My Dear Friends…

I do not drink any liquid except plain ol' water. I do not smoke or use any drug that my doctor has not prescribed…and I do not even use all the ones he does prescribe.

I do not eat candy, cake, cupcakes, ice cream, pastries, pie, any pudding except Yorkshire, cookies or any dessert items. I am cautiously experimenting with some fruits now and then.

I have many food allergies and if you cook me something, there's at least a 65% chance I will not be able to eat it. If it has five or more ingredients, it's more like a 90% chance.

Please. I appreciate that you'd like to give me a gift but if it's edible, it probably will not be edible for me. That makes things very awkward, especially if you went to great trouble to make it or buy it. If you want to do something nice for me, don't put me in that position. I will appreciate that more than any food or beverage you could possibly give me. Thank you.