Well…I did get a few things done today but it is still a pretty lazy day with starting the next to last book…I did get a run out to DD to get some beef smoked sausage and self rising pepperoni pizzas for 2.50 each…and I have ham, onions, and olives that I can put on them to dress them up a bit…going to make another batch of ham soup tomorrow using two ham bones and this time I’m going to put a lot more veggies in it…a whole onion, 6 stalks of celery, and 6 carrots…I even had room in the freezer for the pizzas and getting ham bone out of there will make more room I even discovered some chicken in there I didn’t know I had so I won’t have to buy any protein this week…another one meal day today and I think that makes it a full week of eating less…and I think I’ll keep that up until spring…a show that I ordered showed up on plex called “Pluribus” that is pretty weird but that kept me interested…it’s like a sci fi alien horror show…so back to that to start the night..and I didn’t even get to “Landman” so that will be tonight, too…time to read…

Well…man, I feel worn out this morning and it’s probably from taking a benadryl before bed so I could sleep a little…not going to be able to keep that up with how much it takes out of me but I really needed to not get up 5 times a night…had a really nice day yesterday with just taking it easy and kinda watching football and reading all day…need to get on the weights in a few minutes so I can get the bike rides in before I run errands this morning…need to pick up my new prescription and make a run to DD to pick up some smoked sausage…not sure if I’m going to put some of it in the ham soup I’m making tomorrow but it sounds like it would be a good fit…or maybe put it in an omelet since I have lots of eggs…I will need to shovel the snow before the errands since we got 5 more inches of snow overnight…it’s going to warm up into the 40’s this week and that is going to make a mess of the streets up here…oh, well…not much to do today…I really need to clean my bedroom since the dust is pretty thick in there but all I want to do is read after I get the errands run….more later…

Well…didn’t get out of bed til 6am today and I’m already feeling like a slug for it…need to be on the bike by 7 to get the two rides in before 9…the new year begins and I haven’t thought about what that means yet…I never thought I’d live to be this old…after all, my father died at 56 and that used to be the normal age to go out…it’s only 18 degrees out there right now and we got another 4 inches of snow that I’ll be out shoveling after the rides…still don’t have to cook with the big ham in the fridge but I do want to have some chili dogs or I’ll have to freeze the dogs I took out earlier in the week…I may run out to DD tomorrow to get some smoked sausage they have on sale but I wonder how that will affect my cholesterol…and they have self rising pepperoni pizzas for 2/5 bucks that I can embellish with ham, onion, and olives…haven’t had a pizza in a year but I don’t have room to put one in the freezer…I guess I can clean some stuff out of there…not much to do today…just need to get off my butt and get moving but sitting here has way too much attraction…happy new year….

Well…this year as in every year when we get to the last day I like to do a recap of the year and I think I’ll start with the mileage I’ve ridden this year…5,283 miles outdoors, 3,668 miles indoors for a total of 8,951 miles…not a record but damn close to 9,000…and the indoor miles are a record for me…more than 500 miles farther than I’ve ever ridden indoors…and today marks the 805th day in a row I’ve been on the bikes…I think I’m going to try for a 5 figure year in 2026 but it will be a loose goal that I’m not going to stress over…financially it has been an okay year with too many big ticket items like my dentures and the new tires for the car but those were one time expenses that won’t have to be repeated…still have a comfortable amount of money in the bank so I don’t have financial worries and my house gained 11% in value this year so I’ve got at least 100K in equity that I can play with if I have to…my health keeps ticking along with no big scares but I do need to work on my cholesterol since it is up year over year but I’m still not taking anything for it and my doctor doesn’t seem too concerned…I’ve really enjoyed getting back into reading over the year and I have 5 more books sitting on the table to get to over the next week…I really do think reading so much has sharpened my brain and made it clearer than it was…and that is supported by many studies that say it helps to prevent dementia and that is about the only thing I worry about…so, it’s been a good year and I look forward to next year and getting back outside on the bike…Happy New Year!

Well…that was a little better…didn’t get out of bed until almost 6 this morning but I still feel pretty worn out and I may give myself an easy day on the bike and only do one ride…we have another winter weather advisory on for today and will probably get another 4 inches of snow but I really don’t have any place to be so I’ll just relax about that one…I should make a run to DD since they have self rising pizzas on sale for 2 for 5 bucks and I have ham, onions, and olives to put on it and I haven’t had pizza this year…might be a good way to end the year…BP is still good with 123/69 the first reading of the day and we’ll see later if the good news holds…I’ll be posting the mileage on the bike for the year later…didn’t make it to 9,000 miles but pretty close…need to reset the computers on the bikes today and we’ll get started on the new year tomorrow…I’ve ridden for 804 days straight but I should keep that for a riding post later…not much to do today…going to clean my bedroom since there is a lot of dust and cobwebs in there and I think I’ll do the bedding today, too…more later…

Well…after one day on the new dosage of BP meds, it appears to be working with my waking BP of 117/71 and the 2nd one of the day at around 1pm was 120/66…the later one for the past couple of months has been in the upper 130’s but I’m not going to jump any conclusions until I have a few days of data to look at…at least it didn’t go up…it would be really cool if this one little change, going from 2.5 milligrams to 5 milligrams did the trick…but one thing I have to watch for is it getting too low and getting dizzy from it…

Well…It’s been a busy day but I’m finally done just a little before 1pm…got all of my exercise done before I headed out for the grocery run and, even with 6 inches of snow in the alley, I was able to cruise right out and back in with no problem…the new tires are great except on glare ice and I think I have to remember to push the clutch in coming up to stop light since the car has so much compression the back tires want to slide on ice…new tires, new car and I have to get used to both of them in the snow…I looked at a pork shoulder at Meijers but the smallest one was 10 pounds and there is no way I’m paying 20 bucks for a pork shoulder…so I took some all beef dogs out of the freezer and I’ll make some chili dogs this weekend…then I shoveled the snow when I got back here and did a little cleaning…now it’s time to read until Man U plays at 3:15…

Well…up at 5:15 again today but I slept through the night so it’s a little different…still feel pretty crappy but I’ll get moving soon and get on the weight work by 6am…want to get the rides in before the grocery run so I don’t have anything to do for the rest of the day…my BP is really down this morning to 117 and I’m curious to see if the change in meds works…going to pick up the new meds at Meijers this morning but I am going to use up the old ones by doubling it up…it’s nice that I can have coffee today and I have a new pot that just brewed…it’s only 23 out there right now and it’s going to be cold for a while but I hope it doesn’t snow too much…it is nice that I don’t have to worry about getting around anymore…I did get a call from the dermatologist and have an appointment for late January to have the lesion taken off my face…my fair skin is cancer prone and I have to stay on top of it…not much to do today…going to pick up a pork shoulder to cook in the instant pot and I really look forward to doing it later in the week…more later…

Well…after I got the diagnosis of having Reynaud’s syndrome today…I told my daughter about it and she revealed that she has it too…so then I went out to research it and found that it is hereditary…so she got it from me…not that I feel bad about that because who controls the things they pass on to their children? At least it’s just annoying and not life threatening and the funny thing is it’ pretty wide spread since the NP I saw for my appointment also has it…and mild cases like mine are nothing to worry about…I guess you can earn something every day…it is so nice to get back to my normal routine and I think I’ll watch a movie tonight and have a cocktail…going to try a benadryl to sleep tonight since I have a bottle of 600 of them in the drawer and I haven’t really slept in week…

Well…just got back from the doctor’s office and I made it quite easily even with the atrocious conditions out there…it rained until about 7am and then the temp dropped and the snow and wind has been howling since…6 inches of snow in the alley and the car just chugged right through it without spinning a wheel…pretty cool…so I’m sitting here with a clean bill of health except for my BP and they are adjusting the meds to try to help that…just a little too high still…I did find out I have Reynaud’s disease that causes my fingers to turn white when they are cold but unless I have huge pain, you just ignore it and massage it to get the color back…oh, well…having my first cup of coffee and it feels good to have nowhere else to go til tomorrow when I’m doing the grocery run and hitting the library…more later…