Just a Man Who Sorts His Beans

Some say I have OCD 
or unbridled paranoia, 
but I have a PhD 
in edible flora. 
They don't know what it means 
to be a man who sorts his beans.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ha, ha! quite humorous
Crandall Avatar
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thanks, Sara!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A real true blue bean counter, eh?!
Crandall Avatar
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My son says that everything in life to me exists on an Excel spreadsheet, but that's not true. This morning, I did what I always do. I carefully sorted out my beans, kicking out the oddballs, before rinsing, soaking, and ultimately boiling them. I just got done eating some of them!
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