Perils of Caffeine in the Evening

Perils of Caffeine in the Evening
Ill-advised insomniac ruminations.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Body Blogging
I saw my opthalmologist last week, and he said my left eye is now free of the inflammation I had from my bout with shingles. My head can still itch like crazy, but I think that's dissipating, or I'm just tired of it, or something.

Also, the scale at the gym has been my friend since I returned from Ashland. Sunday's weigh-in came in at 146 3/4. It was a treat to be able to move that large weight on the scale from the "150" notch down to the "100" notch. It's been about 5 years since I've been able to do that. If I can, I'll level off at 145, count my stretch marks and see how I feel. There must be abs in there somewhere.

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On The Waterfront (but no marlin)
The weather was terrific here over the weekend, sunny with highs in the mid-70s. I feel for you guys sweltering in the high 90s - I'm due to join you next week when I head for Milwaukee.

Saturday, though, I met up with some folks from a Yahoo paddling group in Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle, and we did a 6-7 mile trip circumnavigating a couple of mostly uninhabited islands, Allan and Burrows. It was a real swell day to be on the water.

That's me on the left, in my sorta-new Gore-Tex drysuit.

A few more photos from the trip here. I took both of my cameras - my old Canon S300 because I have a waterproof case and can use it from the cockpit, my new S2 IS because it gets jealous when I leave it and pees in the corners. This trip, though, my waterproof case took to fogging and taking unintentional "art" shots that weren't much use. We went around a group of rocks, Williamson Rocks, that is a nature preserve. There we saw bunches of harbor seals, plus assorted sea birds.

One of the islands, Allan Island, is owned by Paul Allen, and is for sale for $19.5 million. I'd buy it, but I don't want to tie my money up in more real estate, although this is more "liquid" than most.

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