Tip of the Day

Before you get involved in a romantic relationship, go out and buy a medium-sized bottle of tabasco sauce. Every time you're staring at your burger or taco, reflecting on the great sex (and intimacy!) you just had, sprinkle a few drops on your meal. After the first few months, you'll find yourself thinking, "Boy oh boy, we sure are going through a lot of tabasco sauce..." Then you'll notice the depletion level subsiding. Eventually the bottle is about two-thirds empty. Sure, you keep putting it out there on the table, but sort of as a courtesy, and neither of you reach for it except to read the label and mutter something like, "Hmmm tabasco company, New Iberia, Louisiana. I wonder if that's anywhere near New Orleans..."