Dancing in Detention

 

Once a gaggle of middle school girls were talking about dancing and I overheard them.  My gr-daughters were dedicated to Irish Dancing, and I smiled.  One asked me if I danced.  Hah!

I grew up in a small country town of 437 population.  There were four protestant churches.  Our small, very conservative church outlawed dancing, make-up, movies, any place that served alcohol, jewelry, wearing sleeveless blouses/dresses, no female slacks to be worn in the church...

Still I smiled.  Irish dance shoes won't ever be on my feet but I don't need them.  I have this group of talented dancers/actors as my teachers:

The Detention Dance sequence is so amazing. 4 minutes long. The famous dance scene is at 3:29.

Irish dancing is definitely not in my wheel house of skills. Except I  have NAILED this famous dance.  I have made some adjustments. 

My gr-daughters were always brought home from their preschool by their daddy. I was there with a prepared lunch.  One day I introduced them to this dance, renaming it as the "Tuna fish Sandwich Dance".  We danced around at lunch, danced some more. 

So, I told those know-it-all middle school dancers that  Yes, I dance,  the breakfastclub (breek faist eh cluh buh) dance. Confusion drifted over their faces. They nodded blankly and took off, whispering as they went. I hoped they would search for this title and then learn the meaning of life.

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon….

This is actually part of a family song and dance that my little girls and I perform when I make a food that they really like.  The song was originally about tuna fish sandwiches, but also applies to bacon, pancakes, pizza, and all the major child food groups.

Remember the cool dance they did? 

How does the dance go?  Well, one has to picture “The Breakfast Club” movie.  It is from the mid-1980s with Emilio Estevez, Aly Sheedy, and other good actors whose names I cannot remember.

I see IHOP in my future!

Back to the bacon subject…There is no odor quite as enticing as cooking bacon.  That odor weaves through the house, clings to one’s hands, and splatters onto the clothes.  Technically, bacon is a “gift that keeps on giving” all day long. 

Maple bacon chocolate

My M/C Ellen Jo Carter, frequently refers to bacon and also coffee as ambrosia and having the ability to arouse one who is near death.   In Preacher's Creek

This BACON love is growing.

Jack-in-the-Box: the new Bacon Shake

Jack-in-the-Box recently released a new milk-shake:  Bacon shake, which is vanilla milk-shake into which the essence of bacon oil is added.  YUMMMMY!

AND, if that wasn't all, they have a new BLT commercial.  A young man falls in love with, and then marries the Jack-in-the-Box BACON BACON Cheeseburger.  Bliss comes in all forms.  You can see this special marital union at marrybacon.com

Be sure to have a box of tissues (and napkins) handy.

Admit it:  We have all bought something here.

San Diego County Fair (and other fairs) has had deep-fat fried, chocolate coated bacon as one of its fine dining options in the food vendors.

These are not real turtles, they're faux turtles.

Bacon is the new gourmet taste. 

So ends my tribute to the food of the gods:  BACON

Clearly this is my love song for bacon.  If you want to sign up for  “Love is in the Air” blogfest, click on this:  Love Is In The Air!