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December 16, 2018
Portrait of the artist (Cecelia Paredes) as wallpaper IV
December 16, 2018 at 02:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Notes on grocery shopping
I do my Podunkville grocery shopping at any of three stores, depending on this, that and the other: my mood, energy level, proximity, things one store has the others don't, etc.
My contenders:
• Kroger
• Harris Teeter
• Wegmans
Kroger is a mile and a half down the road at Barracks Road Shopping Center; Harris Teeter is at the other end of the shopping center.
Wegmans is a five-mile/15-minute trip on the interstate.
Only yesterday did it occur to me that Harris Teeter is WAY easier to shop at than the other two — this epiphany only occurring after shopping there for many years.
The "killer app": at Harris Teeter the checker unloads your cart and puts your groceries on the conveyor belt — that's how the store is designed.
So if you can wrestle your items into your cart, you're money — at least until you hit the parking lot and put your groceries into your car.
This is a big deal, now that I'm aware of it: I wonder how come I never realized the difference until yesterday.
I mentioned it to the checker, and suggested that Harris Teeter could gain a lot of older and disabled shoppers who have trouble dealing with their groceries, if they advertised this difference.
She shrugged.
I like that.
Indifference to my ideas always delights me.
It's a Bizarro World.
December 16, 2018 at 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Dead Umbrella Project
Res ipsa loquitur.
Wrote its creator, David Balogh,
"A personal project where I post photos of abandoned umbrellas.
Normally the photos are in New York City,
but sometimes I find them elsewhere.
I also have a British counterpart taking photos across the pond."
Back story here.
December 16, 2018 at 10:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
World's most tricked-out car cup holder
Whoa.
From the website:
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The Car Stack Organizer is perfect for adding more helping hands in your car.
It adds more cup holders while also giving you a nifty spot for your sunglasses, phone, and other belongings.
It fits into practically any cup holder.
Features and Details:
• Multifunctional car storage box with big space: top layer is for phone, sunglasses, pen, two-layer holder for beverages; bottom layer for small stuff such as keys, coins, etc.
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$15.
December 16, 2018 at 08:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)