I just love baby stingrays. So cute.
I caught their pappy yesterday.
Was like reeling in a half sheet of plywood
broadside. Against the tide, no less. A real beast.
Once, in the Catskills of PA, I visited a tourist trap
candy store. Barrels of candy. Pay by the pound,
mix and match, bag your own. I purchased two pounds of
gummi stingrays and sharks. Awesome. They were blue and white.
They also had jelly beans of every flavor imaginable.
Flavors that only a madman could invent. Bubblegum, popcorn, tuna salad, hot dog & mustard, puke, pizza, ketchup and poop.
No fooling.
I personally prefered the bacon & eggs variety, myself.
What's worse than V8 and toothpaste?
When I was a little kid, mom gave me a lozenge for my sore throat. Strong ones, for a youngster.
Shortly thereafter I was given a Genoa salami and mustard
sandwich for lunch.
Cherry/menthol/eucalyptus/greasy salami and mustard.
Mix it up with a 103F fever and a glass of strawberry quick.
Yummy! I still have nightmares over that one.
Let's talk Batman.
One Christmas, a hundred years ago,
I received a toy Batbelt, complete with
Batarang, Batrope, Batgun, etc.
My first toss of my new Batarang hit Grandfather square
on the forehead. I was warned, not smacked; after all it was
Christmas.
Later that week I grew tired of shooting those suction
cup darts from my Batgun. (We didn't have nerfguns back then).
Being a creative little kid, I figured out that if I shoved a Tinkertoy
stick into my spring-loaded Batgun, it shot out much harder.
Mom was standing on a chair, arranging baking trays, pots
and pans in the cabinet high above the wall oven.
Innocently, I placed the muzzle of my Batgun to her behind
and squeezed one off. There was a bloodcurdling shriek,
followed by the thunderous crash of a dozen metal pans
hitting the linoleum. My bad. I ran for my life, in sheer terror.
A couple smacks later, it was all over.
Funny thing, the next morning, my beloved Batbelt was gone.
Dad told me I had carelessly misplaced it. Yeah, ok dad.
Still wearing Batboxers in its memory.
Ruby, I hope Rubyette's party is a fun, memorable occasion!"
Enjoy!
Are you putting out bowls of jelly beans?
I heard they have Gain flavored ones on the shelves.
Mountain Breeze and Tropical Garden.
Go with the Tropical. The artificial kiwi flavor
hides the soapy taste very well.
I'd better go to bed now.
Shouldn't have had 7 cups of coffee this morning.
Vacation over tomorrow. Prepare for arrival
on the surface of the sun, returning to work.
Goodnight.