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Sunflower_
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Wow, a trip to California! How nice - will you get to sight see a bit or no?
You can wake me up in the middle of the night for fresh toast with herring and onions but I'll pass on the vodka unless I have a cold.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Yesterday was a good day. I didn't ride the bike, I did a lot of work around the house and was pretty tired by the end of the day, so still got some exercise. I started 2 beers, but feel asleep before drinking much of the second, so am posting this morning. Guess I am turning into a cheep drunk.
Its the end of daylight savings time here this morning, so by the clock I am real early. I never understood daylight savings time, if I were going to shift the clock it would be in winter to get an extra hour of light in the afternoon when its more needed. In summer it gives you an hour of light you don't need. Oh well, "they" didn't ask me when they set this up.
Ate a few more calories yesterday than usual, but not many. I'm ok.
Saturday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
raspberries 40
lunch
rice 100
ground beef 250
broccoli 25
cabbage 23
dinner
macaroni and cheese 350
broccoli 45
nightcap
1 1/2 beers 234
total calories 1,257
The Samalas volcano erupted in 1257. Samalas was mostly destroyed and part of what is now called the Rinjani volcanic complex in Indonesia. Locally the eruption created much death and destruction locally including the city of Pamatan, capital of the Lombok kingdom at the time. Written records, on palm leaves, of the eruption survive. As a result of ash and gases the eruption had worldwide impacts causing cooling and crop failure in Europe. Possibly contributing to the beginning of the Little Ice Age, a period of a couple of hundred years of low temperatures and long cold winters. Perhaps resulting in events such as the abandonment of the Viking settlements in Greenland.
Its the end of daylight savings time here this morning, so by the clock I am real early. I never understood daylight savings time, if I were going to shift the clock it would be in winter to get an extra hour of light in the afternoon when its more needed. In summer it gives you an hour of light you don't need. Oh well, "they" didn't ask me when they set this up.
Ate a few more calories yesterday than usual, but not many. I'm ok.
Saturday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
raspberries 40
lunch
rice 100
ground beef 250
broccoli 25
cabbage 23
dinner
macaroni and cheese 350
broccoli 45
nightcap
1 1/2 beers 234
total calories 1,257
The Samalas volcano erupted in 1257. Samalas was mostly destroyed and part of what is now called the Rinjani volcanic complex in Indonesia. Locally the eruption created much death and destruction locally including the city of Pamatan, capital of the Lombok kingdom at the time. Written records, on palm leaves, of the eruption survive. As a result of ash and gases the eruption had worldwide impacts causing cooling and crop failure in Europe. Possibly contributing to the beginning of the Little Ice Age, a period of a couple of hundred years of low temperatures and long cold winters. Perhaps resulting in events such as the abandonment of the Viking settlements in Greenland.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Not really, its just a quick in and out business trip. I get to California a lot, probably 2 or 3 times a month before I started retiring, less now. One day we will do a driving vacation and see the sites. I lived in northern California for about 3 years back in the 80s, so I know it at least somewhat. A great place to visit.
overlandflyer
Well-known member
just make sure you follow the California Interstate Highway Driving Guidelines... Speed Limit = posted +15 mph
Petal001
New member
Rob remember this time to pack some snacks as you went hungry last business trip . Even your grapenuts etc .
I heard from my friend in Kentucky this morning . She is starting to decorate for Christmas . Super early !!
We changed last week for day light savings I totally agree with you . It gets dark so early now .
I heard from my friend in Kentucky this morning . She is starting to decorate for Christmas . Super early !!
We changed last week for day light savings I totally agree with you . It gets dark so early now .
overlandflyer
Well-known member
if you have to drive an hour to a 7am start time in the dark, you'll have to excuse me for calling it Daylight Stealing Time...!
Sunflower_
Well-known member
Oh wow - I'd love a job where I could travel a bit..the furthest I've gone is Wales for work, haha!
I love driving holidays. With scattered family in different states, we do a fair amount of driving for family reasons, anyway, and I really like the part of it which involves stopping a night or so on the way, in small motels or caravan parks, and just seeing what the little towns offer - local museums, parks, riverside walks, smalltown bakeries....
alligatorob
Respected Member
It was a good day, but an exhausting one. I've been working on some shelves in the garage, a long put off project. I worked at it non-stop from about 8 am to 6 pm, only took off a few minutes for lunch. I did not get in a bike ride, but probably did a lot more exercising. The good thing is that I know I would not have been able to put in a day like today, on my feet for 10 hours a few months ago, the weight loss and cycling made it possible, I feel good about that. The bad thing is I did not eat enough, tomorrow will be back to my more normal routine.
Petal and Cate, I will pack snacks this time, to avoid being hostage to eating airport/airplane food or starve. Cate, I have my jerky!
Sunday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
lunch yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
dinner - chicken salad sandwich, not made by me, but I ate it
croissant 231
chicken salad 105
cheese 70 snacks
banana 100
total calories 886
In 886 the Vikings attacked Paris besieging the City for almost a year. Finally Charles the Fat arrived with his army to rescue Paris. The siege sounds a lot like the one described in the History channel version, and may have provided some of the details, though it appears the History channel show may have been based on an earlier siege. Perhaps the 845 siege lead by Reinherus, sounds like of like Ragnar. I looked up Charles the Fat and it turns out he didn't get the nickname until about 300 years after he died. No record exists of what Charles looked like, fat or not.
Petal and Cate, I will pack snacks this time, to avoid being hostage to eating airport/airplane food or starve. Cate, I have my jerky!
I know that's true! Going the speed limit on the freeway can be dangerous, high risk of being rear-ended.
I have never really done one, all of my long distance drives were just to get somewhere, long days of driving, little fun. We are talking about a month long drive back to Florida this winter, and will try to do just what you say "seeing what the little towns offer - local museums, parks, riverside walks, smalltown bakeries.... " may skip the bakeries however. Probably look up friends and relatives along the way too.
Sunday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
lunch yogurt 80
cereal - grapenuts 110
dinner - chicken salad sandwich, not made by me, but I ate it
croissant 231
chicken salad 105
cheese 70 snacks
banana 100
total calories 886
In 886 the Vikings attacked Paris besieging the City for almost a year. Finally Charles the Fat arrived with his army to rescue Paris. The siege sounds a lot like the one described in the History channel version, and may have provided some of the details, though it appears the History channel show may have been based on an earlier siege. Perhaps the 845 siege lead by Reinherus, sounds like of like Ragnar. I looked up Charles the Fat and it turns out he didn't get the nickname until about 300 years after he died. No record exists of what Charles looked like, fat or not.
"Resolution for Error Code 886. Remove the batteries for at least 5 full minutes. Reinsert two D cell batteries that have a good charge. Reset the time and date ... "
886- nowhere near enough calories!Reset, Rob, reset
(She´s right though.)
That's a brilliant thing and it just shows how amazing the human body is. With a little bit of practice and training, you can get strong and build stamina, and get yourself back to feeling your best.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Probably something to that, fat and happy...
Thanks, you and LaMa are right, I know that is not enough. I just got so obsessed with getting my shelves done I more or less forgot to eat. The shelves didn't get done anyway.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Just did my 40 laps, it felt good. I was tempted to keep going, but had decided to stick to 40 for now and so I did.
It was a nice day about 50 F, 10 C, sunny, with little wind. I didn't need to put my winter gear on.
Petal, I think you are probably right, if you eat fewer calories you body slows down and burns fewer. I am already doing better today than yesterday, calorie wise. Its never very hard to eat more calories.
It was a nice day about 50 F, 10 C, sunny, with little wind. I didn't need to put my winter gear on.
Petal, I think you are probably right, if you eat fewer calories you body slows down and burns fewer. I am already doing better today than yesterday, calorie wise. Its never very hard to eat more calories.
overlandflyer
Well-known member
this isn't always true. you have to agree that your fat stores can provide energy. where the problem come up is whether or not you can get to those stores. insulin is the "traffic cop" that signals whether the body stores fat (high levels) or opens the body up to burning fat (low levels)