Once, We Ate Tofu. Again, We Do.
Our mother was a former flower child turned yuppie and so when we were five, we were fed Tofu, bean sprouts, and other all natural alternatives.
Years later, when we were a disgruntled teen, we refused to eat things like Tofu and bean sprouts. This was about the time when the ban on commercial television was unilaterally lifted in the household. We were told, "You used to eat Tofu".
As a child, cold cearal was banned with exceptions made for Cheerios and Corn Flakes. This is why we're better than you.
About the time we were eating Tofu and Cheerios, we had amassed a large collection of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars [We Prefer Matchbox]. Then, it was easy to Christmas shop for us; another Matchox car please.
But anyway, we'd take our cars and line them up in giant traffic james extending from one end of the room to another. Inevitably, we'd have our emergency vehicles race to the scene of a terrible traffic accident.
Of course, now we sit in traffic james. And we eat Tofu and Of course, now we can't stop consuming the latest marshmellow filled movie tie-in. "Shreks" are delicious.
Years later, when we were a disgruntled teen, we refused to eat things like Tofu and bean sprouts. This was about the time when the ban on commercial television was unilaterally lifted in the household. We were told, "You used to eat Tofu".
As a child, cold cearal was banned with exceptions made for Cheerios and Corn Flakes. This is why we're better than you.
About the time we were eating Tofu and Cheerios, we had amassed a large collection of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars [We Prefer Matchbox]. Then, it was easy to Christmas shop for us; another Matchox car please.
But anyway, we'd take our cars and line them up in giant traffic james extending from one end of the room to another. Inevitably, we'd have our emergency vehicles race to the scene of a terrible traffic accident.
Of course, now we sit in traffic james. And we eat Tofu and Of course, now we can't stop consuming the latest marshmellow filled movie tie-in. "Shreks" are delicious.
Labels: Gastronomy
5 Comments:
I clicked on your Google ad and was led to the homepage of the The Hemp and Cannabis foundation. I guess there's some sort of hippie connection between tofu and marijuana, and Google latched on to that. Stereotypes can be brutal.
Mrs K, to fully appreciate the irony of that Google ad, you should check out this photo:
http://www.littlealbanystreet.dreamhost.com/ian/shawn-temp/photo-rutgers-2.jpg
Ian is the one on the far right.
Classic.
Mrs. Kennedy-you are a mystery & a delight.
Also, I know your spawn. He's declared you "narsty."
My brother used to have the Matchbox cars that had a little two-sided spin-y barrel type piece that was touch sensitive, and when you crashed the car into something the barrel would spin around and the "damaged" part would show. Those cars were *so damn cool*. I had completely forgotten about them til I read this post. God bless you for jump-starting an old woman's memory..
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