Day 255 – (AD 685) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.9 Miles – Each To His Own Drum On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

21.9 miles on my Schwinn 170 this morning. Totals today – 14,111.3 miles; 22,710.0 kilometers. Blood sugar dropped 8 points.

On Stuart Highway I crossed over Fergusson River. There is more than just flat land this morning.

Only 160 miles to go to my next destination and goal point.

And I wonder if there may be an airfare tax added on. But for damn sure PETA must be happy… 

British singer Katie Melua recently survived inadvertent, grotesque ordeal hosting a… Melua’s tiny spider apparently lived in her ear for a week, creating a constant “rustling” noise until her doctor vacuumed it out. She guessed that it came in through old earbud headphones on an airline flight. (Her spokesperson said the singer had no hard feelings and had released the spider into her garden.)

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Jim

Day 254 – (AD 684) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.8 Miles – I Turned Left On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I pedaled 21.8 miles. I have cycled now, on my Schwinn Fitness cycles, a total of 14,089.4 miles; 22,674.7 kilometers.

Though I have completed 56.58% of my overall goal there is no way that I can slow down. I only have 910.6 miles to go to get to the 15,000.0 mile mark. I should be hitting mark just after the turn of the New Year.

This morning I turned left at Katherine. I am now headed in a northwesterly direction on Stuart Highway.

And woe is me, sort of.

First the good news – My A1c is showing a very good result of 5.5.

Now the not so good news - I have a feeling that I am beginning to lose some control over my carb intake. My morning blood sugar was up this morning once again by 6 points. The trend of my most recent counts indicates that there is a slow movement upward, which for me is not positive. And yes tis the season, but I just realized that I can possibly and slowly eliminate the good results that I have worked for these past two years. The blue dotted moving average line is showing an ever so slight upward trend. Not good.

The obvious question is whether I want to start taking diabetes medication once again or not? Of course not! But it tis the season of food…and I am not waiting until January 1 to make a resolution.

I have been thinking and contemplating about our current and next quilt and afghan projects. It looks like it is time to update our schedule. Three current quilt projects are in the queue – Equality, NT Celebration, and Moonlight Over Bayshore. Two afghan projects are on the way - #5 and #7. Oh yeah, I have to write up #6. Follow our updates at Quilts SB and Afghans SB.

Just a question – Why do 50%, as well as the top 5, of the news headlines of my Google News internet page highlight sports and sports events? Truly I must be missing something…or is it that I am just that I am that naïve? I thought Google was supposed to be tracking my “preferences”?

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Jim

Day 253 – (AD 683) – Jim's Trek Part III – 20.0 Miles – Late, Late Afternoon On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I started my pedaling late in the afternoon. We had to take down our quilt display this morning at Clearwater.

I cycled 20.0 miles this afternoon on my Schwinn 170. My grand total stands now at 14,067.6 miles; 22,639.7 kilometers. (It is somewhat weird cycling and changing my morning routine.)

I am headed northeast on the National Highway 1. I cycled past Manbulloo a former World War II airfield and today a mango plantation.  I am also just east of Binjari.

Our border stencil for our new Equality Quilt is cut and the stenciled pattern is being pounced.

Will find out if a 10” pizza at Mello Mushroom increases my blood sugar count tomorrow morning.

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Jim

Day 252 – (AD 682) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.6 Miles – Bored, But Still Pedaling On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning’s boring report is in; I pedaled 21.6 more miles on my Schwinn 170. I have now completed 56.41% of my ultimate goal.

And what can I say? My virtual Trek Google Map’s image is equally mind-numbing. I am still on the National Highway 1 in Northern Territory in Australia.

May be uninteresting and lackluster but…I have pedaled a total of 14,047.6 miles, or the equivalent of 22,607.5 kilometers. I have continued to keep to what I set out to do, and more. Period.

Well it looked like the Chicken Chili Men, (and that is supposed to be “Men” not “Mein”), worked. My blood sugar count this morning dropped 13 points to 97.

Ingredients – Chicken, Zucchini, Green Pepper, Red Onion, Green Onion, Soba Noodles, and Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce. I did hold myself from a second bowl.

Did I ever mention that I love to eat?

My most recent viewing companion is the 2014 BBC mini-series – Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond.  “Everything I write has a precedent in truth,” reads the tantalizing Fleming quote that opens each episode. Fleming, WWII and James Bond, and of course it begins with a Fleming writing in Jamaica.

Today we cut the next stencil for the border of our new Equality quilt.

Thank you Keith Haring

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Jim

Day 251 – (AD 681) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.3 Miles – Passing Grades On My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Appointments this morning with my Endocrinologist and my PC specialist. I still take charge and care of both my physical and my extended self. Passed with flying colors. I’m still not required to restart my diabetes medication and there may be a possibility of further reducing the strength of the cholesterol meds. More capacity required for my PC. All pleased with the cycling regime, both real and virtual.

This afternoon I pedaled 21.3 on my Schwinn 170. I have now racked up 14,026.0 miles; 22,572.7 kilometers.

Virtually I am now headed in a northerly direction on the National Highway 1. It looks like in a couple of days I will be cycling through the town of Katherine, Northern Territory. At this point I have completed 51.54% of my Trek through Australia.

My blood sugar scored in this morning at 106. I'm going to try to get it down to under 100 this coming week. Tonight's attempted fare will be Chicken Chili Men with Soba Noodles.

I am jealous. “Watch This Guy Speak 9 Languages Like A Native”.  I learned a new word – Polyglot. And I try to get away with three.

Time to cut the next stencil for our Equality quilt. Follow our progress at Quilts SB.

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Jim