I noticed a car today that had a bumper sticker announcing how proud they were of their honor student. I think that this is an absolutely fantastic idea. People who do outstanding work should be recognized for their success, especially children. I’ve seen the response to these bumper stickers, from people whose children are less successful. For instance: “My kid flunked and he can take your honor roll kid anytime!” Still, I think the idea of supporting your child’s efforts is well worth doing.
Daily Archives: August 19, 2003
Culinary Oddities
Culinary oddities is another subject I’d like to blog about. My family is particularly fond of a grilled peanut butter sandwich with sweet relish, or what we call “picalilly.” A number of people have wrinkled their noses and gone “Eeeeewwwwww” when they heard the combination (Most notably Dear Husband). On the other hand I was reading Pobricito’s blog, and I discovered a discussion of pilchards and marmite. There’s an awful lot of odd things that human beings are likely to be found eating.
Imagine the guy who discovered that you could eat snails! “Yep….not bad, but they’d be great with some garlic butter!” I figure you had to be hard up to eat snake or octopus or raw fish, too. And spare me tripe or chitlins. Give me apple crisp or cherry cobbler any time!
Name Brands
Do you feel that the quality of your life is less if you don’t own a Prada bag or a Ralph Lauren suit, or sports clothes from Nautica or a $400 pair of Italian shoes? Is it important to you to wear clothing that advertises that you are at the top of the game in fashion? Do you feel that you are a second class citizen if you don’t dress in upscale name brand clothing, or wear logos on your chest? Do you need to wear items made by the current star in the firmament of fashion?