Have you ever been in the grocery store parking lot and watched as a customer parks a grocery cart next to their car, places the grocery bags into their car, and then proceeds to leave the cart a few feet from their car, say in the parking space right next to their vehicle?  Seeing people do this perturbs me a bit.  After putting my bags in my car I always try and place the cart in the cart return, but I’ve noticed at the grocery store I frequent the cart returns seem to be placed for the grocery workers convenience and not the convenience of the customers.  Conspiracy?  I think so, and I’m crying foul. Continue reading »

Often a Bad Decision: Driving and Eating

My wife and I recently took a weekend road trip to Seattle, WA. We were in a bit of a rush to get down there to see a play so we decided to go through a drive through and eat our meal on the road. Since I was driving and because it was raining that day I joked with my wife that I was going to order the “Neat and Tidy” burger and just see what they gave me. Pulling up to the drive-through speaker I tried to select the neatest, tidiest burger I could find…I chose the Guacamole Bacon Burger. My reasoning was that guacamole has a thicker viscosity than mustard, ketchup or Thousand Island dressing. As we left the Carl’s Jr. I was feeling pretty good about my decision. Continue reading »

Not my Nemesis?

So, I’m a few years past 30 and I met my nemesis the other day. I always thought it would be a machine-gun-toting dragon or a robot with a handlebar mustache and monocle. But no, my nemesis, as it turns out, is a recipe for butternut squash Ravioli found in Good Housekeeping (March 2009). Looking back on it, the dinner should have turned out fine. I’m looking down at the recipe and I’m seeing phrases like “Cheater’s guide to Ravioli”, “Active time: 30 minutes”, and “cut the prep time by more than an hour”. Hmm…I’m actually thinking about getting up and trying it again. Continue reading »

Spider Roll

I’ve moved up to Washington from Texas and have been here for a few months now. Having left the land of Bar-B-Que I’ve developed a bit of a taste for sushi.  I’m certainly not hardcore by any means…I haven’t quite worked my way up to eating all the raw stuff yet, but I have developed a taste for more than the standard “beginners” sushi. Continue reading »

Starbucks

If you go into a Starbucks on November 4th and tell them you voted, they’ll give you a free cup of coffee.  There are several other companies that are giving away free stuff on November 4th for people that vote.  Check it out here.

I’ve just recently made the move to Mount Vernon, WA from Waco Texas and have noticed that the grocery store of choice up in these parts is Haggen. Back in Waco the store of choice was HEB. I’m going to be exploring the similarities and differences of these two stores and make a determination as to which one I feel is the better of the two…or perhaps just stump myself in the process. Continue reading »

For all of you who really like potato chips, I’d recommend trying the Hawaiian Sweet Maui Onion chips made by Tim’s. My chip of choice yesterday afternoon. If you get the chance, try a bag.