Six Month Obsession

Six Month Obsession

Why So Blue

Six Month Obsession / Issue 1-2

Jul 14, 2026
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My Current Obsession - CHEESE


VARIETY - THE SPICE OF LIFE

My grandfather loved to say two words because he found them funny. The first was riboflavin, which he read in the ingredients on the back of cereal boxes. Every time I saw him, he would ask me, “Did you get your riboflavin today?” The other word he loved was Roquefort, even though he pronounced it like somebody who has gone rogue and with the “t” sound at the end (then again, who in the States doesn’t).

Let’s discover Rock-for cheese together.

Be sure to read to the end for a party trick and original dad joke…

I hope you enjoy. Cheers!


THIS WEEK’S MUST TRY

This week I had the family over for a World Cup match. I served two cheeses: Roquefort and Canadian cheddar. You’d think I would be clever enough to pick cheeses from the countries of the teams we were watching. I was not! Didn’t even cross my mind until the day after. We were NOT watching France play Canada. Anyway, the cheese was still good. The cheddar was aged 7 years. But c’mon - roquefort, cheddar doesn’t stand a chance.

CHEESE: Roquefort

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