Feb 28th, '23: Rolling on the Bike


Fit in a bicep and back workout. I’m finding a good order of workouts and weights given the plate dumbbells slow me down. In a few weeks, however, I should be past my max (55lb per dumbbell) for squats, bench, row, etc. Will go find a local weight store and see if they have any 10lb plates which fit.

Put the front wheel on the training bike, tossed it on the rollers [near a wall for balance] and actually got in some miles over ~45min. No flops while clipped-in. Now, I’m free to get the cateye mounted so I can actually keep an eye on pace rather than just measuring time.

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Feb 27th, '23: Standard Monday


Been putting on weight, up to nearly 200lbs from 182 6mo ago and 192 3 wks ago. While 2lbs a week can’t be pure muscle I feel good. I’ll continue to 1) eat balanced w/ extra protein, and 2) eat till full. If/when I hit 210lbs I’ll reconsider.

Nice set of shoulder lifts today – my mortal shell is ready, the bottleneck is not having full weeks with the weights / cycling. Where there’s a will there’s a way. Easy way is to bring dumbbells to Oliver’s, and take advantage of weights when I’m traveling. Fun one’ll be the office where there’s a bar and squat tower.

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Feb 25th, '23: J.Home


Tomorrow’s Tasks

  • Fun: Rosicrucian Egyption museum
  • Not fun: Bathroom recently developed a sewage-y smell that needs attention.

Refund from Delta

Given it was Delta’s issue getting pilots I should be entitled to a full refund, and perhaps even get them to cover my hotel room. comes back 5min later ok – done. It was easy enough through the My Trips Delta’s site

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Feb 24th, '23: Working and Stuck in Jackson


My flight out of Jackson was full canceled. Managed to book a flight on Alaska instead taking off at 2:55p and flying direct to SF :flex: kinda amazing.

Tomorrow I’ll:

  1. Wake up round 9a MT (chance to sleep in, no alarm)
  2. Exercise: bodyweight chest & Hotel coffee
  3. Check-out at 11a probably? See if I can leave my stuff with the office
  4. Burrito at D.O.G
  5. Check for shirt at the cowboy
  6. Leave for airport by 12:30p
  7. Boarding round 2:15p

No company in org emacs

Company mode auto-completion slows down org mode for little value as compared to coding. Hooked in a function to disable company mode (if it’s defined) on org-mode start.

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Feb 23rd, '23: Half BlueBird


Full day of skiing, and I’m feeling in the groove: less sore, more efficient, and having a better and better time. As always, it comes together as I leave. Still, as always, the process feels right.

Today was my last day of skiing, for this trip. Tomorrow is work and at-home/hotel conditioning: ab circuit it is.

Figs foodrestaurantreview

Jackson, Wyoming

Incredible hummus, babba ganoush, tabbouleh – the standard middle eastern sides.

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