Word of the Week #127:
I like cheesecakes and I cannot lie
You other brothers can’t deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty plate
And a cheesecake in your face
You get sprung!
I love good food.
Maybe you’ve had a long, dreary week. Maybe your spouse is being especially annoying. Maybe you didn’t get any sleep because your cat peed in your bed.
Whatever may go wrong in the world, the moment you put that first spoonful of cheesecake in your mouth, all your pain and sorrow just melts along with its soft, creamy love…
Unless you are lactose intolerant, perhaps. Or diabetic.
Still, you know what I mean, right? Food does have the power to change the world, your world, from the inside.
It is not surprising that I love good food. Who doesn’t, right?
Well, at least that is what I used to think, till I really went out in the world and met more people.
“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”
— Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
I often notice that people who have no appreciation for good food are rather bland individuals.
I mean, look at this:
Or this:
Or this:
How can I ever trust someone who does not love these, right? Sounds reasonable to me.
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”
— George Bernard Shaw
So give me some cheesecake, and you will see how much I can love you.
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