WOD 090828

Today will be a run day on my own once there is a break in the clouds/rain.

Busy week coming on starting today with SLP, Audiology, Genetics, and Developmental Pediatric appointments for Christopher. Some can be several hours in length and are quite exhausting as it seems I repeat myself many times over...

Besides schedule, running a 5K today is appropriate. Today is Peter's - my uncle and serious XC runner - 47th birthday. Unfortunately his glioblastoma is growing again after several months of no growth and has caused him some seizures as well as put his entrance into experimental drug therapy on hold. Not pretty, not much to do, but prayer and sweat on this one.

Caught Julia and Julie last night at the Hoffman with Erin. Mastering the Art of French Cooking and Joy of Cooking both sit upon my bookshelf, quite smudged with flour, olive oil and perhaps a little butter. I really liked the movie... who wouldn't... it's all about the love of food, family, friends. It is the culture that cooked instead of heated up. It is the culture that fasted before feasting, and it is the culture where a woman wore pearls! (Yes I'm a sucker for Audrey Hepburn too) Julia Child is inspiring because she wasn't perfect, but she cooked her way through the most prestigious Le Cordon Bleu. Martha Stewart could take a few lessons from her in how to be authentically human and see your craft infused with your own good humor.

Seriously, I think everyone should see this movie and Ratatouille (yes the Disney cartoon). Being able to feed yourself and your family good food isn't really that hard. Both movies are inspiration to cook in the French style. Which by the way, if you read The End of Overeating, may actually have it's paradox wrapped up in a culture of intermittent fasting...

Bon Apetit