The Twinkies Comeback

The sweetest comeback in the history of ever?

THE HISTORY OF NEVER
I have been thinking about avoiding falling as I get older and more clumsy. And I am trying to learn to be more careful. But I recently said out loud that I haven't fallen in a long time. So I fell--twice. Once I tripped on the wheel of the wheelbarrow while carrying some rocks. I sprawled out on the (soft, recently watered) lawn, rocks and glasses flying in different directions. This week I was hauling water in the rain and slipped on a muddy downhill patch, sliding on my khaki capris, my water jug flying. With each fall I twanged a shoulder a little, but was not really hurt.

For at least the last 20 years I have said I have never had a Twinkie. Which means I probably will have one. So today in the store, as the sweet comeback of Twinkies took center stage, I bought a box--on sale--and ate a Twinkie. Thought I might as well get it over with, since it was bound to happen anyway!

They are not terrible, just terribly sweet. Somebody better come over and help me eat some, though. They are good until August 22, advertised to have an extended shelf life of 45 days now.

But I feel just a little bit terrible for having broken my pattern of Twinkie avoidance.

I also bought a red pepper. Is this not the most beautiful, healthy thing you can imagine eating? But I chose to eat the Twinkie, while the pepper is still looking gorgeous on my counter.

Why does it never, in the history of ever, sound good to have a pepper with my coffee or tea?