I must be getting middle-aged: drinking coffee at any time PM keeps me up at night, and I had something of a hangover today after drinking a mere four glasses of wine last night at a Lebanese banquet. However, I'm increasing my running distances on the treadmill and getting closer to my desired 34 inch waistline, so I'm not in total decline, at least.

The dinner was hosted by a half-Lebanese parishioner at the OPC church. About 30 people showed up. On the menu: taboule, hummus, falafel balls, lamb pastries, eggplant, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage, stuffed zuchini, and baklava for dessert. Yum! Too bad they didn't have a hookah for a relaxing after-dinner smoke. Anyway, it was nice because I haven't had good middle eastern food since I went to the Moroccan restaurant in Bloomington two years ago.