I don’t know the world record is for Longest Paper String Attached to a Hershey’s Kiss (or even if such a record exists), but I’m pretty certain this one is the winner:
We had a kiss in our bag that had a 20-inch paper string attached to it! I conveniently placed a normal kiss, with the paper string barely sticking out of the foil wrapper, next to it for comparison.
Crazy, I’m telling you. I should get the Consumerist on this.
Cari and T are back from their California adventure, and life is returning to normal already at Casa McGee. While the girls were gone, those coupons that magically appeared in our mailbox the day they left came in very handy.
Not pictured is the dinner we had on days 2 and 3 courtesy of the Pizza Hut coupon. On the other days, we actually had home-cooked meals! So, it wasn’t a total culinary vacation or anything like that … but close.
It’s as if he knew that Sean and I are home alone for the next week. Amazing.
Who else would you expect to win in Zagat’s annual fast food survey? Of course, none other than In-N-Out Burger, the best fast food burger on the planet!
In-N-Out earned “Best Food” and “Best Service” among Large Chains (up to 5,000 locations), and also won Best Burger overall. Yes, indeed.
My last In-N-Out Burger meal happened on April 21, and my next one will probably be in October … unless I go to SES San Jose in August. But I doubt that’ll happen, so it’ll have to be October. And yes, it’s completely normal to track In-N-Out visitation like this. Shush now.
Here’s the full survey.
I almost hate to say it and complain about it, but wow … the Girl Scout cookie boxes this year are really, really small.
The box used to be about the length of a shoebox, but not quite as tall. This year’s boxes are barely 8 inches long, and much thinner/shorter. They’re tiny. This box only had 15 Samoas in it, and even the cookies were smaller than normal!
Times are tough, aren’t they?
It was just an ordinary trip to the Richland Wal-Mart, until we walked in and these were the very first thing I saw….
They had a big display of Tastykakes right at the front entrance, as if they somehow knew the tasty awesomeness that’s included in every box. For those of you who grew up out west, Tastykakes are as much a Philadelphia institution as soft pretzels and steak sandwiches. I grew up eating them (you can tell just by looking at me) and used to have my parents send me a couple boxes every year when I was at Pepperdine. My good friend (and Baltimore photographer) Phil R. has even blessed me with boxes of Tastykakes on a few occasions in recent years.
Tastykake Co. has tried on a few occasions to branch out and sell product out here on the west coast, but it never seems to work. They were available in some local convenience stores several years ago, but I haven’t seen them out here since then.
Cari’s not a fan, but Sean and Tara both liked what they tasted tonight. Not that it really matters; I’ll buy ‘em just for me if that’s what it takes.
Started my new position today at KeyRelevance, and decided to treat myself tonight to a little after-dinner celebration. Like this:
Believe it or not, this actually tasted better than it looks….
Jack In The Box is giving away two free tacos tomorrow to anyone who shows up with a gas receipt. The idea is … gas costs so much now, let’s cushion the blow with free food. (click the image for more info)
I like JitB and I like their tacos, but there’s no restaurant close enough to make this work. The money I’d spend in gas driving to the nearest Jack In The Box would offset the money saved by eating free tacos.
How about a Jack In The Box in West Richland, gang???
Here’s a little food advice from me to you, something you can take advantage of on that grocery store visit you’ll be making this weekend: If you like grapes (and who among us doesn’t?), you need to know that
I’m sure it has to do with planting seasons and geography and all that, but Chilean grapes are always the first ones to arrive in your store’s produce section. California grapes will be there soon, but California grapes don’t taste nearly as good as Chilean grapes. Trust me.
So, buy yourself some Chilean grapes — and the really, really sweet ones have a nice, yellowish tint to them (kinda like the image above).
You’re welcome.
