This is either the funniest or the saddest comment about the gluten free lifestyle that I have ever read:

 “It turns out that there are three things that one needs to be good at this Celiac Disease thing. Pity that I pretty much have none of them.

”1. Lots of time. If one eats on the run, as I do on my way to rehearsals and performances and the like, one will often end up having french fries for dinner. I'm sure that there are many talented individuals who can eat salad while they drive, but I am not one of them. As the amount of available time goes down, the healthful aspect of my diet follows right along. (And, you know, I really believe that fact that I can't have pretzels but I can have potato chips and that I'm eating much more candy and french fries than I used to and I'm still loosing weight sends the wrong message to America's youth.)

”2. Lots of money. There are gluten free products and they are more expensive than the much better tasting regular one. The few prepared items that I can buy don't go on sale as often. Apparently, gluten is used in nearly every damn thing because it magically reduces the cost to prepare. Wheat, the real alkahest, which reduces various ingredients to their basic essence, money.

”3. Great eyesight. Reading teeny-tiny type (about 6 point Ariel on a red background - yes, I checked) makes grocery shopping for someone with a contact lenses prescription as elderly as mine a really frustrating activity. Why is my contact lens 'scrip so old?”

 I thank Leta Hall for this brilliant article. I have been unsuccessful in contacting her. Except for the article I've quoted, her blog has nothing to do with celiac disease or gluten free living. But obviously she is writing from first hand experience with celiac disease and knows that is better to laugh than to cry. 

Leta, please leave a comment at the bottom of this article or e-mail me at gfceliac@gmail.com. I'd love to meet you.