Calzone
Gear Whore #1
John,
I like having crazy friends. The crazier the better. LOL.
What if it turned out to be a great shot. Also the image and the terror of that shot now is imprinted in my brain. In a way better than a photograph.
You could of ended up being an orange sponge. LOL.
Speaking of wack-jobs, I wonder how the shoot went for Mike-the hipster?
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Phil,
At Jenson they have a price matching policy. It seems my salesman did me a cool favor and offered me the lowest price match without me asking.
Use this information in your favor.
I agree that the pricing was a lifetime event. That is why I used the plastic card with the magic numbers to load up the truck.
I recently replaced my over 20 year old helmet. I waited for these end of season sales. Again this was Joe's good advice. Why pay regular price for anything? It pays to be a CF.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
SMUT: at IconAccidental on Instagram a recent photo was posted and has over 40K likes.
"Maggie" is finishing up a book proposal that her literary agent has asked for. This other agent is different than her other agent and will be handling publishing, literary, and film rights. The proposal is for a book of essays that are really just a slightly more developed form of her blog posts that have a bit more depth.
This Tuesday is this A-list event at the Whitney. As a tease my name "Calvin" in my delusional artist mind could cross over into a prominent designer's branding, especially since I'm from New York. Hmmm...
Looks like a really big gig will be signing on Maggie. This will involve a national TV campaign.
Cal
"Maggie" is finishing up a book proposal that her literary agent has asked for. This other agent is different than her other agent and will be handling publishing, literary, and film rights. The proposal is for a book of essays that are really just a slightly more developed form of her blog posts that have a bit more depth.
This Tuesday is this A-list event at the Whitney. As a tease my name "Calvin" in my delusional artist mind could cross over into a prominent designer's branding, especially since I'm from New York. Hmmm...
Looks like a really big gig will be signing on Maggie. This will involve a national TV campaign.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
This November marks the ninth year of the NYC Meet-Ups that first started with Damaso Reyes.
Somehow I was "walking along minding my own business" when I was given this responsibility in what I would call "a bait and switch."
Back then I started this over the top champaign that riffed off the idea of our gear-centric camera culture and made a "First Annual Leica M-Body Beauty Contest/Pagent."
I think this year I will create a "First Annual Screw-Mount Beauty Contest/Pagent."
Last year Same has this crazy mint black paint screw mount.
See it here at: http://www.camerachronicle.com/gear-page/2018/4/14/2018-camera-carnival
All I can say is be aware that I already have a screw-mount with lever film advance and M3 style back door category ringer lined up.
Also be aware that Snarky Joe has something sneaky going on. I'm sure Sam and Jim will have surprises.
Cal
Somehow I was "walking along minding my own business" when I was given this responsibility in what I would call "a bait and switch."
Back then I started this over the top champaign that riffed off the idea of our gear-centric camera culture and made a "First Annual Leica M-Body Beauty Contest/Pagent."
I think this year I will create a "First Annual Screw-Mount Beauty Contest/Pagent."
Last year Same has this crazy mint black paint screw mount.
See it here at: http://www.camerachronicle.com/gear-page/2018/4/14/2018-camera-carnival
All I can say is be aware that I already have a screw-mount with lever film advance and M3 style back door category ringer lined up.
Also be aware that Snarky Joe has something sneaky going on. I'm sure Sam and Jim will have surprises.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
One of the reasons I love cycling, is that I love to eat. Unlike Chefs us bikers tend to be somewhat skinny bitches.
This engineer/friend once said, "Cal, you are so skinny," and my response was, "Mike, you are short, fat and bald."
"I didn't mean to offend you," Mike said, and then I replied, "Neither did I."
We both laughed pretty hard.
So perhaps I have a bit of an eating disorder. In my past I kinda would gross people out."Iron Mike," the guy who introduced me to mountain biking, had coupons from Burger King: two Woppers for the price of one, and he asked if I wanted in.
I responded by sayng, "Get me four."
Mike at lunch said, "I can't watch you eating, because it is making me sick." LOL.
Then there was the "Hampton Maid" at the South Hampton Dinner. Julie mentioned how over the top this breakfast was. Served on a turkey tray was three eggs, french toast, pancakes, ham, sausage and bacon.
I ordered two. The waitress refused. "Two Hampton Maids won't fit on the table." Perhaps there were 6-7 of us at a big round table.
So bring out one, and after I eat that have the second one coming. So not only did I impress the girls with my appetite, Julie also gave me some extra sausages from her Hampton Maid.
I really hate meetings. Back at Grumman I literally would just nod out. I worked with Iron Mike, and Mike asked my boss if he should wake me up. Mike tells me that Joe said, "Let him sleep, he does plenty of work." LOL.
So in the hospital where I currently work our new big boss/chief use to order gourmet pizza for the Friday weekly meetings. He happens to mention the pizza for us, but mentions that he is on a diet, so right on cue I decide to sit right next to him in this conference room.
Now understand that I'm trained as an artist, so in my terms "artists by definition are exhibitionists" and for almost a decade I was a performance artist. Also I kinda am a self proclaimed binge eater.
I grab two slices, inverting the top slice and laying it right on top of a slice on my plate to create a "Pizza Sandwich." I unglamourishly wolf it down; I get another two slices and make another; then another; and then yet another.
It was interesting to note that before I finished eating the equivalent of an entire Pizza with added toppings my boss caved in. "I'm going to have to have just one slice." LOL.
After that episode/performance no Pizza was ordered again.
So it is November and time for Thanksgiving. Not only am I binge eater, I'm also a binge cooker. Pretty much in character I tend to overdo things, and this is a mark of once having known poverty.
So I make La-zon-yah in a 7 inch deep foil tray designed to roast a turkey, but to be brutal I don't make just one tray: I typically make three of these trays because of economy of scale.
I add a layer of sausage. First I boil them for 5 minutes, then I fry them, and then I simmer them for a few hours in the sauce. I learned this trick from "Maggie's" sister. The sausages become both tender and moist. Perhaps I do this to 15-20 pounds of sausages.
Then I brown about 15-20 pounds of ground sirlon and add this to the sauce to simmer with the sausages. Meanwhile I carmelize a 5 pound bag of purple onions to sweeten the sauce. These chopped onions eventually are reduced to the size of a tennis ball before I add them to the sauce.
So when I layer the three trays when done each weighs about 50 pounds and will take about 4 hours to heat up because of the mass.
I have been accused of poisoning Dave because my La-zon-yah is so good that Dave couldn't stop eating, and he keep eating until he got sick. Pretty much an overdose.
Also on one Thanksgiving I used a plastic pancake turner to remove the first portion. I proceeded to snap the tool in half. For Christmas "Maggie's" sister gave me an All-Clad stainless steel Pancake turner as a joke.
One year around this time "Maggie" came home saying I have to make some Lay-Zon-yah to help this family.
Maggie being a Social Worker and professor had a client. The father who was handicapped and was the glue that kept this family together had stroked out. There was a kid and a teenager as well as the mother, but this family had no other family support. Pretty much we were rescuing a family.
So my tactic was to make my three trays: one for the funeral that was needed right away; a second one for Thanksgiving to tie them over; and the third as a spare.
It was divine intervention that the cheese and meat happen to be on sale. Taking a this heavy tray on the 4 train to the last stop to Woodlawn was a challenge. They lived in the projects. The young kid was so skinny that he resembled that emaciated kid on a fire escape that Bruce Davidson took in 1969 to document the poverty on East 100th Street.
The mother cried because of the kindness. It was really heartbreaking. In the end I felt blessed because I actually got more back than I gave.
When Thanksgiving came around I still had two trays in the freezer. The School of Social Work at Fordham had a catered Thanksgiving dinner delivered.
In a way this New York Meet-Up I initially looked at as a responsibility and a burden. Pretty much not for a "lazy slacker" but really I get back more than I give and it has been a very rewarding experience.
This is our ninth year...
Cal
This engineer/friend once said, "Cal, you are so skinny," and my response was, "Mike, you are short, fat and bald."
"I didn't mean to offend you," Mike said, and then I replied, "Neither did I."
We both laughed pretty hard.
So perhaps I have a bit of an eating disorder. In my past I kinda would gross people out."Iron Mike," the guy who introduced me to mountain biking, had coupons from Burger King: two Woppers for the price of one, and he asked if I wanted in.
I responded by sayng, "Get me four."
Mike at lunch said, "I can't watch you eating, because it is making me sick." LOL.
Then there was the "Hampton Maid" at the South Hampton Dinner. Julie mentioned how over the top this breakfast was. Served on a turkey tray was three eggs, french toast, pancakes, ham, sausage and bacon.
I ordered two. The waitress refused. "Two Hampton Maids won't fit on the table." Perhaps there were 6-7 of us at a big round table.
So bring out one, and after I eat that have the second one coming. So not only did I impress the girls with my appetite, Julie also gave me some extra sausages from her Hampton Maid.
I really hate meetings. Back at Grumman I literally would just nod out. I worked with Iron Mike, and Mike asked my boss if he should wake me up. Mike tells me that Joe said, "Let him sleep, he does plenty of work." LOL.
So in the hospital where I currently work our new big boss/chief use to order gourmet pizza for the Friday weekly meetings. He happens to mention the pizza for us, but mentions that he is on a diet, so right on cue I decide to sit right next to him in this conference room.
Now understand that I'm trained as an artist, so in my terms "artists by definition are exhibitionists" and for almost a decade I was a performance artist. Also I kinda am a self proclaimed binge eater.
I grab two slices, inverting the top slice and laying it right on top of a slice on my plate to create a "Pizza Sandwich." I unglamourishly wolf it down; I get another two slices and make another; then another; and then yet another.
It was interesting to note that before I finished eating the equivalent of an entire Pizza with added toppings my boss caved in. "I'm going to have to have just one slice." LOL.
After that episode/performance no Pizza was ordered again.
So it is November and time for Thanksgiving. Not only am I binge eater, I'm also a binge cooker. Pretty much in character I tend to overdo things, and this is a mark of once having known poverty.
So I make La-zon-yah in a 7 inch deep foil tray designed to roast a turkey, but to be brutal I don't make just one tray: I typically make three of these trays because of economy of scale.
I add a layer of sausage. First I boil them for 5 minutes, then I fry them, and then I simmer them for a few hours in the sauce. I learned this trick from "Maggie's" sister. The sausages become both tender and moist. Perhaps I do this to 15-20 pounds of sausages.
Then I brown about 15-20 pounds of ground sirlon and add this to the sauce to simmer with the sausages. Meanwhile I carmelize a 5 pound bag of purple onions to sweeten the sauce. These chopped onions eventually are reduced to the size of a tennis ball before I add them to the sauce.
So when I layer the three trays when done each weighs about 50 pounds and will take about 4 hours to heat up because of the mass.
I have been accused of poisoning Dave because my La-zon-yah is so good that Dave couldn't stop eating, and he keep eating until he got sick. Pretty much an overdose.
Also on one Thanksgiving I used a plastic pancake turner to remove the first portion. I proceeded to snap the tool in half. For Christmas "Maggie's" sister gave me an All-Clad stainless steel Pancake turner as a joke.
One year around this time "Maggie" came home saying I have to make some Lay-Zon-yah to help this family.
Maggie being a Social Worker and professor had a client. The father who was handicapped and was the glue that kept this family together had stroked out. There was a kid and a teenager as well as the mother, but this family had no other family support. Pretty much we were rescuing a family.
So my tactic was to make my three trays: one for the funeral that was needed right away; a second one for Thanksgiving to tie them over; and the third as a spare.
It was divine intervention that the cheese and meat happen to be on sale. Taking a this heavy tray on the 4 train to the last stop to Woodlawn was a challenge. They lived in the projects. The young kid was so skinny that he resembled that emaciated kid on a fire escape that Bruce Davidson took in 1969 to document the poverty on East 100th Street.
The mother cried because of the kindness. It was really heartbreaking. In the end I felt blessed because I actually got more back than I gave.
When Thanksgiving came around I still had two trays in the freezer. The School of Social Work at Fordham had a catered Thanksgiving dinner delivered.
In a way this New York Meet-Up I initially looked at as a responsibility and a burden. Pretty much not for a "lazy slacker" but really I get back more than I give and it has been a very rewarding experience.
This is our ninth year...
Cal
Prest_400
Multiformat
Although I missed the meet up at the time I visited NYC, we could hang around with Cal. It was such a good way to see the other NYC out of Manhattan. Blow some candles on the next ones!
I tend to surprise people as I like to research the background of places and things. No fault, always good to know and most people, specially younger, nowadays tend to be superficial.
Biking is a pulsating interest. I've never done it too intensely but it goes well with photography, by going places and carrying cameras. Nowadays it's a commuting affair but glad I picked up a MTB for that... It allows to have a bit of fun on the slight downhills and going fast in the flat. Tried with thin snowed road and seemed to have good control. I'm not used to sub 0C however so that's why with colder and darker here I don't think about biking.
You mentioned Steel and Ti IBIS. Back in summer when I read a lot about bikes I watched a YT video, which I can't now find, about an OZ ex aerospace engineer that made bikes himself. He argued that the carbon of bikes has been rather compromised and don't need to say, far from what the aerospace grade is. Anyways the topic was that aside of weight, Carbon isn't really that good a bike material. It was an interesting argument.
Steel is very tough and Titanium so, although a tough metal to work on.
And learned that Aluminum, the material of choice for average bikes now, tends to fatigue.
The beater '96 MTB I picked and fixed is mostly made in Europe and USA. Something interesting from the good old days.
I like MTBs quite a bit, although I tend to go on rather flat, its riding posture is not as agressive as road and can catch unpaved roads in between.
Titanium is alluring, and a good one rig to keep upgrading is nice. The issue with bikes is that from my view, it's a different matter to buy online+second hand due to the shipping.
The only big crash I've had was kissing the ground when going downhill on an asphalted country road. A damn bump made by a root caught me watching the landscape and went over the bars.
Costly dentist visit.
I enjoy going fast, and that's good concerning commuting times. Tend to be cautious however. No wheelie for 3 miles or hands free riding; Both of which I don't really know how to do!
Cal you should write a book of stories. Who knows, Accidental Novelist perhaps?
I tend to surprise people as I like to research the background of places and things. No fault, always good to know and most people, specially younger, nowadays tend to be superficial.
Biking is a pulsating interest. I've never done it too intensely but it goes well with photography, by going places and carrying cameras. Nowadays it's a commuting affair but glad I picked up a MTB for that... It allows to have a bit of fun on the slight downhills and going fast in the flat. Tried with thin snowed road and seemed to have good control. I'm not used to sub 0C however so that's why with colder and darker here I don't think about biking.
You mentioned Steel and Ti IBIS. Back in summer when I read a lot about bikes I watched a YT video, which I can't now find, about an OZ ex aerospace engineer that made bikes himself. He argued that the carbon of bikes has been rather compromised and don't need to say, far from what the aerospace grade is. Anyways the topic was that aside of weight, Carbon isn't really that good a bike material. It was an interesting argument.
Steel is very tough and Titanium so, although a tough metal to work on.
And learned that Aluminum, the material of choice for average bikes now, tends to fatigue.
The beater '96 MTB I picked and fixed is mostly made in Europe and USA. Something interesting from the good old days.
I like MTBs quite a bit, although I tend to go on rather flat, its riding posture is not as agressive as road and can catch unpaved roads in between.
Titanium is alluring, and a good one rig to keep upgrading is nice. The issue with bikes is that from my view, it's a different matter to buy online+second hand due to the shipping.
The only big crash I've had was kissing the ground when going downhill on an asphalted country road. A damn bump made by a root caught me watching the landscape and went over the bars.
Costly dentist visit.
I enjoy going fast, and that's good concerning commuting times. Tend to be cautious however. No wheelie for 3 miles or hands free riding; Both of which I don't really know how to do!
Cal you should write a book of stories. Who knows, Accidental Novelist perhaps?
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Jorde,
The good about carbon is that it is structurally stiff, lightweight, easy to sculpt, has high fatigue strength, but not the best for crashing. Stress risers cause failures at joints. The ride has very quick dampening, something great in a fishing rod, but perhaps unwanted on a bike because road shocks get transmitted to the body.
Aluminum eventually fatigues when flexed. The workaround is going oversized in tubing diameters for stiffness, but then again this transmits jolts and shocks very efficiently to the body.
For me steel has a very comfortable ride with just the right amount of give to dull the shock and jolting of harsh terrain. It is strong, durable, and when highly designed has a rather refined and tuned ride. High strength and also has a high fatigue strength. The penalty is weight.
For me Titanium is much like steel. It has the springy give of steel to deaden shock, but dampens faster than steel. No weight penalty.
The bicycle changed my life, and my friend Mike saved my life. Use to be a pretty self destructive person, perhaps with a death wish. For a good part of my life cycling was a lifestyle kinda like being a surfer where I lived to bike and my life centered around that.
Seems like my obsessive tendencies allow photography to be a lifestyle as well. Some may deem it a bit crazy because if you removed photography from my life pretty much I would not have much of a life. Sadly the same could be said for many others who would not be able to function or would not have a life if you removed their cell phone.
For me the camera and printing is a better choice, but then again I live in a bubble. I can really get lost by myself by jumping on a bike and just heading in one direction. The same for walking the beach by myself with a surf rod fishing. Or picking up a guitar to learn some Jazz standard.
I romance about these Hemingway like moments that place a man in the world. I like the sense of adventure, the calculated risk, but most of all the simplicity. Never knew anyone that was happy that had a complicated life. I like the purity I mention above.
Cal
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Cal,
If you haven't already, you should check out the sturmey archer kickback hub. I have the freewheel version (there is a coaster brake version as well.) I built up a set of wheels with the Kickback as my entire drivetrain. It has a 1:1 ratio and a 1:.66 ratio. This givea a great spread for mountain biking east coast trails. One gear for climbing and one gear for the flats and downhill. I have this on my first 1996 Stumpjumper rigid bike. The whole bike is an homage to Suntour's pinnacle days with a XC pro set of brakes and crankset and XC Comp front hub (I used the comp because the races are the same but the axle is steel not titanium.) I love this bike and it is pretty dang light for a steel mountain bike.
Also, about eating; when I was racing with Temple U. I consulted a nutritionist at the VA hospital who was formerly the nutritionist for the sports teams at UNC. When I asked her about my intake she said I needed to TRIPLE it or I would suffer ketosis where the body eats the muscle for energy and I would never get stronger. I was eating 3000 calorie breakfasts and on race day I would try to hit 4000 calories. I was 168lbs and my BMI was supposedly unhealthy since I had no fat. When I would go to the doctor, I would mess with the intake nurses and drop my blood pressure to the floor. Cyclists and long distance Runners and swimmers have that ability to sit down and breathe and relax to have a resting heart beat that would otherwise be dangerous in many individuals. Right now I only have my 1981 Miata 610 Touring bike for the road but I can still train on it. It would be really nice to build up another really lightweight racing bike but that certainly isn't in the budget this year.
Right now, I have realized that I do not eat enough protein. Since I am largely commuting to and from school as well as my internship 10 miles away, and doing it on a bicycle, I feel like I am actually losing muscle mass because we don't cook very much meat at home. Yogurt and peanut butter can only go so far when packing protein.
Phil Forrest
If you haven't already, you should check out the sturmey archer kickback hub. I have the freewheel version (there is a coaster brake version as well.) I built up a set of wheels with the Kickback as my entire drivetrain. It has a 1:1 ratio and a 1:.66 ratio. This givea a great spread for mountain biking east coast trails. One gear for climbing and one gear for the flats and downhill. I have this on my first 1996 Stumpjumper rigid bike. The whole bike is an homage to Suntour's pinnacle days with a XC pro set of brakes and crankset and XC Comp front hub (I used the comp because the races are the same but the axle is steel not titanium.) I love this bike and it is pretty dang light for a steel mountain bike.
Also, about eating; when I was racing with Temple U. I consulted a nutritionist at the VA hospital who was formerly the nutritionist for the sports teams at UNC. When I asked her about my intake she said I needed to TRIPLE it or I would suffer ketosis where the body eats the muscle for energy and I would never get stronger. I was eating 3000 calorie breakfasts and on race day I would try to hit 4000 calories. I was 168lbs and my BMI was supposedly unhealthy since I had no fat. When I would go to the doctor, I would mess with the intake nurses and drop my blood pressure to the floor. Cyclists and long distance Runners and swimmers have that ability to sit down and breathe and relax to have a resting heart beat that would otherwise be dangerous in many individuals. Right now I only have my 1981 Miata 610 Touring bike for the road but I can still train on it. It would be really nice to build up another really lightweight racing bike but that certainly isn't in the budget this year.
Right now, I have realized that I do not eat enough protein. Since I am largely commuting to and from school as well as my internship 10 miles away, and doing it on a bicycle, I feel like I am actually losing muscle mass because we don't cook very much meat at home. Yogurt and peanut butter can only go so far when packing protein.
Phil Forrest
Prest_400
Multiformat
Simplicity is the way to go, basically by going into activities that get you into "the flow" is how one finds enjoyment. In welfare terms we're better than ever before, but the norm is under a complicated and materialistic society. I'm young but guess I'm starting to be old as "don't understand what the kids are doing".
And this layer of internet adds a strange new and virtual complexity to daily life. I've seen it and it's hard to explain.
It's funny I was sort of a rebel/very late adopter as a teenager. Kept Instant messaging to a minimum and didn't get to carry a phone until 18 not that long ago, "I'll have to stress about that well enough later".
I haven't looked much about hub based gearing, and browsing around discovered Rohloff. Turns out these hub gears are quite mighty but interestingly they are very rare in MTB. More popular in touring rigs and ubiquitous here on city and utility bikes.
Suntour used to do great stuff back then, nowadays they are just low range stuff sadly. Maybe not even the original brand.
As a tinkerer I sort of learned the basics of working on cogs, cassetes and derrailleurs but hub gearing is rather a black box.
Phil, I used to have a gym-rat classmate that sweared by egg whites. They are sold in the supermarket here in Europe, but I guess separating them from eggs would be easy enough.
He used to mix them with oat and make a sort of non-tasting pancake, only meat he ate was Chicken but I think it was during the burning fat phase.
ATM I have a very fast metabolism and really don't eye in what I eat. I enjoy the staples of bread and pasta quite a lot, but seems that for many carbs are a no-no.
I rather wish I'd find gym training attractive but never went into it. Not even the long dark days of northern europe are pushing me into it yet.
Range-rover
Veteran
When's the Meeting let me know, have to know early to get that day off.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Phil,
I'm an old fan of Suntour Micro-Drive. I have a set of Micro-Drive 175mm cranks if you want them: square taper for 112mm bottom bracket. They are yours, if you want them.
My 48" to 63" is only 1:1.31. The 63 gear inches seems to be a good all rounder, but not tall enough for my Harlem Hills interval loop. I can see how 1:1.6 (Golden Mean) is the sweet spot. If I use 48" for a low the high is a nice 76.8" which is a great hammer gear. I use to have my steel IBIS set up with a 48-16 for 72 inches.
This Perricone Diet has been a game changer for me. While carbs are somewhat restricted, processed grains eliminated, I find the time to cook up legumes in batches. I soak them for a day to reduce the cooking time to about 45 minutes.
I found these jars of Tuscan flavors that have herbs, spices, peppers that I blend into cooked black-eyed peas. I add olive oil when I dose out my servings. Great to have 4 fried eggs over these beans.
This same brand also makes a Mexican jar of herbs spices and peppers that I add to black beans. Imagine a black bean omelet. Mucho good.
Chick peas are another staple. I make large batches of hummas using large amounts of olive oil. Part of the Perricone Diet are superfoods and seeds. I add to this Hummus sesame seeds (high good fat), flax seeds (another superfood).
I usually make guac with 5 avacados twice a week. Avacados are another superfood.
Oatmeal for breakfast with frozen blueberries. Today I threw in some chia seeds (another superfood Omega 3's) and some flax seeds. I buy in bulk amonds, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
The only grains I eat are oats (5 minute not 1 minute), Barley (not a processed grain) and wheat germ (only wheat product and a superfood) that I sometimes add a few tablespoons to my oatmeal.
The feed given animals effects the amount Omega 3 and Omega 6, which are essential fatty acids that pretty much have been eliminated from out diets. I purchase "Eggland's Best" which are vegitarian feed that have markedly different/better nutrician that other eggs. Grass feed beef has Omega 3'S AND Omega 6'S, while regular grain feed beef is deficient in these essential fatty acids.
The same goes for Salmon. Farmed Salmon lack the abundance of Omega 3's and Omega 6's that is featured in wild Salmon.
Potatoes and corn are starches that are not part of this diet.
So I kinda have learned that my body requires more fat to remain healthy, and the Perricone Diet utilizes fats that encourage great youthful skin.
Before this change of diet I had chronic dry skin that was inflamation. Behind my ears near my scalp I had Seboratic Demititis, this scabby painful dandrif. I still have to moisturize my skin everyday, but it seems I am getting relief from these autoimmune responses with this diet change.
It seems that certain foods that have a high glycemic uptake like Bananas, and starches like processed wheat (pasta, breads, bagels), rice, potatoes, and corn are avoided because spikes in insulin are considered inflamatory because of insulin spikes.
Whole foods really are affordable, and can be both cost effective and be great nutricionally. One of the things required though is more frequent eating. Around 10:30-11:00 AM I eat a handful of almonds or walnuts. Today I'm going to have a hearty dose of Hummus laden with olive oil and fortifien with Flax seeds and Sesame seeds.
After 4:00 PM when I get home I'll have a snack of Guac. For dinner I have French Lentals that I first soaked for 24 hours, drained, and simmered for 45 minutes with some canned imported Italian peeled whole tomatoes that had no salt added. The ingredients are tomatoes and citric acid on the can. To this stew of lentals and tomatoes I add a dose of "Power Greens," a blend of Kale and Spinach.
Will likely have a chicken breast or some smoked Salmon as added protein.
What I have learned is that the American Diet utilizes too many processed foods, and encourages the intake of too many carbs. The "unprocessing" of food, if one takes the responsibility, can be readily mitigated with a minimal of planning and effort. I also find this food rewarding and satisfying to eat. This food is far from boring or bland. Bonus is youthful skin.
I'm not a big fan of Greek Yogart, but instead I consume regular yogart with fruit as a snack, and get a good source of protein from using Skim-Plus which is double the protein.
Yesterday I did two 17 1/2 minute miles on the elyptical that ended with sprints. With the cool downs for recovery I did 40 minutes on the elyptical overall.
Threw around some dumbells, and then Jumped on the stationary bike for another 40 minutes pushing a moderately high resistance at low rpm. My body was tired but not hammered. Today I'm happy that I beat the rain and walked to work.
Pretty much I don't feel like I overdid anything, I'm not sore, and If I had the time I would put in the extended time in the gym again, but to save time I will likely have to go high intensity to fit it in.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Tonight is some private event being held at the new Whitney Museum that involves an Andy Warhol exhibit. I'm taking off of work early because I want to vote, and we were told to be at this event an hour early so we can be photographed.
"Maggie" is now adding me to her brand. Tonight's dress code is casual, and what makes this event particularly interesting is my name being "Calvin" and me being from New York. I don't think I'm delusional here because my branding and the branding of this well known brand intersects and fits well together. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but anything is possible.
It seems that Thursday is an event that I'll be wearing my tux again, but it will be dressed down without a white shirt. I pretty much have to compose myself with "Maggie" as being part of a power couple. Pretty much I'm a prop.
Kinda crazy regressing. I feel like I'm auditioning and a performance artist again. Somehow I'm being pulled into the world of fashion, but now not as a photographer.
Interesting to note how many of Maggie's followers are curious about me.
Cal
"Maggie" is now adding me to her brand. Tonight's dress code is casual, and what makes this event particularly interesting is my name being "Calvin" and me being from New York. I don't think I'm delusional here because my branding and the branding of this well known brand intersects and fits well together. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but anything is possible.
It seems that Thursday is an event that I'll be wearing my tux again, but it will be dressed down without a white shirt. I pretty much have to compose myself with "Maggie" as being part of a power couple. Pretty much I'm a prop.
Kinda crazy regressing. I feel like I'm auditioning and a performance artist again. Somehow I'm being pulled into the world of fashion, but now not as a photographer.
Interesting to note how many of Maggie's followers are curious about me.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Last night was a party held in the entire Whitney Museum. This Andy Warhol exhibition does not open to the Public until November 12th, but we got to preview the show.
Drinks were served in the lobby, and pretty much the museum was open, but closed to those not invited.
Seems that Calvin Klein has been colaborating with the Warhol estate/foundation, and are using Warhol images on clothing. I wore a "Calvin" t-shirt last night to expand my branding. I think the best version I own is the "Calvin" t-shirt that also states "New York."
"Maggie" is kinda stressed. Grades have to go in, she is presenting a paper this weekend in FLA, and she is working on a book proposal. Know that she has a literary agent, and an editor is already very interested. Pretty much on the hook, but not gaffed yet.
Cal
Drinks were served in the lobby, and pretty much the museum was open, but closed to those not invited.
Seems that Calvin Klein has been colaborating with the Warhol estate/foundation, and are using Warhol images on clothing. I wore a "Calvin" t-shirt last night to expand my branding. I think the best version I own is the "Calvin" t-shirt that also states "New York."
"Maggie" is kinda stressed. Grades have to go in, she is presenting a paper this weekend in FLA, and she is working on a book proposal. Know that she has a literary agent, and an editor is already very interested. Pretty much on the hook, but not gaffed yet.
Cal
Prest_400
Multiformat
If things work out, hey it would be good to near retirement by doing how fireworks end, with the spanish term "traca final". I'd be glad to get back performance artist days. Likewise for Maggie. Perhaps it's the gig economy millenial view that day jobs are sort of passé.
From my times stranded on my beach hometown I knew I'd make a good non-chalant millionaire. A decade ago people shied away from internet exposure, now kids want to be youtubers and influencers. The money is good but there's quite some stress.
From my times stranded on my beach hometown I knew I'd make a good non-chalant millionaire. A decade ago people shied away from internet exposure, now kids want to be youtubers and influencers. The money is good but there's quite some stress.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
The rage is 1x11 and 2x11 using Shimano XTR, but I'm going retro 3x11.
The benefits are longer wearing, more gear selection, less jumps in gearing, a granny gear that is really low. The weight penalty is really a titanium 20 tooth chain ring which weighs about an ounce over running a 2x11 double, but that gets offset by running a smaller lighter cassette that is a road Dura-Ace sized that costs me less than an 11-40T XTR cassette.
I figure with less cross chain, and a better chain line that is straighter, a lot of the wear of a 2x11 or 1x11 will become mitigated.
Today I think I will take some of Phil's advice and order some XT 11-speed cassettes on sale. I'll save the two XTR cassettes as a commodity/investment. Difference in weight is 80 grams, but the price is well less than half. Time to load up the truck with XT cassettes. I'll probably get half a dozen.
So you have to understand that I have a Titanium IBIS Mountain Trials, and a steel version. Both currently are set up as single speeds. The Ti IBIS is set up as an urban road bike with slicks, and the steel IBIS is rigged with a 30 gear inch trials gear with a bash guard and mucho overbuilt wheels that can handle drops, nose picking front wheelies, and rock hopping.
For what I need for these unusual bikes that feature a 24 inch rear wheels this XTR 11-speed is the ultimate. These bikes are for technical riders with good bike handling skills and are a bit tricky to ride. They excell on acceleration and climbing, and are well suited for rolling terrain that has steep climbs. The steel IBIS I'll set up eventually as a 1x11.
Pretty much I'm stocking up at the right time with a commodity. Now is clearly the time.
Don't tell "Maggie" but Peekskill in the lower Hudson valley has some of the best technical single track on the east coast. Metro North has a train stop there, and it is not too far from Madhattan if you don't have to work.
Also New Paltz, where they have the Gunks (shear-faced granite outcrops) is not that remote from NYC for me.
BTW when I did the Tour de Bronx the only areas not familiar to me were the nice neighborhoods other than City Island. Never knew how suburban Throgsneck was or how wealthy Riverdale was. I was very familiar with the run down parts. Kinda was like a connect-the-dots experience seeing it almost all at once.
Cal
The benefits are longer wearing, more gear selection, less jumps in gearing, a granny gear that is really low. The weight penalty is really a titanium 20 tooth chain ring which weighs about an ounce over running a 2x11 double, but that gets offset by running a smaller lighter cassette that is a road Dura-Ace sized that costs me less than an 11-40T XTR cassette.
I figure with less cross chain, and a better chain line that is straighter, a lot of the wear of a 2x11 or 1x11 will become mitigated.
Today I think I will take some of Phil's advice and order some XT 11-speed cassettes on sale. I'll save the two XTR cassettes as a commodity/investment. Difference in weight is 80 grams, but the price is well less than half. Time to load up the truck with XT cassettes. I'll probably get half a dozen.
So you have to understand that I have a Titanium IBIS Mountain Trials, and a steel version. Both currently are set up as single speeds. The Ti IBIS is set up as an urban road bike with slicks, and the steel IBIS is rigged with a 30 gear inch trials gear with a bash guard and mucho overbuilt wheels that can handle drops, nose picking front wheelies, and rock hopping.
For what I need for these unusual bikes that feature a 24 inch rear wheels this XTR 11-speed is the ultimate. These bikes are for technical riders with good bike handling skills and are a bit tricky to ride. They excell on acceleration and climbing, and are well suited for rolling terrain that has steep climbs. The steel IBIS I'll set up eventually as a 1x11.
Pretty much I'm stocking up at the right time with a commodity. Now is clearly the time.
Don't tell "Maggie" but Peekskill in the lower Hudson valley has some of the best technical single track on the east coast. Metro North has a train stop there, and it is not too far from Madhattan if you don't have to work.
Also New Paltz, where they have the Gunks (shear-faced granite outcrops) is not that remote from NYC for me.
BTW when I did the Tour de Bronx the only areas not familiar to me were the nice neighborhoods other than City Island. Never knew how suburban Throgsneck was or how wealthy Riverdale was. I was very familiar with the run down parts. Kinda was like a connect-the-dots experience seeing it almost all at once.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
One thing to know is the CF in me knows that as far as commodities go first the XTR Cassettes will soon appreciate in value and the price will be dear for those trying to avoid upgrading. Next the XT cassettes also for those trying to avoid the upgrade.
All supply and demand in a market. Not that I have cornered the market, but I have ample supply and perhaps excess supply so that I'm hedged.
From the days of being a swing trader of commodities against hedge funds I know timing is important, supply is important, and thinking three moves ahead is important.
Cal
All supply and demand in a market. Not that I have cornered the market, but I have ample supply and perhaps excess supply so that I'm hedged.
From the days of being a swing trader of commodities against hedge funds I know timing is important, supply is important, and thinking three moves ahead is important.
Cal
robert blu
quiet photographer
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Robert,
It is kinda cute and funny.
One of my friends use to call me "Klein" instead of Cal or Calvin.
At Grumman this manager who use to be a U-boat Captain in WWII use to call me Carl. When I corrected him and said my name is Cal he said, "It is Carl, I make you German."
Pretty interesting having a cowboy name and looking like me. LOL. Not a common name.
Calvin AKA "Klein"
Foot note: It would/could be a fun advertising if Calvin Klein explored my vintage hipster New York attitude to market their brand riffing of of mine. I'm not ripped enough in the abs for an underwear commercial yet. LOL.
lxmike
M2 fan.
Next year l plan a, first time, trip to New York, around November time, it would be great if l could time it for next years meet up