Tuesday, November 8, 2016

HIKING IN AMISH COUNTRY

Monday morning, I left Chicago and headed to Middlebury, Indiana for a very productive appointment selling batiks. After I finished, I continued on to Shipshewana to put myself in place for a one day wholesale show on Tuesday. As soon as I checked in, I wasted no time changing my clothes and set out for a hike in Amish country, Shipshewana, Indiana. Since I was in the western portion of the eastern time zone, I got nearly an extra hour of sunlight than I would have enjoyed in Chicago. I made good use of the light, and was able to complete a twelve mile hike.

It looks like I have time travelled to the 1908 when the Cubs has last won the World Series prior to their victory last week. No, it is just me, in 2016 in the heart of Amish country in Shipshewana, Indiana.


I 'discovered' this plaque near Shipshewana Lake.


In Amish country, one has to make sure that you stay out of the way of approaching horse and buggies approaching.

I am a 'city boy' so I found it particularly interesting to be so up close and personal with these horses.





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Other than the occasional horse and buggy or bicyclist, there was not too much traffic on the Amish roads.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST Calories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
g
Quaker Grits Instant Original 300 66 0 6 930 0
Whey Protein Bar Chocolate Chip 360 42 12 20 160 29

660 108 12 26 1,090 29
L U N C H
Subway Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat 560 92 17 36 1,890 11
Costco - Cheese Pizza Slice 350 35 14 22 685 4
Quest - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 190 20 9 21 210 1

1,100 147 40 79 2,785 16
D I N N E R
Subway - Carved Turkey Sandwich 760 86 10 50 1,800 12
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar 210 27 9 4 320 3

970 113 19 54 2,120 15
S N A C K S
Costco - Chocolate Cake 500 70 33 7 522 44

500 70 33 7 522 44
Totals 3,230 438 104 166 6,517 104
Your Daily Goal 3,996 499 133 200 2,300 149
Remaining 766 61 29 34 -4,217 45
Calories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
g
*You've earned 2,066 extra calories from exercise today
If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 203.4 lbs in 5 weeks .


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       Your Exercise Diary for:


Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
TWELVE MILE HIKE SHIPSHEWANA
166 2,236

   
Daily Total / Goal 166 / 30 2,236 / 590  
Weekly Total / Goal 166 / 210 2,236 / 4,130             


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Today, November 8, 2016 is Election Day in the United States. It is a confusing race as one opponent is a liar and the other is an egomaniac. The confusion stems from the fact that the egomaniac also lies and the liar is also an egomaniac. Never before in the history of the United States have two wildly flawed and unlikeable candidates run against each other. My overwhelming preference is for Donald Trump, as I prefer capitalism to socialism. I prefer conservatism to liberalism. I prefer traditional American values to European values, as I prefer the values of the right to the values of the left. The candidate that I support, Donald Trump has a narrow path to victory. As I watch the election results this evening, it may be a long night or a short night. It will be a short night if it is clear that Trump has lost key states early. One thing is certain, about half of all Americans are going to be more than a bit depressed tomorrow. Either way, a song from R.E.M. may be somewhat appropriate, although  I am not too certain about the 'AND I FEEL FINE' part of the song title. 







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