I have a banana problem
When I was in kindergarten, in a foolish act of solidarity with one of my good friends, I decided to not eat bananas anymore. Forever. While he almost immediately went back on his word, I stayed strong and to do this day I don’t eat bananas, although I do like the dried variety. And I like them in smoothies. Anyway, the point is I don’t eat bananas. My problem is I suddenly find myself inundated with them. Let me explain.
I eat lunch nearly everyday at Jonothan’s Gourmet on 19th Street. Its a delightful place featuring a full Chinese food buffet, a salad bar and, in the back, a deli where you can get any kind of sandwich you’d like (I recommend the Cajun BBQ). As I’m there almost everyday the staff knows me and I am treated accordingly (nods hello is really all I get). Within the last couple months though the older Asian woman who mans the cashier has been kind enough to start giving me free bananas with my meal. As mentioned before, I don’t eat bananas.
And herein lies the problem: there are several other fruits that she could chose from (apples, oranges, etc.) but she never has; its always the bananas. I wouldn’t mind a free orange to be honest but I can’t really say “Hey, can I get a different free fruit this time?”. That would be rude. And so I suffer in silence, taking my free banana and usually just letting it rot on my desk (this is not a metaphor, several times I have forgotten I had them and they have started to decompose under papers. Maybe I need to clean things up around here).
So I look to you, dear readers, for a solution. I can not continue to live like this.
Easy Solution: Bring the free bananas over to my office and I will gladly eat them. I offer nothing in return.
Take it home and make a smoothie. Or take it home and throw it in the freezer, and make a smoothie at a later date. Or give them to a friend who likes to bake to make banana bread (I’m guessing that’s probably not something you’d want to make yourself).