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Good morning, everyone!
I'm going to do a short day in the office and then get home nice and early. Our ride to the airport arrives at about 7:30, so I should have plenty of time to make sure my packing was complete, etc. We get to Madrid at about 2:00 Friday afternoon.
Generally, I have not been able to post when I am out of the country, so I will be away for a bit. I'm sure that I will read even if I don't post.
QOTD: Lately I haven't been able to eat much of a hamburger unless it's a thin patty.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: catered
Dinner: probably something at the airport.
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
Two more days of wor****il we head out on vacation. Today I will try and get a lot done so that tomorrow is an easy day. I have been pretty tired lately, so really looking forward to a break.
I have a late afternoon call, so I'm not sure whether I will be able to make it to the gym tonight, but I would like to, if possible.
QOTD: That is a tough one because I love potatoes, but I will say Breakfast Potatoes. But so many good choices.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: sandwich
Dinner: cheeseburger
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Teddy bears were started in 1902, when Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunt and refused to shoot a bear that had been captured by someone else.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
I hope everyone has a great weekend. We have a pool party tomorrow and we are going to do some small tasks around the house and then get ready for our trip abroad next week.
Plus lots of football and US Open tennis.
I am working today but the email traffic seems pretty slow so far.
QOTD: I had two teddy bears. I still have one.
Breakfast: bagel
lunch: tuna
Dinner: pasta
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
Three straight days in the office is kind of tiring, I'm not sure how I used to do five every week. But the reward is that I am home for 5 straight days starting this evening.
Marilyn joined my daughter's Fantasy Football league and she has her draft tonight, so I might help out with that. And we have Happy Hour, but I have a check in with the Oral Surgeon early morning, so I probably won't participate.
QOTD: Favorite Nut? Definitely Chrissy!
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: salad
Dinner: Chicken Fajitas
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
I liked that Serena Williams was honest about being on GLP medication. I don't believe that everyone has the right to know about her health decisions, but if she is going to discuss them, I respect her for being honest. I do think it helps people who are on the fence decide whether to take action to address their own health issues.
Although I usually WFH on Tuesday, I am going into the office because I have a dentist and a doctor appointment on Thursday.
QOTD: We are going to Spain and Portugal in a few weeks.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: chicken parm
Dinner: pasta
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
Today is a recovery day after the race yesterday. I feel pretty good, nothing hurts, I'm just tired. Tonight, I will jus****ch TV and hopefully, tomorrow night I will be able to go back to CrossFit.
With the end of the race, I'm going to slow things down for the next 8-9 months. Work has got more difficult over the last few months and I feel like I need to bear down to get through the lion's share of my remaining time. So just work and CrossFit during the week and no new travel except for Florida.
QOTD: Black, Blue and Grey. Typical Accountant, I guess.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: catered
Dinner: steak and salad
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
The triathlon is on Sunday. It's just a beautiful location: swimming in Lake Michigan, cycling on Lake Shore Drive without any cars and running by the museum campus. I signed up for the Olympic distance this year: 1500 meters swim, 25 mile ride and 10k run.
Last year, I did the Sprint distance, which was 750 meter swim, 15 miles bike and 5k run. So almost double this year. I can't guarantee that I won't walk any of the 10k, but I'm pretty confident that I'm going to finish.
Compared to last year, I think I'm actually a little less conditioned but 1) an improved swimmer, 2) with a real bicycle 3) more experienced, and 4) it's going to be almost 20 degrees cooler according to the forecast.
Today, I will go for a short bike ride and then rest until Sunday.
We will stay in the city on Saturday night because it's an early start on Sunday morning.
QOTD: have oats instead of a Cliff Bar for morning snack.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: Italian sandwich
Dinner: Steak
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, Matt and everybody!
Hope that you enjoyed the concert last night and that it was a good distraction. I like the United Center as a venue: comfortable seats, lots of food options, and a little easier to get home from for those who live in the Western Suburbs. We had Blackhawk's season tickets for many years.
I'm headed into the city right now, and for some reason, the heat is on in my train compartment. I'm not minding it since the boys keep my house so cold that I have to wear a coat to watch television at night.
QOTD: I don't know if I've had a Klondike lately. Is it real ice cream? I dump pretty quickly on real ice cream. I can eat the fake frozen treats.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: meatball sandwich
Dinner: steak
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
The tooth is finally out. The Oral Surgeon said I have cat teeth with long roots that are hard to pull but good for implants because they fill a lot of space. I was pretty uncomfortable on Thursday afternoon, but feeling a lot better now.
Our fishing trip was fun but the water was a bit too warm for much trout activity. Basically the same lesson that we should have learned in Oregon last summer. But a great weekend overall.
Today is my last swim class, although I think that I just heard thunder, so we will see if it happens.
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: Catered
Dinner: Steak
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
Quick post and then I have to run to the Oral Surgeon. I'm ready to have this done with. The plan is to head up to Wisconsin later this afternoon for our fishing trip. I will have a couple of hours to recuperate before we leave.
I likely won't post tomorrow, so everyone have a great weekend!
QOTD: I love flowers, but we have so many rabbits in our yard that we are transitioning more to bushes. The flowers are just getting devoured.
Breakfast: bagel
I'm not sure what i will feel up to eating after the procedure, so I'm TBD.
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
I think that cheese on apple pie is an East Coast thing, I grew up with it as well.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
There was some sort of administrative mixup, so I wasn't able to get my extraction yesterday. They rescheduled it until Thursday morning. My son and I are going fishing Friday through Sunday and are driving up Thursday afternoon. I told him the good news is that we won't have to drive in the dark, but the bad news is I will probably sleep the whole way up there.
This is unscientific, but I estimate that I now have 100 in office days left. There are 59 weeks until retirement. Even with a three day a week base, when I figure in vacation, conferences, office closures, a couple of weeks of work from Florida next winter, and a tailing off of in-office next summer, I think I'm right around 100.
I plan to stay on a fairly normal schedule through next May, I have a number of work and personal trips next June, and then probably only go into the office on an as- needed basis July-September.
We have Happy Hour tonight, but it will be low key with my extraction tomorrow morning.
QOTD: absolutely Apple.
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: catered
Dinner: Tortellini
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
I had my second to last outdoor swim class last night. I was happy because I felt like I swam well. I am going to try to get in the water today as well because with the end of the summer break, there are not a lot of opportunities left to swim. And the Chicago Triathlon is fast approaching. I guess that kind of answers Matt's question on the other thread. Generally, more Crossfit and less outdoor running and swimming during the cooler (and probably more important , darker months). I do love my reindeer runs , though. And Chrissy will be glad to know that I am signed up for Run with The Nuns.
I am headed to the doctor's to get my tooth pulled this afternoon. It will be a relief to have it out, I have been worried that it would break off and I would swallow it.
QOTD: No. I don't regularly drink coffee. Usually just if I'm cold. I will ask Lisa if that is what she drinks, I know she can't drink real coffee and has something that she calls fake coffee, but I don't know if its made from mushrooms.
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: pasta
Dinner: Depending on my tooth, it might just be yogurt or something like that.
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
11 years and still going strong! Congrats!!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
Back to work, this morning. I'm taking Friday off, so hopefully it will be a short week. Today is also my second to last swim class, so I drove into the city.
I hopped on the scale this morning and checked my weight. I'm a pretty infrequent weigher. I respect the people that do it every day, but I just find it too stressful. I was about 5 pounds less than my ticker weight.
Tomorrow is my extraction, so still on soft foods.
QOTD: yacht.
Breakfast: English muffin
Lunch: catered
Dinner: pasta
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
Happy Fri-Yay! This should be a good weekend. Rod Stewart tonight, our dinner party tomorrow night, and if I can get the pressure washer started I will pull ahead of Jennifer in the Great 2025 OH House Wash-Off. Other than the, I have to continue to prepare for the Chicago Triathlon in a little over two weeks and my fishing trip next weekend.
The concert is in a suburban facility. I much prefer to go to concerts in the suburbs because of cost and ease of travel. The two arena shows that I still want to see are The Foo Fighters and Guns and Roses. Other than that, I am mostly sticking to small venues, where parking is not outrageous.
We got sushi last night and I thought it would be good with my tooth, but it wasn't. The pieces were just too big and chewy. Its still in and holding on for four more days, hopefully.
QOTD: I'm going to go with Baseball. Too many people throwing unmentionables at the basketball players, these days.
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: Pasta
Dinner:Chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
Last night I woke up with a sharp pain about an hour after I fell asleep. I think I was grinding my broken tooth, and even with the guard on, it really hurt. I've made it twelve days and only have five more until I get it removed. I'm really hoping that the broken part stays in until the whole thing is pulled.
Today, I'm in the office. It feels like a Friday, but I have to work tomorrow, so I'm just dreaming. We are going to see Rod Stewart tomorrow night and then Saturday is our dinner party. It should be a fun weekend.
QOTD: As I have posted, Marilyn loves tennis, but I don't play, so I have to say golf. I've kind of fallen in and out of love with golf over my life. Right now, I'm out and enjoy more active sports.
Breakfast: Bagel
Lunch: catered
Dinner: pasta
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good idea on staying off of skates, skis, etc.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
This week seems to be passing at a fairly brisk pace. Today, I am in the office and Marilyn has tennis tonight, so I'm kind of on my own.
Last fall we bid for a in home dinner party. Our first chef fell through and we have rescheduled to this weekend. Our new chef seems like a Rock Star. She worked at Nobu and is doing a Japanese menu for our guests. We are pairing it with some Burgundy that I picked up Sunday.
But what we have to do now is get the house ready! Marilyn has been cleaning, sending pictures of our kitchen and dishes to the chef and trying to get things organized. I need to pressure wash the siding and mow. It should be a nice night.
QOTD: Have I ever roller skated? I feel like I've done it at rinks, but I'm not sure. I played hockey as a kid (not well), so I pick skating.
Breakfast: potatoes and bacon
Lunch: Stuffed Shells
Dinner: chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
I'm back home today. Yesterday was a 7:00 flight and the Triathlon was a 5:00 AM departure on Sunday, so I'm dragging this morning. Fortunately, today is WFH, so I can catch up a bit before I head back into the office on Wednesday and Thursday.
My older son and I are going fishing next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I need to tie some grasshopper flies before I go, so that is on the agenda for tonight.
For the next three weeks I am going to only do one day a week of CrossFit, so that I can concentrate on preparing for the Chicago Triathlon, which is August 24th. It's a little longer distance than I am used to doing.
QOTD: Water Skiing I have only tried once but would like to give it another shot. The last time I went snow skiing, I felt like I was in danger of an injury.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: meatballs
Dinner: chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Yes, it is!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
Weekends go to fast. We did the Lifescan screening on Friday. It took about an hour for 5 tests: bone density, AFIB, Carotid artery, something with blood clots in the arms and legs, and one I can't remember. Out of the hour, signup actually took the longest. We will get our results in about 10 days.
Yesterday I did a Sprint Triathlon. Hopefully, it will be a good warmup for the longer one in three weeks.
I am traveling for work today, early morning because I had a 7:00 AM flight. It's a one day trip, I will be home tonight.
QOTD: I've never dove, although it looks fun, so I'm going to go with mountains. However, I'm talking about hiking, not technical climbing with ropes, etc. That would terrify me.
Breakfast: muffin
Lunch: catered
Dinner: Chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everyone!
Well, my tooth is broken all the way below the gum line, so I have to get it extracted and put in an implant. That is about a seven month process. It's what I was expecting, so I can't say I'm really bummed out or anything.
I did just make it into the office, so I better run. I will probably keep my food pretty soft today. And I will ask Jennifer about Connecticut River murders and answer QOTD tomorrow .
P. S., it's Lollapalooza, so not exactly quiet in the office today.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Sounds great!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
