08/20/2020
Imagine this:
You step out your front door. The air is calm, temperature just right. You smile as you think about all the adventures you could enjoy on such a glorious day. You roll the windows down in your truck, just so you can keep that sweet smelling fresh air in your nose. All is right with the world.
The perfection of this glorious day is not to last. You feel a familiar grumble in your stomach. It’s a mean feeling and it is demanding!
“Feed me!” The beast proclaims from within. You are powerless to deny the maddening growl that emanates from the starving part of your very soul.
You know there is only one thing to do. Turn signal on, because that’s what good people do, you swing your road warrior around and point the hood straight to Walker’s Diner. The truck seems happy to be headed to such a familiar, joyous place and you feel the same elation.
As you draw near, a worry sets in on your mind, heavy and encapsulating. What are you going to order?! There are so many amazing choices and you know you’ll never be able to choose just one, or two. Maybe three.
A plan forms in your mind. You call The Farmville Herald and implore them to launch a full investigation to determine the best dish served. They tell you they can’t make that decision. Such things need longer term research and many taste tests. In the interest of journalistic integrity, and the waistlines of their field reporters, The Herald politely declines.
It’s okay. Back up plans. You know some hard working community servants who are up to the task. Prince Edward County Sheriff's Office to the rescue! Sadly, they too decline. It seems Mrs. Johnson has become affixed to her toilet seat again. A grandson is suspected of the criminal application of super glue. That investigation is likely to drag on into the night. Drat.
But wait! Shining out of the darkness like the true knights of old, The Fresh Boys Club to the rescue! You know they love to help out in times of crisis, and crisis this surely is! The protestations of your digestive system hound you for sustenance and you cannot wait any longer!
FBC samples all the works prepared by the culinary artists at Walker’s. They prepare a well drafted report on their findings and to your dismay, they’ve recommended everything!
Well, the cosmos has spoken. You accept your fate and place your order. “One of each!”
You know that as your belly grows, (and your wallet shrinks) the serenity that builds inside of you will last for all the days of your life. Or, at least until you get munchy again.
