The Bitter Bean: The Week That Was April 14th - April 20th

Sunday 04/14

Well... struggled to wanna get up and treadmill today... but I pushed myself out of bed with guilt.

Yes... this is AM...

...and then back to bed after 3 miles / 400 plus calories and some Bill Maher podcasting action.

Then a few hours later... arm/shoulder time...

Grocery store time!

The haul for the week...

El Rancho for some grub. Yum!

Here's a Sunday funny...

Onto to some Redleg afternoon action...

...and already losing

...and then back to not losing! Yay!

...and then they lost 9 to 5. I'm pissed too Joey!!

...and now

Great episode! New opening. John Snow discovers his incest. White Walkers killed a youngling. Sansa's and Daneryes are going to mud wrestle.

Onto Monday...

Monday 04/15

Nice blah Monday... cold. Blah. Not in the mood.

At least I got me some treadmill awards...

Here's a Monday funny to get the mood flowing in another direction...

Speaking of mom... my mom came over today to have me sign a document. Gotta say, it is so depressing to see someone you love depressed. Wholly depressed. She is being drug down over and over again and there is nothing but time that will relieve it. I am not going to go into specifics here but I want things to be drastically different for her. At the very least, I would very much like the person that is making life hard for her, to try harder to make it easier for her. But they won't due to stubbornness... and quite a bit of selfishness. It will pass but again... time needs to pass.

Pretty uneventful end to Monday. Leftovers for dinner. Exercise. Late Reds game [they lost] and bed. Here's the living room plant getting light.

Onto Tuesday...

Tuesday 04/16

Normal start to Tuesday. Tread at 5 AM. The weight exercising early today as Lynnea is going to a hair appointment. Then tread again when she is back. Thus is my life right now.

Here's this I found. LOL

Today's playlist... Tallica Tuesday

[WARNING - POLITICAL RANT]

Great fucking country we are... fucking sad times.

I am not a fan of Pelosi. Her head is big and it will cost America.

Great for Wall Street and UHC but bad for patients. I pay a friggin $50 copay to my doctor for a regular check up! Most ever in my life. Absurd.

[END POLITICAL RANT]

Lunch was nothing special. Toasted chicken, cheese and pickle sammy with some ultra cheese crackers. Some tea and some carrots. Grilling for dinner. Temps warming up since the chilly yesterday.

Oh yeah... Weighed myself today... up a few. Looking to hit 140 lbs. and then maintain a bit while still burning fat and [hopefully] building some muscle.

Here's today's internet winner winner chicken dinner... I mean loser.... sigh.

Some afternoon views... Enjoying some spring!

Grill time... Yum!

Giving the upstairs plant some love...

And... another late Reds game... another loss... 3 in a row... back to this...

Onto Wednesday...

Wednesday 04/17

Forcing myself off the treadmill for a day. Legs need a rest as they have been sore lately. Gotta say its mentally killing me a bit. So... I am going to make up for it by...

Mowing and lawn stuff!!!

The Honda...

Looky at this Wu reference on MSNBC today!

Found this... LOL! Only if you can spare a dime.

Grilled out again today. Today I did up some pork tenderloin [dry rubbed], marinated chicken and some grilling beans. Started early today and I actually had dinner done around 5... which is early for us.

Oh yea... Reds played early today [West Coast]... and lost... again... sigh.

They are 5-12 now. Not good. Oh yeah... David Bell got tossed again. No point. Just arguing some stuff at the ump who got tired of it.

Gotta say... at this point, I am not impressed with David Bell. He micro manages in my opinion. Pulls pitchers that are throwing well and having a good game [pitch count] and changes the line up daily. With the way the team is playing right now... the jury is still out for me.

Rest of night was quiet... a marathon of this [strange obsession] and then to bed...

Short week this week. Thursday is our work Friday. Onto Thursday...

Thursday 04/18

Back to this... this early morning...

Oh yeah... The Browns schedule was released last night... lots of prime time games! No predictions yet but here she is...

So far... pretty uneventful day. 2nd treadmill done. Ate lunch - Chicken sammy with pickles and cheese on toasted bread with cheesy chips.

Muller report released. Orange man is a fucking crook and traitor.

This!!!

And this... I mean... why would you say "I'm fucked" if you did not do anything?

TRAITOR!!

[END POLITICAL RANT] -- for today...

By the looks of the 'Morning Coffee Crew' that the Dude... does not abide.

Working on some book stuff today... just a lil. Fucked thing is I have been "working" on this and another one for like 4 or so years. Probably longer. George RR has nothing on me. LOL! Progress pic for the day so you know I am actually working it...

He said... unit.

And the Redlegs late ass game was on. They won!

[got notifications!?!?]

Onto Friday....

Friday 04/19

Off work today!!

...and we get to see Lauren!

Back to the workout...

The after work out smoothie...

Erasing 'Dad Bod' --- hopefully

After workout groceries and stuff...

Some afternoon shenanigans with Seth...

Then onto Chuy's for some Tex Mex with Lynnea...

Got hub caps?

Got Tex Mex?

Got Priscilla?

Got Mom?

Lauren!!

Lauren and Taylor [cool dude]!

Mom getting photography lessons... and the folks in the lobby of Chuy's were captive for the demonstration...

Back to the homestead to visit and lift... then late night Reds action. They WON... and I was asleep!

onto Saturday...

Saturday 04/20

First off, HAPPY 420 DAY!!! Puff puff... pass!

The day started wayyyyyy tooo early...

Got some more sleep. Didn't really wanna get up today but got's things to do. Another tread session, smoothie and shower before 420 day festivities commence.

Since I've had so many requests asking for my smoothie recipe here ya go [lies]...

Two bananas.