Glass And Other Things Appreciation

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Not long before I went to bed last night I had a bottle of Topo Chico sparkling water.  I picked one up randomly a while back on impulse and decided that it was a good time to have it.  As I finished it I couldn't help but think how much I liked drinking it out of the substantial glass bottle.  It was a flashback to my youth when soda was commonly sold in glass bottles.  And aluminium cans, sure, but in glass not plastic.  Plastic 2Ls became common some time in there, but I can still remember 8 packs of returnable glass, 1 liter bottles of 7 Up, that sort of thing.  When it comes to carbonated beverages, glass > can >>>>>>>> plastic.  I get why they use plastic and I'm a cheap ass myself, but I do still love the glass.

Anyway, it's another day.  Yesterday I pulled the foam topper off my mattress and remade the bed with an old comforter as a "topper".  Looking to add just a bit of softness to the hyper-firm mattress while hopefully ease the feeling that I'm breathing in something my body really does not like during sleep.  I think describing it as a burning lung sensation is far too harsh, but I have definitely felt something  unpleasant when I lie there that I don't elsewhere.  So we'll try this.  Night one was good, I slept easily and through the night with minimal snoring.

A minor jump on the scale yesterday, no surprise given the pile of carbs, late eating, modest activity and the system is a little backed up this morning.  No worries.

Breakfast:  Leftover buttermilk pancakes w butter and maple syrup, OM thick cut bacon, coffee

Bacon a bit overdone to my liking and I never put the pancakes in for long enough.  So only 8.5/10.

Lunch:  Leftover pizza

Just ate it cold.  Didn't eat all of it.  Just not a great effort.  Particularly disappointing because I used different yeast with a March expiry instead of what I've been using.  Guess I'll be hungry come dinnertime.

Dinner:  Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, Culver's concrete mixer with salted caramel and peanut butter cups

Forgot to take a picture.  Made the dinner, turned out well and I have several meals worth of leftovers.

Exercise:  Nope.  Only modestly active too.

105.4