Rejected

Recently I was fueling the Geomobile in Warren. Since I'm a geek, I notice things like the little inspection stickers on a pump. They always say accepted or some other positive word. Not this one. It had a great big rejected sticker on the pump. I was curious and looked at a few others, but the pump I chose was the only one wearing a rejected tag. I'm confused. Shouldn't a fuel pump which has been rejected by the wieghts and measures division be taken out of service until it gets a smiling accepted sticker?

Laguna

I usually don't notice the little ads at the top of the gmail inbox. This one stuck out a bit. I'm not so sure a legitimate tool company really wants people to notice it this way:

Coke With Sugar

This site has had a real Coke twist in recent months. For anyone younger, you will not remember the time in the US before Richard Nixon pushed legislation which encouraged the growth of agricultural corporations and the explosion of corn syrup in our diets. In the olden days (yeah, I really am old) many common goods were made with plain old sugar, including sodas. In many parts of the world sugar is still the common ingredient for sweetning products.

When sodas had sugar, the taste of Coke was a real treat. The sugar drink is less sweeter. I had been on a few flights recently, and the Coke tasted like it was made with sugar. Recently a flight attendant gave us the can on a flight instead of just pouring a glass. Eureka, it is the Real Thing. United appears to be using some South American sodas on their domestic flights. It was wonderful.

Coke Bottles

I was at an Aluminum Association Conference recently. Beverages were served in these aluminum Coke and Sprite bottles.

Nine Locks

Camper

California is its own universe...

Hello Kitty Pineapple Marshmallows

The Japanese create some very interesting junk foods. Ladybug and I found a puzzle cache with the final outside an Asian mall. Ladybug does not pass by Asian grocery stores and wanted to explore. I amused myself in the junk food aisle and found these gems.