No thanks he spoke into the reflection off the microwave door he had no idea microwaves were that big  Give me what artichoke you will an Ill boil it the oldfashioned way on top the stove 

The microwave works; the nutrients don’t leech out as when you boil it.

Knock yourself out I prefer boiled Ill enjoy mine in good time

The microwave works, I’m telling you.

Youve told me I hear youheard you loud and clear  Which artichoke would be mine 

he got the water going on and began paring the artichoke  What are you doing?  Prepping the artichoke  I haven’t seen that before.  Yare kiddin me though now you have  I’ll wait on my artichoke for you.  No don knock yourself out 

he counted how many times he knocked himself out 

                                                       pulling the artichoke out of the microwave he plucked a leaf tried it he tugged on it with his front teeth it was tough  putting it back into the microwave he said It’s tough.

I can see

You got to make a face? I could have eaten it with my molars, if I wanted to.

Ifya want  Sounds nuts 

I have on occasion.

As I said  ifya want but that doesnt make any sense to me 

Boiling the hell out of . .

. . When you were a kid thats how it was cooked anya ate it

I was a child; now we know bett . .

. . You know better 

I know better, yes, I know better. I’d rather enjoy all the nutrients now, because I can use a microwave.

Look at it however youd like  Im content eating in forty minutes Boiling it isnt as labor-intensive as microwaving it

That the fourth time you put it back in

I’m not counting.

I am Its the fourth time he watched him tug at it then he went after it with his molarshe wasnt going to concede  Yamight wanna put it back in  It doesnt seem its done  

It’s tough; I think it’s the artichoke.

I think its you

he put it back into the microwave two more times

he could understandgot that wrong he saw how many meals and vegetables were for the microwave at the market he conceded the convenience but convenience didnt play in his life he loved the process the selection of ingredients the preparation seasoning how the foodthe kitchen smelled better and better as the meal cooked he liked how his belly growledanticipating a meal 

he would have preferred eatingsharing dinner with another but that wasnt often in the cards  he always played the cards he was dealt

his artichoke was tender he dipped every third or fourth leaf in butter he scooped the choke out cut the heart into quarters dropped a quarter in slathered it with melted butter 

when he finished he almost was spot-on with the butter  just a little left bits of artichoke in it  he tipped the bowl to his mouth and sipped the last of the butter  he licked the bowl

You made that look obscenely good.

I would have been happy to share

No. I had mine.

It was tough

It was; you got the better of the two artichokes.

Apparently

             it was no fun beating a dead horse

 

1050,  Reggae Friday,  11  6. 21

1033,  Saturday,  12  6. 21

Peter Tosh  Mystic Man  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8od_UP0omg