I bought an apple today. It cost $1.00.
That is way too much to pay for a piece of fruit.
Entries categorized as ‘Opinion’
$1 Fruit
October 7, 2008 · No Comments
Categories: Curiosities · NYC · Opinion · Problems
Tagged: apple, expensive, fruit, New York City, one dollar
Guest Post: Peanut Butter Jelly Time
October 5, 2008 · 1 Comment
Since I’ve never gotten around to writing about my history and fascination with peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, it’s good to know that Peter Timony, a man of similar PBJ tastes and convictions, has.
For those who don’t know Peter, he is one half of the sibling team currently dominating Zuda Comics with their excellent Night Owls comic strip. I highly recommend checking out this nifty comedy-adventure series, along with all the other online goodies Zuda has to offer.
Take it away, Peter!
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME
When I was a kid, I would go to school with a brown paper bag that had my lunch in it. Most of the time it was Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, and I HATED them.
For one thing, my mother, though an excellent cook, made terrible sandwiches. When we didn’t have Peanut Butter and Jelly, we could look forward to a solitary slice of stinky wet liverwurst, one measly slice of processed cheese-like-food, and a squirt of yellow mustard, often thrown haphazardly between two slices of gritty whole wheat bread. You would think that with this as the alternative, opening the lunch bag to find Peanut Butter and Jelly would be GREAT!
However, Mom made the worst PB&J ever.
Categories: Guest · Opinion
Tagged: George Washington Carver, jelly, Jiffy, Night Owls, pbj, peanut butter, peanut butter jelly time, Peter Timony, sammich, Sun Butter, Zuda Comics
Top 5 things I’d rather be eating than these cookies
September 19, 2008 · 1 Comment
My sweet tooth usually kicks into overdrive sometime in the afternoon, but all I could find in the vending machine today were these Famous Amos cookies.
When I go for the Famous Amos, you know I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel. These things taste like cardboard and have just about the same level of sweetness. If I had my choice, I’d rather be enjoying:
1. M&Ms
Isn’t it against the vending machine rules not to have these? It’s simply unconscionable.
2. A Hershey’s bar
Yes, I’ll settle for any milk chocolate, as long as there’s some semblance of sweet. The Famous Amos chips don’t count.
3. Hot fudge
Served in a classy silver sundae dish with just a dash of ice cream.
4. Pie
Preferably a cream pie. A la mode.
5. Cake
Big and flourless.
Yes, I’m turning into Cathy.
Categories: Opinion
Tagged: candy, Cathy, chocolate obsession, Famous Amos, vending machine
On Pancakes
July 10, 2008 · No Comments
Fluffy, subtly sweet and always delicious, pancakes are one of life’s simplest pleasures.
But lately, it seems that everywhere I turn, some ambitious chef or restaurant is trying to overly complicate the already-perfect-as-is pancake.
It started innocently, as these things do, with a few berries, some unique syrup flavors and maybe a chocolate chip or two. And then, all of a sudden - bam! - we’ve got nuts in the batter, mountains of powdered sugar, and not a dollop of good old fashioned butter in sight!
This madness must end.
Of course, I’m too much of a hypocrite to lead the charge, what with my eyes glazing at every mention of a “pancake special” at brunch. In fact, it was my saying “yes” to two such specials in recent weeks that instigated this post in the first place.
Categories: Opinion · Problems
Tagged: butter, Country Pancake House, Devil's Alley, French toast, oatmeal flapjacks, pancakes, Ridgewood, syrup
