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Bruce[_28_]

On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:54:11 -0400, wrote:

>I would treat him exactly like the immature child he is. As children
>we learned to eat whaever mom served or go to bed hungry, and then get
>served the same thing the next day. I don't remember the exact German
>but sounded like Kuk en schvieg (look and shut up). I'd be very
>embarassed to advertise on line that I was married to such a spoiled
>brat that I was destined to OBEY!
>I do the cooking and my wife gladly eats whatever I prepare so long as
>there are no onions... easy enough to omit and I know that onions make
>her quite ill... otherwise she'll eat most everything, even very hot
>spicey which she loves and I don't. She grows firey hot peppers and
>keeps them in the fridge in a jar of vinegar. Other than hot pepper
>and onions we both eat pretty much the same foods. I like most cold
>cuts and she doesn't but that's easy to work out. It's really all
>about compromise. I don't eat mangoes and she doesn't eat SPAM. But
>we both enjoy most seafood. We both like grilled shark steaks and
>stuffed grouper. Neither of us likes crab or lobster. And she agrees
>that north Atlantic seafood is far better than the warm water
>varieties. She won't eat cherrystones on the half shell but she's
>very happy that I love slurping.

Cherrystones on the half shell sounds like a medical problem.