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Two gripes from the a.m.:
\n1. Separating the cheap coffee filters I bought recently requires an micro-beam
\nlaser. Not that I could hold the device steady if I had one. I had
\nIs. in one arm while trying to pull away a single filter for what must have been
\nten minutes. Like youthfulness, my dexterity is diminishing at an alarming
\nrate. Is. probably thought it was some kind of early morning game where I just
\nfiddle around with coffee filters for the pure pleasure in it (the crinkling,
\nthe one-finger edge-brush, the sighs and grumping).
\n2. The wedge-dividing membranes in the naval oranges I bought Sunday at
\nP&C are far more chewy, thick, and pulpy than I could’ve imagined even in my
\nworse nightmares about eating oranges. Eating one danged orange wedge requires
\nmore jaw work than mowing ten pieces of Super Bubble for half a day. Without removing the wrappers! Plain nasty, and with a thick, clingy albedo<\/i> (I had to pull McPhee’s Oranges<\/i>
\nfrom the shelf to remember what it was called, the white rind-like stuff…hate
\nit, even if it’s high in nutrients). <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

For lunch, I ate a bowl of strawberry Frosted Miniwheats. Curreal. Had to be
\nswift because I was on baby-watch.<\/p>\n

Tonight, it was microwaved baking potatoes. I know it sounds ho-hum,
\nbut all the taste buds for meters around sit up and take notice on basked potato
\nnight. See, our only rule in the house is that we must top the potato to
\nthe critical threshold at which it is pleasingly suspended between healthful and
\ngluttonous. Only then does the potato break free from its plain-tasting
\nstate and parade around in flavor combinations never before savored. Plus,
\nwe had leftover chili to boot. One other thing about those potatoes.
\nLately I’ve been coating them in olive oil with a sprinkle of salt before I nuke
\nthem. Call it a skin enhancer (the idea for which I owe an appreciative nod to
\nmy brother). Crisp and salty, such that you’ll forget it’s not terrible for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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