Yes, we have no bananas

I don't think about bananas much. They're cheap, healthy, and my kids like them. But in this month's Popular Science, there is an article about bananas.

Here's what I've added to my banana knowledge:

- There really is only one kind of banana that anyone eats. Sure, people try the funky kind in the supermarket once in a while, but a banana is a banana is a banana. Not true with most other fruits (apples especially).

- The kind of banana we eat now is not the same kind people ate up until the early 1960's. That kind of banana is gone. Wiped out by a fungus.

- The kind of banana we have now is called a Cavendish. And it might be on its way out also. In 10 years. Or less.

So, if you like the Cavendish, better freeze some now.

Off to the beach.