'Carpe' Diem

Carp is as traditional to the Polish Christmas meal as turkey is to the American Thanksgiving. When Katy and I were at the grocery store yesterday, we saw these Poles carefully considering which live carp they wanted. Although the sign advertises the carp as alive, the gasping, suffering fish we observed in the tank looked pitiful. But who am I to complain- I've stood by and let many a lobster get tossed live into a pot of boiling water!