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Those were the words of one E. Webb Lyons tonight when he opened the door to find snow falling for the second time in DC this year. It’s sticking, and it looks like we’re going to get at least a couple of inches. I wish they would shut the city down…an extra day off would be beautiful. After having stomach trouble since Sunday, my throat started becoming scratchy tonight after work. It’s happened before with no serious consequences, but it can be a sign that a cold is about to set in.
Speaking of cold, the temperature is ludicrously low right now. It was 15 degrees with a wind chill of -1 on my way to work this morning… And no, I didn’t ride my bike. Sometimes, it’s just too cold – and my stomach was still being weird. It’s difficult to remember another day with such frigid temperatures in my life. I mean, it hasn’t been above 32 since the end of last week. The “four season experience” is a bit of a shock, but is kinda nice, in a masochistic way. On the bright (and warmer) side there’s something to look forward to in Spring now!
I’m not sure why food has been on my mind so much lately. Usually, nausea and food don’t mix well, but there is still this inherent urge to cook or bake or do something. Tonight, I made brown sugar cookies and they are AMAZING. Besides taking all of 20 minutes to whip up and an additional 30 to bake in two batches, they are in the running for most delicious cookie baked at 1010 thus far this year. As a side effect, I’m learning some new techniques, and why melted butter in a recipe acts different than whipped butter, and why European-style butter is different than regular unsalted butter. Food science is beautiful 
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Ethicurean.com is a food blog Kate pointed me to today at work. There was an interview with the blogger at Grist if I remember correctly, and Kate of AccidentalHedonist.com did a post on it, too. The second post down about Canada’s new food guide pyramid caught my attention because after reading Pollan’s article on “Nutritionism” two weeks ago in the New York Times magazine, I’m in the market for some new food guidelines – government style! Haha. Actually, I was pretty interested in their approach, and how women and men and different age groups receive different guidelines in addition to the general ones. The guidelines play down the need for meats, and encourage other sources of protein in addition to big helpings of leafy greens and fruits. This was my favorite comment from ethicurean:
“Can you imagine the USDA telling Americans to eat tofu? The shit-caked boots of the beef lobby would be firmly holding their necks to the ground within minutes of their typing the words.”
Awesome, just awesome – and true, though I think their necks are already held to the ground while the beef lobby is typing up the guidelines. FYI, here’s the link: Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating
If you don’t read Jenny’s blog, you may have missed her posting of Panda Sneeze, a 15 second clip of…well, just watch it. Jenny has probably seen it more than a hundred times, and is still entertained. In fact, I heard her watching it at least 5 times tonight and laughing each time.
Make sure your sound is on: Panda Sneeze
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