NYNY - Fred - Dec 10th

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

Maybe I should have gone to the mountains but yesterday the pass was
closed for about 3 hours or more with folks trapped in their cars by
avalanche control work. More than 20 inches fell. Two folks appear
to have been killed in separate avalanches near Mt Baker (closer to
you) and down along I-90. Both were snowshoers. And the weather
yesterday was awful down here.

Sounds to me like you were wiser in choosing to stay away from those mountains
yesterday. They'll still be there next weekend. Sorry to hear about the
avalanches and possible loss of lives, that is always so sad ... more so with the
holidays upon us.

It is sad. Both places are beautiful in the right conditions. I've
snowshoed to where one woman is still missing.

Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17 degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold, cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....


Joyce



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 08:15:14 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. Now getting my mind out of the gutter....
Are you getting out for any exercise today? We've got rain and wind
something awful here. Can't believe it after the beautiful weather
yesterday. Don't think I'll be going far in that! We've got sugar cookie
dough to roll out and bake today, then if we have time, maybe some
gingerbread men.

Have a great day Fred! Hope your weather is better than ours.

"Fred" wrote in message
...
You want strings, find a violinist! (G) Or maybe this group would be
into a violence-ist???

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:00:21 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Briefs? Anything skimpier, perhaps with strings???

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
I do not do it without a shirt - well, maybe when I get to the top and
have to take off my drenched shirt. But it is brief!!!!

Now, clean up those thoughts! (G)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:58:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Isn't it though? Fred in tight biking shorts, no shirt, rotating arms
rapidly in circles....get a picture for us!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Now that's a vision....

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:57:03 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I'm getting my
"windmill" in shape - rotate arms rapidly in circles....

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:09:05 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:


"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

Reorganizing the basement can be a huge job. Eeewww, Roxio can be a real
pain in the butt, good luck with it.

Well, I got exercise. Each time I rebooted the computer I headed back
down the two flights of steps, moved, stowed and climbed back up the
two flights..... ROXIO is on my xxxx list.

Maybe I should have gone to the mountains but yesterday the pass was
closed for about 3 hours or more with folks trapped in their cars by
avalanche control work. More than 20 inches fell. Two folks appear
to have been killed in separate avalanches near Mt Baker (closer to
you) and down along I-90. Both were snowshoers. And the weather
yesterday was awful down here.

I heard about the avanches this morning. It sounds pretty bad out there.
Maybe it's a good thing you decided to stay home and work in the basement!

Either not enough snow or too much. I think they blew today's
forecast. While it snowed this morning I don't think much more fell
during the day but more is expected tonight and through Weds.


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

It's beautiful here right now, some blue sky poking through the ugly clouds.
Still don't feel much like going anywhere though. Think I'll just hang
around the house. I have a date with my son at 3:00 to watch Bob the
Builder's Christmas Special. I'm going to cuddle up to my son with a bowl
of popcorn for us!

Sounds like you have the right idea. We missed the sun's brief
appearance but did the ride anyway.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

Mmmm.... sounds really good, want company? I've been too busy to cook for
the last few nights and we've ordered in chinese two nights this past week.
Tonight I'm cooking a small pork loin. Nothing special, still feel kind of
lazy after my busy day yesterday.

You could get here easier than Joyce (G)





On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 08:15:14 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. Now getting my mind out of the gutter....
Are you getting out for any exercise today? We've got rain and wind
something awful here. Can't believe it after the beautiful weather
yesterday. Don't think I'll be going far in that! We've got sugar
cookie
dough to roll out and bake today, then if we have time, maybe some
gingerbread men.

Have a great day Fred! Hope your weather is better than ours.

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
You want strings, find a violinist! (G) Or maybe this group would be
into a violence-ist???

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:00:21 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Briefs? Anything skimpier, perhaps with strings???

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
I do not do it without a shirt - well, maybe when I get to the top
and
have to take off my drenched shirt. But it is brief!!!!

Now, clean up those thoughts! (G)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:58:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Isn't it though? Fred in tight biking shorts, no shirt, rotating
arms
rapidly in circles....get a picture for us!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Now that's a vision....

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:57:03 -0800, Fred

wrote:

I'm getting my
"windmill" in shape - rotate arms rapidly in circles....

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

"Fred" wrote in message
...


On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:09:05 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:


"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

Reorganizing the basement can be a huge job. Eeewww, Roxio can be a real
pain in the butt, good luck with it.

Well, I got exercise. Each time I rebooted the computer I headed back
down the two flights of steps, moved, stowed and climbed back up the
two flights..... ROXIO is on my xxxx list.

It's on our xxxx list too. We use Nero and have been happy with it now for
a few years.


Maybe I should have gone to the mountains but yesterday the pass was
closed for about 3 hours or more with folks trapped in their cars by
avalanche control work. More than 20 inches fell. Two folks appear
to have been killed in separate avalanches near Mt Baker (closer to
you) and down along I-90. Both were snowshoers. And the weather
yesterday was awful down here.

I heard about the avanches this morning. It sounds pretty bad out there.
Maybe it's a good thing you decided to stay home and work in the
basement!

Either not enough snow or too much. I think they blew today's
forecast. While it snowed this morning I don't think much more fell
during the day but more is expected tonight and through Weds.


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

It's beautiful here right now, some blue sky poking through the ugly
clouds.
Still don't feel much like going anywhere though. Think I'll just hang
around the house. I have a date with my son at 3:00 to watch Bob the
Builder's Christmas Special. I'm going to cuddle up to my son with a
bowl
of popcorn for us!

Sounds like you have the right idea. We missed the sun's brief
appearance but did the ride anyway.

Nicholas thoroughly enjoyed Bob the Builder and the popcorn. I was so comfy
I felt like nodding off to sleep, but didn't. We ended up with out of town
company around 4:00 for an hour or so, nice to see family for a quick visit,
but glad they didn't stay too long. They have two kids that are way more
troublesome than mine!


Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

Mmmm.... sounds really good, want company? I've been too busy to cook
for
the last few nights and we've ordered in chinese two nights this past
week.
Tonight I'm cooking a small pork loin. Nothing special, still feel kind
of
lazy after my busy day yesterday.

You could get here easier than Joyce (G)

Yes I could, a ferry ride and probably about a 3 hour drive or so? So how
was dinner?






On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 08:15:14 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. Now getting my mind out of the gutter....
Are you getting out for any exercise today? We've got rain and wind
something awful here. Can't believe it after the beautiful weather
yesterday. Don't think I'll be going far in that! We've got sugar
cookie
dough to roll out and bake today, then if we have time, maybe some
gingerbread men.

Have a great day Fred! Hope your weather is better than ours.

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
You want strings, find a violinist! (G) Or maybe this group would
be
into a violence-ist???

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:00:21 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Briefs? Anything skimpier, perhaps with strings???

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
I do not do it without a shirt - well, maybe when I get to the
top
and
have to take off my drenched shirt. But it is brief!!!!

Now, clean up those thoughts! (G)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:58:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Isn't it though? Fred in tight biking shorts, no shirt,
rotating
arms
rapidly in circles....get a picture for us!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Now that's a vision....

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:57:03 -0800, Fred

wrote:

I'm getting my
"windmill" in shape - rotate arms rapidly in circles....

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Congrats on yet another more than successful week! Looks like you and Lesanne are
really getting into this friendly competition thing. G

I do have to agree with your sister, based on my own observances with my weight
goals. I thought 150 would make me happy ... then needed the cushion with my
personal goal of 140 ... which resulted in another cushion to be able to keep the
140 cushion, so 135 it was. Now I'm working on a cushion for 135 and have begun
to see there could be no end to this logic. I have no idea why, but last week the
number 125 jumped into my head. I've quickly slapped it away ... but
..............

Time for me to stop over analyzing things. G

Joyce


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:12:05 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay here we go:

I am down since last week: 1.8 pounds

(that is using my base clothing measurements which means removing 1.6
pounds from the current wardrobe) But I'm down in any event 0.2
pounds even with the heavier clothing. So I guess the chocolate cake
on Sat night was not deadly - YES!

Current weight: 156.6 (heavier clothing 158.2)

But I will mention my sister's take on this minimum weight issue (she,
by the way has never had a weight problem other than being UNDER most
of her life!!!). I mentioned getting to 155 to have a sufficient
clothing cushion. She suggested as some of us have discussed then you
will not want to move much from there and will try being just a bit
lower to keep 155 and so on and so forth and ...... Which is what
I've been thinking. So what does it mean. I have no idea (g)

(aside: don't eat your heart out Lesanne, you cannot afford the points
(gd&r)


Fred
219.2/156.6/164.0 (Lifetime)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

I'm beginning to think *no* to the temperature adjustment question. I stated my
concerns to my doctor last year, he laughed at me and told me to give it some time
for my body to adjust to the lesser weight. Well, it's been 10 months now and I'm
still freezing! I am currently sitting in my jeans, t-shirt, heavy sweater AND
bathrobe ... house toasty warm at 72. But not me. On the plus side, the 95+ days
of the summer didn't bother me at all. g

Joyce


On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:49:55 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

A year ago I was still in tops with short sleeves, blouses, t-shirts, etc.
Now I'm wearing sweaters, fleece, sweatshirst, etc. I'm cold all the time!
I wonder if our bodies will ever adjust, so that we don't feel the cold so
much?
--
Brenda
209/174/150
NYNY goal 160

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Yes, I am waiting for the power failure - not really - that is one
aspect of being thinner - I am running colder. I probably should rev
up the metabolism by doing weights for the upper body.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17 degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold, cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long, and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more months of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time really does
fly.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was just too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Joyce

snort, Lee
Brenda Hammond wrote in message
...
Briefs? Anything skimpier, perhaps with strings???

"Fred" wrote in message
...
I do not do it without a shirt - well, maybe when I get to the top and
have to take off my drenched shirt. But it is brief!!!!

Now, clean up those thoughts! (G)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:58:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Isn't it though? Fred in tight biking shorts, no shirt, rotating arms
rapidly in circles....get a picture for us!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Now that's a vision....

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:57:03 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I'm getting my
"windmill" in shape - rotate arms rapidly in circles....

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

that one I can pass on, but some leopard spots would be nice, Lee
Fred wrote in message
...
You want strings, find a violinist! (G) Or maybe this group would be
into a violence-ist???

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:00:21 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Briefs? Anything skimpier, perhaps with strings???

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
I do not do it without a shirt - well, maybe when I get to the top and
have to take off my drenched shirt. But it is brief!!!!

Now, clean up those thoughts! (G)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:58:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Isn't it though? Fred in tight biking shorts, no shirt, rotating arms
rapidly in circles....get a picture for us!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Now that's a vision....

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:57:03 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I'm getting my
"windmill" in shape - rotate arms rapidly in circles....

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17 degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold, cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long, and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more months of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time really does
fly.

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was just too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Joyce

Yes - that is exactly what she was suggesting - where will I find the
final cushion if I want to keep the "above cushion."

I think 155-160 will be it. And tomorrow should be closer to the 160,
I fear.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 02:44:16 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Congrats on yet another more than successful week! Looks like you and Lesanne are
really getting into this friendly competition thing. G

I do have to agree with your sister, based on my own observances with my weight
goals. I thought 150 would make me happy ... then needed the cushion with my
personal goal of 140 ... which resulted in another cushion to be able to keep the
140 cushion, so 135 it was. Now I'm working on a cushion for 135 and have begun
to see there could be no end to this logic. I have no idea why, but last week the
number 125 jumped into my head. I've quickly slapped it away ... but
.............

Time for me to stop over analyzing things. G

Joyce


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:12:05 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay here we go:

I am down since last week: 1.8 pounds

(that is using my base clothing measurements which means removing 1.6
pounds from the current wardrobe) But I'm down in any event 0.2
pounds even with the heavier clothing. So I guess the chocolate cake
on Sat night was not deadly - YES!

Current weight: 156.6 (heavier clothing 158.2)

But I will mention my sister's take on this minimum weight issue (she,
by the way has never had a weight problem other than being UNDER most
of her life!!!). I mentioned getting to 155 to have a sufficient
clothing cushion. She suggested as some of us have discussed then you
will not want to move much from there and will try being just a bit
lower to keep 155 and so on and so forth and ...... Which is what
I've been thinking. So what does it mean. I have no idea (g)

(aside: don't eat your heart out Lesanne, you cannot afford the points
(gd&r)


Fred
219.2/156.6/164.0 (Lifetime)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002