#2643, Thursday, April 8, '21: I know what I said, but...

Post 2643

From April, 2018

- 11 years and 98 days since I started this blog -
 
Daily Comment

When I said I wouldn't be posting today, I didn't realize I would eat the entire day's meals before I went to my cardiac rehab class, and that I would have a bit of time Friday morning to recap the night.

My date with Vicki was a success, if I can go by how I felt and what she said.

We met up a little later than I expected, chatted for a while, and then set out to a new open mic's debut at a club, The Penny, unfamiliar to me before this (although I had passed its downtown location a thousand times). 

I was almost as excited about the open mic as I was meeting Vicki, in person, for the first time. My very favorite local guitarist, Mikal, who excels at jazz, soul and blues, was co-host, along with good friend, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Nick, who has run several enjoyable open mics in the past. 

And it was a memorable evening - best friends Debbie and Frank (lead guitar for Black Uhuru, and bandleader I have played with more than anyone else in recent years), came, and I got to see Frank from the audience with a jazz-oriented rhythm section, then I got to do a few numbers with him, too.

I got good playing time, and was mostly pleased with the music - one 'train wreck' when a tune was called by a guitarist who didn't know the tune's structure was over and forgotten without spoiling the vibe. Musically, it was one of the better jams I've been involved in. 

Vicki, meanwhile, was great. She really got into the music, dug the vibe, and introduced herself to everybody in the bar.

Later, we went to a convenient motel and spent the night. I'm going to take today (Friday) off, and tomorrow, go to Elk Castle in Buffalo, where she lives and teaches art.

This time I can say, definitively, no post until Monday.

I'm grateful to Vicki for finding me and letting me get to know her extraordinary self.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    199.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (4/7/21):          199.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

The weight gods giveth, and the weight gods taketh away, part 2. That's that same half pound. Pretty random.

 

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Golden milk oatmeal, with turmeric, cinnamon, coriander and cloves, oat milk, walnuts, hemp and chia seeds, Greek yogurt, kefir, and whey protein powder.

Lunch
Skipped. 

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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