"notbob" > wrote in message
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> Today was Mother's Day, so I went to visit Mom for lunch. Got her a
> nice card and a vased bouquet of roses, lilies, pansies(?), and baby
> breath. She seemed genuinely pleased.
>
> Now, confession time: family is elegible for a free meal. I rarely
> indulge, but this time lunch included steak and lobster, baked potato
> and asparagus, w/ strawb shortdake fer dessert. You think I'm gonna
> pass up a free meal like that? Momma notbob never raised such a
> foolish child!
>
> Everything was pretty good, considering it's institution food. Hard
> to mess up a baked potato. The steak (no choice, we got both!)
> looked and cut tough, but upon chewing, I came to realize it was a
> pretty good cut of beef, jes slightly over done, as institute food is
> prone to be, but a enjoyable 4 ozs of beef. Sadly, the asparagus was
> boiled unto its death. Fresh asparagus cooked so long, it made canned
> look good. Absolutely zero flavor. I didn't know you could screw up
> fresh asparagus so badly. Finally, the lobster tails. OMG!!!!
>
> They nailed the lobster. Neither undercooked nor overcooked and with
> jes a hint of butter. I thought I was gonna die. It's been quite
> some time since I enjoyed lobster, so I was looking forward to it, yet
> fearing the worst. The care ladies knew I was coming so they saved
> the biggest for me. I needn't have worried. Bug tail nirvana! A few
> of the patients, including my mom, didn't care for the lobster, but it
> did not go to waste. Mom gladly traded her lobster for my
> strwb/shrtck. Another turned up her nose and asked if I wanted her's.
> Is water wet? No indian giving! I figure I got a good 12 oz of
> excellent bug butt. I stopped by the kitchen and complimented the
> head cook on his triumph and I'm certainly gonna pay more attention to
> future menus.
>
> Happy Day, all you Mothers!

Thanks nb I am so pleased you had a nice time with your Mum)


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