Wednesday/ the common cold

230px-Rhinovirus
[From Wikipedia] What the (evil) rhinovirus molecule looks like up close.
One of the 200+ virus strains implicated in the cause of the common cold have infiltrated my system.  So I ran out to the pharmacist on Wednesday night.  Help! I said, I need something that will make my nose stop running and sneezing, but still leave my sinuses clear so that I can fly on Thursday.   He gave me an antihistamine, which seemed to help.   I don’t have a fever, so it’s probably not the flu.   I read on line that one can actually have the flu and not run a fever!

Thursday/ food pyramids

Below is my personal little ‘food pyramid’ from the lunch cafeteria here at work,  clockwise :  orange juice drink, tofu with greens, white rice, potato with red pepper, green beans with pork bits, chicken thigh.   Very nice.    Below it is the old food pyramid which has since been replaced by a new one in 2002.   The new one looks much more complicated.  And I suppose the steps says ‘it’s not only about food, make sure you get enough exercise’.