Born Again Gym Rat: Repercussions

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Repercussions

Sunday I was searching for Cub Scout and Blue & Gold logos to use on the programs and invitations when I inadvertently double-clicked. Immediately a warning siren came on telling me that my browser had been compromised by an AdSpy Virus and that I had to call a special phone number. The browser windows kept multiplying exponentially, and there was no visible phone number. I Force-Quit the browser and tried to run an anti-virus software. It detected problems but no virus. I wasn't sure if I could trust it, so I trashed the browser, and all the affiliated files. Then I had to repair the drive with the Disk Repair utility. Needless to say, I haven't been back to re-install that browser. Instead, I'm on Apple's own Safari, which has its own set of glitches. I miss Firefox. But I don't need my machine going to Defcon 3 just because I clicked on a Cub Scout logo.

Being in Safari means everything looks different in my blog space. It probably looks the same to you, but it's a bit disconcerting for me. Regardless, I'm still posting my workouts, although I'm not sure how much longer I'll continue to do so. This does take up a chunk of time that I could spend elsewhere.

My shoulders and upper back are slightly sore from yesterday. Just sore enough to negatively impact my kickboxing workout today, but not so much that it was ruinous. No, just a bit disappointing, because I have done better in the past. However, I always feel good when I'm done, so it's worth it. I tried to take some tricep selfless but I can't get the lighting right. But the timer helps a lot. However, there's huge amounts of distortion, making me look like I have Popeye arms. It's pretty funny. The only thing funnier are those silly pink kickboxing gloves. The gym scale reads 107.2 lbs today. I remembered to take a tablespoon of ACV last night before bed.

I finally got my car back this afternoon. It smells like paint. Bleah! I do have to say that the rental car had great gas mileage. A full tank (15.9 gal) lasted a entire week of travel, with the Need Fuel warning light coming on only after I'd gotten to the gym this morning. I put $3 of gas into the car just to be safe because there's nothing more embarrassing than running out of gas on your way to return your rental. Apparently the Chrysler 200 is an AWD vehicle, but can disengage the back drive when it's not needed. This is the key to its fuel efficiency. I was just getting used to the Push Button Starter, automatic headlamps and the radio's blaring bass, but I definitely won't miss carrying two sets of keys.

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