"The notion that such persons are gay of heart and carefree is curiously untrue. They lead, as a matter of fact, an existence of jumpiness and apprehension. They sit on the edge of the chair of Literature. In the house of Life they have the feeling that they have never taken off their overcoats."
- James Thurber, My Life and Hard Times

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Truth in shopping

The holidays are upon us. How do I know?

Because I saw this in Albertson's Supermarket tonight:


"Screw the diet. Mama wants chocolate."

4 comments:

Nick said...

Ok, you owe me a new keyboard. I just spit coffee all over it.
"Screw the diet. Mama wants chocolate."

Gayle Carline said...

It was such a perfect moment. I mean, rice cakes left in a box of chocolates - you KNOW what happened, right?

Anonymous said...

It is rather interesting for me to read this blog. Thank you for it. I like such themes and everything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read a bit more soon.

dino martin peters said...

Wishin' you a bountiful day of thanks....

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