Friday, May 9

Post 1161, Day 129 of 2014
- 1,225 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Once again, I have found that trying to have a digital conversation (texting, instant messaging, even back-and-forth email) is worse than a waste of time, it is a way to ensure misunderstanding.

I think I have to take responsibility for the problem (my involvement is the common denominator among recent miscommunications with at least four different people). My skills at self-expression, whatever they are, simply don't translate to IMs, tweets, or texts.

It isn't surprising - all messages we externalize are messages to ourselves. Even when addressed to some particular other person. Our internal language is well-known only to ourselves.

I know what I'm saying and I know what I mean when I write. What I apparently don't know and cannot divine is how it will be read/perceived by the receiver. Apparently, I am writing in code, and everybody else has a different decoder ring.

I've told all my friends that texting/messaging information is okay. Asking yes-or-no questions, also good...

Other than that, call me on the phone and talk to me. Please. 

And, ask me questions, especially if you think I'm not making myself clear, or being negative or unreasonable.

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 Food and Diet Section

2014 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         207.4 lbs

Previous Weight:        205.6 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 1.8 lbs

Diet Comment

Okay. The way I ate yesterday, this was completely expected. I did much better today, and need to continue on to tomorrow.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
Pepperoni and a toasted cheese sandwich with Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread. Then, a kale protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), chia gel, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend.

Snack
Quest Bars. Yeah, I know.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  24 oz.   Water: 90+ oz. and a shot of Jameson's.

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