A tribute to cereal

You know, I don't think cereal gets as much respect as it deserves. I'll give it to you, some cereal sucks. For instance, Kellogg's Sugar Smacks suck. They suck so much that they thought it'd be a good idea to put a cartoon version of Mr. Spock on their cereal to sell boxes. At the very least they could have put Captain freakin Kirk on there. And what the hell is Spock holding? Perhaps it's an advanced version of the spoon, but it looks like a mix between a camera and a firearm. And since when do Star Trek characters have their names embroidered on their uniform? Did Kellogg's really think it was necessary to write "Spock" on his chest, as if any Star Trek fan wouldn't be able to distinguish Leonard Nimoy from LaVar Burton? I mean, come on!

But aside from crappy cereals like Sugar Smacks, there are a ton of great cereals: Honey Nut Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Cap'n Crunch, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Corn Pops, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and a whole bunch of other cereals that are supposedly healthy for you but that I've never tried because they probably aren't half as good as the ones listed.

Cereal isn't just delicious and healthy for you, though. It's also probably one of the easiest meals you could possibly make. Grab a bowl and spoon. Pour cereal into bowl. Pour milk into bowl. Eat and enjoy. Does it get any better than that?

Which reminds me of one of the worst possible things that can happen to me in the morning. You ever pour the bowl of cereal and then you go into the refrigerator and you've got about a shot-glass-ful of milk left? That's the absolute worst. Looks like I'm eating pop-tarts for breakfast that day. But sometimes it's not even that bad, some cereals are freaking great with or without milk. Just the other night I'm at a party eating Honeycombs at like 3 in the morning. And it was the best damn snack I could have ever had.

But anyway, there's yet another reason cereal is great: you can eat it at pretty much any time of the day. Wake up in the morning, have some cereal. Come home from a hard day of work, grab a bowl. Girlfriend just broke up with you, eat some Cheerios. Midnight snack, Count Chocula can solve your problem.