First post (woot!)

so, i've finally cracked and started my own blog. I think I was inspired by

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4031

to finally get on and do one. After all, every other bugger seems to have one, so why shouldn't I have a canvass for my musings.

Here is the first of my blog-as-a-genre thoughts, and one that I've mentioned to a couple of people recently:
Isn't it strange that we take it for granted that baked beans should come in tomato sauce. After all, a tomato is a totally separate plant and there's no reason why the juice of a tomato should form the sauce for a bean. Which bright spark thought this up? He/she has defined how we see the baked bean in western society. Pretty impressive, I'd say.