DULUTH, MINNESOTA

Yesterday, my daughter and I spent a day off in Duluth, Minnesota. We arrived Duluth right before 1:00PM yesterday.  We checked into our room at the Radisson Hotel and promptly set out to explore the lakefront. We discovered a beautiful paved path that runs about 6 miles long along the Lake Superior coastline. We saw the famous (famous for Duluth) Lift Bridge and we walked about 3 miles north on the path. We stopped to explore some of the very rocky beaches and we stopped to take a bunch of photos. The most interesting thing we saw was Leif Erikson Park which looked like part of a medieval castle. There was only one time during the day, when my hernia was causing me trouble. After a rest while eating lunch, the pain completely subsided and I was able to thoroughly enjoy the day. My fitbit recorded nearly 20,000 steps which means that I walked nearly 10 miles.  After three weeks of inactivity this was a major achievement. The day ended with dinner at the restaurant atop our hotel -  JJ Astor.  This is the only revolving restaurant in Minnesota and it affords its patrons 360 degree views of the city of Duluth and Lake Superior. We made sure that our dinner included at least one complete revolution.  We were told that the restaurant goes around in a complete circle once every 72 minutes. Yesterday was a simply fabulous day.

Dad and Daughter enjoying the sunshine of spring day in Duluth

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	640	132	8	16	800	48
	640	132	8	16	800	48
L U N C H
Dairy Queen - Mushroom Swiss Grill Burger	570	39	35	24	820	8
Dairy Queen fries - French Fries, 3 cup	310	43	13	4	640	0
	880	82	48	28	1,460	8
D I N N E R
Prosciutto Pear Flatbread	435	39	23	18	975	5
Pan Seared Walleye	210	2	2	44	120	0
Grilled Brussel Sprouts	130	26	5	11	46	0
Fettuccini	270	39	6	12	580	1
	1,045	106	36	85	1,721	6
S N A C K S
Starbucks - Dark Chocolate Covered Grahams	280	34	16	4	100	24
	280	34	16	4	100	24
Totals	2,845	354	108	133	4,081	86
Your Daily Goal	2,964	370	98	149	2,300	111
Remaining	119	16	-9	15	-1,781	25
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,034 extra calories from exercise today

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Aerial Lift Bridge

Rocky Beach at Lake Place Park

Leif Erikson Park

Leif Erikson Park

That's not a bug on my head, that's my daughter on a bridge in the background

Duluth Cakewalk

Duluth Lakewalk

Checking out Lake Superior

Bridge from Lakewalk back to Downtown Duluth

Revolving restaurant Radisson Hotel (built 1970)

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THE FORCE AWAKENS

A long time ago, in a place far, far away (Long Island) in the summer of 1977, I was still a teenager. (at least until November of that year) and like every teenager in America - I went to the movie theatre to see Star Wars.  Again and again.  And few years later when the first sequel was released, in 1980, I returned to the theatre to see The Empire Strikes Back.  And a few years after that, in 1983, I returned to the theatre, yet again, to see The Return of the Jedi.  Back then, if one wanted to see a movie again, one had to return to the theatre, VHS tapes were in their infancy and DVD's had not been invented yet! When 1999 rolled around, and The Phantom Menace was released - I returned to the movie theatre to see that film as well.  That movie 'cured' me of the desire to see anymore Star Wars films.  I remember, The Phantom Menace was mostly boring and I hardly remember the story and I don't remember it being a very good film.  I have never seen 2002's Attack of the Clones or 2005's Revenge of the Sith.   Whatever magic George Lucas had in the production of those first three films, had apparently been drained by the time that the trio of sequel prequels were released.

As the release date for this latest installment in the Star Wars saga approached, The Force Awakens, I was seemingly unmoved by the hype.  But the hype is strong in this one.  With J.J. Abrams at the helm (who made that first Star Trek reboot which was simply amazing) and initial reviews touting the film - my resistance was futile.  (I know...wrong movie)  I have succumbed to the hype.  My wife completely rejected the idea of seeing the movie with me.  And although, my daughter's enthusiasm was almost as tepid - I did buy two tickets for a late afternoon showing of the film this coming Saturday.  We will be seeing the film is 2D (as I prefer) and we will be seeing the film within a half mile of our home.  All of a sudden, I became really interested in seeing this film.  Once I realized that most of America was going to see it - I decided to jump on board as well.  The Force Awakened.  At least until July 22, 2016 - That is when the new Star Trek film will be released.  

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
steel cut oatmeal - steel cut oat meal, 1 cup	600	108	10	20	0	4
FARM FRESH EGG-LAND'S. LARGE, 3 egg	180	0	12	18	195	0
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon, 3 Slices	70	0	4	7	220	0
Cheerios - Cheerios, 2 cup (28 g)	200	40	4	6	280	2
	1,050	148	30	51	695	6
L U N C H
Chilli - Chilli, 2 cups	400	14	28	24	1,060	0
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 1 medium apple	95	25	0	1	2	19
Kind Fruit & Nut - Almond Coconut Cashew Chai, 1 bar	200	18	14	5	15	8
	695	57	42	30	1,077	27
D I N N E R
Simply Roundys Organic pizza - Cheese pizza, 1/2 cup	450	50	18	20	0	0
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 255 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	60	0	0	6	195	0
libby's - Sweet Corn, 0.88 cup	105	16	3	4	350	12
	615	66	21	30	545	12
S N A C K S
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters, 90 g	360	72	5	9	630	27
	360	72	5	9	630	27
Totals	2,720	343	97	119	2,947	72
Your Daily Goal	4,875	609	162	244	2,300	182
Remaining	2,155	266	64	125	-646	109
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,945 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,533
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,568
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-156
Daily Total / Goal	185 / 30	2,945 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	416 / 210	6,364 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2720 calories

total calories burned (two 90 minute elliptical sessions) 3101 calories

total net calories 381 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 105
26163 steps

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Spock with a light saber?

Looks like the USS Enterprise is being chased by Darth Vader and friends

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