The Rest of the Stories

If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

No, I didn’t order a pizza on Thursday. The NutriSystem meals come with no vegetables or fruits, which the consumer has to supply. Therefore, I went into the cupboard and the refrigerator and created this meal for my supper: rice, spinach, carrots, whole wheat bread, margarine, and peaches.

I have this very old and very neat computer program which can keep track and provide all sorts of data on food. I have been entering all of my meals into it for the past month. Thus, I know that last nights supper in lieu of pizza consisted of:

Fats 4 g

Carbs 127 g

Fiber 5 g

Protein 9 g

Total Calories = 470

Yes, the NutriSystem order did arrive today, along with an apology from UPS because the driver had inadvertently pressed the wrong button when he scanned in the packages which indicated that he had already delivered them.

Alex is now napping beside my notebook computer rather than on it. I worked out a deal with the furball and turned on my high intensity desk lamp which evidently provides enough warmth for him.

Rimshot asked a couple of questions in his comments to yesterday's Nick's Bytes post that I shall answer here:

The First Saint Omnibus is a wonderful read. I believe that I am on my fourth or fifth reading of it. Unfortunately, my copy is so old that it has begun to fall apart. When I attempted to obtain a new copy, I learned that it is out of print, as is The Second Saint Omnibus

Yes, I am still puffing away, primarily on my collection of pipes sans tobacco and fire.

Unfortunately, there is no end is sight for these stories: