Born in Jamaica, having lived in various places through-out the West Indies, and now in Tampa, Florida, I only accepted Croton for their multi-coloured leaves.
I had to stop, and look at the fragile beauty of one flowering in my garden this morning.
Well it looks like my Schwinn 170 may be back in gear, no pun intended. I was able to pedal 20.0 miles at the 15/25 resistance. It seems that the error was that due to some glitch the 25/25 resistance that I had been pedaling at after power was returned and after the power surges at 12/25 resistance. The correct and increased resistance makes me happy. I will continue to keep pedaling on my Schwinn 170. I now have 7,206.0 more miles to go.
This morning I pedaled 20.0 miles at 15/25 resistance for 1 hour. I also, burned 653 calories.
I have also now completed 69.0% of the distance to my next destination and goal point.
And my efforts to reduce my FBS seems to be working. This morning my early morning blood sugar recorded at 117 mg/dL. My A1c is calculated at 6.12%. The blue line on the chart shows my current and actual tracking.
I couldn't use my calculator, iPhone, or PC or scale to solve this issue.
Peppercorns can remind me of an abacus.
And Max needs his own chef’s seat to watch me cook. He liked the idea, as the counters are so, so very high above the grasp of his vision…or mouth.
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This morning something happened, positively I think, to my Schwinn 170. Since Irma there has been something screwy regarding the cycle’s resistance setting. To get a good work-out I had to set the resistance at 25/25. (Yes, I did legitimately pedal each time for 1 hour.) The screw up must have happened when there were the power surges during and after the passing of the storm.
I had tried several re-boots. To no avail. I was looking at replacing the cycle’s control panel. I was tossing between that or getting myself a new fitness cycle. After this morning’s exercise I still have 7,226.0 miles to go.
Well this morning, partial way through my cycling, the resistance, I believe corrected itself. There was no way I could last another 40 minutes at the 25/25 resistance.
I reduced the resistance to 15/25 and finished a total of 21.5 miles. Now it looks like, fingers-crossed, that the computer components somehow fixed itself.
It must have happened when I received the bogus scam telephone call during my work-out. And today I really was soaked with sweat. Maybe I’m not the super viellard I thought I was.
My totals this morning are now recorded at 30,975.6 miles; 49,850.5 kilometers.
I have now completed 65.9% of the distance to my next set
goal.
And oh yeah, the telephone call. (One would think that the idiots would learn.)
Land line rings.
Me: “Hello.”
Heavily accented male voice: “This is Senior Benefits.”
Me: “What company?
Caller: “Senior Benefits Insurance.”
Me: “What company?”
Caller: “Senior Benefits!”
Me: “Concerning?”
Caller: “Senior…”
Me, interrupting: “Concerning?”
Caller: “Mother-f#####!”
Click.
And of course, a postscript to my short span and idiot-call, yesterday I completed my registration for my Retiree Benefits…without a hitch.
Work continues piecing our newest quilt KES-25. Andy’s comment is that it is the “happiest set of colors” that he has work with in some time.
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Today I pedaled my Schwinn 170 24.7 miles. Totals stand at 30,954.1 miles; 49,815.9 kilometers.
I have completed 62.6% of the distance to my next destination and goal point.
Soapbox –
The word “great” is defined as “of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average; excellently; very well”. I know that I, when rating something or someone, and “great” is the highest choice on any scale of reference, I seldom use the top choice, “great”. I do not feel that ranking something or someone is credible to be ranked as the definitive.
And then there is #45. Not that I am comparing myself or would ever think of equating myself against any occupant of the Oval Office. Does he, #45, have an understanding that his “great” when he uses the word in any series of statements or rhetoric babble, verbal or electronic, has been reduced to an expression without any substance of credible meaning?
Does he grasp that his buffoonery is so much less than anywhere close to “great”?
Does he understand that the more he continues to use this superlative as an adjective or an adverb, he has cheapened the power of the word?
Does he understand that many of the people that he claims to represent, now shake, whether with mirth or in fear that he will only take the time to “grate” us with the non-sensical eruptions of his mouth, mind or fingers?
I suppose it is the understanding that his use of the word “great” is one method that he believes that he will garner the respect and “adoration” of whomever or whatever he is attempting to describe. The algorithms tracking and an amassing the hits of his popularity most definitely do show that his adoration of the unmatched “great” may just “grate” on the nerves of many who are listening.
Reading –
Something to think about before one takes the plunge.
"In the last year, I’ve been to the grocery store no more than four times and I’ve cooked for myself about the same amount. What I’m about to say is probably not news for anyone who is comfortable in the kitchen and makes meals for themselves on the regular, but cooking is a lot of fun. And it’s quite a rewarding experience. The box is easy enough to recycle. But the foam liner needs to be taken to a polyurethane recycling depot! I didn’t even know those existed. Chef’d says the foam liner is reusable, but in what normal context one would reuse it, I’m not sure."
Just think of all the Keurig cups sitting somewhere on some exposed type Alro Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.
“So we took the half-a-ton of garbage, put it in the back of a red VW
Microbus, took shovels and rakes and implements of destruction, and headed
On toward the city dump. Well, we got there and there was a big sign and a
Chain across the dump sayin', "This dump is closed on Thanksgiving," and
We'd never heard of a dump closed on Thanksgiving before, and with tears in
Our eyes, we drove off into the sunset lookin' for another place to put the
Garbage.”
New Quilt 25-KES update - 208 of 850 pieces, excluding the background, have been sewn/pieced together. We're in a shamble if we lose our design and coordinating pattern.
Answer to question(s) - Yes, each finished block will be 6-inch square.
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Yesterday morning I pedaled my Schwinn 170 25.1 miles. Totals are getting closer – 30,929.1 miles; 49,776.1 kilometers.
I have now completed 58.8% of the distance to my next goal and destination point on Mars.
Soapbox -
I've notice that some family and "friends" have blocked me on Facebook, on Google+, and are not responding to any of my email correspondence.
Oh well. Not an issue.
They do know my thoughts and, even though they may not understand them, my sarcastic iterations regarding #45. Their loss. Each to his/her own.
Supper night before last - Trout with Shrimp and Tomato Brown Butter Sauce, Fried Baby Bok Choy, and Muffin Scallop Parmesan Garlic Potatoes. Hell, I’ll cook this again!
I used Mandarin Oranges instead of Pineapple; I added seeded Habanero, I added Carrots and A-Choy, I substituted Black for White Sesame Seeds, I added White Onion as well as Green Onion, I added Fried Egg Omelet strips. I added Mushrooms. There is the sweetness from the suggested Hoisin Sauce, but I used Okonomiyaki Sauce as a substitute.
Including the Ice-Cream from last night supper, my FSB recorded at 119 mg/dLs.
We've started a new quilt with 25 of 30 choices of fabric from Kimberly Einmo's newest and latest, Solid-ish.
The fabric pieces have been prepared and 850 pieces have been cut.
Also I watched The Great Gatsby last night. I'm always looking for I new idea for a new design of a quilt. I've already designed the quilt and if it works the way I hope we will be cutting 10,000 pieces to create this new quilt.
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