[CH] -Personal problems
Shad Donald Christian Munson (capsicums@juno.com)
Sat, 7 Feb 1998 21:41:31 -0500
On Fri, 06 Feb 1998 23:10:51 -0600 Ron M <swamp@netten.net> writes:>--
>Ron Marsh>What can I say, my dehydrator runneth over!>>This 2 day Hab
adventure started with a spur of the moment trip to my>local health food
store for a sandwich. The deli is slow as hell, and>even though I had
called ahead, the gen-x\stoner behind the counter ---------------Excuse
you one minute, if you're going to be ignorant do so on your own time,
not on the list as I am a " on " "gen-x" and I do take offence when,
your personal problems, such as your eating habits cause you to
stereo-type a certain generation.>was>just forming the mental picture of
what bread looked like when I >walked>up to the counter to get my dinner.
Bummed out and hacked off, I >decided>to wander around a little while
Kurt Cobaine's re-incarnation whupped >up>my food. -------------And quite
honestly I bet you don't know anything about Kurt Cobain, considering you
can not spell his name right. >I don't usually browse the fresh vegis,
but I did that day, and the >high>holy Chili God must have been smiling
on me that day. I wandered over >to>where they usually keep their motley
collection of fresh peppers, and>what did I see but little pumpkin-like
orbs of bliss. they were >nestled>in a small wooden crate, sitting on a
bed of excelsior. After my shock>wore off, I grabbed a plastic bag and
put a couple of good hand fulls>in. Let me tell you, they were
pretty!nice, firm, glistening, with >just>a hint of a fruity aroma.>>I've
been a devoted, and faithful reader since rejoining the list this>summer,
and one of the ideas that has sparked curiosity is the idea >that>a
couple of habs will enhance your mental performance, esp. in regards>to
academic exams. well, just the day before, I had bought
some>whole-pickled habs to eat before my 1st exam of 2nd semester Prin.
of>Chem.. I felt delivered, for now I had in hand the real deal.>>I
picked up my sandwich and scurried up to the register, curious just>how
much they were going to cost(no price being listed). This>rasta-wannabe
didn't know either, so he just took a guess and said>"let's see, the
jalapenos are 1.99/lb, I guess these are around>1.59/lb". Me, standing
there, grinning like a fool, whipping my head >up>and down in agreement,
felt the the way people on the beach in Florida>must feel when they find
a brick of coke washed up on the shore.>>At home, I told my SO about this
theory I had heard and my plans to >put>it to the test. A look came
across her face that I haven't seen since >I>quit drinking about 4 years
ago. The look meant "what kind of fool >did>I marry?"( though I don't
think she wondered if she had hid the car >keys>this time) disregarding
her obvious scepticism, I chomped down on one,>though to the side to
avoid the seeds( Grandmama didn't raise no >fool!).>Well you all know
what happened next, the great flavor, the build of>heat, and then, bliss!
This was the 1st time I had eaten a fresh,>succulent hab, practically
right off the vine. It had the same essense>that the druggies are always
seeking; pure, un-adulterated mind>alteration. My body was singing! Waves
of ecstasy washed over me.>> Gathering my wits, and remembering the exam,
I went to the restroom>real quick, and was gathering my books when a
another sensation >started>to occur. Oh no! not hunan hand! Yep bigger
than life, there it was.>Dancing out the door to the truck, I was sure I
was doomed. Luckily it>subsided by the time I got to school. I thought
the exam was pretty>thorough, and a little tricky, but things just
snapped into place when >I>applied a little systematic logic to it. I was
one of the 1st ones>through. While we were milling around waiting for the
others to >finish,>I heard comments like " that was the hardest exam I
HAVE EVER taken!">While I haven't gotten the score back yet, I'm pretty
confident of >being>in the 90's, so I'm a believer in the
theory.>>Returning two days later to the health food store, I had little
hope >of>finding them still there, but they were! Some were
getting>not-so-pleasant spots on them, but about half of them were still
very>pretty. I stood there for about 20 mins and picked all of the
better>ones I could find. >>So here I sit, telling my friends about my
adventure, while 12 of the>best of the best sit in my freezer, and the
rest sit in a dehydrator( >a>ronco, can you believe it!) I plan to make
some powder in about 36 >hrs.>I can't wait!>>>>Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914), "The Devil's Dictionary", 1911:> UNIVERSALIST, n. One
who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for>persons of another faith.>
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