My First Nightmare
Making Sense of Early Childhood Nightmares (18 Months) This is actually a true recounting of my very first nightmare. The experience was lucid and terrifying. I must have been a toddler, because I...
View ArticleWeek 27: Gaining Lost Ground
Week 26 | Week 27April 4-10, 2020 I lost a little over 5 pounds this week, but that’s not enough to cover the gain I had last week. I can see now that I am creating my own plateau and developing my...
View ArticleWeek 26: All on the Chin
Week 25 | Week 27 March 28 to April 3, 2020 Wow, talk about letting your guard down. This week was terrible. I managed to diet throughout the day. I adhered to my fasting routine. I spent a lot of...
View ArticleWeek 25: Simmer Down
Week 24 | Week 26March 21-27, 2020 I am running on empty. Everything is going well by the numbers. I have committed to the diet, I have worked around the peaks and valleys that have cropped up on my...
View ArticleWeight Watchers Ideas: Fish Tacos? You Bet!
A big part of Weight Watchers, or dieting in general maybe, is finding the best substitutes for your favorite foods. One of the great go to foods are from our friends of the sea because they’re...
View ArticleWeek 24: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Week 23 | Week 25 March 14-20, 2020 Yesterday ended in such an interesting way. School was shut down, we were put on alert. A bug has reared it’s ugly head and we call it Covid-19. No big deal, right?...
View ArticleWeek 23: Slipping In A Little Hit Here and There
Week 22 | Week 24March 7-13, 2020 I am in the process of overhauling the routine I am trying to adhere to for the Weight Watchers project. Some things come easily, while others are commitments I am...
View ArticleWeek 22: Round Five Begins
Week 21 | Week 23 309.6 pounds. That’s how much I weight Friday morning. I lost another 1.6 lbs. This is significant because I am now in a bracket of weight that I have not seen in over two decades....
View ArticleWeek 21: Leaving the Shallows
Week 20 | Week 22 He’s exploding! He’s swinging and hitting! He’s landing a flurry and every punch, every strike, everything is landing!What are we seeing here tonight, folks? This is uncanny! He is...
View ArticleWeight Watchers Ideas: The Low Carb Tortilla – Wraps
Are you a fan of sandwiches? Do you get slightly upset at the caloric value of all breads, big and small? Do you mind trying something new? I hope you aren’t afraid of trying new things, because if...
View ArticleWeek 20: The Ropes, The Breaks, This Is What It Takes
Week 19 | Week 21 I’ve been told that I am a source of inspirational quotes and ideas. I’ve been told that I have a knack for good advice on various issues and that my candidness makes me reliable...
View ArticleTeaching and Dieting and Sweating
So yesterday I, along with my coworkers, were introduced to this concept that even though the school district paid tens, or hundreds of thousands of dollars to a corporation to create and maintain a...
View ArticleWalking is a Bit Harder Than I Remember…
Day 2 of low carbing and once again, bullet proof coffee. Went down better than yesterday’s, and it was very effective at keeping my mind away from the tantalizing garlic bread our cafeteria ladies...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Get to Work…
Wow, time flies by and the world and life changes, but Just Chill Here is still here and it’s still my project. I come back to the site, a little over 6 months since the last update, and I am going to...
View ArticleWhat Low Carb Dieters Dream About
I have been working diligently on my newest project which is all about my vacation in Washington this summer. I needed a break, and wow, was a presented with an opportunity for that just now… Want to...
View ArticlePretty Snoqualmie Falls! (2017 Summer Vacation Part 2)
If you click this banner you can go to the actual website! Smart! Part 1 – Part 2 Snoqualmie falls is one of the post popular scenic views in Washington. There are decks to observe and of course, a...
View ArticleWhy Washington? (2017 Summer Vacation Part 1)
The Beginning of Summer Vacation, or, Why Did We Choose Washington? Part 1 – Part 2 Oh the weather outside is actually quite nice! We have returned from almost two weeks of total confusion. A poor ol’...
View ArticleWeighing In
So, you two or three fans of Just Chill Here have probably been wondering to yourselves if I have died or given up on the site. I have not. Work started, football started, the diet restarted, and of...
View ArticleE3 2016 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Hello readers, I am back after a but of a hiatus. I decided that I needed to recharge my writing batteries because writing about the destruction of my childhood home really took its toll on me (I am...
View ArticleWater Swallows All, Eventually
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 This is a bit of a “prequel” of sorts. These photos come from my Brother-in-law, Lance Jones, who went in with my dad the Thursday (I think, these dates are getting...
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