6/24/2021
(Some stops were skipped for privacy reasons…)
“Where we gonna eat, momma?”
“I don’t know. Where you wanna eat?”
“I remember when I was young, and we went out to a real restaurant, and they asked me how I wanted my hamburger cooked. I was little and said, ‘it ain’t a real burger if you have to ask me how to cook it…'”
“That’s because we never asked you that at home, and McDonald’s surely didn’t ask…”
“Yep…”
“So, where we gonna eat, momma?”
“Let’s eat at ‘Sneaky Pete’s Hot Dogs.”
“Okay.”
…
“We’ll take the four hot dogs and get the fifth free. Give us a large fry and two large sodas.”
“I love their hot dogs. These fries taste like, and remind me of, Fultondale Swimming Pool French Fries. Good stuff…”
“Put some of this red pepper on your dog.”
“Okay.”
“That is good.”
“It’s a Husband and Wife who own this place now. I like it.”
“Yeah, it is good.”
“Where we going next?”
“I need to stop by the ‘Piggly Wiggly.'”
“Okay, let’s head that way.”
…
“Hey, look, mom, they got ‘Banana Nut Bread’ in a box… hmm… Just add bananas, water, and eggs. They almost had me. I’m not doing all that mixin’. If it would’ve just said, ‘add water,’ then maybe…”
“Son, you go and get the Yogurt.”
“Okay.”
“Got the Yogurt.”
“What’s the date on it?”
“Um, July 2nd…”
“Okay, put that back and get some that have a later date.”
“Okay.”
“Got another one. July 17th.”
“Okay, good.”
“It’s weird how my taste buds have changed. I never thought I’d grow up to like Yogurt and Cottage Cheese.”
“Yep. Let’s see, $3.28 for this oil. This one is $3.19. I’ll get it.”
“Every penny counts, don’t it, momma…”
“Yes, it does, son.”
“Where we going next, mom?”
“Home.”
“Okay, good. One day they’ll have ‘Banana Nut Bread’ in a box, and all you gotta do is add water…”
—It was a good day.
