Days 396 – (AD 1,558) – 24.0 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I cycled my Schwinn 170 24.0 miles. Totals are now at 33,373.0 miles; 53,708.7 kilometers.

I am now located at 72.63% of the distance to my next destination point.

Something new and different –

I was running low on deodorant, and as per the norm, I stopped by the local Target to stock up. Hell, there are now so many choices of brands, varieties, and essences that I just wanted to get it done and get out of the store.

There was a special, 2-for-1. I dropped them into my cart. Finished my shopping and went home.

It wasn’t until that I grabbed the needed new deodorant, Old Spice, that I realized that there is something amiss regarding the labeling of a just plain old deodorant stick. And I truly wonder about the P&G marketing and product sales department.

“Deodorant For Nocturnal Creatures – Wild Collection - Old Spice – Wolfthorn – Deodorant”

I am missing something. When did it become a marketing ploy that werewolves and vampires, and probably zombies, ever have the need for underarm deodorant?

And do beauty salons and dentists now open in the wee hours after midnight, during a full moon, to cater for their night clientele?

I just must ask.

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

Spanish – Paella with Pork, Chicken, Shrimp and Clams – 129 mg/dL Asian – Indonesian Pork Bites, Fragrant Butter Rice and Spicy Bok Choy in Garlic – 115 mg/dL American – Sausage and 4-Bean Soup with Salted Sourdough Bread – 128 mg/dL
American – Pan Fried Pollock with Roasted Vegetables and Ooey Gooey Cake (and ½ a bag of Potato Chips for a snack) – 138 mg/dL
Spanish – Paella Valenciana – 129 mg/dL
Chinese – Kung Pao Chicken – 126 mg/dL
American - Sausage Apple and Herb Sheet Pan Supper – 119 mg/dL

Tonight for supper I am going to try Quail Eggs in Hash Brown Nests.


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


The 5h stage is completed quilting of the design on our newest Cranes Quilt. Now onto the binding and the sleeve.

Have narrowed down the Batik fabric choice and color for the next Cranes Quilt. We now have only 42 more quilts to go.

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

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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 394 & 395 – (AD 1,557) – 24.1 + 23.5 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

I've taken some time in posting to my Jim's Trek Blog as for some unknown reason I have had my Google account at a state of block. Not sure what happened, but for all intents I cannot change the password on my main account. I have been able to work around the situation and by creating a new account I have figured out how to get in through alternate doorways.

Believe it or not, the work-around includes my desktop, my iPhone, my iPad, and Andy's account.


Two days ago I cycled my Schwinn 170 24.1 miles. Yesterday I pedaled 23.5 miles. My totals are 33,349.0 miles; 53,670.1 kilometers.

I am now located at 67.29% of the distance to my next destination point.

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

Spanish – Paella with Pork, Chicken, Shrimp and Clams – 129 mg/dL
Asian – Indonesian Pork Bites, Fragrant Butter Rice and Spicy Bok Choy in Garlic – 115 mg/dL American – Sausage and 4-Bean Soup with Salted Sourdough Bread – 128 mg/dL
American – Pan Fried Pollock with Roasted Vegetables and Ooey Gooey Cake (and ½ a bag of Potato Chips for a snack) – 138 mg/dL
Spanish – Paella Valenciana – 129 mg/dL
Chinese – Kung Pao Chicken – 126 mg/dL
American - Sausage Apple and Herb Sheet Pan Supper – 119 mg/dL

New type of loaf out of the oven - Whole Wheat Sourdough Cherry and Poppy Seed Bread

Article from Eat Sip Trip by Matt Hershberger, April 11, 2018 “Making bread is the best way to impress people with almost no effort”

“Even the artisanal bread sold at most grocery stores pales in comparison to something fresh out of the oven. It may simply be that because most of us have lost this most basic piece of civilized knowledge, we don’t realize just how easy making bread is, or just how much it can be used to impress friends.”

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

The 5th stage of our quilting work on our newest Cranes Quilt is almost complete.

We're now checking out Batik fabric for the next new designs.

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

This is my 1,634th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 193,478 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 - jsmith58a@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 393 – (AD 1,555) – 23.7 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I cycled my Schwinn 170 23.7 miles. My totals are 33,301.4 miles; 53,593.5 kilometers.

I am now located at 56.71% of the distance to my next destination point.

Something different –

Well according to my Biorhythms my Physical Cycle is at the intersection of 0% in an upward swing. Good chances for next 2 weeks.

Looks I’m going to have to wait a couple of days for my Emotional and Intellectual Cycles to move into the upward direction. So do not ask me any tricky questions for at least 5 days or I may just close all the doors and windows.

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

For lunch today, I had to try Icelandic Skyr (w/o the Skyr) Pancakes. Found a recipe online at Canadian Living. I substituted Plain Greek Yogurt for the Skyr.

And for supper I am going to try to make Indonesian Pork Bites with Fragrant Butter Rice and Spicy Bok Choy in Garlic Sauce.

American – Sausage and 4-Bean Soup with Salted Sourdough Bread – 128 mg/dL
American – Pan Fried Pollock with Roasted Vegetables and Ooey Gooey Cake (and ½ a bag of Potato Chips for a snack) – 138 mg/dL
Spanish – Paella Valenciana – 129 mg/dL
Chinese – Kung Pao Chicken – 126 mg/dL
American - Sausage Apple and Herb Sheet Pan Supper – 119 mg/dL

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

We’ve begun the 4th stage of our quilting design on our newest Cranes Quilt. Check out the size of the freeform stippling design.

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

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 392 – (AD 1,554) – 24.5 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today the rainy season begins. Thunder and lightning.

Guess what? The Pack equals 4.

Here’s hoping the hurricanes miss us completely this year.

And this morning I pedaled my Schwinn 170 24.5 miles. My totals are now 33.277.7 miles; 53.555.4 kilometers.

I am now located at 51.45% of the distance to my next destination point.

Something different –

Atlas Obscura’s article by Anika Burgee dated April 6, 2018 “Enchanting Illustrations Carved From Old Books” caught my eye.

I am enthralled by the work of illustrator Isobell Ouzamn.

 “My altered books happened accidentally,” Ouzman says, in an email interview. “I came across a cardboard box full of hardback novels one day, sat outside in the rain. As a lover of books, I brought them home to dry out, and repaired some of the bindings, determined to use them in some way.” Instead of reading them—she wasn’t a fan of the genre—she began to draw on the first page of one of them. “I don’t quite remember what brought me to start carving into the pages, but a few months later I had my first finished altered book. That was back in 2012. Ever since then I have been developing them into what they are now, trying to find the best way to build them.” 

 And I can see the progression of layers as they can apply to the quilt work that Andy and I attempt.

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

American – Sausage and 4-Bean Soup with Salted Sourdough Bread – 128 mg/dL
American – Pan Fried Pollock with Roasted Vegetables and Ooey Gooey Cake (and ½ a bag of Potato Chips for a snack) – 138 mg/dL
Spanish – Paella Valenciana – 129 mg/dL
Chinese – Kung Pao Chicken – 126 mg/dL
American - Sausage Apple and Herb Sheet Pan Supper – 119 mg/dL

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

Our new Cranes Quilt Update - Quilting Stage 3 still underway. We like how this one is taking shape. Also, even with the same white background it is amazing how so very different this new one is from our other completed Cranes Quilts.

A key point, I believe, in the process of creating a quilt is the naming of the quilt. (Just my opinion.) We're working on that.

And for the next Cranes Quilt, we're examining fabric choices for the Cranes to highlight the design. Very interesting.

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

This is my 1,632nd post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 193,244 Pageviews.

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 391 – (AD 1,553) – 23.3 Miles –Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning I pedaled my Schwinn 170 23.3 miles.

All-things-being-equal, the pedaling has become boring but as I look at my calculation on the 1,553rd day I realize that there is no way that I will not complete the goals that I have set for myself. I still have 4,948.4 more miles to go. Totals today are now 33,253.2 miles; 53,515.9 kilometers.

And now I am now located at 46.0% of the distance to my next destination point.

Something different –

From Vice, Graham Isador’s article, dated April 9, 2018 “Eating at One of Canada’s Best Restaurant Made Me Feel Like and Idiot”

 “A full 90 days before I got to eat at Alo, it was already one of the most expensive meals I’d ever paid for. I had to book a table three months in advance and even with that lead time the best spot I could snag was for 9 PM on a Tuesday night. Securing the reservation required a (non- refundable) deposit of $50 per person, with the restaurant's website explaining that the deposit would help ensure an “all-encompassing experience” and be used towards a portion of my total bill.”

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

American – Pan Fried Pollock with Roasted Vegetables and Ooey Gooey Cake (and ½ a bag of Potato Chips for a snack) – 138 mg/dL
Spanish – Paella Valenciana – 129 mg/dL
Chinese – Kung Pao Chicken – 126 mg/dL
American - Sausage Apple and Herb Sheet Pan Supper – 119 mg/dL

This morning’s bread’s out the oven – Salted Sourdough Loaf.

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


Our 2 quilts “Not A Partridge” and “Rainbow Cranes” are now on their way to and will be on display at USQM Show in Salt Lake City, May 3 – May 5.

Not A Partridge
Jim Smith and Andy Brunhammer

Rainbow Cranes
Jim Smith and Andy Brunhammer

The Show will be held at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.

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

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Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim