Eva’s Byte #418 – Spoiled Rotten!
“The rotten apple spoils his companion.” (Benjamin Franklin, 1736)
‘Tis the season for salad days!
During my latest trend to prepare a tossed dinner salad with all the trimmings, I had the misfortune of coming across a rotten mini pepper in a 16-oz. package. Transporting the bag from the fridge to the counter, the vegetative culprit leaked out—most naturally, spoiling its companions, while dripping on the kitchen floor.
Stinking to high heaven, never mind the adage, “Something is rotten in Denmark!”
Having an aversion to any horrible odors, I proceeded to scour the vegetable bin with dish detergent, and scrub the kitchen floor with disinfectant. I also removed the trash liner from the wastebasket, doused it with disinfectant, and rinsed it out.
Preparing a daily dinner salad demands constantly replenishing produce. For me, this involves a bi-weekly supermarket trip. You can be sure, I will avoid any packaged contents and opt for a single, large bell pepper. It will yield enough sliced rings to last me until the next veggie foray.
In the capacity of a writer, I’ve reaped the spoils of toil, having finished drafting Chapter 31 (1081 words) in Part 2 of my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun drafting Chapter 32 (299 words thus far).
*Let us not allow one rotten thingamajig in the bunch to spoil our outlook on life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
‘Tis the season for salad days!
During my latest trend to prepare a tossed dinner salad with all the trimmings, I had the misfortune of coming across a rotten mini pepper in a 16-oz. package. Transporting the bag from the fridge to the counter, the vegetative culprit leaked out—most naturally, spoiling its companions, while dripping on the kitchen floor.
Stinking to high heaven, never mind the adage, “Something is rotten in Denmark!”
Having an aversion to any horrible odors, I proceeded to scour the vegetable bin with dish detergent, and scrub the kitchen floor with disinfectant. I also removed the trash liner from the wastebasket, doused it with disinfectant, and rinsed it out.
Preparing a daily dinner salad demands constantly replenishing produce. For me, this involves a bi-weekly supermarket trip. You can be sure, I will avoid any packaged contents and opt for a single, large bell pepper. It will yield enough sliced rings to last me until the next veggie foray.
In the capacity of a writer, I’ve reaped the spoils of toil, having finished drafting Chapter 31 (1081 words) in Part 2 of my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun drafting Chapter 32 (299 words thus far).
*Let us not allow one rotten thingamajig in the bunch to spoil our outlook on life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
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