I miss the fiber-filled fruit bars at Trader Joe's. I've never found anything else that my body liked as well for adding easy to tolerate roughage.

Those were so tasty!

I eat a lot of cabbage! It lasts a long time in the fridge, you can eat it raw or braised or roasted or in soup, and it doesn't need to be washed like kale. Good stuff.

In other news, the new dog apparently spent 4 months in the shelter, and she is extremely anxious as a result. I cannot leave her alone for more than a few minutes or she starts wailing. This could be a problem.

My father kept passing out from blood loss and it turned out to be bleeding hemorrhoids. Relatively easily treated once he actually mentioned it to a medical provider. Rather than, ya know, just bleeding out non stop for months in stoic silence. Le sigh.

Those were so tasty!

Tasty and easy on the tummy for me.

I like cabbage but have few recipes. I did buy some thin shred for salad. As soon as I eat it and like it, I can buy a head of cabbage and shave it but the initial presentation needs to be ready to go or I end up with dead cabbage.

In other news, the new dog apparently spent 4 months in the shelter, and she is extremely anxious as a result. I cannot leave her alone for more than a few minutes or she starts wailing. This could be a problem.

I am not sure I am ready for a forever dog but I am kinda ready to love another and being the stable person for a dog that needs fostering and love and stability is tempting.

Sadly, we aren't near each other. Also I know that once you commit to a pet, it's not going anywhere.

Really, I suspect I'm setting myself up to foster fail but that's a loved pet. A pet I didn't plan for has worked out in the past for me.

Really, I suspect I'm setting myself up to foster fail but that's a loved pet

Foster Fail always seemed like the best way to do it. You don't presume to keep that dog, but just attend to it. But the right dog will present itself and you'll say, "Yes."

Foster failing is the best. Fostering is the best of all worlds. You get to clearly define what your are willing to accept, then time to connect and see if you like each other without the pressure of lifetime commitment. Most of the time, as soon as you start getting tired or overwhelmed or realizing that maybe your quest room isn’t the best place for the animal, it’s time for them to go live somewhere else! Unless you happen to fall in love, then you get to keep them. I often have wished dating could work similarly.

Hahah Erin I feel like that is an interesting plan for dating…

Dragged myself to the soccer game tonight, knowing that I didn’t want to go but would have a good time once there. And indeed, I did have a good time once there, and even though we thought the team would get creamed, they managed a tie. Which is not too bad, seeing as how they lost 5 of the last 6 games.

All those (probably industry funded) claims about coffee health benefits? I totally believe them. Likewise cheese. Especially now that I’m ketoing those are two dietary staples, along with leafy green veg. I’m more of a Swiss chard person than a kale person though. More for y’all.

I am sorry to hear about more aging parent issues. It can be hard to flip the care script.

One of my fave things to do with cabbage is chop it up and put a chicken on top of it and roast ‘em. Yum!

I once made shredded cabbage cooked with sour cream and beef broth (if I remember correctly) and it was quite tasty.