Eating breakfast out on Thanksgiving Day this morning with our two children, son-in-law, and grandson, the spirits were running high along with the volume.
The breakfast sandwich at Brueggers' was good, and I was trying to concentrate on enjoying it. Since I had not been very communicative, in fact, annoyed a bit with the chattering around me, I said pointedly, "Excuse me for concentrating on my food."
This immediately brought back Dr. Samuel Johnson's remark, which I then repeated to my voluble family:
"A man who pays no attention to his stomach will pay little attention to anything else."
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This is of particular interest, as I can imagine your utterance of "concentrating on my food."...
ReplyDeleteOften times Mr. John lives by this creed, and also a dosing of hot sauce.