tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post3250541879687103796..comments2024-03-27T20:47:44.536-06:00Comments on Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn: It Really Was That HotMark Milliornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-86798122193660301852015-09-02T12:07:22.075-06:002015-09-02T12:07:22.075-06:00I'm from Texas too and grew up with spicy food...I'm from Texas too and grew up with spicy food. I'm a bit of a tender0-tongue myself and my kinfolk have for years amused themselves by spiking my food with jalapenos and their more wicked brothers. As a result, though I never have developed a tolerance for the burning sensation peppers cause, I have developed a strange craving for the taste and smell of peppers. By taste, I mean that brief burst of flavor you get seconds before the capsaicin sears your tastebuds to the point that an ER doctor would turn to his colleagues and say, "Okay, I'm calling it. What's the time?"<br /><br />The smell of peppers is much easier to satisfy. I simply pick up peppers in the produce section and smell them as the produce manager watches me suspiciously. I keep a bottle of Tabasco sauce in the fridge, not to set fire to my supper, but so I can go to the fridge, open the bottle and sniff the contents. It feels like I'm some kind of pepper crackhead, but I don't care. I need the piquant aroma of peppers sometimes and I don't care who knows. - Tom King<br /><br />Tom Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-90027541148330295012015-08-21T09:00:00.821-06:002015-08-21T09:00:00.821-06:00Newton's Third Law was once again upheld. Remi...Newton's Third Law was once again upheld. Reminds me of the old joke about a young man who ate a good spicy bowl of Texas chili. The meal was so hot, that he tried to lessen the fire by eating half a gallon of ice cream. The next morning, he woke the entire house by screaming, from the bathroom, "Come On Ice Cream!"Mark Milliornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-68925395017335467582015-08-18T09:30:58.748-06:002015-08-18T09:30:58.748-06:00Mark, I've tried not to, but I've gotta as...Mark, I've tried not to, but I've gotta ask: Did the Good Doc scream and cuss at you the next morning, also??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009115854828524988noreply@blogger.com