Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 253.5 lbs.

I am home early from work today in part because my workload has lessened and I can, but also because Tom’s family is in from Florida and we are entertaining them this evening and I have a lot to do. First we are meeting them at Danny’s restaurant for a ten-person gathering. This includes his sister, brother-in-law, their daughter and her husband, their grandchildren (ages 5 and 10), and Tom’s local sister and brother-in-law. I’m sure there will be plenty of talk and food! Danny’s is known for its excellent soup and salad bar, with including great “chicken wing soup.” It is a scrumptious mix of white meat chicken, hot sauce, blue cheese, and who-knows-what-else, but I’m sure it’s not the healthiest dish you can consume. Nevertheless, I expect to have at least a taste, as Danny’s just wouldn’t be Danny’s without it. Plus, they have three other soups for the taking, and these are bound to be just as tasty. My historic favorites are cream of mushroom and barbeque beef — but, at this point, neither would be a good choice, so I actually rather hope that they don’t have them to tempt me. The all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar comes with all the entrees and is hard to resist!

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