At Least It Wasn't a Worm

I needed to use up the filling I'd made for burritos. 

I said to myself, “Anne, you may as well take this to the office because no one else is going to eat it.”

The tortilla wouldn't fit on the small china plate I keep there, so I found a paper plate in the cabinet.  I avoid using disposables when I can, but I needed a bigger base for the large tortilla.  Everything was fine until I took it out of the microwave.  The soggy filling was dripping all over the counter.  I pulled the china plate under the paper one to catch the mess and took it to my desk.  It would be easy to clean up the china plate later.  It was Friday when we are allowed to eat at our desks and leave early at the end of the day.  All was well until I finished and noticed a small gap in the paper plate.  It was about a quarter of an inch wide and an inch long.  I looked for that bit of paper, but there was nothing left on the china plate -- nothing.  I realized the texture of a tough tortilla and a soft paper plate were identical.  I guess fiber is the name of the game.  At least it wasn't a worm.

Green's Limit

Digital self portrait

Tuna fish salad seemed a good idea for the midday meal, since I didn’t know when husband John would get his lunch break.  We try to have our days off together, but for some reason he was working and I was not.  I prepared the tuna salad, read the newspaper, heard my stomach rumble and ate at 2:00.  That’s when I discovered the limit of green.  The assembled sandwich had a base of one slice of whole wheat toast, topped with tuna salad and a large, crisp leaf of iceberg lettuce.  I crave crunch these days and avoid the satisfying things like potato chips and crackers.  There were two large stalks of celery in the salad, which was overkill to begin with.  The lettuce was not only on top, it was over the top.  My tongue explored each bite, trying to find an identifiable tuna taste.  No luck.  From now on, green will have to fade into the background.  There should be a balance between “good for you” and “delicious.”