Day 201 - Jim’s Trek - 20.6 Miles - Libby, Montana on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

Today’s mileage on my Schwinn 150 totaled 20.6. This morning I cycled to the City of Libby, Montana, population about 2,630. Libby is located in Kootenai National Forest. My total miles to date are 3,754.1.

My final Seattle destination is just around the corner. Thirty-two more miles of Montana, and then Idaho and next Washington. I have begun creating the road-map of my virtual tour back to my home in Tampa...

My blood sugar is still holding down at an average of 101.8. Results are good on Day 5 on my Schwinn 150.

And we are in the midst, and on the edge of the next generation or revolution of the Internet. The Internet of Everything is the new catch phrase. IoE is where we, the human race, this world, and who knows what else, are going. And all will be connected.


“Cisco believes IoE brings together people, process, data, and things to make networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before — turning information into actions that create new capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity for businesses, individuals, and countries.”


In some ways I wish I was a couple of decades younger... Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy being me and I am enjoying being my age, but there is so much more out there that I just would like to learn and see happen. I’m not looking for a bucket list, I just want to experience, as best as I can.

Last night supper of Spicy Shrimp Lettuce Wraps was very good, but one hell of the mess. Needed a lot of napkins. I think I made each wrap just a tad bit too big. But certainly tasted good. And now I want to make Lobster Raviolis.

Finished watching The Full Monty. My next movie for my Trek watching pleasure is Pitch Perfect. A mish-mash of plots from Glee, Animal House, and Weird Science, et al, all about collegial relationships at a local university in the area of acapella singing. I needed something brainless at the moment.

Been reading up on the new techniques of crocheting.  Also I am now creating an original new quilt design, thanks JG, The Bird House.  Oh yes, and we are working on quiet a number of other projects.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 200 - Jim’s Trek - 21.2 Miles - It Is Now Official - 34 Inches!!!

Good Day,

Today on my Trek on my Schwinn 150, on my 200th day of cycling, I Finally... and that is with a capital “F”, have dropped 10-inches on my belly measurement. Another goal after 3,733.5 miles. It works!

And the funny coincidence is that my movie this morning was The Full Monty. I got to thinking that maybe I should pull-out the Saran Wrap and speed up the reduction of my belly size. When I started my Trek the measurement was 44”... and now I can yell, after six-and-a-half months... 34 INCHES. And no plastic wrap needed.

Obviously there is a definite correlation, and yes I know that is the bottom line, between eating well and exercise. My blood sugar count this morning registered at 88 mg/dL, or for you north of the border and overseas, 4.89 mmol/L. This count is well within the normal range. Not bad for Day 4 of no diabetes medication and Day 200 of continuous minus one day of trekking on my Schwinn 150.

And the above are the real facts.

This morning I am still, virtually, in Montana, on Highway US 2-W going in a northerly direction. I am south of Libby, Montana and in about two-plus days I should be entering into Idaho. All-things-being-equal I am about 490 miles from my final destination in Seattle.

The Full Monty, the 1997 comedy-drama certainly is apropos, and with current themes, 16 years later. People dealing with rampant unemployment and surviving, coping with relationships, marriage and divorce, straight and gay, parent and child, and just, not so simple, friendships, and self-acceptance. Not that I would, or could, run off and join the Chippendales, but it certainly makes me think of living day-to-day as me.

Tonight the attempted bill-of-fare will be Spicy Asian Shrimp Lettuce Wraps.

Progress continues on our Tampa Kaleidoscope quilt and our Sea Foam afghan.  Follow our updates on Quilts SB and Afghans SB.

And I need my desktop.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim