Smug Marrieds: Big Deal

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I'm leaving in a few minutes for the Salem Lake 30K race in Winston-Salem. It's been pouring rain here for days and the majority of this run is on a wide dirt trail. Last night at dinner, I mentioned to Blair that I was a little worried about slipping and falling. His reponse:

"If you fall you land in mud. Big deal. Get up and keep running." 

Kind of a conversation killer. 

Wish me luck!

Cheers,

Dena

The Wasa Cracker Saga

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Light Rye. Best tasting Wasa cracker on the planet. I love Wasa Crackers! I smother them in almond butter or use them in place of sandwich bread for a delicious openfaced (soy) turkey/cheese/lettuce/tomato sandwich. In fact, I decided I wanted this exact sandwich for lunch today. Only there was a problem. We were out of Wasa crackers. 

Well, not out of crackers, but out of opened crackers and it is here that our tale begins. 

Blair (who eats Wasa crackers like it's a competition, stacking one atop the other) and I finished off the open bag of Wasa crackers two days ago. Since then, I've been waiting for him to open the new bag. Waiting... waiting... waiting...

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Smug Marrieds: The Spaghettios Story

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For today's blog, I thought I'd replay a 17-year-old ongoing "discussion" that Blair and I have going and that popped up again this weekend. It revolves around Spaghettios. 

Blair enjoys the occasional can or two of Spaghettios. I have no problem with this. While I've outgrown the taste myself, I remember how much I loved Spaghettios with hotdogs (NOT meatballs - ick, blech!!) as a kid. What I question is the way he prepares them. 

Spaghettios are pre-cooked so all you have to do is heat them up. Which Blair does. Then he leaves them to cool on a plate on the kitchen counter until they return to room temperature. 

"If you like them cold, why not just eat them out of the can?" I ask. 

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