Jerzei Collie's journal

I was able to take my normal route today for walking around the block at Dad's house. The construction crews were further down the street.

I'm happy that there's a tiny bit of sunlight left at 6 PM.

I wish I could find a job that will hire me. I need something to get me away from my current weekday routine. Dad is having me pick weeds at his house after I work out, but he says I need to do a better job. On top of that, the family friend from Pittsburgh wants me to walk faster when working out. I currently walk at a pace I feel comfortable with that doesn't tire me out too much. Going faster will just get me tired more quickly and make me angry.

I found more information about an AM-FM station for sale from a few months ago. A listing said the AM station had two FM translators. The only local stations fitting that description are KPPF, currently called "Power Talk 1040," and KQSC which is simulcasting classic hits KDZA in Pueblo.

I'll be making a large catering delivery tomorrow morning. I hate when the order pickup time is scheduled before the restaurant opens since the restaurant won't usually let me in early. I should be done in time to do my regular noon workout at Dad's house. I have a meetup later that evening.

UPDATE: The restaurant let me in before opening time, so the order was ready and delivered on time.

I went out to Voodoo Brewing tonight for dinner with the meetup group. There were two sandwiches I was torn between; I got the Chicky Chicky Bang Bang sandwich, which has a chicken tikka masala breast. The other sandwich I thought about trying was a spicy chicken sandwich called Cluck Around And Find Out.

I'm still doing walks every morning, though I will shift to early afternoons so I can sleep in a bit more.

I've been getting much more exercise this week. Yesterday and today, I walked for about a mile each day. My legs really hate me, but I hope I can keep this up.

Tonight, I saw the Psychedelegates play at Hillside Gardens. They hadn't played for a few months, so it was good to hear them again.

I took a walk around the block this morning. I was originally going to wait until the afternoon, but I saw there was rain in the forecast. The rain also included pea-sized hail.

One of my DoorDash deliveries today was to a fourth-floor apartment. I was winded after taking the stairs to the fourth floor. Walking about halfway down the hall, I saw the building had an elevator. While I wish I had seen that before taking the stairs, at least I got more exercise.

It's supposed to snow later tonight and Saturday. It started raining while I was doing deliveries.

I had a great time in Pittsburgh this weekend. Unfortunately, I couldn't work out a time to pay Boomer a visit.

I was hoping I wouldn't need to use a seat belt extender since I was flying in First Class with wider seats. The seat belts were still a bit short.

I had dinner Thursday night with the singles group at Mezzo at Sienna Mercato. I'm glad I had lunch on the flight because service at the restaurant was SLOOOOW! I ordered the polpette appetizer (meatballs stuffed with mozzarella) and a salad.

The group went on the 'Burgh Bits and Bites Tour on Friday. It was nice to sample some of the local businesses' foods like the sausage from Parma Sausage, fresh-made hummus from Labad's Grocery, and Jimmy Sunseri's pepperoni roll from Sunseri's on the Strip.

Friday night was the dinner cruise. I got to have dinner and drinks while traveling on the three rivers around Pittsburgh: the Ohio, the Allegheny and the ... Magilla Gorilla?

On Saturday, the group went on a tour of the Wigle Whiskey Distillery. I got to sample some of the whiskeys and other spirits made here, and I purchased bottles of the coffee liqueur and cinnamon whiskey to take home.

I went to PNC Park on Saturday night to watch the Mets and Pirates. The home team wasn't as lucky tonight since they lost 5-1. I had dinner with the group afterward at Mike's Beer Bar.

I had a great time, though my back and ankles hate me for all the walking I did on the various tours. One of the group members said he used to have the same problems and recommended getting custom-fitted shoes. I hope I can make this trip again. If I do, I will make sure to stay until Monday or Tuesday, even if that means changing hotels on Sunday.

I hadn't done any food deliveries for a while due to depression. The reduced exercise added a few pounds to me, as did baking and eating more batches of cookies. I used the last of my chocolate chip cookie dough yesterday. I signed up to make a catering delivery today in south Denver just before noon. I picked up a vegan burger afterward at a local place called Meta Burger.

After the delivery, I drove to Safeway to get the ingredients for a dish I'm bringing to a party on Saturday. Everyone was asked to bring a Mexican dish, so I found a recipe in my new Bisquick cookbook for a nacho chicken pie.