No, no, no... don't go calling CPS just yet. Give me a minute to explain.
A number of years ago someone in the house had the bright idea to fill an old (clean) sock with uncooked instant rice. A whole big box of rice.
We did that... and tied a knot in the end to keep the rice inside.
The rice kept falling out through the fabric, so we added a second sock to the outside and it seemed to do the trick.
Why would we do this? More importantly, why would I want to put this in the blog?
Well, the reason for doing this is that when you stick this thing in the microwave for one minute it heats up nice and hot. Then, it's perfect for wrapping around your shoulders or putting on your back or other sore muscles. The dry rice retains the heat for a really long time and helps to relax away your stress.
Yes, it's reusable. We used ours for years.
There are a couple side effects that you should be warned about.
First, every time you heat it up, it smells like steamed rice.
Second, you'll frequently crave teriyaki.
Third, every time you look at it you'll probably think "I wonder if I should have filled it with beans, like Garfield's Bean-Filled-Whack-Bonk?"
We don't actually whack or bonk anything with it (very often), but we still call it the Whack-Bonk anyway.
If we just called it the 'sock full of rice' people might think we're odd or something.
By now you are surely contemplating whether or not you are actually going to try to make your own whack-bonk, because if the Rolfs do it, then it must be a great idea.
To help you visualize what you are contemplating, here is the only picture of our Whack-Bonk that I could find.
Do not be alarmed by the discoloration on our Whack-Bonk. That only happened because someone put in one too many 0's when typing in the 1:00 on the microwave keypad.
It took a couple minutes for the smoke to clear but the fire department never even knew about it.
Maybe our next Whack-Bonk will actually have beans in it. Stay tuned...
~E
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