in my head are still there…not much to do today…pool, of course, and I am looking forward to the first Wings game with Ken and Mickey early tonight and then the first Tigers playoff game later in the evening…and I am going to enjoy them with a cocktail and the couch…have been looking forward to that all week…I was going to skip the bike ride and use rain for the excuse but the storms are falling apart so I guess I should get going…more later…

Well…running late today with Brian stopping at my door this morning to share some photos of the deer from his back yard…and, I know, their are political things to write about but I just can’t seem to get motivated to do one about them…I’ll try today to make some sense and be a little lucid…it was and okay day yesterday but I had to go out to see the Wings first game…what a pain…they did though, so that was cool…slept okay with weird dreams about my bike being torn down by idiots and lots of wind…not sure what that is about but who cares? I do need to get going to get the workout in and ride before it starts to rain…so, I will come back for more later…up to 4 days now with no cocktails…is that an accomplishment? Maybe…