After the new addition to our dog family, we were buying dog food for 42.99, and the monsters were eating it in 10 days. That is a lot of money to shell out on dogs, even if we do love them. It was either we change our dog food, or start eating nothing but rice to afford the dogs. It was time for a change! And so we signed up for Costco where we could get a decent quality food for a fair price in massive quantities!
It seems to me, that Costco is really a symbol of what is a matter with America. Right in the door you are looking at all of the new flat screen TVs, walk past the jewelry, into the gadgets, clothing, books, and other worthless junk America has been known to covet. After that is a brief fruit section, where baked goods waft from the corner, reminding us all that our fat cells love the taste of fresh baked refined sugar. After that, and it’s to the meat! And what good blue blooded American doesn’t love massive amounts of meat? After that it’s the cold case, where massive amounts of processed foods sit just waiting for the American microwave. Open up one of the twelve cans of overly salted green beans, and there you have, a typical American dinner. Finally before you check out, you can purchase enough soap for a year, and then it’s onto the drugs. Everything you would needs for heartburn, headaches, weight loss, joint pain, and lack of nutrition so that you can supplement your processed diet.
In other news totally unrelated to Costco and the American consumer, we found a really great park in Vancouver last night. It had beautiful sandy beaches that overlooked the Columbia River where ships passed by. The dogs went swimming, and I laughed harder then I have in a long time. Next time maybe it will be warm enough that I can wade into the water a little bit too.
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