Holiday gatherings at the Prums often involve life-threatening events, fire and explosions. This Christmas was no exception. At our first meal together:
- Two minutes after we sit down to dinner, Ian chokes on a Brussels sprout. This supports my opinion that Brussels sprouts, for many reasons, are not A Safe Food Choice.
- Then, Grandpa Jimmy, wearing a droopy-sleeved fisherman’s sweater, reaches across our candlelit table, trying to gain access to the bowl of Brussels sprouts. This immediately results in him setting his droopy sleeve on fire—thus reinforcing my Brussels sprout/safety theory. As we douse the flames, Grandpa thinks the whole thing is uproariously funny.
- Trying to do a good deed, Eric decides he will cool off Grandpa by bringing him some Coke with ice. No more than five seconds after Eric carefully places it next to Grandpa, we hear a POP and the glass explodes (I’m not lying) sending ice, Coke and blue shards across the table (further increasing the risk factor of eating the Brussels sprouts).
