Back home Thursday

Date:                               Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Word of the Day:            arch; cunning, crafty, sly
Weight:                           224 pounds
Goal:                               lose 100 pounds in one year duration
Pounds to lose:                92 pounds
Waist Size:                      51 inches
Rowing Duration:           117 minutes, 25 seconds

Well we're on the down slide of September and Zac, Winter and I are headed back to Toronto this am., to later help celebrate the 85th birthday of dear old Uncle Mario, he's not really our Uncle but that is what we call him.

We are going to stay in Toronto for four days, actually we're coming back to the cottage on the lake on the fourth day, but while we're home we will also be attending an engagement party of Zac's nephew Wally to Shoshanna, whom I adore and worship.

I try not to let other people's behaviour influence anything I do, I'm not very successful at this but I do try, anyway, I was a little disappointed that none of you commented on my small review of the movie "The Reader."

I try very hard to have my posts varied, and to inject some of my vim and vigour, some days go better than others, but I enjoy the feedback that some of you give me.  It keeps me motivated, and I know that all of my efforts are not in vain.

Zac and Lily feel that when I chat about movies, and Hollywood  my posts are at their most interesting, I don't know, I have to keep my focus that I started this blog to record my efforts to lose 100 pounds and to get healthy.  I am getting healthier, I am not losing that much weight, although Lily says it is amazing that I have lost eight pounds.

In addition, I have also motivated my friend Alice to rejoin Weightwatchers, Alice is part of our pack, she is family and Alice says that my blog and me are instrumental in helping her get back on track.  I know Lily is still struggling with getting started, but she will.  In addition. my dear and cherished friend Mabel is also now trying to lose weight again, but I had nothing to do with that. 

 It seems losing weight is an ongoing battle for many of us,  especially as we get older.  I have searched my soul to see why I overeat and I can report that I don't recognize any personal demon inside of me , I just like food and we all have to eat.

I am a little blue that I will not be exercising, at least on Cruella, for the next four days.  I have told you that when I don't exercise my day just doesn't go well, hmmm., my body must know that something is amiss (is that a word?)

When I go back home later this moring, I will try and go on long walks with Winter, when I have the time, and I do intend that after we are back in Toronto full-time, I hope to resume swimming.

Zac and I are currently searching the web for a home to live in when we go south to Gainesville, Florida.  Do any of you have an empty house in Gainesville that we may occupy for November and December?, if so, you know how to contact me.

I am a little concerned that I have not recently heard from Zac's sister Laurel who lives in British Columbia with her husband and two daughters.  Laurel used to comment regularly on my posts and I miss hearing from her, I hope she and her family are all well, they are just probably getting back into their routine of returning to school.  Laurel is an amazing music teacher and she is not only one of the prettiest women in the world, I mean it, but Laurel is one of those people who sees the good in everybody; she obviously inherited this trait from her dear departed mother.  Gosh, I miss Zac's mom so much, its funny how that is always with you.

Okay Efrem, get off your duff, quit procrastinating and just go and get on Cruella!!!!!

I was successful at rowing on Cruella for almost two hours, it was a little easier rowing aujourdhui as I didn't have to battle any elements (except, my head, hehe,) there was no wind, it was still cold but not as cold as yesterday,  and after one hour, I removed my sweater as I was getting too hot, so there, stick that in your pipe and smoke it Efrem's psyche!!!!!

I have to try and remember to bring our camera today, so that we'll be able to have mementos of the memories that we'll be making while in the city.  I am looking forward to seeing Uncle Mario and the rest of the gang, it has been way too long since we've all been together.  

The engagement party that we're going to for Zac's nephew on Saturday will also be good as it will be the first time that our side of the family will get to meet Shoshanna's family,  and since soon we all will be family, well I don't think I have to tell you how important an occasion it is, but I do hope we have nice weather, it just makes everyone feel better when the sun is shining, don't you think?

I collect movies, movie memorabilia, movie posters and all the same for the Broadway theatre.  My nephew Wally, wants to bring his fiance Shoshanna, over to my home in Toronto so she can see my digital video device (dvd) movie collection.  I really do have alot of films and even some television series.  Some movies I have two,  or even three copies of it, well, you never know what could happen to the original.  People borrow movies from me all the time and I'm happy to lend them out.  However, sometimes movies get lost in transit from Toronto to Florida to the cottage on the lake.  I'm usually very careful about not losing my films, however, occasionally I lose them because of negligence from somebody else.  Yup, some people do not return my movies,  and I know it because when they borrow it, I keep a log of it, sort of a library card.  However, I will only let people abuse my generosity once.   If someone, and I mean, anyone, borrows a movie from me,  and has the audacity to lose it or not return it, they never get a second chance from me, that's it, no suree Bob, you will never borrow a movie from me ever again, I feel that strongly about it.

I have put alot of time, money and hard work into my movie collection.  The genesis of my collection started out as Betamax, yup I bought a Betamax recorder because the quality of video was supposed to be superior to that of VHS, however, when it became difficult to obtain Beta, I switched over to VHS and started my collection all over again.  I, then switched to DVD and started over yet again.  Now, I refuse to start again by switching to Blue Ray.  My collection will just stay as it is if they stop producing movies onto DVD.

A couple of people have expressed interest into what will happen to my collection of films after I am gone.  I would like to leave my movies to my sister, Judy,  because she loves movies almost as much as I, but, Judy has no room to house my collection, actually I don't have room to house my entire collection, hehe, I'm not joking, I am very serious.)  My movies are all over the house in different locations because there is simply no room to leave them in one location.  My brother Biff also enjoys films,  and the likelihood is that he will inherit my movies, however, he and Louise will have to move to a larger house so that they can properly house my collection. 

I have to make out another will, I have drafted one up on MS Word and my lawyer does retain an older version of my last will and testament, but, I have since made changes to the latest version of my will,  and even though it is signed and dated, I really should get it to a lawyer for complete verification  approval and legality.

I plan to leave everyone in my family a painting from my art collection, some of them will get two or even three but they will all have to wait,  not only until after my death,  but until after the death of Zac.  We started the art collection together Zac and I, and while either one of us is still alive, the collection shall remain in tact and nobody will get a painting until we are both deceased.

I love our paintings, some of them are museum quality, some of them we just enjoy for simplicity itself, but all of them are valuable (to us,) and we get alot of pleasure from looking at them on a daily basis.  I hope whoever eventually inherits a painting does not sell it, but retains it as a memory of Zac and I, but you really cannot control that sort of thing.

I am leaving my diamond solitaire, one and a half carats to my nephew Raphael,  as I know Raphael will never sell it,  but will keep it because he really loves his Uncle Efrem.  I have other jewelry that I plan to pass on to other nephews, but right now, I am still trying to decide why and what I should leave the others in my family.

I was left out of my parents will and I always feel badly about this, I know it wasn't my mother's will but it was that of my stepfather who never liked me, but I do not understand my stepfather's irrational rationale, and I try to learn from his mistake by not forgetting anyone in my will.  It really doesn't matter what you leave someone, in my view, as long as you don't forget anyone.

Well, I need to cut this post short as I have packing to do, yes, even for just four days there are things that have to go back.

Have a great day and make sure you come back to read tomorrow's blog.

Topics coming soon:

Sex
Travel
Twins