early morning meeting today. it ran a liitle long. i was eating
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
when i realized that it was time to go to the train station. i stopped at chick-fil-a for breakfast after that:
bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit (so so)
gravy biscuit (ok)
iced tea
at chick-fil-a
don't really like the breakfast dishes at cfa. much prefer lunch.
This blog is basically a food diary. I hope it will help me to loose weight.
30 November 2009
dinner (11.29)
spaghetti and tomato sauce
salad
iced tea
bowl of cereal for snack
salad
iced tea
bowl of cereal for snack
lunch (11.29)
turkey, cheese, cranberry sauce on a croissant
chips
cranberry sauce
iced tea
created by Elizabeth
tres groovy
chips
cranberry sauce
iced tea
created by Elizabeth
tres groovy
29 November 2009
meals (11.28)
breakfast
oatmeal
coffee
banana
iced tea
lunch
tomato soup
crackers
iced tea
dinner
salad
two mini burgers
fries
iced tea
at Ruby Tuesdays in Warrenton
snack
white chocolate latte
cookie
at Border's in Warrenton
oatmeal
coffee
banana
iced tea
lunch
tomato soup
crackers
iced tea
dinner
salad
two mini burgers
fries
iced tea
at Ruby Tuesdays in Warrenton
snack
white chocolate latte
cookie
at Border's in Warrenton
meals (11.27)
breakfast
swiss, mushroom, and spinach ommelete
hash browns
bacon
toast
iced tea
at the Belgian Waffle in Newport News with Mommy and Karen
lunch
cheeseburger
fries
iced tea
at the Cracker Barrel in Ashland, VA
snack
starbuck's frappacino (bottled)
at the Mobile station in Bealeton
dinner
bowl of cereal
iced tea
back at home
swiss, mushroom, and spinach ommelete
hash browns
bacon
toast
iced tea
at the Belgian Waffle in Newport News with Mommy and Karen
lunch
cheeseburger
fries
iced tea
at the Cracker Barrel in Ashland, VA
snack
starbuck's frappacino (bottled)
at the Mobile station in Bealeton
dinner
bowl of cereal
iced tea
back at home
28 November 2009
meals (11.26)
Thanksgiving
breakfast
salad
crackers
iced tea
snack
crackers
iced tea
dinner
turkey
ham
chicken
breakfast
salad
crackers
iced tea
snack
crackers
iced tea
dinner
turkey
ham
chicken
meals (11.25)
breakfast
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
1/3 lb cheeseburger
chili dog
iced tea
at Hardee's
snack
hot chocolate
at McDonald's
dinner
pizza (4 slices)!!!
salad
iced tea
from Dino's in Denbigh
dessert
pumpkin pie
ice cream
iced tea
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
1/3 lb cheeseburger
chili dog
iced tea
at Hardee's
snack
hot chocolate
at McDonald's
dinner
pizza (4 slices)!!!
salad
iced tea
from Dino's in Denbigh
dessert
pumpkin pie
ice cream
iced tea
dinner (11.24)
sun dried tomato chicken
egg noodles
iced tea
egg noodles
iced tea
24 November 2009
lunch (11.24)
Went to the bank to deposit a check and then went to my favorite Chinese restaurant for lunch. Sad to say my fave place has gone down hill. Today was the 3rd or 4th time I've been disappointed with the food. I guess I'll have to find another Chinese place.
kung pao chicken
fried rice
spring roll
iced tea
The rice was fine. The spring roll was ok. The kung pao was monstrous salty. The iced tea tasted like someone put a cigarette out in it. Had to switch to water.
I got a snickers bar and water at the gas station on the way to the grocery store to try to get the salty tast out of my mouth. That worked ok.
For some reason it did not occur to me that today, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, might be a busy day at the grocery store. IT WAS PACKED. Crazy frustrating. I don't really mind the people who bring their kids. I assume they have not choice. What gets me is the people who come in groups of 3 or 4 or more adults and treat the store as if it is an outing. You only see this behavior on the 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Oh well. At least most people try to make the best of it. It took me more that an hour to shop today. As Stephen Fry would say "such larks as never."
kung pao chicken
fried rice
spring roll
iced tea
The rice was fine. The spring roll was ok. The kung pao was monstrous salty. The iced tea tasted like someone put a cigarette out in it. Had to switch to water.
I got a snickers bar and water at the gas station on the way to the grocery store to try to get the salty tast out of my mouth. That worked ok.
For some reason it did not occur to me that today, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, might be a busy day at the grocery store. IT WAS PACKED. Crazy frustrating. I don't really mind the people who bring their kids. I assume they have not choice. What gets me is the people who come in groups of 3 or 4 or more adults and treat the store as if it is an outing. You only see this behavior on the 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Oh well. At least most people try to make the best of it. It took me more that an hour to shop today. As Stephen Fry would say "such larks as never."
breakfast (11.24)
I woke up at 6:00 this morning and tried to contact a client in Kolkata. He wasn't available on Skype so I could only send an email.
I felt rather quesy when I woke up. I was thinking about having eggs for breakfast but my innards balked at that idea. I decided to keep it simple.
cereal
iced tea
I had coffee later after the cereal and the tea settled my stomach.
I have to put in my two cents for ultra-pasteurized milk. In my experience most brands of organic milk are ultra-pasteurized. Richfood milk is not organic but it is ultra-pasteurized. In this area you can get it at Shopper's Food Warehouse. I usually buy whichever organic milk is on sale. UP milk tastes like fresh milk from the day you open the package to the day you finish the package. The use by dates are usually 4-6 weeks from the purchase date so you almost never have UP milk go bad. The milk I bought today had a Jan. expire date.
Elizabeth and I are not heavy milk users. We use a half gallon in about a week. Given that I always drink whole milk. I don't like 2%. I don't like 1%. I don't like skim. In fact, I hate skim. Skim milk tastes like polluted water. I don't mind rice milk and soy milk and so on but they don't taste like milk. They taste like something that works something like milk. If I went through a lot of milk in a day I would probably try to make the change over to soy milk or something like that. Since I don't I haven't tried to change my habits.
I've heard that raw milk (unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk) is really the best milk. I'd like to try it one day but I can't see my self going to the effort of procuring raw milk on a regular basis.When daddy was a boy they delivered raw milk to your house. He used to talk about how the cream layer would freeze in the bottle in the winter and the kids would try to lick the natural ice cream before the parents could get the milk and mix the cream in.
I felt rather quesy when I woke up. I was thinking about having eggs for breakfast but my innards balked at that idea. I decided to keep it simple.
cereal
iced tea
I had coffee later after the cereal and the tea settled my stomach.
I have to put in my two cents for ultra-pasteurized milk. In my experience most brands of organic milk are ultra-pasteurized. Richfood milk is not organic but it is ultra-pasteurized. In this area you can get it at Shopper's Food Warehouse. I usually buy whichever organic milk is on sale. UP milk tastes like fresh milk from the day you open the package to the day you finish the package. The use by dates are usually 4-6 weeks from the purchase date so you almost never have UP milk go bad. The milk I bought today had a Jan. expire date.
Elizabeth and I are not heavy milk users. We use a half gallon in about a week. Given that I always drink whole milk. I don't like 2%. I don't like 1%. I don't like skim. In fact, I hate skim. Skim milk tastes like polluted water. I don't mind rice milk and soy milk and so on but they don't taste like milk. They taste like something that works something like milk. If I went through a lot of milk in a day I would probably try to make the change over to soy milk or something like that. Since I don't I haven't tried to change my habits.
I've heard that raw milk (unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk) is really the best milk. I'd like to try it one day but I can't see my self going to the effort of procuring raw milk on a regular basis.When daddy was a boy they delivered raw milk to your house. He used to talk about how the cream layer would freeze in the bottle in the winter and the kids would try to lick the natural ice cream before the parents could get the milk and mix the cream in.
meals (11.23)
breakfast
cereal
coffee
iced tea
lunch
bologna, salami, and swiss sandwiches (2)
crackers
7-up
iced tea
the deli cold cuts I got at H-T are not as good as the kind I got at Wegmans. I'll have to experiment with this.
dinner
pizza (2 slices)
onion rings
iced tea
We stopped at Tony's in Bristow on the way back from the VRE. VRE trains were a bit delayed on Monday and with the delay and the pouring rain I wanted to eat at Tony's.
snack
wheatables
iced tea
Letterman was talking about how he would become the new Oprah. Kind of odd. He's got new glasses. He was also wearing a really great suit last night Robin Williams was on as well. (Terrible suit, as usual). He really seemed to enjoy being with Dave. Apparently his first appearance since he had a heart attack. They had some pretty funny moments. Minimal blather about the Old Dogs movie.
I fell asleep when the vampire chick came out. I woke up to see Jimmy Fallon doing an impression of Neil Young performing the theme from The Fresh Prince of Belair. Pretty funny. JF is kind of hit and miss for me. Very funny sometimes. Not so, other times. He seems like a nice guy, though, so you tend to cut him some slack. He does seem more comfortable hosting the show than he did the last time I saw him.
cereal
coffee
iced tea
lunch
bologna, salami, and swiss sandwiches (2)
crackers
7-up
iced tea
the deli cold cuts I got at H-T are not as good as the kind I got at Wegmans. I'll have to experiment with this.
dinner
pizza (2 slices)
onion rings
iced tea
We stopped at Tony's in Bristow on the way back from the VRE. VRE trains were a bit delayed on Monday and with the delay and the pouring rain I wanted to eat at Tony's.
snack
wheatables
iced tea
Letterman was talking about how he would become the new Oprah. Kind of odd. He's got new glasses. He was also wearing a really great suit last night Robin Williams was on as well. (Terrible suit, as usual). He really seemed to enjoy being with Dave. Apparently his first appearance since he had a heart attack. They had some pretty funny moments. Minimal blather about the Old Dogs movie.
I fell asleep when the vampire chick came out. I woke up to see Jimmy Fallon doing an impression of Neil Young performing the theme from The Fresh Prince of Belair. Pretty funny. JF is kind of hit and miss for me. Very funny sometimes. Not so, other times. He seems like a nice guy, though, so you tend to cut him some slack. He does seem more comfortable hosting the show than he did the last time I saw him.
23 November 2009
meals (11.22)
breakfast
egg, swiss, and bologna sandwich
V8 juice
coffee
iced tea
lunch
bologna and swiss sandwich
crackers
iced tea
snack at 2:30
tortilla chips
iced tea
snack at 5:00
crackers
iced tea
dinner
rotisserie chicken
green beans
spiced apples
iced tea
dessert
birthday cake
iced tea
egg, swiss, and bologna sandwich
V8 juice
coffee
iced tea
lunch
bologna and swiss sandwich
crackers
iced tea
snack at 2:30
tortilla chips
iced tea
snack at 5:00
crackers
iced tea
dinner
rotisserie chicken
green beans
spiced apples
iced tea
dessert
birthday cake
iced tea
22 November 2009
meals (11.21)
breakfast
hard boiled egg (2)
croissant
coffee
V8
iced tea
lunch
chicken sandwich, fried
french fries
iced tea
at the Scottish Place. Way overcooked chicken
dinner
chili and rice
salad
canned chili. Hormel, I think. really good salad. Apples and feta cheese. Elizabeth's invention.
hard boiled egg (2)
croissant
coffee
V8
iced tea
lunch
chicken sandwich, fried
french fries
iced tea
at the Scottish Place. Way overcooked chicken
dinner
chili and rice
salad
canned chili. Hormel, I think. really good salad. Apples and feta cheese. Elizabeth's invention.
21 November 2009
dinner (11.20)
turkey w/ gravy
mashed potatoes
brussels sprouts
iced tea
The turkey and the potatoes were prepared from the refrigerated section at the grocery store. Both were a little salty but pretty good considering.
jelly donut
half of chocolate donut
from Krispie Kreme for dessert
mashed potatoes
brussels sprouts
iced tea
The turkey and the potatoes were prepared from the refrigerated section at the grocery store. Both were a little salty but pretty good considering.
jelly donut
half of chocolate donut
from Krispie Kreme for dessert
20 November 2009
lunch (11.20)
I can't really get a grip on the fact that a week from today will be the day after Thanksgiving.. It just doesn't seem possible. In a way I feel like it hasn't even been my birthday yet. I guess it's the sameness. The routine. When I started doing dishes after lunch all I could think was didn't I just do this five minutes ago? Didn't I just do this?
It's not like doing dishes is onerous or difficult. It's just required. Inescapable.
I guess I should take the view that Phil Connor (Bill Murray) finally adopted in Groundhog Day. In essence I guess that means using the time rather than letting the time use you. Easier said than done but worth working on.
cheeseburger
fries
salad
iced tea
at Ledo's at Somerset Crossing
crackers
iced tea
for a snack at 4:30
It's not like doing dishes is onerous or difficult. It's just required. Inescapable.
I guess I should take the view that Phil Connor (Bill Murray) finally adopted in Groundhog Day. In essence I guess that means using the time rather than letting the time use you. Easier said than done but worth working on.
cheeseburger
fries
salad
iced tea
at Ledo's at Somerset Crossing
crackers
iced tea
for a snack at 4:30
breakfast (11.20)
I got up at 5:00 for a conference call at 6:00.
cereal
banana
V8
coffee
iced tea
I watched an episode of The Thin Blue Line during breakfast. Pretty funny. I'm not a real big fan of Roland Atkinson. I like him sometimes, other times not so much. He's pretty good in this. James Dreyfuss and David Haig are both pretty good in this. James Dreyfuss seems like he's just a funny person.
cereal
banana
V8
coffee
iced tea
I watched an episode of The Thin Blue Line during breakfast. Pretty funny. I'm not a real big fan of Roland Atkinson. I like him sometimes, other times not so much. He's pretty good in this. James Dreyfuss and David Haig are both pretty good in this. James Dreyfuss seems like he's just a funny person.
meals (11.19)
It has been ages since I've done a weigh in. I'm now afraid to get on the scale. I've got to make a point of doing it in the next day or two.
breakfast
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
I was way overdue for an oil change so I took the car in after dropping E off at the VRE. I dropped the car title in the safe deposit and then went to the Goodyear. I left the car off at about 10:30. I had a 2nd breakfast or early lunch at the IHOP at about 11:15.
lunch
spinach, mushroom, and swiss omelette
hash browns
iced tea
the omelette was ok but it had swiss cheese and a cheese sauce I almost never like a cheese sauce.
I got my hair cut at this point. It took about 35 minutes since I didn't have to wait long. The lady who cut my hair was one of those people who is very impressed with all of her own stories.I guess she was nice enough but I imagined she'd be pretty tiresome to live with.
snack
caramel brulee latte (grande)
donut
at Starbucks. The caramel brulee latte is a holiday offering. I liked it. Think I'll just have a tall next time.
I got a few groceries on the way home.
dinner
ravioli
salad
crusty bread
iced tea
We watched an episode of ST:TNG called Man of the People. Pretty good episode The basic premise was very similar to another Counselor Troi show from the season before.
breakfast
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
I was way overdue for an oil change so I took the car in after dropping E off at the VRE. I dropped the car title in the safe deposit and then went to the Goodyear. I left the car off at about 10:30. I had a 2nd breakfast or early lunch at the IHOP at about 11:15.
lunch
spinach, mushroom, and swiss omelette
hash browns
iced tea
the omelette was ok but it had swiss cheese and a cheese sauce I almost never like a cheese sauce.
I got my hair cut at this point. It took about 35 minutes since I didn't have to wait long. The lady who cut my hair was one of those people who is very impressed with all of her own stories.I guess she was nice enough but I imagined she'd be pretty tiresome to live with.
snack
caramel brulee latte (grande)
donut
at Starbucks. The caramel brulee latte is a holiday offering. I liked it. Think I'll just have a tall next time.
I got a few groceries on the way home.
dinner
ravioli
salad
crusty bread
iced tea
We watched an episode of ST:TNG called Man of the People. Pretty good episode The basic premise was very similar to another Counselor Troi show from the season before.
19 November 2009
meals (11.18)
breakfast
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
cheese sandwich on a bagel
crackers
iced tea
2nd lunch
turkey and stuffing (Boston Market)
slice bread
iced tea
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea
We watched an episode of ST: TNG after dinner. Barkley and the transporter. Barkley's one of the occassional characters that I really like on TNG.
After that I watched part of the Henry Louis Gates, Jr. show on PBS. Some of the guests were Morgan Freeman, Don Cheedle, Chris Rock, and cetera.
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
cheese sandwich on a bagel
crackers
iced tea
2nd lunch
turkey and stuffing (Boston Market)
slice bread
iced tea
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea
We watched an episode of ST: TNG after dinner. Barkley and the transporter. Barkley's one of the occassional characters that I really like on TNG.
After that I watched part of the Henry Louis Gates, Jr. show on PBS. Some of the guests were Morgan Freeman, Don Cheedle, Chris Rock, and cetera.
18 November 2009
meals (11.17)
breakfast
bagel w/ butter
tomato juice
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
tuna sandwich
cole slaw
chips
iced tea
snack
package of crackers
dinner
scambled eggs
little smokies
grits
iced tea
bagel w/ butter
tomato juice
banana
coffee
iced tea
lunch
tuna sandwich
cole slaw
chips
iced tea
snack
package of crackers
dinner
scambled eggs
little smokies
grits
iced tea
17 November 2009
dinner (11.16)
tuna wraps (2)
cuke, onion, and tomato salad
iced tea
donut for dessert
chips later
cuke, onion, and tomato salad
iced tea
donut for dessert
chips later
16 November 2009
lunch (11.16)
cowboy omelette
hash browns
bacon
iced tea
from Anita's in Fairfax. The cowboy omelette at Anita's is one of my all time favorite breakfasts. My dentist's office is near the Anita's in Fairfax so I often go to Anita's after I go to the dentist.
I talked to the receptionist at the office today. I realized I've been going to the same dentist for 15 yrs. Amazing!
hash browns
bacon
iced tea
from Anita's in Fairfax. The cowboy omelette at Anita's is one of my all time favorite breakfasts. My dentist's office is near the Anita's in Fairfax so I often go to Anita's after I go to the dentist.
I talked to the receptionist at the office today. I realized I've been going to the same dentist for 15 yrs. Amazing!
breakfast (11.16)
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
dentist appointment this morning for cleaning and check up.
banana
coffee
iced tea
dentist appointment this morning for cleaning and check up.
dinner (11.15)
chili mac
crackers
iced tea
snack: cashews
crackers
iced tea
snack: cashews
15 November 2009
breakfast (11.15)
Something I ate yesterday did not agree with me. I had to run to the bathroom at about 4:30 ack emma and made repeated visits all through the morning. Feeling better now (about 1:30 pm).
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack at noon
6 pb crackers
iced tea
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack at noon
6 pb crackers
iced tea
dinner (11.14)
clam chowder (Safeway signature soup)
salad (from salad bar)
crusty bread (3 slices)
iced tea
We've been looking for a good clam chowder. We tried Wolfgang Puck's canned version. It was a well-made, tasty soup but didn't really have enough clams. The Safeway kind was better but not ideal.
Very sleepy last night. I think I was in bed by 9:30.
salad (from salad bar)
crusty bread (3 slices)
iced tea
We've been looking for a good clam chowder. We tried Wolfgang Puck's canned version. It was a well-made, tasty soup but didn't really have enough clams. The Safeway kind was better but not ideal.
Very sleepy last night. I think I was in bed by 9:30.
lunch (11.14)
yogurt
cashews
iced tea
We went to the library (our Saturday tradition), Peebles, Blue Ridge Outfitters, Starbucks, and Safeway.
vanilla lathe (grande)
lemon pound cake (.5 slice)
at Starbucks
cashews
iced tea
We went to the library (our Saturday tradition), Peebles, Blue Ridge Outfitters, Starbucks, and Safeway.
vanilla lathe (grande)
lemon pound cake (.5 slice)
at Starbucks
14 November 2009
breakfast (11.14)
hard boiled eggs (2)
croissant
coffee
iced tea
banana
snack at 11:30
bagel
croissant
coffee
iced tea
banana
snack at 11:30
bagel
lunch (11.14)
bologna & swiss sandwich (1)
salad
pickles
potato chips
iced tea
salad
pickles
potato chips
iced tea
13 November 2009
breakfast (11.13)
friday the thirteenth!
bowl of cereal
coffee
iced tea
Special K red berry cereal today. I had this before and didn't like it. Today I thought it was pretty good.
snach at 10:00
crackers (6)
iced tea
bowl of cereal
coffee
iced tea
Special K red berry cereal today. I had this before and didn't like it. Today I thought it was pretty good.
snach at 10:00
crackers (6)
iced tea
dinner (11.12)
chicken and cheese tortolloni w/ tomato sauce
salad
crusty bread with butter (2 sl)
iced tea
late evening
bowl of cereal
iced tea
salad
crusty bread with butter (2 sl)
iced tea
late evening
bowl of cereal
iced tea
lunch (11.12)
bologna and swiss sandwich
pickles spears (2)
cheese crackers (6)
chips
iced tea
pickles spears (2)
cheese crackers (6)
chips
iced tea
12 November 2009
breakfast (11.12)
bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
iced tea
good bagel, very fresh
cafe mocha, grande
petite vanilla bean scones (3)
at Starbucks on the way home from the Manassas train station
banana
coffee
iced tea
good bagel, very fresh
cafe mocha, grande
petite vanilla bean scones (3)
at Starbucks on the way home from the Manassas train station
meals (11.11)
Today is Veteran's Day or Armistice Day if you are old fashioned. Many thanks to all of those who served. Heartfelt condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the service of their country.
breakfast
fried eggs (2)
fried bologna (3)
toast (2)
iced tea
very tasty. They have a really good beef bologna at the Deli at Wegmans.
lunch
eggplant parmesan pannini
salad
rolls (2)
iced tea
at Bertucci's. Really excellent eggpland. very good rolls. ok salad.
dinner
tomato soup
toast (2)
iced tea
breakfast
fried eggs (2)
fried bologna (3)
toast (2)
iced tea
very tasty. They have a really good beef bologna at the Deli at Wegmans.
lunch
eggplant parmesan pannini
salad
rolls (2)
iced tea
at Bertucci's. Really excellent eggpland. very good rolls. ok salad.
dinner
tomato soup
toast (2)
iced tea
dinner (11.10)
Elizabeth's flight kept being pushed back and back. Weather in Atlanta was quite bad. Lot of rain.Originally she was supposed to be at Dulles at about 7:00. The plane finally landed just before 9:00. I did not know whether E had eaten or not so I just had some iced tea. E. did have a sandwich during her Atlanta layover. We went to McDonald's at Greenbrier on the way home from Dulles. Ate at 10:30.
angus bacon cheeseburger
fries
iced tea
Sometimes the angus burgers at McD are good. Sometimes they are so so. This one was pretty tasty.
angus bacon cheeseburger
fries
iced tea
Sometimes the angus burgers at McD are good. Sometimes they are so so. This one was pretty tasty.
10 November 2009
lunch (11.10)
I got up at 5:00 this morning and had breakfast at about 7:30. I got hungry again at 12:00.
pizza (2 slices)
iced tea
conference call at 1:30 (originally scheduled for 1:00)
went to Staples and Wegmans after the conference. Hungry again at this point
thai chicken wrap
bbq chips
Dr. Pepper
at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. I used to go to the Panera in FFX City at about 2:30 or 3:00 for lunch. That Panera was a gathering place for the kids from Pope Paul high school across the street. Sometimes it was difficult to get a table there would be so many kids there. It looks like the TSC near Wegman's is starting to be an after school spot for the local kids. I guess it's Battlefield High School.
pizza (2 slices)
iced tea
conference call at 1:30 (originally scheduled for 1:00)
went to Staples and Wegmans after the conference. Hungry again at this point
thai chicken wrap
bbq chips
Dr. Pepper
at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. I used to go to the Panera in FFX City at about 2:30 or 3:00 for lunch. That Panera was a gathering place for the kids from Pope Paul high school across the street. Sometimes it was difficult to get a table there would be so many kids there. It looks like the TSC near Wegman's is starting to be an after school spot for the local kids. I guess it's Battlefield High School.
dinner (11.9)
rice (2 bowls)
iced tea
ice cream for dessert
my rice experiment did not work well. mixed rice with scrambled egg, carrots, a little mater juice. very bland. needed chicken broth or something instead of water. maybe some onion. maybe some chicken or shrimp.
iced tea
ice cream for dessert
my rice experiment did not work well. mixed rice with scrambled egg, carrots, a little mater juice. very bland. needed chicken broth or something instead of water. maybe some onion. maybe some chicken or shrimp.
09 November 2009
breakfast (11.9)
I drove the back route to VRE today. I wanted to go at 7:20 but my early morning call ran long. I started at 7:52 so the traffic should be fairly similar. The time was exactly 30 minutes from the time I started the engine to the time I stopped at the drop off area at the VRE station. I saved a little time since I got there after the last train.
I actually made better time for most of the trip. The bottleneck was at the intersection of 28 and Vint Hill.
It probably takes about 5 mins. longer than the normal route.
I went to Micky D's for breakfast after that.
bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea
had a cuppa at Starbuck's after McD
caramel macchiato (grande)
chocolate donut
I actually made better time for most of the trip. The bottleneck was at the intersection of 28 and Vint Hill.
It probably takes about 5 mins. longer than the normal route.
I went to Micky D's for breakfast after that.
bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea
had a cuppa at Starbuck's after McD
caramel macchiato (grande)
chocolate donut
dinner (11.8)
I ended up ordering pizza for dinner on Sunday.
pizza (philly cheese steak style, 3 slices)
salad
iced tea
ordered online from Dominoes. Really good this time. However, I think the provolone they use on the cheese steak pizza has an additive that gives my stomach problems.
They are talking about trigeminal neuralgia on NPR. Lloyd Kendall from Informatics had that. He finally had the surgery (at U. of Pittsburgh, I think). He said it made a huge difference.
pizza (philly cheese steak style, 3 slices)
salad
iced tea
ordered online from Dominoes. Really good this time. However, I think the provolone they use on the cheese steak pizza has an additive that gives my stomach problems.
They are talking about trigeminal neuralgia on NPR. Lloyd Kendall from Informatics had that. He finally had the surgery (at U. of Pittsburgh, I think). He said it made a huge difference.
08 November 2009
lunch (11.8)
I had a weird lunch today
crackers for a snack at about 10:00 (Keebler's Wheatables)
chicken and dumplings
toast
iced tea
yogurt
tomato juice
c&d was one of those shelf stable meals. not bad.
last time I went to the grocery store I bought two shelf stable meals and two frozen meals so I could compare. So far the frozen food has a bit of a lead but it is close.
did several loads of laundry
put away laundry (miracle! I actually almost ran out of space)
mopped the front hall and the kitchen
balanced checkbook
found the papers I needed to file the recall claim. Looks like I should get about $400 back. in 90 days. Ouch.
crackers for a snack at about 10:00 (Keebler's Wheatables)
chicken and dumplings
toast
iced tea
yogurt
tomato juice
c&d was one of those shelf stable meals. not bad.
last time I went to the grocery store I bought two shelf stable meals and two frozen meals so I could compare. So far the frozen food has a bit of a lead but it is close.
did several loads of laundry
put away laundry (miracle! I actually almost ran out of space)
mopped the front hall and the kitchen
balanced checkbook
found the papers I needed to file the recall claim. Looks like I should get about $400 back. in 90 days. Ouch.
breakfast (11.8)
a little more energy today. actually did some chores before breakfast
swiss cheese omelette (3 eggs)
toast (2)
iced tea
tomato juice
swiss cheese omelette (3 eggs)
toast (2)
iced tea
tomato juice
dinner (11.7)
I've been incredibly sluggish all day. Got a little work done in the ack emma and then just felt all of the energy drain out. Plained to grill hot dogs and cook chili and beans. Ended up minimizing!
three hot dogs (microwaved)
pretzels
iced tea
ice cream for dessert
I watched the pilot for Get Smart on DVD last night. 99 is so cute.
The episode had a voice over intro by B. Feldon. She said the pilot was the only episode shot in b&w. I would have sworn the first season was b&w. I remember sitting in the lunch room at W&M watching Get Smart with Brian Wolf and discussing the relative merit of the color and b&w episodes. Strange. I guess the memory she plays the tricks.
I saw about 20 minutes of The Duellists last evening. I remember seeing that movie when it came out (1978) and just being gob smacked by it. I can't imagine how anyone managed to fight or supervise fighting (or think or breath or ride a horse) in those uniforms. I don't think I gave K.C. enough credit for his performance way back when. Any actor tends to lose points in a period piece if he or she has a nasal American accent. (H.K. doesn't do as much talking!) I've never been able to watch Dangerous Liaisons because I find it impossible to believe John Malkovic as not only a French aristocrat but a suave French aristorcrat with that appalling voice! The cultured voice was as important as proper dress or appropriate parentage in that age. J.M. would not be playing any bedroom games with artisto babes with that god-awful flat voice of his.
Anyway, Keith Carradine is actually really solid in The Duellists. The French countryside in the final duel is as pretty a place as I have seen. The punchline, which is a fate worth than death for the Keitel character, is absolutely delicious. Remarkable that it is Ridley Scott's debut as a director. He would make Alien in '79 and Blade Runner in '82. I hope this is on DVD. I want to add it to my Netflix.
three hot dogs (microwaved)
pretzels
iced tea
ice cream for dessert
I watched the pilot for Get Smart on DVD last night. 99 is so cute.
The episode had a voice over intro by B. Feldon. She said the pilot was the only episode shot in b&w. I would have sworn the first season was b&w. I remember sitting in the lunch room at W&M watching Get Smart with Brian Wolf and discussing the relative merit of the color and b&w episodes. Strange. I guess the memory she plays the tricks.
I saw about 20 minutes of The Duellists last evening. I remember seeing that movie when it came out (1978) and just being gob smacked by it. I can't imagine how anyone managed to fight or supervise fighting (or think or breath or ride a horse) in those uniforms. I don't think I gave K.C. enough credit for his performance way back when. Any actor tends to lose points in a period piece if he or she has a nasal American accent. (H.K. doesn't do as much talking!) I've never been able to watch Dangerous Liaisons because I find it impossible to believe John Malkovic as not only a French aristocrat but a suave French aristorcrat with that appalling voice! The cultured voice was as important as proper dress or appropriate parentage in that age. J.M. would not be playing any bedroom games with artisto babes with that god-awful flat voice of his.
Anyway, Keith Carradine is actually really solid in The Duellists. The French countryside in the final duel is as pretty a place as I have seen. The punchline, which is a fate worth than death for the Keitel character, is absolutely delicious. Remarkable that it is Ridley Scott's debut as a director. He would make Alien in '79 and Blade Runner in '82. I hope this is on DVD. I want to add it to my Netflix.
07 November 2009
lunch (11.7)
cheeseburger
fries
cole slaw
iced tea
at the Frost Diner in Warrenton. really good burger.
fries
cole slaw
iced tea
at the Frost Diner in Warrenton. really good burger.
breakfast (11.7)
basically a quarter of November is gone and I've hardly lifted my head off of the pillow. They say nothing can go faster than the speed of light but I'm starting to think that time can.
bowl of cere-bill*
tomato juice
banana
iced tea
choppy**
* why does it always have to be cere-al? why not cere-bill or cere-sara or cere-nadine?
** many moons ago there was a "viral" email that was a phonetically rendered transcript of a U.S. businessman ordering breakfast from room service in Malaysia or Singapore or some such. When the hotel guest asks for "bacon", the room service operator asks "bacom crees." (that is, bacon crisp). Among the many humorous differences in pronunciation is that the room service waiter calls "coffee" "choppy". my spouse and i have been calling coffee choppy in the 10 or 12 yrs since seeing that email.
bowl of cere-bill*
tomato juice
banana
iced tea
choppy**
* why does it always have to be cere-al? why not cere-bill or cere-sara or cere-nadine?
** many moons ago there was a "viral" email that was a phonetically rendered transcript of a U.S. businessman ordering breakfast from room service in Malaysia or Singapore or some such. When the hotel guest asks for "bacon", the room service operator asks "bacom crees." (that is, bacon crisp). Among the many humorous differences in pronunciation is that the room service waiter calls "coffee" "choppy". my spouse and i have been calling coffee choppy in the 10 or 12 yrs since seeing that email.
dinner (11.6)
frozen dinner: beef pot roast (Boston Market) and mashed potatoes
banana
iced tea
not bad. actually pretty good since it was on sale.
I've been too lazy to cook the last few days. I think I'll make hot dogs tonight. Of course, cooking hot dogs and beans is as close as you can come to not cooking.
I got the last disk of Freaks and Geeks and the first disk of Big Bang Theory from Netflix a few days ago. I also found H. Potter and the Order of Phoenix unopened in a stack of disks. I bought it a while ago and hadn't played it. I've been a videating fiend. More anon. (Meaning I'll talk about this more some otherwhen.
banana
iced tea
not bad. actually pretty good since it was on sale.
I've been too lazy to cook the last few days. I think I'll make hot dogs tonight. Of course, cooking hot dogs and beans is as close as you can come to not cooking.
I got the last disk of Freaks and Geeks and the first disk of Big Bang Theory from Netflix a few days ago. I also found H. Potter and the Order of Phoenix unopened in a stack of disks. I bought it a while ago and hadn't played it. I've been a videating fiend. More anon. (Meaning I'll talk about this more some otherwhen.
06 November 2009
lunch (11.6)
steak fajita burrito
coke (med.)
at Chipotle
coke (med.)
at Chipotle
breakfast (11.6)
egg sandwiches (2)
small bowl of cereal
iced tea
small bowl of cereal
iced tea
dinner (11.5)
didn't really have dinner on 11.5
yogurt
pretzels
at about 8:30
bowl of cereal
at about 10:00
Elizabeth was very impressed with the River Walk in San Antonio.She said she spent some time watching the boats going up and down the river.
yogurt
pretzels
at about 8:30
bowl of cereal
at about 10:00
Elizabeth was very impressed with the River Walk in San Antonio.She said she spent some time watching the boats going up and down the river.
05 November 2009
lunch (11.5)
had a bunch of errands to run today. worked from 5:30 to 7:30. breakfast at 7:30. worked from 8:30 to 11:30.
shower and started errands at 11:30
deposited check at the bank
roast beef sandwich
bbq chips
banana
coke
at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Warrenton.
they've opened three TSCs in the area lately and i've eaten at two of them. very good wraps and sandwiches. can't say i care for the smoothies.
cat food run at petco
returned books to the library. looked for My Life in France by Julia Child. No luck. looked for Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. No luck. Oh well.
I'm presently reading Dubliners by the incomparable James Joyce, The Moving Finger by the unconquerable Agatha Christie, and Tyler's Row by the highly esteemed Miss Read. Maybe I should add some poetry to my mix.
shower and started errands at 11:30
deposited check at the bank
roast beef sandwich
bbq chips
banana
coke
at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Warrenton.
they've opened three TSCs in the area lately and i've eaten at two of them. very good wraps and sandwiches. can't say i care for the smoothies.
cat food run at petco
returned books to the library. looked for My Life in France by Julia Child. No luck. looked for Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. No luck. Oh well.
I'm presently reading Dubliners by the incomparable James Joyce, The Moving Finger by the unconquerable Agatha Christie, and Tyler's Row by the highly esteemed Miss Read. Maybe I should add some poetry to my mix.
breakfast (11.5)
up at 5:30 again. not sure why i keep getting up so early. Karma was sleeping right on top of me. maybe that had some thing to do with it.
fried eggs (3)
toast (2)
V8 juiice
iced tea
fried eggs (3)
toast (2)
V8 juiice
iced tea
dinner (11.4)
felt absolutely miserable last evening. terrible headache. freezing cold. thought i was catching something. much better this morning.
the Yangtzes defeated the Philadelphians in the "World Series". Matsui is named the MVP and i'm sure he deserved it. however, it seems to me that Mariano Rivera is the weapon that the Yangtzes have that no one else can match. you've got to feel the blood run out of your body when you see him take the mound.
italian sub (from wawa)
macaroni salad (from wawa)
iced tea
a sub from wawa is good but if you put in the fridge for a couple of hours it gets even better.
the Yangtzes defeated the Philadelphians in the "World Series". Matsui is named the MVP and i'm sure he deserved it. however, it seems to me that Mariano Rivera is the weapon that the Yangtzes have that no one else can match. you've got to feel the blood run out of your body when you see him take the mound.
italian sub (from wawa)
macaroni salad (from wawa)
iced tea
a sub from wawa is good but if you put in the fridge for a couple of hours it gets even better.
04 November 2009
lunch (10.30)
cheeseburger sub
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's in Gainesville. Quite good. I was really in the mood for a burger.
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's in Gainesville. Quite good. I was really in the mood for a burger.
lunch (11.4)
Elizabeth is going to San Antonio today for the annual conference. I drove her to Dulles for her 11:30 flight.
Stopped on the way back at Anita's for an early lunch.
cowboy burrito (delicious!)
bacon
hash browns
iced tea
read the paper at the restaurant. I haven't done that in many, many moons.
I was so low on gas that I stopped to get a few gallons at Shell ($2.99!!!!!). Went to the Starbucks at Greenbrier. I've never been there before. Busy store.
caramel machiato (modicum)
chocolate donut (I shouldn't have but I did. I feel shame.)
Greenbrier Mall has changed a lot. The restaurants that used to be there have been replaced. The new places looked like improvements on the old restaurants.
Stopped on the way back at Anita's for an early lunch.
cowboy burrito (delicious!)
bacon
hash browns
iced tea
read the paper at the restaurant. I haven't done that in many, many moons.
I was so low on gas that I stopped to get a few gallons at Shell ($2.99!!!!!). Went to the Starbucks at Greenbrier. I've never been there before. Busy store.
caramel machiato (modicum)
chocolate donut (I shouldn't have but I did. I feel shame.)
Greenbrier Mall has changed a lot. The restaurants that used to be there have been replaced. The new places looked like improvements on the old restaurants.
03 November 2009
dinner (11.3)
Claire had a conference in Reston so we went over to Reston Towne Center (Centre?) to meet her for dinner. We went to an old favorite, La Madeleine.
turkey sandwich
tomato basil soup
bow tie pasta salad
iced tea
strawberry napoleon
coffee
The woman at the next table looked so much like Michelle Rabayda that it was scary. She was even the right age. It was like seeing a ghost.
It was very nice to see Claire. She seemed to be having a good time at the conference. I think she said she's at the conference until Thursday.
turkey sandwich
tomato basil soup
bow tie pasta salad
iced tea
strawberry napoleon
coffee
The woman at the next table looked so much like Michelle Rabayda that it was scary. She was even the right age. It was like seeing a ghost.
It was very nice to see Claire. She seemed to be having a good time at the conference. I think she said she's at the conference until Thursday.
lunch (11.3)
tomato soup (Campbell's)
salad
Elizabeth worked from home today and built us lunch. Quite good.
Went up to the elementary school this afternoon and voted. Fraid it was a lost cause. Can't remember when Virginia had two such unimpressive candidates. Amazing difference between the polling place today and the polling place one year ago.
salad
Elizabeth worked from home today and built us lunch. Quite good.
Went up to the elementary school this afternoon and voted. Fraid it was a lost cause. Can't remember when Virginia had two such unimpressive candidates. Amazing difference between the polling place today and the polling place one year ago.
breakfast (11.3)
up early again. hurt a muscle in my left leg yesterday. couldn't sleep comfortably. went downstairs at 4:45 and watched a bad episode of ST:TOS. leg was more comfortable sitting up.
phillies beat the yangzhes. series goes back to the bronx.
saints beat the falcons. saints are the best team in football. who would have thunk it.
bagel w/ butter
banana
V8
coffee
iced tea
phillies beat the yangzhes. series goes back to the bronx.
saints beat the falcons. saints are the best team in football. who would have thunk it.
bagel w/ butter
banana
V8
coffee
iced tea
meals (11.2)
woke up early and went downstairs. watched a good episode for st:tos. fell asleep on the couch. woke up just in time to drive E to VRE
breakfast
chicken burrito
hash browns
cinnamon roll
iced tea
at Chick-fil-a
lunch
tossed salad
cheeseburger
cole slaw
iced tea
at Glory Days. $5 burger day. Good burger.
dinner
chili mac
iced tea
donut for desert
candy corn
breakfast
chicken burrito
hash browns
cinnamon roll
iced tea
at Chick-fil-a
lunch
tossed salad
cheeseburger
cole slaw
iced tea
at Glory Days. $5 burger day. Good burger.
dinner
chili mac
iced tea
donut for desert
candy corn
02 November 2009
dinner (11.1)
aauteed chicken
rice dish
mixed veggies
iced tea
chips for snack
rice dish
mixed veggies
iced tea
chips for snack
lunch (11.1)
campbell's chunky soup
two slices of bread
iced tea
yogurt
two slices of bread
iced tea
yogurt
01 November 2009
breakfast (11.1)
hard to believe it is November.
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack
crackers
cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
snack
crackers
meals (10.31)
howl-o-ween
breakfast
puppy dog lung casserole
cat vomit stew
lizard puke vodka
coffee
(oh wait. that was what I was supposed to have. actual info follows)
breakfast
cereal
iced tea
coffee
tomato juice
lunch
spinach, 'shroom, feta omelette
little smokies
toasted bread
iced tea
(really excellent lunch composed by Elizabeth)
dinner
pizza (4 slices)
coke!
pizza and coke absolutely hit the spot
started on the leaf war today. riding mower wouldn't start (aaaarrgghh!) had to mulch the leaves in the leaves in the front yard with the push mower. it worked ok but it was a lot of work.
glad I did it yesterday. it rained all night!
saw lady gaga on SNL last night. wish I hadn't. Brittany Spears goth sister.
I don't know what they put in an omelette but it tastes a lot like scrambled eggs.
breakfast
puppy dog lung casserole
cat vomit stew
lizard puke vodka
coffee
(oh wait. that was what I was supposed to have. actual info follows)
breakfast
cereal
iced tea
coffee
tomato juice
lunch
spinach, 'shroom, feta omelette
little smokies
toasted bread
iced tea
(really excellent lunch composed by Elizabeth)
dinner
pizza (4 slices)
coke!
pizza and coke absolutely hit the spot
started on the leaf war today. riding mower wouldn't start (aaaarrgghh!) had to mulch the leaves in the leaves in the front yard with the push mower. it worked ok but it was a lot of work.
glad I did it yesterday. it rained all night!
saw lady gaga on SNL last night. wish I hadn't. Brittany Spears goth sister.
I don't know what they put in an omelette but it tastes a lot like scrambled eggs.
lunch (10.30)
cheeseburger sub
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's in Gainesville. Quite good. I was really in the mood for a burger.
fries
iced tea
at Ledo's in Gainesville. Quite good. I was really in the mood for a burger.
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