Tag: sun

38 Minutes

On By Michel McDonaldIn Cycling, ExerciseLeave a comment

I went bike riding this morning just as the sun was coming up.  I don’t recall the time, it was before 7am though.  Instead of stopping at California Ave and turning right and going back home, this time I decided to keep going to Truxton and turn left to go to Oak St. which is the way to get to Beach Park where the bike path is at.

I went to Oak but had to turn around and come back home because I’m so heavy that as I was riding my bike I could tell that my seat was going down because my legs were no longer straight when my pedal was all the way down.  They were bending still and when I left the house they were straight.  So I’m so heavy that I’m pushing my seat down which is not good.  Next time I go on a ride I have to raise the seat again.  I have a feeling that until I lose this website I’m gonna have to keep raising the seat every time.

That’s ok I guess.  I’m just happy that I rode a longer distance than before.  38 minutes is a lot longer than 14 minutes.  I also rode for 4.2 miles total.  I checked it out on Google Maps.  Go me!

By the way, I was so close to Beach Park, like 5 blocks from it.  I was so close I could have tasted it.  I had no idea that I was that close either.  If I knew I was that close I would’ve tried harder to get there.  At least they had water so I could have refilled my bottle lol.  I ran out just as I was getting closer to the house.  That only tells me I need to bring the bigger bottle next time lol.

Edit: I went to Spark People to add my cardio for today and 38 min at 10 mph (I don’t know what my speed is as I don’t have a bike odometer and 10 mph is the lowest they have so it’s my only option) and that is 342 calories burned.  The total for the whole week is 87 of 90 min that they require you to do and 783 of 780 calories burned.  They only want you to do exercise cause they are there to tell you what you need to do to get thin.  You aren’t “required” to do anything you don’t want to in which case you don’t have to sign up on their website.  But anyway, my point is that I exceeded the amount of calories for the whole week but I was still 3 minutes shy of the amount of time.  That’s fine though because next week will be double because I was so close to Beach Park that next time I will actually make it there and maybe even get to ride on the bike path for a little while.  I might end up doing the entire 90 min for the entire week in just 2 sessions.

Craft-Lite Cutter

On By Michel McDonaldIn crafts, Products I LikeLeave a comment

I bought this Craft-Lite Cutter from Publishers Clearing House some time in December. Yeah I know I could buy it at Walgreens and save money on shipping but I was trying to get good credit with PCH so hopefully some day I might win. I will be in shock if I ever do win.

But anyway, I ordered it in December with the mail in things they send me which by the way I stopped sending in because of that one thing that I never got. Well, I finally got it today in the mail. I do like it, it takes 3 AA batteries but since i have a solar charger it powers it up so no need for batteries. Sorry battery industry. I’m not going to waste good money buying batteries to cut paper lol. I’d rather the sun took care of that job for me.

Off the Grid… Well, Sort of

On By Michel McDonaldIn Products I LikeLeave a comment

I bought a solar charger that is small enough to put in your pocket and can charge your cell phone or ipod or psp or any device that has a a/c plug in it. You can charge it in the sun which takes about 6-8 hours to fully charge it or you can plug it in to the a/c or the car cigarette lighter and it will charge in 4-5 hours which kinda defeats the whole purpose of being off the grid but what can you do eh?

The reason I bought it is because it is portable and there have been a few times when my phone died because I forgot to charge it and I ended up in need of some way to keep the battery alive while still being able to leave the car (charger) to go into a building or something and still have the ability to make a phone call.

Elton John Concert

On By Michel McDonaldIn Celebrities, MusicLeave a comment

We are going to see Elton John in concert tonight. Darrin is so excited. I like Elton John but I really don’t know the lyrics to any of his songs except for Don’t let the sun go down on me and only because George Michael sang that song with Elton John. But I do enjoy his singing and I can’t wait to see him.