pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 8/4
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Traildoggie
Cathlete
Good morning. we had a very hot weekend here was 87 and didn't cool down at night until very late. first time we needed to use the air.
I did the next STS disk on saturday, and a segment of coremax. sunday we got going early and did a 25 mile bike ride. took us only 2 hours including a bathroom stop, walking over a narrow bridge, and a few posture breaks. that was WAY faster than usual for us. early am, no traffic also helped.
Loving the Olympics.. I am so tired of Phelps though. glad he's through. it's so much better to record and FF through the endless commercials and more in-depth interviews than I want to watch.
so did you have to work both weekend days Deb? that's a long stretch without a break. hoep you counted all those suitcases!
just found out my SIL is getting a knee replaced in a couple months. she's in her late 50's. wow, time marches on.
I did the next STS disk on saturday, and a segment of coremax. sunday we got going early and did a 25 mile bike ride. took us only 2 hours including a bathroom stop, walking over a narrow bridge, and a few posture breaks. that was WAY faster than usual for us. early am, no traffic also helped.
Loving the Olympics.. I am so tired of Phelps though. glad he's through. it's so much better to record and FF through the endless commercials and more in-depth interviews than I want to watch.
so did you have to work both weekend days Deb? that's a long stretch without a break. hoep you counted all those suitcases!
just found out my SIL is getting a knee replaced in a couple months. she's in her late 50's. wow, time marches on.
garance
Cathlete
Hi Deb and Valerie--
This morning I did the upper body weight work and abs on High Reps (46 min.). Yesterday morning I did Bootcamp Boogie (63 min.).
Went to two afternoon performances at Jacob's Pillow. The one on Saturday afternoon was awful. David Hallberg and Jonah Bokaer, except that David Hallberg (a principal with the Bolshoi) broke his foot, so all we got was Jonah Bokaer's "minimalist" and "conceptual" joke. He's lucky he didn't get booed. The most interesting thing was this glop that started falling from the ceiling on to the stage. Sunday afternoon, though, was breathtaking. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The final piece was to the Carmina Burana, and it was absolutely gorgeous. The weather, both afternoons, was so hot and humid. It finally broke last night, with about an inch of rain, and today is refreshing.
Doesn't sound like you had a fun weekend Deb. Hope things settle down now that you have finished counting all those suitcases.
Valerie, you will have to let me know how your sil does with the knee replacement. I am very seriously considering it, because my knee is still very tender.
This morning I did the upper body weight work and abs on High Reps (46 min.). Yesterday morning I did Bootcamp Boogie (63 min.).
Went to two afternoon performances at Jacob's Pillow. The one on Saturday afternoon was awful. David Hallberg and Jonah Bokaer, except that David Hallberg (a principal with the Bolshoi) broke his foot, so all we got was Jonah Bokaer's "minimalist" and "conceptual" joke. He's lucky he didn't get booed. The most interesting thing was this glop that started falling from the ceiling on to the stage. Sunday afternoon, though, was breathtaking. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The final piece was to the Carmina Burana, and it was absolutely gorgeous. The weather, both afternoons, was so hot and humid. It finally broke last night, with about an inch of rain, and today is refreshing.
Doesn't sound like you had a fun weekend Deb. Hope things settle down now that you have finished counting all those suitcases.
Valerie, you will have to let me know how your sil does with the knee replacement. I am very seriously considering it, because my knee is still very tender.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Lynda, my sil is not an example of health and fitness. she is the antithesis. no exercise, way overweight. awful, terrible diet. used to drink a lot of beer. no good basic food. spam/ mayo on wonder bread. she had a serious infection a few years ago, not sure exactly all that happened but some serious bone loss with cortisone treatment for one problem, and long term heavy duty antibiotics for another. so in her later 50's .... she's behaving better now but the damage is done . regardless we will be watching and hoping things go well. supposed to happen maybe october.
fox2star
Cathlete
Good morning,
the inventory is 99% complete, we only have to count and report the dress covers that are an accessorie for the cases. Glad that is over.
Valerie, yes, I worked both days of the weekend, it was grueling with the 95 degree heat. Most of the time I was in an air conditioned office, but did go back and forth into the warehouse which was about 100 degrees. I am hoping we get a nice bike ride in this weekend, no committments, so we have the time.
Lynda, don't you hate when you go to a performance that you are looking forward to and it's awful? what fell from the ceiling? "glop"? doen't sound good.
Well back to my regular office today, it seems like I have been gone for weeks.
Take care,
the inventory is 99% complete, we only have to count and report the dress covers that are an accessorie for the cases. Glad that is over.
Valerie, yes, I worked both days of the weekend, it was grueling with the 95 degree heat. Most of the time I was in an air conditioned office, but did go back and forth into the warehouse which was about 100 degrees. I am hoping we get a nice bike ride in this weekend, no committments, so we have the time.
Lynda, don't you hate when you go to a performance that you are looking forward to and it's awful? what fell from the ceiling? "glop"? doen't sound good.
Well back to my regular office today, it seems like I have been gone for weeks.
Take care,
Hi Ladies,
Back from a great vacation with my grandkids. Now back to the same old drama at work. Can’t wait to go back on vacation on the 20th. it is getting harder and harder to work here!
We have been painting the interior of our house and changing the carpet and flooring and cant wait for it to be over. My house is a mess right now and I can’t wait to hang all the pictures and change things around. We are doing all of this since we don’t have to pay tuition anymore.
I will be re-doing week 3 of P90X since I was not able to workout while on vacation. Tonight I will be spinning.
Have a nice evening!
Josie
Back from a great vacation with my grandkids. Now back to the same old drama at work. Can’t wait to go back on vacation on the 20th. it is getting harder and harder to work here!
We have been painting the interior of our house and changing the carpet and flooring and cant wait for it to be over. My house is a mess right now and I can’t wait to hang all the pictures and change things around. We are doing all of this since we don’t have to pay tuition anymore.
I will be re-doing week 3 of P90X since I was not able to workout while on vacation. Tonight I will be spinning.
Have a nice evening!
Josie
garance
Cathlete
Hi Deb, Josie, and Valerie--
This morning I did the lower impact premix on To the Max (39 min.). I'm being very careful--only used 5 lb weights and did the step work on just the platform.
Welcome back, Josie! It is truly amazing when I think of how expensive college is these days. Williams is up to almost 60,000 dollars a year for everything--tuition, fees, housing, meals--but so are most of the private 4 year colleges in the northeast. When our sons were in college, Williams paid for half of their tuition, and their college funds had done so well in the Clinton years, that we paid the rest out of that. There was even some left over for them when they graduated. They are both grateful they have no debt. So are we. I don't know how you stand it with your office mates. I would be climbing the walls. It sounds intolerable and unavoidable at the same time.
Happy to hear you are almost done with the inventory, Deb. Like I said, I would probably be having dreams about counting. The glop? It looked sort of shiny and very thick and puddled on the floor. Ella Baff, the Pillow's creative director who always comes out briefly before a show, said that the collaborating visual artist had created a "non-Newtonian particulate matter" for the show. Who knows what that means? She also remarked on the "stillness" of the dancers, which came to mean for me that they didn't do very much dancing. The lead dancer seemed to be following his right hand wherever it wanted to go, as if he had Tourette's syndrome or had watched Dr. Strangelove one too many times. Ugh! Hate paying for such nonsense. If someone wants to put a piece of string in a corner of a gallery and call it minimalist art, I don't care, because it's free and doesn't take much time. But to pay for something and have it be so monotonously boring is another.
Well, I am certainly in better shape than your sil, but I still dread the idea of rehab on knee replacement.
This morning I did the lower impact premix on To the Max (39 min.). I'm being very careful--only used 5 lb weights and did the step work on just the platform.
Welcome back, Josie! It is truly amazing when I think of how expensive college is these days. Williams is up to almost 60,000 dollars a year for everything--tuition, fees, housing, meals--but so are most of the private 4 year colleges in the northeast. When our sons were in college, Williams paid for half of their tuition, and their college funds had done so well in the Clinton years, that we paid the rest out of that. There was even some left over for them when they graduated. They are both grateful they have no debt. So are we. I don't know how you stand it with your office mates. I would be climbing the walls. It sounds intolerable and unavoidable at the same time.
Happy to hear you are almost done with the inventory, Deb. Like I said, I would probably be having dreams about counting. The glop? It looked sort of shiny and very thick and puddled on the floor. Ella Baff, the Pillow's creative director who always comes out briefly before a show, said that the collaborating visual artist had created a "non-Newtonian particulate matter" for the show. Who knows what that means? She also remarked on the "stillness" of the dancers, which came to mean for me that they didn't do very much dancing. The lead dancer seemed to be following his right hand wherever it wanted to go, as if he had Tourette's syndrome or had watched Dr. Strangelove one too many times. Ugh! Hate paying for such nonsense. If someone wants to put a piece of string in a corner of a gallery and call it minimalist art, I don't care, because it's free and doesn't take much time. But to pay for something and have it be so monotonously boring is another.
Well, I am certainly in better shape than your sil, but I still dread the idea of rehab on knee replacement.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Lynda, you are in incredible shape compared to my SIL! she's in AWFUL shape. something happened with her various illnesses.... in some places her bones fused together, and in others the cartilage is just flat GONE. I think there is discussion of whether her bones will support an artifical joint at all. not sure if it's both legs or just one. I feel bad for the mess she's in....some of it certainly was her fault but some plain bad luck. very hard to retrace events.
I don't remember how much $$ college was back in the late 60's. there was no question that I had go to the state school, local campus, because that was all I could afford. my parents didn't contribute and were absolutely against any student loan. $60K a year is stunning. I lived off campus with friends and worked part time so I got through without debt. I'm thinking tuition was maybe $2000 a year. we had rent, utilities, food, car expenses so that wasn't all the costs. it was a difficult time, not a lot of fun.
I did 35 on the treadmill yesterday faster than usual. did some garden work too. yoga this morning.
I don't remember how much $$ college was back in the late 60's. there was no question that I had go to the state school, local campus, because that was all I could afford. my parents didn't contribute and were absolutely against any student loan. $60K a year is stunning. I lived off campus with friends and worked part time so I got through without debt. I'm thinking tuition was maybe $2000 a year. we had rent, utilities, food, car expenses so that wasn't all the costs. it was a difficult time, not a lot of fun.
I did 35 on the treadmill yesterday faster than usual. did some garden work too. yoga this morning.
Garance and Valerie,
We were paying $40K per year just on tuition, but she is debt free. We started to save for her college education as soon as she was born. My DS did not want to go to a 4 year college. He went to community college and got his welding certificate before he joined the NAVY.
We were paying $40K per year just on tuition, but she is debt free. We started to save for her college education as soon as she was born. My DS did not want to go to a 4 year college. He went to community college and got his welding certificate before he joined the NAVY.
fox2star
Cathlete
Good morning,
am upset, I got an e-mail from Identidy Guard saying that one of the credit bureaus reported that there was a change in my JC Penny account. It was closed, payed in full. The account number shown is not mine. I have not used this credit card in years, and had no balance...don't know what that all means, tried calling their 800 number but they are not open until 8:00 am. This is scary stuff.
Josie, welcome back, glad you had a good time with the Gk;s, except now you have to go back to those annoying co-workers.
When I went to the University of Buffalo, it was $350 a semester! I did not live on campus, and that did not include anything else. It is amazing what they get now.
Lynda, I am with you on all that strange stuff, whether in plays, or art. I like real acting, real art, none of this stuff that to me, is a sham.
Valerie, your SIL is on a terrible path, I hope she sees this at some point and decides to make some changes in her lifestyle.
Off to shower and get ready, take care,
am upset, I got an e-mail from Identidy Guard saying that one of the credit bureaus reported that there was a change in my JC Penny account. It was closed, payed in full. The account number shown is not mine. I have not used this credit card in years, and had no balance...don't know what that all means, tried calling their 800 number but they are not open until 8:00 am. This is scary stuff.
Josie, welcome back, glad you had a good time with the Gk;s, except now you have to go back to those annoying co-workers.
When I went to the University of Buffalo, it was $350 a semester! I did not live on campus, and that did not include anything else. It is amazing what they get now.
Lynda, I am with you on all that strange stuff, whether in plays, or art. I like real acting, real art, none of this stuff that to me, is a sham.
Valerie, your SIL is on a terrible path, I hope she sees this at some point and decides to make some changes in her lifestyle.
Off to shower and get ready, take care,
Traildoggie
Cathlete
good luck with figuring out what's going on with the account. I just had an issue with starbucks., apparently when they issued me a new gold card, my old card was not deleted so when I tried to check on my account I got info from both old and new mingled together. . nothing really wrong, just someone neglected to delete an old number. hope yours is some similar harmless error. sounds like some kind of computer glitch but best get it fixed ASAP
I'm still dishwasher-less, but am scheduled for service friday.
SIL is doing Ok, she's very sedentary. we've tried to take them hiking ( on a limited basis) but she doesn't do anything the other 364 days so doesn't help much. she has improved her eating and drinking habits but still nothing to brag about. and you can't undo the past.
Deb, when I started at the UW it was around $500 a semester but it went up significantly while I attended. and books were a couple hundred every semester. sounds like a bargain now!
did disk 18 yesterday. I'm finding I can't lift any more weight in the regular reps but can go on forever in the back off sets. interesting. no soreness at all.
DH was talking to his orthopod re knee replacement and he basically told him to not even think about it until he really REALLY needed to. this doc does a lot of hiking although he can't backpack anymore.
I'm still dishwasher-less, but am scheduled for service friday.
SIL is doing Ok, she's very sedentary. we've tried to take them hiking ( on a limited basis) but she doesn't do anything the other 364 days so doesn't help much. she has improved her eating and drinking habits but still nothing to brag about. and you can't undo the past.
Deb, when I started at the UW it was around $500 a semester but it went up significantly while I attended. and books were a couple hundred every semester. sounds like a bargain now!
did disk 18 yesterday. I'm finding I can't lift any more weight in the regular reps but can go on forever in the back off sets. interesting. no soreness at all.
DH was talking to his orthopod re knee replacement and he basically told him to not even think about it until he really REALLY needed to. this doc does a lot of hiking although he can't backpack anymore.
garance
Cathlete
Hi Deb, Josie, and Valerie--
This morning I did Gym Style Back, Sh, Bis (48 min.).
When I went to the University of Minnesota, I had a scholarship for 450 dollars, and the tuition was 105 dollars for a trimester, so that covered everything. I lived at home and also had a work-study job. If I remember correctly, by the time I graduated the tuition had gone up to 150 dollars per trimester, but my scholarship grew with it. I also had a free ride through graduate school because I won a Danforth Fellowship that had a big stipend as well as paying my tuition. Didn't have to work, either. Went to Europe one summer with the money and bought a car just before moving here.
Deb, do you think someone used your identity to open a credit card account with JC Penney? If so, that IS scary. You just wonder how these crooks find ways to cause so much trouble.
Your husband's Dr. sounds like mine--wait as long as possible and be sure you need to get a replacement.
This morning I did Gym Style Back, Sh, Bis (48 min.).
When I went to the University of Minnesota, I had a scholarship for 450 dollars, and the tuition was 105 dollars for a trimester, so that covered everything. I lived at home and also had a work-study job. If I remember correctly, by the time I graduated the tuition had gone up to 150 dollars per trimester, but my scholarship grew with it. I also had a free ride through graduate school because I won a Danforth Fellowship that had a big stipend as well as paying my tuition. Didn't have to work, either. Went to Europe one summer with the money and bought a car just before moving here.
Deb, do you think someone used your identity to open a credit card account with JC Penney? If so, that IS scary. You just wonder how these crooks find ways to cause so much trouble.
Your husband's Dr. sounds like mine--wait as long as possible and be sure you need to get a replacement.
fox2star
Cathlete
Hi,
well the scare was not really something to be concerned about. It was a "real" notification from Identity Guard, a service I have that monitors all my credit cards, and bank accounts for activity. Apparently JC Penny decided to close my account due to inactivity. I verified it with them once their credit customer service opened today.
The Identity Guard person told me that this will probably bring my credit score up because it is lowered when you have a paid off credit card that you don't use. Huh? She said if you don't use them you should close them because they lower your credit score. Strange, but I am glad the service is working!
Valerie, A Starbucks Gold card? LOL? you must go there a lot!
2 agility classes tonight, so another late one, but still fun!
well the scare was not really something to be concerned about. It was a "real" notification from Identity Guard, a service I have that monitors all my credit cards, and bank accounts for activity. Apparently JC Penny decided to close my account due to inactivity. I verified it with them once their credit customer service opened today.
The Identity Guard person told me that this will probably bring my credit score up because it is lowered when you have a paid off credit card that you don't use. Huh? She said if you don't use them you should close them because they lower your credit score. Strange, but I am glad the service is working!
Valerie, A Starbucks Gold card? LOL? you must go there a lot!
2 agility classes tonight, so another late one, but still fun!
fox2star
Cathlete
Good morning,
A long night last night, but at least the last day of work for me this week. I decided to take tomorrow off due to working 11 days in a row without a day off.
Lynda: see the link...I just got one of these, it's a steal! they have more if you want me to get one for you:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Murad-Essen...878?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2137e5d6
The weather this summer is so strange, hotter than I can ever remember. All my
daylilies are dead and most of my other perennials as well. Hydrangeas need to be watered 4 times a day, and the flowers are a third of the size they usually are. I am actually looking forward to the fall.
Take care,
A long night last night, but at least the last day of work for me this week. I decided to take tomorrow off due to working 11 days in a row without a day off.
Lynda: see the link...I just got one of these, it's a steal! they have more if you want me to get one for you:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Murad-Essen...878?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2137e5d6
The weather this summer is so strange, hotter than I can ever remember. All my
daylilies are dead and most of my other perennials as well. Hydrangeas need to be watered 4 times a day, and the flowers are a third of the size they usually are. I am actually looking forward to the fall.
Take care,
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Traildoggie
Cathlete
I've had the gold card.... been buying Starbucksd coffee since it was a single little store in the pike place market. > 30 years ago. DH and I now get mostly decaf coffee. I (we) like dark roast. I buy 1 lb decaf espresso roast every 10 days or so. I also buy regular espresso roast but use only a tiny amount every day so that lasts for months. those $$ add up quickly compared to just buying drinks.
whhops, yoga this morning. more later.
whhops, yoga this morning. more later.
garance
Cathlete
Hi Deb, Josie, and Valerie--
This morning I did the lesser impact premix on Crossfire (56 min.).
Ooh, Deb, that is too cheap to pass up. Buy one for me, too. Thanks! Glad your credit card issue was so easily resolved. Yes, a lot of my perennials are gone, but I have my baskets, zinnias, hibiscus, nasturtiums galore, and columbine and rudebeckia just starting to bloom, and a few big daisies still going strong. Meanwhile, I am currently gorging on tomatoes. Just had two for lunch. Lovely.
Hi to Josie and Valerie!
This morning I did the lesser impact premix on Crossfire (56 min.).
Ooh, Deb, that is too cheap to pass up. Buy one for me, too. Thanks! Glad your credit card issue was so easily resolved. Yes, a lot of my perennials are gone, but I have my baskets, zinnias, hibiscus, nasturtiums galore, and columbine and rudebeckia just starting to bloom, and a few big daisies still going strong. Meanwhile, I am currently gorging on tomatoes. Just had two for lunch. Lovely.
Hi to Josie and Valerie!
Traildoggie
Cathlete
went right from yoga to a bike ride for 26 miles. so got my work in for the day.
there's a deer lying under one of my japanese maples... sleeping. they really make themselves at home. I get mad at them but I love having them around too!
I have a couple tomatoes but not many yet, but green beans are very big right now, love those. I staggered my crop wso will have plenty for a month or 6 weeks, tiny skinny tender beans. so good!
there's a deer lying under one of my japanese maples... sleeping. they really make themselves at home. I get mad at them but I love having them around too!
I have a couple tomatoes but not many yet, but green beans are very big right now, love those. I staggered my crop wso will have plenty for a month or 6 weeks, tiny skinny tender beans. so good!
