mybuddybinks
Member Since 2010
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Well...here we are...just in time for Afternoon Tea!
though if I had my druthers...i'd go for a vodka bloody mary instead
Binks is just a little 21st Century Golda Meir...standing firm amid all the uproar & refusing to be distracted from
achieving his goals. Yesterday morning, he packed his little valise (the "sunday-go-to-meetin' one)
cheerily boarded the Green Train and has been chug, chug, chuggin' along.
(I'd dearly love to be chugging right now myself)
I've been trying to carb him up at the front end of his cycles to see if he'll just glide along with level numbers,
(need to study up on other folks experience in that area, never had to really delve into it before.)
that seems to be working...but this morning I decided to see where he'd go with LC...and he's smooth grooving right along. :lol:
all 5 p's...the girls stayed indoors last night...so some wildly acrobatic shenanigans ensued...and he was having a blast
"Remedial Beaning" is an interesting thing...
BEFORE: (first trip down Lantus Lane):
I could confidently say I knew him extremely well...had tons of data and could read him quite clearly.
and he was very good at letting me know how he felt, what he needed, etc.
AFTER: (booted from the Falls):
Some VERY fundamental differences...
1.his eating habits have changed from happy little glutton continually finding clever ways to
score the Forbidden Foods to a snobby food critic who actually walks away the plate.
(i'll go into more detail another day and ask for some input/observations from y'all.)
2. his cycles have been nearly the opposite of what they were...
(til now...i recognize the flat greens :mrgreen: ).
he used to run almost "typical" curves...
generally nadir was between +5 and +8.
4. he used to be a morning action guy...running higher at night so he got his beauty sleep.
I've not been confident yet that he will surf through the night...
5. his response to HC food & Karo is drastically reduced. Both used to skyrocket his bg...and take a cycle or more to clear.
now i'm feeding 10%-13% HC gravy and 1 or 2 tiny drops of Karo at his +1 and +2...and it just takes him up 20-40 points, where he surfs, then comes down
again before shot time.
I realize this is a long rambling post...but it's the first time i've had time to throw out some observations that folks might have thoughts on.
Oh, yes..in reply to the questions about the "Pimp My Rental Property" saga...
The Unamommer knows there is some "fairly extensive" repairs going on...but at her age, she is relieved to have me handle the hassles of Slum Lording-
she doesn't stop by there, and she doesn't want details.
And I want to let you know that the "Obviously Not Properly Background Checked/Reference Checked" tenant lived up to my expectations
perfectly this morning-
the first time was when he marhed up & announced to the work crew that they could call him the "Big Bad Wolf"...you guessed it:
cuz "he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down" :roll:
And the second time was when i rounded the corner to come almost "eyes to arse" with him facing away from me on a ladder...
skillfully impersonating a plumber! (I know some of you will know what i'm getting at...and will have some hilarious "cracks" to make about it) :lol:
and on that note...
Well...here we are...just in time for Afternoon Tea!
though if I had my druthers...i'd go for a vodka bloody mary instead
Binks is just a little 21st Century Golda Meir...standing firm amid all the uproar & refusing to be distracted from
achieving his goals. Yesterday morning, he packed his little valise (the "sunday-go-to-meetin' one)
cheerily boarded the Green Train and has been chug, chug, chuggin' along.
(I'd dearly love to be chugging right now myself)
I've been trying to carb him up at the front end of his cycles to see if he'll just glide along with level numbers,
(need to study up on other folks experience in that area, never had to really delve into it before.)
that seems to be working...but this morning I decided to see where he'd go with LC...and he's smooth grooving right along. :lol:
all 5 p's...the girls stayed indoors last night...so some wildly acrobatic shenanigans ensued...and he was having a blast
"Remedial Beaning" is an interesting thing...
BEFORE: (first trip down Lantus Lane):
I could confidently say I knew him extremely well...had tons of data and could read him quite clearly.
and he was very good at letting me know how he felt, what he needed, etc.
AFTER: (booted from the Falls):
Some VERY fundamental differences...
1.his eating habits have changed from happy little glutton continually finding clever ways to
score the Forbidden Foods to a snobby food critic who actually walks away the plate.
(i'll go into more detail another day and ask for some input/observations from y'all.)
2. his cycles have been nearly the opposite of what they were...
(til now...i recognize the flat greens :mrgreen: ).
he used to run almost "typical" curves...
generally nadir was between +5 and +8.
4. he used to be a morning action guy...running higher at night so he got his beauty sleep.
I've not been confident yet that he will surf through the night...
5. his response to HC food & Karo is drastically reduced. Both used to skyrocket his bg...and take a cycle or more to clear.
now i'm feeding 10%-13% HC gravy and 1 or 2 tiny drops of Karo at his +1 and +2...and it just takes him up 20-40 points, where he surfs, then comes down
again before shot time.
I realize this is a long rambling post...but it's the first time i've had time to throw out some observations that folks might have thoughts on.
Oh, yes..in reply to the questions about the "Pimp My Rental Property" saga...
The Unamommer knows there is some "fairly extensive" repairs going on...but at her age, she is relieved to have me handle the hassles of Slum Lording-
she doesn't stop by there, and she doesn't want details.
And I want to let you know that the "Obviously Not Properly Background Checked/Reference Checked" tenant lived up to my expectations
perfectly this morning-
the first time was when he marhed up & announced to the work crew that they could call him the "Big Bad Wolf"...you guessed it:
cuz "he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down" :roll:
And the second time was when i rounded the corner to come almost "eyes to arse" with him facing away from me on a ladder...
skillfully impersonating a plumber! (I know some of you will know what i'm getting at...and will have some hilarious "cracks" to make about it) :lol:
and on that note...
