Don’t choke on the asparagus
I have an entry on today’s FitFare about asparagus and how great it is.
I just finished the book Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. I liked it ok; his writing always gives me a lot of good ideas, but this one seemed a little bit formulaic. I preferred Haunted and that one I can’t remember the title of about the woman who is an artist on the east coast and her weird in-laws. Usually, the strength of his writing and interesting subplots outweigh the slightly gimmicky twist endings, but in Choke, the twist ending seemed forced and unbelievable. Overall, it was still an enjoyable read, though.
Sadly, about five minutes into my run last night, my iPod stopped playing the interesting audiobook I had ripped. I was worried that my iPod had crapped out, but as it turns out, there was a problem with the original files. It turns out that almost the entire first disk that I ripped ended up as mere silence. Arguably, this is my O.D.F. for attempting to game the system my ripping scratched-up CDs from the library. In my defense, I always delete them from my iPod and computer after I listen to them, so it’s not really any different than just sitting down and listening to the CDs. Or so I tell myself.
“Don’t cry over escaped asparagus.”
Just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
how about:
No sense in weeping over freed methane!
Your next FitFare piece should be titled, “The Artichoke: Lobster of the Vegetable World.” That’s a gift.
I’ve never figured out how people get CDs so damn scratched up. DVDs, too. We’ll rent a DVD sometimes — even new releases! — only to find someone’s been using it on their disc grinder to cut bolts. It’s shameful. And it ultimately hurts good folks like you who are trying to be as conscientious as possible while breaking the DMCA. 😉