Half fast

Eastside Road, December 7, 2010—

I HAVE AN IDEA, I said brightly, Let's not eat anything on Tuesdays. There are people all over the world going to bed hungry every day; we're so lucky; one day every week we should put ourselves in their place.

(It wasn't all altruism: I was also a little concerned about the weight gained over our Thanksgiving week in Portland.)

Next day Lindsey responded: I think it's a good idea you had, about not eating on Tuesdays. But I think we should modify it: on Tuesdays we should eat nothing but fruit and vegetables. But while embracing her emendation I stayed with part of my idea: for breakfast nothing but a caffelatte; for lunch an orange and a banana. A couple of tablespoons of almonds and cashews with tea. Then, for dinner,



a baked potato and a serving of broccoli. And that's it today. Next Tuesday, less. Maybe.

Water