Dear All –
Hopefully you were one of the lucky people able to partake
of Friday’s potluck at the Community Center. It was a wonderful time of
socializing and sharing. So many people provided special and delicious dishes
for all to try.
Many thanks to Wen-ying and Sharon, the Cupertino Library
Adult Services and the Friends of the Cupertino Library for making this happen!
All in all it was a wonderful experience, however, I feel
that I must point out one slight deficiency in the proceedings. Let’s face it, the plates were just too
small to hold everything. If I am
going to make a pig of myself, I
need a much larger plate so that I can pile it high with portions of everything
provided. At a potluck like this, my eyes
are bigger than my stomach so I want to take a bit of this, a bit of that,
and oh yes, some of that delicious-looking food over there.
Imagine my consternation when I realize that my plate is
already overloaded and there, right in front of me, is the most succulent and
tempting dish. At this point, I
then have to quickly do some mental arithmetic as follows: I gaze longingly at the amount of the
desired dish remaining, calculate how many people that might feed based on
gender (men take more), estimate how many men and women are behind me in line,
and apply the methods of statistical analysis to determine what percentage of
those people behind me will actually take some of this dish. What I am trying to determine is
whether I can go to my table and bolt
down the food I already have and then rush back for this dish or kiss it goodbye forever. For a fleeting moment, the little devil
inside my head suggests that I write a note by this dish saying something like
“Warning: this dish guaranteed to
make you fat. Also contains
everything you are allergic to.”
This would increase the odds that there would be some left over for
me. But of course, that would be
unethical. So you see, the small
size of the plates leads to ethical quandaries. Better to have bigger plates and be free of temptation. ^-^
I am happy to say, though, that, being a resourceful lad, I
was able to be a glutton during Friday’s potluck. As I say every day, I can always start my diet tomorrow.
Have a great week everyone!
Kevin
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