Day 269: Erev Thanksgiving

Today I did not just will myself to get better, I planned a day where there was no alternative. In retrospect, this could have gone very badly for me, but fortunately, I skated by (as I am wont to do) with no ill effects. Still troubled by whatever stomach problems I have 'caught' from Emily, I try and take it easy today, except that I need to have a crown (that's a tooth-thingy) fixed. It also so happens that an important meeting with my boss and several folks from corporate has been scheduled without my noticing; it happens to coincide badly with my dental needs. Luckily, everybody is willing to move the time around but I still have to ask my dentist to "lean on the gas" and I don't mean give me more NO2. I realize as I'm asking this that "speedy" and "crown work" don't really belong together, but what can I do. I had not figured that I was going to be swallowing (unintentionally) all kinds of dentral detritus, such as tooth-drilling-shavings and crown-mold-castoffs. I begin to worry that this will upset my stomach, but fortunately the wildly unpleasant sensation of drilling caused all of my senses to go white-hot with despair, making me oblivious to everything else.

Breakfast
1/2 slice Vermont Bread
6 oz. Stonyfield Vanilla Yogurt
1/9th Banana

Lunch
Sirloin Cheeseburger with Bacon
Side Salad with Zinfandel Vinaigrette

Snack
A few handfuls of salted Cashews
chicken breast pieces

Dinner
2-Egg Cheese Omelet
1 Slice Wheat Toast

It certainly wasn't a regular eating day for me, since I was worried in the AM, spent the balance of the morning in a dental chair (thinking of Marathon Man) and then meetings, following by a meat-fest. When I got home I immediately took Ruby out on an emergency mitten-buying excursion, and then to market for a few items. Let me tell you, it is a crazy scene at 5pm Wed before Thanksgiving! Obviously, there has been a lot written about dieters and Thanksgiving; I'll let you know how it went.