MARCYINCNY1's CalorieKing Blog
Mussels Like Brussels
Wednesday, December 19th 2007
I am so very, very glad I went last night. I haven't had such a splendid evening in a long time.First I was wearing nicer clothes than I've worn in awhile because, well, now I can andsad but truethat does make a difference in my attitude when it comes to a lot of social events.
More important we had a nice group of five for dinner and we sat next to the table where another group of friends happened to be celebrating the 70th birthday of one of our local activists, a founding memb...
More Snow
Tuesday, December 18th 2007
I was wrong. The shoveling yesterday was heavier than I'd expected and I could feel it in my shoulders. We got another 3-4 inches of lake effect snow last night so my shoulders aren't getting a day off as I'd hoped. At least this will all make for some fantastic snowshoeing.
Dinner out tonight at L'Adour before the Frank Rich library lecture. I'd like to skip the whole thing but Jim's working ski patrol this evening and I took a pass on dinner last time. I hope I can muster a bi...
Getting Real
Monday, December 17th 2007
It's not gonna happen; I'm not going to reach my goal before the end of the year. The best I can hope for is to get below 140 and stay there through New Year's. Breaking 140 seems to be a real obstacle.But I am over-the-moon with my current level of fitness compared to where I was last year this time when I made a funny move to avoid slipping and falling on an icy step and set off the chronic injury to my left periformis muscle which then went into spasm and got a death-grip on my sciati...
Hold On (da,da,da,da), It's Comin' (da,da,da,da)
Sunday, December 16th 2007
All's quiet at the moment, the calm before the storm. The birds are chowin' down like there's no tomorrow. We got a few inches of snow last night and a few inches of sleet this morning so the trick is to figure out when to clear the decks before the winds shift and bring in the real storm.
The oats are cooking and the lamb shanks are thawing. I've already plugged in my season's first cup of Schokenig extra dark chocolate which will be my reward for shoveling the sugar-like stuff t...
Red Sky Warning
Saturday, December 15th 2007
The red sky this morning confirms the weather forecast: a blizzard with 12-24 inches of snow beginning late tonight.
I did all my errands yesterday so I can avoid the craziness today. It's cold this morning, 7º/-14º, so I'm waiting a bit before going to the park.