Month: January 2006

The other day I wrote about how our experiment with sprouting potatoes allowed us to keep using our 2004 potatoes for a very long time. On the same theme, Gretchen and I opened the last jar of our 2004 salsa today.

Breakfast was half a white grapefruit, scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, a piece of toasted challa bread with apricot jam, and a cup of black coffee.

I had a cup of coffee and a bottle of water this morning.

I walked over to the Creamery and picked up a Dutch Apple Yogurt, then I walked over to the HUB and ate it while watching some civil rights documentary on the big-screen TV in the lobby, then walked back — round-trip total about 3 miles.

I had a baked potato, two carrots, a slice of challa bread, and four whole-wheat oatmeal raisin cookies (made with lard, not vegetable shortening), and a bottle of water when I got back to the office.

When I got home, G and I each had a glass of red wine.

I had half of a white grapefruit, two pieces of whole wheat toast — one with honey, the other with apricot jam — and two cups of black coffee for breakfast.

I stepped on the bathroom scale this morning after my shower and it read 168 pounds.

I had another cup of black coffee at the office this morning — which I followed up with two mints (I hate coffee breath ).

I have requested a change in my work schedule to start my lunch hour at 11:30 so that I can get into the gym before the lunch rush starts. Now all I have to do is renew my membership so they will let me in! OK. I’ve done that. I’m good until May 15th.

Lunch was two carrots, two slices of whole wheat bread, a small — fist-sized — baked potato (with a shaving of butter), and a bottle of spring water (20 ounces).

It is raining today, so I am spending my lunch hour in my office. I’ll start my workout tomorrow. Hmmm… I have to figure out what I’m going to do…

I had a handful of “Burnt French Peanuts” that a coworker had in his office.

I had another bottle of water.

I went to a meeting over in Osmond this afternoon. I took the shuttle over, but walked back — about 1-1/2 miles. It started to drizzle about half way back.

One more bottle of water.

Dinner was pan fried flounder, barley with mushrooms, a slice of challa bread, vanilla custard, and two glasses of red wine.

A good while ago, I asked whether picking the sprouts off your potatoes made them store longer. Well, I can now say without question that it does work. This past weekend we finally stopped using our 2004 potatoes and started using this year’s crop.

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