Prairie Fare: When popcorn hits the floor — The 5-second rule revisited

Prairie Fare: When popcorn hits the floor — The 5-second rule revisited

Prairie Fare: When popcorn hits the floor — The 5-second rule revisited

Prairie Fare: When popcorn hits the floor — The 5-second rule revisited

Prairie Fare: When popcorn hits the floor — The 5-second rule revisited

Popcorn is a whole-grain food, along with oatmeal and brown rice. (Pixabay photo)

Popcorn is a whole-grain food, along with oatmeal and brown rice. (Pixabay photo)

Will she or won’t she? I thought to myself.

I continued assembling my flute and arranging my music on a stand for our concert. The aroma and sound of popcorn filled the room. As the concert attendees enjoyed their boxes of the fluffy white kernels, I noted a person at a table near me dropped several kernels on the floor, not too far from my feet.

She scooped them up and placed them on the table.

Will…