Monday, June 20, 2005
I woke up this morning with a sore throat which had surprised me by how quickly it came on. Breakfast at home with Tina and Patrick: sliced fresh fruit (bananas, orange, blueberries), pastries from Acme Bread Company. Patrick and I laughed today when we read the newsletter that Kaiser Permanente sent us in the mail. Scott Gee, MD, director of preventive medicine in Northern California, is quoted as saying, "Take the stairs every day. Drink one soda instead of two. Eat half the cookie." Why couldn't he have advised people to drink water or 100% juices instead of soda? Maybe it's one of those out-of-context things. Still, I admire KP for seeming to do so many things right, particularly health education. Patrick made a very delicious Provencale lunch: lemon-thyme oven-roasted chicken with lavender; marinated beets; salad with strawberries, radish, Persian cucumber, mesclun, Basque shepherd's cheese; bread and butter. For dessert, traditional vanilla bean creme brulee. Tina and Jenny walked to the beach and back while Patrick and I napped. We all went to Biscuits and Blues (415-292-2583, 401 Mason at Geary) to see Del Ray and Susie Thompson perform. Del Ray is a friend of Jenny's. Jenny's mom showed up a little bit late, joined us for the show, and generously paid the bill for us all.