Question of the day: What is the opposite of Caramel?
Well, the other day, I was “Chilling the eff out”…..in Newport Beach. My friends and I decided to head to The Cheesecake Factory for a scrumptious dinner. Upon arrival, I noticed a new menu from the culinary artisans behind the scenes of said Cheesecake Factory. While dabbling in the pumpernickel bread and butter (available upon request), I was trying to figure out what I wanted. It was narrowed down to two items: The Chicken Madeira or the Caramel Chicken and Rice. MY friend, Stephen Reed likes to copy me a lot and so when I decided I was going with the Caramel Chicken, Steve ordered out of turn just to beat me to the punch. I then told the waiter, “Well, I would like the opposite of the Caramel Chicken.” Stunned, the waiter looked at me, very pensively I might add, and said, “I don’t know what the opposite of caramel is.” The funny thing was, neither did we. So I open up the forum to you fine people….What is the opposite of Caramel?
Nanny please! Show us your face!
Oh Nanny, you and your striped green and white socks give me the chills. Do you even have a face? I found out something very interesting today. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver in ‘Leave it to Beaver’) played the voice of Nanny. When I found that out, I thought to myself, “That’s amazing!” What a soothing voice she had. Although I can’t imagine June Cleaver in those green and white knee highs or the purple shoes with a ridiculously blunt toe, I think the voice was a match made in headless heaven. Babies do, indeed, have mobility in their necks and can look up to see a face. I don’t know if that was the illusion that Jim Henson was trying to Portray (that babies can’t see faces), but I’m confused and well, saddened. I want to see Nanny’s face. The ensemble, while very fashion forward, is tired. Oddly enough, I think I can smell Nanny’s sweater from a mile away…..through a TV screen. I hate that smell. Show us your face!
