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Ärende: mild disappointments 387
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 NB> Sigh.  Anything you can use as a tonic...?  Maybe there's still some
 NB> infection lurking...?  Thoughts and prayers stay with you here...

The followup was yesterday, and the guy asked a pointed
question about my energy level and didn't seem too fazed
by my report of "pretty low"; he seemed to think this was
par for the course. He doubts residual infection. The next
step is a CAT in the spring to see if the thing needs to
come out and whether it's safe to take it out.

 ML> They would make the point that sometimes the crisis occurs
 ML> too fast for anyone but a machine to respond; and I would
 ML> say, not in my lifetime ... .
 NB> Similarly, I'd probably respond that I'm not that concerned about
 NB> sticking around... not that I'm raring to leave, either, but some
 NB> things are just more than I wish to deal with...  :) 

Yeah. I'd rather be dead than not at least the option of
playing music.

 ML> One of the young geniuses tried to lecture me that
 ML> the two excretory systems were totally separate, and
 ML> I pointed out that though their normal functions did
 ML> not overlap much, in non-average cases, such as
 ML> overload, there could easily be slopover between the
 ML> two. He had the good grace to come back and admit
 ML> that that was true.
 NB> Quite, and there's promise for that young man after all.. :)

Perhaps. I hope the health care system evolves in a way
that ends up rewarding sense over blind adherence to
the rules.

 ML> The records are all out there for everyone to see; if
 ML> anyone cared to scroll down through the whole mess.
 NB> That, after all, is supposedly the point of having all these
 NB> integrated computerised records... the fly being that one actually has
 NB> to read them... 
 
Speaking of which, there has been a complication with my
insurance claim - the insurance company (owned by the
hospital) tossed it back because of a discrepancy in
their records regarding my primary care doc - my real
one is at the hospital (both this one, 4 years, and
the previous halfwit, about 10 years, are here), but
the one listed is at the competition and hasn't seen
me in nearly a quarter century).

Thai Basil Pork (Moo Phad Kra Pao)
cat: Singaporean, Thai, main
servings: 3 or 4

340 g minced pork
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c shallots, minced (sub yellow onions in a pinch)
5 red chilli padi, sliced finely (or to taste)
2 Tb oyster sauce
1 Tb thick black soy
1 Tb fish sauce
1/2 ts sugar
1 c holy basil
2 Tb canola oil for frying
h - Optional
150 g long beans, sliced finely
fistful toasted unsalted cashews

The key to this is holy basil, not to be confused with
sweet basil or Thai basil. Holy basil has a peppery
taste, whereas Thai basil, otherwise known as sweet
basil, is, well, sweet. The distinctive peppery element
is the cornerstone of this classic Thai dish. I've
added long beans to lend a little crunch and fibre, but
feel free to leave it out for a purely protein main.

1) Fry shallots and garlic with oil in preheated pan
until fragrant, about 2 min on high heat.

2) Add pork, making sure to break up the mince while
frying, about 3 min to cook through.

3) Add long beans.

4) Add oyster sauce, dark soy, fish sauce, and sugar,
and fry 3 min or until beans are softened.

5) Add basil and chilli to toss through until basil
is wilted, about 30 sec.

6) Serve hot with an optional sprinkle of cashews.

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