Well…the computer did a hard reboot overnight and what a pain…and it looks like there is a new version of firefox running…I just wish they’d leave me alone and just let the computer be…didn’t get out of be til 5:46 this morning and that makes me late for the whole day…so I need to run my ass off to get on the bike by 6:30…okay…need to stop thinking like that…I have nothing to do but mow the lawn today and maybe make a run to DD after that’s done so who cares if it’s done by 10 or 11am? I still need to toast a bagel after I got done here so I’ll have some fuel to get me moving…I did get a few things done yesterday and even after I mow the lawn I have shrub trimming to do along with some tree branches to take down…but that won’t be today since it’s supposed to rain this afternoon…ha,ha…it never rains here…not as sore this morning but I still may take an ibuprofen before I get on the bike since I’m mowing when I’m done…not sure why I’ve hurt so much on the bike but I think it’s just getting used to it again after 16 days off…but it’s been over a week and that should be enough…I do feel the pain from running the string trimmer and doing the weed walk yesterday so I think an ibuprofen will help with that….more later….

Well…it was kind of a busy day today but not too bad…after getting the rides in, I cleaned up and did the grocery run and dropped my ballot off downtown along with hitting the library to take back 4 books…after that I decided to work on the yard some with running the string trimmer and then doing the weed walk since I had lots of little weeds in it…going to mow the lawn without the bag tomorrow morning for the last time and then I’ll be picking up the leaves with the mower from now on until they’re all down…so more work tomorrow morning since it’s supposed to rain in the aft and rain off and on for a couple of days…I did find some chrome paint on amazon and bought a can today so I can paint all the lug nuts in chrome instead of the silver I bought…will leave the 2 coats of silver on them as a primer and just paint over it…I also bought some coconut oil to use in masala since I’m out of it and want to make some next week…okay, want to read some before tv time…

Well…up and moving at 5:14 this morning and that will help in getting out on the bike by 6am…it stayed over 55 overnight so I can get out in shorts this morning for what looks like the last time with the forecast lows heading down into the 40’s…feel okay this morning if a little worn out but that my normal state so no big deal…coffee should help with that as I pour the first cup down…got only a few things done yesterday and I really don’t have much to do but run errands today…going to drop my ballot off after the grocery run and then around the corner to the library…already working on the 2nd book from the sale and I’m not going to make them last but just read at whatever pace I want…will probably be back at the library by Thanksgiving….I am going to stop at depot after aldis since it is right next to it and just see if they have chrome paint to finish up the leg nuts…but I can live with the silver if I have to…may put another coat on them this morning…I did need to run the string trimmer either today or tomorrow and get the lawn mowed at some point…leaves aren’t really falling yet but when they start it’s like snowfall…have almost 20 bags in the garage to pick them up and I’ll use at least a dozen…okay, need to make some toast and get out on the bike…more later…

Well… after all the work yesterday, it was nice to take it easier today and just kind of wing it…will be back at it tomorrow with the grocery runs to do but I’m not going out til later since they have the road torn up over on Sternberg and it’s a pain getting through…so I’ll go to the local Meijers and Aldis to avoid the traffic…I did work on the lug nuts for the winter wheels today…hitting them with a wire brush on my drill/driver and then painting them 2 coats with the silver I bought yesterday…they aren’t chrome but they look pretty good since they are not oxidized like they were and look finished so I can live with them…I may look at depot to see if I can get a small can of chrome for the overcoat but it’s not necessary…I wonder how they will fare in the snow over the winter? Can’t be worse than they were…I think I’ll get the string trimmer out for the last time tomorrow and do the fencelines and around the house…might even mow the lawn to keep the grass short so the wind can blow the leaves away…that does work and saves me a lot of work but we haven’t had much wind here lately but I’m sure we’ll get some as the weather changes…was able to go out in a t-shirt and shorts in the dark this morning since it never got under 70 here but that was the last day this year…50’s and 40’s overnight from here on out…I did get my ballot completed today and will drop it off with the library books I’m done with after the grocery run tomorrow…okay, time to start a new book…

Well…I can tell this is going to be a day where I’ll need extra coffee made with how I feel right now…didn’t get up til 5:23 and I am late to get the day started…again…but I do have to remind myself I can’t be late for anything anymore…what does it matter if I get the bike rides done by 8:30 or 9? But I do want to get out in the dark with it almost 70 right now to have the last day in the year of going out in a t-shirt at 6:30 am…have been pretty sore lately but feel a little better this morning so I’ll skip the ibuprofen…my legs are having a hard time adjusting to being back on the bike after 16 days off and I sure hate getting old since I know that’s why I lost my bike fitness so easily…oh, well…I do have to get my ballot filled out so I can drop it off tomorrow and I have to do a grocery list but that is the only work I have to do today after getting a lot done yesterday….it was supposed to rain last night but nothing except about a 5 minute shower late yesterday afternoon so that’s not enough to get the food washed into the ground…but there are more showers for later in the week and I will need to figure out when to mow…okay, need to get the 2nd cup of coffee and a bagel then on the bike…more later…

Well…the day started out as every other day does with two rides…oh, and I went over 6,000 miles for the year today…a little less than I wanted and I’m not really sure how I’ve done so few miles this year…but I did get over my minimum of 6K so anything more is just a bonus…okay, back to the day…after the rides I cleaned the chain and the idlers on the shifter since they were really gunked up…I really don’t think I’ve cleaned the chain this year…at least not with the stainless steel brush I have for it…then I re lubed the chain before I headed out to Menards to get the winter lawn food, leaf bags, and chrome paint for the winter lug nuts…I tried one and it came out really cool and it was a big can for 6 bucks so I’ll be able to repaint them when they flake…then I put the food on the lawn and after that I did a load of laundry…and I was finally done by noon…I’m almost through with the first book from my library haul and it’s pretty cool that I don’t have to rush to get it done before the due date…okay, I’m done for the day…

Well…that was better…didn’t get out of bed til 5:35 and the last hour or so I had dreams so I mush have been sleeping okay…just poured the first cup of coffee and I need to pour it down so I can get to a 2nd one before I get on the bike in a few minutes…have some things to do today starting with cleaning the chain on the bike and re lubing it since I haven’t done that this summer and it is pretty gunked up…then I need to find a new way to Menards to get the fall lawn food that is cheaper than depot with the road work going on…guess I’ll put the top down and go for a drive…and then I need to put the food on with it going to rain tonight and get it washed in to the ground…feel okay today with eating enough lately..and I tried the gelato I bought Wed and had no pain at all…could get used to that but at 4 bucks per pint, that is a bit expensive….need to use up all the food I still have in the fridge and that means making the last pizza to use up the green pepper, mushrooms, and pepperoni I have in there…and that will last me for 3 days along with the chicken I cooked for wraps…more later….

Well…it was a pretty good day today that started out with seeing a freighter unloading in the dark on the first ride and lit up so brightly I didn’t need the lights on my bike for that part of the trail…got a photo of it and it really came out looking cool…even with a 12 year old phone…after the rides, I went over to the library for bag day where you could fill a paper grocery bag to the top+ for 5 bucks…but I gave them a 20 since it was going to the library and they can use the cash…so I added 20 more books to my haul for 35 books this year and a lot of them I haven’t read so I’ll be working on them til after Thanksgiving…have 4 books to go back and then no more for a while…not bad for 35 bucks…a buck a book? That’s a screaming deal to me and I am going to have to buy another bookcase soon…so I’ll start looking for one soon…my legs have been sore for the past few days and I really don’t know why…haven’t been stressing them much on the bike so maybe an ibuprofen tomorrow would be a good idea…we’ll see…

Well…I guess my string of getting up at a reasonable hour ends at 2 days with getting up at 4:55 today…ick…and now I have to start pouring the coffee down just to get moving before 6am and get out on the bike…slept pretty crappy so I’ll be feeling it later and maybe get a little nap later? Ha,ha…that’s still funny to me…the only thing I have to do is go back to the library at noon to get a few more books and then watch some races and football this afternoon…it’s 56 out there right now so I can go out in shorts again today but that will be coming to an end soon and I’ll start having to start using the various thermasuits I have to cope with the cold…oh, well…I d need to get the fall lawn food on as soon as the road is open to Manards again…too damn much road work going on…I did ride up to the road construction a few days back and it looks like it is going to take a while yet…they still have the new sewer and water lines to put in and there is no pavement for a half mile so I may not be back on that til next year…not much to do today….just some cleaning and the library but I will need to cook and get food in the freezer since some of it will spoil if I don’t…bought way too much food this week compensating for the bare cupboards after the trip…oh, well…more later…

Well…after I got up this morning and got two rides in, I went over to the library at 10am to take a look at the used book sale…I got 15 books for this batch and a lot of them I haven’t read so I’ll have reading material for quite a while after I finish the ones I checked out this week…and I’m going back tomorrow for 5 buck bag day that you get everything you can fit in one of their paper bags for 5 bucks…will head over there at noon and hope to get 15 more books for a nice round 30 of them for this year…I’m going to drop a twenty on them tomorrow as a donation to help fund the library, too…took a look at the wheels I worked on yesterday and they came out looking pretty good…a lot better than when they were new even so I’m happy with that and hope I don’t have to paint them again next year…with the cloth top on the car, I think it needs deep cleaning and to be waterproofed so I ordered a kit to do that and it will be here next week…and then I’ll figure out how to use it…from the photos I’ve seen, after treating the water beads up instead of soaking in as it does now…but I guess we’ll see…okay time to read a bit…