July 3

Tonight I seeded and deveined 18 jalapeno peppers in preparation for my Fourth of July poppers. However, I made the mistake of leaving off the plastic gloves and within a few minutes of finishing the task, my right hand was on fire. I tried an application of Lanacaine and it lasted for about 8 seconds before the pain set in again. So in desperation I hacked off one of the leaves of my aloe vera plant.

I'm grateful for its snot-like sticky innards. They cooled that burn down and though the relief wasn't instant, it still came quickly.