You're probably aware that
George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, passed away on November 30th. His funeral was today, and in his honor Hubby Tony had the day off. I had several errands and work commitments first thing in the morning, but when I got home Tony was watching the broadcast on TV. After I finished my paperwork I joined in. Eventually we got hungry and decided to go out to lunch, listening to the ceremony on the radio in the car.
Tony and I had done some pre-planning to figure out a way to make our meal a Presidential tribute. A web search led me to an article on
Delish about favorite Presidential foods, where I learned that George H. W. Bush put hot sauce on everything "just like a good ole boy from Texas". I often eat food with built-in heat or add sauce to spice it up so I could relate.
We ended up at a restaurant that featured hamburger sliders and other miniature sandwiches. As we often do, Tony and I decided to split our food half and half. He ordered a salad, and I chose three sandwiches...a traditional slider, a Hot Chicken slider, and a Philly sandwich. (We did NOT get anything with broccoli, because of the President's stated hatred for it. He said during a news conference in 1990 "I do not like broccoli and I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it." He went on to say, "And I'm president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.")
When the food came we requested a bottle of Tabasco, and used it liberally. Here's to you, President.
Five years ago today:
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Very patriotic you guys!
ReplyDeleteWe try.
DeleteI don't much like broccoli myself, but it's OK with the cook, and I did mandate a vegetable with every meal, so I'm faced with it about twice a month.
ReplyDeleteSo sometimes actions have unintended consequences? :-)
DeleteVery patriotic.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thanks. To tell you the truth I didn't think about it that way until you pointed it out, but I'll take credit for it :-)
DeleteI think this is a great post. I always laughed about his broccoli comment. My kids used it on me liberally.
ReplyDeleteSo did my kids. Although I don't think I served much broccoli back then.
Delete:-D Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks :-)
DeleteBut I heard Barbara before she died extol the health benefits of broccoli. Ha! I watched the service and cried my eyes out. I thought it was a beautiful service.
ReplyDeleteThe service WAS a fitting memorial to a man who lived a good full life.
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