Cocktail Dice

Jan 19, 2019 in Mixology

Tonight’s roll was a vodka theme. I created a variation on the Cosmopolitan martini. I didn’t stay completely true to my roll, but I think I hit it close enough. I had just enough Hangar One Vodka to make this drink. I rolled Grand Marnier, but I prefer Cointreau for an orange liqueur. While both are orange liqueurs made in […]

Comcastic is not Fantastic.

Jan 14, 2019 in Musings

I start my day walking the dog in the cold rain and stupidly stood too close to the curb. The splash from head to toe as a car whizzed by jolted me awake. I should’ve realized then that my day was going to be filled with minor annoyances. I grab a pouch of honey cinnamon peanut butter that was available […]

Time to Lose Weight!

Jan 7, 2019 in Medical, Wellness

Weight loss, weight loss, weight loss – tis the season to think about weight loss. Why? Because we spend the year putting it on and January is the time everyone tries to get it off. Vacation 3 pounds, holidays 3 more pounds, turning 49 another 3 pounds – so, yes, I’m in the boat too. Most patients I see with […]

Cocktail Dice – Last of 2018

Dec 31, 2018 in Mixology

It is only fitting that I play my first round of cocktail dice on December 31, 2018. We found this cute bar accessory in Los Gatos, California where Mark and I spent one very memorable afternoon. My Christmas gift this year was a flight to San Jose for one day. Why? To get me to Gold Medallion status on Delta! […]

Best Book I’ve Read All Year

in Book Report, Musings

I finished Lab Girl, Hope Jahren’s award winning memoir, on New Year’s Eve. I love this book and proclaim it my favorite read of 2018! Dr. Jahren is a scientist first, but a brilliant humorist as well. It is a story of love. Love for science, love for plants, love for Bill, and eventually, love for herself. The metaphoric style […]

Endings and Beginnings

Dec 26, 2018 in Book Report, Musings

I read a lot. I don’t really want to write book reviews, but I do like to discuss where a book takes me. Maybe that is why I am a book club nerd. Last Night at the Lobster, by Stewart O’nan, took me to a lot of different places. The Red Lobster is closing and it is a picture of […]

Eating Less to Live Longer

Dec 19, 2018 in Medical, Wellness

In Okinawa, Japan the centanarian diet involves three servings of fish per week, small amount of rice each day, colorful vegetables, legumes, purple native sweet potatoes, tofu, seaweed, squid, octopus, and a small amount of pork. There are pockets around the world where larger than average groups live to 100 and beyond and do so with their health intact. These […]