The colloquial name for an integrated circuit or a microprocessor
A deep fried or dried slice of banana
A shot in golf
Deep fried and salted corn, potato, or tortilla slices
A small, striped tamias animated by Walt Disney
The son of Hi and Lois
A casino token
A type of climbing hold
The fundamental unit of transmission in CDMA
Small chunks of chocolate, used for making chocolate-chip cookies. And brownies. And cakes. And fudge bars. And cupcakes. And ice cream. And bread pudding. And muffins…
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The potato pieces known as french fries.

I bought potatoes Saturday for 20 cents per pound. These 1970s-90s prices courtesy of a “Saturday Only” sale at our grocery store. But I got home to find a huge bag of potato chips on the counter. Apparently SWMBO found it on sale, too.

$3 per pound.

The starchy tuber is the world’s fourth-largest food crop; the annual diet of an average global citizen includes about 73 pounds of potato. We think of Ireland and Idaho when we think of potatoes but a third of the world’s taters grow (and are eaten) in China and India.

I know why we have whole potatoes. I like them mashed and baked and fried and in soups and stews. I’m not sure why we have chips. They taste wonderful but I have to run instead of walk in the morning after I eat any and I have to skip dessert.

I hate to run. I really like dessert. Especially dessert with chocolate chips.

The National Health Service in the UK does not count potatoes towards the five portions of the fruit and vegetables diet.

Waiter? I think I’ll have the potato chips and the chocolate chip cookies with my sandwich for lunch.