Jim Medding’s Blog

As a child, I believed there was no better food than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I could not imagine life without at least one sandwich every day. I remember this because, much to my shock, I discovered my best friend, Earl, could not eat them. He was allergic to peanut butter. I remember the conversation with Earl when he revealed this hideous fact; it was the first time in my life when I felt complete and utter disbelief.

Jim - “What?”
Earl - “I’m allergic to peanut butter.”
Jim - “But it’s really, I mean, really good.”
Earl - “I can’t eat it.”
Jim - “You need to go talk with your mom, that can’t be right.”
Earl - “It won’t do any good.”
Silence

To this day I still pity Earl for missing out on all of those PB&J sandwiches.