I'm trying a new cereal today. It's called Oatmeal Crisp Triple Berry. It supposedly has “delicious hearty flakes with real strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.” How they go about processing the berries so that they have an extended shelf life is something I choose not to think about this morning.
This cereal should have a warning label. Not about the berries, well at least as far as I know. The warning label I think should be applied is “Beware Of Errant Milk Pouring Angles.”
You see, the flakes are not flat. They are curled up in my bowl like little bowls themselves. This is dangerous for someone like me who doesn't hold the milk still when I pour. I'm not a “pour in one place” kinda guy. I usually move the stream of milk around as I pour, soaking the cereal from above.
I did that this morning, and discovered the little bowl-shapes are also little ramp-shapes. The milk went in … and it fountained right back out. Not in a random direction, either. It went right for me.
So scratch one outfit; I'll have to change before going to work. No cereal is worth that kind of effort, no delicious flakes are that hearty.
Except I just noticed that in the time it has taken me to type this the milk in the bowl has turned blue. I haven't had a cereal that changes my milk's color since I was a kid. All is forgiven. This cereal is now my favorite, milk fountain and all.
