All I needed to get over this writer's block I've had was to go visit Whole Foods. That place is a cluster fuck of pretension, urban vanity, and irresistable boutique chocolate bars.
I went there with the idea I would spend $10 on dinner and I spent $34. Half of that was spent on some good EFAs from the ocean swimmers. I am almost out of the Walgreen's brand I currently use. These things cost $17 and claim to be derived from "Wild Caught Small Fish" with "No Mercury, PCBs and Lead." Hmm, funny thing but I thought most consumables we buy lack these elements. I love unheeded advertising! Looking at the label more closely, I see that this is a product from Norway or Iceland. I guess they fish on the international boundaries of these Scandinavian countries and can't 100% guarantee the nationality of their net's catch.
After I procured my oil allotment (sp) I got in line near the express area. This area has a clear view of the salad bar and pastry case. I began musing over several of the elaborate confections, one a variation of a Boston Creme, the other a more traditional, yet vegan, carrot cake. In the glare of the case, I saw a man put his hands into the candied pecans container of the salad bar. He continued to crush the nuts in the palms of his hands (it looked like he was warming his hands by the fire) and then sprinkle the crushed contents onto his salad box. The remainder crumbery, not desirable by him, was returned to the greater nut box. The first thought through my head was "Gross" but the second thought was something along the lines of "if you act like this in a public place of relative scrutiny, how in the world do you behave once you get home?" Good lord.
Time to nap. Stay out of the candied pecans.
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