Sounds just like your grandpop, Michael, who mashed his food to help his digestive problems.But that's where the similarities end - he didn't like dogs, chewed his food 52 times per mouthful (he was still eating dinner when we were in bed) and didn't know what a sauna was. He came close to an ice bath because he was too tight to pay for electricity to heat the water (could be fake news that part)
And really enjoyed this latest newsletter (thanks for asking )
When I was in Vietnam my travel partner and I sat in a quiet restaurant with little chairs. All the plastic chairs in that country are small so we didn’t think much of it, but in hindsight they were extra small.
The waitress came out, gave us a strange look and we gestured that we would like something to eat. She spoke no English and we surely spoke no Vietnamese.
She laughed and shrugged and went to the kitchen and came back out with two bowls of paste.
We looked at each other, confused, and she gestured around the room. Where there were parents sitting with babies. The parents were not eating. Because it was paste. It was a paste restaurant for babies.
Had to share, man I just love your writing and hope the stress of life isn’t too much for you. Cheers.
Oh no! 😅 I bet it was delicious paste though. I have also sat on the little restaurant chairs in Vietnam, but luckily it was food for grown-ups. The chairs definitely threw me off though. Thanks, Pete. Appreciate the message, mate.
Sounds just like your grandpop, Michael, who mashed his food to help his digestive problems.But that's where the similarities end - he didn't like dogs, chewed his food 52 times per mouthful (he was still eating dinner when we were in bed) and didn't know what a sauna was. He came close to an ice bath because he was too tight to pay for electricity to heat the water (could be fake news that part)
And really enjoyed this latest newsletter (thanks for asking )
Haha some of your best work, Dad. Grandpop would have been a cool guy to have at dinner parties.
And thanks!
You should try living with a Nutritionist!
It would be nice to have an expert around the house that I could direct questions to, but maybe not full-time!
When I was in Vietnam my travel partner and I sat in a quiet restaurant with little chairs. All the plastic chairs in that country are small so we didn’t think much of it, but in hindsight they were extra small.
The waitress came out, gave us a strange look and we gestured that we would like something to eat. She spoke no English and we surely spoke no Vietnamese.
She laughed and shrugged and went to the kitchen and came back out with two bowls of paste.
We looked at each other, confused, and she gestured around the room. Where there were parents sitting with babies. The parents were not eating. Because it was paste. It was a paste restaurant for babies.
Had to share, man I just love your writing and hope the stress of life isn’t too much for you. Cheers.
Oh no! 😅 I bet it was delicious paste though. I have also sat on the little restaurant chairs in Vietnam, but luckily it was food for grown-ups. The chairs definitely threw me off though. Thanks, Pete. Appreciate the message, mate.
This piece is hilarious! 😂 Thank you !
Oh thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it :)
This is hilarious! In other words, I'm laughing uproariously at your pain.
Haha thanks, Brent. I can feel your laughter healing my gut pain!
That's a 'laughter is best medicine' gag.
Hey Michael, I hope it's nothing too serious going on, but this is a good, funny way to cope with all the shite flying at us these days.
Thanks, Michael. All good, thankfully. Nothing serious. But yes - gotta laugh to stop from crying (so dramatic)!
This reminds me of a substack called @thestillpractice
I'm gonna check this out. Thanks, Des.
To be honest I don't think "paste" is the answer to anything !
They say "you are what you eat" (and that applies to dogs as well.)
Yeah, it's not great!
Also, some dogs eat their own crap, so certainly doesn't look good for them!
Life's dilemmas hey. Sometimes I think there's just too much information out there!
Yes, that's true. Certainly doesn't seem to have solved our problems!