The first thing I noticed when I woke up yesterday was that my hair smelled good. That reminded me that it was cut, colored and washed the night before. So I knew I'd look better than I had the day before. I let myself have a slow morning--writing in my journal, catching up on Jeopardy, working on a blog post (still unfinished)--without feeling guilty.
I took Lola for a neighborhood walk, had a good workout at the gym, and got all my errands done except for getting the car washed. Back home for lunch (leftover Indian from Thursday night.) I took Lola for a second walk, and got Jeff's father's day gifts together (buying a few gifts was part of my errands.)
We got to the dogpark around 5:45: a nice night with wine and snacks with friends. Lola is relishing her time off-leash, but ends up spending most of her time with us at the picnic table.
For dinner I made salad and Jeff cooked scallops.That was a relief--Jeff cooks scallops much better than I do.
A good day.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
High Activity Days
Jeff bought a Link GPS smart collar system for Lola last week. It's become my new obsession. Jeff entered Lola's age and weight, and the system recommended 48 minutes of daily activity. Lola has exceeded that for all six days that she wore the collar. Thursday was our lowest activity day with 94 minutes (just two minutes short of double our goal.)
We had a active weekend: 201 minutes on Saturday and 199 on Sunday. On Saturday we walked over to Blue Cactus to pick up lunch, and later we hiked Cranbury Park for an hour-and-a-half. On Sunday we visited Southbury Dog Park and later the Norwalk River Valley Trail. (Just a shout-out to myself--I also went to the gym for 45 minutes on Saturday.)
We've been blessed with a string of very nice days that make it easy to be active outdoors. Tomorrow will be our first challenge. Rain is predicted for much of the afternoon. Lola and I will have to get out early.
We had a active weekend: 201 minutes on Saturday and 199 on Sunday. On Saturday we walked over to Blue Cactus to pick up lunch, and later we hiked Cranbury Park for an hour-and-a-half. On Sunday we visited Southbury Dog Park and later the Norwalk River Valley Trail. (Just a shout-out to myself--I also went to the gym for 45 minutes on Saturday.)
We've been blessed with a string of very nice days that make it easy to be active outdoors. Tomorrow will be our first challenge. Rain is predicted for much of the afternoon. Lola and I will have to get out early.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Book 10: The Ice Limit
I finished this book last Monday, but I didn't finish this post because I wanted to check a few details, e.g. Captain Britton's first name. I had misplaced my book and finally found it Saturday.
This was another selection by Preston and Child, chronologically the sixth of 27, The Ice Limit was a good read, but I was a little disappointed. My expectations were too high, I guess.
I never got into these characters as much as I did other characters in Preston and Child books. The main character Sam McFarlane remained vague to me. He didn't exactly intrigue me and draw me into the story.
Then there's Eli Glinn; I wanted more of him. Apparently the authors agreed: he appears in future books.
Moving on to the women characters. Sigh. At least there were no exotic, voluptuous women this time around. I guess it was too cold for them to expose "dangerous" amounts of breast and/or leg. The brilliant mathematician Dr. Rachel Amira is described as "not exactly pretty" and sardonic. Her only other piece of characterization is eating peanuts and leaving piles of shells in her wake.
Captain Sally Britton commands the tanker that will transport the mysterious meteorite that has become the obsession of a billionaire. She is strong, confident, seemingly perfect but for one transgression. I wanted to know more about Sally, as I did Eli. I was intrigued by the bond that the two felt and wondered what could come of it.
Bottom line: good but disappointing book with women characters that were more than sexy caricatures, but not as well-rounded as I would like.
This was another selection by Preston and Child, chronologically the sixth of 27, The Ice Limit was a good read, but I was a little disappointed. My expectations were too high, I guess.
I never got into these characters as much as I did other characters in Preston and Child books. The main character Sam McFarlane remained vague to me. He didn't exactly intrigue me and draw me into the story.
Then there's Eli Glinn; I wanted more of him. Apparently the authors agreed: he appears in future books.
Moving on to the women characters. Sigh. At least there were no exotic, voluptuous women this time around. I guess it was too cold for them to expose "dangerous" amounts of breast and/or leg. The brilliant mathematician Dr. Rachel Amira is described as "not exactly pretty" and sardonic. Her only other piece of characterization is eating peanuts and leaving piles of shells in her wake.
Captain Sally Britton commands the tanker that will transport the mysterious meteorite that has become the obsession of a billionaire. She is strong, confident, seemingly perfect but for one transgression. I wanted to know more about Sally, as I did Eli. I was intrigued by the bond that the two felt and wondered what could come of it.
Bottom line: good but disappointing book with women characters that were more than sexy caricatures, but not as well-rounded as I would like.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
50 Years
Robert F. Kennedy died 50 years ago today. He had just won the Democratic California Presidential Primary before being shot three times on June 5.
I heard the news of his shooting that morning. I was getting ready to go to school when my sister came down from her attic bedroom. Joanna was a huge Bobby Kennedy fan and was in shock.
I was just old enough to remember his brother's assassination. (In fact, I believe I saw Jack Ruby kill Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV.) Two months before Bobby's death, Martin Luther King had been assassinated. It was hard to process; the only other assassination I had heard about was Lincoln's. A century is ancient history when you're young.
No one can know what would have happened if RFK had avoided the assassin that night. Maybe the Democratic convention in Chicago wouldn't have been so violent. Maybe RFK could have won the nomination and beat Nixon. Maybe RFK would have ended the Viet Nam War quickly as he had promised.
Maybe people wouldn't have lost hope.
I heard the news of his shooting that morning. I was getting ready to go to school when my sister came down from her attic bedroom. Joanna was a huge Bobby Kennedy fan and was in shock.
I was just old enough to remember his brother's assassination. (In fact, I believe I saw Jack Ruby kill Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV.) Two months before Bobby's death, Martin Luther King had been assassinated. It was hard to process; the only other assassination I had heard about was Lincoln's. A century is ancient history when you're young.
No one can know what would have happened if RFK had avoided the assassin that night. Maybe the Democratic convention in Chicago wouldn't have been so violent. Maybe RFK could have won the nomination and beat Nixon. Maybe RFK would have ended the Viet Nam War quickly as he had promised.
Maybe people wouldn't have lost hope.
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Craft Beer Fest
Saturday Jeff and I went to the Craft Beer Festival at Oyster Shell Park. A benefit of the location: we could walk there and back.
It was a shaky weather day. We missed a rainstorm, and it was hot and sunny when we arrived. We could have used a breeze off the water.
About 50 vendors offered samples of beer; a few had cider, spiked drinks and spirits. I thought we should have a plan as we did for a a wine tasting--in this case tasting lighter before the darker beers. That didn't work because there was very few dark beers. We went to most stations, bypassing some whose beers we had tried before, leaving ciders, etc. for a second loop. Food trucks including lobster, grilled cheese and tacos were there as well as live music.
It was a nice way to spend a summer Saturday.
It was a shaky weather day. We missed a rainstorm, and it was hot and sunny when we arrived. We could have used a breeze off the water.
About 50 vendors offered samples of beer; a few had cider, spiked drinks and spirits. I thought we should have a plan as we did for a a wine tasting--in this case tasting lighter before the darker beers. That didn't work because there was very few dark beers. We went to most stations, bypassing some whose beers we had tried before, leaving ciders, etc. for a second loop. Food trucks including lobster, grilled cheese and tacos were there as well as live music.
It was a nice way to spend a summer Saturday.
Friday, June 1, 2018
Royal Anniversary
484 years ago today Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. I noticed that there was no mention of Anne's unpopularity in the first linked article.
There are other discrepancies between the two articles: how pregnant was Anne--two months or heavily? What was the actual coronation date?
I don't have the time nor inclination to do research now, but the second article has an incorrect execution date, so I'm not comfortable with its coronation date. On the other hand, I have read about the public unhappiness at the coronation before.
Anne remains polarizing. As a member of the cult, however, I love her.
PS Six years ago today Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter for the New York Mets.
There are other discrepancies between the two articles: how pregnant was Anne--two months or heavily? What was the actual coronation date?
I don't have the time nor inclination to do research now, but the second article has an incorrect execution date, so I'm not comfortable with its coronation date. On the other hand, I have read about the public unhappiness at the coronation before.
Anne remains polarizing. As a member of the cult, however, I love her.
PS Six years ago today Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter for the New York Mets.
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