This past weekend was action packed and fun filled...

Big Sharon had a few of “the Herd” over and they all sat around making centerpieces for the tables at the reception

They decided to make them out of dried beef jerky.

They made about 20 of them and they actually looked pretty good

All was well until the end...

The wine came out.

And they all got giggly

Next thing you know, they all forgot and Sharon and her Bridesmaid ate about half of the centerpieces...

Geez...when will all this be over...our family is so ready... :icon14:

Morning Spoiler :hello:

Morning.. Physical day today? You ready?

Paperwork is filled out- been fasting since last night :ugh2:
About to get in gear & down some water...no coffee :mad:

Rectal exam JC?

Regular physical Zoren; sometimes you get the glove & sometimes not :ugh2:

Turn your head & cough...while I’m holding your nuggets :icon17:

:icon14:...

Hope the docs hands are warm...

Glad his fingers are small...need a female dr for that part :icon17:

Hope the Doc takes his college ring off too...

Hybrid down the Highway time.

Later....

He may not have one; I see a “Root Dr.” :wtf2:

Took all my normal pills last night & this morning,,,so I’ll pee good & Hot :ugh2:

Good Monday morning all. Hope you all had a great weekend. Hope the day goes well and easy for you. Have a good one. :tup:

I gotta get in gear; dozed back off :wtf2:

morning gents :hello:

Read through the backlog, up to date. Baron, hope you're feeling better sir!

Morning all! Have a good day.

yeaaaaa no chance i'm going back like 12 pages or whatever lol i wasnt on all weekend.

:iagree:Me too!

Bean oil for the win. :tup:

:hello:

I'z up. :yawn:

Bean oil? I'll have to look into that. I've always used Bel-Ray or Lucas. Bean oil, aye...

Work today and tomorrow. Then fly out to Vegas. Come back home on Monday. :tup:

I haven't seen bean oil in a while.

I just read it was used quite a bit in the 70s... I wasn't riding my YZ 80 until 78 or 79. I think I missed that era of 2 stroke lubrication.

Here's a blend. I use this brand's gear oil in my KTM.

https://www.motosport.com/product/?a...segment=badger

Maybe I'll mix it up with Bean Oil next time I'm out on the MX... Your mention of the smell has me curious. :yum:

You knew who was using bean oil. It has it's own exhaust smell. :rofl2: I used it in all of my 2 strokes in the 70's. My 250 Bultaco, 125 Puch, and 400 Husky. The RD 400, I used Belray because of the oil injection.

Yeah, funny! Everything I've read so far mentions the fond smell of castor oil from back in the day. Wow, Bultaco... haven't heard that name in a while!!

I'm taking a more clinical approach to observing my caffeine withdrawal this time around, so a couple observations.

1. I did not quit cold turkey, but slowly weaned myself down over time. 1 week in at this point.
2. Symptoms so far have included grogginess and lethargy, as well as some headaches, most notably during day 2 last week. These I expected. As of day 3, the headache was gone.
3. Unexpected was the fact that around day 3, I started having a bit of difficulty sleeping. From day 4 to day 6, my Fitbit also noted a decrease in time spent in deep sleep. According to what I've been reading, that is a definite possibility in some cases - the body becomes very accustomed to caffeine and reacts strangely when deprived.
4. Last night, the trend reversed, and I spent 26% of my night in deep sleep, more than I've managed in the last 2 years (most of my nights are about 10% or less, one of the big reasons I'm stopping my caffeine intake).
5. I still get a bit groggy around 2 pm each day, and it does last for about an hour. Physical activity helps ease this (but unfortunately I worked a desk job).
6. Generally, I do feel more alert and spend less time stuck between feeling hyperactive and crashing. Things are at more of a steady even keel.
7. Hands have stopped shaking, muscles have stopped twitching. Expected this, but glad.
8. Thought process is less disrupted and better focused.

It's not all rosy. I miss my cups of coffee in the morning, and knowing that when the grogginess/lethargy sets in all I'd have to do is drink a cup of coffee - well, it's very tempting. But I'll stick it out and see what happens.
This concludes my update.