Day 123 – (AD 346) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 23.0 Miles –Brownfield, Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

And Happy Thanksgiving below the 49th Parallel,

This morning I cycled 23.0 miles on my Schwinn 150. My total miles to date, 6,892.9.

My location is on the west side of the City of Brownfield, population of about 9,700. I am on US/380 E or Tahoka Road at the intersection of N Cedar Street. I can see that the decorations for Christmas have been put up.


And Happy Chanukah...

This morning I received an email from one Craig Drachtman. This is someone who I am not sure I can remember his face or where if ever I met him. But for sure the email was sent from Brandeis University.

According to Mr. Drachtman, he is writing me, to me Jim Smith, on behalf of a Mrs. Jenny Bishop. Now I have to say that my mind and powers of recall must be waning as I cannot remember a Mrs. Jenny Bishop ever in my travels, real or virtual. But Mrs. Jenny Bishop, according to Mr. Craig Drachtman, “has decided to will $12,000,000.00 to you (me) for Humanitarian work and your (my) personal use.”

How nice. I am flattered and flabbergasted. I certainly needed some change for Humanitarian and personal uses. Wonder where I will start? Mr. Drachtman does explain that I have to get in touch with “her attorney, Gilbert Rogers…” He, Mr. Drachtman, does provide an email address for my benefit. And the email address is xyzabc@Rogers.com. Rogers Communications is a Canadian communications and media company.

So now I have a pending $12 million gift announced by someone I do not know sent from Massachusetts on behalf of someone who just out of the blue wants to be nice to me but I have to contact a lawyer in a law firm somewhere in Canada. What, pray tell, am I going to do?

Today I finished watching the second part of the French film Little White Lies while cycling on my Schwinn 150 . I enjoyed the soundtrack. I also think that this movie is worth a second viewing. There is so much going on about the relationships of the friends and listening to the French dialogue and reading the English subtitles I am sure that I must have missed some key connecting bits.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 122 – (AD 345) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.8 Miles – I Will Be a While in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

And this cold morning, sort-of, in Tampa, I cycled 21.8 miles on my Schwinn 150. Only 130 to my next achievement.

I am in Texas and I am headed east on US-380 E/US-82 E toward County Road 445. I passed through the Town of Plains this morning. I think the population is about 1,520. Just 354 miles to my next Interlake address goal.

Okay, okay Universe Today is reporting, Shannon Hall’s article, that a Second Solar System Like Ours Discovered. Seven exoplanets orbiting a star with a similar Mercury, Venus, and Earth. “While astronomers have discovered over 1000 exoplanets, this is the first solar system analogue detected to date. Not only are there seven planets, but they display the same architecture — rocky small planets orbiting close to the sun and gas giants orbiting further away — as our own solar system.”

Maybe my next Trek. Just think Total Recall.

If it happens in Italy, it should happen in Florida… Berlusconi out, Radel should follow suit. Leave of absence does not fly. And here again, total recall.


Last night I created a thing-casserole for supper, sort of a Mexican-type chicken lasagna, but I used flour tortillas instead of pasta. I couldn’t say no to seconds and FBS count this morning jumped to 105…


And my Schwinn 150 viewing pleasure this morning was the first part of the 2010 French movie Les petits mouchoirs, or anglicized, Little White Lies. The movie is in French, obviously, with English sub-titles. It is sort of a French version of the 1983 film The Big Chill. This one’s a good movie to watch while I am on my Trek… I have my ear tuned to the French dialogue but I sort-of have to pay attention to the English subtitles.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim