Random food and shopping thoughts.

After an absolutely beautiful weekend weather wise today is very very gloomy. It started raining last night and is expected to continue through to tonight. Sorry, old guys talk about the weather. I am so ready for summer.

I woke up late and rushed and made it out on time. It's ten o'clock and I still feel as if I just woke up. I had a Milkyway for breakfast. I have got to do better with that. Just thinking aloud.

Speaking of food, we were talking about food weren't we? I have been far more conscience of what I put into my mouth lately. I am also a bit peeved with my two local supermarkets, Wegmans and Pricechopper. Both are great stores but both have taken to charging 2 or 3 times (as per unit prices) for smaller items. For instance, a small anything may cost as much as three times as for a large. So, what happens is that being the cheap poor guy that I am, I end up buying large everything. This often results in eating more of something than I want and or throwing half away. Like Saturday night: I made a medium pizza with pepperoni, yeah from scratch ya schmo. I had two slices Saturday and two on Sunday and the rest will probably end up in the garbage. I had a salad last night but, before that I tossed a half head of bib lettuce and some squishy tomatoes and cucumbers as well as what my best guess were once mushrooms. There is homemade apple sauce I made on Saturday which will also go bye bye soon. I hate throwing food out and while I have no problem with leftovers I do not want to eat the same thing for three or four days in a row. Blah, blah, blah. I certainly understand the economics of the market offering single serving sizes at three times the cost but... I guess I should just shut up or eat more or find someone to eat with each night. Oh, I think I will just shut up.

While we're on random thoughts... When did washers and dryers become the size of refrigerator's? And can I take a sauna on the dryer steam setting?

Speaking of my stroll through Sears. They were selling several digital cameras as is without paper work for $39.99. Some were even 12 mega-pixels. The cameras were not in their original packaging but rather zip-lock type plastic baggies. I looked through the pile a bit perplexed. The salesman did not offer assistance but, rather stood off to the right ready to pounce should I decide to steal the worthless crap. I finally asked for assistance. I asked the obvious; where's the paper work, how do you learn to use the things etc.? All I know is they don't have any papers, he mumbled. It was as if his wife had forced him to sell the things in the family garage sale and he really loved them. Now, lets get this straight, there are no instructions, no idea why they are in baggies or what might be wrong with them and you want $39.99 for them, no returns. Why, that's a great deal ...if I were actually as dumb as I looked.

I tried on a v-neck summer sweater at JCPenny. The saleswoman told me that it was definitely the color for me. It was raspberry. I'm not sure what that means?

I was in my favorite thrift store yesterday and happened across a tie (still with it's original certificate of authenticity) from the Vatican store for 50 cents. How cool is that? It's navy with a bit of gold. The certificate states that the proceeds from the tie sale went to the Vatican Library. (...don't get me started on that) Now, don't judge. It could be worse. I could be obsessed with pork rinds or crack.

I brought a bottle of lotion at the drug store yesterday that is unscented but, smells like cucumbers. I like cucumbers but, I've got enough problems.

This concludes my random food and shopping thoughts. Now, how am I going to spend the next ten minutes?