I had a lovely lunch today with Ben to celebrate his 25th birthday, which was actually yesterday. We went to Taste of Thai and enjoyed good food and conversation, although the topics ranged from weird to gross, (my fault, not his). Ben has become interested in crafting actual products that are useful and attractive, while I spend my time dreaming up strange, implausible and even disgusting ideas and potential products. For instance...a coworker is kicking her 30 year smoking habit and has become a raving fan of the NJOY brand of e-cigarettes, the electronic cigarette that she claims provide a satisfying "hand to mouth experience" along with taste and inhalation pleasure. I commend her for quitting a dangerous and expensive habit, although she now also wants to lose 50 lbs. That brings me to my zillion dollar invention. The e-cookie. All of the delicious hand to mouth cookie experience yet totally devoid of calories and saturated fat. If only. E-cheesecake and e-potato chips would surely follow and we could live in a smokeless AND unfat society. We already have e-pets, e-books, e-sex....this could happen.
The conversation then led to a heartburn discussion because Ben ordered a squid dish with #4 spice. He seemed to thoroughly enjoy it, (evidenced by a clean plate), but claimed he would pay for it with chest pain later. Let's see - heartburn, reflux, pH of stomach contents, acidity of vomit, could vomit burn you? Chemical peels. I'm not about to test that idea at all. I can't believe it crossed my mind. What is wrong with me? I'll blame it on a boring job and cold weather.
PS Despite the cold, I did go hiking last Sunday...See?
I think I look like a pirate with an eye patch
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ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fun and interesting dinner. I have seen "dessert gum", it is along the lines of your e-cookie idea. I tried the strawberry shortcake and mint chocolate chip. The strawberry wasn't too bad but mint chocolate is a terrible gum flavor! Maybe Ben could invent spicy squid gum, all the flavor... none of the heart burn!
Well if stomach acid can dissolve all the food I eat, than vomit is going to be my new attack. When someone tries to mug me I will projectile vomit my stomach acid on them and they will melt like the the wicked witch of the west.
ReplyDeleteI like the gum idea! Not so sure about projectile vomit as a personal defense technique, although I think I remember something like that in Jurassic Park.
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