One must keep his friends close,  but his enemies closer. With this in mind, I took a short trip to Europe to see how lazy and weak our colonial oppressors had become. I was not disappointed.

One item however caught me off guard.  It was a tinge of creativity in seas of ash, the last spark of greatness in an otherwise dead and desolate land. They call it sorbet. At first it seemed much like sherbet, but there was a subtle yet important difference between the two–sorbet is lactose free. But wait, there’s more. Instead of one of the standard sherbet flavors (orange, green, red), this was basil-flavored. The cool flavor of the sorbet was accented by the basil, and provided a delicious and refreshing end to my meal.

Friends, I must say I am impressed–impressed enough, in fact, that I can no longer say that Europe is not a threat. If they can take good old American sherbet, and transform it into basil-flavored sorbet, think of what they could do to the auto industry, or apple pie.  The sleeping frenchman may yet awaken and commit to a 5 day work week.  When that happens, God help us all.