You are probably glad I didn't take a picture of this.

So, as part of my purging, I decided to have tomato soup today (but without a grilled cheese sandwich, *sob*).

Except, the tomato soup was made when I realized: no crackers.

It’s not just because I am one — I simply can’t eat tomato soup without crackers. Saltines, preferably. So that started me on a search through my cupboards, searching for anything — croutons (out), Ritz crackers (out), Keebler’s club crackers (out), until I finally spied something that might work. I debated for a while, because it seemed so trashy wrong. But in the end, I did it.

Dear Reader, I used Cheez-Its.

And it’s not half-bad, although I’d prefer a Saltine.

In other news, Jane at DearAuthor.com is my hero. She’s everything I wish I could be. And I could fly higher than an eagle … if I could ever respond as well as she does. See: her latest opinion piece.