1. Buff rolled by around 10 o'clock and then, from Kingston, Ed drove us down to the CdA Casino in Worley. I played for a while, but, seeing it wasn't my day, took a break at the Red Tail Bar and Grill where I ordered a 12 oz glass of Grand Teton Brewing's exquisite Imperial Stout, Black Cauldron. I asked for the beer in a room temperature glass. I knew it would still be served cold, so I left the beer pretty much alone and let it warm up so that its dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, cherry, and other flavors could arise out of their chilly hibernation. It's a high alcohol beer, one that I would have preferred to drink in a four or eight ounce glass, but I sat with it for nearly an hour, slowly sipping it, loving it, as it warmed up.
2. I hadn't quite finished my glass of Black Cauldron when Buff and Ed arrived at the Red Tail so we could enjoy lunch together. Ed's luck was running pretty well today and he treated us. I enjoyed eating three shrimp tacos and a glass of water. The three of us got in some good yakkin' at the table and we all played a little more before heading back to the Silver Valley.
3. Back home, I made a quick trip to Yoke's so I'll have coffee in the morning. I also bought a couple of non-dairy products to see if they'll taste good in my coffee and be a suitable substitute for milk when I make pancakes and muffins. This is in line with my ongoing, albeit inconsistent, attempt to cut back on potassium in my food and drink. I see Dr. Kristie Jones, nephrologist, on Wednesday and I anticipate that we'll talk about how my kidneys are becoming less adept at properly filtering excess potassium out of my system and I want to report that I recognize this and am doing something about it, however inconsistently.
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