Sunday, September 09, 2007
ice cream story
Last week I ended the diet I was on. I lost about 12 pounds in the middle but gained back 2 for a net 10 pounds lost. Not bad considering it took me at least a year to gain it.
To cap-off the diet, I thought I would stop at the Dairy Queen (Braizer) and enjoy a delicious soft-serve with rainbow jimmies after work. Plus, Alex was with me and we could share it as a nice treat!
This was probably the second time I had ice cream on the diet, so I was probably not sharing as much as I should with Alex. Plus, it is difficult to share a soft-serve with rainbow jimmies with a toddler while going 75 MPH on the expressway without it ending up in their hair. But, I was still being a hog. As toddlers do, she was also being a bit of a piggie, and she ended up grabbing the cone with both hands and wouldn't let go. At which point I tried to get it back by pulling on it, and she let go and it sprang from our and fell on to the floor. When I recovered it, I saw it was caked with detritus, so I threw it out the window.
I think it is a near-ideal demonstration of what can happen when people are greedy. I wanted to share it with you, so everyone can learn from our loss.
At the time, I told her something like "there is a lesson to be learned here". After thinking about it, it seemed like the type of thing that would happen in some of the corny cartoons that Alex watches all the time. you know, sharing, caring, being honest... all of that liberal crap. Maybe I should sell this story to the Snorks. Are they still around?
Alex is a good sharer though. Here is a picture of her sharing a snack with her "bay-bee" and drink of water with Cooper .
# posted by fooiemcgoo : 6:44 PM
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I have only recently learned that the real name for sprinkles is jimmies. I have been telling everyone I know about this. Nobody else seems to know this either.
Or care, as it turns out.
Or care, as it turns out.
# posted by 
: 8:08 AM
: 8:08 AM
what is the difference between the braizer and the grill & chill? nobody seems to know that either.
# posted by : 8:47 AM
: 8:47 AM
not building anything now. we just moved into a new house so there is plenty of that stuff to work on. i am thinking of making a small corner hutch next. or maybe a butcher block like these, which sell for a pretty penny.
http://www.johnboos.com/
mike p told me about the braiser distinction in college. he told me about it once, and then i forgot, and then i asked someone at the window. i think braiser just supplies the non-dairy stuff, like burgers. otherwise, any place could have any kind of food and also serve dairy queen ice cream.
that reminds me about how mister burns called ice cream "iced cream".
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http://www.johnboos.com/
mike p told me about the braiser distinction in college. he told me about it once, and then i forgot, and then i asked someone at the window. i think braiser just supplies the non-dairy stuff, like burgers. otherwise, any place could have any kind of food and also serve dairy queen ice cream.
that reminds me about how mister burns called ice cream "iced cream".
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