random thoughts – Day 2,175 (Sunday) – red meat

It was a mostly regular Sunday with coffee, phone games, news, emails, and dance group. It snowed this morning, which has been all too common this winter. Dance practice involved trying to override muscle memory on a choreography learned a few years ago which is now being heavily revised. It’s turning out to be a difficult rewiring process and feels like a test of my dwindling reserves of patience.

After dance, it was a quiet day at home. There were snuggles with Kiki, too much time on social media, and the roasting of sweet potatoes, red-skin potatoes, and broccoli.

Steak and veggies.

The only unusual aspect of the day was at supper. I rarely eat steak (or even much meat), but today a box of steaks that has been in the freezer since it arrived as a Christmas gift was opened. After studying the instructions, a 1.5-inch beef tenderloin steak was covered with seasoning, seared in the cast iron pan, then the pan was set in the oven to finish cooking. The seasoning blackened during the searing. It was delicious.

After supper, I could feel my iron poor blood reviving in my veins. Or maybe that was my imagination. Hours later, the steak was sitting heavy in my stomach like a stone. Pretty sure that was not my imagination. Clearly, my system, accustomed to heavy consumption of vegetables, sugar, and meat substitutes, is confused by the sudden presence of a steak gift from Omaha. It will be interesting to observe the after effects of the steak consumption.