TODAY'S JOKE

An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pig-pen when the old woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark their golden wedding anniversary.

"Let's have a party, Homer," she suggested. "Let's kill a pig."

The farmer scratched his grizzled head. "Gee, Ethel," he finally answered, "I don't see why the pig should take the blame for something that happened fifty years ago."

FAST TEMPO

Thursday, April 26, 2012

                I had grape nuts for breakfast and a smothered taco at Las Glorias with Corey for lunch.

                At just before 4:00 p.m. I started my walk; every other day is working well for me at the present. I walked past the church to 800 South, west to Redwood Road then south to Centennial Boulevard and around the Centennial building. From there I walked along Parkway Boulevard to the next subdivision road on the left where I went west on that road and took the sidewalk to Redwood Road. I went to the next road and took the sidewalk and road to Parkway Boulevard and north again. I kept going back and forth between Redwood and Parkway Boulevard all the way to Saratoga Drive where I went east toward home walking through the two circles in our ward.

                For whatever reason my body wanted to walk fast (fast for me) and I kept it up the whole way though near the end the body wanted to slow down some but I forced myself to maintain the faster speed.

                I walked for 2:04:13 hours, 6.74 miles at an average speed of 3.3 mph. I burned 778 calories.

                Two times ago I told myself that my immediate goal was to walk for two hours. I guess I need to come up with a new immediate goal now.

MITT and OBAMA

Tuesday, April 24, 2012—11:20 a.m.

                Len (Pavia) and I just finish “Ward Teaching” at the end at Lunt’s, Gary mentioned an editorial cartoon from Bolivia that someone they know who lives there called and told him about.

Mitt Romney and President Obama are talking and President Obama says to Mitt, “I have some good news and some bad news.”

Mitt, “Well what’s the good news?”

Obama, “I think it is time we have a Mormon as president!”

Mitt, “What’s the bad news?”

Obama, “I’m getting baptized Saturday.”

WALK 'TIL YOU DROP

Thursday, April 19, 2012

                At 2:30 this afternoon I went for one of my walks. Again I walked to the Centennial Building by way of Redwood road and back on Parkway. This time I didn’t take any shortcuts, in fact I took a couple of side trips. I walked for 1:36 hours, 4.47 miles, burned 445 calories at an average speed of 2.8 miles per hour.

                Already I can tell I am getting stronger and my knees are handling it better.

                My immediate goal is to be able to keep it up for 2:00 hours.

what a day

                It started out as a dark rainy windy day and I didn’t sleep well last night so as Judy suggested “it looks like a good daIt started out as a dark rainy windy day and I didn’t sleep well last night so as Judy suggested “it looks like a good day to sleep in.” 

I couldn’t sleep I kept twitching and tossing and turning so I got up and got on the computer, checked my weight, my blood sugar and my blood pressure. My weight was up; has been for a few days but after today and all the time I spent in the bathroom I am thinking…hoping it will be down. I didn’t eat today except one apple and two jalapeño slices…I also read for a while in the Old Testament…the book of Zechariah.

Later in the afternoon the sky cleared, the sun came out and there was but a slight breeze. It was 52 degrees so I forced myself to go for a walk. It has been that way all my life…hard to get going. I walked to Redwood Road then south to the Centennial building. That’s what everyone calls the LDS chapel that’s there on the corner. I came home the shorter way. My knees were hurting a little…less as the walk went on…I was careful with them. I walked 4.1 miles in an hour and 27 minutes at an average speed of 2.8 mph and burned 407 calories…I have an app on my phone that keeps track of the data.

I was about a third of the way home when Corey called and asked where I was. I told him. He said to hurry up and get home. “We are going to PF Chang’s in Orem to eat.” As an afterthought he said “Take time to shower and put on deodorant, when you sweat you stink bad.” (I got that from my father…phew.)

Dinner was good we ordered four dishes and shared them. I got Salt and Pepper shrimp. It came with a spicy dipping sauce. Stacey complained about it being too hot. Jayden said, “Watch Mom” he grabbed one of the shrimp dipped it in the sauce to the point of saturating it and put it in his mouth. “Umm good!” He can handle the heat. Corey mentioned that when they go to a certain Mexican restaurant that has food that is “too” spicy for a lot of people, Jayden gets the spicy burrito and gobbles it down, no problem. Tonight he ate five or six shrimp and each time he would say, “Watch Mom!” After the first couple of times she turned her head not to look. She couldn’t bear seeing him do it.

Bailey wasn’t feeling so well and didn’t eat very much of her children’s menu chicken. Stacey said that Bailey did very well at swim-team practice.

Friday, April 13, 2012


I received the lab results from my last visit and the results of my bone density scan. Shelly said; bone density scan, “Fred, you have osteopenia. You need to get on 750 mg of calcium with 44 mg of vit d twice a day. Also increase your weight bearing exercise. If you don’t take some evasive action you will end up with osteoporosis. Shelly”

From the lab results she said “Fred, Great improvement on the sugars. Keep pushing the fluids to help you kidneys out. Shelly”