{"id":1785,"date":"2008-11-29T08:13:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-29T00:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianramblings.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2008-11-29T08:13:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-29T00:13:26","slug":"broccoli-and-stephen-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/broccoli-and-stephen-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Broccoli, China, and Stephen King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I once read that Stephen King could publish his shopping list and people would buy it. While Mr. King and I have the same first name (spelled differently), our publishing credits are a tad different. What the hell, this is my blog, I can publish what I want. Thank you, Stephen King, for the inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/brocc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?fit=300%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,313\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brocc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?fit=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?fit=300%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1786 alignright\" title=\"brocc\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?resize=300%2C313\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/brocc.jpg?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What I bought at the supermarket earlier this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 head of broccoli<\/li>\n<li>1 green pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 yellow pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 red pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 block of tofu<\/li>\n<li>1 six-pack of strawberry yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1 bottle of orange juice<\/li>\n<li>1 can of protein powder<\/li>\n<li>15 eggs (not by the dozen in China)<\/li>\n<li>1 bag of assorted pasta<\/li>\n<li>1 bottle of brandy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>irony (def)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.<\/li>\n<li>An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.<\/li>\n<li>A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See synonyms at wit1.<\/li>\n<li>Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: \u201cHyde noted the irony of Ireland&#8217;s copying the nation she most hated\u201d (Richard Kain).<\/li>\n<li>An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: medium dotted; padding: 3mm; text-align: center;\"><em>New here?    Subscribe to my <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/icon_rss.gif\" alt=\"\" align=\"top\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/AsianRamblings\">RSS feed<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2005862&amp;loc=en_US\">subscribe by email<\/a>.   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