Shopping Slips

 Three incidences, all within one week and at the local store. Ranked here in order of malcontentedness:

1) In the name of hospitality, I keep my vintage M&M Candy Dispenser stocked with M&M's.  For guests of course, and indeed I find it easy to resist plain M&M's in the same way as plain Oreo cookies. But Peanut Butter M&M's are a different story, so I'm very likely to choose that kind.  The other day I carelessly bought  Peanut M&M's instead. Now I like peanuts all right, though I seldom eat them anymore.  But I don't like the idea of a peanut covered in a hard candy coating any more than I like chocolate chips in ice cream. What's the point of hard tasteless chips in what should be a smooth dessert. But somebody will probably enjoy the peanut m&m's.

2) Every morning for the last definable time period, my breakfast consists of a Van's Frozen Waffle. They are available in several varieties, but I like the plain or as they are called, original. I've had the Blueberry kind, but prefer to add my own blueberries. When I picked up a couple of packages the other day, I failed to notice that one was the "Protein" variety, formerly called "Power Grains." I didn't realize the difference until It felt like I was chewing on b.b's.. 

3) I woke up early this morning with a sinus headache. and wanting to sneeze. I detected a strong perfumy odor in the room. I'd just washed the sheets and thought it might be that laundry smell, but that is a fresh smell and has never bothered me. Eventually I traced the cloying heavy odor to a pack of toilet paper I'd just bought. After opening the 8-pack, I'd placed a few rolls in the bathroom and the rest, as usual, I deposited on the (unused) treadmill in my bedroom. The brand was AngelSoft, often purchased, but this pack, I see now, has the added feature of "Scented Tubes" in "Fresh Linen" scent. My eyes, throat and nose are all itching. Toilet paper begone!