I was just doing a function on my phone where it asks me if I want to delete apps I'm not using. After I do that, it asks me if I want to install new ones. That part has a list of apps, some with "Install" already checked, so I have to un-check them. The first two were TikTok and Temu.
An update on the fudge shop. I took Katie there for an ice cream. It’s an hour and 20 minutes from our home. Although GPS routed through back streets in a crazy manner. On the trip home I took US 236 (the shop is on that) to Highway 109, and that to the interstate. Easy peasy. Seemed quicker too.
The Fudge shop sells 32 different flavors. Gourmet fudge. We bought two pounds, a quarter pound at a time, 8 different varieties. $5 a quarter pound. We’ll serve them Sunday to my siblings. They sell several gourmet chocolates (as well as chocolate covered ruffles potato chips) and gourmet popcorn. I bought a small bag (they sell a 3’ tall bag of popcorn, Katie said no).
The décor is sophomoric humor and hillbilly. They don’t sell a sampler, one can only order that online. They have magnets (Katie said no, we have too many), clothing (the t-shirt with Sasquatch with the heading “Hide ‘n Seek Champion” was tempting. But most of the signs and clothes were double entendre. Katie asked me what age should kids not attend? I thought 5-13.
After we were done we walked next door to their ice cream shop. They have a cutout sign where you can have your picture taken. Katie took one of me. They had 3 cutout signs, one featured animal butts, and your head sticks out there. Katie said no. They also had a nice putt putt course (double entendre name), too hot to play. The ice cream was $4 a scoop, but it was premium, and tasted great. Almost as good as gelato. Almost.
All in all a good date with my wife, she didn’t mind the double entendre humor, and buying fudge for my siblings will be well received.
Good news. While there we learned they are building another store, about 10 minutes from us, on the Indiana Ohio stateline, on US-40. It’s an old Christian school that closed, they said they are leaving the giant cross (visible from the interstate) up. I can take Katie there for ice cream regularly!
So if the name Uranus Fudge Factory doesn't gross you out and you're near one (or want to order online), stop in and enjoy it.
Katie sounds a lot like my wife, who keeps the guardrails needed around me to stop me from doing or saying inappropriate things and embarrassing everyone. Of course that means she’s not as fun as me to be around but one has to make tradeoffs.
I heard a piece of advice yesterday from a medical professional that I would not have thought about. If one is over age *80, don't bother with colonoscopies. The chances of polyps discovered by that age being dangerous before the patient dies of other causes is less potential threat to their health than the colonoscopy prep. (1 star, do not recommend)
*--I'm still quite a ways out from 80. But there's something to look forward to.
Good morning. Made it most of the way through another week, eh? I need to go to Walmart and return some jeans Vlad (E) picked out that are too long for him. He got a wart removed from his foot yesterday and was last seen moaning and swallowing painkillers.
I had a 24 hour one that I often would hit at about 1 a.m., on my way home from work in my editor days. It was quietest then. But also, the Undead and the Great Unwashed came out at that time of night. The Walmartians at their richest.
It may be like Waffle House in that regard. After midnight, they're gonna let it all hang out, as some might say.
When I used to travel to KY from MI and back, I often drove late at night and stopped at a Waffle House near Dayton, which was about the halfway point of the drive. Always liked both the food and watching the waitresses and cooks do their thing. The people watching could be pretty entertaining as well...
Our Walmart used to be open 24 hours, before Covid. Now they open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. I'll wait for the school traffic to clear before I take the pants to be returned.
I was just doing a function on my phone where it asks me if I want to delete apps I'm not using. After I do that, it asks me if I want to install new ones. That part has a list of apps, some with "Install" already checked, so I have to un-check them. The first two were TikTok and Temu.
I blame the Godless CCP!
Seems probable.
An update on the fudge shop. I took Katie there for an ice cream. It’s an hour and 20 minutes from our home. Although GPS routed through back streets in a crazy manner. On the trip home I took US 236 (the shop is on that) to Highway 109, and that to the interstate. Easy peasy. Seemed quicker too.
The Fudge shop sells 32 different flavors. Gourmet fudge. We bought two pounds, a quarter pound at a time, 8 different varieties. $5 a quarter pound. We’ll serve them Sunday to my siblings. They sell several gourmet chocolates (as well as chocolate covered ruffles potato chips) and gourmet popcorn. I bought a small bag (they sell a 3’ tall bag of popcorn, Katie said no).
The décor is sophomoric humor and hillbilly. They don’t sell a sampler, one can only order that online. They have magnets (Katie said no, we have too many), clothing (the t-shirt with Sasquatch with the heading “Hide ‘n Seek Champion” was tempting. But most of the signs and clothes were double entendre. Katie asked me what age should kids not attend? I thought 5-13.
After we were done we walked next door to their ice cream shop. They have a cutout sign where you can have your picture taken. Katie took one of me. They had 3 cutout signs, one featured animal butts, and your head sticks out there. Katie said no. They also had a nice putt putt course (double entendre name), too hot to play. The ice cream was $4 a scoop, but it was premium, and tasted great. Almost as good as gelato. Almost.
All in all a good date with my wife, she didn’t mind the double entendre humor, and buying fudge for my siblings will be well received.
Good news. While there we learned they are building another store, about 10 minutes from us, on the Indiana Ohio stateline, on US-40. It’s an old Christian school that closed, they said they are leaving the giant cross (visible from the interstate) up. I can take Katie there for ice cream regularly!
So if the name Uranus Fudge Factory doesn't gross you out and you're near one (or want to order online), stop in and enjoy it.
And by the way my oldest daughter is Katie and I of course love the name.
Cathy is one of my favorite names, so Katie is as well.
Katie sounds a lot like my wife, who keeps the guardrails needed around me to stop me from doing or saying inappropriate things and embarrassing everyone. Of course that means she’s not as fun as me to be around but one has to make tradeoffs.
Excellent reporting, Jay. You have a gift for description and anecdote.
Thank you for your kind words. I enjoy writing little stories.
I enjoy reading them.
I heard a piece of advice yesterday from a medical professional that I would not have thought about. If one is over age *80, don't bother with colonoscopies. The chances of polyps discovered by that age being dangerous before the patient dies of other causes is less potential threat to their health than the colonoscopy prep. (1 star, do not recommend)
*--I'm still quite a ways out from 80. But there's something to look forward to.
On the drive home from a colonoscopy (my wife drove), we sat at a red light and were - get ready - rear ended. How appropriate that day.
Wow. That's just wrong.
Skip the colonoscopy, just moon the doctor, I always say.
I just take the cannoli
My mother stopped having colonoscopies after 80 for just this reason.
Good morning. Made it most of the way through another week, eh? I need to go to Walmart and return some jeans Vlad (E) picked out that are too long for him. He got a wart removed from his foot yesterday and was last seen moaning and swallowing painkillers.
Funny line I saw somewhere: “I like to go to the Dollar Store because I don’t have to get dressed up like when I go to Walmart.” Still cracks me up.
The Dollar Store is too expensive now.
Morning.
Early Walmart is the store at its most civilized.
I had a 24 hour one that I often would hit at about 1 a.m., on my way home from work in my editor days. It was quietest then. But also, the Undead and the Great Unwashed came out at that time of night. The Walmartians at their richest.
It may be like Waffle House in that regard. After midnight, they're gonna let it all hang out, as some might say.
When I used to travel to KY from MI and back, I often drove late at night and stopped at a Waffle House near Dayton, which was about the halfway point of the drive. Always liked both the food and watching the waitresses and cooks do their thing. The people watching could be pretty entertaining as well...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI
That's beautiful. And oftentimes, all too real, I imagine.
https://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/article/24-hours-waffle-house
Sort of gives a whole new meaning to 'theatre of the absurd', no?
Exactly
“Walmartian” is a perfect coinage.
Not mine. Stolen in a way that would make Uncle Milty blush.
Our nearby Waffle House is known for murders.
I usually order the hash browns. Although murders do give "scattered, smothered, and covered" a whole new meaning.
“To die for”.
Our Walmart used to be open 24 hours, before Covid. Now they open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. I'll wait for the school traffic to clear before I take the pants to be returned.