Chewing gum

I haven't been a big gum chewer in my lifetime. Today, at this very moment, I am remembering why. For the last 5 minutes I have been enjoying a nice new piece of gum. A gum's lifespan with me from the time it leaves the wrapper is around 15 minutes, give or take 5 on either direction. As I'm sitting here chomping I am remembering how ungraceful my mouth chomping is. It's bad. Growing up my brother and sister's and I would tease my dad about how he chews his gum. He said it was a Skinner trait to chomp like that. You could pick him out of the crowd at games by his chomping. I realized today that I myself have inherited this trait. It is a sad day when you realize the thing you once teased your own father about can come back and bite you too. And now that I just bit my tongue...the life of this gum is going to be shorter than even I expected. :)