Morning Light, 20080821th0752

There is a light rain falling this morning. I'm going to ride into the
office in a few minutes.

Home, 20080820we2300

Riding Home, 20080820we2317

Leaving the office, 20080820we2257

It's really been a whirlwind of a day. This evening, I worked a little bit on the property liquidation project that began over a month ago. There's still much more to do on that. I spent about two hours with a computer client, and then returned to my office by about 9PM.

We're in the final days of the month and I still have a book I need to finish formatting for a colleague that needs to be sent to the printer within the next few days. I'm needing to write up my personal update, the Resources for Life Newsletter, and the Small House Society newsletter. So, it's going to be a busy next few days. This evening, I posted the Heart Songs selections for August (something I do prior to sending out the monthly newsletters). So, I'm happy to have that done. I'm heading home now and will start on things again tomorrow.

Dinner at The Bread Garden Market, 20080820we1725

It's been a long and busy day. For lunch, I had a sandwich from Jimmy Johns just because it was the only place I knew of that could create a sandwich in about 2 minutes which is all I had for a lunch break. It was nice to sit down to a meal this evening.

Isagenix Shipment Arrived, 20080820we1150

My Isagenix products arrived early this morning. Around the box are the words: Family, Passion, Purpose, Personal Excellence, Wellness, Integrity, Freedom.

The photo below shows everything that was included in the shipment. In addition to the normal 30-day pack, I ordered IsaFruits.

Run Complete, 20080820we0835

5.27 km, 36.1 minutes, 6.8 min/km, 505 calories burned.

Going running, 20080820we0754

Going on a 5 km run to the far north end of City Park and back.

Riding to my office, 20080820we0712

Morning Light, 20080820we0556

I'm going to do my stretching (Yoga/Pilates), breathing exercises, and
meditation.

Ready for Bed, 20080819tu2215

Dinner is Served, 20080819tu2030

The utensils used here are Gerber brand baby utensils. I like these because I can easily carry them with me when eating out. This allows me to avoid using plastic utensils. My beverage of choice is water.

Cooking Dinner, 20080819tu2011

The pan on the left has minced garlic simmering with spices. The pan on the right is veggies (carots, sweet peas, green beans, corn, lima beans, and onion).

The spices used for cooking are shown below and include Black Pepper, Chili Powder, Crushed Red Pepper, Garlic Powder, Ground Cumin, Ground Sage, Onion Powder, and Powdered Ginger. Some Louisiana hot sauce was also used (also shown below).

Riding Past The Lodge, 20080819tu1937

Riding Home, 20080819tu1935

Riding to Iowa City, 20080819tu1826

Going east on Highway 1.

Small House, 20080819tu1711

I stopped to visit some friends in Iowa City who manufacture tiny dwellings and buildings. We visited from about 5:00 PM until almost 6:30 PM.

Riding to the far south west side of Iowa City, 20080819tu1600

In this photo, I'm riding west on Highway 1 just past The Lodge going toward the bridge that goes over Highway 218.

At my office, 20080819tu1516

Strength Training, Inner/Outer Thigh, 20080919tu1439

Strength Training, Bicep/Tricep, 20080819tu1423

The upper body strength training workout includes a workout of biceps and triceps, then later a butterfly press is used to workout chest and back muscles.

Strength Training, Legs Front/Back, 20080819tu1414

Elliptical Workout Complete, 20080819tu1409

18 minutes, 268 calories.

Elliptical Workout, 20080819tu1352

18 minute elliptical workout to warm-up before strength training.

German Chocolate and Calendar, 20080819tu1158

This morning, when I arrived at my office, I discovered that a colleague and friend had left on my chair a very nice calendar from Germany as well as some Lindt chocolates (also from her trip to Germany). How delightful!

At the office, 20080819tu0858

Riding to the office, 20080819tu0831

Morning Light, 20080819tu0733

Riding Home, 20080818mo2326

Riding to Iowa City on Dubuque Street, 20080818mo2110

Riding south on the Dubuque Street bicycle trail. Passing Northwood
Estates.

Setting up an HP Pavilion dv5-1017 Notebook, 20080818mo1916

Dinner at The Bread Garden Market, 20080818mo1653

Lunch at The Bread Garden Market, 20080818mo1301

Phillips Hall, Entrance Rennovation, 20080818mo1241

Going to lunch at The Bread Garden Market.

Run Complete, returning to office, 20080818mo0840

Today's run was 5.09 km, 36.2 minutes, 7.1 min/km, 487 calories.

Going Running, 20080818mo0727

I'm going on my 5 km run to the far north end of City Park and back.

At the office, 20080818mo0605

Sunrise, 20080818mo0554

This is a view looking east down Iowa Avenue toward the rising sun.

Full Moon, 20080818mo0540

Riding to work, I noticed that the moon appears to be full. In the silhouette of the talk pines, it makes me feel like I'm on the Pacific Northwest. This is a view looking to the darker west sky.

Waking Up, 20080818mo0343

I woke up and looked at the time to see it was 3:34 AM. It's about 90
minutes before my desired 5:00 AM wake-up time, but I'm feeling well
rested, so I might just go ahead and get up for the day.

Home, 20080817su2238

I was going to get in a workout this evening, but then realized that the gym closed at 10PM for summer hours. During the academic year the gym is open until 11PM. So, I decided to just get back home and settle in for the evening. Tomorrow is another day to do all the things that didn't get done today.

Riding Home, 20080817su2225

Leaving the Office, 20080817su2112

Today unfolded a little different than I'd anticipated coming into it. This evening, I spent some time working on a memorial page for Kimela Nelson, a friend and colleague. I didn't make it to the gym yet. I think I may still go. [2142] I'm still working on the memorial page correcting some formatting problems.

At my desk, 20080817su1800

It's been a long day. I had planned to do some client work at noon, but the person I was going to see asked to reschedule. So, I stayed at my office most of the day and worked. After lunch, I attended a memorial service for a friend and colleague. That lasted from about 3:00 PM until around 5:30 PM. I've been working in my office since then, just trying to get caught up on emails and other projects.

Lunch at the Bread Garden Market, 20080817su1426

Riding to the Office, 20080817su0946

Morning Light, 20080817su0806