Getting things flowing

I wanted start this post with a simple anecdotal remark to the effect that my sister Maggie has been pushing her nursing school learned values about eating more produce, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables, for quite a while now. I wanted to start with this simple anecdotal remark BUT I CAN'T. Before I have written even one little blog post I am in the grips of a heuristical crisis pertaining to a remark I haven't even made yet. This is perhaps an indication of my "crippling insecurities." My problem is this: should I write "my sister Maggie" or just plain "Maggie." The question boils down to one of "who am I writing for?" If I am writing primarily for myself or for a few friends and family who know me well I don't need to say "my sister Maggie," but if I am writing for a potentially larger audience of strangers, or semi-strangers then it certainly seems appropriate to have a brief introduction for the people I am speaking about. The question reflects deeper misgivings slash idealogical ambiguities I have about blogging in general. Why am I doing it? Why not just buy a notebook and keep a journal or something. If I want to share something with someone else I can write a letter. The only answer I can come up with right now to this question is that blogging seems like fun. I guess I'll just leave it at that for now, and as to the original question of audience and introduction I figure hell, this is my blog, I'll explain or not explain, introduce or not introduce however I please. So getting back to Mags and her Nurse-advice.
Suffice it to say that sister mags is a real staunch proponent of fresh fruits and veggies as the solution to everything from boredom to bad grades, and from constipation to cancer. She doesn't hesitate to tell me so. All the time... Well all this drilling isn't without effect. So much so that eating green things has become an undeniable instinctual imperative. Eat, sleep, procreate, and also eat veggies. Eat a hellofalottofem. This brings me around to what I really wanted to talk about in this post in the first place, which is a handy little item known as the salad spinner. This kitchen tool is worth its weight in gold if you eat much salad. Getting lettuce in large quantities is expensive if you buy the bagged, pre chopped stuff. On the other hand buying romaine hearts and chopping them yourself can be a hassle and often wastefull if the lettuce, once chopped and stored in the fridge, remains very wet. Wet lettuce seems to go bad much more quickly in my experience. Enter the salad spinner. This master of centripetal force ensures your lettuce is both clean and dry in a jiffy! Now you can go nuts! Buy a bunch of cheap Romaine hearts, and store them in ziplock bags. I cut up two gallon bags worth and they kept for two weeks! They key is to really spin the crap out of your greens so they are nice and dry. I left a paper towel in the bottom for the first day to absorb excess moisture (a tip from sister mags), and the miracle of modern refrigeration does the rest. Also I got my salad spinner from wal-mart for less than five bucks..... Just for you Maggie the title is a double entendre.