Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Lost Expense Check

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Half can sardines

Dinner: Raisins, peanuts, rice, olive oil, chicken pot pie, one hard boiled egg

Drinks: One hot coffee, four Pilsner Urquell, two glasses red wine

Walked 12,400+ steps

Another gray day, little rain at night. Still warm for this time of year. Low 60s. This is last day of September. Very busy day at work but got through it okay. Will be even busier tomorrow.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Swatting Mosquitoes

Monday, September 30, 2008

Breakfast - Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, peanuts, cheese, crackers, two hard-boiled eggs

Drinks: Two hot coffees, five Pilsner Urquells, two glasses Rancho Zabaco zinfandel

Walked 11,000+ steps

Another rainy start to the day, got drenched once again walking the dog. Day was cloudy and off and on drizzle throughout. Warm and muggy however which kept the mosquitoes out. Last day of September so the mosquitoes don't have much longer to go before they die out.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Went to New Hampshire (10m)

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Cheese, crackers, raisins, two hard boiled eggs

Dinner: Shells, tomato sauce, cheese, olive oil, one hard boiled egg

Drinks: One hot coffee, six margaritas, four glasses red wine

Walked 22,300+ steps

Cloudy and misty morning but got drier (but still cloudy) in afternoon. This weekend went by very fast. Back to work tomorrow

Rainy Saturday

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Cheese, crackers, raisins, peanuts, three hard-boiled eggs

Dinner: Chicken, broccoli, olive oil

Drinks: One hot coffee, Propel, three Pilsner Urquells, two glasses red wine, two margaritas

Walked 11,300+ steps

Pouring rain most of day and got drenched to bone in second walk. Quiet day and finished up "Nixonland". Now reading Haldeman's diaries.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Meeting Cancelled

Friday, September 26, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Can of King Oscar sardines

Dinner: Peanuts, cheese, crackers, raisins

Drinks: Two hot coffees, two glasses red wine, two Pilsner Urquell beers

Walked 10,000+ steps

Heavy rains most of day today. Had quiet Friday at work.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Back Home Again (10m)

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, cheese, crackers, apple pie

Drinks: Two hot coffees, four JC minis, two cups Kahlua

Walked 21,000+ steps

Drove home from Long Island today, taking the ferry from Port Jefferson, NY to Connecticut.

Dropped in home office on way home.

Ate full breakfast at hotel last two mornings then realized I was supposed to pay $10.99 for it!

Day of Bacon

Wednesday, September 25, 2008

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage

Lunch: Bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich

Dinner: Bacon cheeseburger, tortilla chips

Drinks: One hot coffee, one iced coffee, two Heineken drafts, three Stella Artois

Walked 17,400+ steps

Spent all day in Melville, Long Island, NY

Did get some good walks in early morning and after work.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Long Island - Management Shake-up

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Turkey & Swiss sandwich

Dinner: Spinach soup, rolls, olive oil, shrimp, rice

Drinks: One hot coffee, two glasses red wine, three Stella Artois

Walked 10,000+ steps

Drove out to Long Island this morning and got good view of Manhattan skyline along the way. Day mostly consumed by work and didn't have much time for walking. Big changes at the company today!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (10m)

Monday, September 22, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, cheese, crackers, peanuts

Drinks: One hot coffee, three Pilsner Urquells, Kahlua, two glasses red wine

Walked 26,200+ steps

Took very long walk at lunchtime to build up my steps today. Relatively quiet day at work and now I head to Long Island in the morning.

Pink Floyd (10m)

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Three tomatoes, cheese, olive oil; leg of chicken

Dinner: Two hot dogs, one sausage, some beef sticks

Drinks: One hot coffee, five Pilsner Urquells, Propel, water, cup Kahlua, two glasses red wine

Walked 22,700+ steps

Was a perfect day, mid 70s (should have gone to beach after all). Took a long walk on the Acton rail trail and spent most of afternoon at a family function.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

End of Beach Season (10m)

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt, two hard-boiled eggs

Lunch: Hard boiled egg, a few grapes, small wheat bagel w/peanut butter, an apple slice. Cheese and crackers. Three tomatoes, cheese, olive oil.

Dinner: Roast chicken, rice, olive oil

Drinks: One hot coffee, Propel, Sapporo beer, two Pilsner Urquells, Kahlua

Walked 20,000+ steps

Another cool, fall-like day. Took dog to Estabrook woods and walked 7 miles. Did another walk in the woods in afternoon. Was going to try to go to beach tomorrow but weather is just too cool for it. Looks like beach season (and summer) is over.

Chateau

Friday, September 19, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt, two hard-boiled eggs

Lunch: Dunkin Donuts: Plain toasted bagel, bacon, egg, cheese

Dinner: A few fried appetizers, three or four steak chips, chicken, shell, tomato sauce

Drinks: Two hot coffees, Propel, three Heinekens, two Pilsner Urquells

Walked 10,000+ steps

Long, busy day today. Went to Melrose, Wilmington, Boston, home and back to Newton, Waltham and then back home. Went to retirement party tonight that I helped organize. Cold morning, somewhat cool, fall-like day. Didn't have much time for walking but I did get to 10,000 steps, as always.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Autumn Settling In (10m)

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt, one hard-boiled egg

Lunch: None

Dinner: Hamburger helper with wheat pasta, rice, olive oil, cheese, crackers, raisins

Drinks: Two hot coffees, one Propel, five Pilsner Urquells

Walked: 21,203 steps

Cool morning, low 50s, had another busy day at work, day flew by. Read another chapter of Nixonland tonight. Getting a lot of walking done lately. Might hit upper 30s tonight.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Walking (10m)

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Breakfast - Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Dunkin Donuts: Plain bagel, eggs, cheese, bacon

Dinner: Whole Foods flatbread pizza, olive oil, raisins, peanuts

Drinks: Two hot coffee, two Propel, Four JC mini, two Pilsner Urquell

Walked: 22,800+ steps

More long walks today, a little warmer

Financial Panic (10m)

Thursday, September 17, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Bertucci's: Bread rolls, olive oil, bruschetta w/tomatos & olive oil, Sporki pizza

Drinks: Two hot coffee, one Propel, four JC minis, one Stella Artois

Walked 20,200+ steps

Work started getting very busy today. Still had time to walk though.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Haldeman (10m)

Monday, September 15, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, cheese, peanuts, wheat pasta w/olive oil

Drinks: Two Propel, one hot coffee, four Pilsner Urquell

Walked 21,800+ steps

Very warm day for this time of year, was 75 degrees outside when I woke up. Took three long walks and the workday went smoothly. Halfway through "Nixonland"

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Another short weekend (10m)

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Raisins, two hard boiled eggs

Dinner: Raisins, peanuts

Drinks: Two hot coffees, Propel, Kahlua, one Octoberfest, One Pilsner Urquell

Walked 22,500+ steps

Raining morning but took dog for walk on bike trail in Groton for about 5 miles. Then another close to 5 mile walk at end of day. That "Genius" function on new iTunes is pretty good. Built a lot of good playlists today for the iPod.

Ike Hits Texas

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Two hard-boiled eggs, cheese & crackers

Dinner: Whole Foods flatbread pizza

Drinks: Two hot coffees, Kahlua, one Octoberfest, one Pilsner Urquell

Walked 18,500 steps

Spent most of morning working on car - dead battery it turned out to be. Otherwise had a quiet day and picked up wife at airport not getting home until nearly midnight

Friday, September 12, 2008

Battery issues

Friday, September 12, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry yogurt, banana, two small ham and cheese sandwiches

Lunch: None

Dinner: Roast chicken, whole (shared with dog)

Drinks: Two hot coffees, four JC minis, bottle Kahlua

Walked 15,000 steps

Friday...started day up north, went to NH, then to Newton and then back home to start weekend a little early. Watched coverage of the Texas hurricane on TV a little and got a little reading done. Very tired so will go to bed and get good night sleep. Mostly cloudy day with lots of rain after dark. Car wouldn't start this morning so took van to work.

9/11

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Whole Foods flatbread pizza, cheese & crackers, raisins, peanuts

Drinks: One hot coffee, Propel, four JC minis, two glasses red wine

Walked 13,500+ steps

Anniversary of 9/11 - another quiet day at work but lots of email

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The beginning of autumn

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Peanuts, cheese & crackers, two hard boiled eggs.

Drinks: Propel, one hot coffee, two Octoberfest, two Pilsner Urquell

Walked 14,500 steps

Clear and mild day after a cool start. Another easy day at work. Took long walk in woods at lunch. Wanted to get a lot of reading done tonight but only got through couple short stories. Watched old move "Midway" most of night.

End of the Summer (10m)

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, cheese, two hard-boiled eggs, Whole Food flatbread pizza, olive oil

Drinks: One hot coffee, four JC minis, two mini-bottles muscat wine

Walked 20,100+ steps

Another pleasant day at work and left early once again. Had a long walk at lunch just before thunderstorms moved in. Now it will be getting much cooler.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Wife out of town Day 2

Monday, September 8, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, Whole Foods flatbread pizza, olive oil, two hard-boiled eggs

Drinks: One hot coffee, two Samuel Adams Octoberfest, two Pilsner Urquells, two glasses J Lohr Cabernet

Walked 18,100+ steps

A somewhat easy day at work today, left office early as well! Read some short stories and another chapter in "Nixonland" which is turning out to be a great book about the 1960s and early 1970s.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Palinized!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Cheese, raisins, ribs, tortilla chips

Dinner: Roast chicken, stuffing, sweet potato

Drinks: Two hot coffee, Propel, four JC minis, three Pilsner Urquells, one Sam Adams Octoberfest

Walked 19,000+ steps

Woke up at 5AM to drive wife to airport. Took dog for long walk at Revere Beach. (Water was dirty!) Spent most of day reading (Nixonland, some short stories) and watching football (Patriots won but Brady out for season).

Tropical Storm!

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Raisins, cheese, two hard-boiled eggs

Dinner: (Naked Fish) - Roasted Sea bass, mussels, plantains, rice and beans

Drinks: Two hot coffees, two Pilsner Urquells, two glasses Rancho Zabaco zinfandel, two mojitos.

Walked 13,000+ steps

Woke up to pouring rain but it stopped for most of day only to pick up later at night where it rained several inches in just a few hours.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Barracuda

Friday, September 5, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Cheese, raisins, macaroni, olive oil

Drinks: One hot coffee, four JC minis, Propel

Walked 17,000+ steps

Day flew by at work - had everybody in for a meeting this morning and by time I looked at the clock, it was early afternoon. Went home exhausted and went to bed early.

Very warm and humid with tropical rains coming for Saturday.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Overdue for oil change

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Cheese, raisins, (Casa Blanca's): Tortilla chips, Mexican appetizers, shrimp & steak fajitas with tortillas, onions, peppers, cheese, rice, black beans

Drinks: One hot coffee, Propel, two Pilsner Urquell, two margaritas

Walked 10,300+ steps

Spent most of day on road, went to dentist to have implant checked and it was sore rest of day. McCain giving his acceptance speech as I type this - not as dynamic as Palin's speech last night!

Hot and muggy today (upper 80s) with tropical storm due to hit here over weekend.

Both kids were home tonight and all four of us went out to dinner - that doesn't happen too often these days!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

School back in session

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins, four hard-boiled eggs, block of cheese, peanuts

Drinks: Propel, two hot coffees, four JC minis, two glasses Rancho Zabaco Zinfandel

Walked 13,000+ steps

The school buses were out again this morning as neighborhood kids went back to school. Avoided office most of day and spent most of day in field. Palin giving her speech tonight and looking to see if she lives up to all the hype.

Palin 24/7

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Breakfast - Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Two slices margherita pizza

Dinner: Raisins, two hard-boiled eggs, peanuts

Drinks: Two hot coffees, Propel, four JC minis, two glasses J Lohr cabernet

Walked 15,000+ steps

Back to work and spent most of day in Boston. Day went by very fast. Spent most of night watching RNC convention. Palin continues to dominate the news cycle.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Labor Day

Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Raisins, two hard-boiled eggs

Dinner: Spaghetti, meatballs, olive oil, peanuts

Drinks: Two hot coffee, four Pilsner Urquells, two glasses wine

Walked 17,500+ steps

Long weekend but went fast. Listened to talk radio, read books and surfed web most of day outdoors. Perfect weather today - about 80 with low humidity.