April 13, 2005
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I don’t know if you faithful readers outside of IL have seen the
Menards commercials, but they are some of the goofiest ones on tv.
First of all, through the whole commercial, there is this guitar
playing what sounds like get-away music. Why in the world do they need
get-away music? Mind you, all they are showing is products and
sometimes a guy talking. Speaking of that guy, he is one creep
sonofabitch. First of all, he has big white poofy hair, like a football
helmet. He has this huge square jaw, so large you could serve dinner
off of it. And he has this creepy smile, that sorta says “I’m coming to
give you an anal probe.” Maybe they are playing the get-away music
because you are trying to get away from Anal Probe dude, or maybe the
Anal Probe dude is trying to get away from the police?The Chicago Chocolate company was selling chocolate in our building
today. There was a hot dude working there and all the chocolate looked
and smelled very good. It was all a little pricey, and there was a lot
there, but they let me try samples of things. They had peanut
butter chocolate maltballs which were very good. I also sampled this
dark chocolate peanut butter thing, which was VERY good and I
just had to buy some. They had chocolate marshmellow squares and
chocolate covered Oreos, which ROCKED. I bought those too. We also had
free muffins and donuts and shit at work as well, so I had to have a
good ass blueberry muffin. I had a lot of crap today. It was all very
good, but not healthy at all. Hey, what can I say, I got my test
results back yesterday, my cholestrol and sugar level was all normal,
so I could indulge.I work right next store to the Foundry in Aurora, which was called by
The Chicago Tribune as the best sports bar in the midwest. Its also
where we had our big farewell party at AAA. I hadn’t been there since.
I had an idea, that I could go there for lunch every now and then and
watch Cubs games. So, I did that today. I walked in, not knowing that
they now have OTB. This can be dangerous. The Cubs were getting their
asses kicked, so I quickly lost interest. I ordered my food and drifted
over to the OTB section. I haven’t bet the ponies in a couple of years,
so I needed a quick refresher. I placed $6 on a trifecta box for the
5th race at Aquaduct. I bet on horses 2,4, and 5, which would be a
decent payout if I won. I would have gotten it, but the 5th horse
finished 4th, but it was exciting, because he was in it for quite some
time before fading. Man, I want to go to the track, I have that itch.
Of course, being within walking distance of an OTB, I can occasionally
get a quick fix. Anywo, it was the only race I bet, because, then my
food game. I had a turkey sandwich and a bowl of cream of potato soup.
The sandwitch was good, but the soup ROCKED THE HOUSE! It had to be one
of the top 5 soups I have ever eaten, I highly recommend it if you are
ever in the area.
