this is why we, as humans, love buttered toast

something about an epic standardization of information. something grand, like the ushering in of a new era. the world needs to collectively get on the same page.

hey world, did you hear that? let's all get on the same page.

let's all get back to our roots. that's what i was doing in the kitchen.

waiting for my toast, thinking about the different between my chemically-toxic margarine spread and real, old-fashioned butter. margarine users were uppity in the begging of its existence, 'you're going to clog up your arteries with all the butter!' now butter users can all 'who cares about clog arteries when margarine's going to give you cancer?!'

but back to the butter. salted, the fat of cow's milk. pretty basic. wheat to make bread, flour, salt and yeast. grain, salt and fat -- straight from the earth, these things nourish us. toasting the bread over heat makes the butter melt and resolves the dichotomy of yin and yang.

toast is a great metaphor for balance, if you think about it.