Best Of

Had yesterday off. Did pretty much nothing but make and drink coffee and smoke cigars.

Ok gents, let's resurrect an oldie. Going back 10 years i was 38 and in the best shape of my life. Lifting every day and got to the point where I was the strongest I'd ever been. Of course that was derailed by a shoulder injury and it was a great excuse to get lazy and fat.
November 2024 I was the heaviest I've been in my life. 252 pounds of fat. I made the decision to get back in the gym, shoulder pain be damned. 14 months later I'm 210 pounds and in great physical shape again. I limit barbell exercises and mainly focus dumbells and machines for chest now. I have another 15 pounds or so of fat to go and then will bulk again. I severely cut back on alcohol and improved my diet a bunch. It's never too late fellas. Life's too short, put in the work.

This morning we had coffee with my daughter's boyfriend's parents who have been stateside for a few weeks before returning to Sao Jorge, one of the Azores islands. The kids are living in Japan so much of the conversation was about them. My Wife had me pick up some donuts, charcuterie, and crudités, but they really only came for coffee and conversation with just a few nibbles from the spread. It was a good visit and the resulting cleaned house is another benefit.

I fixed them both cappuccinos, pulling shots of Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aricha Adorsi Washed coffee I roasted on my Robot and steaming milk on my Gaggia Factory. I like the shots from the Robot better, I can get a bigger shot and there's no worries about overheating the coffee.

Afterwards we made a thrift store run to donate a large office chair and a few other items. I made a lap in the store but didn't find anything I needed so I waited in the car reading a book until my Wife was done scouring the store. She came away with a brown raincoat and a tall rolling shoe rack that broke down so that it would fit in the car for the trip home.

At home I was able to finish the book and fired up the steam sauna for a soak before dinner. My back feels better after the treatment, now I'm enjoying a cigar.