Nutshell

Yesterday I did my repeat PFT and it went up 5%! It actually went up 7%, but I am not sure if that is accurate. I am never sure if any of my PFTs are accurate, but that is the score, recorded in time. I had made the decision that if my lung scores stayed […]

Pesto

I started watching this four-part series on Netflix last night: “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.” I heard the creator in an interview on MPR this last week and how she was talking about the history of olive oil and how Americans really don’t know very much about it. How olive oil is truly supposed to taste, […]

Tater-tot hot dish

I grew up around men with rough and course hands from endless days of gripping and pounding. Calluses formed and smoothed over their palms and inside of their fingers protecting their beaten skin, making them look larger than they were. Tiny cuts in and around the bends of their fingers, some bright red from moments […]