Author: Mark Linton

We cleaned up the garden, I tilled it, and now it is ready for bed. We still have a little lettuce growing over there in the corner, and this weekend, we hope to plant some garlic, but the rest should come up in a cover crop of oats, shortly.

We were out picking our own apples the other day, so that we could have cider made tomorrow, and while we were picking, this dragonfly came along. First it landed on my back, then it landed on Gretchen’s arm, where I took his picture.

Here is our cat Oscar sitting in the sun in our front door taking a bath. Isn’t that festive?

• 10.004 Gallons
• $1.999/Gallon
• $20.00
• 268.6 Miles
• 26.8 Miles/Gallon
• 7¢/Mile
• 17 Days

We’ve brought in the Winter squash and cleaned out the garden.

We got delicata…

…and butternut squash.

I happened to see this little fellow — a Scottish highlander, I believe — while I was out running some errands.

I went for a lower body workout at the MBNA Fitness Center tonight:

1. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 m.p.h.
2. Seated Leg Press: 12@220, 12@220
3. Prone Leg Curl: 12@4+3, 12@4+3
4. Seated Leg Extension: 9@95, 8@95
5. Seated Calf Extension: 12@8+2, 12@8+2
6. Seated Crunch: 12@5, 12@5
7. Back Extension: 12@135, 12@135
8. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 m.p.h.

I am going to increase the Leg Press and the Crunch next time. I also added the Seated Leg Extension. I am not sure why I did not include it to begin with.

I went for my upper body workout at the MBNA Fitness Center tonight. I missed my lower body workout on Monday because I was traveling.

1. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 m.p.h.
2. Vertical Chest: 12@90, 12@90
3. Compound Row: 12@135, 12@135
4. Seated Dip: 12@105, 12@105
5. Lateral Raise: 12@75, 12@75
6. Incline Shoulder Raise: 12@75 12@75
7. Triceps Extension: 12@60, 12@60
8. Biceps Curl: 12@4, 12@4
9. Reverse Biceps Curl: 12@2+3, 12@2+3
10. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 m.p.h.

There was no line again tonight and I finally finished both sets on the lateral raise. Next time I am going to increase the Vertical Chest and the Seated Dip.

I am going to drive home today. Jeanne is flooding the area at the moment, and as I drive home, she should move along in lock step with me, raining on me the whole way home. Yay! I started the day with three cups of coffee. On my way out, I stopped at Burger King and got a Minute Maid® Orange Juice, hash browns, and a bacon, egg and cheese Croissan’wich®.

I stopped at Subway along the way and got a six-inch sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub on wheat with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, and black olives.

Whe I got home, Gretchen and I had a bottle of Saranac Pale Ale. For dinner, Gretchen made Smoked Turkey Baked Chimichangas that we accompanied with the last glass of the Bolla Sangiovese Di Romagna.

The workshop is today and it started with a continental breakfast. I ultimately consumed two cherry turnovers, two glasses of orange juice, and three cups of coffee.

Lunch was turkey cordon blue, wild rice, and asparagus with hollandaise sauce, two glasses of iced tea, and a salad with ranch dressing, with chocolate mousse for dessert. I had a Coke later in the afternoon, as well.

After the workshop ended, I went to Taco Bell and got one of their ½ lb. Bean Burrito Especials.

Breakfast was a left-over slice of Gretchen’s pecan pie and two cups of coffee.

I had to travel to a workshop at Virginia Tech for my job today, so Gretchen packed me another slice of pecan pie to have for lunch.

I went to a reception for the workshop I’m attending this evening. They had some finger food: bacon wrapped water chestnuts, stuffed mushroom caps, carrots, celery, and cheese with ranch dip. I sampled some of each. They also had an open bar and I had myself a Corona.

I did not think I could live on finger food, so I went over to the VT student center and got a slice of cheese pizza from the Sbarro’s there.