Daily Archives: March 31, 2022
Good Food . . .
And A Clean Bill Of Health!
When I gave Jan a list of suggestions on where she might want to eat today, she picked Twin Peaks.
Note: She picked it, not me.
I just made sure it was in my list of suggestions.
Jan started off with a cup of the Tomato Basil Soup,
and move on to her usual Spicy Chipotle Chicken,
but with two broccolis, rather than the normal mashed potatoes.
I had the Soup and Half Sandwich, with the Brisket Chili and their Old Fashion BLT, along with the Green Beans, instead of Fries.
The Chili was Texas Style, with No Beans, but very good. The overall taste reminded me of their late-lamented Venison Chili.
One thing I like about the TP version of the BLT is that they don’t skimp on the B part.
There are six! slices of bacon on this 1/2 Sandwich.
They weren’t real busy today so we had some extra time to talk with Sylvia, our favorite server.
We were talking about the outfits they wear, and Sylvia said management has had to crack down on some of the girls for being a little too ‘cheeky’. Not on the standard outfits, but on the ‘special’ holiday ones, where it seems pretty much anything goes.
Sylvia said that the only things TP gives them are the plaid tops, the socks, and the belt pouch. The girls have to furnish everything else, including their ‘special’ outfits.
Sylvia is a real sweetheart and always has a big smile for us.
That was the Good Food.
Next up is the Clean Bill of Health.
After lunch Jan had her yearly Mammogram and everything came back clean. Since she had breast cancer back in 2014 she’s always very anxious about it.
One thing Jan really likes is that her mammograms are immediately read by a physician, so she knows the results before she leaves. And even better this year, she didn’t have to have the additional 3D Ultrasound that they’ve done every year since 2015. After looking at the mammogram this year, the physician said it was identical to last years, so no ultrasound was needed.
Jan also wants me to pass on her insistence that every woman of a certain age needs to get a yearly mammogram. After getting them for years with no problems, when 2014 rolled around, she almost skipped it that year. And of course, that’s the year they found her cancer.
In her case, it was a Stage 0 lump and had not spread. So just a lumpectomy was required, with no additional treatments needed, like Chemo or Radiation.
And almost certainly not the result if she had waited another year before it was found.
And ironically I was diagnosed with a Squamous Cell Carcinoma on my head several months later. Luckily I also came up clean after it was removed, though I still have a large dimple on top of my bald head.
Tomorrow night we’ve got another visit to the Alvin Opry. Looking forward to it.
Thought For The Day:
If You Can’t Stand The Heat, Don’t Tickle The Dragon.
.
