tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post2344113992674137823..comments2023-10-17T02:47:38.574-06:00Comments on In Palinode's Palace: instead of writing about my wife's hysterectomy here's something about apples, but don't draw inferences about my fascination with ripened plant ovapalinodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-36907702765015966482007-07-28T16:14:00.000-06:002007-07-28T16:14:00.000-06:00I love this, it's great! And just in case your wif...I love this, it's great! And just in case your wife did have a hysterectomy, here's some important information for both of you.<BR/><BR/>Every woman should be given a DVD of the video "Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs" before she is told to sign a Hysterectomy Consent Form. This new 12-minute educational video can be watched and downloaded free at http://www.hersfoundation.org/anatomyHERS Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-12611610636264187852007-07-11T22:16:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:16:00.000-06:00I tried to eat an apple off the core a few months ...I tried to eat an apple off the core a few months ago - the first time since I got my braces. It literally took me 30 minutes to finish it, scraping off mere millimetres at at time because of the brackets on my teeth.<BR/><BR/>It was totally not worth it.saviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108928771098986012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-2689750516589135262007-07-10T16:01:00.000-06:002007-07-10T16:01:00.000-06:00I just had one today. It sucked.I just had one today. It sucked.palinodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-28420483340401978092007-07-10T15:40:00.000-06:002007-07-10T15:40:00.000-06:00i'm with you on this as well. have never really lo...i'm with you on this as well. have never really loved apples...i somehow manage to injure myself when eating them off the core (the hard bite pushing into my upper gums...makes me cringe just thinking about it) and i hate that they turn brown so quickly (thus making the pressure to eat them quickly even worse). plus the texture of some are horrible and grainy. that said, i have occasionally enjoyed a nice crisp golden delicious or granny smith apple. eating a few slices with peanut butter or cheese is not as bad, but overall i avoid buying them.<BR/>my very best wishes to you and schmutzie on everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-89930258007449096222007-07-10T10:29:00.000-06:002007-07-10T10:29:00.000-06:00No apples in this ladies life. I just can't stand ...No apples in this ladies life. I just can't stand them, and I don't really know why.Abigail Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012285919607936159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-14612543905456018332007-07-09T08:22:00.000-06:002007-07-09T08:22:00.000-06:00First things first: my best to Schmutzie and to yo...First things first: my best to Schmutzie and to you on the whole elephant-in-the-room topic you are not writing about.<BR/><BR/>I went through a similar thing with bananas several years ago. I finally resolved the whole issue by ceasing to purchase them. The bastards.<BR/><BR/>I don't eat apples, but if I did, I think I'd be a Northern Spy man.sgazzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537570223133637162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-32305304908395582272007-07-09T00:07:00.000-06:002007-07-09T00:07:00.000-06:00I've always liked apples, but never really liked e...I've always liked apples, but never really liked eating them off the core. So, for more years than I care to count, I've been cutting my apples into quarters then neatly paring them out with two quick knife strokes. It makes more to carry, but the pieces always seem so very content to stay where you leave them, browning gently in the open air. Because of this, I have never felt rushed to consume an apple -- which, after reading your post, may contribute to my fondness.<BR/><BR/>We have a tree in our backyard that grows Gala style apples. Probably not Royal Gala apples from New Zealand, but I can't speak with any certainty: who really knows how long those root systems are?Deronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833608194581433618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-26794849931846716202007-07-08T22:17:00.000-06:002007-07-08T22:17:00.000-06:00i will say i like pink lady apples... a bit. altho...i will say i like pink lady apples... a bit. although, i'm not sure if i just like the color of them instead.<BR/><BR/>no matter what, when i buy apples i find them infinitely difficult to eat - they seem better suited to sit on the counter until they attract flies.mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045996860857717977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-1592437590622031272007-07-08T14:47:00.000-06:002007-07-08T14:47:00.000-06:00I'm with you on the Gala. It nudged past Fuji a co...I'm with you on the Gala. It nudged past Fuji a couple of years ago for me. There were these terrible apples when I was a kid. I never asked the name. Huge, matte red and breadlike on the inside, seemed expired as soon as we got them. Gave me a belly ache at lunch every time. I'm surprised there aren't trees growing in the easement by my parents place where I threw so many of them so as not to hurt my mother's feelings.Mr. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581163190899468087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-4787026687376554992007-07-07T23:49:00.000-06:002007-07-07T23:49:00.000-06:00I'm glad you people are with me on the dislike of ...I'm glad you people are with me on the dislike of apples. I've got a whole bag of them to get through.<BR/><BR/>Thomas - thanks for the compliment. That's my photography. And my apple.palinodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-66855166331142926252007-07-07T21:44:00.000-06:002007-07-07T21:44:00.000-06:00Wow, I never consciously registered the intense pr...Wow, I never consciously registered the intense pressure involved in eating an apple--but I do feel it. Also, the pressure to get every bit of apple off the core.<BR/><BR/>I cut my daughter's apples (very parsimoniously) just because I can't handle her three year old apple-eating skills--and so I can avoid finishing all her chewed on apples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-34270631992087007042007-07-07T01:02:00.000-06:002007-07-07T01:02:00.000-06:00I have to give you some compliment on your photogr...I have to give you some compliment on your photography. Great depth of field. <BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, it isn't yours.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-16277499559353908372007-07-06T10:17:00.000-06:002007-07-06T10:17:00.000-06:00Chewing is a bitch. It's the worst part of eating ...Chewing is a bitch. It's the worst part of eating anything, in my opinion. And with apples, the bits of skin that can get wedged between tooth and gum are the worstest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-67010076143704712252007-07-06T09:41:00.000-06:002007-07-06T09:41:00.000-06:00i am always on the search for an apple i can reall...i am always on the search for an apple i can really sink my teeth into . outside of being cut up, put into a pie or sauce, the whole experience of eating an apple is lost on me - i don't think i'll ever really like them.mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045996860857717977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-48021933812310945802007-07-06T05:38:00.000-06:002007-07-06T05:38:00.000-06:00My mother subsists on a diet of rice cakes, cheese...My mother subsists on a diet of rice cakes, cheese and apples. I couldn't understand how, until I went to visit her in the UK and discovered how delicious and inexpensive the cheese is. <BR/><BR/>But what really got me were the russet apples, now my favourite variety. I've never found one in Canada. I think about them.<BR/><BR/>No opinion of the rice cakes.Amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348244857829524044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-6107923694428403082007-07-06T04:28:00.000-06:002007-07-06T04:28:00.000-06:00That is one of the first stories you told me about...That is one of the first stories you told me about yourself back in 1993. It reminds me of rainjackets.Elan Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023867307505601913noreply@blogger.com