"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
> People are taking turns bringing over dinner to be helpful while Betsy
> recovers. My sister was bringing lasagna, and announced beforehand
> that she was making a separate one for me w/o noodles. When she
> arrived, she announced that she has used spaghetti squash instead of
> the noodles. Why the F--k hadn't she just left out the noodles and
> not put in goddamned SQUASH. I told her that I wouldn't eat such a
> thing. It's OK anyway, since I had already had a big lunch, 3 duck
> wings and some of my wife's cashew chicken. The cashew chicken had
> cornstarch in it, so by my rules I had to go to the gym and do one set
> of at least 10 reps on all 18 machines, with enough weight that it
> hurt. I figure if I eat too much carb, I burn it off right away
> before my body gets a chance to know it's there. Kinda like feeding a
> stray dog, in that I don't want my body to start expecting excess
> glucose. I still have 3 more duck wings left.
>
> --Bryan

It's nice to have the ability to ventilate.

Now don't forget to thank your sister for her (no matter how misplaced)
effort. Her wires may not be hooked up but her heart is in the right place.

Dimitri

BTW my SIL gave us a breakfast drink recipe that called for 2 tablespoons of
OAK bran.