Red Pinkerton: Goodness takes many forms

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By: Red Pinkerton | for InsideNoVa.com
Published: February 13, 2012

Ben Franklin… when he wasn’t flying kites or whittling catheter tubing from Marsh Grass… practiced the art of goodness. He was good to animals… good to people… and very good to Deborah… his common law wife. Deborah used to say… “Ben’s got this sweet goodness about him.”

Ben Franklin was the epitome of goodness… you might even say he invented goodness… and the mesh bottom pizza pan… but goodness takes many forms.

A local man and his wife… while on vacation recently in sunny Florida… were treated to goodnesses they weren’t sure even existed.

“We’ve experienced a lot of goodness on this trip.” said Ferd Burfle.

Scientists say that all goodnesses are… in a word… good. But some goodnesses are more good than other goodnesses. Researchers have been studying goodness for years at GMUMC. Recent findings have enabled scientists to put together a scientifically sound list of the best goodnesses. Of all the goodnesses out there in this big old world… wouldn’t you know it… crunchy goodness tops that list.

Ferd Burfle… looking up from his big plate of Cheesy Seafood Bake said… “Shoot. Didn’t need no scientist to tell me that. It’s got that crunchy goodness about it.”

Scientist believe it’s the Panko Bread Crumbs that give the Cheesy Seafood Bake its crunchy goodness… but that theory is still in the early stages of goodness testing.