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alligatorob
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It was a good day, for one that ended with headache anyway. Kind of a rare thing for me, but a glass of the peach wine seems to have cured it.
In 994 the Viking Olaf Tryggvason, sailed up the Thames to besiege London. King Æthelred II (the Unready) paid Olaf 16,000 lbs of silver to buy him off. And Olaf got baptized a Christian. Neither were particularly helpful, the Vikings would be back for more pillaging.
That has not escaped me, it was not so long ago I was really happy to be down to 288. Today I got some salt to recharge the water softener, the bags weigh 40 lbs each. I carried one in each hand and thought about how that was less weight than I have lost. It was pretty hard carrying and walking with the 80 lb salt load, amazing I did that and more just a few months ago in fat. Does a pound of fat weigh as much as a pound of salt?
Thanks Petal, but I would be happy with man of my house for the night right now. I am well aware that there are people here who have lost more weight than I have, Rob B, Matt, Frank M and Cowboy come to mind, I probably missed a few. That is part of what makes this a great place, always good role models.
I like that! I did eat a dinner roll, or partYou're on a roll (but not eating any).
Eaten separately, but that is an idea I will try.
In 994 the Viking Olaf Tryggvason, sailed up the Thames to besiege London. King Æthelred II (the Unready) paid Olaf 16,000 lbs of silver to buy him off. And Olaf got baptized a Christian. Neither were particularly helpful, the Vikings would be back for more pillaging.
Negotiating with terrorists never was a good idea...
Pounds of fat are heavier, definitely!That's pretty amazing, really - such major weight loss, and so steadily, just plugging away, day after day and week after week... that part about picking up the great bags of salt, and pondering that you were wearing that much, carried as a layer of fat... it's mind-blowing. And you see why I say our bodies are amazing: that your knees could take that amount of extra strain in itself is pretty mind-blowing. (Well, I think so, anyway!)
Very warm congratulations on getting into the 220s. You said hugs are always welcome, and really with an achievement like that...
And the one hundreds are now clearly in sight!
Very warm congratulations on getting into the 220s. You said hugs are always welcome, and really with an achievement like that...
And the one hundreds are now clearly in sight! 
Cate
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Just a slight detour in your diary, Rob-
Which is heavier: a litre of water or a litre of butane? The water. No matter how much you have, butane will always be a lighter fluid.
What's heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
A ton of feathers. Because you also have to carry the weight of what you did to those poor birds.
Which is heavier: a litre of water or a litre of butane? The water. No matter how much you have, butane will always be a lighter fluid.
What's heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
A ton of feathers. Because you also have to carry the weight of what you did to those poor birds.
alligatorob
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Today wasn't bad, but my headache continues, its actually been there for a few days. I finally broke down and went to the doc today he says I have mastoiditis easily treatable with an antibiotic, so I am on one. Better than brain cancer I guess. However this headache is making it harder for me to eat, not all bad I guess. It kind of comes and goes right now its mostly gone so I can post without the annoyance.
837 was the year Halley's Comet made a record close passage of earth, much closer than any other known year. It filled a 60 degree angle in the sky and was quite bright. Must have been quite the site. I grew up listening to my grandmother's stories of seeing Halley's Comet in 1910, her family was moving by horse drawn wagon from Nebraska to Louisiana that summer and she slept under the stars every night. When I finally got my chance in 1986 I was much disappointed. For viewing it was one of the worst passages in history, and the sky was a whole lot more light polluted than 1910. However I was camping out one night in Death Valley on a very dark clear night, and I did see it. It was amazing, filled a very large part of the sky. It was not bright, it looked more like a ghost than anything, but I did get to see it. Don't suppose I'll be around to see it next time, in 2061, but some of the younger folks here should be.
And a lot harder to lose, the salt just got dumped into the softener, lost 80 lbs in 2 minutes.
Thanks its feeling pretty good. I managed to get down this low about 11 or 12 years ago, but not lower, if I can keep this up I will soon be in a weight range my body hasn't seen in over 30 years, nose bleed territory for me.
Thanks Petal, you reminded me, my father used to say that long long ago.
Cate, I don't know quite what to say, I love campy jokes and those are about as campy as they get. Thanks!Which is heavier: a litre of water or a litre of butane? The water. No matter how much you have, butane will always be a lighter fluid.
What's heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
A ton of feathers. Because you also have to carry the weight of what you did to those poor birds.
837 was the year Halley's Comet made a record close passage of earth, much closer than any other known year. It filled a 60 degree angle in the sky and was quite bright. Must have been quite the site. I grew up listening to my grandmother's stories of seeing Halley's Comet in 1910, her family was moving by horse drawn wagon from Nebraska to Louisiana that summer and she slept under the stars every night. When I finally got my chance in 1986 I was much disappointed. For viewing it was one of the worst passages in history, and the sky was a whole lot more light polluted than 1910. However I was camping out one night in Death Valley on a very dark clear night, and I did see it. It was amazing, filled a very large part of the sky. It was not bright, it looked more like a ghost than anything, but I did get to see it. Don't suppose I'll be around to see it next time, in 2061, but some of the younger folks here should be.
@Cate - 
twice!
I don't like the sound of that infection, Rob - I'm very glad you're right onto it with good medical advice. Did you check about travelling with it? Is it raising your temperature? (I ask because the Chinese are checking every traveller for fever - it would be a long way to go, only to beturned back at the gate.) Very best wishes for the antibiotic to kick in quickly and effectively.
Can you postpone the trip until a good week after the infection is absolutely, definitely cleared up?
Also "campy" - I haven't come across that use of the word before?
I saw Halley's Comet in central Australia, and liked it, but it was not nearly as impressive as one I saw in South Australia a few years later - the Hale-Bopp comet. That one was stunning - I could well believe that someone seeing it in earlier times would have believed it presaged some hugely important event.
twice!I don't like the sound of that infection, Rob - I'm very glad you're right onto it with good medical advice. Did you check about travelling with it? Is it raising your temperature? (I ask because the Chinese are checking every traveller for fever - it would be a long way to go, only to beturned back at the gate.) Very best wishes for the antibiotic to kick in quickly and effectively.
Can you postpone the trip until a good week after the infection is absolutely, definitely cleared up?
Also "campy" - I haven't come across that use of the word before?
I saw Halley's Comet in central Australia, and liked it, but it was not nearly as impressive as one I saw in South Australia a few years later - the Hale-Bopp comet. That one was stunning - I could well believe that someone seeing it in earlier times would have believed it presaged some hugely important event.
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I may well still be around by then - though if I'll still have my eyesight nobody knows. A reason to stay fit enough for camping in my 80s! Hope your headache clears soon: antibiotics aren't fun but thy're one of the greatest blessings humanity has ever come up with.
Cate
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I know! I think you'd call them Dad jokes
alligatorob
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From Merriam-Webster: Definition of camp - 1a: something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing.
Maybe its an American expression, and one I think was more used a few years back than today. My mother used it a lot, and I picked it up. Seemed to me to fit particularly well here.
That's too bad about the infection. Hope it clears quickly now with the antibiotics.
Take good care of yourself.
alligatorob
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It was a better day, the headache seems to be fading and I am feeling better. And I ate well.
1039 on the Muslim calendar is about 1630 on our calendar and that was the year popcorn was supposedly introduced into the Western diet. The story is that Quadequine a Native American gave some to the English colonists and showed them how to pop it at the first Thanksgiving dinner. That's one of our founding stories, we all got to hear it in school, but I am always skeptical. It would be interesting to have the Native American's version. Corn has been around a lot longer than that, dating back about 10,000 years in Mexico, and there is archaeological evidence of popcorn as early as 3600 BC from Mexico. Its also likely the Spanish conquistadors had popcorn over 100 years before the Pilgrims landed, but that seems lost to history. Next time you have some appreciate that it is really a very old Mexican food.
That would have been impressive, I was never anywhere I could get much of a view of Hale-Bopp. I like trying to see the big astronomical events, a couple of years ago we drove up into Idaho to see the total solar eclipse, well worth it.
Eating and exercising the way you have been I am sure you'll be in fine shape for the next Halley's pass. You were probably too young for the 86 event.
Yeah, that works too.
Thanks Nelly, but onederland is not so close, though I do hope to be there some day. I am getting close to the 100 lb lost and 100 kg weight marks, coincidentally they will happen pretty much at the same time, and just 2 lbs before that I will hit 7 stone, another big one. But I don't like forecasting too far into the future, kind of feels like it could jinx things.
Thanks Liza, it seems to be working, that or its just getting better on its own. Don't really suppose it matters which so much.
Petal, I have been a bit worried about that. My meeting is in Guangzhou, far from Wuhan and the center of the problem. However I have to change planes in Beijing on the way, and Shanghai on the way home and both have had some cases. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens in the next week or so. Got my visa today, so things are still moving ahead.
1039 on the Muslim calendar is about 1630 on our calendar and that was the year popcorn was supposedly introduced into the Western diet. The story is that Quadequine a Native American gave some to the English colonists and showed them how to pop it at the first Thanksgiving dinner. That's one of our founding stories, we all got to hear it in school, but I am always skeptical. It would be interesting to have the Native American's version. Corn has been around a lot longer than that, dating back about 10,000 years in Mexico, and there is archaeological evidence of popcorn as early as 3600 BC from Mexico. Its also likely the Spanish conquistadors had popcorn over 100 years before the Pilgrims landed, but that seems lost to history. Next time you have some appreciate that it is really a very old Mexican food.
Take a face mask and hand sanitizer and don't touch your face unless you just sanitized your hands. Yay for popcorn facts!
Great Dad/campy jokes. I look forward to trying them out.
Congratulaions on the weight loss. It is an amazing achievement.
Glad to hear your infection is better. I agree with others about the China trip. Better safe than sorry. But it sounds like you are keeping a pretty close eye on conditions. Lots of interesting stories in the news about what the CDC/NIH is doing to meet the challenge.
Congratulaions on the weight loss. It is an amazing achievement.
Glad to hear your infection is better. I agree with others about the China trip. Better safe than sorry. But it sounds like you are keeping a pretty close eye on conditions. Lots of interesting stories in the news about what the CDC/NIH is doing to meet the challenge.
Petal001
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That's interesting about the popcorn. I actually had a little handful the other eve it was lovely. My son made some . Well he put a bag in the microwave !
I agree with LaMa about the travel. Also I would take some sanitizer wipes and wipe down the table on the plane and arm rests before you sit down .
France have been very quick at dealing with their 2 cases.
I agree with LaMa about the travel. Also I would take some sanitizer wipes and wipe down the table on the plane and arm rests before you sit down .
France have been very quick at dealing with their 2 cases.
jackbenimble
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Congratulations on your continued weight loss, Rob. Also, losing the headache. There used to be some ad campaign that said the best thing about a headache is when you notice it's gone.
Speaking of relative measures, somewhere I heard that "muscle weighs less than fat". I never quite understood that - a pound of fat would weigh the same as a pound of muscle. Maybe it's something like a square foot of muscle would weigh less than a square foot of fat? Probably.
Speaking of relative measures, somewhere I heard that "muscle weighs less than fat". I never quite understood that - a pound of fat would weigh the same as a pound of muscle. Maybe it's something like a square foot of muscle would weigh less than a square foot of fat? Probably.