Last week I managed to finally catch the flu that I'd been avoiding all winter. I am not a good patient and tend to feel like my flu is of interest to everyone and I'm pretty sure I'm the first person to ever suffer so ("Now I'm coughing! And my nose runs! Can you imagine! It's horrid. Why me?")
So I've been sleeping and watching TV. Is there a reason the Kardassian family is on TV? Why should I care if Kim has a shopping problem? I would rather hear that Kim is reading some books, along with the rest of the family. That would be nice to know.
I've loved hearing that President Obama went to Mexico and now is at a conference of The Americas. I don't know why, but I just love thinking of us in context of The Americas. They're our neighbors and in just as many ways as many of us are European, we're also of The Americas. I just find it more interesting than defining us in terms of Europe.
Maybe it's the drugs….
Steve –
I have become a regular reader of your blog after we met briefly at the Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco (at the Chronicle bookstall). That signed copy of your book is a treasure; although I cannot get myself to move away from the Pot Beans recipe – it’s so good that I don’t feel like doing anything to the beans beyond that. I grew up with pressure-cooked beans and I can tell you that they do not come anywhere close to the taste and texture of the slow-cooked ones.
Wish you a speedy recovery.