Day 371 – (AD 1,533) – 25.6 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I pedaled my Schwinn 170 25.6 miles. My totals stand now at 32,792.5 miles; 52,774.5 kilometers.

I have now completed 70.15% of the distance to my next destination and goal point.

I’m still cycling 1 hour 5 days a week.

Something to read –

From Independent “Cycling Can Keep You Young In Wide-Ranging Ways, Study Finds”, Mar 8, 2018 Andrew Griffin

“Exercises like cycling can hold back the effects of ageing and keep people young in profound ways, a new study has found. Activities like regularly riding a bike appear to undo the assumption that we get more frail as we get older, the authors of the new research claim.

The studies compared data on amateur cyclists with healthy adults that did not regularly exercise. It found that those who were exercising seemed to be preserving many parts of their health.”

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Quilts SB Update -

CQ Quilt Update - Grid and pebble quilting work looking better than we expected. Next step to quilt the border.

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

I have always been curious as to finding recipes that are considered “of natural origin”. I’m not looking for an American way of repeating recipes. Don’t get me wrong. I am just interested as to whether the American version is somehow and somewhere off the mark when compared to the actual recipe from the country or cuisine in question.

And this is, for instance, why I’m taking up the challenge for the next week beginning tomorrow of re-creating realistic Irish meals, sort of in a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. I will attempt to create the dish up until and including March 17th.

From Food & Wine – “9 Actual Irish Dishes to Make This St. Patrick’s Day”

“Corned beef and cabbage might be one of the most popular dishes to eat on St. Patrick's Day. However, it's not an authentic Irish recipe—it's Irish-American. Irish immigrants invented the dish when they first settled in New York City and started eating the corned beef sold at kosher butchers.”

Something to know about –

Esquirrou named #1 Cheese in 2018 Cheese World Champion competition.



Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,615th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 191,190 Pageviews.

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 369 & 370 – (AD 1,532) – 50.8 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Yesterday I pedaled 26.5 miles on my Schwinn 170.  Today I cycled 24.3 miles. Totals are now at 32,766.9 miles; 52,733.3 kilometers.

I have now completed 67.14% of the 850-mile distance to my next destination and goal point.

Something different –

Just a question out of curiosity.

According to ABC News, dated March 6, 2018, by Veronica Straqualursi, Adam Kelsey and Meghan Kenally “A list of officials who have left the Trump administration”

“Now more than a year into the Trump administration, more than a dozen notable members of both the White House and the administration at large have left their posts”

Their list includes about 25 names.

All-things-being-equal, it has also been reported that there are still numerous vacancies in a number of key and possibly key positions that have not been filled as yet. Am I missing something?

Is this #45’s idea of “draining the Swamp”? Or is he still rehashing the reruns of “The Apprentice”?

What does happen next, when key roles are filled with not-so-competent persons? I mean there are a number currently appointed and sitting that can be considered as part of that type of category of “expert”.

When the current residents continue to “leave the Swamp” what does the American populace expect will happen?

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Still working on quilting our latest CQ.

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Tracking my foods:

Last night's supper - Ginisang Pechay with Ground Pork and Shrimp (Sautéed Bok Choy) with Kaiser Schmarren.

My variation on Dong Po (Chinese Pork Belly) with Hard-Boiled Eggs, Dumplings, and Jamaican Rice and Beans.

Filipino - Ginisang Pechay with Ground Pork and Shrimp (Sautéed Bok Choy) with Kaiser Schmarren – 123 mg/dL
Chinese – Dung Po (Chinese Pork Belly) with Hard-Boiled Eggs, Dumplings, and Jamaican Rices and Beans – 102 mg/dL
Jamaican Smith – Pan-Grilled Trout on Spicy Bok Choy with Guava Tea Infused JAmaican Rice and Beans – 117 mg/dL
French Smith - Vichyssoise au bâtard – 132 mg/dL
British – Fish and Chips – 127 mg/dL
Chinese – Chinese Drunken Chicken and Stir-Fried Vegetables – 148 mg/dL
American Italian – Carrabba’s 4-Course Sicilian Wine Dinner – 151 mg/dL
American Italian – Italian Chicken Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – 133 mg/dL
American (Jack Willies Bar, Grill and Tiki) – Blackened Red Fish – 124 mg/dL
Universal (almost) – German Bologna Sandwich – 126 mg/dL
American – Angus Beef Spud (McAlister’ Deli) – 119 mg/dL
American – Grilled Salmon Avocado Salad (GrillSmith) – 119 mg/dL
Filipino – Manok Paksiw – 140 mg/dL
Northern Italian – Chicken and Peas Sauce on Bucatini – 135 mg/dL
Thai – Chicken Curried Noodle Soup – 121 mg/dL
Asian - Shrimp, Beans, and Chrysanthemum Greens on Jasmine Rice – 153 mg/dL
Mexican – Chicken Fajitas with Rice and Beans – 100 mg/dL


Please note that I am assuming an ethnicity and regional derivative based on the recipes that I may use and/or construct.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

I’m currently conducting a search for Great-Grandmother Anne (née Walsh) Brunhammer. I believe that we have a DNA match with one Elizabeth (née Walsh) Pepper. I’m searching documents to exact a correct proof.

This is my 1,614th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 190,805 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 367 & 368 – (AD 1,530) – 41.5 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

On Saturday I cycled 26.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. This morning I pedaled 25.5 miles.

My totals are now at 32,716.1 miles; 52,651.6 kilometers.

I have now completed 61.17% of the distance to my next destination and goal point.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

Quilts SB Update -

CQ grid work quilting taking shape. Grid to be inclusive of all patterned fabric. We’re trying something different on the solid fabric and on the border.

Newest Cranes Quilt designed. We’re trying to decide on the overall dimensions. This new Cranes Quilt will only include one Crane.

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Tracking my foods:

Supper last night – Pan-Grilled Trout on Steam-Fried Bok Choy with Guava-Tea Infused Jamaican Beans and Rice.

And for Dessert - Mini-Cinnamon Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.

Saturday night, a twist on Anthony Bourdain's Vichyssoise -

Smith's Vichyssoise au Bâtard.

Jamaican Smith – Pan-Grilled Trout on Spicy Bok Choy with Guava Tea Infused Jamaican Rice and Beans – 117 mg/dL
French Smith - Vichyssoise au bâtard – 132 mg/dL
British – Fish and Chips – 127 mg/dL
Chinese – Chinese Drunken Chicken and Stir-Fried Vegetables – 148 mg/dL
American Italian – Carrabba’s 4-Course Sicilian Wine Dinner – 151 mg/dL
American Italian – Italian Chicken Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – 133 mg/dL
American (Jack Willies Bar, Grill and Tiki) – Blackened Red Fish – 124 mg/dL
Universal (almost) – German Bologna Sandwich – 126 mg/dL
American – Angus Beef Spud (McAlister’ Deli) – 119 mg/dL
American – Grilled Salmon Avocado Salad (GrillSmith) – 119 mg/dL
Filipino – Manok Paksiw – 140 mg/dL
Northern Italian – Chicken and Peas Sauce on Bucatini – 135 mg/dL
Thai – Chicken Curried Noodle Soup – 121 mg/dL
Asian - Shrimp, Beans, and Chrysanthemum Greens on Jasmine Rice – 153 mg/dL
Mexican – Chicken Fajitas with Rice and Beans – 100 mg/dL

Please note that I am assuming an ethnicity and regional derivative based on the recipes that I may use and/or construct.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

I’m currently conducting a search for Great-Grandmother Anne (née Walsh) Brunhammer.

This is my 1,613th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 190,596 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 366 – (AD 1,528) – 25.0 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today is my 366th pedaling-on-Mars; 1-year anniversary.

In that time, I have pedaled, in the forward recesses of my mind on the Red Planet a total of 7,763.0 miles; 12,493.4 kilometers. I still have 5,537.0 more miles to go to completed the equivalent of 1 circumference on the planet. Using a 21-miles per pedaling-day average I should be completed my total goal of 38,201.6 miles in about 263 pedaling-days. I do hope my Schwinn 170 will stand up for another year.

This morning I pedaled 25.0 miles on my Schwinn 170.

Totals are now at 32,664.6 miles; 52,568.7 kilometers.

I have now completed 55.11% of the distance to my next destination and goal point.

Something different –

Indoor vertical farming in AeroFarms, Newark, New Jersey. Published in The Financial, “Vertical Farming/Plant Factory Market: Growth, Development, Trends, Demand, Share, Analysis and Forecast 2023.” March 2, 2018.

"Major companies covered in the report are AeroFarms, Aizufujikako Co., Ltd., Everlight Electronics, Genesis Photonics (GPI), Gotham Greens, Granpa Co., Ltd., Hon Hai, Hydrofarm, Inventec, Iwasaki Electric, JGC, Jingpeng Solar Powered Plant Factory, Natural Vitality, Nihon Advanced Agri Corporation, Ozu Corporation, Philips Horticulture Lamps, Rambridge, RingdaleActiveLED, Rockwool Group & Ryobi Holdings"

AeroFarms, this is something our administration should investigate and consider, if not already. I wonder if Secretaries Sonny Perdue or Ben Carson, et al, are aware?

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

I’ve been asked questions as to why Cranes. Stay tuned, I’ll have a brief answer shortly.

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Tracking my foods:

Chinese – Chinese Drunken Chicken and Stir-Fried Vegetables – 151 mg/dL

American Italian – Carrabba’s 4-Course Sicilian Wine Dinner – 151 mg/dL
American Italian – Italian Chicken Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – 133 mg/dL
American (Jack Willies Bar, Grill and Tiki) – Blackened Red Fish – 124 mg/dL
Universal (almost) – German Bologna Sandwich – 126 mg/dL
American – Angus Beef Spud (McAlister’ Deli) – 119 mg/dL
American – Grilled Salmon Avocado Salad (GrillSmith) – 119 mg/dL
Filipino – Manok Paksiw – 140 mg/dL
Northern Italian – Chicken and Peas Sauce on Bucatini – 135 mg/dL
Thai – Chicken Curried Noodle Soup – 121 mg/dL
Asian - Shrimp, Beans, and Chrysanthemum Greens on Jasmine Rice – 153 mg/dL
Mexican – Chicken Fajitas with Rice and Beans – 100 mg/dL

Please note that I am assuming an ethnicity and regional derivative based on the recipes that I may use and/or construct.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

I’m currently conducting a search for Great-Grandmother Anne (née Walsh) Brunhammer.

This is my 1,613th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 190,403 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Days 364 & 365 – (AD 1,527) – 49.1 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Yesterday morning I pedaled 25.7 miles on my Schwinn 170. Today I cycled 23.4 miles. Totals are now at 32,639.6 miles; 52,528.4 kilometers.

I have now completed 52.17% of the journey to my next destination and goal point.

Found out from my Diabetes Doctor today that I have now reached the age where I should be drinking more water. She explained that dehydration is most definitely an issue with elder persons.


Lack of water can affect the Microalbumin/Creatinine ratio.

The acceptable range is less than 30. Mine is 294.

Something different –

Call #1 - "Hello this is Elizabeth..."

Call #2 - "I am calling Jeem Smeeth about his Windows software..."

Call #3 - "This is an important call regarding you overdue payment to the IRS..."

Call #4 - "Can I speak to James Smith regarding his Mastercard and VISA accounts..."

And as I type this guess who just called? It was the FemmeBot Sarah. And she was calling about my credit card service. I hit #1 and was connected with a middle-eastern sounding male. When I asked the caller as to what country he was calling from, he hung up.

I would like to invent a small snake-like lasso that could weave and wind itself through the wires, and strangle the callers of the ever increasing spams.

Quilting – https://quiltsb.blogspot.com/

June 19th
Jims Smith and Andy Brunhammer

Just found out that our June 19th has been and will be traveling with the Patchwork Europe 2017 "Trip to The End of The World" collection to the following show and locations.

January 9 – March 14, 2018 – International Textile Exhibition Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh. Cumbria, England http://www.farfieldmill.org/index.php?id=exhibitions

April 6 – 8, 2018 – 12th International Prague Patchwork Meeting, Wellness Hotel Step, Prague, Czech Republic http://www.praguepatchworkmeeting.com/en/exhibitors

June 1 – 3, 2018 – Patchworktage Celle 2018. Congress Union Celle Thaerplatz 1 29221 Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany https://www.patchworkgilde.de/dateien/dateien/oeffentlich/allgemein/patchworktage-celle_2018-web.pdf

August 9 – 16, 2018 – International Quilt Festival in Suzdal “Soul of Russia”, Suzdal, Vladimir, Russia. http://quiltshow.ru/en/

Jim’s Gotta Eat – https://jimsgottaeat.blogspot.com/

Tracking my foods:

American Italian – Carrabba’s 4-Course Sicilian Wine Dinner – 151 mg/dL
American Italian – Italian Chicken Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – 133 mg/dL
American (Jack Willies Bar, Grill and Tiki)  – Blackened Red Fish – 124 mg/dL Universal (almost) – German Bologna Sandwich – 126 mg/dL
American – Angus Beef Spud (McAlister’ Deli)  – 119 mg/dL
American – Grilled Salmon Avocado Salad (GrillSmith) – 119 mg/dL
Filipino – Manok Paksiw – 140 mg/dL
Northern Italian – Chicken and Peas Sauce on Bucatini – 135 mg/dL
Thai – Chicken Curried Noodle Soup – 121 mg/dL
Asian - Shrimp, Beans, and Chrysanthemum Greens on Jasmine Rice – 153 mg/dL
Mexican – Chicken Fajitas with Rice and Beans – 100 mg/dL

Please note that I am assuming an ethnicity and regional derivative based on the recipes that I may use and/or construct.

Tonight on tap for supper is Chinese Drunken Chicken.

Genealogy – https://agenealogyhunt.blogspot.com/

This is my 1,612th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 190,199 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim