Duct Tape, Dixie, and Me

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Wal-Mart, Cereal, and the new Samson-Goliath Duo

Wally World
Roomy and I made a Wal-Mart run tonite. Wal-Mart’s big in our area. I thought it was like that everywhere, but I’ve come to realize the Walton Legacy is not equally embraced across the globe.

A Study on Cereal
At any rate, I noticed there are a lot of cereals these days! Wal-Mart dedicates an entire aisle (both sides) to cereals and breakfast bars. I’m not kidding. With that in mind, you’ll never believe the link I just checked out:

Cereal Box Archives

How Crazy Is This?
I'm no Bible scholar you guys, but in what version do Samson and Goliath team as action figures? I ask because in browsing through the aforementioned link, I came across this old cereal box:
























Who needs David apparently.

More on Wal-Mart
Here’s a sad but true “You know you go to Wal-Mart too much when…” story:

About four months into my apartment stint, I was in my old neighborhood and decided to hit my hometown Wal-Mart across the street from church. I had talked with Mr. Francis, the elderly greeter off and on over the years (boy, isn’t this starting like a cheesy forward I would delete with sadistic glee) but can’t say I really ever thought I had stuck out.

But when I walked in after my long absence, Mr. Francis looked up from what he was doing, recognized me, and semi-ran toward me with outstretched arms and a “Where have you been??!!” I got the hugest hug and five minute inquiry on my life for the last four months. Yep, Louisiana Wal-Mart greeters approach their job with passion and take it seriously. At least Mr. Francis does. Of course I choose to think of the story as a testimonial to Mr. Francis’ genuine love for people and not the obsessive and unhealthy nature of my shopping habits.

Update from Walker
The Crazy Cow Restaurant in Walker has closed. Funny how restaurants with names eerily resembling plagues and diseases related to food never last. Heads up to any of you E. Coli Café owners out there.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Tour de France, Duct Tape, and Shakespeare

Duct Tape Fun Facts
While poking around for info on the Tour de France, my honorary roommate found this super Duct Tape Fun Facts link. Did you know that 2.8 billion linear feet of duct tape was sold in 2004 by a single brand?

The Girls’ Guide to the Tour de France
I’ve never considered bike riding a sport. I’ll be honest. You are riding a bike. There is no way to score. There is no tackling opponents or kickoffs. Just a lot of skinny people up and down one mountain after another. Until they arm the contestants with BB guns or have the first and most important leg of the race include constructing a bike out of duct tape, I’ll just keep waiting for football season. I do, however, give the bikers a nod for recognizing the importance of duct tape for their adventures.

Flashback
Tour de France Devotional (2003)
Tour de France Devotional (2000)

A Literature Moment
I join David Bunch at Collideoscope in noting the auction of a rare Shakespeare folio. It brought $5.2 million, which I point out because a recent Picasso piece auctioned for $95 million. Do we prefer visual art to literature? Or is this a comparison of apples to oranges?

Monday, July 17, 2006

Duct Tape to the Rescue!

Coping with Reality
While it seems odd to transition from End Time talk to another duct tape story, I suppose we are still in the here and now. Whether we have a few precious seconds or much longer, I've been blessed to meet several interesting readers through this blog. Their duct tape testimonies are always fun.

When Duct Tape Saved the Day
Michelle from Vermont shares this gem:
We had a family reunion last week, and upon putting the tent up, behold, the end piece of the tent pole (where you insert the metal peg in the bottom) was missing. The beauty of duct tape!