What’s Your “Speed Up to Slow Down” Food?
When I was 15, my driver’s ed instructor loved to point out other drivers who made bad decisions.
One of his favorites (or maybe his least favorite) was the people who sped up to slam on their brakes at a stoplight. People who clearly saw the light was red but didn't care. One pedal to the metal…then the other.
He called it “speeding up to slow down”.
I can’t tell you how many times since then I’ve seen it happen. I’d bet at least twice a day for the past 20 years, roughly 14,610 times.
His lessons stuck with me. For one, my current car is at 130,000 miles and, much to my wife’s dismay, I’ve yet to change the brake pads (though it’s coming soon).
Two, every time I see someone speed up to slow down, I feel the urge to point it out. Like I’m eating crab legs and I’ve unsheathed the biggest, most beautiful piece of meat in the entire restaurant. A trophy of my hard work. The need to point it out isn’t just overwhelming. It’s mandatory.
Food is actually a great pivot into the whole point of this story. While I might not speed up to slow down behind the wheel, behind the fork I’m a different man.
We love Thai food in our house. Once every couple of weeks, we treat ourselves. My favorite dish is Pad Kee Mao (aka drunken…
