Questions I’d Like to Ask Myself Someday

1. How many times am I going to explode the butter in the microwave before I learn to cover it?  One million?  Nope.  We can only hope it will be one million and one.


2. Which do I hate more: peeling winter squash or julienning winter squash?


3. Can I trade in winter squash for something else right about now?  I’m just kidding, Winter Squash.  (Not really.)


4. Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned rapeseed oil?  And was the rapist caught?


5. If I put in green contact lenses and dye my hair red, can I patent my new self?  What if I tweak the genes, instead?  (Does that wink mean yes?)  And will I get to sue my children and grandchildren for having any of my patented genes?  Just curious about the limits of intellectual property rights.

Comments

[jen maiser]

My confession of the night is that I seriously have to force myself to hold off on winter squash. I really like it, but get really, really tired of it. So in fact I have two in the kitchen right now but I am waiting for as long as humanly possibly to consume them because I know I will have a few months to er, enjoy, them.

[Husband]

The Squashbringer...

We are eating a lot of squash these days. I bet they would look good suspended in the bushes out back.

Just kidding Tammy!

(not really)

[Bri]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Monsant/rapist connection! On the surface it's just a great stab, and upon deeper thought, it's the perfect metaphor for what they are doing to our earth. Awesome connection there. Hmmm....you bring up a very good point about suing your kids and grandkids. I'll have to ponder that some more :)

[Tammy]

Bri: I'm fearful of where this genetic modification stuff is going and who gets to hold the key to life in its various altered forms. Too many questions and not a single answer in sight.

Husband: You're totally not kidding at all.

Jen: Yup. Love it, too...in moderation. We've eaten 8 squashes in under two weeks. That's a lot of squash.