Thursday

 

Chickpea and Spinach in Spicy Pomodoro Sauce

We substituted spinach for kale and doubled the tomatoes. Served over quinoa, topped with fresh basil, without cheese. Delicious and filling. Using the spinach made it less hearty and crunchy but more smooth than using kale.

We've come up with a new exercise schedule: Mon, Wed, Fri is for weights and yoga. Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun are for jogging/walking the causeway. As the temperatures rise, I'll be able to go to Weaver Park in the mornings for weights and yoga.

It was a beautiful day today. I called John after exercising to meet me on his bike at Stirling Park and the Pinellas Trail. We rode to Publix to pick up some fresh ingredients for dinner and fresh fruit.

I watched Elvis on Netflix with Austin Butler. I was too young to know much about Elvis. I didn't know that he grew up poor in a black neighborhood. That's where he learned to sing and dance. I didn't realize that his manager took advantage of him emotionally and fiscally. The reason Elvis went overseas in the military as to avoid being jailed. He was seen as a threat by the FBI because of his support of blacks and Civil Rights. The FBI had dirt on his manager and used that to try and derail his career. 

I watched another series yesterday, called "Midsummer Night." It was set in Norway. Lots of family drama and secrets. The mom and dad are throwing a party on the longest day of the year to announce their divorce after 30 years of marriage.