Midweek

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Steak (600); two hot dogs (440); two buns (180); hot peppers and olive oil (260)

Drinks: Two Woodchuck ciders (300); three Pilsner Urquells (450); Fuze (20); Coffee (200)

Walked 8+ miles - 4 in morning, 4 in afternoon

Not feeling good today, just tired out in general. Went to bed early again and slept soundly. Workday went by at rapid pace, another day up in New Hampshire. Weather comfortably warm and muggy.

New Hampshire Parts Return Project

Tuesday, June 28th 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar sardines (150); pretzels (220)

Dinner: Steak (2000); hot peppers and olive oil (260); buttered asparagus (200)

Walked 8+ miles - 4 in morning and 4 after work.

Spent another workday up north and the day just flew by. Hot and rather humid, the way I like it this time of year. Totally exhausted at end of day and went home early.

Beginning of real Summer

Monday, June 27, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150)

Dinner: Four hot dogs (880); buns (360); hot peppers and olive oil (260)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); Four Pilsner Urquells (600)

Walked 8+ miles - four miles in morning, four miles in afternoon

Workday flew by...spend most of night reading and getting used to the Apple macbook. Weather was comfortably warm and muggy today...hope it stays that way for a while. Deer flies starting to come out in full force.

Beach Day #3 of 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: (Browns) Fried seafood platter (1800)

Dinner: None

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (60); margaritas (600); glass wine (150)

Walked 6+ miles - 2 miles at beach, 4 miles late afternoon.

Went to beach this morning and most of morning was cloudy and cool but sun broke out late morning. Temps got to around 80 degrees. Looks like summer is slowly returning. Deer flies were out during the afternoon walk for first time this year. Spent most of afternoon and evening setting up the MacBook Pro.

More Clouds than Sun

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Peanuts (400); two hard-boiled eggs (140)

Dinner: Three hamburgers (900); three buns (360); broccoli (100); cheese (400); hot peppers and olive oil (260)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Margaritas (450); two Pilsner Urquells (300)

Walked 10+ miles: Two miles in morning on Nashua trails, four miles early afternoon, four miles late afternoon.

Day started out cloudy but was at least warmer. Heavy rains overnight. Sun started poking out later afternoon but never totally cleared out. More rains moving in for the overnight. Otherwise, a quiet Saturday with a lot of reading and walking.

Dank, Dreary Friday

Friday, June 24, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: (Thai Restaurant) appetizers (600); pad thai (1000); seafood dish (750)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Margaritas (960); scorpion bowl (600)

Walked four miles in morning. Rest of walks washed out

Another day of drizzle and clouds. Even colder today with temps stuck in 50s all day. Had a productive day of work but when I got home from Thai restaurant, was so tired I went to bed early. This weather has been dark and gloomy for days with almost nonstop rains and drizzle.

More Rains and Clouds

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150); pretzels (220)

Dinner: Raisins (450); hard boiled eggs (140); ribs (2000); rice (400); peppers and olive oil (260)

Drinks: Coffee (200); three Pilsner Urquells (450)

Walked 4 miles in morning

Another damp, drizzly day with some heavier rains in afternoon washing out the rest of the walking. Got wet during the morning walk too. Was ravenously hungry most of the day.

Heavy Summer Rains

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins (300); cheese (800)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Gatorade (50); Four Woodchuck ciders (600); two Pilsner Urquell (300)

Walked 4+ miles, mostly in morning before work.

Started out cloudy and just barely got walk in as raindrops began falling. Poured rain most of day. At least it's a little muggy so it doesn't feel cold. Went to main office and hung out there for a while. Got home and started organizing music library on new MacBook Pro. It's going to be a long job. Still getting used to the keyboard - keys are further apart then I am used to.

Nahant Beach - Summer Solstice

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: (Porthole) Scallops florentine (800); mixed vegetables (200); rice (300)

Dinner: Turkey and cheese sub (600)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Two Sam Adams Summer Ale (600); Blue Moon beer (150); two Pilsner Urquells (300)

Walked 4+ miles - morning walk

Went to Revere this morning to see my mother who is visiting from Alabama. Went to Nahant beach and had lunch out there. Spent rest of day in Revere. Ear plugs for iPod went bad so had to go to Best Buy to get more. A lot of traffic out there today - longest day of the year and it was a good one, plenty of sunshine, temps will into 70s.

On the way home, it was still daylight even as it neared 9PM. Felt full of energy and ended up staying up near midnight.

Friday on a Monday

Monday, June 20, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150)

Dinner: Three hot dogs (660); three buns (270); hot peppers & olive oil (260); raisins (150)

Drinks: Coffee (200); two Pilsner Urquells (300); glass mead (250)

Walked 5 1/2 miles - 4 miles in morning - 1 1/2 miles after work

Quiet day at work and spent night setting up MacBook Pro. Have tomorrow off from work.

Beach Day #2 of 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011 - Father's Day

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Peanuts (400); cheese (200)

Dinner: Steak (1200); broccoli (30); corn on cob (300); rice (600); olive oil (200)

Drinks: Coffee (300); Fuze (30); Jose Cuervo Margaritas (960); glass mead (250)

Walked 6+ miles - 4+ miles in morning on beach, 2 miles in afternoon walking dog.

Got up early this Sunday morning and went to the beach for a few hours. Then spent most of rest of day getting the MacPro setup. Cooked some huge steaks on grill at night.

MacBook Pro!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Sausages (600); two buns (180); hot peppers and oil (260); corn on cob (300); asparagus (200)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuse (60); two Woodchuck Summer ciders (300)

Walked 5 miles in morning in New Hampshire on Nashua River trails

Got up early this morning after a good night's sleep and got errands done early. Got a surprise this afternoon when family took me to Apple store (for Father's Day) to finally get the MacBook Pro I've been wanting for months. It will take me a while to get used to the Mac but liking it already.

Free Sausages

Friday, June 17, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Salad (400); King Oscar sardines (150)

Dinner: Three hot dogs (660); sausage (400); four buns (360); jalapenos (50); olive oil (100)

Drinks: Fuze (20); coffee (200); Jose Cuervo margaritas (800); Mead (750)

Walked 4+ miles - Morning walk only

Was supposed to be a rainy day but only a little rain fell - was up in 70s today despite mostly cloudy. Work was very busy and very tired upon getting home. Will try to get good night sleep tonight.

State Contracts

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Two hard boiled eggs (140); (TGI Friday) Jack Daniels 7oz flatiron steak (700); two sides broccoli (200)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); Four Pilsner Urquells (600); two margaritas (300)

Walked 9+ miles - four miles in morning, 5 miles on Minuteman Park trail

Day went by really fast. Got home and went to TGI Friday in Methuen. Day was very warm, in mid 80s. Finally feels like summer. Very tired today and went to bed soon as I got home from restaurant.

Stanley Cup

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Bagel (320)

Dinner: Salmon fillets (500); rice (500); olive oil (200); hot peppers (60); cashews (200); two hard-boiled eggs (140)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Five Pilsner Urquells (750); wine (450)

Walked 8+ miles - 4 in morning, 4 after work

During work, went to New Hampshire for staff meeting and then Wilton, NH for a meeting. Day went by incredibly fast.

The highlight of day was watching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and seeing Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1972 by score of 4-0.

Too Many Parts

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar sardines (150)

Dinner: Two hot dogs (440); two buns (180); salmon burger (200); olive oil (200); hot peppers (60); cashews (200); two hard-boiled eggs (140)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); three Pilsner Urquells (450); glass wine (150)

Walked 5+ miles - 1 mile in morning, 4 miles after work

Back to the rain and clouds today. Cut morning walk short. Temps mostly in 50s/low 60s

Bonus Sunshine

Monday, June 13, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Cashews (200); two hard-boiled eggs (140); three hot dogs (660); three buns (270); jalapenos and hot peppers (60); olive oil (100); buttered corn on cob (300); steak (400)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuse (30); four Pilsner Urquells (600)

Walked 8+ miles, four in morning, four after work

Drove to Lewiston, ME for a meeting today and that was about the whole day - three hours up and three hours back. Got a bonus when the sun came out after the forecast called for another cold, cloudy day. Temps shot to near 70 degrees with the sun after being mostly in 50s for three or four days.

Watched Bruins win 5-2, forcing game 7 for the Stanley Cup on Wednesday

Ice Cold June Day

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Two hard-boiled eggs (140); peanuts (400)

Dinner: Steak (1200); jalapenos and hot peppers (60); olive oil (200); buttered corn on cob (300); broccoli (100)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Propel (20); three Pilsner Urquell (450); bottle wine (760)

Walked 4+ miles - in late afternoon

Another cold day but not as raining. Even colder than yesterday though. Didn't bother going out to walk until afternoon. Got some major reading done.

Cold and Rainy Saturday

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Peanuts (300); two hard-boiled eggs (140)

Dinner: Three hamburgers (900); three buns (300); broccoli in butter (100); hot peppers (60); olive oil (200), buttered corn on cob (300)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); four Pilsner Urquells (600)

Walked 4+ miles in late afternoon.

Slept late this morning as really needed the sleep. Morning walk was washed out by heavy rains. Very cold today, never got out of 50s. Quiet day, got a little reading done, watched "Mystic River" at night on DVD.

Colder weather returning

Friday, June 10, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Three hot dogs (660); three buns (270); jalapenos (40); olive oil (200); rice (500), asparagus with butter (150), cashews (200)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); three Pilsner Urquell (450)

Walked 9+ miles - 4 miles in morning, 5 miles in early afternoon on Minuteman Park trail

End of a long workweek. Was also most productive day of workweek. Temps started out warm but started getting much cooler as day went on. Watched Bruins lose Game 5 1-0. Barely was able to stay up, need some sleep.

Turned in Old Laptop

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Raisins (300); Outback...Steak (1200); broccoli (300); cashews (150)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Three Pilsner Urquells (450); two Silver Lightning (600)

Walked: Little

Today was to be hottest day of year but didn't feel that way. Woke up to approaching thunderstorms that washed out morning walk so it was cool on way to work. Got hot while I was in office but as the day was ending, more thunderstorms moved in, causing the evening walk to be cancelled as well. More thunderstorms later at night. Never really felt that hot out there even though it supposedly got to upper 90s at one point. Watched episode 22 of 1st season of SNL at night.

Heat

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Two hamburgers (600); two buns (220); jalapenos (40); olive oil (100); buttered corn on cob (300); raisins (300)

Drinks: Fuze (30); coffee (200); four Pilsner Urquells (600)

Walked 13+ miles - 4 miles in morning, 5 miles around noon on Minuteman Park trail, 4 miles after work

Hot day today, well into 90s. Felt good to be outside, like this weather. Watched the Bruins win game 4 of Stanley Cup finals 4-0. Series tied 2-2. Work was uneventful for most part.

Getting summerlike

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150)

Dinner: Two hamburgers (600), two buns (220), cheese (400); jalapenos (50); olive oil (100)

Drinks: Coffee (200); two Sam Adams summer ales (300); three Pilsner Urquells (450); Fuze (10)

Walked 9+ miles - 4 miles in morning, 5 miles on Minuteman Park bike trail.

Another decent day at work but didn't get nearly as much done as I wanted. Temps soared well into the 80s today and promise to be into 90s next two days. Weighed in around 253 and have lost 17 pounds over the past month. Will try to get good night sleep tonight, been tired last couple days.

Garbage Disposal Clogged

Monday, June 6, 2011 - D-Day

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: Two hard-boiled eggs (140); three hot dogs (660); three buns (270); jalapenos (40); olive oil (100)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuse (20); Four Pilsner Urquells (600)

Walked 8+ miles - 4 miles in morning and 4 miles in afternoon, both times, around neighborhood before and after work.

Relatively uneventful day at work, left early. Temps starting to warm up - mid 70s today. The Bruins crushed Vancouver 8-1 in Game 3 of Finals. Got strange email at work today.

Palin Gathering Steam

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Steak Tips (900)

Dinner: Two hard boiled eggs (140)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (10); four Bud Lite (440); Mead (600)

Walked 12+ miles - 5+ miles in morning on Groton bike trail; 3+ miles in Melrose woods; 4+ miles through neighborhood at dusk.

Had good night sleep and woke up to a cool but comfortable morning. Temps made it to about 70 degrees and dropped into 50s at night. Warmer weather on the way.

Went to Melrose for a graduation party. All in all, an uneventful day. Got a lot of reading done.

Looking forward to the week ahead which promises summer moving in for good.

Dog Lost Tags Again

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: Two hard boiled eggs (140)

Dinner: Grilled steak (1200); jalapenos (40); olive oil (100); buttered corn on cob (300); buttered asparagus (200)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (10); two Pilsner Urquells (300); wine (600)

Walked 9+ miles - 5 miles on Bedford/Billerica rail trail and 4+ miles late afternoon around neighborhood.

Mowed some lawn as well. On the cool side - comfortable during day but temp dropping fast after nightfall. Was in 40s this morning and will be in lower 40s tonight. About 68-70 for a high. Reading "Gift Of The Bambino."

40 Plus Percent?

Friday, June 3, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150)

Dinner: Hard boiled egg (150); three hot dogs (660); three buns (270); jalapenos (40); olive oil (100); buttered corn on cob (300)

Walked 5.5+ miles - 4 miles in morning, 1.5 miles after work

Busier day at work than it's been recently. Got my annual plan end of day so just when I thought I was leaving early, ended working past 6PM. Was very tired tonight but did not go to bed as early as I should have.

Windows 7

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries

Lunch: King Oscar Sardines (150)

Dinner: Cashews (250); two salmon burgers (360); two rolls (240); cheese (400); hard boiled egg (70); buttered corn on cob (300)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (10); Three Pilsner Urquells (450); glass wine (200)

Walked 4+ miles - Just morning walk.

Very tired today as I haven't had much sleep lately. Only took one walk today in which I saw giant turtle for third straight day. Weather started out mild but turned sharply colder by afternoon, will be in the 40s tonight. Spent most of night moving files and programs to new company laptop with Windows 7. Mostly uneventful day at work.

Tornados

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Breakfast: Stonyfield French Vanilla Yogurt (170); blueberries (50)

Lunch: None

Dinner: (Outback) Melbourne Steak (1000); broccoli (250)

Drinks: Coffee (200); Fuze (20); Two Pilsner Urquells (300); Foster's Lager (450)

Walked 9+ miles - 4 miles in morning, 5 miles in afternoon in Minuteman State Park

Woke up tired this morning with little sleep. Hot and humid day with some thunder in the morning. In the afternoon however, severe thunderstorms popped up and some tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts. Was youngest son's birthday so did not take a nightime walk. Coming out of Outback, the sky was lit up with lightning but we escaped brunt of storms.