Terrible news – David has the flu. Not just a cold – the honest to God flu. Right now he’s w/ fever of 102.6, and all the flu symptoms you can imagine. I took him to our doc this morning, hoping he could work a miracle – afraid not. FYI – he did give him Tamiflu – which promptly made him violently ill… no breaks today.

Anyway – I thought about making the trip solo, which normally would be no biggie, but I’m afraid he’s too sick to leave alone. At the very least, my Karma would be seriously affected. The folks at the Oriental Mandarin were quite gracious under the circumstances and did not charge me, even though they have a 48 hr cancellation policy.

I can’t tell you how distressed I am. I was so looking forward to seeing all of you. Somebody have fois gras at Norman’s for me and describe in great detail how wonderful it was. And somebody take pictures!