There’s a lot of bad and stinkin’ stories in this rotten world–economic crisis, war, drugs, rape, murder. That’s why I’m going to write about key lime pie. Today my son treated me to a slice of key lime pie. I don’t normally see this in dessert menus in the restaurants I frequent. So why write about it? You may ask that amidst the steady diet of terrorism, the Iraq war, energy crisis and environmental disasters. What do you expect, anyway?

Do you know that our taste buds deteriorate with age? Well, I don’t know that for a fact. That’s just an observation. I like more intense flavor now like salty bagoong, very sour mangos or very tart sherbets and of course, key lime pie. I tried giving a spoonful of the pie to my kid and she ran like there was dog after her. That’s basically the premise of my observation. Children’s taste buds are sensitive and get shocked easily by intense flavors while adults crave them.

So, where am I going with this? In my wildest memory, key lime pies have actually been sent from heaven to cater to my fondest adult whims–key lime pie saving the world. No doubt about it. As I finished my slice in 10 minutes, I cherished the thought that perhaps it may be true. But in reality, you can actually get your slice at Bubba Gump.

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