November 2017

Gargantuan Henry VIII

Gargantuan Appetites. Feeding the Beast.

     We are entering the season of overeating. It begins with Thanksgiving followed by Christmas and New Year’s, and then extends through the rest of the winter. Overeating seems to give us an inner comfort and warmth we crave. At least it seems like a good idea. Then, in April, we assess what we’ve done and what’s become of us. And through diet and exercise we begin to pay for our sins. Wretched Excess      There were some whose overeating had no season. They indulged and over indulged excessively most of the…

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