I wound up being challenged to a 28 day Post Challenge, and this is day 1. This post is going to be more or less a journal of my day, with a few things added in here and there. So here goes!
Reflection of the day
Woke up this morning the house was cold, check the furnace she wasn’t burning. Went out and hopped in my old Ford, hit the engine but she ain’t turning
Bruce Springsteen, One step up
I’m at the end of my day, reflecting on the start and end. Have you had those days where you just wonder what happened to the time? It is already the middle of April, and I wonder how I’ve slipped off track. When I reflect on my year so far, I’m not excited about the “progress in life” that I’ve experienced. No, more importantly, I’m not excited about what I’ve given back to life. I guess the next 27 days is going to include some of this reflection from time to time.
Oh I should mention. That primary photo on this post, the sunrise photo overlooking the bow of the Sea Vee 340Z? While that is how I’d like to spend every morning, it is not the picture of today. It was just in the memory of my mind’s eyes.
Morning
Woke up this morning with the sun shining, the birds singing, the flowers flowering. Yeah, not so much!
But I did wake up to the morning sun. It was refreshing! Spent some time with my dad, a few health issues going on that I don’t wish to get into. Took my shower, dressed, and drove my hour to work. What is up with that? A whole hour to work every day, a whole hour back home. I just didn’t expect that by my early 50s I’d still be working for someone else. But this is my lot in life, and my toil under the sun.
As some of you know, I’ve been working on my cholesterol…again. It spiked up! No fun. So, every day during the week I get my Magic Oatmeal fix.
Breakfast consisted of Oatmeal, water, banana, and coffee. The Oatmeal was plain, I’ve gotten to where I can down the oatmeal with nothing in it! Coffee was shot up with sugar. 🙁
I am a policy and standards professional, largely focused on population health and cyber security. My work day consists of reading, analyzing, and writing to expand the craft. Today was focused on PCI (Payment Card Industry) policies, and achieving PCI certification for a large healthcare organization.
This morning was focused on how to get a lot of my work completed in the next two months. My plan is to take a vacation in June, probably going somewhere out of the United States. So I’m tightly constrained on my time! Largely this effort is going to rely on other people that do not work for me, always an encouraging part of life.
Mid day lunch
Spending a few hours with a great coworker and fantastic boss, I was ready for lunch. My colleage and I have found an unbelievable opportunity at Whole Foods! No lie, Whole Foods, with good prices and great food. But, you have to know what to look for.
In this case, we went to grab tacos from our favorite taco barista Brian! Five bucks, and he definitely gives us a great taco. I have a 1pm meeting, so I have to go a little earlier than normal. We get to Whole Foods, and …. no Brian! Oh no! We ask around, I talk with a few folks that I know, and it turns out that Brian hasn’t been heard from, and he lives alone. I hope he is okay.
Well, after waiting about half hour, we decide to get the second best thing in the building, salmon!
Unbelievably, Whole Foods will actually cook your salmon while you wait! This filet is around 9 ounces, and is absolutely delicious. Oh but wait, there is more!
This high protein meal cost me six bucks! Unbelievably delicious.
Through the day I have another banana, and a couple of apples. Not really a lot of food.
End of the afternoon
Tuesday afternoon, I’m just beginning to see, now I’m on my way It doesn’t matter to me, chasing the clouds away. Something, calls to me, The trees are drawing me near, I’ve got to find out why? Those gentle voices I hear, explain it all with a sigh.
Moody Blues, Tuesday Afternoon
And finally… Time to go home! I get to drive my hour home. Today is no different, still an hour to get home. I wind up spending most of it talking with my friend Joe, who has decided to join me for dinner! Rick and Nikki are also going to be there, and I invited my dad.
We go to a Taco Tuesday place near where we live. I wind up with four chicken tacos. I’m suddenly glad I wound up with Salmon for lunch!
And they have this rule. To get the tacos, you have to buy some kind of drink. I’m trying to not drink, so I decide to get a Coca Cola. Terrible sugar content. I mean, really terrible. Not good for my cholesterol.
A peculiar thing happened again tonight. It seems the last few weeks I’ve seen these large black vehicles wherever I go. Here’s another, a large black SUVs, dark tinted windows, and always super clean, as though they are washed every single day. What is up with that?
Evening (Time to Get Away)
Evening has come to pass, The time of day doesn’t last. Evening, has earned its place today, I’m tired of working away. Working, living it brings, Only way to have those things. Toiling has bought too many tears, Turn ’round all those past years. Evening time to get away. ‘Til next day.
The Moody Blues, Evening (Time to get away)
So now it is 11pm. I spent some time with Mailjet, seems as though this web site is having problems sending through Mailjet. And sadly, I’m a Mailjet evangelist! I spent an hour trying to fix it, to no avail.
I know, this has been a pretty boring post. You’ll have to deal with it for now!
I’m going to spend a few minutes fixing this page, then going to sleep for the night. Tomorrow, if God gives me breath, will be another day. I want to wake early and get a HIIT in. I haven’t exercised since Saturday!!!! 🙁
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight! So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu, Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu! So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen,
So Long Farewell from The Sound of Music
I´d like to stay and taste my first champagne! So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye! I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye,
The sun has gone to bed and so must I … Goodbye!
As the sun has set, so I shall do the same…
I’ve been awake since 7am. It is almost midnight. Total time awake? Seventeen hours. Total time getting ready for work, at work, driving to and from work? Almost 12 hours (7 am until 630pm). That left me five hours for all of my life, including this blog post.
Tomorrow I will get up and do this all again… except for a few things differently.
- Will exercise tomorrow morning! I will do some type of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). More on this later
- Will have to fix this Mailjet
- Need to activate a few phones on my cell carrier
- Need to take back some product to Best Buy
- Need to exercise again tomorrow night
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