I’ve been trying to be good, but this is the last straw!  I’ve read, researched, and even modified some habits.  One of the major changes was to have fruit for snack in the morning and again in the afternoon.  This is supposed to keep me from the candy bars, chips, bear claws, twinkies, and other blessed things.

Photo from Flickr.com

Photo from Flickr.com

Today, I was sitting at my desk, minding my own business when I decided it was time to eat my apple.  I’m not a fan of the peel, so I peeled it, sliced it, and then began to savor it for all of the chocolaty goodness that it did not have.  Lo and Behold, what’s my reward?  A piece of this thing stuck in my teeth.  (I should probably mention that I can not stand to have things in my teeth.  I mostly avoid popcorn for this very reason.)  But this little fella wasn’t just one of those things that you pick out.  Nay, it was perfectly sized.  Big enough to feel and wreak havoc on my delicate gums, but too small to fish out.  I looked around, but knew I wouldn’t find any toothpicks.  I tried a gem clip, but it was too thick…no luck.  The battle raged on for hours (or at least 15 seconds) until exhausted, the piece came from its hiding spot.

This never happened with a Twix.