Last night I purchased my ticket to Brussels! And I managed to shave off a day of my journey! (ehem, when I checked the itinerary I booked I found out that I booked my return travel on the Monday following the hash rather than the Tuesday as I originally intended). While Cap’n Moneybags didn’t spring for Business/First Class I did spent $200 more to get “Economy Plus”, go ahead, call me a sucker, I don’t care; if I’m going to spend nine hours in a metal tube I want it to be a little more comfortable than the sardine-sized passenger space in which I normally travel.
I now have two months to figure out what the hell I am going to do during the days before the hash.
Today’s Daily Challenge
Stand in a doorway with your hands on the frame and lean forward. Hold for a count of fifteen.
You will feel this posture-improving stretch in your pectoral (chest) muscles. If your shoulders slump when you sit, you may feel pain in your neck or back as a result. This move will ease the pain while straightening and balancing your spine and upper body.
I’m A Stand Up Guy
Remember yesterday’s title “Did You Get The Number Of That Truck?” well, even with that I went out for a walk after work. At the time I felt fine, had little difficultly completing the 4.75 mile route taken, had not pain sucking down a couple of cold ones with dinner, but when I went to bed…. My hips and legs have not felt so much pain since the bicycle accident.
I’m finding that the pain is greater when I sit or lie down, so today I’m returning to standing at my desk while I code.
I’m Booking The Rest Of Summer Too
Hey friends, I want to have fun with you. As we’ve all found out as life marches on is that the Spring/Summer/Fall time comes and goes way too quickly. I’d love to hang out with you all some more, camping perhaps, riding bicycles perhaps? Whatever, I’m game. If you have a similar desire I’d sure like to know so that we can plan something. Hell, I’ll even put a shared calendar on this site (if I can figure out how) to facilitate planning.
And what’s going on with you?
ITP-Reader Martha, how was Twisted Ankle?
ITP-Reader Steve, how are things on the left coast?
Today’s Personal Project
Rest, and if I feel up to it head to 529 for the Moving Units show.
Stats & Goals
Daily
Current Mood – aching, physically
Current Music – Listening to Uncle Tupelo’s “No Depression” album on Spotify. I’m loving Spotify and wish I’d not spurned it for as long as I had.
Website Of The Day – Via a podcast I listened to yesterday I heard about GeekDad. I qualify for half of this at least.
Mode Of Transportation To Work – my car, though I seriously considered the train today
Exercise (b)Log – walking, ~4.75 miles
Morning Weigh-In – Someday?
Monthly
Foot Mileage – ~15.9 miles
Wheel Mileage – 0.0 miles
Gym Visits – 3 (3 cardio)
Marta Rides To Work – 1
Bike Rides To Work – 0
May Goals
– have European trip plans carved in stone
– clean my basement to the point where I could have people over
– hire a plumber to fix all of the sinks at the ITP Estate
– go away two of the weekends
2014 Goals: Measurable
– Get my weight down to 190 pounds so that I can wear a 36″ waist pants comfortably
– Completely read ten books, audio books permissible
– Save $500 for the sole purpose of donating to charitable organizations of my choice
– Completely run at least one 10k
– Fix all (or at least most) of the things which are wrong with the ITP Estate
– Sell the ITP Estate (tentative)
2014 Goals: Unmeasurable
– Continue to Simplify, simplify, simplify
– Continue backing up all data, including the off-site storage
– Do not create a solution for something which is not a problem
– Eat smaller portions
– Start, and continue, to make my own bread using my bread machine as well as using the technique outlined in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
– Read and discard magazines during the month in which they arrive (even digitally)
Books I’ve Read/Heard In 2014
- “Johnny Carson” by Henry Bushkin
- “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative” by Austin Kleon
- “Chaos: Making a New Science” by James Gleick
- “What’s So Funny?: My Hilarious Life” by Tim Conway
Cheers,
Paulie [eatl/ga]
Hey Amazing Race fans (I must admit I didn’t watch the season that just concluded), I heard that Amazing Race is moving to Friday nights! No more delayed starts thanks to sports!
There is an event coming up that will allow you to camp AND ride your bike for a solid week. There is even beer drinking involved, sounds like a win win to me 🙂
Oh if only I had the vacation awarded to others who’ve spent seventeen consecutive years with a single company… As for me I still only get three weeks, two of which I’ve just committed to Europe, so I need to spread the rest out.
Geeks everywhere at a Cisco conference. Fortunately my afternoon was free, so the missus and I walked to Fishermen’s wharf and then cable car’d back. Windy but nice. Today is starting slowly but will be back at the conference later.
FP
Steve- did you go find the Cable Car Museum yet? If I remember correctly, it isn’t too far from where you are staying.
We need to plan a camping weekend (especially up at JAckrabbit Mtn), but BRAG is up first.
Not yet Barb, but its on the list. This morning, breakfast at Mama’s in Telegraph Hill.
I’m ready for a bike ride, I haven’t been on my bike at all this year.
TA was, well, challenging this year. Much of that was my own doing, I didn’t train at all for the race but the weather was a big contributor to my suck-tackular finish as well. I think it was around 45ish degree at the start, then it rained and was pretty windy on the ridge. I felt that hypothermia was a real threat so I just had to keep moving. Lucky number 7 it wasn’t 🙂
But you did it! Well done. That actually sounds like a Paulie training regimen.
Breakfast at Moma’s, then an uphill walk to Coit Tower. I left the missus heading for Ghiridelli (sp) square and I’m in an IP Multicast class. Yippee.