Food Foibles

On Saturday, as Ron and I were in the bathroom together doing what we both do to get ready to face the day when I said, "Guess what I fantasized about last night when I came to bed?" I heard him catch his breath as he asked, "What?" To his complete and utter dismay, I replied, "Macaroni and cheese." This time his "what?" was less breathy and more disgusted.

It's true. As I was flipping around the channels I landed on the Food Network's "Drive-Ins, Diners and Dives." Guy (the host) was at some restaurant in the Midwest where they were cooking up some divine looking mac-n-cheese. Gobs and gobs of ooey gooey cheese. Seriously, I thought I might need to get a bib to catch the saliva that was threatening to escape my lips. Then it was off to another diner where they serve up yummy burgers stuffed with more ooey gooey cheese. Judging by the SRO at these joints it's a miracle every man, woman and child is not a heart attack waiting to happen. I decided I couldn't risk watching that show anymore. Makes my culinary tendencies warp into overdrive.

Later that evening we were dining at Paulo & Bill's and there I was, satisfying that ooey gooey itch with their glorious gnocchi with Parmesan cream. I nearly fell over in the booth when I took the first bite (no lie, ask Ron). Towards the end of our meal, when we were both groaning from indulgence, a svelte, long-legged lass with blonde hair sauntered by our table. As if on cue, our waitress arrived with a tray laden with all things decadent and asked us if we wanted any dessert. Noticing Ron's eyes following the svelte young thing all the way to her table, I said, "I think he just had his."

I'm Just Sayin' . . .

So . . . who can tell me the difference between Bristol Palin and Jamie Lynn Spears? Oh, wait. I can! Jamie Lynn Spears was raked over the coals for her unplanned pregnancy and Bristol Palin is being heralded as having made a pro-life choice. But there are some STARTLING similarities to their situations . . . BOTH are teens, BOTH made the choice to have their babies and BOTH are married/getting married to the fathers of their babies. So what makes Jamie Lynn Spears a villain and Bristol Palin a saint?

I'm not trying to pass judgement . . . I just think it's ironic that there could be two really similar situations that have generated such different reactions.

Like I said, I'm just sayin' . . .