Message-ID: <20417036.1075861282503.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 15:32:32 -0800 (PST) From: stacey.richardson@enron.com To: bridgette.anderson@enron.com, cyndie.balfour-flanagan@enron.com, debra.perlingiere@enron.com, e-mail <.donnie@enron.com>, georgi.landau@enron.com, e-mail <.jenifer@enron.com>, jennifer.denny@enron.com, e-mail <.johnson@enron.com>, e-mail <.kay@enron.com>, e-mail <.linda@enron.com>, e-mail <.mary@enron.com>, matilda.machado@enron.com, e-mail <.michelle@enron.com>, e-mail <.mickey@enron.com>, e-mail <.mom@enron.com>, e-mail <.myrissa@enron.com>, sharon.gonzales@enron.com, e-mail <.scott@enron.com>, e-mail <.sherry@enron.com>, e..dickson@enron.com, e-mail <.susan@enron.com>, e-mail <.theresa@enron.com>, e-mail <.tim@enron.com> Subject: FW: Thou Shalt not Skim Flavor From the Holidays Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Richardson, Stacey X-To: Anderson, Bridgette , Balfour-Flanagan, Cyndie , Perlingiere, Debra , Donnie Waldo (E-mail) , Landau, Georgi , Jenifer Waldo (E-mail) , Denny, Jennifer , Johnson Michele (E-mail) , Kay Griswold (E-mail) , Linda Douglas (E-mail) , Mary Colten (E-mail) , Machado, Matilda , Michelle Ling (E-mail) , Mickey Protomastro (E-mail) , Mom and Dad (E-mail) , Myrissa Childress (E-mail) , Gonzales, Sharon , Scott Barclay (E-mail) , Sherry Stover (E-mail) , Dickson, Stacy E. , Susan (home) Elledge (E-mail) , Theresa Hill (E-mail) , Tim Richardson (E-mail) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \DPERLIN (Non-Privileged)\Perlingiere, Debra\Deleted Items X-Origin: Perlingiere-D X-FileName: DPERLIN (Non-Privileged).pst GO AHEAD AND LAUGH A LITTLE. ITS FREE This is a good one! > THOU SHALT NOT SKIM FLAVOR FROM THE HOLIDAYS > By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY > > I hate this time of year. Not for its crass commercialism and forced > frivolity, but because it's the season when the food police come out > with their wagging fingers and annual tips on how to get through the > holidays without gaining 10 pounds. You can't pick up a magazine > without finding a list of holiday eating do's and don'ts. Eliminate > second helpings, high-calorie sauces and cookies made with butter, they > say. Fill up on vegetable sticks, they say. Good grief. Is your > favorite childhood memory of Christmas a carrot stick? I didn't think > so. Isn't mine, either. A carrot was something you left for Rudolph. > I have my own list of tips for holiday eating. I assure you, if you > follow them, you'll be fat and happy. So what if you don't make it to > New Year's? Your pants won't fit anymore, anyway. > > 1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on > a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, > if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're > serving rum balls. > > 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine > single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than > single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. > So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's > not as if you're going to turn into an egg- nogaholic or something. > It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than > you think. It's Christmas! > > 3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of > gravy. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill > it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat. > > 4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or > whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a > sports car with an automatic transmission. > > 5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control > your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat > other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello? Remember college? > > 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New > Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. > This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the > buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of > eggnog. > > 7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like > frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position > yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before > becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of > shoes. You can't leave them behind. You're not going to see them > again. > > 8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. > Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. > Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one > dessert? Labor Day? > > 9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the > mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have > some standards, mate. > > 10. And one final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the > party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. > Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookieless January is just > around the corner. >