From all outward indications, my gizzard has overcome the unwanted influx of badly decomposed scallops and other viral influences. I am very thankful, as I have never heard of a “gizzard transplant.” I do have an extra one that I put in a mason jar filled with embalming fluid some 45 years ago, but I doubt that it would work now. Now that I think about it, it was a chicken gizzard, anyway. I just hope all of you start taking better care of your gizzards. It is my understanding that eating too many veggies can harm it, and olive oil makes it too slick. I think it goes without saying that the gizzard just doesn’t handle overripe scallops very well, so sea food should be avoided, too. Just in case. Sometimes it is hard to tell the ripe from the overripe variety.

I have read that including coffee grounds in our mashed potatoes really helps to increase the gizzard’s productivity. As you might imagine, cooking in aluminum pots and pans is a definite “no no.” Ginger root is very medicinal.

In all probability, one of the primary reasons I survived this traumatic, gastric episode is the fact that I am very strict regarding proper dietary requirements for proper gizzard functionality.

In an effort to be perfectly transparent with each of you, I should also tell you that my entire gastroenterological system is functioning with much less stress and strain. Things are relatively calm. I am simply hoping that I am not in the “eye of the storm.” That is what happens when the front part of a hurricane passes. I am really not interested in a counter-rotational visit.

Tonight I enjoyed meat loaf, fresh peas, and mashed potatoes. So far, so good. Just a few minutes ago the FedEx man knocked on the front door and left a box of chocolates from The Chocolate Tree in Beaufort, SC. The unequivocal best chocolate on planet earth! I had a good helping of it. I know the flavinoids will be beneficial. My blood sugar might elevate a bit but I will drink some extra coffee to counteract it.

I hope you are as excited about Sunday as I am. I am preaching, you know. I have already heard lot of bragging about Kevin’s message last Sunday, so I will be doing lots of “sermon polishing” between now and then. I would hate for him to outshine me!

Have a great night and avoid overripe scallops at all costs!

Mac