How to spend $116 at the drugstore



1. Do not hesitate to spend on something other than food, regardless of what your dad says.



2. In fact, go ahead and buy anything that catches your eye.



3. Do not be afraid to buy cleaning implements, such as Swiffer dusters; you will eventually find time in your busy life to use them and they will surely be worth their weight in gold.



4. When buying shampoo, aim for the expensive ones.



5. It is necessary to buy three kinds of shoe polish.



6. Ditto with expensive shampoo.



7. Buy anything on sale.



8. Do not dare go to a grocery store to get staples such as tissue paper and breath strips. Although they are surely cheaper there, one avenue is too too long a walk and it is raining and you are tired from work.



9. If you are broke, no worries; charge it.



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The fruit wars



The two rival fruit stands in my neighborhood are renovating to kingdom come. Here is a side-by-side comparison of their progress reports.



FS1

shuts store down for three days;



has a new sign made;



builds new fruit bins;



comes up with a color scheme - blue;



puts up transparent tarp curtains to protect customers from the rain.



FS2

shuts store down for five days;



has a prettier sign made;



paints fruit bins with new, funkier color scheme - brown and orange.



puts up plastic side panels around store, shutting out rain, snow, hail, etc.



I used to be partial to FS1. The owners smiled more and their fruit seemed to be fresher, the colors in their store more vibrant. But now, I don't know, dude. I mean, nobody wants to be pelted by hail stones while shopping for the perfect cauliflower. Tsk tsk. FS1 definitely needs to step up their game.

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I saw Hairspray this week-end. I wasn't impressed by the opening number that much, but the Tracy character just grows on you. You can't help but love her. And Bruce Vilanch as Edna is amazing. He adlibbed like crazy which, to me, is really what made it special.