The Tour de Cure is the series of fund raising bike rides that the American Diabetes Association hosts all over the country. My brother was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when he was about 10 years old. That's the diabetes with all the insulin and poking and shots and general hassle. My father was diagnosed a year or two ago with the other type - that is the somewhat common one that older people get and can often be treated via diet and exercise and very little poking and/or prodding.
Saturday night was our pal Serge's birthday. They live up in Washington Heights and have access to a huge roof overlooking the Hudson and GW Bridge. There were shredded pork sandwiches (made in the popular 'cubano' style) and great wines (1994 Chateau Musar (the one from Lebanon) and Dom Perignon). Good times.
