Training charts again

Roughly, this is since I started riding again. I got serious about my diet about a week ago. I'm hitting about 3K calories per day, since the riding, 1500K if I don't.

• Breakfast Eggs and toast... or Granola and yogurt and fruit.
• Lunch is soup, or salad, maybe a sandwich.
• Light dinner, Soup, or some nice low calorie meal... heavy with fish... or vegetarian.
• I'll even have another soup or salad... sneak in a snack chips and salsa.. Whatever.
• 200 Calories in protein shake... I'm not afraid of carbs and if I get fatigued they are necessary... Can't get fit laying on the sofa.
  
  
  I took it easy on the bike today, it was cold and windy and relatively speaking I've done a bunch of miles lately.... Notice why it's good to have a scale that gives you Body water and fat%... even though they are inaccurate. Though I haven't dropped a pound, My TBW has gone way up. Which means the fat is down..... When I step on the scale.. if my TBW is down, so is my weight.... But it's nothing to worry about. I can be +/-15 pounds from where I am, and be anywhere from ridiculously fit, to squishy in the middle.

I also have some other cheats.

these charts are great though..... They put it all in real perspective.

One of these days....

I woke up this morning with this phrase in my head....

The end of it was .....I'm going to get some nice healthy sleep... like 8-10 hours.

then after feeding my head albert Hoffman Musings...

It reminded me of my misspent youth......

One of these days.......

LSD Inventor On His Final Trip

"Albert Hofmann, who died on Tuesday aged 102, synthesised lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1938 and became the first person in the world to experience a full-blown acid trip.... Hofmann was disappointed when his discovery was removed from commercial distribution. He remained convinced that the drug had the potential to counter the psychological problems induced by 'materialism, alienation from nature through industrialisation and increasing urbanisation, lack of satisfaction in professional employment in a mechanised, lifeless working world, ennui and purposelessness in wealthy, saturated society, and lack of a religious, nurturing, and meaningful philosophical foundation of life.'"

Training

Finally the weather here has eased up..... I've created some charts... I'm going to track changes as a Ratio.

As I've picked up my athletic endeavors.... You notice my Fat% hasn't gone up, but my Weight has... Also tracked will be my daily miles, as a ratio with my average daily miles.

I'm hoping my posting this will keep me on track... It's going to be tough to put in serious miles.... but......
I'm also going to have to create a daily average, and measure 3 times a day.. I'll sort it out.

These were sooooooooo Fucking good

Kick ass Lasagna.... with no heartburn...
And..... and better if you add some spicy ground ancho peppers to the Tofu.
Me no vegitarian..... But...I'm not afraid of Tofu. all part of improving my diet.

Vegitarian(not vegan) lasagna. from here

12 whole-wheat lasagna noodles
2. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3. 3 cloves garlic, minced
4. 1 (14 ounce) package extra-firm water-packed tofu, drained, rinsed and crumbled
5. 3 cups chopped spinach
6. 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
7. 2 tablespoons finely chopped Kalamata olives
8. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
9. 1/4 teaspoon salt
10. 1 (14 ounce) jar marinara sauce, preferably lower-sodium, divided
11. 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
· Calories: 386 kcal
· Carbohydrates: 42 g
· Dietary Fiber: 6 g
· Fat: 15 g
· Protein: 24 g
· Sugars: 1 g
About: Nutrition Info
Powered by: ESHA Nutrient Database
2. Cooking Directions
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse, return to the pot and cover with cold water until ready to use.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add tofu and spinach and cook, stirring often, until the spinach wilts and the mixture is heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; stir in Parmesan, olives, crushed red pepper, salt and 2/3 cup marinara sauce.
3. Wipe out the pan and spread 1 cup of the remaining marinara sauce in the bottom. To make lasagna rolls, place a noodle on a work surface and spread 1/4 cup of the tofu filling along it. Roll up and place the roll, seam-side down, in the pan. Repeat with the remaining noodles and filling. (The tofu rolls will be tightly packed in the pan.) Spoon the remaining marinara sauce over the rolls.
4. Place the pan over high heat, cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium; let simmer for 3 minutes. Sprinkle the rolls with mozzarella and cook, covered, until the cheese is melted and the rolls are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot.

bike ride

yep, made it out today.. the weather was amazing.... I sweat even, and if I wasn't being a nice guy, I would have dropped some dude... and it may have required a heart attack... being on a reasonable diet has me 24/7 fatigued... but it's the smart move..

now if I can get out on the bike again tomorrow, that would be nice.

Yep, that is about it.

Hi, blog. How are you doing?

blog, "Can't sleep again?"

me, " yep "

" why?"

"yep.... I keep asking myself that."

"hmmm"

"yep, it sucks...... I could really use some sleep but I did just spell "Really" correctly for the first time in my life...... No kidding, I'm a one L speller of really."

"Fascinating"

"Interesting thing is I'm very tired, I messed up and took like a 2 hour nap at 7pm though.... that is where I messed up."

"definitely"

"Sometimes I just can't stop from sleeping if I need it. It's the weekend so what the heck... I was thinking that I could take a bunch of money and go to Thailand for a few months... maybe even for a year.... not sure where that would lead....."

" Trouble most likely....."

" What I'd like to do is just go for 2 weeks.... but I was just feeling like a dirty old man today... If I went I bet that is how I'd feel......."

"that doesn't sound nice"

"well I think I'm going to lay fitfully back under the covers, and wonder...."

Movie

So, I saw deception.... it was one of those twisty turny thrillers.....

it wasn't as bad as It could have been... but it wasn't great...

I get this thing about movies some times, I see a relationship develop in a movie..... and I don't buy it.. I mean Ya.... She is Very hot. but why does she love him.... they didn't talk about anything, didn't have anything in common.... in fact she said nothing about herself.....

and when she is the big driving force for the movie. I just don't get it.

iron man

this looks like a terrible movie

I didn't buy this book

I spent some of my saturday afternoon cruzing/stalking chicks at the bookstore...... I may have to escelate to the library soon... or maybe I'm book shopping.

Nerding out

I have completely nerded out on google doc's and their blog integration... I'd show this blog, but i have nothing to spreadsheet... maybe when I accelerate to presentations.



I wish I didn't want to spend about 400 hours on it.... Just another thing to add to my very busy life.... But heck... what should I be doing... Watching TV?



It's way past my bed time... but I'm being good about getting up at 7am instead of 2am...



Also, i got a bike ride in today..... Yes, thank you for the encouragement..... I'm hoping to just mellow out, try and do just a small ride everyday... since I can't do more, and Well it's a good way to go.... even if It's just a few miles, it will be good to just get into a rhythm. regardless of the quality... and I may manage to not hurt myself.

don't ask why I have a picture of a junkie..... but hey... I gave you a picture... shut up...

Basil, and some chamomile

Some of that basil isn't comming up very well

Termaters....aka tomatos

compost pile

That pile is breaking down... it was much larger a week ago... even though you have no scale

Mojo

I'm noticing every one's mojo is off...... because it's so damn cold.... I've decided.... It's late april... there is a possibility of snow 3 times in the next 7 days...

I have the heater on in the greenhouse.....

green Tea Dragon

...... I'm trying to become a green tea connoisseur.... seems like a slightly improved stimulant to coffee(less Shakes)......

So, I picked up about 4 different types at the Chinese Grocer.... I love the Chinese grocer... Did I ever mention I lived in asia for a bit........ But....

I joked about how I needed to remove the "Stems and Seeds" from one of them.... This very same one, keeps being like Licking a Dragon's Balls..... I can smell it coming out my pores all day...... Maybe it just smells like a darker green tea.... Maybe I'll start looking into White Teas....

I just think I'm being a Pansie.

Movie Review

Flight of the Living dead.

Hopefully we all know what a huge fan of zombie movies I am.....

I was thinking this was going to be a shit ripoff..

But from the B-list Actors. to the decent effects...

Zombies on a plane...... Not bad.

I was even thinking that a movie this bad was going to need more Strong sexual content...

It's no dawn of the dead or day of the dead.... but... better than bees on a plane AKA Flying Virus

Gemma Hayes

She is cute..... Shoot me.... My new obsession... wonder how long this will last

more blogging

I'm not sure why I'm blogging..... I think I have an overabundance to whine about.

But.... I'm sick of eggs, I eat them every morning...... I'm very sick of them..... Every morning I wake up..... and think.... what shall I have for breakfast.... and I think.... Eggs... and I realize I've eaten a thousand eggs over the past year.... Then I think... I could have pancakes... but that would suck.... Cereal.... Well, I've been eating cereal for ever day for the past 2 weeks that I've been sick of Eggs... so Now I"m sick of eggs and Cereal.

Hell with Oatmeal.

That is it... I think I'll have soup or a sandwich.

Me and my Fucked up Ch'I

If the story about my interaction with the Mormon boys doesn't show how much my Mojo is off.... That and my near Refusal to get on my bike... I had a moment today when I said "if I was riding my bike, this would be a good time."... I guess that is a step.



Time is killing me, It probably has been the Tumor that has been climbing up my spine for about 4 years.... You know, you turn 30 and think there is all the time in the world... Suddenly... it's like the hourglass, that is your life..... Well you sort of look at it and realise that there isn't quite as much on the top of the hourglass as there used to be... In fact, it's not Mostly full anymore, it's just "Somewhat" full.



With the Wind Beating the crap out of me, out in the garden all weekend, Having me resort to sucking my thumb Indoors, CLEANING... With my weekend. After not having my Gardening Crutch to get my shit back together after a long week, I sort of ended up coming to terms with the fact that I'm actually quite an angry asshole lately...... I do know that I've been primarily an angry asshole, for significant portions of the past decade.... It has been getting better, but stress seems to be letting that Monster back out of the Bag.

This weekend I actually managed to call a former associate, a Stoner Freak, Who had primarily Destroyed their brain being stoned with most of their life..... If Y'all really knew me, you would know that that is very much the Pot calling the Kettle black from my College years. It's also not helping me, be more... .Relaxed that I've mostly stopped drinking....

I've been enjoying going to Yard sales on the weekend.... What is a guy who thinks getting up at 7am is sleeping in, do with his Saturday, but check out yard sales... I did pick up a wine rack, Interesting thing is that I think that Wine is for Pretentious Dip-shits.... I'm thinking about filling it with bourbon, maybe wine shaped bottles of liquor....

I mentioned my desire to get more, at one with my inner .... Marques. It actually remind me of the Girlfriend who gave me that book... Which brought back and entire Tide of ..... Open wounds and Scab places to poke at.... But.... I don't really find life all that easy.... I find building and fixing things easy.... All the rest of it, is hard..... There is a story about Daniel Day Lewis, That to get him to do the roll in Gangs of New York, the directors had to find him, somewhere in europe, where he had started a career as a cobbler, and they had to trick him into coming back to the United states to get him to do the movie..... One would think that you could just do that..... Go to spain and learn to build shoes.... I don't think you can.... I Just don't think that it's that I'm defeating that concept, or that I just couldn't live within my Means....

It's not that I particularly am trying to "Get Rich"...... I'm sure, at a point of making money expand in that fucking wall street shell game. My inner slacker will take hold, and I'll blow my cash on Hookers or bubblegum or something.... As much disdain as I have for the "Wall Streeters".... For the most part, they work their ass off ripping each-other off..... It really is a tough racket.

And as frugal as I've been for a very long time now.... There are just a ton of things piling up that need to be dealt with..... I noticed my Cycling shoes had a Crack in the Sole, I keep having computer problems... with numerous different systems....

at one point the duct tape and superglue I'm keeping my life together with will dissolve into nothing.... and I'll have to start investing in the future, or shit will just decay into massive piles of gray Tape......

Habanero Jam

.... Funny it would be mentioned, I have 2 flats of Hab's (half red, half orange), in the greenhouse now..... Messed up thing is that I still have almost an entire case 20 bottles or so, left of the 2006 Habanero Jam... And still another case of Habanero garlic. And I took some to some friends I hadn't seen for over a year.. This weekend.

For some reason, some of it isn't as set up as it was....

But it is good stuff... On a cracker with cream cheese, on Pork, or Beef.... it's good on Eggs, toast...(with toast you just have to sort of Wave the knife over the top of the bread without touching it, sort of)

What I'm psyched for, Is for Cheese sandwiches with Fresh Tomato's and/or peppers in them.

One of these days it will be spring...

whole wide world

When I was a young boy

My mama said to me

There's only one girl in the world for you

And she probably lives in Tahiti

I'd go the whole wide world

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

Or maybe she's in the Bahamas

Where the Carribean sea is blue

Weeping in a tropical moonlit night

Because nobody's told her 'bout you

I'd go the whole wide world

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

I'd go the whole wide world

I'd go the whole wide world

Find out where they hide her

Why am I hanging around in the rain out here

Trying to pick up a girl

Why are my eyes filling up with these lonely tears

When there're girls all over the world

Is she lying on a tropical beach somewhere

Underneath the tropical sunPining away in a heatwave there

Hoping that I won't be long

I should be lying on that sun-soaked beach with her

Caressing her warm brown skin

And then in a year or maybe not quite

We'll be sharing the same next of kinI'd go the whole wide world

I'd go the whole wide worldJust to find her

I'd go the whole wide world

I'd go the whole wide world

Find out where they hide her

Have I mentioned...

I think I've always wanted my life to be a Gabriel Garcia marques book. Seems to be my life's work..... One may think that I'd be able to just BE..... Life though isn't all that easy. I have been thinking about moving to brazil.... maybe that will help. Seems inconsistent with my attempts to be Extremely rich.

I .... umn was watching a documentary on people in Fiji, talking about how poor they were. But sometimes when you look at it... people aren't as poor as it seems, some people with wealth, are much poorer than those without it. As a life, simple things better enjoyed... are better than the constant quest for a better life through Objects.... I don't know, it's hard to express... .but probably easier than I'm making it.

More greenhouses

Sometimes

Sometimes Blog, It's just me and you. Late at night, A late Coffee ment to keep me from falling over, now has me awake with heartburn......



sitting here.... Hoping to be asleep...



I think with my Economic stimulus, I'll be buying a bottle of scotch..... Primaraly I've stoped drinking. It's interesting to live without my secret sedative....



So, here I am midnight..... unable to sleep....



I want to vomit up my week....

Decompression time

.... I'm absolutely wiped out, by the time Friday is here... I'm the Walking dead. I went to the bookstore... searching for some books about dow theory or about... gardening.

I walked home, I needed some exercise.
On the way I ran into some Mormon missionaries. I made no Eye contact, it was clear that I had no interest in them.

Them "Excuse me,"
Me, "Hey, I'm sorry I'm not interested, just keep moving down the road."
Them, "But....."
Me, "Listen, I don't know you... you have no right to even talk to me."
Them, "We were only trying to ...."
Me, " I know exactly what you were trying to do."
Them, "If there is anything we can do."
Me, "Yes, Get the hell moving down the road."

Nothing worse than the Spiritual version of a Used Car Salesmen, trying to convince me to believe in Unicorns.

You have new Picture Mail!

dinner

I need to get that picture of the massive pile of manure...

I'm very tired to day, It's mental exhaustion... It's thursday... one more day of trading, then I can recover.

Web 2.0

So, Like every red blooded American, I pay bills 3 times a month. I'd do it once, but I hate some of my Vendors, so I pay a couple on the day due. To make sure they get as little interest as possible on my money.

Lately, I've noticed that I keep getting in trouble, because when I go to pay a bill. Some web site or another is having trouble..... Then I'm scrambling to send a payment by mail, or other method.

I'm just pointing out what seems like Web 2.0... falling apart. and companies achieving one 9 downtime... that is 9% outages.

technology, isn't it grand.

Uber greenhouse

I was looking for some plants, Greenhouses are amazing

Hell of a farmer tan

This picture is a bit of a disappointment, it's dusk on the garden.

Umn, I spent most of my weekend..or all of it cranking out the garden. I had hoped to get a bike ride in, but Tractor problems ended up trumping my time.

Ridiculous how great a time I had, and I have the mother of all compost heaps. Brilliant Farmer tan, a Bit of hay fever......

Feels like summer.

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

2 visits in an hour.

I'm sorry, but I forget that this blog exists. Even though it's my favorite........

I've gathered you here today, to discuss..... I don't know.

I keep toying with a Return of "The Mop".

I'm not sure, I want feedback.

My life is so crazy these days, seem like adding one more thing to something that continues to barely maintain being manageable.

Most of my Blogging here involves sending pictures from my phone to the blog, then trying to come back and make some sense of them.

I found 4 of my old starwars action figures and decided to do a little diorama. Which was super funny, in retrospect.

Back to "The Mop" issue..... I have about 6 blogs at this point..... and to be honest, I have the old blog hidden, I didn't delete it.

One of the hurdles was that I wasn't sure what was on that blog.... which I just checked..... I'll have to clear some of the crap on the current one.

I don't know... I'm thinking about it.

I unfortunately wasn't paying very good attention... and didn't bother to read the race reports..

but the GREAT Burke Swindlehurst, came in 3rd at redlands... I think he has done a great job with his training... and this probably bodes well for his season.....

And he threw some music suggestions on his blog, and I'm currently downloading them.

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

seedlings

My new watering system is wild.

cantelope