Day 237 – (AD 667) – Jim's Trek Part III – 20.1 Miles – He’s Back On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I pedaled 20.1 miles on my Schwinn 170. Total to date – 13,722.8 miles; 22,084.8 kilometers.

I am once again located on the Great Northern Highway in the vicinity of Lake Argyle and in Western Australia. And he is back. The little drag-on-show-me-your-Google-images-man is back. I now have 545 miles to go to get to my next destination and goal point.

The only good thing about today is that the elections are OVER. Nothing has changed. Lie. We have some respite from those damn negative ads. The height of stupidity is the expenditure of close to $4 billion for a "no-big-deal" and "did-anything-really-change" election...

Did you know that when you search for the phrase “Ballot boxes for sale” Google throws up 432,000 results.

Spend this morning at the Vet again. This time with Max. We’re trying to figure out his allergy issues. Something to do with his feet and he is constantly licking them. I keep wondering whether this is a dog or not. And yes I know he is domesticated…but I wonder if I should just build a huge “hamster-run” for all the mini-mutts in this house. Would not be any different than keeping a child in a giant plastic bubble.

This is my 704th post. And according to Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this morning, 54,514 Pageviews.

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Be healthy and enjoy your day.

Jim

Day 236 – (AD 666) – Jim's Trek Part III – 20.9 Miles – Only 297.3 Miles Till 14,000 My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I was up bright and early. Had to take Tinker to the Vet as she is having two, possibly three teeth extracted. She’s having “trans-denture” surgery. Not sure how much this little dog can lose as she only weighs a mere 10 lbs.

And today I pedaled 20.9 miles on my Schwinn 170. My clocked total now equals 13,702.7 miles; 22,052.4 kilometers.

I am still located at a point, without the little drag-on-Google-man, on Gibb River Wyndham Road.

Early on I crossed over the Pentecost River. There is no bridge. I had to wade in the water, and I virtually got my Birkenstocks wet. Thanks to the Golftraveller I found an image of what the current Gibb River Wyndham Road crossing looks like…

Check it out. Yes that crossing is legitimate.

Our work continues on the quilting of our new Equality quilt. In a discussion with Siri, he cogitated that there are about 6,480 starts and stops that need to be buried.

And if you would like to find out what that means follow our progress at our site Quilts SB. (I will be updating shortly.)

This is my 703rd post. And according to Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this morning, 54,449 Pageviews.

I definitely welcome any comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact me at Jim’s Trek.

Be healthy and enjoy your day.

Jim

Day 235 – (AD 665) – Jim's Trek Part III – 22.0 Miles – Kimberly Region On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I pedaled 22.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. With the doors open to the pool deck and patio my exercise happened in a brisk 65°F. The sun is shining and the sky is clear. Mind you, this morning I did not want to get on with my exercise routine.

My virtual Trek has me located on the Gibb Wyndham Road in the Kimberly region of Western Australia. I seem to be heading south-east in a parallel direction to the Pentecost River.

My blood sugar count is on it's way down. I registered 104 this morning.

This morning I decided to review the messages that had so deftly crept into my Junk Mail folder to check and see if I had not missed anything of note and of some importance. (Of course this was not intentional but I continued anyway.) Once I reviewed the first ten emails I figured out that maybe I was a very lucky and “much-loved” person.

According to eight out of the first 10 emails, in the electronic trash bin, I was being left and was the "lucky" recipient of so, so much “highly deserved” and “unclaimed” monies and funds. I think a quick tabulation showed that the sum totaled somewhere near $870 million, US dollars of course. And the emails were from all and sundry different parts of this spherical mass in which we live. (And I would have thought it was somewhat bogus if there had been at least one from some extra-terrestrial location.)

It seems that I was, I am, the luckiest person around to have had so, so many considerate close and far -reaching relatives who in their focused, (or unfocused), way felt that with or without their dying breath that I, me, lowly JKLS, should somehow benefit such great and opportune fortunes.

And all I had to do was to press the oh-so-tempting, the magnetic and supercilious link or box provided in the body of the emails. Even the email from RBC, The Royal Bank of Canada, one of my former employers were asking me for the electronic account information to my unclaimed and optical dust-gathering bank accounts. Hell, I did work at The Royal Bank of Canada and it was from that last job from where I returned to University just about 42 years ago.  Wonders of wonders how I remember the crank-pulled account calculators…even though that type of pseudo-smart phone was a tad bit over-sized to fit into my vest pocket.

I feel privileged and overjoyed to have been remembered and possibly thought about by so, so many now dearly departed souls.

This is my 702nd post. And according to Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded 54,316 Pageviews.

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Be healthy and enjoy your day.

Jim

Day 234 – (AD 664) – Jim's Trek Part III – 22.0 Miles – You Can’t Keep Me Off My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Yes my blood sugar this morning dropped 33 points to 111. And now I become serious about November. (The blue dotted line represents my downward moving average.)

Urban Oasis has begun their season once again which of course means fresh hydroponically grown produce.  I'll be spending the month of November, at least until Thanksgiving, checking my diet and food intake.  I really like food.  Period.

This morning I pedaled 22.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. My total to date adds up to 13,659.8 miles; 21,983.4 kilometers. Since I began this obscene Trek I have only cycled 665, and not pedaled 37 days. This is the real part.

On the virtual part of my journey I am still on Gibb River Road. I am still in the State of Western Australian and I am headed in an easterly direction, sort-of. Google Maps did not file a series of images for the current road that I am on. What you see is my location, the B-marker, from 100 feet up. Certainly doesn't look like a lot to see.

Here are my recorded stats as of today –

• Location – Home, Tampa, Florida
• Virtual Location – Western Australia
• Start Date – 2 December 2012
• Today's Date – 2 Nov 2014
• Trek Distance – Today 22.0 miles
• Trek Distance Part I – 4,257.1 miles
• Trek Distance Part II – 4,360.0 miles
• Trek Distance Part III – 5,047.7 miles
• Grand Total Miles – 13,659.8
• Miles to Go – 45.14%
• Avg. Miles per Day – 20.6
• Calories Burned Today - 627
• Number of Sit-ups Today - 0
• Weight –166.9 lbs; Total Loss – 3.9 lbs
• BMI – 23.3
• Fat – 19.9%
• Belly Measurement – 32”; Total Loss – 12”
• Blood Sugar - 111 mg/dL
• A1c ~ 5.40%
• eAG ~ 96.2 mg/dL
• Blood Pressure – 124/85
• Age – 62 yrs, 10 mths

This is my 701st post. And according to Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded 54,204 Pageviews. That’s an increase of 2,880 for the month of October.

I definitely welcome any comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact me at Jim’s Trek.

Be healthy and enjoy your day.

Jim

Day 233 ½ – (AD 663 ½) – Jim's Trek Part III – 0.0 Miles – Not On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today was has been a fast and furious day. Had to get up early to make it over to the opening reception of our Fiber Expressions 2014 show in Clearwater.

I will tell you and I know I am not into beginning the holiday with Halloween, but the eating season has begun. Halloween equals leftover candy. Damn. Halloween starts the eating frenzy… and this will last until January 6, 2015. Yup my blood sugar spiked this morning up to 143.

I suppose the craving and wolfing down, late at night, a Burger Monger double burger topped with Swiss cheese and grilled onions, half a plate of French Fries, and a large chocolate shake did not help maintain my blood sugar count. Last night I just had to do it. I had a hankering, and it weren’t no small hankering. Coupled with the pizza and Coke Zero earlier on, Trick or Treat candies… You get the picture. (And I ain’t worrin’ ‘bout my English construction.)

I can only speak for myself but… I am to blame.

Got to get back on my Schwinn 170 tomorrow morning.

And if you get a chance to check out the Fiber Expressions 2014 show definitely do so. The fiber art show continues through to November 23. Six fiber artists, 72 pieces at the Unitarian Universalists Octagon Art Center at 2470 Nursery Road in Clearwater.

Viewing times at the Octagon Art Center -

Tuesdays - Fridays: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon;  (Doors may be locked.  Please ring the bell.)
Sundays - 9:30 am to 10:30 am; 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm.

For special viewing arrangements please contact (727) 789-3536.

Jim’s Trek – Total mileage now equals to 13,637.8; 21,948.0 kilometers. Google Blogger has counted 54,141 Pageviews.

I definitely welcome any comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact me at Jim’s Trek.

Be healthy and enjoy your day.

Jim