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Two Digestions

There’s something about eating. Besides being a pleasurable experience all of its own, it goes well with other activities, like reading and watching movies. Food seems to double the pleasure and encourages focus. Picking the right kind of food then, is important, so that it might sustain the activity but won’t cause too much bodily harm. Chips of any kind and popcorn are not recommended. If you find yourself digging into the bag more often than turning the pages of your book, it’s a bad sign. A bowl of grains or a big salad is preferred because they can be worked on at a much slower pace. My father used to chide me for eating and reading at the same time, said it was not good for digestion. I think that was a myth.

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A Prohibited Meal

The only illegal act my father ever committed was taking the train from Hong Kong to China.  He stayed there overnight.  When he came back I tried to sniff the purported fragrance from his clothes.  Not a trace could be detected.  Years later when I went to Guangzhou I specifically asked to be taken to such a place, where at the show window the merchandise was lined up in a row, their bodies shiny (already cooked I suppose), hung by the necks, oil dripping down the little singed tails.  They put the slices in a clay pot with daikon radishes and carrots, sizzling hot.  Red meat, chewy, but it didn’t taste like chicken.

Dog…”  I said to my friend, “It’s not what it’s trumped up to be.”

He shrugged, “People are into wild vegetables these days.”

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