Captain's Log

Woke up pretty early for a Saturday. Something I enjoy.

Read in bed and enjoyed some early morning oatmeal.

Went for a 17 mile bike ride along the harbor. Felt insanely good.

Ate lunch at the Kabob shop in the East Village. Hadn't been there in ages. Was really good.

Had the Chicken kabob, which was very well seasoned and perfectly grille with a Greek salad and very well prepared tabbouleh.

Went accross the border to Tijuana with Jules to have a Cesar Salad at Cesar's, the place where the Cesar salad was invented. We had a great time. Man, I love our SENTRI Global Entry cards.

Woke up pretty early and got to work before 6 to place some trades before market opened. Jules is back home. She was still asleep.

Left work at 12:30 to get some lunch and came back home.

Picked up my Bianchi from shop. Went for a good bike ride along the harbor.

Came back home to get ready for dinner with friends for Kelly's Birthday.

Dinner was delicious at a new place in La Jolla, Catania, whose owners are the same from Prep Kitchen. Too bad I couldn't indulge more than just a bite of an insane pork chop. No doubt the best I've ever tasted.

Kale salad was awesome.

Had two glasses of wine. More than enough.

Woke up alone again, and traded some early in the morning.

Had an excellent breakfast of strawberries, bananas, yogurt, goji berries, chia seeds and oats. Cleaning lady came in while I was eating naked, so had to run for cover.

Worked on opening a couple of new accounts at office. Drank some green tea, ate bananas.

Had a great lunch at Monello. Grilled salmon with farro and sauteed spinach. These guys know their stuff. The farro salad is prepared with some olive oil and tastes so good and rich. Yum!

Went for a long walk Harbor side after work. Walking really keeps my mind clear. Walked 3 miles. And focused a lot on my breathing. Been thinking of ideas for www.youarehowyoubreathe.com.

Actually, the walk today was very special. The sights, the sounds, the atmosphere, the relaxing vibe. It all made me really happy to be healthy and in this beautiful paradise called San Diego.

Came back home and read some.

Picked J at airport. She's back. No more sleeping alone. I'm happy.

I sometimes wonder if our bodies are designed to drink tons of carrots, turnips, lettuce, kale, apples, oranges, garlic, turmeric and all you can find in the fruit and veggie isle, without the pulp, in a tall glass. I seriously doubt it.

I mean, a big part of the benefits in eating fruits and vegetables is in the fiber. So why are we stripping nature's best healing foods from an important part of their benefits?

Lets talk basics here: oxygen is an oxidant. That's a fact. You don't need a degree in chemistry to figure that one out. Blenders expose fruits and vegetables to oxygen rich air. That's what blenders do. That's part of the blending process. You probably didn't know that, but now you do. With the power of blenders we're changing the fruits and veggies makeup. You're diminishing it's nutrient power. We're making something naturally perfect into something not so good.

And by the way, did you notice I stressed the word process? That's right, once you blend fruits and vegetables, you are taking whole, delicious food and changing it's form. As an analogy, think about the benefits of brown rice vs white rice. White rice is essentially brown rice but it is stripped from it's fiber. Or whole grain bread vs. white bread. I guess you get the idea.

Woke up by myself. Jules is out of town. At 5:30 and placed some trades.

Thought of learning more about how breathing affects your BP. Registered www.youarehowyoubreathe.com.

Uneventful day at work, but opened a new account.

Picked up my bike from shop and drop the Bianchi carbon fiber one. Need to get back on the program. Biked for a while.

Had a late lunch at Zanzibar. Decent salad.

Went to the gym downstairs to do some sweaty cardio.

Met with Janelle and new friend Matilde at Enoteca. They have a good HH on Wednesdays. Had one glass of wine.

It's Earth Day today. Happy Day, Earth!

Walked to work today. Hadn't done it in a while. Lazy was starting to rear it's ugly head until I slayed it this morning. Ha!

Office was quiet. Usually is. Opened a new account. Nothing relevant really. Except for the fact that I kind of like the guy. Nice old man.

Might close a substantial deal soon. Keeping fingers crossed.

Juiced at Whole Foods again today. Large green juice. Bought some stuff like bananas and goji berries.

Took J to airport. Now I'm home alone but can't misbehave. Doctor's orders. I have no problem with them rules whatsoever.

Had lunch with two of my best friends. Didn't drink. Just watched them do so. It was different.

Went and bought some cat food for Carlitos and Penelope.

Fixed a sardines, avocado, spinach, goji berries and almonds salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Was good.

Went to Barnes & Noble and bought A Short Guide to a Long Life by David Agus. Nice little book.

Didn't take Blood Pressure pill today on purpose. Monitoring BP and seems to be doing fine. Plan on taking it every other day and see what happens. The plan is to eradicate the pill from my life completely.

Had doctor's appointment this morning. BP has gone down so that's a good thing. A great thing. Happy.

Dinner at Brooklyn Girl with Kelly, Chad, Dave, Amoret, Sorelle, Holden, Jules and your's truly for Kelly's 38th Bday. Happy Birthday Kelly!!!!

Had fun Periscoping  https://medium.com/@periscope/up-periscope-f0b0a4d2e486 (is it a verb now?) with Sorelle. Always have fun with Sorelle.

Had a glass of Barolo. Hadn't had wine in 3 weeks.

Grilled salmon was meh. On the salty side. Service was very good :)

Only second time in two months at the gas station. Gotta love diesel!!!

Game of Thrones is full steam ahead and onto it's second episode of another season.

Did my first yoga class ever this morning. I'm pretty sure the instructor said "chimichanga" at some point of the sweaty endeavor. Have to say that I can get used to yoga.

Had oatmeal for breakfast. I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Biked all the way to Jimmy's Famous to meet with Jen and Rusty and had a grilled salmon salad for lunch. We had a pleasant time. I drank enough water to make it to the Governor's Drought Watch-list.

Had a flat on my bike on the way back. Walked back home to what felt like a snail's pace.

My blood pressure is certainly down after no drinking for three weeks, no smoking for more than two months and taking what I think has been good care of myself.

Bought a new pair of Ray Ban's on sale at Nordstrom's.

I stared at the mirror completely naked trying to notice any changes in my body. Who Am I kidding.

I kind of miss Better Call Saul