Never underestimate the power of soup.

I've been spending the past couple of days visiting with some family in the lovely town of Chattanooga, Tennessee. And when I say that the town is lovely, I'm not being the slightest bit sarcastic. The only problem with the place is that the most productive thing to do there is to hang out at the health food store and eat free samples of their scrum-diddly-umptious soups.

I hung out at the store and diligently devoured their succulent soups until I was asked to leave. Seeing as how this was a question, my answer was a resounding "No". Shortly thereafter, I was TOLD to leave. So there I was, out on the street with a belly full of delicious, healthy soup. There are worse things that could happen in life.

Speaking of healthy food, Chattanooga's claim to fame is that it is the home of the annual Krystal Square-Off, during which athletes from around the globe compete in a contest to eat as many Krystal burgers as possible in the shortest amount of time. I wish I could have been there for this.

Better luck next time.