For every hot dog eaten, 36 minutes are subtracted from the diner’s lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was Monday evening in Ed and Edna’s. kitchen. Ed sat in his recliner, a beer on the table next to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat’s for dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you mean after you finish your cigarette and that bottle, Ed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally he meant after his first course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI boiled a hot dog for you. You can have mine too, and I’m adding an extra one for the pot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edna frowned as the steam reached her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, I’ll have three?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can save one for the morning\u2026 You know, after you’ve had your cigarettes and coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A left-over morning dog?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What were another 36 minutes off Ed’s life, if it could be called that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI’m going to have a P&J myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith grape jelly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, grape, Ed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrape, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people, such as Ed, use grape jelly in place of barbecue sauce on hotdogs and sausages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edna reached for a knife from the silverware drawer to spread her peanut butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interestingly, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich adds 33 minutes to a person’s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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David Sydney is a physician who writes fiction in and out of the EHR (Electronic Health Record).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n