State of the Plate Address

                               SNACK GUIDE TO PROLONGED TV VIEWING

Do certain munchies come to mind when you think about the Super Bowl or the Oscars?  Messy nachos,  truffled canapes?  Craft brews or elegant Champagne?   The flow of menu ideas is unstoppable.

My sitting-still limit is usually one Olympic slalom race.  Last night I made an exception for the President's State of the State speech, and tried to drag the kids in front of the TV with me (limited success, despite their fascination with all things video).   Our son popped some popcorn, which we all like better than the microwave variety.  To celebrate the occasion's brevity and egalitarianism, we added some barely-melted white truffle butter.  The popcorn kept me down through the whole 1h15, with only a couple of streaking breaks.  The kids began yawning loudly and took to their beds.