Earlier this month, I thought I'd scored a good discount on a Greek salad. Almost immediately after eating it, though, my stomach started feeling turbulent. Thoughts of listeria and salmonella loomed large for hours.
The other thing that loomed large, appropriately, was Crowded House's tune, "Everything Is Good For You."
"Everything is good for you if it doesn't kill you," indeed. Ordinarily, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions, and feta cheese are a pretty healthy combination. On that day, however...