Julyy 25, 2025 Breakfast - granola with milk, yogurt, and blueberries and cantaloupe Lunch - Mary and Tito’s Dinner - PPI Spanish Baked Fish and Potatoes with Broccoli

Julyy 25, 2025 Breakfast - granola with milk, yogurt, and blueberries and cantaloupe Lunch - Mary and Tito’s   Dinner - PPI Spanish Baked Fish and Potatoes with Broccoli

The diet continued today. I awakened at 4:00 and worked on a pleading for two hours. Then I watched Stage 19 of the Tour de France that was a shortened mountain stage by one mountain pass because there was a herd of diseased cattle on the route that they wanted to avoid people being exposed to so the disease would not spread.

The Stage was a repeat of the climb of Mont Ventoux ,earlier this week. At 25 km. From the finish Arensman the Dutchman took off and Pogacar and Vingegaard chose not to chase him for the Stage win and he won by 2 seconds to claim his second stage win of this Tour.

Around 7:30 I ate a bowl of granola with milk, mango yogurt, blueberries and cantaloupe.

As the riders rode up one of the mountains I rode the stationary bike 1 1/2 miles.

Then when the stage ended at 9:30 I drove to my podiatry appointment and after it at 10:30 I drove home and drove Suzette to Discount Tire to pick up Willy’s car that we bought new tires for.

We met at Mary and Tito’s at around 11:30 and soon after Aaron joined us for lunch.

Suzette and I discussed how we could reduce our caloric intake. She was better than me avoiding and of the corn chips and salsa and eating about 1/4 of my blue corn enchiladas and none of the refried beans served with it. We did order a side of sour cream but Suzette only ate about 1/2 T. of it.

Aaron ordered his favorite, a Mexican Turnover, which is the term Mary and Tito’s uses for a stuffed sopapilla with red sauce with a bowl of guacamole.

After lunch I drove home and watched the Market close and checked my portfolio that was up  only .14%. I consider any gain on a Friday a win, because most dealers close out their positions before the weekend which usually forces the Market to end down for the day. It is a tribute to the strength of this rally that the market ended up for the day.  

I worked at my desk until 3:30 and then lay down for a nap.  

At 5:30 I joined Suzette in the TV room and we decided to make dinner rather than snack.

Suzette cut the flowerets off a crown of broccoli and added them to the leftover Spanish baked fish, potatoes, and onion in a pimenton and saffron sauce plus several sautéed leftover prosciutto wrapped spears of asparagus that Diane made for dinner last Sunday evening.

I opened and poured glasses of Kirkland Pinot Grigio. Suzette gave me her spears of asparagus because she is avoiding pork on her diet.

We walked after dinner and then watched some news and started a Brazilian movie but stopped watching after about 1/2 hour because it was mean spirited with ridiculous humor.

I heated a Swedish dessert and drank a cup of tea with it .

At 10:00 Willy called and we talked to him for about twenty minutes and then went to bed.

It was a lovely  day. Mary and Tito’s is now my favorite New Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque.

If I am losing weight, which I think I am, it is easier than I thought it would be.

Bon Appetit

July 24, 2025 Lunch - East Ocean. Dinner - Chicken Noodle Soup with Cauliflower and Broccoli

July 24, 2025 Lunch - East Ocean. Dinner - Chicken Noodle Soup with Cauliflower and Broccoli

I awakened at 5:00 and watched Stage 18 of the Tour that was dominated by three high mountain climbs. An Australian O’Conner, rode away at 20 km. from the finish and won the stage almost 3 minutes ahead of the Yellow Jersey group of five remaining of the starting 177 riders.

I ate a chocolate croissant with a cup of tea at around 8:00 and rode a mile on the stationary bike while the riders were going up one of the mountains in the French Alps in the Haute Savoie.

I also watched the market open and was pleased that it was positive. I went to lunch at 11:15 and met Robert at East Ocean at 11:30. Yesterday Jody put a tire on the mini to replace the tire with the slow leak and it drove great today.

We ordered the same dish we always order, Deep Fried Tofu with Mixed Vegetables and rice. Robert is a vegetarian, so we always order the same dish and split it.

When I returned home I fetched the mail and there was a check in it. 

I first checked my portfolio and the market, especially the tech sector had several stocks with gains that moved the NASDAQ and the S&P and my portfolio to new highs. My portfolio was up another .866%.

I need to move my stops up because the PE ratios and prices are getting frothy.

Then around 2:30 I walked to the bank and deposited the check.

When I returned I worked until 4:00 and then watched the news.

At 5:30 Suzette heated the chicken soup she made with the leftover chicken and added Thin Vermicelli sticks bought at the Middle Eastern market and about 1 1/2 cups each of broccoli and cauliflower flowerets.

The soup was closer to a stew as the soup absorbed and cooked the vermicelli.

It was delicious and we ate it with water.

We are getting deeper into a lower calorie diet, although Suzette ate one bowl of soup and I ate two.

After dinner we watched a movie on Netflix, the Lost Husband, that was formulaic but pleasant.

We went to bed at 10:00.

Bon Appetit

July 22, 2025 Breakfast - Chocolate Croissant. Lunch - Mary and Tito’s Dinner - Fish Tacos with Rancho Gordo Black Bean and Mango Salad

July 22, 2025 Breakfast - Chocolate Croissant. Lunch - Mary and Tito’s   Dinner - Fish Tacos with Rancho Gordo Black Bean and Mango Salad

I got up at 4:00 and drafted a document until 6:00 and then watched a bit of the Stage 16 of the Tour that ended at the top of Mont Ventoux today.

I ate a chocolate croissant and before the peleton reached the base of the climb Suzette walked with me to the Country Club and back.

When I returned the lead riders were halfway up the Mountain but it takes an hour to climb the 22 km.s up the mountain.

A Frenchman won the stage by a few feet ahead of the Irishman And Tadej and Vingegaard were only 43 seconds behind.

It was a really unsatisfying stage win because most commentators thought either Tadej or Vingegaard should have closed that gap to win the stage.

I then worked at my desk and at 11:00 returned a book to the library, went to the post office, and then drove to Mary and Tito’s to eat lunch. Mary and Tito’s has become my favorite New Mexican restaurant. Soon after I sat down Joe Werntz walked in and I invited him to join me and we had a wonderful conversation. 

We both ate an enchilada plate. Joe must be a regular because he simply ordered “His Usual.”

After lunch I drove to El Super where I bought orange juice, broccoli, lemons, mangos, a pineapple, a papaya, a cucumber, snow peas, yellow and red onions, fresh corn tortillas, and Brussels sprouts.

 I returned home at 1:45 in time to watch the Market close. Nvda was hammered down $4.35 as I thought it would because Jeh Sen sold millions of shares. My portfolio dropped by .0078%, so it could have been worse. I moved my stop up on NVDA to try to prevent it forcing my portfolio below my new high. I am determined to avoid a decline of 16.65% in my portfolio that occurred earlier this year. 

Then I rested and read a little at 3:00 and watched the Antiques Roadshow on TV until 6:00. Suzette came home at 4:00 and watched TV with her scotch cocktail in the TV room but I have been retreating into the bedroom where it is cooler on these hot days.

Dinner - Suzette thawed the thin slices of cod at 4:00 when she arrived and at 6:00 she sautéed them in olive oil and butter. She chopped several leaves of Napa cabbage and sliced an avocado and steamed eight corn tortillas suzette brought home some of Rancho Gordo black bean and mango salad the bistro is serving this week and we ate some of the salad with the two fish tacos each of us made with the sautéed cod fish, cabbage, a dollop of sour cream and slices of avocado in the warm tortillas. 

The bean salad had a clean fresh flavor and the beans were toothsome.

After dinner Suzette walked an additional 2200 steps and I watched a repeat of my favorite show, Finding Your Roots, with a small glass of Gevenpy herbal liquor and cognac.

We went to bed at 9:00.

Bon Appetit

July 23, 2025 Breakfast - Sautéed Smoked Pork Cutlet, eggs and Onion. Lunch - Leftover Japanese Fried Pork Cutlet with Rice and Curry Sauce and salad. Dinner - Grilled T-bone steak with Caprese Salad

July 23, 2025 Breakfast - Sautéed Smoked Pork Cutlet, eggs and Onion. Lunch - Leftover Japanese Fried Pork Cutlet with Rice and Curry Sauce and salad. Dinner - Grilled T-bone steak with Caprese Salad

I awakened at 5:00 and watched the start of Stage 16 of the Tour and then returned to bed at 6:00 and slept until 7:30. When I awakened I watched the Tour and rode a mile on the stationary bikethen returned to market until 9:00 when I made breakfast. I sautéed a smoked pork cutlet, a slice of onion, a slice of cantaloupe, and two eggs over easy. I drank a cup of green tea and Suzette poured us each a glass of orange juice and joined me and we shared breakfast.

Then I read a case and worked on the pleading I am drafting until 1:30 when I heated the leftover Pork cutlet, rice, and Japanese curry sauce left from lunch at Tamashi two days ago and then went to the garden to pick roses and view the lively water lilly.

After lunch I checked my portfolio and was happily surprised that the Dow rose 507 points and the NASDAQ rose 127 points. Many of my stocks rose such as Nvidia going up $3.75. My portfolio rose 1.34% to a new all time high. 

Then at 3:00 I meditated and at 4:00 I watched the news on MSNBC.

Suzette came home around 4:00 and at 5:30 we prepared

Dinner.

The menu was in keeping with Suzette’s new diet, a grilled steak and a caprese salad made with two layers of tomato, basil leaves, a slice of cucumber from our garden, and a few threads of red onion dressed with Spanish Patron wine vinegar and olive oil and a dash of sugar and salt.

I also sautéed four sliced mushrooms, 1/2 of a shallot minced, and a T. of fresh thyme from our garden in two T. of butter and 1 T. of olive oil and a dash of Amontillado sherry.

I opened a bottle of California Embroidery Pinot Noir and we each drank a glass with dinner with ice.

Then at 7:25 we walked around e block 1500 steps.

Later I watched the news and there was a bombshell announcement by Bradley Edward’s, the attorney for over 100 Epstein victims that Epstein’s 50 th birthday book in which the Donald Trump letter is is probably in the possession of Epstein’s estate’s attorneys who are in big law firms and may be available for Subpoena by Congress.

I am surprised that Rupert Murdock’s attorneys have not already sought the book because it has the evidence to refute Trump’s allegation in Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit.

The discussion speculated that the Justice Department or Trump may already have possession of the book, which would make sense, since he is alleging that he never sent a letter to Epstein’s on Epstein’s 50th birthday.

Needless to say with this disclosure and the House of Representatives going on its August recess vacation a day early to avoid a vote on the discharge portion to release the Epstein’s evidence, this issue is not going away.

During this discussion on Lawrence’s show I ate some clafoutis with whipped cream and drank a cup of Earl Grey tea.

Suzette worked after we returned and we went to bed at 9:00, when she went to sleep and I blogged.

Bon Appetit