Day 38 ½ - (AD 468 ½) – Jim's Trek Part III – No Miles – Taking The Cycling Day Off

Good Day,

Today I had to take the day off from cycling on my Schwinn 170. My body has a flat tire. Something to do with ENT again and possible flu-like symptons. Cancelled appointments. And this throws my routine completely out of whack.

Must be something going around the house. One of The Pack is sick and another one is somewhat in the dumps. Chicken broth for all.

Blogger Stats reports that Jim’s Trek has now reached 35,025 Pageviews from the date I began writing and started my Trek on 2 December 2012.

I like Richard Griffin’s Growing Older column in The Cambridge Chronicle: Search engines kill conversation.

And then there are the persons-in-waiting-rooms with the Star Trek thing growing out of their ear. I wonder if, in days gone by, when we ran over to the other side of the street to avoid the “weirdo” who was known for talking to themselves, did they only have one of those electronic cell phone gadgets stuck in their ear?

The second half of the background of our new H-2 quilt and wall hanging has been completed.  Damn pretty slick.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 38 - (AD 468) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.0 Miles – Western Highway in Victoria On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This late morning I cycled 21.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. Beginning my routine was a struggle and I certainly wasn’t in to it. I find that if I get beyond the halfway point of my intended exercise sequence I just keep saying to myself that I have to finish… I have to finish. My Trek III totals now 810.9 miles; my grand total 9,428.0.

I must be getting old. Software changes are becoming too, too much to comprehend. Just when I think that I have got the workings of an application and/or software fixed within my grey matter a new and “better” updated version comes along. And then this throws my mind into a whirl. Is this what it means to be getting old?

I love innovation and progress and exponential development of things but please give me some time to learn and adapt my ways of thinking. Change, speed, change… I wonder if I was like this in my teens and 20s and 30s…and 40s? I’m just trying to keep up without sinking below the aged surface. Google Canary has escaped.

I have changed back(wards) to the not so new Google Maps, the one included in Chrome not the one included in Google Canary. Today I am on Western Highway between Beaufort and Ararat in Victoria, Australia. I am about 350 miles from my next destination point.

Well I checked my biorhythm cycles for today: Physical – on its way up to the top of the curve; Emotional and Intellectual – both have started their cycle movement downward. This sort of explains my reticence at wanting to start my cycling this morning. But I did complete 21.0 miles…anyway.


Today is a date to celebrate and break a diet program; today is Deep Dish Pizza Day. But on the other hand it is Walk to Work Day and Vitamin C Day. But if you did enjoy Ben’s company today is World Rat Day.


First half of the background of our new H-2 quilt and wall hanging has been completed.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 37 - (AD 467) – Jim's Trek Part III – 20.1 Miles – 9,407.0 Miles On My Schwinn 150 & 170

Good Day,

This morning I cycled 20.1 miles on my Schwinn 170 and I was able to burn 632 calories. I tried the time set program and set it for 60 minutes. When I reached the allocated time I noted that I had gone 18.1 miles and burned 581 calories. Not bad to be able to keep up that pace in 1 hour but I continued cycling and extra three minutes to make the two additional miles and 31 extra calories. I now have to figure out if I can program both Time and Distance together.

Today I hit a 9,407.0 miles.

Today I am located on the new Google Map on Western Highway just past Modesty Lane. I do believe that the Burrumbeet Park and Windermere Racing Club site will soon be coming up on my left-hand side.

Here are my recorded stats –

• Location – Home, Tampa, Florida
• Start Date – 2 December 2012
• Today's Date – 3 April 2014
• Trek Distance – Today 20.1 miles
• Trek Distance Part I – 4,257.1 miles
• Trek Distance Part II – 4,360.0 miles
• Trek Distance Part III – 789.9 miles
• Grand Total Miles – 9,407.0
• Miles to Go – Many more
• Avg. Miles per Day – 20.1
• Calories Burned Today - 632
• Number of Sit-ups - 100
• Weight – 165.5 lbs; Total Loss – 4.7 lbs
• BMI – 23.5
• Fat – 20.3%
• Belly Measurement – 32”; Total Loss – 12”
• Blood Sugar - 101 mg/dL
• A1c - 5.11%
• eAG – 97 mg/dL
• Blood Pressure – 113/80
• Age – 62 yrs, 3 mths

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 36 - (AD 466) – Jim's Trek Part III – Miles – Eureka, Victoria On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Well I got waylaid this morning for a couple of hours attempting to understand and fix a money transfer issue. I won’t bore you with the details but read my synopsis of what I think I understand below.

This morning I decided that I would try to use one of the preset programs on my new Schwinn 170. I entered in the mileage that I wanted to complete, 22 miles. I picked the Pike’s Peak program. The data entry, after I discovered the User’s Manual online, was relatively easy. And I completed 22.0 miles and burned 558 calories. As I did not enter any time limit the exercise journey on the Pike’s Peak program, (sorry about the alliteration), took me 1 hour and 17 minutes. But I completed 22.0 miles. My grand total miles now stand at 9,386.9; in kilometers 15,106.8. And that’s the real part of the Trek.

And for my virtual Trek, today I am on Fussell Street on the eastern border of Eureka, a suburb of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia, population of about 86,000. I will be heading in a northwesterly direction for about the next 20 days. And to BB, thanks for asking but I do spend my nights in my own bed here in Tampa. Jim’s Trek, the virtual voyage just came about as an idea to alleviate the possible boredom and tedious drone of exercising. And my days of sleeping out in the open, on the ground, and in a tent have long gone. The Australian part of my Trek now totals 769.8 miles or about 1,238.9 kilometers.


Et j'aurai 99 ans en 2050. (For the Anglophones – And I will be 99 years old in 2050. A very interesting and curious article from Forbes, 21 March 2014 – Want to Know The Language of the Future? The Data Suggests It Could Be…French.

And so I had to, still have to, prove why a regular monthly payment that I receive is short because the company wants to know why I am not getting what they think I should be getting. Huh? Am I missing something? Read what I am writing. I am, accordingly, not getting enough. I am being shorted. I did NOT make the calculation. I did NOT initiate the movement of funds. I am not in control of either the calculation or the movement. I would have gone along my merry way and not known anything about the shortage until THEY brought to my attention…and NOW I have to prove and gather the information as to why I did NOT get what I was supposed to get. Huh? Can someone please book me on the first plane out to Pluto?

The paper is out. We’re working on the draft of the design of our new H-2 quilt and wall hanging. And once I figure it out I will begin to let you in on Andy’s and my quilting strategy and goals. Stay tuned to Quilts SB.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 35 - (AD 465) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.4 Miles – Headed Northwest in Australia On My New Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This late afternoon I cycled an additional 21.4 miles on my new Schwinn 170. This morning I was asked to volunteer at the FHC. I did and I postponed my cycling exercise until the afternoon.

The above inserted Google Map shows my first three destination points in my Jim’s Trek III in Australia. A – Sydney, B- Canberra, and C- Melbourne. I’m now cycling to my 4th destination and goal point. 

And as of today, April 1st, it appears that Google has issued a new version of Google Maps.  (Just wondering if this is not an April Fool's joke.)  There are so many versions of Google things out there in Internetland that at times I get pretty well confused…pretty fast.  Something slick about the new Google Maps is that it does not just move on the screen in a horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions, it now moves in a sort-of spherical format movement.

Here is the new format.

Today I have reached the 747.8 miles in Australia as a part of my Jim’s Trek III-170, overall 9,364.9.  I am located and headed in a northerly direction on Ballan-Geelong Road in Victoria. I am just about to get to the intersection of Gearys Lane. Based on the new Google Maps calculation I have 411 miles, 662 kilometers until my next destination and goal point.

Supper last night, completely experimental – Rooz Ma Lahem and a Cucumber and Kumato Onion Salad with Orange Almond Butter Dressing. Blood sugar this morning was 94.  Supper was good...

Check out the amaryllises. Our weeks of spring in Tampa are now over. Summer begins.

Andy and I just received notice that our Blumish Two quilt has been accepted for display at the Vermont Quilt Festival.  The dates of the show are from June 22nd through June 29th.  Check this link at Quilts SB to view our details of our Blumish Two.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 34 - (AD 464) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.1 Miles – On The Road Again in Victoria On My New Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I adjusted the seat on my new Schwinn 170. Much better. A few more adjustments as the time progresses, I believe, will eventually make it much better butt-wise. I also cycled 21.1 miles and burned up 620 calories. Total Jim’s Trek miles to date equal 9,343.5, 15,036.9 kilometers.

Today I am located on Nerowie Road just east of Geelong-Bacchus March Road. I am still in Victoria, Australia. I am headed in a northwesterly direction.

My fat percentage, since March 13, was up this morning to 20.4%, an addition of 0.7%. Must have been JK’s birthday cake coupled with the late night Spinach and Cheese Calzone I had yesterday. On a reverse note my blood sugar was down by 8 to 93. And that could be that I didn’t gorge myself all day yesterday.

I got started late on my cycling this morning. I had to deal with a minor bank crisis. It appears that in some way on my electronic banking system, the method of transferring funds was changed without my acknowledgment and after I have been doing it the same way for at least 15 plus years. The bank representative tried to explain to me that the change was “due to something that I had done…” Guess what? I think I understand ACH and electronic movement of money.  A financial and banking career took care of that.  Now I can agree that electronic methodologies are changing exponentially BUT don’t try and tell me that I was the one at fault when something changed that I would and should not have had any control in manipulating. I got the issue resolved…after using two online chats and one telephone lines all happening simultaneously while I attempted to keep my blood pressure at a norm for a period of one hour.

A series of earthquakes on Fringe elicits the possibility of the intersection of two universes. Now if the occupants of any building in Los Angeles have most recently come out somewhat strange after the recent tremors, you may have to wonder. But then again it is L.A.

This morning I had a virus attack, stopped by my Norton Internet Security and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. I’ve never seen this type of attack before. It seemed to come in through the Google Cloud and it was vicious. Six high security risk items: Suspicious.Cloud.7s.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia or anywhere else please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 33 - (AD 463) – Jim's Trek Part III – 22.2 Miles – Goal #3 Melbourne, On My New Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Well this is the day that I begin and continue my Trek on my new Schwinn 170. Here goes.

Today I reached the third of my 16 goals of destination points in Australia. Destination #3 means that all totalled I have now cycled 9,310.2 miles, 14,983.3 kilometers, including my North American Trek. Jim's Trek III started in Sydney, targeted Canberra, and now I reached Melbourne. On to number four.

But I couldn’t just stop there. This morning I cycled a total of 22.2 miles taking my grand total miles now 9,322.4 or 15,003.0 kilometers. I burned 600 calories on my new Schwinn 170.

After completing my cycling and an additional 100 sit-ups my weight is at 166.7 pounds and my fat registered at 19.7%. My goal is to somehow, without a scalpel or hooking up to a vacuum cleaner; get to 17.0% or less. I would like to get to somewhere in that vicinity.

I am currently on Dohertys Road and I am west of Melbourne.  I am coming up on the intersection at Palmers Road.

Report on my new Schwinn 170 after my first 22.2 miles.

• Extremely easy to assemble. It took about 3 hours with four hands.
• There are a number more buttons and push-thing-a-migs that I need to learn and find out what they do. I have to figure out it whether the degree of resistance can be increased or decreased simply by one degree.
• I had to adjust the handlebars. Not a problem while I was cycling. I will try to figure out my comfort level and degree of angle.
• The Schwinn 170 seat is definitely much more comfortable than the one on the Schwinn 150. I will have to adjust the seat for my next ride.
• The Schwinn 170's built-in fan is definitely much better than the one on the Schwinn 150.
• While pedaling I hit my left ankle on the mechanism only once. I believe I was positioned way too close. Otherwise not an issue.

My viewing companion this morning was Fringe. The last two episodes introduce some extraordinary issues and the two can stand alone. I am trying to figure out whether there were any clues to the overall multi-dimensional theme of the series. Who knows?

Our H-1 quilt and wall hanging has been bound and the final production is a wonder to see. Andy has done a great job of quilting and binding. The slip on Warhol’s Itch is being added. It should provide a subtle dimension to the completion of the quilt and wall hanging. The last quilting is been completed on our extra large Tampa Kaleidoscope quilt. The drafting of the perspective lines of are new H-2 quilt and wall hanging is certainly a new challenge.

Check out the video: Lauren Austin – art quilter in Shanghai. I really like her approach and her work. The YouTube link is http://youtu.be/vn6D-UDOqJ8.

Thank you to all friends and family who have written me words of encouragement.  If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 32 ½ - (AD 462 ½) – Jim's Trek Part III – 0.0 Miles – My New Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Whew. Finished. Today I decided not to cycle on my Schwinn 150. I decided that I would put together my brand new Schwinn 170. Thank you Nautilus.

Due to Jim’s Trek and my cycling exercise of 9,300.2 miles on my Schwinn 150 I am a proud owner of a new Schwinn 170. Once again thank you Nautilus, Inc. This 62 year old man thanks you.

The box is now empty and I, with an extra set of hands, have reconstructed all parts and positioned my new Schwinn 170. It took me somewhere about 3 hours to put it together. I definitely needed some assistance. Thank you, AB. I still have some minor adjustments to make.

Tomorrow I will begin the next part of my Trek, Jim’s Trek III-170 on my Schwinn 170.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 32 - (AD 462) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.0 Miles – Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Jim’s Trek Pageviews have topped 34,008.  And this morning I cycled another 21.0 miles on my Schwinn 150.

I am now located in Oakleigh, another suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Population is about 7,600 and Oakleigh, from what I have read, was absorbed into the metropolis of Melbourne in the 1950s. I am on Princes Highway or National Route Alternate 1. It looks like I may be able to stop for a check up on the left. I wonder if they’ll check my Schwinn 150?

I am now only 10.0 miles from my next chosen destination goal. And my blood sugar count this morning is 99. I have been diabetes meds free for a total of 253 days.

An interesting article on BloombergBusinessweek by Dune Lawrence this morning. The article is How Scammers Turn Google Maps Into Fantasy Land. Does this affect my virtual Jim’s Trek? Possibly.  But my Trek has the real part, the exercise on my Schwinn 150 and I can definitely see the results.

And Governor Rick Scott, in Tampa today, needs to learn how to spin his supposed results when he is taking credit for job growth. If “state economists have said a big reason for the unemployment rate decline is that people are leaving the labor force or had delayed their search.” (TBO/The Tampa Tribune – AP, March 28, 2014.) Bossman Governor needs to learn how to read and include all the jobless numbers.

Spin, spin, spin. From Forbes, The Death of ‘Spin’ (Will It Kill The Future of Public Relations?), Cheryl Connor, February 13, 2014 “Political Spin: Politicians Abducting Citizens. There are too many examples in this category to number. Broken rules. Broken laws. Dishonest representations. Disillusioned readers and voters pay the terrible cost.”

Our new quilt and wall hanging H-1 quilting has been completed. The binding is now being attached. It truly is an amazing work. Drafts of the design for our new H-2 are being completed.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 31 - (AD 461) – Jim's Trek Part III – 20.7 Miles – Victoria, Australia on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning I cycled 20.1 miles on my Schwinn 150. This is now my 461st day of almost continual cycling. Yes it is now a habit and a part of my daily routine. And I can honestly say that I just feel better after I have completed my cycling exercise.

I was just asked as to "why hadn't I lost more weight than 4 pounds?" I started cycling at 170.8 pounds on December 2, 2012 and this morning on March 27, 2014 I weighed in at 166.8. My immediate response is that I still love to eat... I haven't changed my diet nor have I starved myself but I do watch, because of my diabetes, what I eat and my portion sizes.  This I was doing years before I started my cycling routine. But my personal results have proven the many, many benefits of me cycling on my Schwinn 150. And a lost of 12" on my waist certainly is justifiable proof.

I am located on Princes Highway just west of Officer, Victoria. Officer has a population of about 1,800 and is a suburb of Melbourne. I am now only 31.0 miles to my next goal.

Fact - A conjoined bearded dragon hatched here in Officer, Australia in January 2011!

And talking about food I just read that McDonalds does serve lobster rolls. Note that the March 18th article from the Mirror News in the UK uses the term "Maccy D's"

Cheap in Canada: Lobster at Maccy D's

We’ve all had a Big Mac or a chicken McNugget, but how many people get the chance to sample one of Ronald McDonald’s lobster rolls? Only available in places like Canada, where lobster is plentiful and cheap, the fast-food giant promises: “100% Atlantic Lobster meat is what this classic is all about. "It’s the perfect combination of diced celery, light salad dressing and shredded lettuce all on a soft roll. You’ll miss it when it’s gone, so catch it while summer’s here.”

If this is the case could someone please ship me a case?

And thank you to Luke Haynes for taking the photo of some of the quilts and wall hangings currently on display at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado.

Luke's Madame X is on the right and Andy and my Cosmo's Moon is hanging on the left.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 30 - (AD 460) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.1 Miles – Back on Princes Highway, Victoria, Australia on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

And today is JK’s birthday. Happy birthday.

Well I ran a number of errands this morning and met with some friends. I figured I would take today off from cycling. But it turns out that I had a couple of hours before my next appointment…and my Schwinn 150 was calling me. Damn. I think I am hooked, I truly am. I figured out that I had a slot of time and I got on my bike. I cycled another 21.1 miles on my Schwinn 150.

My total miles in Australia have reached the 1,032.2 total. My grand total now is 9,258.5 miles, 14,900.1 kilometers.

I am now located just west of Longwarry North in Victoria. I am on Princes Highway/Freeway.

I’m still keeping myself off of my diabetes medications. My fasting blood sugar count this morning was 96; my Australian average 94.4. Not bad for reversing Stage II Diabetes.

I began the design draft of our H-2 quilt and wall hanging. This one should prove very, very interesting.

Short and sweet.  Schwinn 170 coming soon.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 29 - (AD 459) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.5 Miles – Old Sale Road, Victoria, Australia on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Today I cycled 21.5 miles on my Schwinn 150. I am still keeping up with my daily routine after cycling of trying to crunch 100 sit-ups. I now have 762.6 miles or about 38 or 39 days until I hit the 10,000 mile mark. Dang, that would mean that I might hit that mark on about May 2nd. That is 17 months of cycling…

I measured my waist and my belly this morning. It appears that I am still holding at 32 and 34 inches. My fat percentage registered at 19.8%. I really wonder if I can, without resorting to a surgical procedure or a girdle, get rid of my older man’s gut. Maybe as I do live in Florida I should start reading Ponce de Leon’s journals.

This morning I turned off to the left from Willow Grove Road on to Old Sale Road. It appears that the Google camera truck hasn’t been down this section of Old Sale Road. It looks like the images begin again where Old Sale Road meets Yarragon-Shady Creek Road just up ahead. I have now just 73.1 miles or about 118 kilometers to my next goal point in Victoria, Australia.

Yes we, as a race of human beings, use social media at an exponentially increasing rate. And I have two questions and two statements.

First question – What is around the corner in the way of the ever expanding network of communication?

Second question – If there are any other beings, somewhere out there, have they tapped into our social media madness?

First Statement – As I grow older the increasing speed of electronics seems to be leaving me behind, even as I want to keep up.

Second Statement – It is apparent that social media, in an effort to expand our intelligence, may be increasingly being used to pull the wool over our eyes.

The quilting work on our new H-1 quilt and wall hanging is progressing terrifically. Andy and I do love the way the variegated Sulky thread just pops and compliments the cotton fabric. Twenty-one squares of 120 squares completed for our new MC-1 afghan.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 28 - (AD 458) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.0 Miles – Another Goal: 9,200 Miles on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning I have now cycled 9,215.9 miles, 14,831.6 kilometers on my Schwinn 150. Today I cycled another 21.0 miles. I have now, since December 2, 2012, cycled 458 days. I have not cycled during this period a total of 19 days. That’s the real part of my journey.

And now for the virtual part, I am located on Brown Coalmine Road and I am almost 95.0 miles from my next targeted destination. Yes, I am in Victoria and from the Google Maps image the sky looks somewhat similar to what it is right now here in Tampa. To date I have cycled 963.7 miles or about 1,550 kilometers on my Trek in Australia.

The amaryllises are definitely blooming around my house. I am still wondering if I fell asleep for a complete year.

Here’s something to consider. If there are 31 verses in the Bible that can be construed so that the message may mean that watching TV may be considered a sin, does it mean that a person may be damned for owning an electronic device with video capabilities? And the majority of the Bible quotes are from the New Testament.

And I continue to cycle on my Schwinn 150 and watch Fringe. I know that I am using the television series as a riding companion, but I was wondering at the value of two-dimensional versus multidimensional relationships.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 27 - (AD 457) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.2 Miles – Cowwarr Art Space on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning my miles totaled 9,194.9 or 14,797.8 kilometers. I cycled on my Schwinn 150 21.2 miles.

I am now located, still in Victoria, Toogabbie-Cowwar and Traralgon-Maffra Roads. I will never ever complain about road names again… (And I have not yet been to Wales, Steve.) I am just past a location on the map called Cowwarr Art Space. This is neat. According to the Cowwarr Art Space website this is a “private enterprise owned by Carolyn Crossley and Sculptor Clive Murray-White.”

And here comes the next point of synchronicity. My Great-Grandmother Mary Alice Goodey was a Crossley. Her parents, my great-grandparents were William and Elizabeth (née Parker) Crossley. They were from Lancashire in England. Who knows? The listing of my Crossley ancestors can be seen at A Genealogy Hunt.

Allergies be damned. I can’t wait until tomorrow when it rains to wash the bloody pollen out of my hair. (I sound like I may be channeling from Oscar Hammerstein II.)

Have you ever dreamed a dream (and now from Claude-Michel Schönberg) where you decide that what you are doing in your dream you can substitute for something you do in real life when you wake up? I was walking in my dream last night, and I felt that I could just substitute the distance for the possible cycling that I would be doing the next morning.

Okay, okay it must be the allergies, and I forgot to take my early morning blood sugar count. Oh well. But I just took it two hours after I drank my orange juice and it registered at 95. Not bad.

And the Schwinn 170 jigsaw puzzle begins. The foot-bone is connected to the ankle-bone, the ankle-bone is connected to the shin-bone, the shin-bone is connected to the knee-bone. The knee-bone is connected to the thigh-bone, the thigh-bone to the hip-bone…and the hip-bone to my butt. My butt will be connected to 1.1.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim

Day 26 - (AD 456) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.6 Miles – Maffra, Victoria on my Schwinn 150

Good Day,

And this morning I struggled on my Schwinn 150. It just felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere, that is, in the cycling motion. I did finish 21.6 miles but to just burn 600 calories it took me 1 hour and 12 minutes.

I mentioned yesterday that I was headed west to the Town of Maffra. And guess where I got to this morning? Maffra. I am located on Johnson Street. It does look like I will have to cycle another 137 miles, about 220 kilometers. I should be getting to my next destination and Trek goal in about six or seven days.

And finally the congestion in my lungs seems to be breaking up. I can honestly say that my cycling time on my Schwinn 150 has most definitely been a benefit. It appears that the benefits have reduced the length of time that I may have had to deal with a cold or an ache.

My blood sugar this morning dropped another 2 points to 97.

Last night’s supper was an experiment. I didn’t have the Cornish Hens but I figured that I could substitute a boneless, skinless chicken breast. And it worked, Hainanese (pronounced Hey-nan-ease) Chicken Rice. I found the recipe at Footnetwork.com. I truly enjoyed the meal with a Kale Salad. Oh and I made the three sauces: Sweet Soya Sauce; Sriracha Broth; and Ginger Broth. The chicken is a toasted Jasmine Rice with ginger and garlic. Of course the final plate looked somewhat blank without any added fluff but the subtle flavors and exquisite tastes would definitely have me doing this again. I would most definitely do this again. Convinced?

I am continuing my reading of The 4400 Welcome to Promise City, Walking in This World, and Pass Key to the LSAT. I am now searching for my “catcher’s mitt”.  Thank you Julia Cameron.

Another point of synchronicity on my Schwinn 150. Today while watching the first episode of the 2nd Season of Fringe there is a mention of shape shifting. I almost fell off. For the past year plus I have been researching and writing notes about the possibility of a work about a shape shifter. Intro the opening bars of the Twilight Zone.

Work continues on our new H-1 quilt and wall hanging. The quilting is amazing and Andy is working meticulously at hiding the ends. I just snapped a couple of images of the back that just show our work. Check out our work at Quilts SB - http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/



If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy,

And enjoy,

Jim