Bock is Back

 

Things have been pretty slow around here lately. Not with the weather though - storms, snow and temperature swings. It's supposed to warm up this weekend, however. The Missus has pert near won her battle with the shingles, so I'll be able to spend a little less time in the kitchen and a little more time in the shop. I ordered a new cut-off switch for the trials bike, but I didn't get around to working on finishing up the wiring like I had planned. That'll happen soon, however. 

The cardiac rehab is progressing nicely. Upper body strength is noticeably better and I've lost a few pounds. I've been working out a little at home on the off days as well.

Once a week there's a brief session with a topic relating to cardiac patients, as you would suspect. This week's session was on diet. I expected the cholesterol talk but that was never mentioned. Instead, the topic was sodium. I didn't get much out of the talk, but I got a couple of handouts that should be helpful. The one is a collection of healthy recipes, the 3 Bean Chili recipe in the photo being one I'm going to try. While there was no gumbo recipe in the handout, I'm planning on making a batch next week.

Alex Dreier

This is the time of year of Mardi Gras and the time when I was a young man Alex Dreier used to come on the television and tell the viewing audience that Bock is Back while promoting Meister Brau bock beer. I ran into the lady who used to sign my checks while in the grocery store the other day. It just so happened we were at the end of the beer aisle. While we were chatting, I could see a display of Shiner Bock out of the corner of my eye. After we parted company, I got to thinking about my train trip to New Orleans with Cuzzin Ricky a few years back - Cajun cooking and a good beer sounded pretty good, so I succumbed to the siren call of the Shiner Bock and next week I'll fix myself a batch of gumbo and wash it down with an ice cold Shiner. I wouldn't mind getting back on the City of New Orleans again and sample some more of that cuisine down there, though. Hard to beat the real thing.