An obsession with Milo - "it's not chocolate milk, it's Milo".

We love Milo in our family and we are obsessively greedy about it. I have tried it many permutations, with marshmallows, even with a side of Milo chocolate, and Milo cereal. The worst and dumbest thing was to try and mix Milo with cocoa. A bad idea. It tasted awful. I think because I don't have Milo with sugar, and wasn't prepared for the bitterness of the cocoa. Worst of all, I added the cocoa AFTER I had made the Milo. Terrible idea and an absolute assault to the palate. Anyway, everyone in my family knows that I am uncompromising in one thing: when you make me Milo, it requires at least 3 SPOONS (not teaspoons, no!) stirred into a gorgeous froth with milk and hot water. My husband is an expert at making me Milo. That's one of the reasons why he is a keeper :)
Milo also brings to mind our naughty little Jack Russell who we now call Otie, short for Otis.  The previous owner was a dog breeder and gave him to us for free, he was in a terrible condition, full of horrible fleas and sores, she seemed to be very quick to get rid of him, we are not sure why until today, as the vet said he is a top specimen and was even slightly teary when he said it. Anyway, the dog breeder lady claimed his name was "Milo", but he didn't seem to answer to that name, and it's really strange to call a dog by a food name, especially as he looks like a little wrestler. We thought of naming him "Mike Tyson" because of his beautiful muscly physique and a penchant for barking at the LARGEST dogs, but finally settled on "Otis Redding", not sure why, though. But the name Otis seems to suit him fine!

And now, for a deep thought about Milo:

"And you're been nothing but a pain. So don't get all high and mighty. Good chocolate milk by the way."

Muscles ticked in Matthias' jaw. "It's not chocolate milk. It's Milo."

I took another sip. "Well, it's good.”  

A & E Kirk, Demons at Deadnight