Saturday, February 23, 2008

And a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger on the Side

Yesterday, my dad called. Hey sis. Hey Pappy. What's going on? He tells me he just bought a hybrid. Groovy, I say. And, he says, I've decided to become a vegetarian. (This from a man who's been known to eat meatballs the size of small planets.)
Wow, I say. You know they don't eat meat, right?

Yea, yea. I'm going fresh. Fresh vegetables, fresh fruits. I'll live forever.

Great, I say. What's for lunch?

Oh, I just swung into Wendy's, got a salad and a small chili. It's real good if you just pour the chili right on top.

Uhm, dad, chili?

Well, it doesn't have that much meat in it. Just a smidge.

Ah...the smidge. Gets you every time.
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4 comments:

  1. Unfortunate LogicFebruary 23, 2008 at 3:47 PM

    oh dear god that is so good!

    you should tell him to lay off the fast food and to eat organic, all naturally grown meat and poultry. being a vegetarian, meh....eating good things: yay!

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  2. DrJalepenoFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:40 PM

    A man is considering giving up one of God's gifts to humanity: the cheeseburger??? His world without cheeseburgers would be like Billy Jeff Clinton's world without girl friends!!! A thought no one should have to contemplate.
    DrJalepeno

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 9:04 PM

    This is so strange because my dad literally just bought a new hybrid last week as well. And he just drove it on up here yesterday.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2008 at 1:46 PM

    Update: I decided not to be a vegetarian after all Saturday morning while perusing the menu at Burger King. Ended up with a sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit. (Hard to eat good on the road.)

    For lunch Dave took me to the Rockola Cafe where I figured a chef's salad was healthier than a big burger. Used ranch dressing and started leaning towards low carb.

    For dinner (we call it supper in NC) I went completely low carb. Blended in with the other other old folks at K&W cafeteria and ate chopped steak, green beans, and cucumber salad (felt pretty good about myself).

    Woke up this morning and for breakfast had sausage and eggs. Not bad, and I could feel the pounds melting away.

    Lunch: Linda hasn't been to the grocery store yet and I'm sick of meat and eggs and anything else low carb so I just polished off a bag of Orville Redenbacher's light popcorn about 10 minutes ago. I am in need professional help.

    To sum it up, we're going shopping in a little bit and I'm going to try to just eat healthy and exercise.

    Oh, and the Honda Insight hybrid is great! On our 350-mile trip yesterday we averaged 62 miles per gallon! I'm thinkin' it'll be even better once I lose 30 pounds.

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