2007-01-10—Wednesday
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Definitely a day of
fevers and Middle East
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SAN DIEGO—Poor Shor wasn't feeling well today, and with Sandi pulling a shift
on the reception desk of Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, he came over to
Grandma's and Grandpa's to convalesce. After playing a little bit with his
magnetic toys, feverish but determined Shor decided he really would like to
watch The Ten Commandments movie, all four hours of it or so. And
watch he did, with grandpa, absorbing most of it, because the parsha of
the week is his absolute favorite part of kindergarten. Some of the mushy parts
of the movie he could have done without—one kiss scene, for example,
drawing forth a sincere comment from him: "Oh, yuck!" But with
the stories of Moses in Egypt, the Burning Bush, the Parting of the Red Sea, he
was very pleased—and it was a decided pleasure to watch it and discuss it with
him. In the afternoon, I had an appointment with Kaiser dermatologist Dr. J David Epstein at the Clairemont Mesa facility of Kaiser Permanente, where the waiting rooms are filled with prints of people I assume to be Native Americans on horseback. Following the appointment which was to remove a skin tab near my eye, Nancy and I drove a few blocks to the Aladin Restaurant--which specializes in Middle Eastern food--where we dined with Vicki and John Pierce. While we chatted about other current events, much of the rest of the world listened to the televised speech by President George W. Bush about Iraq. Somehow, I felt I could wait to hear what he had to say.  
  Shor, bundled in pajamas and a ski hat with a white dragon insignia—which he received for his stick-to-itiveness in after-school karate, played with some magnetic toys and then settled down with Grandpa Don to watch The Ten Commandments starring Charleton Heston. The movie finished in time for Don to make his afternoon appointment at the Kaiser Permanente facility on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.     Reception room art at Kaiser Permanente focuses on figures on horseback. The reception desk in the dermatology department has come down with a full-blown case of Chargers fever; even the pen with which one of the receptionist writes sporting a Chargers helmet in anticipation of the big playoffs game coming this weekend between the San Diego Chargers and the New England Patriots. Dr. J. David Epstein, a won- derful dermatologist, was amused that Nancy and I had my camera with us, agreed to strike a pose.  Our dinner at the Aladdin Restaurant was with John and Vickie Pierce. I liked the humus and tabouli, but I was less than thrilled with the lamb shawarma. However, the conversation was engaging and the service was quite accommodating. Overall, the evening was a big plus. |