I hadn't meant it as a contest but . . . we have a winner! Steve Glossin, my ex-pat friend from Northern California now retired from the military and living in Germany, hit it nearly spot on. Steve is the author of the blog Life is Good (Most of the Time) and several novels of international intrigue. He correctly identified yesterday's photos as close-ups of the sandstone slabs in my back yard altered with some photo-shopping colors. I said "nearly" spot on because the slab in my header was not among those so altered. But its neighbors were. So, as they say on the award shows, let's have a big round of applause for Steve. It makes me think he may have had some type of military career as an analyst of some type. Congratulations, Steve.
Which brings us to celebratory Monday. For the past two weeks I've been on not a diet exactly but an alteration of my lifestyle. Much less booze, eating an early breakfast, avoiding fast food, and the like. This morning I'm proud to tell you the scale says I've lost 10 pounds. SWMBO would be quick to tell you that men always lose weight faster than women. But I feel good about it if still not good about my weight. The battle goes on.
Don't I look slimmer? (Actually not much. This picture was taken a few days ago.)
Who knows how much weight I will lose when that beard comes off!
