Day 159 – (AD 385) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.7 Miles – Into Louisiana on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

This morning I cycled 20.7 miles on my Schwinn 150; my total 7,666.7. Sit-ups today, 50. Not bad for this elder bloke.

And this morning I crossed, virtually, over the State line on the Sabine Lake Causeway Bridge from Texas into Louisiana. Just wondering why the lake is named for an ancient people of central Italy.

I am located west of the line on LA-82 E. I am headed east toward Deep Bayou Road. I am now about 151 miles from my next Interlake address goal point. And I am just about 916 miles from the end of my Trek.

Hor Lan Shu Kai – Chinese Style Potato Chicken. Last night's supper: Chicken, potato, ginger, garlic, onion, soya sauce, sugar cornstarch, Jalapeño on Steamed Sweet Rice and Broccoli.

Okay so this was good.  Actually very good…but what was I thinking. Chicken, okay, but potatoes and rice? And so to prove it, my morning blood sugar was 115. Up 20 points from the morning before. Oh and I did have a bowl of ice cream and a medium bowl of Cheez-Its later in the evening. I wasn't thinking. Bad, bad, Jim. One would think that there is a definite correlation between carbohydrates and elevated blood sugar counts. Fine. I’ll put myself in the corner. Bad, bad, Jim…but the plate of food looked so, so pretty, and good.

This morning I decided to take on Netflix’s House of Cards. I’m hooked. I found me a new cycling serial to keep me company for the next while. Three things: A new The West Wing; Kevin Spacey; and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I’m really hooked. Oh and by the way, I’ll have to finish The Brass Teapot tomorrow.

Work continues on the construction and piecing of our BW 2010 quilt and wall hanging. Check Quilts SB for our latest update. I have to keep reminding myself to make sure that I do not crochet in my sleep. The V-stitches of our A-New afghan and throw need two arms and not just a single one.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 158 – (AD 384) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.7 Miles – One More Day in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

This is my 400th posting to my blog and journey, Jim’s Trek. This morning started a wee bit late… It sort of threw off my routine.

Anyway, I cycled 21.7 miles on my Schwinn 150. My total miles to date now equal 7,646.0. Yesterday while I was walking The Pack, (did I mention that I walk The Pack a mile almost five times a week?), I was wondering about when I would possibility hit the 10,000 mile mark. Quickly calculating, and averaging 20.0 miles each day, I think that I may hit the 10,000 milestone on May 3rd. Who knows?

This morning I am located on my Trek at a point on TX-73 E/H O Mills Highway. I should be shortly crossing over into Louisiana.

This morning’s viewing pleasure was the first half of the 2012 film The Brass Teapot. The idea is that a young couple is short on cash and credit, and just about everything is not necessarily progressing too, too well. After a bad happening, they chance upon a brass teapot. What follows is sort of something that we, at times, wish for…but there are consequences. Googling the phrase “The Brass Teapot” alone produces 6,430,000 hits and results. Interesting…?

Like I said and previously wrote, I am looking for the nonsensical statements made by politicians and would-be politicians in 2014.

Erick Bennett, candidate for US Senator from Maine - “The fact that I have been jailed repeatedly for not agreeing to admit to something I didn't do should speak to the fact of how much guts and integrity I have,” he said. “If I go to D.C., I’m going to have that same integrity in doing what I say, and saying what I do, when it comes to protecting people’s rights, as well as their pocketbooks.”

I am not up to complete speed regarding the case, but I believe that he was jailed for spousal abuse. His previous sentences are of record. Let’s hope the electoral, at least those who get out and vote, have done their homework and due diligence of the facts.

Last night’s supper was a Chinese Beef and Cauliflower Stew. Not bad and all cooked in the wok. I do like cooking Asian-type recipes. They certainly help me to control my blood sugar counts.

I began reading Welcome to Promise City, by Greg Cox, 2009. It is the third book in a series of four books based on The 4400 series. Books One and Two take place during the course of the actual television episodes. Welcome to Promise City takes begins exactly where the video series end.

And now to work on BW 2010 and ideas of the quilting highlights.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 157 – (AD 383) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.0 Miles – Almost To Winnie, Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

This morning I cycled 21.0 miles on my Schwinn 150. This means that I have now cycled 7,624.3 miles since I began my Trek on December 2, 2012. And 44.2% of my pedaling has been my current return trip from key point in Seattle.

And it just hit me that my previous viewing companion, The 4400, all 45 episodes centered around Seattle. This was not intentional and I am a bit thick at times...but I would venture to say that there is some glimmer of synchronicity in my intended and untended methods. And if you don’t understand this, don’t worry, I do.

This morning I am located just west of the Town of Winnie, Texas; population of about 3,300. I am on the service road running parallel to I-10 E. I am approximately 40 miles from the Texas Louisiana States’ border.

The construction of our BW 2010 quilt and wall hanging has begun. Check Quilts SB for details. Our Cosmo’s Moon quilt and wall hanging has begun its voyage to Colorado for the MANfestations exhibit and presentation at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. The exhibit will run from January 39 through April 29.

Pick your choice for Day of the Year: Spaghetti, Hypnotism, Pop Music Chart, World Braille, and/or Trivia. So the idea is your choice…celebrate whatever you want.

Last night I had to use up the remaining Kumquats that I picked from CK’s tree. And I decided to make some Kumquat Cranberry Chutney. Check my update to Jim’s Gotta Eat.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 156 – (AD 382) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.8 Miles – 36th Interlake Address Goal Reached in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Well this afternoon I cycled an additional 20.8 miles on my Schwinn 150. My Bright House appointments were supposed to be this afternoon. As opportunity would have it, the technicians arrived early this morning, way ahead of schedule…with my okay of course. Took me by surprise, and threw off my normalized routine, and I didn’t get to do my sit-ups.

Today’s cycling allowed me to reach two more objectives: 7,600 miles and my 36th Interlake address. The real address of my 36th goal is Interlachen Drive in Baytown, Texas. Close enough to sub for Interlake Drive.

My actual location today is now on I-10 E just about between two lakes; Lost and Old River Lakes. Up to this point I have been avoiding major highways but I thought that for this once I would ignore my own rules and jump on an Interstate to make up some distance. If I use the Google Maps options to ignore and avoid major highways the programming would take me via some absurd distance to reach my 37th Interlake address point. So there. My next Interlake address goal is about 215 miles to the east.

Today is Chocolate Covered Cherry Day…and I am waiting.

All pieces of 18 fabrics have been cut for our new and next quilt and wall hanging, BW 2010. This will be a companion piece to our BW 1950.  BW 1950  is composed of 16 fabrics. All-things-being-equal BW 2010 may provide that extra clue to the identity of BW 1950. A-New afghan/throw has increased to 14 ½” in length.

I’m still searching for a new video-cycling companion. Will let you know when I find.

Beware of flim-flam purveyors who try to sell you a spoon when you want a fork.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 155 – (AD 381) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.8 Miles – Still in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

First thing this morning 20 sit-ups. Next I fed The Pack. I am not sure that I understand Radar. I pick the bowls up from the floor in preparation of filling them for each one’s meal. The next thing I know he, Radar, has taken off to the farthest point away on the outside patio. He begins his yowling, and then I have to call him back into the kitchen. He goes through a number of goofy jumping jacks and then settles in to chow down his Buffalo kibble. Strange dog. Must be something with the ears.

Oh and all I have to do is bring out my camera and if I point it at him…he becomes a ferocious anti-paparazzi hound.

Had to run a couple of errand this morning, but as soon as I returned home I cycled 21.8 miles. My total miles now on my Schwinn 150 equal 7,582.5.

This morning my Trek has me located on East Wallisville Road, north of Baytown and east of Lynchburg, Texas. It appears that I only have a short distance left to reach my 36th Interlake address goal.

And the weather in Tampa is overcast and rainy as opposed to sunny with intermittent showers. But the orchids are blooming.

This morning I finished watching the last and 45th episode of The 4400. And there are no more visual episodes, but I have discovered that there are two books that follow where the series ends. And the books are already on my Kindle library. Now I have to find a new cycling watching companion.

The top of our quilt and wall hanging BW 1950 has been completed. Fabric has been sorted and chosen for its companion piece BW 2010. 4-New afghan/throw has now reached a length of 12 inches.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 154 – (AD 380) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.1 Miles – Welcome the New Year in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day and Happy January 1st,

Today begins a New Year - 2014 AD. Damn, I made it.

And this morning I cycled 21.1 miles and completed 20 sit-ups. I start the New Year having accomplished 7,560.7 miles on my Schwinn 150. I can now write that I have cycled consecutively across three years: 2012, 2013, and 2014.

I am headed south on TX-146 S, and I will soon reach Farm to Market 1413 W. Only 20.6 more miles to my next Interlake address goal point.

Apart from being New Year’s Day it is also Bloody Mary Day, Z Day, Commitment Day, and Polar Bear Swim Day. Well forget the Polar Bear Swim but I’ll definitely break out the Bloody Marys and commit to my Zs.

And which politician and/or which would-be politician will express and/or do something completely asinine first, out of the gate this New Year of 2014?

Last night I made a dish of shrimp, mushroom, onion, black olives, green peas, Swiss cheese, rice and vegetable broth Risotto. I did not have any white wine in the house so I used some Vodka and lemon juice instead. I understand the premise of making a risotto… but, I am not sure if my final product, even though the meal was excellent, is the way it is supposed to taste. Okay I’m not saying that that is an issue, but when I watch any “chef” on any of the cooking stations or programs they are always mentioning about the “al dente” format of the finished rice. Can anyone tell me what it is that I am supposed to be expecting?

My concoction looked something similar to the above image. And I had a double helping. We all did.

I have about one-and-a-half episode remaining of my viewing companion, The 4400. From what I understand the producers pulled the plug. Looks like I will be searching for a new cycling viewing series and/or movies to watch. Any suggestions?

And this is the new chart of my January 1st biorhythm cycles.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 153 – (AD 379) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.7 Miles – New Year’s Eve in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

This New Year’s Eve morning I cycled once more on my Schwinn 150 another 20.7 miles. And I am thinking about my resolutions for the upcoming 2014.

My total miles now equal 7,539.6. All-things-being-equal I have another 1,073 miles remaining in my Trek back to Tampa. At my current rate of 20.0 miles a day I should be pulling into Tampa on February 22, 2014. I have two months to concoct my next adventure.

This morning I am located somewhere on TX-321 S and I am just about at the intersection of County Road 303. The Google Maps’ image is now just about six years old. Comparing to current images it certainly shows us how much digital photography has come such a way since.

I am not necessarily a regular Walmart shopper. Occasionally I will run in to our local Walmart if I need some item but that is so not the case. I also have NEVER ordered online from Walmart. Why would I need home delivery when there is an actual store about a mile from where I live, on the other side of the highway?

This morning I received Number 2 email reminder that I did not provide Walmart, spelled both Walmart and Wallmart in the body of the email, with my correct address for order number WM-003247489. The author of the email would like me to fill in an attached form “and send it back to us.”

A link to the form was included in the first email, which I deleted yesterday. Today’s email does not have any link or any attached form. What am I to do?

The originator of the second email from the Arrowhotel.com in Nebraska writes that “If your reply is not received within one week, you (I) will be paid your money back but 17% will be deducted since you order (and NO I did not make a typo) was booked for Christmas holidays.”

This one is intriguing. Yesterday Japan and Nigeria, today Nebraska, a (heaven forbid) dying sister and Walmart. Pray tell what do these two have in common? And what is 17% of nothing?

Work continues on our BW 1950. We are just about to begin the construction of our BW 2010. A-New afghan throw is progressing. Colors remind me of one of the high schools I from where I graduated.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 152 – (AD 378) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.8 Miles – 7,500 Miles in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Another goal accomplished this morning; 7,518.9 miles. I cycled 20.8 miles on my Schwinn 150.

My virtual location this morning is at I-69/US-59 S/U.S. Hwy 59 S on my way to Wonderland Drive. I am just southwest of the City of Shepherd, Texas; population 2,400, give or take. I am now about 1,100 miles away from my home address in Tampa.

Julia Cameron in her books mentions “synchronicity”. The first definition that appeared when I searched the Internet from Merriam-Webster was “the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality —used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung.”

Okay cue the Twilight Zone music. Yesterday, in a conversation, I mentioned someone from my past of whom I had been acquainted with just about 20 years ago. I stated that I had not had, no was there any need of, any connection with that specific person. Well, this morning I was skimming and reading some local news articles, and to my wandering eyes what should appear but an article centered about and concerning, with images, of the exact same person I had been discussing. Is there a reason for the connection? Hell if I know. Does Julia Cameron’s “synchronicity” become a part of my vernacular? Hell yes!

And yes I completed my 750 Words, my morning pages. To date in December I have written 22,925 words. In 174 days I have completed 132,674 words. And these do not include the words I write for my Blogs.

Okay is it because I have not answered any of the previous emails that the amount of money has been reduced? This time only $5.2 million. And I did not know that I had a “dying sister” named Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell. Nor did I realize that I did have an immediate sibling who lives in Japan. Her email address indicates that she may be or have been an employee of AT&T in that country.

It appears that Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell is my alleged younger sister, which of course I never knew that I had. I was never informed that there had been another immediate blood member of our clan. Also the widow Mrs. Caldwell; her husband, a UN Peacekeeper who was killed in the civil war in Côte d’Ivoire, is “sadly” dying from cancer and at 61 years old she is not capable of bearing any children due to some “Fibroid Disease” which affects my (her) Womb.”

Yes another bright and early morning “419” email scam. It is an “Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam” which may be originating from Nigeria or some other country in Africa. I’m sorry Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell.  You better find another brother.

Season Four, Episode 8 of The 4400 is an interesting one. The plot is a number of players, that is, actors from both camps who are playing a game against the computer controlling their building location. Interesting, but I do think that a similar story line was used, or vice versa, in the series Stargate. (And I watched all seasons of that one.)

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 151 – (AD 377) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.5 Miles –Livingston, Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

It is a beautiful dreary day in the neighborhood. Yes it is overcast in Tampa and the clouds are low. This morning I cycled 21.5 miles on my Schwinn 150. I am now just shy of reaching my next goal of 7,500 miles.

This morning I have made it to the north of the Town of Livingston, Texas. Population is about 5,400. I am now about 83 miles from my 36th Interlake address goal.

And I got the BS email vocal ad from a site called FixYourBlood Sugar dot com. It is the newest of newest snake oil salesmen come on and bs ad. Obviously the powers that be behind this ad may be taking record of how long someone, like me, listens to the bs and vocal advertisement. And I keep saying - Get to the bloody point. Hurry up and stop wasting my time. But I have to give him credit for actually spending the time trying to think that he is educating me. So he says that all the information out there about carbohydrates is wrong and that the issue is insulin resistance. And I’m waiting for the kicker, the drug and the cost. The factor is insulin sensitivity… Here it comes. The key clicker is coming.

Strategies and techniques –

1. Training with weights, 60 minutes daily.
2. Cinnamon, 6 grams daily.
3. Avoid some sugar in your diet especially high fructose corn syrup for 8 weeks or longer… Easier way coming that eliminates the above three… 5 odd flat-belly substitutes – BH RD.

Okay this next snake oil merchant is going on and on and on.

1. Cinnamomum Cassia 250 mgs twice a day;
2. Berberine, from India… And why do they quote things from supposedly renowned publications that I have never heard of…
3. Pterocarpus Marsupium, from India… BUT he states that one shouldn’t stop there
4. 4-hydroxyisoleucine (4HI), also from India…
5. R-Alpha-Lipoic-Acid… Again the quotes from Germany

Five researched backed ingredients… will do the trick… And here comes the easy part, all with the bs of their credentials and research, BioTrust Nutrition. And here comes the made product that only they at BioTrust can do for me. I expect the Marine Corps Brass Band to begin the background music. And here it comes. All the credentials of the production… but still no actual mention of the product. And the BS is getting greater and great. Here it comes – IC-5, the BioTrust product…

And I did NOT, I repeat have NOT ever used IC-5 or taken two IC-5s. And now comes the where I can get it and how much I have to fork out. But just wait, he tries to state the financial and health cost that I will continue to pay out if I continue on my current path.

Here it comes… and now… and now… but the bs just keeps piling up... And it keeps going, on, and on, and on. And here comes the money back guarantee. Get to the bloody point. And on and on, about cost… Today for a 30-day supply is $69.00. BUT WAIT…A table is about to show, and if the table does not appear it means that the products have run out.

And yes I was a fool to listen to the complete recorded vocal recording. I think I will go outside and dance in the rain…

Just asking... Has anyone calculated a possible corresponding time one may spend on the phone, if there was never the existence of a social media facility like Facebook?

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 150 – (AD 376) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.6 Miles – Headed South in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Today I got up late. That doesn’t happen too, too often. So this morning I was late starting my cycling. And my Schwinn 150 just sat there beckoning to me. It appeared to be saying to me to move my ass and plot it down on the seat and get cycling. And I did.

This late morning I cycled 20.6 more miles on my Schwinn 150. My total to date is 7,476.6 miles.

Well my waist measurement is still holding at 32”. But, and this one is at JG; I definitely need to do something to tone up the flab. Wonder how hard that can be at 62 years? My new pre-New Year’s resolution; begin a series of morning sit-ups. (Now this one I dread.)

The above chart is my clocked daily mileage, in blue, corresponding to my daily waist measurement, in red.

Today I am located, still in Texas on US-59 S. I have just passed Bryan Lane and I am still headed, more or less, in a southerly direction to my next Interlake address location. I am just about to come upon the City of Corrigan. The red dot on the above Texas county map is approximately where I’m at.

The 4400 Episode 5 has being building up to where some of those who have taken promicin, which has been outlawed, have migrated together. There are shades of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, seemingly, incorporated into the plot line.

Once again, I can say that watching a series or a movie, without any commercial breaks, is my definite secret to keep my daily cycling habit going.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 149 – (AD 375) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.9 Miles – Lufkin, Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Up and at ‘em, Jim. Today I cycled 21.9 miles on my Schwinn 150. Total miles now equal 7,456.0. I think I can see 7,500, no pun intended, just around the bend.

My Trek now has me located, virtually, just south of the City of Lufkin, Texas; population about 35,100. Accordingly, Lufkin is in Deep East Texas…As opposed to Shallow Texas? I am now headed south on US-59 S/U.S. Hwy 59 S/S 1st St.

New learning for me this morning. On the Smithsonian Channel I watched, while cycling, the 2008 production, The Accordion Kings: The Story of Colombian Vallenato Music. A competition, in Columbia, when once every decade musicians battle for the title of Accordion King. The heart of the music is the Vallenato, pronounced By-ye-na-to. Wonder where I can get an accordion?



Oh and it appears that I am just about getting into the range of the wild turkey. I think I have a craving for a Turducken.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 148 – (AD 374) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.7 Miles – Merry Day After Christmas in Texas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Yes I’m back on my Schwinn 150. You know it could have been just as easy not to get on and attempt another 20.7 miles. On the day after Christmas, Boxing Day north of the 49th Parallel, I have now completed a total of 7,434.1 miles.

This Trek has me now moving in a southeasterly direction in Texas. I am headed to my next and 36th Interlake address goals. This morning I am located at the intersection of US-69 S/Rusk Street and Wright Patman Drive. My 36th goal point is just about 150 miles away.

I have some questions. Why do people and governments get uptight regarding the simple act of remembering the passing of those who are no longer here? Is it that there is a concern that those present cannot learn from the past and move on? Is it the concern that those who cannot judge for themselves be as “sheep who have gone astray”? Is the human mind and sense of reasoning is compared to that of a lowly ovine?

Did you know that there are now about 7 million wild turkeys in the United States?

The 4400 continues to be my viewing companion. This morning especially, as I wasn’t interested in cycling even though I did, watching The 4400 kept my mind attuned to what was happening on the TV screen and I was not focusing on “how long will this bloody exercise take?”

Our Vanderbilt afghan was completed.  It is now at its new home in Florida.  Check Afghans SB for details.

Be healthy and enjoy your flock of turkeys,

Jim

Day 147 – (AD 372) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 20.3 Miles – 7,400 Miles on Christmas Eve on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Panic, panic. I went to turn on my PC this morning and NOTHING. My beast would not turn on. Damn! I quickly disconnected everything and packed it into my car and headed to Citrus Computers. Exactly what I expected. The power source had died. And now I wait. Christmas Eve and I may be without my prime means of communicating, my PC.

Okay I am now on my Notebook. I will cope without my databases and my new constructions to my blogs for a short bit.

And so I cycled 20.3 miles on my Schwinn 150. This Christmas Eve morning of 2013 I have now cycled a total of 7,413.4 miles.

This morning I am located on US-69 S. I passed through the City of Rusk, Texas and I am headed in a southeasterly direction.

Well my PC is back in the house. I have picked up the flock of turkeys. I am calm.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 146 – (AD 371) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.0 Miles – Texas Before Christmas on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

The first thing I did this morning was to realize that the verticals blinds were on schedule to be replaced and fixed. Next I discovered that the air conditioning unit was on the fritz; it would not turn off. And Christmas is a’coming and the turkey is getting fat.

I panicked. More money out the door for repairs. So I just sat down and wrote my morning pages. I just wrote and wrote the words that came to mind. Took me about 20 minutes to reach my daily target of 750 words.

Nice Christmas present. Vertical blinds over French Doors, company installed over 10 years ago, had to be sent in to be fixed as all the coordinating pull cords had broken. Invoiced billing - 1 cent. Seriously. Thank you Empire Today.

I called my air conditioning service to schedule an appointment. We scheduled a time today and while on the phone, the heaven-sent representative asked me if I had checked the “auto-on” switch. Nope. And guess what? Gift number two. We cancelled the scheduled appointment.

Thank you morning pages.

This late morning, on my Schwinn 150 I cycled 21.0 miles. My total miles equal 7,393.1.

I am heading south on my Trek on TX-110 S toward County Road 4719. My next Interlake goal address is about 188 miles away.

Enjoyed last night supper of Russian Cabbage Soup. Definitely something that I would make again. Check out Jim’s Gotta Eat.

And our BW 1950 quilt and wall hanging is taking shape. Still not sure that it looks like who it supposed to be. But it is an abstract. Check out our progress at Quilts SB.

Almost finished the last edging to our new Vanderbilt afghan. Damn it looks good, if I can boast. Will be posting complete details at Afghans SB in a couple of days. It is a secret.

And I received a very nice and impromptu email from Mr. Jeremiah Adams. Mr. Adams claims to be a civil servant and the director in charge of auditing and accounting of the African Development Bank in Cotonou, Benin, Republic of West Africa. This time the gift is a mere $9.5 million.

You should notice that I have not capitalized Mr. Adams’ titles and position. Neither did he in his email. His email is quite a lengthy missive that extols the possibility that if he, that is, Mr. Jeremiah Adams, does anything above board there may be a problem. And, I’m paraphrasing just a wee bit, Mr. Adams is looking for a sucker, “i got your impressive information through our banking search.” Plain and simple. I guess he, Mr. Adams, that is, can see the word “SUCKER” tattooed plainly on my forehead when he spies at me through my net camera.

Okay, okay, it would be nice to receive a $9.5 million dollar gift just on the eve before Christmas. Mr. Jeremiah Adams, who wrote the email with a France address, writes explicitly that “May i at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free…” But how can I trust someone who never capitalizes his occupation or his constant use of the pronoun “i”, (him). Even my PC wants to automatically capitalize it to the correct “I”.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 145 – (AD 370) – Jim's Trek Part II – The Sequel – 21.5 Miles – 35th Interlake Goal on My Schwinn 150

Good day,

Today I cycled 21.5 miles on my Schwinn 150. And yes I am continuing through this holiday season. The blood sugar is up to 110 this morning, but of course I am pigging out on treats and other types of Christmas goodies. So I burned 668 calories and I cycled for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

I reached my 35th Interlake goal address. It is a community southeast of Tyler, Texas called Interlake Hills. My goal point is the “B” marker in the image. I am now 993 miles from my home point in Tampa, Florida. Just think this journey, this Trek is soon done. I then turned and headed back north to a point where I will be headed southeast on TX-64 E toward County Road 293.

One the first Christmas Carols I learned; Grade 3, Dorval Gardens, Montreal... A very nice memory.



A new orchid blooms on the patio. This flower is so, so delicate. I am enthralled and bewitched.

And one journey ends a new one begins.

"Words mean something... Here are a some examples of the official dumbing down of America:..." Peter Bella

 I believe I have finished the third season of The 4400. I think there are now 13 more episodes.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim