Day 184 – (AD 410) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.0 Miles – Okaloosa Island, Florida on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Today is the day to celebrate.

The sun is OUT in Tampa, Florida. I moved the orchids back out to their residence on the pool deck. Next full moon is February 14. That will be the next possibility of one of our six winters here in the Tampa Bay. And some of my orchids are in full bloom.

This morning I cycled another 21.0 miles on my Schwinn 150. This is now the 410th day of almost continuous cycling from when I started on December 2nd, 2012. My total miles on my Schwinn 150 equal 8,203.8. And I am still going well. Only 379 miles more to go.

This morning, on my virtual Trek, I am located on the Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast, on Okaloosa Island, Florida. I know I glad to be able to see the water. This is the Sunshine State. Yeah! The house is open and I’m back in shorts, t-shirt and bare-feet.

And Simon and Garfunkel are playing I am a Rock on a winter’s day in the background while I write my 427th posting to my Jim’s Trek blog. And it is February 1 in Tampa, Florida.

90% of the top of Tampa Kaleidoscope has been quilted. Concentric hexagons in each kaleidoscope on a king size quilt does take time. Our BW 1950 and BW2010 have arrived in Oregon. USPS should deliver the special box today…methinks. I will be updating our Quilts’ and Afghans’ project schedule tomorrow. Check out Quilts SB and Afghans SB for progress report.

Got to come up with some more recipes to do with the dwarf bananas. ML, they are beginning to ripen quickly.

January 9 - Before              February 1 - After

Breaking Bad is getting much more interesting. My viewing companion is causing me to continue cycling and the time of my exercise period definitely goes by quickly. The plot line is now developing some rising action. Decisions have to be made. Oh and by the way, I have found a substitute for Mad Men for the time being, Suits. Difference is a world of advertising and marketing and a realm of corporate law.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 51 – (AD 274) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.5 Miles – Prunedale, California on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

21.5 miles this morning on my Schwinn 150… Is this getting boring or what? Yes and yes, but I am committed to the cycling. 21.5 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes. This morning I continue on the CA-156 W and the US-101 Highways and I’m headed south.

I am located just in the northern jurisdiction of Prunedale, California. The current population is about 17,600 and Prunedale was originally named for its plum trees… But they died soon after due to poor irrigation and fertilizer. (And I hope the sign has been changed.)

My next Interlake address goal is now 87.0 miles away and I am averaging now 19.4 miles per day.

Is it necessary to advertise the degree of my religious affiliation on a backpack?

When watching The West Wing episodes while I am cycling I sort of get lost between my real and virtual worlds and have to stop and think as to whether I am existing in a real or transitory world of the Bartlet or Obama administrations. I am not truly a political person but, though I really could be, it is really strange when the real and virtual worlds seem to coincide.

I wrote up my 5th posting to Jim’s Gotta Eat, Guisado de Pollo. Today I’m trying to write up an enhancement of a Greek Salad and a quick Guacamole.

The perimeter border of our Sea Foam afghan has now increased to two inches. The first run of quilting Blumish Two is nearing completion. Both projects are turning out the way we envisioned. Follow our progress at Afghans SB and Quilts SB.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 50 – (Ad 273) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.5 Miles – 5,309.6 Miles on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning I am cycling, virtually on CA-152 W, the Pacheco Pass Highway. My 21.5 miles, the real ones on my Schwinn 150 reaches the San Felipe Lake. Today I have passed the 5,300 mile mark. Also my return from Seattle miles of 1,052.5 is now 20% of my total Trek from my start date of December 2nd, 2012.

I was having a discussion about my Trek. It was somewhat clear that with the capability of writing and posting to my Jim’s Trek blog, as well as virtually mapping my progress, there could be a good and possible chance of bee-essing the whole or some of the parts. I suppose I could bee-ess because I do look at Google Maps before I start my day’s cycling. I do plot out approximately where my day’s cycling and exercise will take me. But then again who would I be kidding… I am not cycling for anyone else but for me.  The exercise is for me.  The blog and the write-up is simply a way that I can fantasize and turn fact into fiction. Once I complete my day’s real miles on my Schwinn 150 I then plot my virtual progress. Fact becomes fiction.

Today we take some time to remember the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Andy and I created a quilted wall hanging in remembrance. It is our MEM911.

Well I now have to wait for Season 6 of Mad Men to be uploaded to Netflix. Yes, I completed all 65 episodes of the first five seasons… and yes I am hooked. So now I turn to The West Wing and this now becomes my companion video on my cycling Trek. There are 155 episodes of The West Wing and I have now seen 51. Watching a series, or a movie, while cycling, without the interruptions of commercials, has been my secret to keeping myself committed to completing a consistent and continuous one hour plus of my Trek. All-things-being equal the next 104 episodes of The West Wing will take me through to the introduction of Season 6 of Mad Men.

Be healthy and enjoy… Oh and by the way, my blood sugar count has dropped, positively to 86. Exercise, diet – sort-of, and NO diabetes medication.

Jim

Day 49 – (AD 272) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.6 Miles – San Luis Reservoir, CA on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning bright and early I completed 21.6 miles on my Schwinn 150. Today I am located on CA-152 W Highway at about the northwest banks of the San Luis Reservoir. I’ve heard about the Reservoir, completed in 1967, previously in the news but I certainly did not realize that it was so, so big.

Today I have now cycled 1,031 miles on the Sequel part of my journey; the return trip from Seattle to Tampa. My total miles to date – 5,288.1.

I had to cycle early today so as to beetle it to my dentist to have two of my teeth prepped to receive crowns… Both of my teeth were cracked and of course, the teeth were in the process of continued deterioration. These two teeth are on the side of my head at the point where I took the blow from the major car accident I was involved in a number of years ago. Other teeth were attended to at the time… I guess I never got these two looked at before. But cycling first, then confined to a dentist chair, means that this man fell asleep… And the salt water taffy on the kitchen counter certainly looks tempting.

Yesterday I missed clocking in on my 750 Words. This sort of ticks me off as I had had been continuing in on a good literary Trek. I suppose I shouldn’t get perturbed about one day. But I am sort of. I did complete my 750 words today.

And then I am awaiting the contractor to show up regarding the re-construction of the kitchen. I am sort of reaching the limit of living like a temporary hoarder. This house with our textiles and fabric creations and the destruction of the kitchen with the number of boxes all over the place looks like an eastern textile sweat shop and a hoarder's trailer compartment.

But I am happy now about the remote control situation fix. I attached a Chromecast unit to my system and I can report that the clarity of the video on my HDTV, as opposed to using the Wii, has dramatically improved. Currently Netflix and YouTube are the only two available applications on Chromecast but one can almost guarantee that as it is a Google product there will be changes and additions in the short future.

My viewing pleasure, and with a great clarity, while cycling was Mad Men, season five, episode eight. This is now the 60th episode of the series. It is October 1966 and the subtle and corporate and personal changes continue.  This is just a night-time, so-to-speak, soap opera.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 48 – (AD 271) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.2 Miles – Gustine, CA

Good day,

Well it's now 4:10 PM, and I have just finished my 21.2 miles on my Schwinn 150. This has been a long day but I still got my cycling in. I have now cycled 5,266.5 miles.

I am still traveling south on Highway CA-33, the Santa Nella Boulevard. I left Patterson, cycled through Newman, and passed Gustine California. I am now only 151 miles from my next Interlake goal.

Today I had to put in a new amplifier, receiver thing in my sound and theater system. The old one sort of died two weeks ago. Now it's working fine and dandy, but it took about four and a half hours, and definitely not of my unskilled labor to replace and rewire my system. Great news! We have now eliminated 50,000 remote control thing-a-ma-bobs. We're now down to one universal remote and we can now access Netflix via our iPhone or iPad. This is pretty slick. But I tell you, technology is moving way too fast for me.

Yesterday I had to take Radar, a.k.a. Ready, to Petco to buy him a straitjacket harness. This is the only way that I can now walk him. The sneak, while I was walking the Pack, slipped out of his old harness and bolted. For the next hour, in the 90° F heat with the other three mini-canines in tow, I chased him up and down the blocks of the neighborhood as he bounded and teased me at his own pleasure. No matter what, I was ready to ring his bloody neck.

His new harness all-things-being-equal is an almost guaranteed to be escape proof.  He is supposed to not be able to get out of it. Oh and by the way, this was the fourth time that he has done this. I believe he replaces those humongous ears of his with Satanic horns. He is a devil dog... but I definitely would not trade him.  Guess I just got some more exercise.

Mad Men, season five, episode seven. Don learns that is good and tentative clients think is good, but they will reward him only in the distance.

All yarn ends have been woven back into the inner top of Sea Foam. I am pretty pleased with the current outcome and result of the work. For a detailed update, images, check out Afghans SB. Blumish Two is on the final legs of the quilt work on the long arm. We're both excited at what we are seeing.

The healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 47 – (AD 270) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.9 Miles – Patterson, CA

Good Day,

Another 21.9 miles on my Schwinn 150 this morning. I am on the CA-33 S and just arriving at the City of Patterson, California.

Patterson has the distinction of being known as the Apricot Capital of the World…and true to form it holds an annual Apricot Fiesta.

I am continuing to succeed and progress on this Day of Literacy. Jim’s Trek surpassed the 20,000 Pageviews mark early this morning. And today is also Hug Your Hound Day… Do my four Pack members together equal one hound? And who owns the furniture in this house?

And my blood sugar fasting test this morning rings in at 84 mg/dL. It must have been the Guisado de Pollo…Translation Chicken Stew Latin-style. It was last night’s supper and damn it was good. You’ll have to check Jim’s Gotta Eat for my spin on the recipe I used.

Andy and I just received notice that our two quilts: Blumish Two and Cosmo’s Moon have been chosen as finalists in the MQX Quilt Festival – Pacific Northwest 2013 juried quilt competition. The Quilt Festival will be held will be held October 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Our details and work progress for both our Blumish Two and Cosmo’s Moon can be seen at Quilts SB.

Mad Men, Season Five and Episode Six – LSD and everyone is separating from each other…Peggy fights with Abe, Roger and Jane space out, Don and Megan argue at a Howard Johnson over orange sherbert.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 46 – (AD 269) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 22.0 Miles – Another Day on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Well today Saturday, I cycled another 22.0 miles on my Schwinn 150. My total mileage to date is now 5,223.4. I have not attempted to set a new goal except the one of my Trek back to Tampa…but I think that I am now considering the 10,000 mark. Why not?

I am currently headed south from Stockton and Manteca along Airport Way. To pinpoint my location I am just a bit further south than the intersection of Airport Way and Mortensen Road. I believe the next intersection is at Division Road. I can't see much ahead for the large truck in the road.

There is 194 more miles to go to my next Interlake address goal.

And today is International Salami Day… and I’m gonna use its cousin Chorizo for supper. Sorry, but I really am not apologizing.

There has been a good reaction to my new cooking site and blog, Jim’s Gotta Eat. Check it out… My next two upcoming posts will be about the inglorious Ramen noodle and a recipe that I am trying for Guisado de Pollo, pronounced gey (like key)-sah-doh duh poyo.

I continue to watch episodes of Mad Men while I cycle on my Schwinn 150. I'm now at Season 5 and Episode 5 – Signal 30. A dripping faucet and a quick examination of the character of Pete Campbell are themes of the episode. He still appears to me as a young man with a constant chip on shoulder.

Almost finished the threading of the yarn ends of the inner top of our Sea Foam afghan. Progress is great on our Blumish Two quilt. Check out updates and details at Afghans SB and Quilts SB.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 45 – (AD 268) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.1 Miles - Stockton, CA and 5,200 Miles on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Today I now topped 5,200 miles on my Schwinn 150.

This morning I cycled 21.1 miles. I’m averaging 19.3 miles a day from when I began on December 2, 2013, but since the beginning of August my daily average has increased to 21.0 miles. My weight appears to be holding fast at 165 to 167 pounds and my blood pressure is within the normal range. This morning’s blood sugar count is 96 mg/dL and is within normal limits and I still remain off my diabetes medication. And my waist measurement is now at 34 inches. What can I say? This crazy Trek on my Schwinn 150 is working.

Virtually I am located today in Stockton, California, population about 296,000. It looks like I am on West Lane somewhere between the areas of Lakeview and Valley Oak.

And today is Fight Procrastination Day… Why? Yes I have a number of things that I have to do, but why today. I get around to it eventually.

Andy and I just got the news late last night that our two: Blumish Two quilt and Cosmo's Moon wall hanging, have both been accepted into MQX Quilt Festival - Pacific Northwest 2013, in Portland, Oregon. The Festival will be held October 9-12. You can check out the details for both Blumish Two and Cosmo's Moon at Quilts SB.

I am now totally engrossed in both Mad Men and The West Wing. Both provide a great mind treat will I’m either cycling on my Schwinn 150 or working on our Sea Foam afghan.

Yesterday I circumspectly began my new blog Jim’s Gotta Eat. Check it out. This is an experiment and who knows where this one will go.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 44 – (AD 267) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.1 Miles - On My Schwinn Still in California

Good Day,

And today I continue with another 21.1 miles on my Schwinn 150. I have now, on my return trip from Seattle to Tampa cycled 923.2 miles. My complete trip has now reached a total of 5,180.3 miles.

I am located, virtually via Google Maps, headed east on West Walnut Grove Road toward Blossom Road. I am on the road between Walnut Grove, population about 1,550, and Thornton, population 1,130, in California. I am also between the two Counties of Sacramento and San Joaquin.

My fasting blood sugar dropped again to 110.  It still is a wee bit up and my goal is to get it to drop another 20 points.  Without any of my diabetes meds I am still working it to bring my average fasting count lower.

I wasn't looking for this but when I found it I am a bit flabbergasted. This advertisement on Storenvy.com is also a wee bit confusing. (Storenvy is an online marketplace and store of thousands of indie, aka independent, merchants.) And I am just lost…which of course isn't anything new. The ad mentions seven Religion Rangers but shows and describes five. Also it is not clear whether the cost is $55.00 each or for the five shown or for all seven. I am so confused.

For only $55.00 from Storenvy.com…

The religion Rangers at first is a group of seven colour-coded religious teenagers who assemble weekly to destroy anti-religious enemies deployed by their arch nemesis, Philistine Phil and his cohorts, heretic Herb and Blasphemy Barbera.

The Rangers are Employed by the floating head of Jesus, trapper in big painting, otherwise known as Jesus-face. Also his robot assistant, Halo-5, who is actually a dog wrapped in tinfoil.

Each ranger has a Religion weapon, a Religionzord and special superpower bestowed upon them by Jesus-face. The Religion Rangers group edition comes with their own Religion...

Atheist Religion Ranger - white
Islam Atheist Religion Ranger - blue
Jewish Atheist Religion Ranger - green
Satanist Atheist Religion Ranger - red
Hindu Atheist Religion Ranger - yellow

BEFORE ORDERING, PLEASE STATE WHAT RELIGION RANGER YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE PLEASE !!!

Not much more that I can say about Religion Rangers...

And yes I have started a new blog site, Jim's Gotta Eat. This is a challenge and a dared request.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 43 – (Day 266) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.3 Miles – On My Schwinn 150, Hello Sacramento

Good Day,

This morning I am located on Jefferson Boulevard and I am headed in a southernly direction. I’m getting close to Pumphouse Road.

Today I cycled 21.3 miles on my Schwinn 150 through North Natomas and the three divisions of Sacramento: North, the City, and Southwestern.

Cowabunga and praise the Lord. Truthfully, who would actually buy this? I must be living in another plane and dimension when I found this on Amazon.com as offered by four merchants. You can have this for a mere $40.00 plus s&h. I think the sculptor got something mixed up with an interpretation of Mathew 14:25… All I can hear now are The Beach Boys and “Bom Bom Dit Di Dit Dip… We’re going surfin’.” And because the statue is wearing a crown of thrones… the artist’s understanding must be that a risen Jesus must have taken some time out to catch a wave. A mind is a terrible thing to waste…

Last night I tried something for the first time… Enchiladas. And no, I do not mean that it was the first time to eat enchiladas, but it was my first time to construct and cook them. For all time, I have sort of avoided cooking Mexican, (excepting microwave Nachos), and avoided Sushi recipes, just because. But this time I thought what the hell? What could I lose? And actually, of all the cooking experts out there right now Rick Bayless is sort of my culinary mentor.

Yesterday I had to make a quick stop at the grocery store. Well I started with a can of Old El Paso Medium Enchilada Sauce which I picked up at one of the local Publixes. There is a pretty easy recipe on the can, and I thought why not? Only thing was that there are only four ingredients listed, including the 6-inch flour tortillas.  I thought that this recipe sound pretty basic and boring. After I added a few things and followed my own drummer it turned out quite well and my blood sugar ranged in this morning at 111.

But guess what? I was asked to think about writing a cooking blog…and my response was well maybe. But there’s thousands, upon thousands of amateur cooks and wannabe chefs’ blogs and sites in InternetLand. But the right buttons were pushed. And then I thought, once again, why not? You’ll have to check out my new blog, Jim’s Gotta Eat. I have already begun the new construction and it will be up shortly.

My viewing pleasure on my Schwinn 150 was Mad Men… but last night while I was sewing in the ends of our Sea Foam Afghan I decided to watch a couple more of the following episodes. Everybody drinks, all the time in Mad Men. The story lines touch circumspectly on overindulgence and the alcohol issues. And just about everybody smokes. Lucky Strike is the firm’s biggest client.

Work continues on both our Blumish Two quilt and Sea Foam Afghan.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 42 – (Day 265) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.0 Miles – On My Schwinn Nearing Sacramento

Good Day,

Yes, another 21 miles on my Schwinn 150 this morning. I am headed east on County Road 22 towards County Road 124. Check out the elevated railroad. Tomorrow I will be cycling through Sacramento.

I am burning a daily average of 626.9 calories. Burned calories equals more to eat.

Jim’s Trek is now closing in on 20,000 pageviews… Not bad considering a real exercise and a virtual journey averaging just over 70 pageviews a day. I now am down to 280 more miles to reach to my next Interlake destination.

iGoogle is going away, it is being retired on November 1st. I have been re-teaching myself to use a new desktop layout. I am slowing weaning myself away from a format that I have been using for eight years. I am slowly deleting the gadgets that I have been using and have got myself so used to. I am now learning the intricacies of Google Chrome.

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Well I’m not exactly sure what I should marvel at. From the Acorn Christian Enterprise co uk I am wondering if there is a match to Lois Lane or Lana Lang coupled to Mary Magdalene. And the copyright and trademark infringement? If the dude from Krypton does not have an issue, why do so many persons get so bent out shape trying to protect their small corner of the world?

Colored Windows II and Civil War Re-Enactment I are packed and shipped to the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XX. Work continues on the quilting of Blumish Two. The inner top of our Sea Foam afghan is now complete. I am now back-threading in the loose ends.

Mad Men in the new season, number 4 are off and running with the story line of building the new business. Don and Betty are ironing out the boundaries of their newly divorced lives. Next?

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 41 – (AD 264) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.6 Miles – The Odometer Turned 5,100 Miles

Good and Happy Labor Day,

Today I enjoyed this Labor Day with my grandson and family. And as I entered the room this miniature little person came walking up to his Grandpa. Good times.

And so I am writing my post to Jim’s Trek in the later part of this afternoon. This morning I did complete my cycling on my Schwinn 150. I cycled 21.6 miles. I am headed south on CA-113-3 toward Subacco Road. I am located about 35 miles north of Sacramento, California. Today my odometer turned to 5,115.3 miles.

In celebration of Piano and Chicken month I did sit and plunk out the theme of the TV show Green Acres. And barbequed chicken, roast corn, salad were the bill of fare. Thank you B&J. Happy birthday and cake for RH.

Well I can’t find my car keys. I can’t find my cell phone. I can’t find one of the dogs. Well fear not St. Anthony can help. He’s the patron saint for finding lost objects. Not being blasphemous but…but wait, just wait. For only $2.49 plus s&h I can get my own, my very own, Glow in the Dark St. Anthony Statue at TotallyCatholic.com. Just think after a few choice words yelled out in vain and a search of almost every nook and cranny in this hoarder’s house I can have my very own Glow in the Dark St. Anthony Statue. Turn off the lights and watch in awe and wonder as my very own Glow in the Dark St. Anthony Statue begins to radiate in a green ghostly shimmer and shine. Look what I have found. I track down my car keys. I have found my cell phone… But I can find one of the dogs. Guess I need a new $2.95 engraved pewter medal with a beautiful image of St. Francis…

My viewing choice on my Schwinn 150 this morning was Mad Men, Season 3 and Episode 13. Dissolution of business and marriage are forefront. On to Season 4.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 37 – (AD 260) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.5 Miles – I’ve Reached Chico, California

Good Day,

This morning my 21.5 miles on my Schwinn 150 takes me to Chico, California. I am located on Deer Creek Highway and at the junction of Bruce Road. Tomorrow I will be turning left on Bruce Road and continue heading south to my next Interlake address destination. All-things-being-equal I have another 365 miles to reach that goal.

My to-date mileage now totals 5,032.7. My return miles equal 775.6.


The City of Chico has populations of approximately: city – 86,200; metropolitan – 221,200. The major employers are medical facilities and schools.

I’m still waiting on the decisions of the reconstruction by the insurance company and the contractors. Currently I am beginning to feel like a hoarder…and even though I am getting in the second half of my season I think that I should be mindful of getting rid of a lot of the stuff that I have accumulated in almost 30 years.



Mad Men, Season 3, Episode 7. Don Draper attempts to land a major client… and blackmail is the key to forcing paperwork. Multiple many other interwoven plots and sub-plots are key. Concomitantly I am watching and following The West Wing. I am content with my two over-zealous soaps.


Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 36 – (AD 259) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.2 Miles – A Goal Reached – 5,000 Miles on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Today I surpassed 5,000 miles. I have actually cycled all my Schwinn 150 5,011.2 miles in 259 days.

This morning I'm headed south on California 32 West or Deer Creek Highway towards Carpenter Ridge Road. I completed 21.2 miles on my Schwinn 150. It is a glorious sunny day in Tampa, that's the real world, and it is an equally bright day in the mountains in California, in my virtual world. I like the solitude I have found in both places.

Just wondering if I'm doing something wrong or if I don't really understand? More than likely, I don't understand. The ads on TV's and in magazines regarding 30 minutes of exercise on some sort of machine results in a great and sizeable weight loss. On my Trek, my intention was not to lose a great amount of weight. But all things-being-equal, if I did lose some that would be okay.

When I began cycling on my Schwinn 150 on December 2, 2012, I weighed 170.8 pounds. After 259 days of continuous cycling an average of 19.3 miles a day for about an hour and 5 minutes a day, I now weigh 164.6 pounds. This means that I have lost 6.2 pounds in nine months. (Sorry about that, but no pun intended.) How can the ads promising a great reduction in weight on any or a chosen type of exercise machine, for the typical 30 minutes and on the average, over a four days a week program, actually guarantee a phenomenal weight reduction? I must be extremely naïve. Or I must be doing something wrong?

But let me point out something. I am okay, and I was okay with my weight. All I wanted to do was to reduce my waist measurement. And I have done that! I began at a 44 inch measurement and I'm now at 34 inches. But I'm still boggled by the promises, the incomplete truths as presented by the tonic salesmen.

And today is a race your mouse around the icons day. Don’t ask me what the hell that is. But it appears that somebody at some time, somebody did have the time to think about something that doesn't make any bloody sense. I read it and I'm sorry I don't understand. This is what is supposed to happen on this day. "When your computer is slow to load, and when you're waiting for something to happen, you can't resist the urge to play with the mouse and cursor." What? The only logical thing that is mentioned in the description is "this days your date to go nuts."

Mad Men, season three episode six has the Big Wigs from the Lond Office visiting the New York office. All I can say is that one does not ride, or operate, a riding lawnmower in a corporate high-rise office. Damn there was blood all over the place. And just wondering, is Joan written off?

Work continues on the quilting of Blumish Two. I think this is going to be an amazing quilt/wall hanging. Check out our details at Quilts SB.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 35 – (AD 258) – Jim’s Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.6 Miles – Elevation 7,858 Feet on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning I cycled 20.6 miles on my Schwinn 150. I am now located on and headed east on CA-32 W. To date I have cycled a grand total of 4,990.0 miles.

The above Google Map image was taken in January of 2009, and I am somewhere east of Butt Mountain.

And I swear that there is some sort of wet and bad omen hovering over this house. First the ice-maker on the refrigerator gives up, for the third time. Next, the floor floods in the kitchen, living and dining rooms. The copper pipe breaks. The valves under the kitchen sink give up. The thing-a-bob on the garbage disposal is disconnected and Old Faithful erupts. Then when replacing the water bottle at the cooler, I slip and you can imagine. Hell, I swear that the pool towels have never hit the dryer as many times that they are becoming threadbare. And then to top all the H2O episodes the sound system on the main house movie and TV theatre gives up.

But looking on the bright side…if there is one, the floor in this house has had one damn fine cleaning, and at least there is no basement.

Yeah! This morning’s blood sugar count is 107. And yes I watched what I stuffed into my gullet last night… and limited myself to two scoops of Coldstone ice cream. Yeah, the number dropped 23 points. Now if I continue this week to continue to focus on what and when I eat, I should realize a further and positive reduction in my blood sugar count. Exercise and diet… and no cramming my face at the late hours of the evening.

My tracking chart of Calories Burned and Blood Sugar Count began 17 May 2013. I dropped all diabetes medication on June 18 and I have now tracked 65 days.

My viewing this morning on my Schwinn 150 resulted in an iPad and earplugs. Today’s episode of Mad Men, Season 3 and number 5 focused on stories of the children, Sally and baby Eugene.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim