Tag Archives: shopping

Oct28

fun is just a bite away.

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I’m curious why

there would be signs

distinguishing between

‘candy’ and kids candy?’

and then the added category of

‘candy bars.’

what if the sign just read ‘candy’ ?

I’ve never considered candy to be age-specific.

are toxic extreme sour patch garbage pail warheads

the gateway into a peppermint patty?

seems like it should be the other way around.

what’s the cutoff age to qualify to eat adult candy?

is it humiliating if you’re an adult and are seen eating the kid’s candy?

is it open season to eat the bars and all ages are welcome?

do you have to get someone to buy for you

if you don’t look the proper age?

do they see it as marketing to 3 different groups

each needing their own candy sign

all in one aisle?

who sorts them and decides which is suited for which?


I like to live on the edge and went with the rollos.

 

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“taste the rainbow.”
― John Bowen

Sep24

playing chicken.

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as merely an observer of the event

I’d have to guess

that she when she arrived at the store

 perhaps with the intention

of buying a tea towel

she did not plan to leave

with a giant metal chicken

and may have even worried

that if she did not buy it today

someone else might come along

and find

they too could not live without it

one day longer.

life is funny that way.

 

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‘buying involves decision-making.

it’s a performance activity, like sports or acting.’

-mark goulston

Jul24

empty.

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 this came today

inside of a box of something else I had ordered

maybe it was added as a surprise free bonus

for being such a good customer

there were no directions 

and no warranty

but I am

looking forward to using it.

 

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“even in empty space, time and space still exist”.

-sean m. carroll 

 

Apr2

because i am a dog.

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An adorable Shiba Inu named Ken-kun in Hokkaido, Japan remarkably runs his own sweet potato stand. 

The watchful dog politely tends to whatever the customer needs, however, he is not able to accept payment. That situation is solved with a slot in which to put the money.

Customers need to have the exact amount (or be willing to leave the rest), as a sign on the front of the stand reads:

“Because I am a dog, I can’t give you change.”

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“the dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.”

-robert falcon scott

 

 

 

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sources: Lori Dorn, laughing squid

Sep9

market day.

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“we have neglected the truth

that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order,

a kind of artist.”

-wendell berry

 

 

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ann arbor farmer’s market – september 2018

May5

celebracion cinco de mayo.

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we came in empty handed and left with quite a colorful array of characters

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such a fun day

spent in southwest detroit

shopping at the ‘honeybee market’

with our spanish teachers

for the pinatas

(one of my favorite things)

to take back to school

for our cinco de mayo celebrations.

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“the celebration… you cannot practice it or anything.

it’s a moment when the excitement of your goal

makes you react to the moment.”

-peter bondra

Nov26

four blocks.

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‘the four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.’

-dave barry

 

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london, ontario, canada

Feb21

decisions.

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grandies j & b make tough decisions. 

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in the end

it was

the magic collapsable cup and the fairies

that won them over.

both are helpful in emergencies

and

you never know when you will need them.

brilliant choices.

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“you know, in life there are only three or four

fundamental decisions to make.

the rest is just luck.”

-raymond aubrac

Dec6

scent.

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and what exactly does 3am smell like?

i imagine a pungent blend of

stale liquor

smoke

 24-hour diner grease

sweat

breath mints

and

marker ink from a phone number hastily scrawled onto a cocktail napkin?

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“the fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself.”

-ramakrishna

Nov29

black friday.

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my black friday shopping companion

yes, he got some stares

yes, he was loud at times

yes, his lightsaber occasionally got caught on things

no, he is not my father

but overall

he was pretty well behaved

all things considered.

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“a study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.”
-marty allen