I thought you might. Not a lot here at the moment, but I've added another short humorous essay to To Make a Long Story Short. "Twenty-Five Percent Soy" takes me back to my early days of married life (first wife), back in about 1974. The average wage in the US was about $11,000/year. In Northern Indiana, it was considerably less. We did everything we could to save money and the grocery store was trying to help. They started by selling discount ground beef that was 10% soy--then 20% soy--then...
We were young and struggling to make ends meet. My gosh! We were paying $100 a month on a ten-year mortgage! I wasn't sure how we'd survive. But the whole idea of economizing on our food budget was tantalizing.
Just a reminder that coming up in mid-February, I'll start posting Steven George and the Terror, the sequel to the wildly popular Steven George and The Dragon. If you are at all interested in fairy tales, this is the story for you. Start by reading the first book and the short story, "What the Sergeant Didn't See." You'll be ready for the new story in February.
Not into fairy tales? In C.S. Lewis's dedication to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, he wrote, “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” So, don't despair. You'll be old enough to understand some day.
Afraid that's all the mindshare I could grab from aroslav today. Enjoy!