[attrition] rant: Dear Habanero, an open letter by d2d

[lyger]

http://attrition.org/~d2d/rants/habanero.html

Dear Habanero,

It has been about 5 years since we first met. Our relationship started as 
many do, some brief flirting, followed by a romantic attraction. It 
quickly got intense, and we'd meet more than perhaps we should have. It 
was all smiles and happiness at first. I'll admit, in the early days, I 
flirted with others: Serrano, Cayenne, even a brief but intense run-in 
with the infamous "Ghost Pepper", but you were the sweet spot, and I kept 
coming back. You were hot, but not so hot that you'd drown out flavors. 
You made me laugh, cry, and sweat profusely, as a good lover should. We 
had ups, and downs, but mostly ups. You were rare, but not so rare that I 
couldn't find you if I needed you; essentially, you were always there when 
I needed you most.

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Time has changed me. You are still the fiery lover that teased my senses 
five years ago, but now my digestive system has aged, and the years of 
romance between us has stripped away any protective lining my colon ever 
knew.

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