AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Monday, May 22, 2006 ----- BODY: Hard to believe that one week from today marks the official start of Summer! This is one of the few places in the great U.S. that we can make a transition from furnace to air conditioning all within the coarse of a week. I'm anxious for Memorial Days arrival. Anxious because I have my outfit all ready to go. There's some kind of unwritten law in the books that warns us God forbid we shouldn't wear white BEFORE Memorial Day or else the fashion police may pick you up. I put this into the same category as some of those wacky laws from 100 years ago such as, don't chew gum at the opera and don't help a monkey cross the street. Do I buy into this crap? Absolutely! I've waited six months, I can wait another seven days. Meanwhile, I've already pulled out my "leisure wear". I've pulled out my white belt with my "10-4 good buddy" jumbo belt buckle, my pair of white dress shoes, and my leisure suit. Doggone it, when Labor Day rolls around, I'm leaving that suit accessible. Who says you can't wear white after Labor Day? Coca-Cola and experimentation...obviously they still haven't learned their lesson. Twentysomething years have passed since Coca-Cola rolled out the "new" Coke which was merely a cheap knockoff of Pepsi. In recent years, they've tinkered with fruit juices and coffee. Let us not forget some of their new products which have already done a vanishing act from store shelves: Vanilla Coke and Lime Coke. Now comes word today that Coke is teaming up with the Culinary Institute of America to make some rather unique flavored sodie pop. In the works for a September debut is Coke with a twist of mango, a pina colada Coke, and a Coke called "Hot Tamale" Which includes Habenero peppers, and Worchester Sauce. This won't be available in stores just yet. These and other flavors will make their debut at a fine eatery near you. I think I'll stick with the water. Frank Thomas...what else can I say? Maybe another brawl in the works? Some people can never be satisfied, even if the Oakland A's brought him to California past his prime. It might be "Hell in the Cell". That's it for now! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: "It's safe to wear white, a Coke, a smile, and Alka Seltzer, AND the return of The Big Jerk"

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Monday, May 22, 2006

"It's safe to wear white, a Coke, a smile, and Alka Seltzer, AND the return of The Big Jerk"

Hard to believe that one week from today marks the official start of Summer! This is one of the few places in the great U.S. that we can make a transition from furnace to air conditioning all within the coarse of a week. I'm anxious for Memorial Days arrival. Anxious because I have my outfit all ready to go. There's some kind of unwritten law in the books that warns us God forbid we shouldn't wear white BEFORE Memorial Day or else the fashion police may pick you up. I put this into the same category as some of those wacky laws from 100 years ago such as, don't chew gum at the opera and don't help a monkey cross the street. Do I buy into this crap? Absolutely! I've waited six months, I can wait another seven days. Meanwhile, I've already pulled out my "leisure wear". I've pulled out my white belt with my "10-4 good buddy" jumbo belt buckle, my pair of white dress shoes, and my leisure suit. Doggone it, when Labor Day rolls around, I'm leaving that suit accessible. Who says you can't wear white after Labor Day? Coca-Cola and experimentation...obviously they still haven't learned their lesson. Twentysomething years have passed since Coca-Cola rolled out the "new" Coke which was merely a cheap knockoff of Pepsi. In recent years, they've tinkered with fruit juices and coffee. Let us not forget some of their new products which have already done a vanishing act from store shelves: Vanilla Coke and Lime Coke. Now comes word today that Coke is teaming up with the Culinary Institute of America to make some rather unique flavored sodie pop. In the works for a September debut is Coke with a twist of mango, a pina colada Coke, and a Coke called "Hot Tamale" Which includes Habenero peppers, and Worchester Sauce. This won't be available in stores just yet. These and other flavors will make their debut at a fine eatery near you. I think I'll stick with the water. Frank Thomas...what else can I say? Maybe another brawl in the works? Some people can never be satisfied, even if the Oakland A's brought him to California past his prime. It might be "Hell in the Cell". That's it for now!

posted by Dave Sypniewski at Monday, May 22, 2006

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