"This Joyousness and dispersion of thought before a task of some importance seems to prove that this world of ours is not such a serious affair after all." -Joseph conrad

Friday, January 1, 2010

Olives

It was still dark, I was soaking wet and it was freezing outside. I clearly remember the horrible taste of the whale’s belly and the feeling of pasty "delousing powder" on my skin. Yes, it was at this point that I was to pick up the olive, which was green, with my teeth and chew it while someone sprayed me down with a fire hose. I knew the end was near and soon I would be before King Neptune and the Royal Court, but for now I was miserable.

So yes I hate olives -- green or black, I won’t differentiate.

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