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i'd like to can everything. my grandmother was the queen of this practice. i covet her basement; half filled with rickety shelves stocked with preserved fruits, vegetables...heck, there might even be a fetal pig in there somewhere.

what a waste of a chicken's life

this is dumb. i do have to say, i agree with the author on her actions regarding the tipping situation. what i don't agree with is the strange authority vibe she attaches to her columns combined with a terrible, nagging naivity raging below the surface. give it 5 years, i swear you'll look back and cringe.

"He came by at 2 a.m. the other night," A. reported. We close at 2. "I told him: 'If I give you a drink now, you'll never leave me alone at closing time again.' He said, 'You're right.'"

maybe it's just too early in the morning on the west coast for me to comprehend, but what is the relevance of this part of the story? it's bugging me.

The scene in City Slickers when, after Curly suffers a coronary, Phil Berquist says to Mitch Robbins, "The man ate bacon with every meal - you can't do that."

I have a life full of fond memories proving Phil wrong.