“Go for the peppahs!” She said to me as I was standing
there, waiting for the omelette chef to ask me what I wanted; her thick north-eastern
accent almost completely obscuring her message. “Peppahs will keep ya on ya
toes all day!”
Strangely, I was not considering whether to have peppers. My
thinking was to order a mushroom and Swiss omelette. But some deep need to be
contrary just sprang forth in me. “I’ll take one with everything but the jalapeños,
please.” I asked the chef as she turned to me.
“Do as you will.” The stranger said to me as she picked-up
her plain fried eggs and left.
Wherever you are today, I hope you enjoyed your eggs your
way!
Don Bergquist – August 24, 2014 – Piscataway, New Jersey,
USA
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