Looking at this tenacious fly who absolutely refused to leave my car, I decided to take his picture.  Then as I drove off I got to thinking about the origin of the term “shoo fly.”  I found an old song performed by Dinah Shore (younger readers Google her) called “Shoofly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy.”  I had to Google both of those dishes and apparently the pie got its name because it’s so sweet you’ll have to “shoo” the flies away who will want to taste it.  The pie is made with molasses and brown sugar!  I might try to make a gluten free version over the holidays.  I suppose looking at the fly does not make the pie seem very appetizing.  I do think he’s beautiful though.  Jim Davis, the American cartoonist and creator of Garfield said, “Vegetables are a must on a diet.  I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”  Given that I am a vegetarian I think I shall forgo the vegetables and so straight for the sugar when it comes to dessert.  I wonder if it will bring my friend here back.  Then I will know if it really lives up to its name … Shoofly pie.