ehadeatenalightsupperatsix,crawledihirty,andgoosleep.Forsomereason,wewokeupatexactlythesamemoment.Afewmier,thepangsstruckwiththeforceofthetornadoinTheWizardofOz.Theseweretremendous,overphungerpangs.

    Ourrefrigeratortaiasiemthatcouldbeteicallycategorizedasfood.WehadabottleofFrenchdressing,sixsofbeer,twoshriveledonions,astickofbutter,andaboxofrefrigeratordeodorizer.Withonlytwoweeksofmarriedlifebehindus,wehadyettoestablishaprecisejugaluandingwithregardtotherulesofdietarybehavior.Letalohingelse.

    Ihadajobinalawfirmatthetime,andshewasdoiarialworkatadesignschool.Iwaseithertweortwenty-nine--whytIremembertheexactyearwemarried?--awoyearsamonthsyounger.Grocerieswerethelastthingsonourminds.

    Webothfelttoohungrytogobacktosleep,butithurtjusttoliethere.Oherhand,wewerealsotoohungrytodoanythinguseful.Wegotoutofbedanddriftedintothekit,endingupacrossthetablefromeachother.Whatcouldhavecausedsuchviolenthungerpangs?

    Wetookturnsopeningtherefrigeratordoorandhoping,butnomatterhowmanytimeswelookedihetentsneverged.Beerandonionsandbutteranddressinganddeodorizer.Itmighthavebeenpossibletosautetheonionsier,buttherewasnocethosetwoshriveledonionscouldfillouremptystomachs.Onionsaremeanttobeeatenwithotherthings.Theyarenotthekindoffoodyouusetosatisfyae.

    "WouldmadamecareforsomeFrenchdressingsauteedindeodorizer?"

    Iexpectedhertoigtemptathumor,andshedid."Letsgetinthedlookforanall-nightrestaurant,"Isaid."Theremustbeohehighway."

    Sherejectedt