"It's a celebration, (FEMALE DOGS)!"

... --Dave Chappelle 1) My family and friends came to my house to celebrate my brother's birthday. 2) I ATE--VIA MOUTH--UNASSISTED--some of the dinner: hamloaf, roasted potatoes, asparagus.   (ALAS!  I STILL couldn't TASTE anything!  But, the texture/consistency of the food made the "routine" fun.)   MORAL: KEEP TRYING!