You Are a Robot

That's the word. Some type of genetically engineered bio-mechanical mega monster. And the end is nigh.

Just typing nonsense today. And in great news, the new version/season/life of MST3K will be on netflix! YES!!!

My Kind of Cheat Day

So the looooonngggggg roadtrip to Pittsburgh PA was had this weekend. Left Friday AM for the 6 hr drive to the hotel, which was directly across the street from PNC Park. Got there around 3:45 or so...quick change, wash the hands and down to the ballpark.

Nice place to see a game...they close off the street around PNC on Friday night for a block party. There was a band (whoI only saw tuning up for a while, so I call them the Tune Up Band); FoxNews The Five were doing a live remote from in front of Clemente Bridge (they had just ">trekked in from Cleveland); the park is cozy...a little tight here and there. Nice folks. The river is a nice backdrop.

Anyway, I didn't gorge myself and remained under control. I did order two hotdogs which, I am sorry to report, may have been the worst hot dogs I've ever eaten at a ballpark. Some Iron City and IC Light beer to quench my thunderous thirst was had as well.

Anyway, I figured I'd gain a lb. or 2 on the weekend. I lost a lb.! YES!

THE PIEROGI RACE! How Pittsburghian!

The Deficit

Trying to lose some poundage. So far I'm down about 12, all due to increased physical exercise and now a hih caloric deficit. This leads to some interesting meals. Let's look at yesterday:

Breakfast: Protein Shake 300 cals (basically what I have every AM)

Lunch: 2 hard boiled eggs, 4oz turkey, TBSP guacamole 275 cals

Snack: Protein Bar 200 cals

Dinner: Lean Cuisine Margherita Pizza and 3 oz turkey 500 cals

Add that up and we get 1275. I had a Michelob Ultra to drink with my dinner as well, which came after 1:15 of lifting (Shoulders and Forearms).

Consider that the deficit recommended to me is around 2000 cals, and my normal maintenance cals is 2800 that's a wee portion, Boyo.

Today's breakfast is the same. Today's lunch is basically the same. Gotta keep it up. Going to Pittsburgh PA on Friday w/ the Sons of SoulSlam to catch a Pirates game. I'm sure a cheat will be had.

PS - we found a small hole in pool liner. It's been repaired. I am not in despair.

Full Swing

That's what SoulSlam likes to see on a 2-0 count. Well any count to be honest. Hit it hard.

But seriously townsfolk, we are in the full swing of summer, and it's been hot round these parts. Except for last Saturday when it wasn't (and I got drenched trying to escape Citifield after the Nats laid the smackdown on the Mets. We just had a whale of a thunderstorm minutes ago; that's what all this heat and humidity brings.

Summer baseball for the Sons of SoulSlam is O-V-E-R. So I have a lot of time on my hands. Time that I am using to hit he gym H-A-R-D. I've also taken up ruckpacking a bit, hiking on trails with a 20+ lb. sack on my back. Took a spill Monday night on a more challenging trail...saw a root sticking up, said to my bad self, watch out for the root and of course got tangled and down I went. Hard. On my right knee. Which is not my good knee. Little bit of pain I tell ya. But I wrapped it up last night and dd 1:13 in G-Y-M like a BEAST!!!

oh well.

Pokemon Go!

The craze sweeping the nation is also the craze in the House of SoulSlam. Both OSSS and YSSS are avid players. Lots of walking around apparently. OSSS told me "you even see kids that never leave the house walking around"...so if it gets the bambinos off the couch I am 100% for it.

It's Really HOT!

Round these parts, the first heatwave of the season has begun. We've got a reading (at 4:22pm) of 93...feels like 94. No lie that's what it says. Better than freezing my ass off though.

In the South Pacific the "strongest storm on Earth is closing in on Taiwan" according to weather.com. That's a headline you just gotta click everytime.

Today is July 1

Happy Birthday to the OSSS aka Jack. I couldn't ask for a better son.