#1578, Monday, January 11: Ode to Bowie

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Post 1578, Day 11 of 2016
- 1,837 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I first heard of David Bowie before he had his first hit - the buzz was that a 'revolutionary' new folk singer had emerged in Britain, and all the British rockers I was listening to at the time were into him. I heard a recording made from a radio appearance he made, and thought, hmmm - something good is here. That was 1968.

While his initial record didn't move me - in 1969, I was into a whole other thing, listening mostly to new and old Soul music, and not captivated by many new artists in rock at least at that point - I did appreciate his uniqueness. But like Paul McCartney's first solo album, it was too 'fey' for me. Then.

I had tickets to see David Bowie, very early on, and gave them away. I also had the opportunity to see the Ziggy Stardust show at Madison Square Garden, but had a gig and didn't go.

At about this time, just a little bit later, a bandmate's younger sister was obsessed with him, and I thought it was something unmusical - kind of like a Tiger Beat infatuation, an unsophisticated teenybopper crush.

That was me being an idiot. And a snob. A few years later, as a passenger in a car being driven by a Bowie fan, I listened to the whole Bowie catalog (to that point, about fifty or so songs). And changed my mind about Bowie, and gave me a major insight.

It wasn't the only time I have changed my mind, admitted a mistake, and realized there was a problem in the way I thought about things.

Putting his music to the side, for the moment, that Aha! moment that seems so obvious now, I realized the degree to which my internal dialog and beliefs could completely distort my perceptions. This was far and away the most valuable thing I got from Mr. Bowie.

I had liked Bowie unheard when I thought it was cool. Then I didn't like him, or listen that much really, when I thought it was not so cool.

Not my best moment.

Once I rid myself of that bias, the world of his music opened up to me; I never listened to music the same way again.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   205.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (1/8):            203.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                   +  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

Friday was not a good day for my diet, and while Saturday was better, also not good. Sunday, on the other hand, was totally on-plan, or there would have been a weight gain of more than three pounds. This week, I'm going to do better. Maybe. We'll see what temptations come my way, because that is the only thing I can't resist.

Food Log

Breakfast
A Quest bar.

Lunch
Green protein shake with almond-coconut milk, kefir, extra-large organic egg, chia gel, kale, celery, whey powder (36g protein), hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, cinnamon, and stevia-inulin blend.

Snack
A large amount of almond-berry-dark chocolate clusters. That's candy. That's an egregious fail.

Dinner
Sriracha chicken breast, Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with guacamole, cole slaw.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 2  Coffee:  24 oz.;  Water: 80+ oz.

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