Tuesday, February 9, 2016

#1597, Tuesday, February 9: The limited freedom to do, vs. unlimited freedom to not do

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Post 1597, Day 40 of 2016
- 1,866 days since I started this blog -


Daily Comment

Today feels like the first actual day of retirement.

I woke up early, even though no alarm was set. I lay about in bed for awhile, doing computer and online stuff.

I had an appointment at Noon to do a video testimonial for the Collision shop that was so great about fixing my car before Christmas.

Which I nailed in one take.

And that left me time to do some housecleaning, a load of laundry (single guy, one load) and catch up on some TV.

This retired life isn't too bad! It looks a lot like my weekends used to.

Anyway, we were supposed to rehearse, but a couple of people weren't feeling well. That opened the door for me to play at some open mics I would have missed.

But it started to snow.

So I watched a little TV, did a little more computer work (I guess I need to explore my computer activities in a Daily Comment sometime, so you'll better understand).

The freedom from having to do things I don't want to do is pretty mighty, even though my freedom to do what I do want is limited by available resources and social priorities.

But even within the limited amount of freedom to take action, and the unlimited freedom to not take action, I'm feeling freer than ever before in my life.

Of course, I'm grateful.


Food and Diet Section



Today's Weight:                   200.2 lbs.
Previous Weight (2/8):            199.4 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain:                   +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment
I'm surprised at how slowly weight is coming back up, with my appetite fully restored after being sick for 5 days.


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

Lunch
Roast beef with Philippe's Famous Hot Mustard and cole slaw with feta cheese.

Dinner
Beef with Creole sauce and quinoa with lentils. A Quest bar for dessert.

Snack
A Quest bar and almond butter - a lot of almond butter.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 2;  Coffee:  0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz. 

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2 comments:

  1. it seems to me that I wrote a comment here last time that doesn't seem to be here. Anyway, the freedom to do nothing is what scares me.

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  2. How weird. I read your original comment. All I can say is that the freedom to do nothing is the freedom to not do any thing, including the freedom to not do nothing. Still a choice.

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