That's it........I've been waiting for someone to mention chestnuts. How anybody can eat a roasted chestnut is beyond me. I love most nuts, but chestnuts are something else entirely, even in dressing. Although my family was big on Christmassy things, I had never gotten involved witha chestnut somehow.

So ten years ago we are making out "Zoo Lights" trek and the zoo has all kinds of wintery stuff like skaters and of course "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire." I get the warm fuzzies and buy a couple of bags on the way out. Wayne opens them up in the van and passes them to Karen, Connie, the kids, and of course, me. I pop the sucker in my mouth as I'm driving out and..................well, uh.........................

Look, I dunno' any other way of phrasing this except to say that 1) I have never eaten dog crap; and 2) If I HAD ever eaten dog crap, I'm SURE it would have tasted better than that chestnut! Now I don't want you to think I just gave up on them. The next year I bought them again and .......... Yep, more dog crap. I want to mention that I was not alone, but had a van full of children and adults in full agreement. The second time, several of them, obviously smarter that I, would not partake. Then again, I am stupid, so the NEXT year I bought yet another bag! This time I think the dog had gotten into someone's garbage. Its been a few years now and I still get razzed every year for buying the things back then.

We're about a month away from our annual Zoolights visit and its been 6 or 7 years, so...................Maybe I'll try again. Maybe the dog died.

Spaw