I’m still twitching.
Somehow, yesterday evening, in the surreal realm that is inhabited by my house, my testosterone was overcome by a wash of estrogen that left nothing but carnage in its wake. I’ll be perfectly honest by admitting that much of the surrealism in the house is directly attributable to me or my actions, but I disavow all knowledge and responsibility in this particular case.
I was parked on the couch, enjoying the latest episode of Mythbusters. I try not to watch too much TV, as I have heard that it rots the brain and lead to facial tics and high cholesterol. Besides, if I have time to watch TV, then I have time to write. Right? Write. But I cannot escape the lure of Mythbusters, where Jamie and Adam, on a weekly basis, are allowed to do all the things I am not, such as blowing up a cement truck or building a rocket ship that runs on salami. It’s also, if I may be so bold, a show that oozes testosterone. I’m sure there are plenty of female fans, but I would be willing to wager that most of the fan base has a Y chromosome.
At any rate, I was carefully taking notes on the construction of a steam-powered cannon when I realized that my wife and her sister were talking about homeopathic remedies for yeast infections while sitting not less than a meter from me. I believe I tuned in to what they were discussing about the time they mentioned that in the “olden times” women would – I kid you not – stuff cloves of garlic up their hoo-hoo.
I can’t make this stuff up. As you can probably imagine, my train of thought, previously headed toward a likely steam cannon explosion, took an immediate detour and then derailed as I struggled futilely to stay on course.
As a result of this interruption, I failed to pay attention to the results of the side myth they were investigating and so am now no wiser as to whether or not breakfast cereal is more nutritious than the box in which it is packaged. I do, however, know several different ways to cure a yeast infection without medicines.
Please don’t ask me what they are, however.
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