Happy Festivus!

HAPPY FESTIVUS!! The aluminum pole is up (sans tinsel, of course), the Airing of Grievances is coming up, and the Feats of Strength after that. Hope you have a Happy Festivus where ever you are today.

More goodness today, but this time it is due to Trader Joe's. Mmmm... BBQ chicken wrap with apple cider goodness. Now, it isn't perfect. The one in Roswell, GA is in a crowded shopping center, is crowded and cramped itself, and doesn't have the ambrosia that is Coke Zero (or any Coca-Cola products at all). But I can't complain too much. They had the "2 Buck Chuck" (really 3 buck in GA). $2.99 a bottle wine and it doesn't suck? That's amazing stuff right there. I got 3 bottles of that, and a Belgian corked ale (mmm... alcohol).

Got some prepared food and some other good stuff. Looked down at my cart at all the food down there and though, oh no, I'm going to get hit hard. Knowing from my jaunts to Whole Foods, I realize gourmet markets cost a bit more than the Kroger I usually go to. But, amazing I was only out $56 (including the delicious alcohol). A Christmas Miracle! Ok, maybe not... but still I felt like I got one major league deal.

Oh, and I can't go without saying something about the Circuit City cashier. You'd think that cashiers would be able count money for change. You'd think so. You'd be wrong. The person in front of me got a CD costing $23ish and gave the cashier $25 in cash. Apparently she really likes credit, because the change was throwing her for a loop. She stood their, with the receipt in hand for (I'm not shitting you) 3 minutes figuring what combination of green bills and shiny coins to give the man across from her. She stared at the receipt and then in abject puzzlement over the stuff in her till. It was comically stupid. The guy in front of me and I exchanged glances and tried not to laugh out loud in her face. A valuable lesson comes out of this. Make sure your cashiers know how to handle cash!