I had dental surgery a week ago Friday. All of my lower front teeth are covered with some material called packing. That “packing” has a layer of aluminum foil covering it. So, I look like a rapper with my “grille”.
However, since it only covers my lower teeth, it has been dubbed by my co-worker as a “half grille”.
All of this paraphernalia in my mouth has limited what I can eat. For the past 10 days, my diet has consisted of eggs, oatmeal, soups, mashed potatoes and pasta. At work, lunch consists of a can of chicken noodle soup and a couple of slices of bread broken into very small pieces.
So when I pulled my can of soup out today, instead of oysters on the half shell, I had…