Archive for May, 2007

Well … things have been busy and I have a lot to write about — but then my site decided to stop working (thank you very much hosting company) and I had to go to Orlando for a business meeting. So where to begin? Since my site seems to be up and down, I may actually relocate to another host or service, but we’ll see. Maybe I’ll attempt blog-free blogging. Now wouldn’t that be something? Here’s what is coming up after a few short commercial breaks:

– My trip to the DMV
– My non-Identity
– My trip to Orlando
– The ever exciting adventure of my car
– Why Radio Shack is fun
– Voices on the Answering Machine
– Travels in Customer Support
– Wonders of Orthodontia
– Hall & Oates
– Actually watching movies

Until then …

Seriously … why is there a MUSHROOM in my fruit smoothie? There are certain things I can just overlook, but when I am about to enjoy a vitamin enriched fruit drink, I sure don’t expect to see a mushroom in the list of ingredients. Surprisingly enough, in addition to all the fruit goodness in Bolthouse’s C-Boost they’ve generously included a little “Maitake mushroom”. For … I have no idea why. Sure they claim it’s one of a few “herbal ingredients that have been used for centuries to promote a healthy Immune System”. Of course I still drank it and it didn’t really taste like mushroom at all, but the whole time I kept thinking about the tiny microscopic mushroom bits slowly taking over my body. This was a few days ago and I’m just now to the point where I can talk about it. I’m not necessarily a picky eater and I’ll usually try about anything … but there are a few things that I just simply cannot accept. And I think now is as good a time as any to list them for your handy reference:

The Foods that I do not “hang” With:

Mushrooms
Olives (black or green, I don’t discriminate)
Raw tomatoes
Sushi
Pears
Canteloupe

That’s it … there are other things that I’m not wild about, but I would go well out of my way to avoid the above. I don’t think it’s asking a lot for these things to be kept far far away from me and not put into things like, say, fruit smoothies. So … what’s on your food-foe list?