Showing posts with label O. Henry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label O. Henry. Show all posts

Monday, October 5, 2009

Beef, Potatoes and Onions

(In which finding what’s lacking is always good news, and in this case, a good laugh.)


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In relation to my sudden need for slipping more readings into the slot of my literary memory bank, I started off with “The Third Ingredient” by O. Henry, a reading which, due to some stomach cramps I got from laughing, somehow reminds me of “We Filipinos Are Mild Drinkers” by Alejandro Roces.
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