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Greateight
on 12/22/21 6:29 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Congratulations on the A!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/22/21 5:49 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

Yesterday was another tough, long day at work. I have noticed that the calls are starting to end with holiday wishes, which usually means that people don't plan on calling back. Hopefully today will be at a more moderate pace and tomorrow will be easy.

The fam is heading into the Starbucks Reserve Store on Michigan Avenue today. I won't be able to go because I do still have work. I went a couple of years ago and posted pictures.

Yesterday we went to see Spiderman (except DD stayed home and watched football). It was pretty good. I don't remember all of the villains, but I definitely remembered Do**** and Green Goblin. It was the first time I was in a theater in quite some time.

QOTD: Like Kelly, I was all in. Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy also.

Breakfast: salmon

Lunch: Turkey sandwhich

Dinner: Hello Fresh

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/21/21 2:22 pm
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

It's great to see you even under tough cir****tances. Take care and we will be here when you get back.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/21/21 5:46 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Mary, my youngest has all of this virtual reality stuff on his list, that I have no idea what it even is. My Daughter wants work clothes, so Marilyn is deciding whether to do gift cards or take her shopping.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/21/21 5:44 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

I was happy with how the smoked salmon came out. I couldn't really tell the difference between the Hickory and Applewood smoking, but next time I am at Home Depot, I will pick up a bag of the applewood and try it.

Work was super busy yesterday and is looking that way today, also. Hopefully, it will taper down as we get towards tomorrow and Thursday. Our offices are now officially closed until after New Years. We were going to be shut down for the holiday week anyways, so they just went four days of work from home with COVID spiking up again. It doesn't really matter to me because I wasn't going to be in the office this week anyways.

The kids want to go to the movies to see Spiderman tonight, so we may do that. We will go to Studio Movie Grill, which is pretty spread out.

We got my son step-up rails for his truck, and looking at the weather forecast, the best day to install them will actually be on Christmas Day. So I have to decide between leaving the comfy house on Christmas vs. a much colder day to lie on the pavement and wrench the rails into the undercarriage of his truck.

QOTD: It will be just the five of us. Super excited to have all of our kids home.

Breakfast: Smoked salmon

lunch: Turkey sandwhich

Dinner: Studio Movei Grill, maybe

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/21/21 5:32 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Those are cute, JB.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/20/21 6:26 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Monday Menu?

That thought crossed my mind, but I'm a little nervous about the Sheila/Chevy Chase in the attic situation where I put it somewhere and forget I did so.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/20/21 6:04 am, edited 12/19/21 10:05 pm
Topic: RE: What's on your Monday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

I'm smoking a salmon this morning. I got one of those grill top smokers at Williams Sonoma on Saturday and now I am trying it out this morning with some of the salmon that we caught in Alaska this summer. DD is coming home any minute now and my plan was to have bagels and cream cheese ready for her when she arrives. I'm behind schedule, but hopefully will have it ready for her later this morning. She had a wedding this weekend and Virginia and decided to fly straight home rather than two flights this week. But she has to work, so hence the early flight.

For starters, I bought the wrong kind of wood chips - hickory instead of applewood. Yesterday, I saw on the package that Hickory was for pork. Oh well.

I went to the mall and finished my shopping on Saturday. It was mobbed and had a heavy police presence, but no problems while I was there. Really I only shop for Marilyn and a few gift cards for trainers and my admin. Usually, I'm a jewelry guy, but with COVID, we couldn't get out for her to wear any of it last year, so I decided to pass this year. Of course, as soon as I got home from the mall and looked on Blue Nile this necklace that I had been following was 40% off. Hmmpf

Hilary, et. al. Luis Vuitton multi pochette accessoires - thumbs up?

Me and DD will be working at the dining room table for the next four days. I think that her work will be more consistently in from of her computer whereas mine is more Teams calls and bouts of inactivity.

I feel well enough to go back to the gym today.

QOTD: Hockey and baseball as a kid, football and track (shot put/discus) in high school.

Breakfast: Salmon or the bitter taste of failure

lunch: Turkey sandwich

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/20/21 5:50 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Monday Menu?

We saw this women at the Costco gas station yesterday and Marilyn asked me if she was really tall. I couldn't tell without perspective, so I measured her against the gas pump and then I measured myself, and she was at least 5-6 inches taller than me and i'm 6 feet.

Hope the kids are a good distraction today.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/17/21 2:12 pm
Topic: RE: What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Supposedly they have less surface area, although my trig skills are lacking.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/17/21 7:02 am
Topic: RE: What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

6 is probably the most we have ever had at one time. Usually 3. We don't have a square mold.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/17/21 4:42 am
Topic: RE: What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

Marilyn and my son made it home at about 8:00 last night. My son drove most of the way home, which was a relief for Marilyn. I think that he is excited to be through with a tough semester because he was ready to drive straight to Chicago on Wednesday night when he picked up Marilyn. Anyways, he gets to bid farewell to the Chemistry and Physics departments, for which he is grateful.

I woke up at 4:30 and could not fall back to sleep. Of course, now I am exhausted. And our cleaning lady is here, so I can't fall asleep on the couch. I may head back to bed, but that never works.

We had the best ices at the Christmas party I went to last Saturday. Nothing beats a big ice to keep beverages cold. I have a few large ice makers, but its not like a tray where you can whip off like 24 at a time. But these ladies had bags and bags of big ices. Probably 100 big ices in two different size spheres (supposedly there were also a few large square ices, but I never saw them). I guess that once they decided to have a party the group of them commenced to making big ices and over a month they gathered them together in little baggies and scurried them over to the hostess' house. Having never had more than three big ices in my freezer at one time, I am quite jealous.

In any case, what could be a better life for a big ice than to be cradled in a martini glass, engulfed in pomengrenate and vodka, and held by a lovely tennis lady in a sparkly holiday dress?

This weekend should be pretty low key. I am not doing the informal meet tomorrow because I'm still getting over this cold. I need to finish my Christmas shopping. But that's about it.

QOTD: Mostly wood with area rugs. Tile in the bathrooms. Our finished basement (where the Hansen Brothers picture hangs) has carpet.

Breakfast: Protein bar

Lunch: Turkey sandwich

Dinner: Hello Fresh

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/17/21 4:25 am
Topic: RE: What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Jealous of your beach time!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/16/21 5:48 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Thursday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

Marilyn had quite an adventure yesterday. She left the house at 7:00 for her flight, which was delayed and then cancelled. So they booked her from Chicago to Detroit, Detroit to St. Louis, and St. Louis to Denver. She had a second set of delays in St. Louis and finally arrived in Denver at about 7:15 Mountain time.

Well, my son must of been raring to go because he picked her up at the airport, brought her Panera and Starbucks and they drove to Northe Platte Nebraska, arriving at about midnight. Fortunately, the winds had died down by the time she landed. Today they have about 10 hours to get back to Chicago.

When I went to Napa in September, I took about $200 in cash out of the bank. I still have $4 in my wallet. First I wanted to see if it could last until I got back from my training in Orlando, then Thanksgiving, then the end of November, now we are halfway through December and the streak is still going. It's actually getting stressful trying to keep the streak up. I know that I will need cash on New Year's day when we go down to New Orleans. But should I try and last until Christmas or even New Year's?

By no means does this mean that I have been practicing any sort of frugality (looking at you Heitz three year vertical), just that I have been avoiding using cash.

QOTD: Does wine count? Otherwise, coffee, water, and Bai water for the most part. I don't like Diet Coke that much after surgery.

Breakfast: Egg sandwich

Lunch: Turkey

Dinner: Depends on when Marilyn returns

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 7:25 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

It looks like they delayed and then cancelled her flights. She is rebooked on a Chicago to Detroit to St. Louis to Denver that is scheduled to get in about 3:30, which should be after the wind dies down. Long day, but better safe than sorry.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 6:28 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Congratulations!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 6:28 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

It's good to see you,Chrissy.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 6:27 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Thanks, Jen. It's 70 inches tall.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 6:23 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

I feel bad rooting for her to spend the day in the airport, but it seems safer.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/15/21 5:01 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

Melody, I'm worried about the same wind that you are dealing with. Marilyn just left for the airport and is scheduled to fly to Denver this morning to drive home with DS for Winter Break. But from what I've seen there could be gusts as high as 80 mph. I'm nervous about her flight landing, my son driving in the wind to pick her up in the airport and if they start driving back to Chicago, the drive east.

I know that my son is eager to get home, but if its dangerous, I hope that they just postpone the flight. Hopefully, Jen will have an update since she is on the ground there.

Yesterday I was eating lunch and reading the instructions for my last medical appointment of the year when I saw that it was 8 hour fasting. Oops. I will reschedule for next year.

QOTD: Probably 5-10% of the time. That doesn't include planned couch naps.

Breakfast: egg sandwich

lunch: salad

Dinner: Hello Fresh

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/14/21 12:45 pm
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Ken and Barbie Killers. 4 parts on IDTV.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/14/21 6:11 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

QJB, if you were hungry at Costco and didn't get pizza, you are way ahead of me!

I think that I may be recuperating today. I took a couple of good naps yesterday and that seemed to help a bit. But then I stayed up too late watching murder shows, and that didn't help.

Today is my last medical appointment of the year, barring mishap. Yay!

Work was looking like it was going to ease into the break, but then a couple of things came up, so we will see.

QOTD: I have never seen Citizen Kane.

Breakfast: Sausage and cottage cheese

lunch: Chicken

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/14/21 6:02 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Marilyn wasn't super excited when I bought this, but she let me hang it downstairs.

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/13/21 8:39 am
Topic: RE: What's on your Monday Menu?

Many years ago, I was at a conference at the Beverly Hills Hilton. At the time the hotel was kind of at a low ebb. Something got screwed up in my reservation and they had to kick me out... into the Beverly Hills Hotel. And a bungalow no less. Not sure I blended, but nice hotel!

Jim Age 57 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

Greateight
on 12/13/21 6:41 am, edited 12/12/21 10:42 pm
Topic: RE: What's on your Monday Menu?

Good morning, everybody!

Now, I'm just full on sick. Sore throat, congestion on one side tired, burning eyes, coughing o' the green. Well, at least it will be good for my weight this week. My replacement home COVID test, came so I have that in future emergencies.

I had two conference calls yesterday, one first thing in the morning, which I'm sure didn't help things.

DS has just one final left. Marilyn will fly out Wednesday morning and they will drive home to Chicago. DD comes in next Monday. Hopefully, I am pretty much over this by then.

QOTD: Good question. I think summer 2019.

Breakfast: protein bar

Lunch: brisket

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

Jim Age 57 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

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