Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for July 12, 2014

Nothing like the simple pleasures of life.

We just stood at the sink and spit the seeds in there. Then, when we were done, we would simply scoop them out and throw them in the trash. Not exactly rocket science, kids!

I never thought of eating watermellon as being a pleasure. Blech! I don’t like it any time of the year.

My siblings and I would spit the seeds at each other. Sounds kind of gross now but it was fun then.

Agreed Mike.

Why is there a space between the “l” and the “o” in “watermelon”? Is that the French spelling: “watermel’on”?

Citizen GROG!: Agree – too sickly sweet. There isn’t much between the dangerous peal and the seeds, but prickly pear has a similar taste without the excessive sweetness.

I haven’t seen a watermelon with seeds in the stores in years. They’re all seedless and no fun at all.

sit on the back porch, slurping up the watermelon and seeing how far you could spit the seeds.

Hunter7: How many came up the next year? Or did the birds or spring mowing get them all?