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Some Things to Ponder
-Why does Schnucks keep their shampoos, shaving supplies, deoderant, and body washes in the toiletries aisle, while they keep bath soap in the laundry detergent aisle clear across the store?
-How many American Idol episodes will it take before people realize that successful musicians with both talent and staying power cannot be created overnight by three sarcastic judges and 4 million slack-jawed FOX viewers who vote on the finalists?
-In the new anti-movie-piracy ads that are shown before movies, are we really supposed to believe that not downloading Gigli will cause movie studios to start paying their set designers a higher salary?
-Is there any better public restroom than that of Chevy's on Olive? It's like relieving myself in a Sharper Image catalog.
-Why do all Chinese restaurants have a name consisting of any two of the following words: {star, panda, jade, hunan, szechuan, chinese, happy, express, garden}? And for that matter why are there no successful nationwide Chinese franchises like McDonalds or Wendys?
-Is there any better store-bought pasta sauce than Newman's Own Tomato and Fresh Basil Bombolina? As a picky Italian connoisseur brought up on my grandmother's homemade sauce, I never thougt I would settle on a favorite sauce from a jar, but I can safely say that I have. And the best part is that it tastes just as good reheated as it does the first time around.
Comments
Posted by: Lucas at August 5, 2003 2:35 PM
I happen to think that Panda Express is a successful national chain. It just doesn't have its own restaurant because, well, when all you have to do to make your food is go down a buffet aisle and scoop the food on the plate, is it really necessary to open up your own place or just stay in the mall?
Charlie and I are avid fans of Zia's sauce.
Posted by: Amy at August 5, 2003 3:31 PM
The biggest problem with American Idol is the fact that they're not really looking for musicians. If they were, then they'd make the contestants sing or play their own damn songs rather than have them engage in a ridiculous karaoke contest. Surely America is not so devoid of talented songwriters.
As for public restrooms, the ones in the Fox Theater are awesome, though I never really understood the purpose of the fancy mirrored parlor room.
Posted by: Eileen at August 5, 2003 6:47 PM
Neil Sedaka wrote his own songs. Dusty Springfield did not. I think that right there is enough to show that writing one's own songs does not a great musician make.
Posted by: Nathan at August 5, 2003 7:12 PM
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