Two yummy, restorative soups that are easy to make are:
Okayu (Japanese) which is basically overcooked rice, cooked in a broth made from bonito flakes (maybe 1-2 teaspoons of it/serving), and a bit of soy sauce for taste. It's highly digestible and yummy. I used to make it for my first husband when he felt sick.
Avgolemono-Cook rice until it's nice and mushy in chicken broth, take off the heat add equal parts egg yolk and milk to thicken (1 egg yolk/serving). You will want to put the mixture back on the heat, and heat it a while without boiling to kill any stray bacteria in the egg yolk. Then add lemon juice to taste, and eat.
Of the two the Okayu is probably best if the patient is weak. You'll want to start with lots of broth and relatively little rice at first, until they're strong and hydrated enough to handle more rice.
Teresa, I'm so sorry!
My Dark Humor side has gone into overdrive about this. I find myself visualizing a protest where all the narcoleptics show up at the FDA in their pajamas with pillows, blankets and teddy bears. They nod out in the hallways while the ADHD sufferers go from office to office to office to office talking about how the Cylert ban will keep them from leading a normal hey is that a philodendron? My aunt Mabel had a philodendron....
After they've left the FDA in tatters, they can strafe Public Citizen.
I know I should not be, um, making light of the situation. It's deadly serious, and the thought of what this will do to Teresa makes me very upset. But the other option is for me to start breaking heads. I understand that they issue a rather large ticket for that.
Letters to congress critters on their way. Is there anyone at the FDA who can be petitioned?
I see the resemblance between Marcos and Bush too, Mayakda. I knew that something about Bush's style was familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on just what it was. But now that you've said it, the connection has been made. Bush and Marcos posess that same sense of "if I say it often enough, it becomes true."
Non Sequitur of the day:
There is no Chocolate but Dark Chocolate, and Jon Singer is it's prophet!
I read Jonathan Post's post about not voting and became quite angry. Being an American and not voting is like being a surgeon who won't operate to save someone's life because they think blood is icky. Sorry Jonathan. That statement won't wash.
Democracy is imperfect. Life is suffering. Get over your damned self.
This joke I first heard when I was growing up in Miami, and Nixon was president. I've updated it a bit.
There are these three boys from Crawford, Texas out walking by the lake. They see an overturned boat and a man floating face down in the water. They swim out and rescue him. It's President Bush. He turns to the three boys and says,"Thank you for saving my life, boys. If there's anything you want, anything at all, just name it, and it's yours."
The first boy says, "I want a new bike!"
"Done!" says Bush, "You'll have the finest mountain bike money can buy."
The second boy is a little more far-seeing. "I'd like to go to West Point when I grow up."
"Of course, son. I'll make sure a place is ready for you."
The third boy thinks for a while, and then says, "Mr. President, I'd like to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery."
"Well young man, if that's what you really want. But it's an odd request for someone such as yourself to make. Why would you want to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary."
"Because my daddy edits The Lone Star Iconoclast, and he's gonna kill me when he finds out what I've done!"
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