Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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Into each life ...
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning,
I just lost my post by going back to refer to the Tesla post from Roger...I was wondering if my little Fitbit has the same 'limits' ? I've been a bit concerned as the old one from 2012 would hold a charge for a week.. (they charge via USB, no removable batteries) this new one, about a year old needs charge at least 2 Xs a week.
Ed....the shells grow on small trees or bushes much like hazel nuts, and what Annie uses for their mac & cheese are indeed the shells...the seeds are collected and we buy them packaged as Couscous. The larger Israeli seeds are from the tree form, and the small regular size from the tall bush types.
(You asked!!!! LOL!!)
Hi Valerie
I'm sorry to hear that You lost the post, I hate it when that happens.
I suspect that could be the reason or it could be that the new Fitbit is doing more thus using more energy. I think I would call FitBit and ask why, maybe they'll do something to help.
I did see this when I looked, I looked since I was curious.
https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2004
Can I improve my tracker's battery life?
The length of time your tracker can operate on a full charge depends on how frequently you use it and various settings. This article provides battery life estimates and tips for turning off features you don't need when you want to prioritize battery life. To make sure you're charging your tracker correctly, see How do I charge my tracker?
and this one.
https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Charge-HR/Poor-Battery-Life/td-p/594469
There are a number of different variables that may factor into battery life, as your tracker's battery life will be determined by your settings and interaction with it. Variables to consider include:
- The number of silent alarms you have set
- How many call notifications you receive
- How often you tap the device or press the button to check your daily stats
- All-day or frequent syncing
To maximize the battery life on your device, you can disable these more power hungry features from time-to-time
maybe those link will help?
I can believe the part of the High Pre-Diabetes as I was in the category for a fair length of time. That changed when I went on NS, Lost weight and changed what I eat as a result. I used to eat lots of starches and Sugary foodsGardenKatGardens wrote: »OH the Internet gods are looking out for you both....
There was a rather long, fact based rant about 'red meat' and diabetes that you don't have to read, because it didn't post. I went back and opened windows, undo didn't help either...
Just know The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death. and the "CDC report from July 2017 reports that 'diabetes IS the 7th leading cause of death in the US....and further reports that one third of US adults have pre-diabetes," (which will convert to diabetes within 5 years unless diet changes are made..) parenthesis is mine, from other studies.
Please do not blame 'red meat'...include ALL meat, and dairy, and Oil. in that category.
Scrap the rest of the rant! Too bad as I spent a good part of my morning researching reliable sources of information.
But I do wish I knew why it didn't post.
Ok...heading for the gym...
Good Luck with the FitBit
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ed....the shells grow on small trees or bushes much like hazel nuts, and what Annie uses for their mac & cheese are indeed the shells...the seeds are collected and we buy them packaged as Couscous. The larger Israeli seeds are from the tree form, and the small regular size from the tall bush types. (You asked!!!! LOL!!)
That gave me a great after lunch laugh!
I did manage, despite my bad knee being especially bad today (thanks Irma?) to get to Walgreens for a scrip and then to Aldi for some groceries. Got home, prepared lunch for both of us, while the cats tussled on the kitchen floor. Kiara always gets so excited when either of us (or both) come home from somewhere, regardless of how long we were gone.
She has learned that she can jump up on to the kitchen table. I won't even try to train that completely out of her, but will attempt to at least get her to NOT DO THAT while I'm eating. Her usual landing zone isn't going to be in my food or anything, but it's still rather annoying to have her prowling around on the table and possibly trying to get my food. I know it's probably useless to try to train it completely out of her because she is a cat and cats don't learn to not do things. They learn to not get CAUGHT doing things, which can lead to them trying to get away in too much of a hurry, if they think they are about to get caught, and being actually more likely to have accidents in the process.
As a precaution, all glass and ceramic items have been removed from the table and I placed a wooden salt shaker/pepper grinder combination on the table instead. Now have to find my little jar of peppercorns as the ones in it won't last too long. I can still retrieve the ceramic shakers for temporary use, while I'm at the table, if necessary.
I haven't seen her really trying to knock things off the table, but she has been known to knock things off of other surfaces so I would not trust that she won't!
I have a bit of stiffness and soreness in the knees for the first couple of blocks then they start to feel better.
I suspect that both of Your guesses are correct. The knees could be affected by the Weather, maybe the pressure change and the Cats learning to not get caught.
I hope the discussion is not related to any problems in the blood work results.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Heading to the doc to discuss recent bloodwork.
Maybe (probably) laundry when I return, after stopping at Kroger and PetSmart.
Good Luck
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Blood work results were all looking pretty good. We have to discuss the results in the office or how can he bill my insurance for an office visit? And he also always listens to my heart, pokes here and there, and we discuss general health things and any issues. Could we do most of this over the phone? Yes, we could, but billing gets complicated then and he can't do a true physical assessment. Maybe one day when we perfect holographic technology to the point where we can do all that remotely...but I suspect I'll be long gone from this existence by then.
Laundry is now going, as expected (see my earlier post) and pondering dishwasher as well. Cats are happy again because their food bowls are more than half full.
Earlier, Kiara wanted to play with my little pill bottle of breakfast meds and supplements so I had to stick it in my pocket until I was ready to swallow them.
I couldn't remember what I needed from Kroger, other than ketchup, so didn't stop there. My knee was slightly wrenched getting out of the car at the doctor's office so I was trying to give it a rest, which worked. It's still unhappy, but it has been for days, and doesn't feel any worse than "normal" for it when weather has changed drastically.
The sun was out for my drive home, and I did stop at PetSmart to buy food for Kiara and mealworms for the sugar gliders, and then across the street to Aldi for bottled water (yes, fun with a bad knee, but I managed), milk, and some potato stick snacks for J. I might eat a handful too. I ate some of his bag of them last night and they ARE delicious.
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VERY old coffee ration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y83QnS8LNi0&list=PLkUFQm9t2lDUTkRGfLqVYuJgOi1P3Vt90&index=6 0 -
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Wednesday Morning!
Quick hello then off to my shower, and Kroger and the gym. and lastly, my weekly chat with Jack. I think we're going to have to change our day...as he works from home 3 days a week. So, I know he was planning to go to the office yesterday...not sure where he intends to be today!
I'm expecting some sunshine today, Please!!!!
Will check on my settings for Fitbit later today. It could be the answer.
Ed, did the cats get you? Or maybe you got away for a quick morning nap to finish up your sleep from last night. Hope all is well.
Hi Valerie
I am going to let my Brother do The grocery store run as all I need, Want, is a Loaf of the 647 bread. While he does that I'll do my bank run I would walk there during my morning walk except that would put me out later than I really want. if I get started later I end up dodging traffic this time of year from mostly Mothers dropping off their children. If I said they seem somewhat oblivious to pedestrians which is strange since there are also children that walk to school...
The Other option is stop for breakfast and hope that with lots of time to kill I do not overeat, Nope, I think I'll just drive later in the day. The 7 day forecast shows highs in the low 80s which is not the most comfortable to walk in
As I look out the window it has stopped raining. We seem to have had an hours worth of rain this afternoon. There is a possibility of more later too.
Enjoy Your chat
Good Luck with the FitBit, Hopefully the settings are the answer.
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
64 out there now with an expected high of 79 and 20% chance of rain.
Need to finish the laundry this morning.
And floss...I have a bit of bacon stuck in my teeth. At least it's something tasty.
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Mexican style chicken stew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6215secXq1U&list=PLkUFQm9t2lDUTkRGfLqVYuJgOi1P3Vt90&index=5 0 -
German 24 hour ration pack
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Danish 24 hour ration pack
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And speaking of meals, dinner last night was some of my home made pasta e fagioli, along with a small piece of garlic Parmesan toast. J had two servings of the pasta e fagioli but I had only one. There is one fairly generous serving left, or two very small servings, so it will probably be one serving, for one of us, for lunch, but without the toast.
The "clothes" part of the laundry is folded, the clean dishes put away, and the sink cleared. Brewing my third mug of tea now, while the cottons and towels tumble in the dryer.
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So True
Road Hog
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Hi
I did some walking this Morning and still + 0 Cents, Oh well. The temperature this morning was 70 on the news channel and 70 degrees on the front porch and back yard thermometer, Add in the increased humidity
yesterdays rain means that once again we do not need to water the garden
Interesting ? Links, I found them interesting
http://www.sfgate.com/weird/article/Coyote-survives-20-mile-ride-embedded-in-car-s-12192054.php
Coyote survives 20-mile ride embedded in car's grille
By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 12:26 pm, Tuesday, September 12, 2017
https://www.studyfinds.org/teddy-bears-stuffed-animals-adults/
Survey: 4 In 10 Adult Americans Still Sleep With Teddy Bear
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/644559/sea-creature-alien-beast-hurricane-harvey-storm-gulf-of-mexico-texas-city-pretti-sedai
Mystery as monster sea creature washes up on beach after Hurricane Harvey
By Anders Anglesey / Published 13th September 2017
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/cord-cutting-2017-estimates-cancel-cable-satellite-tv-1202556594/
Cord-Cutting Explodes: 22 Million U.S. Adults Will Have Canceled Cable, Satellite TV by End of 2017
NY Digital Editor @xpangler, September 13, 2017 | 03:00AM PT
Have a Great Thursday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »VERY old coffee ration.
I would probably drink that. I do suspect that the old MREs have lost nutritional values which could be the reason for the use by dates rather than the foods spoiling and becoming unsafe to eat.
I am not going to call today thrilling. It is a warmish, humid and overall gloomy looking day outsideparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
64 out there now with an expected high of 79 and 20% chance of rain.
Need to finish the laundry this morning.
And floss...I have a bit of bacon stuck in my teeth. At least it's something tasty.
Rain in the forecast later today too.
Have a Nice Day
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ted said he finally got his electric back about 8:30 last night, and his Internet tonite. I"m sure he's a happy guy for that!
And I was going to stop by his place Saturday, and he reminded me it was Midtown Music Festival...so forget that. Won't be a place to park anywhere.
I think I figured out the issue with the Fitbit battery...I have been pushing the button a lot more trying to keep my steps between 4 & 5,000, as per the podiatrist instructions. So, guess I will have to just remember to charge every other day or so...won't kill me.
Later...
Hi Valerie
That does sound like a reason for the shortened battery life
I would avoid the area for that reason too.
Cheers
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That was pretty neat for the coyote, but I had to wonder, since the accident site was just 21 miles away, why didn't they release the coyote back into the wild where it came from? Perhaps they figured the park area would be safer for the animal.
I will freely admit that, when traveling, I used to often bring a stuffed penguin with me, as I never had a teddy bear. I guess it's a teddy penguin then? I don't generally want one when at home as I have my spouse, or a cat generally sleeping in the same bed anyway.
Interesting sea life washed up there. It can often be difficult to identify such animals once the process of decomposing has gotten underway as it may not resemble its living self all that much any more. I'm sure they'll figure out exactly what it is.
We tried satellite years ago but didn't care for that, and we cut our cable, as far as television anyway, ages ago. We simply don't watch that much television and when we do, we can find the shows we want online via Hulu, Netflix, or Amazon Prime usually. The cable kept getting more and more expensive and we found that when we did get bored enough to turn it on, there may have been 200 channels available but usually nothing that looked interesting enough to watch, unless we had scheduled our time for a specific item we wanted to waatch and knew what time and channel it would be on well in advance.
We haven't missed it a bit.
We do still have internet via a local cable provider.
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All of these seem to have lost (or gained?) something in the translation...
http://cheezburger.com/3390725/23-hilarious-times-that-translations-failed-miserably?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+failblog+(The+FAIL+Blog+-+Fail+Pictures+&+Videos+at+Failblog.ORG)0 -
Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 61 out there now, with expected high of 84 and 0 chance of rain.
Got some laundry yet to fold, but that's about it.
2 pancakes and some bacon for breakfast with a drizzle of real, Vermont maple syrup.
Pondering lunch and dinner options, and whether I need to run out to Aldi to get something for preparing those.
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This "heater meal" looks a lot like the NS chicken and noodles, or the Hormel version, but with its own heating pack, which I'm sure you pay through the nose for. Still, for camping if you're not making a fire or don't have another way to boil water to warm it in...
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And here's another one. It also reminds me of NS shelf stable meal trays.
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And a soldier's hack for making frosting from an MRE shake. Not sure I'd want strawberry banana frosting on a carrot cake though...maybe on a plain vanilla pound cake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i3CeHRn8uA&list=PLkUFQm9t2lDUTkRGfLqVYuJgOi1P3Vt90&index=14 0 -
Hi
I did some walking this Morning and still +10 Cents, Oh well. The temperature this morning was 67 on the news channel and 65 degrees on the front porch and back yard thermometer, humidity is slightly lower than yesterday.
Interesting ? Links, I found them interesting
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/12/now-this-is-ridiculous-782000-over-asking-for-a-house-in-sunnyvale/
Now this is ridiculous: $782,000 over asking for a house in Sunnyvale
By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 12:26 pm, Tuesday, September 12, 2017
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/11/san-mateo-county-official-seeks-to-ban-cellphone-use-in-crosswalks/
San Mateo County officials back cellphone ban in crosswalks
By Jason Green PUBLISHED: September 13, 2017 at 2:29 pm
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/13/homeless-man-asked-woman-to-move-porsche-so-he-could-sleep-then-she-shot-him-police-say-2/
Homeless man asked woman to move Porsche so he could sleep. Then she shot him, police say.
By The Washington Post, PUBLISHED: September 13, 2017 at 7:05 pm | UPDATED: September 13, 2017 at 8:04 pm
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/robot-fast-food-burger/Cord-Cutting
Burger-Flipping Robot Taking Over In 50 Fast Food Restaurants
September 13, 2017 9:59 AM
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/13/new-drivers-license-requirements-are-coming-to-u-s-airports-is-your-state-ready/
New driver’s license requirements are coming to U.S. airports
By The Washington Post, PUBLISHED: September 13, 2017 at 11:57 am
Have a Great Friday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »That was pretty neat for the coyote, but I had to wonder, since the accident site was just 21 miles away, why didn't they release the coyote back into the wild where it came from? Perhaps they figured the park area would be safer for the animal.
I will freely admit that, when traveling, I used to often bring a stuffed penguin with me, as I never had a teddy bear. I guess it's a teddy penguin then? I don't generally want one when at home as I have my spouse, or a cat generally sleeping in the same bed anyway.
Interesting sea life washed up there. It can often be difficult to identify such animals once the process of decomposing has gotten underway as it may not resemble its living self all that much any more. I'm sure they'll figure out exactly what it is.
We tried satellite years ago but didn't care for that, and we cut our cable, as far as television anyway, ages ago. We simply don't watch that much television and when we do, we can find the shows we want online via Hulu, Netflix, or Amazon Prime usually. The cable kept getting more and more expensive and we found that when we did get bored enough to turn it on, there may have been 200 channels available but usually nothing that looked interesting enough to watch, unless we had scheduled our time for a specific item we wanted to waatch and knew what time and channel it would be on well in advance.
We haven't missed it a bit.
We do still have internet via a local cable provider.
That was one tough Coyote, Your guess as to why they relocated it could be right.
If I said I must have been deprived growing up, I never had a stuffed animal.
The Video of the animal on the TV news showed more detail, That was one toothy critter. I did see surmise it might might be some type of Eel from the Gulf of Mexico. Update, Identified s one of three possibilities.
identity for the washed up creature
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/14/the-fanged-faceless-sea-creature-that-washed-ashore-during-harvey-has-been-identified/
The fanged, faceless sea creature that washed ashore during Harvey has been identified
By Lindsey Bever September 14 at 3:35 PM
A sea creature identified as a possible a fangtooth snake-eel on a beach in Texas City, Tex.
Tighe, an eel expert, told Earth Touch News that the creature was most likely a fangtooth snake-eel, or Aplatophis chauliodus.
Fangtooth snake-eels live in burrows 100 to 300 feet down in waters stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to French Guiana, “with only snout and eyes exposed, darting to feed on other fishes and crustaceans,” according to FishBase, an online database for fish species.
Other possibilities? Bathyuroconger vicinus or Xenomystax congroides.
I have Satellite TV, and Basic Cable with High Speed Internet. Why two Providers to keep one Cable only channel that is available on the lowest tier
That sounds like a tasty breakfast to me. I have bought the name brand dollar store breakfasts for variety in the last couple of months, That would be Eggs and Sausage with 5 or 6 Tater Tot style Potatoes. Another with french toast in place of the Scrambled Eggs and a third with Pancakes instead of the Eggs.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 61 out there now, with expected high of 84 and 0 chance of rain.
Got some laundry yet to fold, but that's about it.
2 pancakes and some bacon for breakfast with a drizzle of real, Vermont maple syrup.
Pondering lunch and dinner options, and whether I need to run out to Aldi to get something for preparing those.
When Superstorm Sandy ate the Electric here in NJ the Red Cross was handing out Hot meals and some self heating meals. The self heating meals got nice and hot, not super tasty however but a nice change.parityanimal wrote: »This "heater meal" looks a lot like the NS chicken and noodles, or the Hormel version, but with its own heating pack, which I'm sure you pay through the nose for. Still, for camping if you're not making a fire or don't have another way to boil water to warm it in...
I have to agree not that flavor on Carrot Cake, However very creative and why not.parityanimal wrote: »And a soldier's hack for making frosting from an MRE shake. Not sure I'd want strawberry banana frosting on a carrot cake though...maybe on a plain vanilla pound cake.
Have a Great Day
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning!
On a limited time budget...have to get to the gym in 20 minutes...and still in my jammies...I have finished my breakfast. Decided I didn't want granola, and had sweet potato and cooked some red Swiss Chard with a bunch of onion and garlic...it was good. I did have one traditional item...I ate a banana...
I think you all know I cut the cable about 2 years ago...kids all think I'm nuts...(and a few others too). I did get the over the air antenna...from Amazon, for less than a month of cable. I get a bunch of channels...some of them Roger would love...old variety TV programs 24 hours a day, I get 4 commercial channels like cbs, nbc, etc. and, get this...QVC???? why QVC...
I didn't get the over the air right away, and I didn't miss it even then...for same reason Ed didn't...its all on the internet to watch...
Ok, times up...
Will try to get back later to read the funnies... One of Rogers had me giggling already this morning..lets just say Garfield and I had a lot in common this morning.
Later...
Hi Valerie
My brother watches a lot of the Subchannels off of the cable service, He uses a old Philips DVD recorder of mine that tunes them in as long as they keep transmitting them in the clear.
If the cable company decided to scramble those subchannels the cost of adding them due to the cable box rental fee would pay for having a Antenna mounted on the roof so he could keep watching them.
And at that point Basic Cable could likely go away and only keep the High Speed Internet and to show my displeasure with them drop to a slower tier Internet reducing their income from me. I suspect that the Difference in speeds from the tiers has a minimal cost to them as they use the same equipment for all internet.
The answer to Your question as to why QVC is easy.
1. I understand that Shopping channels pay to be carried
2. http://www.cordcutterforum.com/threads/get-qvc-and-hsn-over-the-air.611/
QVC Over The Air is the result of a partnership between QVC and Ion Media Networks formed in
2014. QVC is carried on the 5th digital sub-channel on most Ion TV owned and operated stations. The new service began broadcasting in August 2013.
Though it's technically a separate broadcast with it's own lower right corner "on-screen bug", QVC Over The Air features the exact same live programming as its cable cousins. The channel is carried on digital sub-channels in select locations.
Enjoy Your Day
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This one has CORNBREAD STUFFING in it! That sounds good to me right now...
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