Food Digest

Because I worked a Sunday shift last weekend, I was given today off — kicking off an ultra-rare four-day weekend. Making it even better, the Missus didn’t have to be at work until 11 a.m., so we celebrated by sleeping in a little and getting breakfast at Sunrise Cafe. 

After we split a fruit cup, I had the country skillet — hash browns, chopped onions and peppers, cheese, two eggs over easy and sausage slices. 

Let the R&R begin.

The Missus is going to be a bridesmaid at her friend’s wedding next month, and the bride and the other maids got together for dinner tonight. I tagged along to give the soon-to-be groom someone to talk to. Apparently he’s not into discussing different types of mascara.

But he is into cooking. For this feast, he roasted a chicken, grilled some hamburgers and asparagus, prepared a heckuva salad and even made brownies for dessert. Everything was awesome. Nice work, dude. You’re making the rest of us married guys look bad.

Of course, I looked bad from the outset at this one. I was asked to bring beer, and accidentally brought Shiner Ruby Redbird, which is beer with grapefruit juice and ginger in it. Seriously, I didn’t realize it was anything other than beer! It was not well-received.

I had a strong urge for some bad Chinese food. The lunch hour had come and gone and I couldn’t get away to eat. Finally able to head to Panda Express at around 2:45 p.m. where I ordered chow mein noodles, orange chicken and kung pao chicken.

Urge satisfied.

And judging by the fortune, it’s a good thing I followed my stomach’s desires. It appears it’ll pay off handsomely sometime. It doesn’t say soon, just sometime.