My Mind on Shuffle

Two posts in one category in one day.  It’s a crazy world out there, friends.  Incidentally, in the bizarro world of wordpress, it’s apparently already tomorrow.  What the crap time zone are they based in?  Where was I?  Ah yes, the Food Network.

Now I get about four hundred channels through the wonderful people at Directv.  I use these to watch ESPN, the music channels, network tv, Comedy Central and, of course, Food Network.  (Least watched channels: Oxygen, the Lifetime Suite [if you weren't aware, there are no less than three Lifetime channels now] and Court TV).

Food Network is one of my favorites.  I love Emeril (not like that, perv).  I love Alton Brown (also, not like that).  I love Giada DeLaurentis (very much like that, she’s one of the hottest things going!).  It’s quality programming all around, even if they do provide continuing employment to Mark “How Did I Not Make The List) Summers and Al “Yes, As A Matter Of Fact, I Did Have My Stomach Stapled” Roker.

At any rate, what prompted tonight’s outpouring of appreciation in particular was as follows… I was preparing another nutritious and delicious meal (ironically enough, not a recipe from the Food Network) which called for fresh avocado.  Now I’m a big fan of the avocado.  However, my primary experience is in the form of guacamole…prepared by someone else.  I’ve never actually been confronted with a raw avocado live and in person.  If you’ve never tried it, the avocado can be a tricky beast to prepare.  It involves a knife, pitting and spooning.  However, after watching countless demonstrations on good old channel 231, I confidentally sliced around the pit, twisted off one half, smacked the pit with my knife, pulled it out and proceeded to spoon the delicious avocado meat out of the skin in one neat piece.  Obviously, I was quite proud of myself.  But I never could have done it without my good friends at the Food Network, thanks guys!