An hour after enjoying a lovely sunset, we are now in the midst of a tsunami warning. After a 7.7 earthquake off of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia Canada. I am in Waikiki, on the 17th floor of a condo that is not in the inundation zone that requires mandatory evacuation. Traffic is... Continue Reading →
Sunday Brunch: Refrigerator Frittata
It's Sunday morning, it's pouring down rain and I'm hungry. But I don't want my usual breakfast of granola and rice milk, so I look in the fridge to see if anything inspires me. First I see the half empty carton of eggs. "I need to use these before they go bad." I thought to... Continue Reading →
Post high school football – 25 years in the making
Yesterday, I went to my first football game since high school. My university really didn't have a team, well they did but they were sad, very sad... University of Chicago is known for their "strong academic programs" in other words not their sports. They were probably the most intelligent football players in the country, but... Continue Reading →
Moving right along… Shrimp Ceviche night!
Let's take a gastronomic trip to a place far from the cold and dreary Pacific NW. Yes, our winter started today, our 3 months of sunshine and dry weather is over. Ho hum. So let us venture south of the border or to the south Pacific with a simple healthy meal. In the fridge I... Continue Reading →
The post party… The colonoscopy is done!
The procedure was done in less than a half hour. I was glad that the sedative and pain killers didn't knock me out. I watched the entire butt spelunking event on the video monitor. I love how curious I am about stuff that grosses most other people out. I admired the pinkish white walls of... Continue Reading →
Breakfast – Day 2 – preparing for a colonoscopy
I slept okay, although I have a mild headache and sinus congestion, but that may be from allergies. It's funny how not eating and going through a major unpleasant event like a colon cleanse opens up a part of your brain that fantasizes about everything you can't have. I went for a walk... Continue Reading →
Are you $hi##ing me… the preparation continues
Three hours of pure hell. I arrived home from work, just in time to begin ingesting 2 liters, one liter at a time, of a prescription laxative. The flavor and texture was a cross between a rancid lemon and frog slime fresh from a bog. For two hours I had to endure drinking this stuff,... Continue Reading →
Day 1 – lunch – preparations for a colonoscopy continue…
I slurp the cooling soup as I try to take my time eating my last meal of solid food until tomorrow night. The soup, a mix of the grits from this morning, which are now a solid polenta, some boxed organic chicken broth, bay shrimp from Oregon and a bit of spices, doesn't taste... Continue Reading →
Day 1 – morning – The preparations begin
"I'll make grits this morning." I thought to myself before getting out of bed. The directions said to have a "low fiber breakfast" and under cereal it said "rice or corn." I knew I had a bag of coarsely ground corn meal that I bought to make polenta about a year ago, so why... Continue Reading →
