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La Vida Locust

posted at 11:04 am
on Apr. 14, 2003

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Not all of my entries are going to be emailed from now on.  Just the REALLY GREAT ones.  This is not one of those.

I was eating an apple today, and I thought to myself: Have I ever eaten an apple with a worm in it?

I should clarify that I don’t mean “and not known about it.”  That thought gives me the willies, along with the false statistic that the average person eats 4, 8 or 10 spiders in their sleep over the course of their life.

Anyway, my point is, you instantly pictured an apple with a worm sticking out of it, smiling and waving, when I asked the question, but has it EVER actually happened to you?

Probably not, and that’s what I find so interesting about food in America.  Think of ALL the food that’s prepared in kitchens all over the place, think of all those bags of pre-shredded salad you’ve eaten, and think how infrequently you’ve run into a bug.

Now think of a camping trip you’ve gone on, or think of the markets you’ve seen in undeveloped countries, if you’ve been lucky enough to travel there.  LOTS of bugs.

So, seeing as I have no point, I’ll end here, and that’s why this one ain’t emailed. smile

Overheard

“I swore with my hand on the Bible to uphold the Constitution. I didn’t swear with my hand on the Constitution to uphold the Bible.”

...who said it?

“Buy anything you want at the grocery store; cooking is always cheaper than eating out.”

...who said it?

“There are two things in this world that take no skill: 1. Spending other people’s money and 2. Dismissing an idea.”

...who said it?

“Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.”

...who said it?

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

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