Food, table settings and decorations

I received a private message from a woman trying to save me from myself. Thank you, O Anonymous Sage.

She wrote to straighten me out following my post regarding pictures of food, table settings and decorations. She admitted she could not account for the pictures of food. But she knew things about the table settings and decorations I had never imagined.

To wit: people (principally women) who create table settings and decorations pour themselves into them. They deeply care about them. These creative efforts express important things about themselves. Cindy Grace posted a comment that aptly sums this up: when you spend 36 hours preparing you've earned the right to post a picture of it.

I agree. I apologize. I honestly never thought of that.  I never knew. This probably illustrates one of the differences between (most) women and (most) men. I still won't care to look at the pictures but at least I understand the urge to post them. Go for it, Facebook friends.

Now about the food. Often, people (men and women) post pictures of something they are about to eat. Quite often they did not prepare it. They're sitting at Applebees and believe with all their hearts that the world will not have a complete day until it has seen their picture of a honey mustard salad dressing.

I can honestly say that seeing pictures of food does not materially affect my day. I barely glance at the food I shovel down my own gullet. If you choose to continue posting pictures of what you shovel down yours, I will continue not to pay attention.  Bon appetit.

IMPORTANT NOTE: this is not the same question my Significant Other often poses: “You mean to tell me you REALLY didn't see the one item I hoped you would magically understand I wanted you to eat for lunch, thereby sparing me the agony of serving it to you as a leftover for supper?”

That question would require an entirely separate post.