Addendum:Chopsticks

In the previous post I alluded to that wonderful tool, the chopstick. If you are reading The Cake in Dreamville, you have earned a short, informative essay furthering the case for chopsticks, suitable for printing out and keeping in your wallet. It won't get you anywhere in life, but will fatten said wallet in lieu of paper money.

Yes, chopsticks are most often used for dining--during the Japanese Happy Miso Phase of Lucky Squid Spring 2007, I used them for eating everything, scooping food directly into my mouth from an upraised bowl. I couldn't afford a vacation last year, so I went to Japan in my head from information gathered online and the local Asian markets. No, I am not crazy. You try it. It's Fun. Really. The holiday lasted till my blood pressure hit sky high from the sodium.

Remember, bamboo chopsticks are the ones we are talking here, not the plastic or enameled. They make a difference in sensation when you stir your tea, coffee or hot chocolate with them, alleviating the metal taste. Stainless steel reacts with various food acids, producing an off taste that you don't notice until you practice with bamboo. Rinse off and use again.

Also in the compendium of usage: back scratching, knitting needles, hair twister to hold up a ponytail, splints for snapped plants that are not entirely broken apart, toast pokers if the slice is stuck, bamboo trivet for hot pots, supports for art, stabilizers for cake layers, paint stirrers, tiny tomato stakes, and cleaning crud out of corners. Put two in your mouth for walrus tusks at the next family picnic. They are cheap, washable, and renewable.

Well, enough. It's time to face the fungus in the bathroom which may have surrounded one of the older cats with intent of digestion. Love to all.