Things I Don't Understand

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Some people are going to read this heading and think that I am stupid.  “Old Joe doesn’t understand mashed taters?  What an idiot!”  First off, that is rude.  Second, I am probably not stupid.  As I enjoyed my Thanksgiving feast this past Thursday I eagerly awaited the best part of the day: the meal.  I was very excited to enjoy turkey, cranberries, and my favorite: the mashed potatoes.  I always take an extra large portion and load it with gravy.  It is what I do.

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You can imagine my shock when I sat at the table and couldn’t find the mashed potatoes.  I saw the sweet potatoes, but couldn’t find the classic regular ones.  I immediately began to feel dizzy as panic set in.  Surely we would have mashed potatoes.  Everybody loves mashed potatoes, right?  I regained my composure and said quite casually, “Are there mashed potatoes?”  I looked my mom in the eyes and her uneasy glance told me all I needed to know.  There would be no mashed potatoes.

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I don’t understand Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes.  How could I give thanks for anything without my rock and my true love, mashed potatoes?

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Now here it is 4 days later and I still have no answers, only an empty place in my heart and my stomach where the mashed potatoes belong.

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