Sunday, July 14, 2013

Three Beautiful Things 07/13/13: 1964 MLB All-Star Game, Love and Support, Kidney Friendly Bean Salad

1.  The Saturday NYT ran a very satisfying story on the 1964 MLB All-Star Game played in Shea Stadium.  Not only did it bring back the memory of seeing Johnny Callison rocket a three-run walk off home run off Dick "The Monster" Radatz to win it, the article, without saying so directly, told the story of the profound changes that have occurred in the last fifty years, not only in baseball, but in the All-Star game itself.

2.  It's not a beautiful thing that two of Everett's adult children are in serious condition in hospitals in Colville and Spokane; it's awful that that the partner of one of his grandchildren killed herself;  it's frightening that Julie (Kenyon) Taylor has such serious pneumonia and a secondary infection that she is on life support; it's unthinkable that a guy rammed a pool cue straight into the eye of Melody Willers' son, Sam (who is making steady recovery).  Here's what's beautiful:  the outpouring of prayers and kindness in support of this suffering.  It reminds me vividly of the outpouring Molly and our family experienced when Molly was burned in that camp stove accident nine years today.  And, it brings to mind, how our family rallied in support of Molly, not just with spiritual love, but, in Adrienne's case, the physical treatment and care of Molly's terrible wounds that was needed so she could be at home and begin to heal here.   The accident happened nine years ago today.

3. More salad making to nourish me when the temperatures are rising:  small red beans, corn, avocado,  olive oil, and lemon juice mixed together.  I forgot the cilantro.  I'll add it, if that bunch of cilantro in the ice box is still good.  It's a very simple and satisfying salad.  I might use up the bit of jasmine rice I have and cook it up, let it cool, and throw it in.  (It's also a very kidney healthy salad -- my kidneys are not well served by paleo which makes me think cavemen didn't live long enough for their kidneys to go into decline!)

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