Bacon Day

 "It is my passionate belief that we can all have 

better health through rationing."

Richard Lamm

December 30th is "Bacon Day." Yea! Although John will tell you, in this house bacon is stingily rationed.  As in one slice each for this "bagel thin" breakfast sandwich.

Anyway, we should be fasting this morning. We're meeting friends in the International District for a dim sum late breakfast-early lunch, but we were up early as usual and needed a snack to get us going.  Pork and shrimp dumplings are not exactly health food, but hey, let's end the year on a high note.  January is the month for new resolutions.

The snow has melted, yesterday's deluge and last night's windstorm have passed, and the first days of the new year look bright, dry and mild.  Marianne and I plan to take a short trail ride tomorrow, which will be a perfect way to finish off 2017.

Then back to reality.  The house is dirty and boxes of Christmas stuff needs to be packed away.  The soft and fragrant tree is crispy dry and brown (yes, ugly.)  I'm not looking forward to that big needle explosion when we drag it unceremoniously out the front door tomorrow.