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02-26-18, 04:38 PM
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I injured my knee pedaling my road bike up a slight hill.
02-26-18, 04:51 PM
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I felt fine off the bike but my body cringed at having to pedal down the street. Legs weren't particularly sore or anything, just blah.
Came home and did some minor work around the house to get our house ready to go on the market. In fact, I think the stress of that may be why I'm having trouble about every other day riding. Too much on my mind.
I touch up some paint areas and a day or two later, I see some more. Then the sun comes out and I see the windows need washing. I've replaced the guts in one toilet, changed out the check valve in the sump pump, replaced the globe on the hall light, replace some ceiling tiles in the utility room, cleaned out the fireplace and polished the fireplace doors, cleaned out the attic, hauled a bunch of stuff to storage locker, spackled holes in the walls, replaced a couple outlets, added mulch to a rock garden, and on and on and on and I still have a list a page long.
My wife said a little while ago, "You know, this place is looking pretty spiffy. Maybe we wont move."
Came home and did some minor work around the house to get our house ready to go on the market. In fact, I think the stress of that may be why I'm having trouble about every other day riding. Too much on my mind.
I touch up some paint areas and a day or two later, I see some more. Then the sun comes out and I see the windows need washing. I've replaced the guts in one toilet, changed out the check valve in the sump pump, replaced the globe on the hall light, replace some ceiling tiles in the utility room, cleaned out the fireplace and polished the fireplace doors, cleaned out the attic, hauled a bunch of stuff to storage locker, spackled holes in the walls, replaced a couple outlets, added mulch to a rock garden, and on and on and on and I still have a list a page long.
My wife said a little while ago, "You know, this place is looking pretty spiffy. Maybe we wont move."
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02-26-18, 05:12 PM
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02-26-18, 05:16 PM
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02-26-18, 05:20 PM
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His wife is a bad-assed rider. He shouldn’t show her any weakness. I would have had the Uber drop me off a block from the house.
02-26-18, 06:02 PM
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02-26-18, 06:03 PM
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Well the weekend was nice was it lasted. Then, work.
02-26-18, 06:11 PM
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We’re getting to the point that we need a first floor laundry room which our house doesn’t have and no stairs which our house has. We don’t need so much yard and tired of living on the edge of civilization. It was great 38 years ago but it’s time to move. We have been thinking of it for a long time especially after our accident when my wife couldn’t go up and down stairs.
That’s the gist of it. There are other reasons, too.
That’s the gist of it. There are other reasons, too.
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02-26-18, 06:13 PM
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02-26-18, 06:16 PM
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Highlight of last week BTW was the pathologist's comment on my spinal fluid: "this is the highest white blood cell count I've ever seen in spinal fluid".
Dog with an inner ear infection that spread to the brain. Had surgery to physically remove the infected ear and antibiotics to treat the brain infection. Doing really well now but boy that dog was circling the drain 5 days ago.
Dog with an inner ear infection that spread to the brain. Had surgery to physically remove the infected ear and antibiotics to treat the brain infection. Doing really well now but boy that dog was circling the drain 5 days ago.
02-26-18, 07:04 PM
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For @Ramona_W, I went out for a ride on a beautiful, sunny 52° day and felt crappy immediately, no explanation for it. About 11 miles in, I see my wife's car in a parking lot with her getting ready to pull away. Rode over, loaded my bike, and said, “Take me home.” She obliged.
The mind said let's ride and the body said no way.
The mind said let's ride and the body said no way.
No rhyme or reason
02-26-18, 07:15 PM
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02-26-18, 07:15 PM
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02-26-18, 07:17 PM
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02-26-18, 07:18 PM
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Yesterday at a swim meet I was sitting and talking to a coach. Suddenly I got lightheaded, my chest felt heavy and my heart rate shot up. Whey I got to the hospital, my heart rate was 230.