Obsessions 2

In reflecting on yesterday's post, I have come to the conclusion, that while all of my obsessions are perfectly normal, Ollie's are just plain weird.  I'm not talking about his obsession with knives, movie trivia and CHiPs.  These are normal obsessions.  I'm talking about his obsession with panettone.  For those of you unfamiliar with panettone, it is an Italian sweet bread traditionally served during the Christmas season.  It is typically made with butter, flour, sugar, eggs and candied fruit.  Kind of like fruitcake, except not.  Now I like panettone as much as the next guy.  Around the middle of December, I buy a panettone, have a couple of slices, and then I'm good until next year.  But Ollie never does anything in a small way, and his obsession with panettone is no exception.

In theory, one should not even be able to buy panettone on January 22, but here is today's load.  That's right, 4 panettone.  Have you ever tried to ride a bus with 4 panettone?  It's not as if you can get a seat, or find a place to put your panettone.  No, you have to stand in the aisle, with 30 other people, hanging on for dear life as your crazed bus driver screeches around corners and through piazzas, all the while hanging on to the precious panettone.  By "precious" I mean the panettone that has been sitting on the shelves since Christmas...the stuff that has been discounted twice!!  You get my point.  This is stale panettone.  This for the guy who wouldn't even eat the stuff at Christmas last year!

We have reached such a sorry pass, that we are now required to go to the supermarket twice, once for panettone and once for regular food.  Meanwhile, he sits in his chair trying to figure out if there's a way he can get more panettone on the bus.

"I wonder if I took it out of the boxes, could I carry 6 panettone?"