Lunch with Ernie

... the hamper again. He hands me a sleeve of crackers and I can't help grinning again. "You remembered!" Ernie smiles back, "I even like saltines in other soups now too. A little extra body and chewability might make you feel better, enjoy my friend." Ernie ladles out his own bowl and takes a cautious bite while I open the sleeve and crumble a dozen or so into my bowl. "I thought that after ...