Rick,

I applaud you; I always sensed you were a kindred soul. I have made similar stands of my own both at home and in a variety of school situations; I reduced my own mother to a bedraggled and exhausted wreck, emerging from the living room after a three-hour confrontation (of her choosing) over a bowl of oatmeal I was unwilling to eat; I won. I stood up to the jeers of classmates for refusing to eat concoctions which would put a housepet off his feed. I have infuriated and frustrated hostesses and cooks from here to Albuquerque by being so damned fussy about food. But somehow I almost always managed to hold the line.

As a fellow Eating Rebel, I hail your integrity and success. Hold that line!!

A