On the road again: Portland, day 4
Today's non-work highlights:
I had hoped to sleep a decent amount, but I woke up every 45 minutes or so with bad sinus drainage. Thus, I got out of bed exhausted.
I started the day with either a very bad cold or a very bad sinus attack. I can't tell which. In either case, my nose and the skin around it are draining red wrecks--a lovely image, I know.
I had a fabulous dinner at Le Pigeon: the seven-course tasting menu with non-alcoholic drink pairings. Every single dish was awesome, but the foie with crab wonton (stuffed with Dungeness crab and cream cheese), a concoction that sounds wrong in many ways, was instead in classic Gabe Rucker style fantastic and easily one of the best dishes he's ever made.
I have to crash and hope I can sleep at least a bit. Sinus drainage is not my friend tonight, and I expect my sinuses to be bundles of pain on tomorrow's flights. Oh, boy!
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Have you ever tried a neti pot for your sinuses? I resisted for years and this fall gave in and what a difference! I used it every morning for a couple of weeks and now I rarely need it. If you try it (or give it a retry), do use a saline solution. I use a ratio of one half teaspoon of a quality salt to two cups of warm water. I know it sounds hokey, but hey it's cheap, easy, and it could help. I believe that there is little to nothing in the western pharmaceutical arsenal that makes a difference in sinus infections.
I have not, though perhaps I will. Thanks for the recommendation.
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