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A Big Sandwich

as featured in Desert Exposure Magazine    RaisingDad by Jim and Henry Duchene A Big Sandwich “my own personal peccadillo”      My father just got over a cold that almost left us with an empty bedroom that would have converted nicely into an office for me. Still, the rest of us are not without our own issues. Just the other night I thoughtfully brought my beautiful wife two aspirins as she sat in bed reading.      "What are these for? " she asked. "I don't have a headache."      "Then it's a good thing you're already in bed," I said, giving her a lascivious wink.      Okay, so that's an old joke... but it's not far from the truth.       My own personal peccadillo has given me a new eating schedule. I only eat twice a day, which isn't bad, BUT--and, as you can see, it's a big "but"--I can't have any bread or bread-like substances, and THAT'S what's killin...