The bleachers were a little tougher today for some reason. I take that back, they were tougher for one reason. I did something I rarely do- I slept in and didn't make it to the track until 8am. For some people, sleeping in is a treat; I really don't like it. When I do, it feels like I missed something- which I guess may seem weird. I really can't explain it beyond that, but let's just say that it throws me off for the rest of the day.
Three hours later in the day meant that I was going up and down those bleachers in weather probably ten degrees warmer than I was accustomed to- making it a lot less comfortable to begin with. Oy, what a whiner!
Did I let it stop me? No. "Improvise, adapt and overcome" is what the Marines say. Now, I can't imagine how or what I'd improvise in such a situation, but adapt and overcome seemed to be the soup du jour. So I just "manned-up" and went at it.
It makes me think that perhaps that's what my renaissance is all about: adapt and overcome. I mean, as I exercise and eat as I do, my body adapts by strengthening and shrinking. This process will eventually overcome my weight issue.
As you may of guessed by now, logical thinking is not part of my skill set.
What I really wanted to mention (relevant to the title) is a little thing I've really come to enjoy- stuffed fig leaf on the BBQ.
I mix up a little ground turkey with some spicy chicken sausage, some onion, cilantro, and various other herbs and spices, maybe a little goat cheese, fold the mixture up burrito-like in a fig leaf (that we've washed and soaked in water for an hour), and cook it on the grill.
The fig leaf adds a nutty, vanilla-like flavor to the whole thing, and there must be some nutritional value there as well- or at least some fiber. Anyway, I think it's probably better for me than a hamburger bun and from what I've found on the web, I doubt it will kill me. Even better is that I'll have fewer fig leaves to rake in the fall.
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