LOL, we go to Sam’s for the paper goods and maybe three food items. And Caufield is right – if we happen to be low on TP, paper towels, and Kleenex at the same time, my little Prius-C is pretty full and I’m loading things through the back doors because they don’t all fit in the hatchback! …But also I agree with comments about having a sprayer hose. I lived in a country where they were standard for several years, and while I’m still pretty American, I got one of those installed when I moved back to the US. IYKYK!
If you don’t drink coffee, Starbucks at least has reliable non-coffee options. I don’t love them – the chai latte is too sweet and the frappes wind up as flavorless ice by the time I’m almost done – but at least I know I have an option other than paying $4 for a cup of hot water with a single bag of tea I don’t like. When I lived in a Middle Eastern city with few parks and hot weather most of the year, SB was literally the only cafe I knew where I had an option other than coffee or soda. I’d go order a matcha frappe (the least sweet option) in order to get some focused studying or grading done outside of my apartment. :)
I just finished a book about ADHD and that sounds like a great attitude for those who are “hunters” rather than “farmers” (as the author phrased it) – break from the humdrum, challenge to pursue, satisfaction of completing the goal… Great! (Also good for the rest of us, but especially those with that specific set of gifts.)
Me as well! I feel trapped in the drive-through. I’d much rather walk in and then I can quickly leave if they’re out of what I want or if I find that line is actually long too. Easier to talk face-to-face, better chance of getting the right tweaks to my order or rewards points. Plus I don’t get fast food much except on road trips, so there’s another reason to go inside… Now, if I had small children strapped to special seats in the back, I totally get the drive-through!
This has been an enlightening comment thread! I especially appreciated the points about it being neighborly and the fun of costumes. I can never get into Halloween because it feels too icky to me, so I wish we had another day when adults could dress in costumes :) I do give out candy and non-food treats to my neighbor kids on Oct 31, but the decorations that are so focused on death, decay, and evil don’t sit well with me. Death is a part of life, but it’s described as “the last enemy that shall be destroyed” (and not just in the last Harry Potter book), so to me, death itself is not something to celebrate. But also, it’s a free country with a pluralist society, and I am glad we have freedom to celebrate different holidays, even if I don’t enjoy them all myself. I changed my route home from work last fall to avoid the ugliest display in my neighborhood, and today I met that homeowner helping his elderly neighbor pull weeds. Another reminder that not every good person has my tastes and opinions :) (but I’m also grateful he’s only got the giant skeleton up so far in his yard, not yet the entire graveyard!)
I’d vote to stay on DST year-round if it was ever an option. I’m going to work in the dark in midwinter no matter what. At least I let me get home in time to see a little sunlight. And keeping one time zone would be nice for coordinating with people other places, since countries don’t start and end DST at the same time. The fewer that move, the less complicated connecting is. Lived in countries without DST for 15 years and remembering the changing time difference to family in the US was such a weird thing.
Easy answer: Because we want to pretend that DST means it will still be light out for trick-or-treating. It was still pitch dark here last year, but half the country is south of me, so maybe it worked somewhere?
Or if you interpret it the other way: strong, attractive men in somewhat snug outfits like most superheroes = rugby players (I prefer the less skin-tight collared tops they used to wear; oh well, still hunky). Men with awkward proportions from padding, wearing mouth guards and helmets and with black under their eyes like an accident waiting to happen or perhaps already happened = American football players
LOL, we go to Sam’s for the paper goods and maybe three food items. And Caufield is right – if we happen to be low on TP, paper towels, and Kleenex at the same time, my little Prius-C is pretty full and I’m loading things through the back doors because they don’t all fit in the hatchback! …But also I agree with comments about having a sprayer hose. I lived in a country where they were standard for several years, and while I’m still pretty American, I got one of those installed when I moved back to the US. IYKYK!