You know, its nice to see that everyone eagerly anticipates my weekly posting. Sorry, that I didn't post earlier in the week, but technically Wednesday is AFTER 5 pm on Monday. However, this is probably the busiest I have ever been in my professional career. In fact, I've been so busy that it is now Wednesday and I haven't had time to read the entire issue of Playboy that I got on Saturday. (And yes, I do read the articles.) The good news is that it will hopefully be over (at least for awhile) in another week. In the interest of personal security, I'll follow up with an email filling you in on the details.
Anyway, nothing too exciting to report on. However, I have had the pleasure of having to commute into Center City Philadelphia all this week. It's times like this that I remember why I live in the suburbs. Actually, the process has been much more tolerable than I thought it would be. I made a very wise decision by taking public transportation into the city each day. I just don't think that I could deal with all the hassles that go along with trying to drive in a major city. Everyone is honking at you, there is no where to park, and when you do find a space it costs $25 a day to do so. I take the train, and it lets me read and relax during my trips. Once you figure out how to read the schedule, you find that it's not that scary an experience.
As far as the city goes, the part that I am in is relatively nice. Although, I was walking next to a guy this morning who was carrying a grocery bag full of condoms. Again, this got the 'ol wheels turning. What was the need for this? It wasn't the item I was questioning, but the volume. There literally could have been hundreds of them in there. What was the point? Was this guy a modern day Wilt Chamberlain? Looking to have an interesting water balloon fight? On the way to Paris Hilton's house? The point is, it was weird and it made me think.
Also, where do people in major cities get groceries? First, I just didn't see any grocery stores out there. And even if I did, how would you get the groceries home? If you don't have a car, or its more convenient to walk, you're limited to two bags at the most. (And yes, when I envision groceries, I always think of the TV image of the brown paper bag with the random leafy vegetable and the baguette sticking out.) Do people have to make multiple trips? Do they just eat out all the time? See, these are the kinds of questions that I need answers to.
OK, gotta run for now, but I will talk to you all soon.
~Kevin
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DWB, if you read this before Thursday afternoon make sure you fill out your NCAA brackets for the Dunmore pool.
Did the brackets.
Tried your recipe and it was good.
Happy pi day.
OK, if I lived in the city and had to grocery shop, I would appropriate a cart from the store. If that was not an option, I would purchase one of those old lady folding cart type things that you see them trying to pull up the steps all the time. Dwelling Challenged people also have these and they are usually filled with blankets, various cardboard products, and cans. I for damn sure would not make multiple trips, which may constitute exercise and I am totally against that. My only other theory is that you shop every day or two. You buy what you need for tonight and tomorrow. That's all I got.
I'm not an expert on cities, but while they don't have your friendly Mega-Mart, don't they usually have smaller locally owned stores? What about more specialty type stores?
Or maybe city dwellers don't eat? I don't know.
I have an observation: St. Patricks Day is the most racist day of the year. Think about it, everyone is Irish for a day and they celebrate by getting drunk, getting in a fight, puking and getting arrested. All the stereotypes and no one even cares. What would happen if we celebrated Kwanzaa by smoking crack and stealing cars? All Hell would break loose. There would be a million man march or something.
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