Days 591 through 594 – (AD 1,753) – 23.5 + 23.9 + 24.7 + 23.8 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

On January 25 morning I pedaled 23.5 miles on my Schwinn 170. On January 26 and 28 I pedaled another 23.9 plus 24.7 miles. This morning, January 29 I pedaled 23.8 miles. Totals are now 38,097.5 miles; 61,312.1 kilometers.

I am now located at 51.58% of my current destination point goal.

Only 104.1 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. My original goal is 38,201.6 miles. That goal is the total number of miles of the equatorial circumferences of both the Earth and Mars.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

On his/their 740th day in Office, #45 is certainly attempting and following the downward slope of approval rating as compared with Ronald Reagan. #45’s approval rating as compared to Ronald Reagan, 39.8% to 36.8%, respectively.

Per FiveThirtyEight, January 29, 2019 at 9:04 am.

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Suppers, past couple of nights.

Sweet and Spicy Scallops with Long Baby Bok Choy, and my adaptation in Lobster Sauce.

Vegan Caribbean Callaloo (sort-of) Stew.

Garlic Poached Pollock with Green Beans.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida.

When you decided to attend, please give the Church office a call at (727) 531-7704 to make sure that the Octagon Arts Center will be open, and that the lights on the exhibit are tuned on.

Andy and I will be setting up our "Two-Men" exhibit at the Charles J. Fendig Public Library at W. Neptune Street in Tampa this coming weekend.

Our "Two-Men" exhibit of our quilts, (no Cranes), will be on display February through March..

Work is progressing on our newest project “CYaY”. (Just a temporary title.)

CYaY
Jim Smith and Andy Brunhammer
currently in progress.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,777th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 216,795 Pageviews.

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 590 – (AD 1,749) – 23.5 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

That's right! Only 200 miles left!

This morning I pedaled 23.5 miles on my Schwinn 170. Totals are now 38,001.6 miles; 61,157.8 kilometers.

I am now located at 41.59% of my current destination point goal.

Only 200.0 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. My original goal is 38,201.6 miles. That goal is the total number of miles of the equatorial circumferences of both the Earth and Mars.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Kale out.

“Kale Is Out & THIS Superfood Is Now No. 1 In America” from mbgfood, by Elizabeth Gerson, Jan 22, 2019. 

“Kale is SO 2018. The previous reigning champion favored by nutritionists and green-smoothie lovers alike has fallen from the list of the top 10 superfoods, according to a survey of 1,342 registered dietitians. What food could possibly be super enough to replace this beloved leafy green? The answer lies in some serious probiotic power.” 

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Last night’s supper was my attempt at something new, Chinese Daikon Radish Pancakes.

The sauce that accompanied the Pancakes is a Black Vinegar and Habanero combination.

The Pancakes are supposedly an Asian street and comfort food. Yes, I did like my meal, and yes I would try them again.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida.

When you decided to attend, please give the Church office a call at (727) 531-7704 to make sure that the Octagon Arts Center will be open.

Work is progressing on our newest project “CYaY”. (Just a temporary title.)

Here a couple of strips as we’ve constructed. Yes, this is our original design.

Follow our updates on our newest “CYaY”.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,775th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 216,506 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 588 & 589 – (AD 1,748) – 24.6 + 24.2 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I pedaled 24.2 miles on my Schwinn 170. Yesterday, I cycled 24.6 miles. Totals are now 37,978.1 miles; 61,119.9 kilometers.

I am now located at 39.14% of my current destination point goal.

Only 223.5miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. My original goal is 38,201.6 miles. That goal is the total number of miles of the equatorial circumferences of both the Earth and Mars.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

“Drawing ideas: No more staring at a blank canvas” CB, Tom May, January 22, 2019.

“To help you out with some drawing ideas, we spoke to a professional artists and illustrators, and asked them what they draw to relax, to practise and to stretch their creative muscles. We hope their suggestions will inspire you to forge your own drawing rituals, and reboot your creative mojo.”

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

For supper last night I repurposed the leftovers from the Massaman Vegan Stew I had made previously. I added Shrimp and Garbanzo Beans and created a Massaman Shrimp and Chickpea Chili.

I tell you that both meals were great, but I did prefer the Chili a wee bit better.

Our Tampa Bay Fried Chicken Search and Test

Buddy Freddy's in Plant City? Forget it.

This is our own opinion. We are looking for the best Fried Chicken establishment and restaurant in the Tampa Bay area.

The red arrow indicates the restaurant where we began our search and taste test.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida.

When you decided to attend, please give the Church office a call at (727) 531-7704 to make sure that the Octagon Arts Center will be open.

We’re finally finishing our last Cranes Quilt WOW!. WOW!, which is an anagram for White-On-White was one of the first Cranes quilts that Andy and I designed and created.

The dimensions of WOW! are 64 1/2” wide by 78” long.

We’ve begun working on our newest project “CYaY”. (Just a temporary title.)

Our “CYaY” is a wall hanging, and I can tell you that the background will be created by what look like Flying Geese...but are not.

Follow our updates on our newest “CYaY”.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,774th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 216,471 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 586 & 587 – (AD 1,747) – 24.6 + 24.4 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Yesterday morning, I pedaled 24.6 miles on my Schwinn 170. This morning I pedaled another 24.4 miles. Totals are now 37,929.3 miles; 61,041.4 kilometers.

I am now located at 34.06% of my current destination point goal.

Only 272.3 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. My original goal is 38,201.6 miles. That goal is the total number of miles of the equatorial circumferences of both the Earth and Mars.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Politics is getting more and feeble and deplorable.

Do we, as the electorate, elect them to their positions to get something done?

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/


Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida.

When you decided to attend, please give the Church office a call at (727) 531-7704 to make sure that the Octagon Arts Center will be open.

We’re finally finishing our last Cranes Quilt WOW!. WOW!, which is an anagram for White-On-White was one of the first Cranes quilts that Andy and I designed and created.

The dimensions of WOW! are 64 1/2” wide by 78” long.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,773rd post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 216,255 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 585 – (AD 1,744) – 24.2 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Yesterday morning, I pedaled 24.2 miles on my Schwinn 170. Totals are now 37,880.3 miles; 60,962.6 kilometers.

I am now located at 29.89% of my current destination point goal.

Only 321.3 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. My original goal is 38,201.6 miles. That goal is the total number of miles of the equatorial circumferences of both the Earth and Mars.

The question is, since I began this Trek 6 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, do I continue the additional time into the future to set a new total goal of 50,000 miles?

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Last night’s supper was a combination of two dishes from two parts of the world, Cajun Shrimp and Grits with Nanjing New Year’s Salad. Both dishes received a high passing grade.

The recipe for the Nanjing New Year’s Salad was from Fuchsia Dunlop’s Land of Fish and Rice.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida..

Ken Burns - Uncovered, The Ken Burns Collection.



Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,772nd post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 216,138 Pageviews.

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 583 & 584 – (AD 1,743) – 24.4 + 24.4 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

On Friday, I pedaled 24.4 miles on my Schwinn 170. This morning I pedaled another 24.4 miles. Totals are now 37,831.7 miles; 60,884.3 kilometers.

My PC is back at home, with a new graphics board. After I reached my goal destination at Ascraeus Mons. I have computed a new goal and destination point at Echus Montes. The distance between Ascraeus Mons and Echus Montes is, according to Wolfram Alpha 960 miles.

I am now located at 27.29% of the 930-mile distance.

But you will notice that I only have 345.5 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek. This means I have made up my mind about journey. Stay-tuned for the upcoming Jim's Trek Part VI.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

“An episode of a 1950s Western TV series has resurfaced, (which I discovered last week), because of its surprising parallels to real-life.

Trackdown, which ran for two seasons between 1957 and 1959, had an instalment called “The End of the World” that featured a rabble-rousing doomsayer named Trump who scares the townsfolk by claiming disaster is on its way. He believes he’s the only one who can save them, and his method is... to build a wall.”

This is the complete episode.



 Where's the Chick-fil-A?

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/


Last night’s supper was a Chicken Noodle Laksa Soup. This was outstanding on the BS Scale.

Laksa Noodle Soup, Peranakan or Nyonya cuisine.

A number of steps but the outcome was amazing.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project will be on display through February 27 at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida..

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,771st post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 215,944 Pageviews.

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 582 – (AD 1,741) – 24.0 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

I pedaled 24.0 miles this morning on my Schwinn 170.Totals are now 37,807.3 miles; 60,845.1 kilometers.

After I reached my goal destination at Ascraeus Mons. I continued on for another 181.19 miles. As I am still waiting for the return of my desktop. My Jim’s Trek Mars file is in my desktop database. Once returned I will be able to plot the continuation of my Trek on Mars..

Only 394.3 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

One of my 4 favorite foods from one of the places that I have lived is a Tourtière. I hadn’t made one this past Holiday Season and so I decided to attempt my hand once again.

There are many variations and recipes of this French-Canadian Meat Pie. Follow the link to see the one I followed.

Supper plate included a generous slice of Tourtière, Mashed Turnip and Mixed Vegetables.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project setup date is scheduled for tomorrow January 10. We will be sharing an Artists’ Reception between 1-5pm at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Saturday, January 12 in Clearwater.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,770th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 215,450 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 581 – (AD 1,740) – 24.2 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

I pedaled 24.2 miles this morning on my Schwinn 170.Totals are now 37,783.3 miles; 60,806.4 kilometers.

After I reached my goal destination at Ascraeus Mons. I have continued on for another 157.18 miles. As I am still waiting for the return of my desktop. My Jim’s Trek Mars file is in my desktop database. Once returned I will be able to plot the continuation of my Trek on Mars..

Only 418.3 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Is it my imagination or are the effective noise levels and associated verbal decibels of waiting rooms increasing?

Or is my hearing, as I age, becoming more sensitive...even though the studies recount that I be should losing the competency of my aural faculty?




The Facebook “25 limit” is deemed a hoax.

“According to Snopes, this Facebook hoax first surfaced in December but began circulating more widely in January, around the time that Facebook announced a significant change to its philosophy about what kinds of status updates should be given a priority.”

From USA Today - “Facebook limiting status updates in news feed to 25 friends? That's a hoax, pass it on” , Jessica Guynn, Feb. 6, 2018

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Last night’s supper - My take on Epicurious’ “Noodles with Spicy Ground Pork”. I used Rice Noodles and Gai Lan.

Que serviriez-vous, avec l'une de mes recettes préférées, de l'un des pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu?

Mon indice - C'est Noël passé.




Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project setup date is scheduled for January 10. We will be sharing an Artists’ Reception between 1-5pm at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Saturday, January 12 in Clearwater.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,769th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 215,326 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 579 & 580 – (AD 1,739) – 23.8 + 23.7 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

I pedaled 23.7 miles this morning on my Schwinn 170. On Saturday I cycled 23.8 miles. Totals are now 37,759.1 miles; 60,767.5 kilometers.

After I reached my goal destination at Ascraeus Mons. I continued on for another 133.03 miles. As I am still waiting for the return of my desktop. My Jim’s Trek Mars file is in my desktop database. Once returned I will be able to plot the continuation of my Trek on Mars..

Only 442.5 miles remaining in Jim’s Trek.

Something to think and make sure to do something about –

Reading -

The Guardian’s article “The seven ages of an artist”, interview with Laura Cumming, 15 November 2015.

“The old adage that those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach, has never applied to artists, nearly all of whom teach at some stage to feed their dependents. I remember my father, James Cumming, literally running upstairs to his easel after a day’s teaching to paint right through the night; money and time were so tight.”  

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Supper a couple of nights ago was an Instant Pot Vegan Vegetable and Barley Soup.

Definitely a very good pass.

Supper last night, a pass.

Black-eyed Pea and Rice Loaf smothered with Shrimp in a White Sauce, and a Vivid Salad.

Dessert, an adjustment on a Betty Crocker Muffin mix - Mini Cinnamon Strudel.  

And here’s a great new half-no-knead bread, for me - Sourdough Sunflower Seed Artisan.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Our Cranes Quilts Update -

Our Hope Project setup date is scheduled for January 10. We will be sharing an Artists’ Reception between 1-5pm at the UUC Octagon Arts Center on Saturday, January 12 in Clearwater.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,768th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 215,249 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim