On Doughnuts

Doughnuts are quite simply small sugar-coated cakes of sweet dough, fried or baked, and either spherical with a filling of cream or jam, or ring-shaped with no filling......

....in a nutshell…. they are delectable, fried rings of ……

……EVIL……

One of the ministers in my office has of late gotten into the habit of bringing doughnuts to the office each morning. It would not be so bad if he just picked up a dozen glazed doughnuts from one of the many area doughnut shops, b/c a regular glazed doughnut does not often have much of a pull over me….. I can resist normal, everyday, glazed doughnuts……
But no, this considerate chap has to bring each person’s favorite doughnut---and he ‘watches’ throughout the day to make sure ‘your’ doughnut has been eaten, and gives you a hard time if you have not consumed said specially picked doughnut by the end of the day…..

In my case, the favorite doughnut that is bought just for me is either an old-fashioned doughnut or a plain cake doughnut. I have no resistance built up towards either of these evils. When this minister is really feeling “generous” (or when he can’t remember everyone’s specific favorite), he will bring both types of doughnuts…which throws me into a quandary….. To eat, or not to eat…. Which one to eat? Will I get in ‘trouble’ if I don’t eat either? Will I get in ‘trouble’ if I don’t eat both? How much ribbing will I actually receive for not eating, and can I handle that? .....must resist.....must resist.......

I am really glad that I do not have an obsession with doughnuts.......