Monday, December 25
Dec. 26th, 2023 12:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderMerry Christmas! Today I am grateful for:
Beautiful weather.
I started out the day feeling a little sad for the loss of "Christmas Past", in that our families both used to have big, boisterous gatherings.
It's still strange to go from those big events to our quiet Christmas with just the two of us, even though we've been doing this for several years now.
After we did our usual chores outside, we went for a walk at the park down the road. We haven't had a lot of time to do that lately so this was a nice gift.
Roxy came too, though she seemed pretty stiff later.
We are starting to have our own little traditions. We have cute dishes that we only use for special occasions, and two settings of very nice flatware. We make tabbouleh salad that seems festive, and wild rice. It's not turkey or ham or all the rich food we grew up with, but I'm making choices for my health, and my husband wants to eat well too.
I personally enjoy these foods a lot, because I know they're good for me, and they do taste good.
We cleaned up a bit for our supper and played the music from "Charlie Brown Christmas".
In it's own way it's nice to have a small Christmas, I don't know that I would even enjoy the huge events we used to have, with so much noise and everyone struggling to find a place to sit. Maybe if there was a bigger venue where it wasn't so crowded. I recall it was not easy to have meaningful conversations with people because it was too loud and crowded.
Then I opened the presents. Since the cat exercise wheel is our "main" gift, these others were smaller, thoughtful things my husband picked up. He got some books he thought I might like, some nice soap, a new fly mask for River, nice coloring pencils, socks, and a winter hat that would fit under my riding helmet.
Since I didn't know what to buy him for smaller items, we agreed that we would look for a new laptop bag for him the next time we are in the city.
So, a bit sad and wistful at times, but a good Christmas with just us and our animals.
I learned that astronauts are being trained to deal with many kinds of medical emergencies in space, with ways of doing things like CPR by bracing against walls to get leverage, and other modifications.
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-sick-in-space-on-the-way-to-mars
One very interesting idea that has come from dealing with the health challenges of low gravity, is the development of the Adeli Suit, which is a deep compression suit that creates resistance and stability for the body, using the muscles all the time to avoid atrophy and osteoporosis in space.
It is now being used to treat certain disorders here on Earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeli_suit
Beautiful weather.
I started out the day feeling a little sad for the loss of "Christmas Past", in that our families both used to have big, boisterous gatherings.
It's still strange to go from those big events to our quiet Christmas with just the two of us, even though we've been doing this for several years now.
After we did our usual chores outside, we went for a walk at the park down the road. We haven't had a lot of time to do that lately so this was a nice gift.
Roxy came too, though she seemed pretty stiff later.
We are starting to have our own little traditions. We have cute dishes that we only use for special occasions, and two settings of very nice flatware. We make tabbouleh salad that seems festive, and wild rice. It's not turkey or ham or all the rich food we grew up with, but I'm making choices for my health, and my husband wants to eat well too.
I personally enjoy these foods a lot, because I know they're good for me, and they do taste good.
We cleaned up a bit for our supper and played the music from "Charlie Brown Christmas".
In it's own way it's nice to have a small Christmas, I don't know that I would even enjoy the huge events we used to have, with so much noise and everyone struggling to find a place to sit. Maybe if there was a bigger venue where it wasn't so crowded. I recall it was not easy to have meaningful conversations with people because it was too loud and crowded.
Then I opened the presents. Since the cat exercise wheel is our "main" gift, these others were smaller, thoughtful things my husband picked up. He got some books he thought I might like, some nice soap, a new fly mask for River, nice coloring pencils, socks, and a winter hat that would fit under my riding helmet.
Since I didn't know what to buy him for smaller items, we agreed that we would look for a new laptop bag for him the next time we are in the city.
So, a bit sad and wistful at times, but a good Christmas with just us and our animals.
I learned that astronauts are being trained to deal with many kinds of medical emergencies in space, with ways of doing things like CPR by bracing against walls to get leverage, and other modifications.
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-sick-in-space-on-the-way-to-mars
One very interesting idea that has come from dealing with the health challenges of low gravity, is the development of the Adeli Suit, which is a deep compression suit that creates resistance and stability for the body, using the muscles all the time to avoid atrophy and osteoporosis in space.
It is now being used to treat certain disorders here on Earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeli_suit
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Date: 2023-12-27 07:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-12-27 10:51 am (UTC)The basic idea is minced cilantro, parsley, and lettuce, some minced mint, finely cut green onions and tomatoes, quinoa, and a dressing of lemon/lime juice and olive oil.
Our proportions vary depending on what we have on hand.
Some recipes have cooked bulgar wheat, likely there are others that add cheese. Some add cucumber, or garlic.
Some people might find it too strong-tasting if you don't like cilantro/parsley, it's a strong flavor.
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/tabouli-salad/