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[16 Jun 2013|08:28am] |
1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks.
( The Questions )
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| Diet Update..... |
[14 Jun 2013|08:34am] |
Weight in day and apparently I lost too much last week that I had swing back the other way just a bit. :p
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 237.4 lbs
Gained This Week: + 0.4 lbs
Total Lost : - 25.0 lbs
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| Book Reading..... |
[13 Jun 2013|08:08am] |
I finished book No. 15 at work last night.
I read Heat Wave by Richard Castle.
It's the first of a series of books based on the ABC tv show Castle. It's about a writer who uses his influence with the NYC mayor to get assigned to a detective squad so he can write about cops.
Of course a love/hate relationship builds between the lead detective and Richard Castle.
The book is not about the show characters, but as if the character Richard Castle is writing his books.
Just a fun escapist book. :)
And I picked out the bad guy before they were revealed in the book. YAY me. :p
Grade: A-
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
11. Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich
12. Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson
13. Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
14. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
15. Heat Wave by Richard Castle
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| Book Reading..... |
[08 Jun 2013|09:14am] |
Finished up book No. 14 last night at work.
I read Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. It's the next book in the Disc World series.
Hogfather is their version of Santa Claus and when something happens to Hogfather Death takes his place. Too funny reading how Death tries to get in the spirit and take his place.
Some times the book seemed a little hard to follow. Not sure if I was trying to read too fast, or I was too tired, or if I was just not following it well.
But Death's granddaughter came to the rescue and things turned out okay in the end.
Grade: A-
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
11. Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich
12. Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson
13. Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
14. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
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| Diet Update..... |
[07 Jun 2013|07:13am] |
It's been one of those weeks where I think my scale is playing tricks with me.
I thought for sure I had probably gained a little more this week. I ate a little too freely.
With that said, I was hoping to be surprised with a loss.
The real surprise, I REALLY lost some weight this week. :o
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 237.0 lbs
Gained This Week: - 4.4 lbs
Total Lost : - 25.4 lbs
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| ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
[02 Jun 2013|08:08am] |
Just out of bordom I was looking over my flight information for my trip to Florida in September. I have been trying to decide if it was worth upgrading to another seat to get closer to the front of the plane because I only had 35 minutes in Chicago to switch planes.
Well, that problem was fixed for me by United Airlines.
They ROYALLY screwed up my flight between Minneapolis and Chicago.
I was suppose to leave Minneapolis at 7 am and arrive in Chicago around 8:40 am and then leave Chicago at 9:14 am.
This morning I find that I am leaving Minneapolis at 7:04 am and arriving in Chicago at 4:56 pm. Oh, and the fun part is, I was still leaving Chicago at 9:14 am.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I called United and got the run around. They tried to offer flight changes that would get me into Orlando at nearly 3 pm. After which I had an approximantely 8 hour drive to my first stop.
He finally found me a flight connection that will still get me into Orlando at the time I was planning. Unfortunately, I now leave Minneapolis at 5:55 am. That means I will now have to take the shuttle up to the airport the night before and sit there over night because the first shuttle in the morning doesn't arrive at the airport until 5 am and I don't want to take a chance on getting there too late.
One bit of good news to come from all of this, I no longer have to get through Ohare airport in 35 minutes. I now have almost 2 hours. :p
Wonder how many more times they will screw this up for me before I leave. United obviously has taken lessons from Northwest/Delta.
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| Diet Update..... |
[31 May 2013|08:57am] |
Not a good week. :(
I was way too free in the eating department and still not doing anything in the exercise department.
Not that it helped that I was baby sitting at work and not getting any exercise there either.
Kind of a balance of the REALLY good week last week. :p
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 241.4 lbs
Gained This Week: + 2.2 lbs
Total Lost : - 21.0 lbs
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| Book Reading..... |
[26 May 2013|09:05am] |
Just finished up book No. 13. I read Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward.
Prague Winter is part history part autobiography.
Madeleine Albirght was the Sec. of State for President Clinton. She was born in Czechoslovakia at the early start of Hitler's reign of terror on the world.
For me the book is kind of a sad out look on how badly the whole world reacted to Hitler's blatant take over of Europe.
You learn of how Czechoslovakia first started and how it fell to Hitler and raised out of those ashes only to be taken over by Stalin's Communist control.
This doesn't really do justice to the book, so I won't try any harder.
Grade: A
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
11. Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich
12. Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson
13. Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
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| Diet Update..... |
[24 May 2013|08:07am] |
It's one of those weeks where I go, Is that scale messing with my mind again?
I cheated and got on the scale earlier in the night to see if maybe I could eat a little something. It should a lose for the week, but not a huge one. So I was good through the night.
So I got on the scale this morning and WOW... I must have peed off a lot of water weight. lol... Sorry, too much info? :p
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 239.2 lbs
Gained This Week: - 3.8 lbs
Total Lost : - 23.2 lbs
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| Diet Update..... |
[17 May 2013|08:30am] |
I had a Dang week.
I was kind of having those, I gained this week, feelings. Sadly, this week they were true. No surprise loss for me. lol...
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 243.0 lbs
Gained This Week: + 0.6 lbs
Total Lost : - 19.4 lbs
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| Diet Update..... |
[10 May 2013|08:16am] |
It's weigh in day again.
I wasn't really sure what I was going to get today. Kind of leaning towards another little gain.
Thankfully I had happy news. :)
First big number met. Wonder how long before I climb back over it? lol........
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 242.4 lbs
Gained This Week: - 1.8 lbs
Total Lost : - 20.0 lbs
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| Book Reading..... |
[09 May 2013|08:10am] |
YAY I have a dozen books done for the year. :p
Finished up book No. 12, Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passages.
This is the series of books about teenage kids that have been choosen to be the models of interactive halograms in the Disney Parks. This brought on the side job of protecting the Parks from the Disney Villians who want to take over and end the "happiness" Disney provides. Books V and VI have the Kingdom Keepers battling the Villians on one of the Disney cruise ships.
Because I know you are all going to rush out and buy the book, I won't give away too much, but I have to say, they kind of ended things mysteriously and it will be interesting to see where they take things.
Grade: A-
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
11. Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich
12. Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson
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[03 May 2013|09:03am] |
Our previous record snow fall for May was 2 inches.
Thursday we got 13.5 inches of snow. HOLY MACKERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The new state record is now 18 inches that was measured in Blooming Prairie which is just West of us a few miles.
Can we PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have Spring now?????
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| Diet Update..... |
[03 May 2013|08:14am] |
UGH........
Wish I would have had one of those, "I am going gain weight feelings" this week. Then maybe I would have lost weight.
Sadly, I gained weight this week. :(
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 244.2 lbs
Gained This Week: + 0.8 lbs
Total Lost : - 18.2 lbs
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[02 May 2013|09:07am] |
May 2nd 2013 in Minnesota.....
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| Book Reading..... |
[29 Apr 2013|07:44am] |
Finished up book No. 11 at work last night.
I read Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich. It's book two in the Stephanie Plum series. So far these books have been very easy reads. Stephanie is a bounty hunter. In this book she gets some help from her wild grandma and the former hooker Lula who is now working for her boss as a file clerk.
There were times reading this book that I literally laughed out loud. Quite often it was from Grandma and Lula.
This book involves searching for guy on the lame, who just happens to be completely psycho and missing guns and caskets.
Grade: A-
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
11. Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich
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| Diet Update..... |
[26 Apr 2013|07:15am] |
Time to get on the scale again.
I told Mr. Owl, that I was figuring LI would gain this week because I wasn't having the dreaded feeling of gaining weight. Sure sign that I would actual gain weight this week. lol.....
Well, I had some good news. I lost again. I is a happy camper. :)
Da Numbers...
Today's Weight: 243.4 lbs
Gained This Week: - 2.2 lbs
Total Lost : - 19.0 lbs
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[26 Apr 2013|04:28am] |
Walt Disney World Trivia:
Approximately 1,000 animals live in Animal Kingdom, and more than 150 species have reproduced in the park since it opened. The very first birth was a kudu, which is a large, African antelope. Disney has also had 17 Micronesian Kingfisher chicks hatch on the premises, raising the world population of these very rare feathered friends by 20%.
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| Book Reading..... |
[22 Apr 2013|09:50pm] |
Just finished book No. 10. I read How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little.
It was a good read about pirates, but decidedly on the dry side. Each chapter felt like it was written so that it could be read seperately because they would keep re defining certain words. It was also filled with a lot of speculation due to the fact that a lot of facts do not exist from that time period. At least involving pirates.
Grade: B-
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
3. Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
4. Hello, Gorgeous Becoming Barbra Streisand by William J. Mann
5. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
6. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
7. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R. L. Stine
8. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
10. How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away Wth It
The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of The Most Feared Sea Rovers From 1500-1800 by Benerson Little
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[21 Apr 2013|07:34am] |
Yep, It's April 21st in Minnesota.....
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