The Gourmand Falls

Last night I went to watch my goalie friend Aral play ice hockey. Aral did a great job and (finally) her team really helped out on defense. Still gotta work on offense and scoring. But this post isn't about hockey, it's about how the gourmand fell.

I was hungry when I got to the rink and I only had about 3 minutes before the puck was dropped at center ice. No time for food lines. I headed straight for the vending machines. Had a bag of cheetos. Loved it. Licked my fingers. Didn't even read the lengthy list of ingredients. Best $.75 I've spent in a while.

After the game I went back for a bag of Smartfood. It was okay. It was a little healthier. But I should have had a second bag of Cheetos. And a Barqs. Every once in a while, the gourmand just wants Cheetos and a Barqs. And last night, the fall was very satisfying.

The Souper Bowl

Hey Friends, I wish I had more time to do this post justice, but it's...like...Super Bowl Sunday, and there are chicken wings to bake for Doug and chili to make for a party I'm going to later.

So, this is going to be a quick one.

I've heard that 140 million people around the world watch the Super Bowl every year. A pretty stunning number! Well, there was a church youth group somewhere in South Carolina that got to thinking about that number and about the fact that so many people in the world are hungry or "food insecure." And they thought, "Hey, what if each one of those 140 million people gave just a dollar - that would be $140 million dollars! That would sure take a bite out of hunger!"

So they started this great thing - The Souper Bowl of Caring (www.souperbowl.org) - and every year church youth groups from all over the United States stand at the back of their churches on Super Bowl Sunday and collect a dollar here and a dollar there and forward the money on to the local hunger relief organization of their choice. I don't know if this is happening in your neck of the woods today or not, but if so, why not throw in a buck or two. If not, then maybe you'll want to take my Souper Bowl challenge...choose a local hunger relief organization and, once the Super Bowl is over and chicken wings are gone and the beer is imbibed, add up the total score of the game and send in a dollar for every point scored to help tackle hunger in your region. It's just a little thing, but if everyone did it...