pickles and such

Get ready for some more McD's insider info! Did you know that you are supposed to have only ONE pickle on a hamburger/cheesburger/double cheeseburger? On all other sandwiches, the alloted amount is two. Who does that? I have seen quite a few discrepancies though. In the rush of the moment, a gloved hand will grab more than the pickle quota for a particular sandwich. So if you bite into a greasy, slimy hamburger and delightfully find yourself eating not one, but two pickles, consider yourself lucky.

On another note, I had an extremely moving experience on Thanksgiving Day. I suppose I shall never fully realize the opportunity I had, given the gravity of the situation. We were driving to my dad's aunt's house, and entered into "Pecan Country." It's a place not known for anything else really, except pecans. So, they LOVE their pecans there. Signs everywhere, shops, postcards, everything. Kinda creepy. Well, we've been driving there every Thanksgiving since I can remember. And every Thanksgiving, we drive by it. I can see it, looming on the horizon, and I watch with wonder and a longing heart, as every year it slips by the car window and disappears behind us. But this year, something amazing happened. We stopped. Yes, my family and I stopped at...The World's Largest....PECAN! And to top it all off, I got to TOUCH it. My parents were there to witness the occasion, as I slowly approached it's broad brown side, and ceremoniously placed my hands on it. I'm not sure, but I think my dad got a little misty- eyed. But for me, touching is wasn't enough. I can say with pride and awe, I not only touched the world's largest pecan, I kissed it. So, I feel my life has been bettered by this experience, and it is only fitting that it feel on such a day as Thanksgiving.

I'm done.