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Spideyman

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swiftdog2.0 said:
Working, taking SwiftMom to a drs. appointment, back to work, BrodyDog walk, homework (booo), watching game 1 of the WS (Go Red Sox!), then hopefully becoming a billionaire when they announce the MegaMillions numbers tonight...
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May working hours pass quickly, all you mom's apts. go well, Brody have a happy walk, homework done in a breeze, a win for the Red Sox and ............... don't forget to "share" that billion. :)
 
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swiftdog2.0 said:
Working, taking SwiftMom to a drs. appointment, back to work, BrodyDog walk, homework (booo), watching game 1 of the WS (Go Red Sox!), then hopefully becoming a billionaire when they announce the MegaMillions numbers tonight...
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If you’re numbers win be sure to send me an email, as well as the 16 digits on your credit card, the three numbers on the back, and the exp. date (I need it for math homework I swear)
 
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Neesy

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Grandpa said:
The hotel here in Osaka has a nice Sunday breakfast buffet, and by hotel standards, it wasn't outrageously priced. I enjoyed lots of stuff I don't usually get for breakfast. Bacon, eggs, cereal, and toast played NO part of it. Plenty of fish and vegetables, and the one that is going to have the most of you shaking your head was squid dumpling. They also had a "vegetable juice" drink which was swamp-green in color, but you don't know if you don't try, and it was surprisingly tasty.

Last month my Colorado colleagues asked me to put on my international work seminar, they enjoyed it, and gave me a luggage tag that says, "I am a traveler, not a tourist," and I take a fierce, weird pride in that. But I got it in my head to go to Osaka Castle this last Sunday (I flew in Saturday morning), which sounds pretty touristy, but it does have historical fascination. It was thoroughly enjoyable, reading about the swirl of intrigue around the Osaka Castle, the struggle between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans for power over all of Japan, the plottings, the conspiracies, the battles, the ultimate dominance - until the next era when there's a new dominance. As much as the siege of Masada, as much as the Cortez campaign, as much as the breaching of the Great Wall by the Mongols, as much as the winter in Valley Forge, as much as the Battle of Britain, this is how legends are made.

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But I wanted affirmation, so I went down to the front desk and said, "What should I do in Osaka?" to which came the reply, "Go see Osaka Castle," so I was affirmed. The young lady pulled out a map.

I said, "That doesn't look too far. I should just walk."

She laughed. "Oh, no, the map is small. If you go to the [huh?] station and take the train to [what??] station, that will take you close."

"It looks like if I just follow the river, I should get close."

"Oh, yes."

I'm a small-town boy. Subways in English can confuse me, let alone in other countries. I mean, I can get through, sometimes acting like I know how, but the danger of ending up at a landfill at the end of a line is always there. So I walked. I left at 9:49 am and got to Osaka Castle Park at 10:35, and given that I probably would've gotten lost for 30 minutes taking a wrong line or wrong direction on the subway, it was a good choice.


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View across the river on the road to Osaka Castle.

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View on my side of the river on the road to Osaka Castle.

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Inside the outer perimeter, looking to the outside of the castle grounds, with walls and the moat.

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On the castle grounds, with a "zen rock" (my description) in the foreground.

Then I walked back. That time, I did get a little lost, but that’s okay because I’ve gotten lost every place I’ve visited, but I only overshot my hotel by two blocks to the north and a half block to the west before finding a map on a street corner, and then I was back within another 10 minutes.

About three and a half hours of walking, climbing, standing, minus about five minutes for a rest in the park. I walk about 3-4 miles an hours, so call it three miles walking there, three miles back, and the stroll around the park and grounds. I got in my exercise. I could tell. I had to shower and change clothes when I got back. Warm autumn day in Osaka.
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Hey Grandpa - any special plans for the B-day? Will you still be traveling?
 
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Today I went to WW for a weigh in and found I was down five pounds! That is much better than last Tuesday where I was up 1.5 lbs :jaded:

So I decided to come home and make a loaf of the oatmeal bread for my son. For myself I have a new recipe for WW bagels which is pretty simple to make, costs 3 points each and uses Greek yogurt (the 0% fat kind, plain). They turn out nice and chewy.
 
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Working today.

Went to the nutritionist for my 8 week follow up on my lunch break. It was a good visit. Your friendly neighborhood SwitDog has lost 19 pounds since the initial visit back in August :biggrin2: Now dropping the next 20 pounds to get to my target weight is going to be much more challenging. I'll be happy just to maintain where I am through the Holidays. That's going to be tough :( Hopefully, at my next 8 week check-in I won't have found those lost pounds!

I have a guitar lesson and recording session this evening. That means I'll miss the beginning of WS game #2 :Oo: I'll be hurrying home after the session to watch the remainder of the game. Since they have been averaging about four hours I figure I'll only miss a couple innings :p

My work travel schedule has picked up as of late. I was in St. Louis last week, I will be back there again next week, in mid-November, and then again mid-December. I know that's not as much as travel as some members on the board but it's a challenge for me with my MBA studies and classes. It will pretty much be work, homework at the hotel, and then back to work! Very exciting, not! o_O
 
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swiftdog2.0 said:
Working today.

Went to the nutritionist for my 8 week follow up on my lunch break. It was a good visit. Your friendly neighborhood SwitDog has lost 19 pounds since the initial visit back in August :biggrin2: Now dropping the next 20 pounds to get to my target weight is going to be much more challenging. I'll be happy just to maintain where I am through the Holidays. That's going to be tough :( Hopefully, at my next 8 week check-in I won't have found those lost pounds!

I have a guitar lesson and recording session this evening. That means I'll miss the beginning of WS game #2 :Oo: I'll be hurrying home after the session to watch the remainder of the game. Since they have been averaging about four hours I figure I'll only miss a couple innings :p

My work travel schedule has picked up as of late. I was in St. Louis last week, I will be back there again next week, in mid-November, and then again mid-December. I know that's not as much as travel as some members on the board but it's a challenge for me with my MBA studies and classes. It will pretty much be work, homework at the hotel, and then back to work! Very exciting, not! o_O
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Sending out vibes for a ton of energy for all the travel, extra brain power for the studies, and control while tasting all the goodies of the holiday season.
 
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Oh yeah. I also put a rubber cockroach near my co-worker's lunch. She was...not amused.

#winning


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