Mid-November: Holiday Chocolate Review

Think of those milk chocolate-covered cherries, chocolate mostly filled with liquid, a candy that tastes somewhat artificial even though you could swear that that must be a real piece of fruit in the center. M&M's have a Cherry Cordial candy that does an excellent job of replicating that flavor, so you can now enjoy it covered with a red candy shell and without anything dribbling down your chin. I can't really say that these particular M&M's candies are good--but I get a craving for the chocolate-covered cherries about once every three years, this is the year, and these candies satisfy that craving.

(A little research tells me that Cherry Cordial M&Ms have been released into the wilds before this year, but unless I'm repressing some previous encounter, this is the first time I've tried them.)

sigh

Beautiful Saturday, I'm told. Can't say I noticed it much, though, since fatigue and a migraine have been dragging me down. It's still been a better, more productive day than yesterday, and I've done the following:

1. Left the house to see if I could buy the vitamin & mineral supplements I wanted. Bought those, also bought a bag of candy. Walked less than a mile total, but at least I got myself out of the house.

2. Napped.

3. Read a portion of the book One Nation Under Therapy. Though the authors' bias may be over-obvious, the book has some decent reporting on psychological research. For the most part, I'm enjoying it so far.

4. Did some de-cluttering of my room. Nobody else would notice I've changed a thing, but my trash can is overflowing and I'm feeling pretty good about it.

5. Napped some more.

6. Listened to the old Alan Parsons Project album I, Robot.

7. Ate nutritious foods like fish; fresh, locally-grown Brussels sprouts; fresh, locally-grown Asian pears; whole-grain breads without very much sweetener; and other stuff my aching head no longer lets me recall. Also ate too many M&Ms.