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EAST BRAINTREE, VT During dinner with her husband, Rob, Shirley Ford focused most of her concentration on thinking about dessert. It had been a nice, relaxed dinner at JoJo’s Family Restaurant. Rob and Shirley had spent the meal discussing their plans for their upcoming family vacation while enjoying JoJo’s famous burritos and pasta dinner. But the excitement of their vacation planning was all but destroyed by their waitress, Misty.
“You thinkin’ ‘bout dinner at all?” Misty asked casually as she took away their dinner plates. “We have some great cheesecakes tonight.”
And then Shirley realized that she hadn’t, in fact, been thinking about dessert. But maybe she should be. Flustered, Shirley mumbled, “I’m not sure yet,” and commenced thinking about dessert.
Mmmmm… Dessert. I enjoy eating dessert, thought Shirley. I especially like cheesecake. Chocolate chip cheesecake. Strawberry cheesecake.
I also like pie, Shirley thought. Pecan pie. But I like cream pies too. And fruit pies with ice cream.
And perhaps, she thought, while I’m thinking about dessert, I should order some. But should I? Do I really need dessert? Am I really hungry for dessert? I had quite a bit of pasta. And that cheesecake would go straight to my hips. Way too many calories. Too much fat. I’ll have to go jogging for a week just to burn it off.
Maybe Rob and I could split dessert. But then I’d have to get something we both like. So maybe we’ll each get our own. But what if Rob doesn’t want dessert? I can’t eat dessert alone. I’d feel so fat! I’m such a cow! So if he doesn’t want dessert, I’m not going to get dessert either.
It was about that time when Misty came back to their table and asked, “So what do you think about dessert?”
And Shirley replied, “No. I don’t want any dessert.”
And Rob answered, “Yeah. I’ll have the cheesecake.”
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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