Sunday Ramblings

You know what I hate? When I go to the grocery store at 10am on a Sunday morning and see a squadron of old, retired people meandering down the aisles. Now look, I try to be tolerant of the old and slow as a general rule, but on a Sunday morning? Seriously, they can shop any day of the week at any time of the day. BUT I HAVE TO SHOP ON THE WEEKEND!!!! Please, old people reading this blog, stay out of Ralph's on the weekends, purty please? Or I might have to start throwing elbows in the produce aisle.

Not everyone is suffering through the recession. Several industries have seen a major upswing in sales. According to this, condoms, Chia herb gardens and Big Macs are still in demand. And please note #2: Hollywood. Apparently, we're golden. I'd love to have the 11% unemployed in this town comment...

So speaking of the "economic turndown" (and doesn't that sound like a service at a 5 ★ hotel complete with lavendar linen spray and pillow chocolates as opposed to shit storm sweeping the country? It's like calling the 1991 Northridge earthquake "a little shaker") this slideshow of the international effects of the meltdown. It's an eye-opener. Be prepared.

As for my own response to the current situation, I definitely found myself bargain shopping at the store today. Instead of my favorite Oil of Olay body wash (*sniff* I miss you already) I went with the Softsoap alternative at 1/3 the price. I went with the apples on special, the pasta on special, the cereal on special, the bread on special...

I'll stop. You don't need to head my grocery list. I think you get the picture.

But the question I ask, is what are you doing in the face of the economic apocalypse? What have you cut out, consolidated, reappropriated? Or are you flipping the bird to the financial crisis, cruising down the economic highway hanging out the sunroof, a bottle of Jack in one hand and some chronic in the other, steering with your foot while singing "Que sera, sera" at the top of your lungs?

And if you are, could you tell me where you're heading? I'd love to get some video footage of that.