Listening to a guy on the radio the concept of muscle memory was extended by him to the concept of accomplishing greater fitness and health. The claim as I understood it was that our body gets in a rut when we exercise in only one fashion and if you only do one thing, like bicycling, you may night be as fit as you think. For instance you appear really fit as you accomplish your cycling goals but you keep getting fat. The whole idea of muscle confusion is promoted with many testimonies as a truly superior way to lose weight. And as I get out on my bike again I feel good and strong after not riding much over the Winter but get tired and short of breath when I do other things. I will have to try different assorted exercising and stretching in the evenings, even if it for only ten minutes.
Memorial Day is quiet for us. We didn’t go to the parade this year. We did grill and I caught at least part of four war movies as they had hero movie marathons on two of the nostalgia TV stations. I think the other had series such as “Combat” and “Twelve O’clock High” on; stuff of my childhood.
Planting the garden is also something I started this weekend. I found this website on how to grow tomatoes but it also has some good information on what plants you should and shouldn’t plant together. They have a few articles on the subject if you look around. Now I know why our tomatoes haven’t done well for some time. It was the radishes and maybe the lettuce. We are out of spinach seeds. I saved one row for spinach.
Ike chases butterflies while I am working in the yard. He pees like a girl too. At least he wont kill the peach tree. He’s got something in his sites.
The Trek Big Wheel Classic is on this weekend. Been there before. Can’t make it this weekend. Not where I want to be yet fitness wise. Metro Mountain Bikers should have a great crowd tomorrow, Wednesday evening, for their time trials at Crystal Ridge. You have to go to the Alpha Trail trailhead.
As I work on my resolution for this year, “No more Mr. Nice Guy” I have to wonder is that really much of a resolution? I certainly didn’t let Ben’s off the hook for ill treatment of a customer. Didn’t blink twice to write about the spitter’s guild. Might not get my scathing piece on my experience in Architecture this month but it is well on its way.
My writer’s blog has actually surpasses this blog in visitors according to the visitor counters.