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Easter Brunch: We can't eat twigs and berries forever

On this beautiful Easter morning, I sent Scott out for a breakfast of Kettlemans bagels, smoked salmon, full fat cream cheese and shallots. Yum! There's nothing that says fresh better than Kettleman bagels right out of the oven, served up by a cranky baker, piled high in a brown paper bag and eaten while still hot. We used to savor these bagels every Sunday, but now they are reserved only for special occasions. Wouldn't want to eat too much fat or white flour, right? I had forgotten how good this kind of food tastes. I rarely allow myself a feed of anything involving white flour, sugar or frustose corn syrup anymore in my effort to watch my weight. But oh, how I miss the way the smoke salmon melts on my tongue while the crunch of the sweet bagel assaults my ears. Most days, I hear Peggy Lee. Is that is there is? Time was we would spend our Sundays over a hearty breakfast while snacking on a hefty pile of newspapers. These days, I'm find myself downing a prote...

High noon at the blood pressure corral

Beginning on Monday, I have been instructed to monitor my blood pressure daily, then report back to Dr. Ben with the results. To get ready, I ordered Chinese food for dinner and stocked up on the makings of some very nice gin martinis. Instead of going to the gymnasty yesterday, I went to the Slots to blow two hundred bucks and raise my pressure to blood curdling levels. By the time, I got home, my head was swimming and the beaded sweat had frozen to my forehead. Today, again, instead of going to exercise, I went to the laundromat. I'm considering making chocolate fondue for dessert. Maybe a nice margarita, extra salt. Dr. Ben might say that I'm being a bad patient. Oh, contraire, mon ami. I am the very best patient. I am getting in all the bad behavior before the blood pressure tests. Starting tomorrow, it will be back to lentil soup and the treadmill. The martinis will have been drunk, the Chinese food consumed, and the cupboard will have been re-stocked with...