Category Archives: Foods

Edible art

Posted on May 17, 2015 | Leave a comment

I have discovered someone who is as big a fan of candy as I am.

Yes, it’s possible.

Dick Close, a graphic designer and illustrator from Cincinnati, had a booth at the Francisco’s Farm Arts Festival in Midway, Kentucky. The artist also enjoys watercolor, and his favorite subject matter is candy and popsicles.

I totally get that.

My favorite painting was of these three red gummy bears.

But I think you’ll find his entire portfolio is a sweet treat.

By the way, I did ask the artist if he eats the candy when he is finished painting. He said no.

He has talent and self-control that I will never know.

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Posted in Art, Children, Design, Family, Foods, Humor, Travel

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Sense memory

Posted on May 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

My aunt Hennie, who left this world at far too young an age, collected salt and pepper shakers.

Really interesting ones, that my cousins and I played with any time we visited.

I saw this shaker set today while I was out-and-about and immediately thought of her.

The toaster is simply a holder for the two slices of bread, which are the individual salt and pepper shakers.

Aunt Hennie would have loved it.

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Posted in decor, Family, Foods, Humor, Love, memories, Relationships

Tagged aunt, collections, cousins, decor, family, Foods, Humor, kitchen, love, memories, pepper, salt, shaker set, shakers, slices of bread, toaster

Perfect pair

Posted on May 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

AMC

Sweetarts

I love you both.

How many matinees have I enjoyed with popcorn in one hand, Sweetarts in the other, and a large diet soda in the seat’s cup holder?

But, alas, that’s only memory now.

For some reason, you two have parted ways, and my favorite movie candy is no longer available at the AMC concession counter.

I have expressed my disappointment at the theatre. I have requested Sweetarts’ return in online surveys. But today —

I’m takin’ it to the tweets.

Resolve your differences. Bring sweet and salty together again. The weekend is here…

And the Egg wants to see a movie.

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Posted in Business, Commentary, customer service, Entertainment, Foods, Humor, Life, Movies, New York City

Tagged AMC theatres, Business, candy, commentary, concessions, customer service, entertainment, Foods, Humor, life, matinee, Movies, New York City, pair, popcorn, soda, Sweetarts, theater

Taste test

Posted on March 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

I am watching ESPN, and a commercial for Cheez-Its just aired.

You’ve probably seen it.

Scientists are testing cheese to make sure it is mature…because only aged cheddar goes into Cheez-Its.

I don’t know. The immature cheese sounds like a lot more fun. I think it would taste better, too.

These are the important issues that occupy my big brain.

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Posted in Advertising, Basketball, Commentary, Foods, Humor, Life, Sports, Television

Tagged advertising, cheddar, cheese, Cheez-Its, commentary, commercials, ESPN, Foods, Humor, issues, life, snacks, Sports, Television

Egg drop

Posted on January 7, 2015 | 2 comments

And coming from an egg, that means a lot.

Thanks for dropping by!

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Posted in Foods, Humor, Life, Love, Relationships

Tagged bacon, egg, egg drop, food, Humor, life, love, philosophy, Relationships, saying

When it rains…

Posted on December 30, 2014 | Leave a comment

Television news anchors will be reciting Morton Salt‘s famed slogan “When it rains, it pours” ad nauseam tonight after a wall collapsed at a plant outside Chicago, spilling salt all over cars in an Acura dealership next door.

More surprising?

Within minutes, two separate delivery trucks carrying lemons and bottles of tequila crashed into that very same lot.

No one was injured, but many people were reportedly smashed.

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Posted in Advertising, Automobiles, Comedy, Entertainment, Foods, Humor, Life, News, Shopping, Travel

Tagged Acura, advertising, advertising slogan, automobiles, car dealership, Chicago, comedy, delivery truck, entertainment, factory, Humor, injuries, lemon, life, Morton Salt, news, news anchor, salt, shopping, smashed, tequila, Travel, TV news, when it rains it pours

Good grief

Posted on September 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

My sister and I came across these pumpkins for sell in the Chelsea Market here in New York City:

We were both blown away by the price, especially for ‘great pumpkins’ that clearly ranged in size and weight. (I’m pretty sure Linus would bemoan the blatant consumerism as well.)

How much would giant pumpkins go for in your neck of the woods?

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Posted in Advertising, Comics, Commentary, Foods, Humor, Shopping

Tagged advertising, Chelsea Market, comics, commentary, consumerism, Foods, Great Pumpkin, Humor, Linus, New York City, Peanuts, price, pumpkins, shopping, size, weight, your neck of the woods

Chew on this

Posted on August 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

Does chewing gum make you more attractive?

Beldent Gum conducted a social experiment and concluded that yes, in fact, it does. Take a look below.

Sorry, Beldent. It wasn’t the gum that made the chewing twin the more attractive choice. It was the total lack of animation on the carbon copy’s face!

The gum chewing twin was making eye contact with the study participants and had facial movements — all signs of life. The other was stoic, corpse-like, and a bit unnerving.

So, don’t increase production at your factory just yet, Beldent. (Although I’ll admit, this whole thing is a really good ad.)

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