Olive oil--the headache cure
Harold McGee has an interesting piece in today's NY Times about extra virgin olive oils and its link to ibuprofin. Apparently, it shares some of the same anti-inflamatory substances as the pain reliever, which may be linked to long term health benefits. Overall, this seems part of the good fat/bad fat distinction that's grown up over the last ten years. Not sure I'll be slurping any time soon, though.
Today also marks nine years of marriage for me and my wife, and unlike olive oil, she and our partnership grow only more complex and valuable with age. We may not have the simple, bold flavors of youth, but there's a reason people grow to appreciate subtle flavors as they age. Our wedding program had this Wendell Berry quote from "The Country of Marriage": "You are the known way, leading to the unknown. You are the known place, to which the unknown is always taking me back." I appreciate the known and unknown place Sarah has been for the past nine years, and look forward to the new discoveries in years ahead.