Undulating February

What I like about you        You hold me tight        Tell me I'm the only one       Wanna come over to tonight        Keep on whispering in my ear        Tell me all the things that I wanna hear        Cause its true    What I like about you       What I like about you       You really know how to dance      When you go up, down, jump around       Think about true romance       Keep on whispering in my ear 

ROMANTICS 

December 1979 

RANDOMNESS:

I recently became aware of STRAVA's changes that apply to us that do not pay monthly. Such as, I was able to click on TRAINING to see my weekly uploads. I could clearly see my snowshoe adventures, my cycling miles or hours, or uploaded trail runs. 

Now I get it, a subscription is pennies on the dollar. However, it used to be free!! If I was training for an event, I would be so bummed about this. Today, its just another technology update to deal with. Oh Well

Other random thoughts, I literally can't stand emoji responses. I have a client that asked me for non body work advice. After a little research to make sure I was on my game, sent back a thoughtfully worded text. They responded with the happy face wearing sunglasses emoji. There is a time and place for mediocre emoji inputs but I personally find them rather repulsive. I know, cry me a river. You all have every right to comment below with the letter K or an emoji. Set Myself Up On That One 

And then there are these two rambunctious little ones to free my mind of penurious emoji sending behaviors.

                                               So Full Of Life

  All the toys in the world and wood splinters from the fireplace are the game of choice 

                                                          So Cute

            After a bowl of tuna juice , the ritual cleaning of the paws begins 

Just how nice would it be to be a kitten in a house full of love?? To be a kitty kitty in a house full of empty cardboard boxes?? Or to be a kitty cat with an indoor jungle gym like this one?? Like Sign Me Up 

DISC GOLF:

Been throwing well as of lately. Somedays, most days, my putts are fairly piss poor. But damn I enjoy tossing plastic in the afternoon. Its Free, Very Rarely Keep Score, And The Camaraderie Is Uncanny 

Heading down to Watson Island to throw a round, whats this. I could see the off color smoke as I approached and was thinking that someone was burn some weird Sh*T in their fireplace. As I approached the alley, the pops / crackles were pretty loud, thinking someone was burning green waste in their backyard. So I rode down the alley I came across this plastic green city trash can melting. Always Something 

CYCLING:

Solid week back on the bike and collecting miles on the River Trail. Haven't been hammering out miles but enjoying the simple rides just the same. Just casual solo rides without anyone telling me what I did wrong or asking why I say the things I say. At the same time, would enjoy sharing these moments in time with paramount lover. 

In this above photo, beautiful day for a ride, right?!? When I last checked on-line, a balmy 31F / -0.5C at the start of my mini tour around the Grand Valley. Unfortunately, we have almost hit 60F / 15.5 a few time early on during this month of February. 

Why is that bad you ask?? We have cooked the past 4 winter seasons during February and that only jump starts new growth. Those poor buds start popping out blossoms on the early varieties of peaches, apricots, and cherry trees. A March freeze always blows through the valley and completely wipes out our agriculture friends. Last year, wine grapes were also a complete loss because of the warmer temptress waking them from the sleepy dormant slumber.  

So Think Snow. Please, Think Snow!! Been effortlessly riding the River Trail and the wildlife viewing is such a cheap form of entertainment. A head down Bambi in the early morning, a Fox or two scurrying along the under brush, and countless birds in flight are just a few highlights on any given day. Our sunsets have been pretty damn spectacular as well. 11 days into February by the numbers; 18 hours, 212mi / 341km, and 16 Activities. 

SNOWSHOING:

Please, keep thinking snow. Yes, Colorado saw a few flakes recently but so dry. Like Arid Dry 

And its so much better walking in fresh snow. The crunchy sounds under your snowshoes, the wet heavy snow bending the evergreen limbs towards the ground, and the clean fresh air are all byproducts of Mother Natures new blanket. More Of This Please 

SUPERBOWL:

One of the lamest games for sure and I can't even blame the pandemic.

I rode in the AM under beautifully cold Colorado bluebird skies. Haven't mentioned my calisthenics program lately but still on track with that. Started cleaning up after my shower while waiting for the game. Cleaning, another chore that carries merit. I moved a bunch of indoor plants out back for a dusting off and saturated them under the green hose of goodness. Pulled out the vacuum and sucked out all the upper cob webs from this past winter. All the bathroom rugs went into the wash and closely followed by my bed sheets. Love A Clean Pillow Cover 

Used a putty knife and shop vac on the BBQ. Moved the garden hose around to the trees. A nice slow drip at the base of every tree for the rest of the evening. Moving the hose from tree to tree was a pleasant distraction from the game because it was over by mid through the 2nd quarter. And for me, BBQ'n with a fresh cocktail in hand was better than subjecting myself to that pathetic game. 

GOALS:

1. Pick Up The Pace On The Miles Front 
2. Upload Creative Time Lapses 
3. Repeat Hill Climbs On The CO Monument  
4. Research Summer Events Possibilities  
5. Practice Putts And Mid Range Drives
6. Consume MORE H2o
7. Be Nice
8. Play Nice    

Last on the random list, HERE is my one minute piano filled time lapse. 

Turn It Up And Click Full Screen

Stay Strong,

Cheers 

Numbers From January 20BLK Jack

Cover Me, When I Run     Cover Me, Through The Fire      Something Knocked Me From The Trees    Now I Am On My Knees     Cover Me, Darling Please      Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey     Monkey Monkey Monkey   Don't You Know Your Going To Shock The Monkey       Fox The Fox      Rat On The Rats      You Can Ape The Apes       I Know About That      Cover Me, When I Sleep    Cover Me, When I Breathe     You Throw Your Pearls Before The Swine       Make The Monkey Blind      Cover Me Darling Please      Don't You Know You're Going To Shock The Monkey?

Peter Gabriel 

September 1982

                                     

Burning the quads and racking up the snowshoe miles during the month of January. Some of the outings weren't all that great because of the lack of snow fall totals this winter. COLORADO IS BONE DRY 

You see, the thin snow pack draped over the landscape is thawing out during the day, deep freezing at night, melting off in the day, deep hard freeze overnight, and the sedentary habitual pattern continues on and on and day after day. So walking on the frozen tundra ice cap kinda blows with traditional snowshoes.

As you can see in the upper photo, ZERO fresh snow in the trees. OK, there are a few patches of snow on the north facing branches but nothing to get all worked up over. No Snow Angels 

But under those dramatically dry conditions, better than my best day at work. And the below photo, too funny! Loki caught the sent and we humans followed him on the hunt. Check It Out 

Yes, that is Bambi's front leg sticking out there off DEAD center. My best guess is that a mountain lion took her down and buried her a few weeks back. The hungry coyotes have dung her up by the evidence of fresh poop piles near by. I passed on posting the photo here of her head with those sweet black eyes resembling the shock of death. I did send it to a few California friends that day. I also sent a pretty damn entertaining video that was met with both friction AND humor. 

REENTERY:

My re-entry from the vacation with The Dude was just ok. Not crazy. Not all that exciting but just what one expects. However, I hit the ground running and its been a rather busy couple of weeks. Appreciate You Checking In KB. But my bump in the road was knowing that I wouldn't be spending as much time with The Dude anymore. He is back at teaching at the college, I am doing my thing, and time is flying on by. 

When I was asked about my "favorite" moment by Perth, its gotta be spending time with The Dude. We speak to each other with no judgment, mornings are for sipping a nice cup of joe while bringing life back into our sleepy bodies, planning our daily route with both parties interest in mind, and rolling with the flow when plans are spontaneously altered. Some of my favorite moments were the conversation while following that elusive BLK Audi. Plus, he is one brilliant Mother Phuc-R.

And the other advantage traveling with The Dude would be that we seek similar interest and we thoroughly enjoy the adventurism of the exploring new found adventures. Right?? And damn we can make each other laugh. I mean eye watering laughter. Sometimes its silly but The Dude's sense of humor is infectious. Damn We Laughed A Lot 

HOURS:

Check out those numbers for the week! My running ( 4:52 ) hours out numbered my riding ( 3:34 ) hours for the first time since the Boy Dog passed. Now I don't know top dog Jean but he must reside somewhere warm, local Peter is a machine with 12hrs on the bike with these winter time temperatures, Max is a stud and runs circles around our group every week, don't know N b.i.l., I worked with Jim's wife and he is putting up some impressive numbers for the week, don't yet know Scott below me, Tom is a stud, he has been in this blog a few times before, and a very likable soul, Bonnie is a flipping rock star and miss seeing her smiles at work, And Dawn wraps up the top 10 and looking forward to meeting up with her someday. 

By this photo below, how can you NOT get outdoors and lose yourself for awhile?? Yes, its only about 26F / -3.3C in this shot but Mr Sun feels so warm. Embrace Life 

WORK/JOBS:

Scored another part time job and who knew that this would materialize into so many opportunities. I am now cleaning hot tubs for extra hours on the pay check. The chemistry is so in my wheel house, flushing sediment out the pipes has become a no brainer, and I am happy to head over to different homes and clean away the time. 

Here is another little job that saved $$$$$. These replacement ropes for the pull down tricep machines cost bank to order band new. So purchased feet / meters of basic white rope, feet / meters of 1 inch heat tape rubber wire sleeves, screws / washers, and pirated the old parts off the black rope. Bingo, new accessory for under $7 Smackers. Simple 

And now, new strain of COVID or not, full gas in the Ortho world. I'm going for it. Not only that, I am really Phuc-N good at it. I have been working three to four part time ( all of 2020 ) jobs for awhile now and I am burnt out. Well, not burnt out but its not rewarding. These mindless jobs are not at all fulfilling. Its not my calling, it sure as hell its my passion, and I am just not stimulating myself like I would want. Don't get me wrong as I am very thankful for the past paychecks. This is no way shape or form of poor me. It's just that I love being a practitioner and working on humans is beyond words. I really wanna safety open my practice again. Chips Are All In 

For example; I was DRIVING to work on Monday morning, before sunrise, snow fell during the night, this Jack A$$ is so close to my rear bumper that I could not see their headlights. So of course I lifted off the accelerator, they pull around me, and sped off. Not far up the road they lost control on the icy road. You could clearly see their tire tracks in the snow where they over corrected, hit the brakes, and high centered on the median just east of the Horizon Drive Round-a-Bout. Classic! Why am I driving to this job?? I have YET to drive to the office!! Proud of the fact that I have always rode the commuter bike to the office ever since I landed that sweet office space on Main Street. Ortho Is My Calling 

And here is my new logo!! What do you think?? I began with an ear, that spiraled into a foot, and outlined with a hand. All the main reflexology points and hopefully speaks body work. Any advice is welcoming. New Biz Cards, Rack Cards, And Three Panel Brochures are on the way. YES

One of my volunteer gigs that has been on going for years now is picking up denotations from restaurants, catering companies, the food bank in Palisade, and grocery stores donating expired / out of date items for the church to support their outreach program. So this dish above, 100% free!! The salmon and strip came off the grill last Sunday between the AFC / NFC Championship Games. The veggie rice pilaf, cut up fresh organic fruit, grilled yellow/red/green organic bell peppers, and a delicious organic green salad were also free from Saturday's pick ups. With a belly full of nutritious goodness and oats wheat barely, I began walking. And Walking. LIKE REALLY WALKING

With a few cans in my jacket, I begin walking towards downtown Sunday Night after those volatile championship games. So damn beautiful strolling around the mean streets of GJ without a soul in sight. And Yes, The Phuc-N Christmas lights are still up. Keeping GJ Lame  

I start another house sitting gig this month and couldn't be happier. They have little kittens now and I don't plan on relaxing or getting much sleep. Kittens, so dang cute but pretty flipping rowdy during the night. I have worked for them before when they had dogs and they have always taken really good care of me. SCORE

JANUARY NUMBERS:

Ride - 97.3mi / 156.8km

Run - 40.7mi / 65.5km

Activities - 42 because thats always the right answer 

Hours - 37 

PR's - ZEROOOOOOO000000ooooooooo

Days Of No Activities - 2 

Total Combined Miles For January 20BLK Jack - 152mi / 244.6km

GOALS:

1. Lifting With Intention 
2. Finesse My New Putting Position
3. Shooting Better Photos And Showcasing Creative BLK & Whites
4. Weather Permitting, Doubling Both Hours Of Running & Riding
5. Gather A Tribe For February's Full Moon Snowshoe Adventure  

PERTH:

Perth, you are such a wonderful woman and I am truly looking forward to staying with you and your husband someday. For those of you that don't know, Grace was the first person to ever post a comment on this blog. As you could imagine, that was a very exciting day for me. Many moons later, Perth still inspires me. This video below is from the vacation through AZ, the Biosphere 2, all 4 disc golf courses, Vegas, and home cooked meals. When I uploaded all the clips and photos, 53 minutes long!!! I edited down the video to 15min and could possibly be a few minutes shorter if I got a little jiggy with it. But I am pleased to have this in the history book, will enjoy glancing back some day, and thank you Perth for nudging me to create this mini documentary. Thanx in advance for watching and its totally fine with me if you only watch the Biosphere 2 footage!!

 

Play Nice, Smiles Pretty, And Inspire Those Around You,

Cheers