Super Bowl Sunday! Yawn.
Greetings to you, Ms. Blog. It's been a while since we have shared secrets, so let me catch up with you. I am fighting the urge for a nap on Super Bowl Sunday, so far successfully. The best news is I am in Florida. The less than best news is Chicago is having an unbelievably mild winter! But that's OK, I still am adapting by letting my blood thin slowly. One of the necessities this year is to become a Florida resident. That move alone would save me mucho dinero with the new taxes levied in Illinois. Also, another goal is to find the "Tom Cruise" in me. I know it's there, just have to look a little harder. For what it's worth, I have lost 10 pounds since the holidays and the momentum is in my favor right now. I have finally learned it all comes down to "calories in versus calories out". I try to burn about 2750 of those little buggers every day and consume about 1750. The 1000 calorie daily deficit results in about two pounds a week going bye-bye. Today's revelation that I need a smaller belt is one of life's greatest feelings!
My exercise is 99% walking but I do run to dodge cars at intersections. Walking in Florida is not like Illinois. On the Prairie Path there are coyotes, fox, pheasants, hawks and the occasional Playboy Rabbit. Down here I find manatees, dolphins, osprey, and lizards. Usually, I am prepared with camera and patience to get that shot of a lifetime. I've been waiting for a Pelican to dive for a Manatee, but for some reason I am still waiting. The best bit of advice I have for any of my Geek or Nerd friends is buy yourself a Fitbit. It's a pedometer on steroids. Check out www.fitbit.com and see what it can do for you. It works great, as long as you can walk by the Ruffles when you grocery shop. OK, here's the biggest secret I have unfolding right now. My brother-like, best friend Chuck Barton has sniffed out a "deal-too-good-to-be-true" in Colorado real estate. His girl-friend Sue found a mountain log home that is being fore-closed on and we are seriously thinking about making an offer. It's a home that was built in 1997 and added-on to in 2005. Keeping the math simple, it's about a $3 million ranch on seven acres in Carbondale, Colorado, that we think we can secure for less than $1 million FURNISHED! Chances are about 10% but growing. It would be jointly-owned and enough room for all. 2012 will be a year of change. New residence in FL, maybe in CO, and an old truck in store for Glen Ellyn. Like I said, Giants vs Patriots, but who really cares? Over, Ricky.
My exercise is 99% walking but I do run to dodge cars at intersections. Walking in Florida is not like Illinois. On the Prairie Path there are coyotes, fox, pheasants, hawks and the occasional Playboy Rabbit. Down here I find manatees, dolphins, osprey, and lizards. Usually, I am prepared with camera and patience to get that shot of a lifetime. I've been waiting for a Pelican to dive for a Manatee, but for some reason I am still waiting. The best bit of advice I have for any of my Geek or Nerd friends is buy yourself a Fitbit. It's a pedometer on steroids. Check out www.fitbit.com and see what it can do for you. It works great, as long as you can walk by the Ruffles when you grocery shop. OK, here's the biggest secret I have unfolding right now. My brother-like, best friend Chuck Barton has sniffed out a "deal-too-good-to-be-true" in Colorado real estate. His girl-friend Sue found a mountain log home that is being fore-closed on and we are seriously thinking about making an offer. It's a home that was built in 1997 and added-on to in 2005. Keeping the math simple, it's about a $3 million ranch on seven acres in Carbondale, Colorado, that we think we can secure for less than $1 million FURNISHED! Chances are about 10% but growing. It would be jointly-owned and enough room for all. 2012 will be a year of change. New residence in FL, maybe in CO, and an old truck in store for Glen Ellyn. Like I said, Giants vs Patriots, but who really cares? Over, Ricky.
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