At some time or another, we've all had to hurry through a meal and hurry away from the table. And so, at some time or another, we've all found ourselves saying, "I hate to eat and run, but...."

Everybody has done it. Everybody knows what it's like.

But even though everyone says he hates to eat and run, the truth is that not everyone does hate it. Some folks rather like it.

As a little boy, I liked to eat and run in the summertime. When the weather is warm and it stays light later, dinner is just an interruption for a young boy. And so I'd be reluctant to come in from playing when my mother would call me for dinner; and as soon as I was finished, I would look for the first opportunity to be excused so that I could go back outside and play some more.

As a boy, I liked to eat and run.

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