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I'm not sure how my mom defines "dirty" but I know how I do.
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Oh, and I'd like to shake the hand of the person in charge of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. We filed our state taxes over the weekend, at night even. And we got our refund today. Less than a week later, at the END of the season. Now THAT is how to run a tax department!
Foods We Don't Need
What I found inside the package is a marshmallow covered mass of Cap'n Crunch with Crunch Berries (the multi-colored ones, not just red). And I ate two bites before I went into a coma.
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I just have one suggestion for the TV Food Network. When I struggle awake at 3:30 on a Monday morning because my son is crying and wants to eat, I need something a little more stimulating than an episode of "Taste" on How to Make Tea. This will not keep me awake. Even if the tea is caffeine. I admire David Rosengarten's intensity on the subject, but I think I'd prefer a little "kick it up a notch" of Emeril. Sunday late night/early morning is the worst in the universe for tv viewers. My follow-up option included a half-hour infomercial for some company selling Beanie Babies ("Only $499.95 for all six of these retired Beanies!") Look, if I'm up at 4 in the morning watching infomercials, am I really in the market for Beanie Babies? Luckily Mookie fell back to sleep fairly quickly, and didn't wait up when I put him in his crib. Some nights I get to watch 90 minutes of tv. Nothing like breaking up your sleep to watch the "Al hit Fonzie in the head with a tray and now he's blind" episode of Happy Days. Not that I know anything about that.
Today's conversation of the week is brought to you by your local grocery chain. Perhaps the one I'm about to not mention by name. You see, there is a chain of grocery stores in this area that I don't like. I think it's my right as an American to pick and choose my grocery store. My mom happens to like a store that I really can't stand. The other day we talked about this, and I will paraphrase the discussion for you. I think you'll see my point of view fairly quickly.
Me: It just seems dirty to me. And the aisles are too narrow.
Mom: Really? You think it's dirty? I really like it. But a lot of people eat things as they walk through the store. Cookies. Grapes. There was that one time I saw a man eating a peach or a plum, and he spit the pit right on the floor!
Yes of course. Thanks for asking. We officially mailed our taxes and check to Mr. IRS today. One whole entire day early! Beat the rush! Hey, look, if they owed me money it would have been done two months ago. But we owed them money. Oh, and this is officially the last year I'm doing my own taxes. I'm hanging up the Turbo Tax and letting someone else do it. There were just too many places for me to make a mistake this year, y'knowwhatImean? For those of you wondering, no, we didn't try to claim Mookie, who was born 6 days too late for us to get the tax credit (the little bugger!)
Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries Treats. I don't even think I need to say more than that, but I will. Keith was kind enough to humor me when I asked him to buy me one of these this morning, from a box at the gas station next to the Rice Krispies Treats. And before you start to panic at the thought of buying something to eat from a gas station, I'd like to point out that this particular Shell station has a complete grill and deep fryer. I can get a BLT or chili cheese fries. Hamburger? No problem! They even have soup! So while many people do in fact go there to get gas for the car, some of us use this as the closest place to buy bagels in the morning and sandwiches for lunch. But this items was in the snack aisle, across from the coffee (regular, decaf and flavored!) and beside the BankBoston ATM. I sat in the car with Mookie, who was sleeping like a little angel. And I spotted the box in the window.
I'm off for the next 4 days to spend time with all the gang from CompuServe. That's right, I'm one of those wacky people who has actually made a group of friends via this big ball of technology. We are gathering here in Massachusetts basically to have a big party on Saturday night. For those of you who want to join us in spirit, remember to watch this weekend's new episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on the Sci Fi channel. It shows at 5 and 11 eastern time!
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