🧑‍💻 on FE 17 in the ' boro

 🧑‍💻 ... some preparation will be needed throughout the city.
Suggestions of a mix precipitation event - snow, sleet or ice
And snow could be a dump.

however, outside the window. sunny, slightly hazy sky

The plan.
Clear out : Xmas tree [ 6 ft ], electronics [ incl phones, wires , DVD player ]
Expecting some scrutiny re : tree and some electronics or wires or cables 
Pull up and read the signs. No one home. Thus, unload the lot.

Low on gas. At Shell pumps, the machine offered up to $ 50 use of Air Miles, yes. And they used Air Miles and Can Auto Assn. The window for carwash flashed by - I missed it. Went out the cashier and got a ticket
Oops ! line up was 9 cars at 5 min a go. That's right. Sat for close to and hour
Upshot, truck is sparkly clean and I polluted the environment

Hard to evaluate. Good or bad day

Sadly. there appears to be not much improvement in the junkiness of the workroom

Oh well.We take these days and times - as we go -and try our best

As well there was some snow clearing up on the roof. Decided that if I could knock some crap off the edges, ice and snow etc that that's less melt going down the pipes and less trouble down the road 

🚝 on the 16 the of FEb

🚝 .... in the ' boro. sunny,blu ish skies. not much wind movement. temperature headed above freezing [ ? and pray ]

the internet. ask anything. lots of free advice. however. the best part is when you ask and get 32 000 hits
b/c then you are not alone

today. how to tell if the ' wool ' socks that you bought are WOOL.

yessiree Bob. take a strand and hold near a flame.
Wool curls away from the flame
Synthetics [ most likely ] will pill and ball in melting 

🏰 XV of II

 🏰 .... ' boro outlook form the window on the street. dull, grey skies and black road and white lawns

temperature to be slightly below freezing but a + + day is coming. wind is stirring

quite the OK day. Everything in moderation

✈ and yes. a flight is booked. London, UK

already asking, how do I avoid the jet lag [ mega jet lag actually ]

and it seems that my estimate of ' four days ' to punch thru jet lag was not extraordinary.

advice was to get out in the sun. avoid alcohol [ no ]. no napping the first day but wait til bedtime proper [ not sure about that one ]

 

💖 .. tis the Day

 💖 .... Valentino Day

' boro got a light dusting by mid afternoon yesterday, very little overnight. 

not much doing at the ranch

exercised. I've altered the place slightly. I decided to slowly rev up to 115 BPM by steadily pacing at 3 MPH. The goal to establish a heart rate and then back off the pace as I begin the calisthenics and weights etc.
I use a high bar to stretch my back and raise myself a bit.
I do push ups and leg / arm kicks
Free weights, include overhead lift [ front and back ] and curls
I practice motion w / the lacrosse stick and ball [ twirl and pick up the ball ]for variety
Free weights for arm swings and light curls
angled arm swings
back stretches and leg raises

Thus.my Average BPM is up [ typically, 113 to 116 ]. However, calorie burn is pretty much what I always achieve, a tad higher.
Overall, feel not bad or extremely tired. i.e. not exhasuted

 

🏍 .... along to Feb 13

 🏍  ... in the  ' boro, might hit 32 F. But sunny, and clear.

research as at now centres on UK flights
well, we are up to $ 9 500 all in [ oops ?]

sun is beaming and all sorts of possibilities exist

over the last six months, I've re - watched ' Arrival ' by Denis Villeneuve. Cast, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whittaker.
the story line is, Alien spaceships arrive and set up shop around the world. each region responds in its own way.
the main story is in the U.S. and Adams and Renner.
the alien [ called heptapods ] use a vocal language that is different from human sounds Plus a written communication that is ' alien ' Aha.
the written part is akin the circular paw prints. As you identify animals via their prints, the alien language of circles is like that.
turns out that the circles are modified and repeated to convey meaning. 
the kicker is that soon the linguists realize that the heps. are writing front to back and back to   front 
OR put this way, the heps. know what the final message reads before they start their circle dance
and likely, they experience past,present and future all at once.

got a little lost. At Xmas, I got gifted the book or short story ' Story of Your Life .... ', the literary sourde for the movie. 

Egad. I can pretend to follow the text but lacking the hepatpod ability, I am nowhere at the end of the story. 
I understand the words but cannot piece together how the sum functions

🛺 Aha, the 12 the of II

 🛺 sneaking up on the Ides. 
 ' boro a little colder. bright and slightly hazy up in the sky

roads are clear ish w/ a bit of slush ? [ will take a peak in a bit ]

Further looking ahead. Forecast says ' warming for the next four days '

Road conditions - plowed. Mostly bare but patchy snow / ice visible 

Day is much clearer since AM. and decidedly cooler for sure

Errands. The hot table at Skyland [ les Mets Chinois ]
Shoppers Drugs, for anti itch cream [ occasionally, I break out in a general skin allergic reaction ]
Mailed letters [ after returning home and heading out to the post box ] 

Skin allergy. Why ? Dunno. When. Anytime.
OK what happens ? A pimple pops up - leave it alone - and another and another. spreads up my arms and across my back - maybe
Hydrochloride derivatives knock it down, antihistamine stops it

This pimple thing started on Monday and I took the antihistamine. Seems quiescent

🚂 .... FE 11

 🚂 apparently, we are in the hurricane s eye, metaphorically speaking. We will have freezing point temperatures [ in and around ] w/ very cold nights. 
the prediction is a month out [ w /some glitches likely ]. snow will be intermittent and so far no biggie dump is looming.

The Great Lakes are iced over and this reduces pick up moisture and hence less chance of big snow events. The corollary is, colder air is possible.

' boro is dull looking, sombre. BUT nice conditions for going out.