Sue Woolfe

The price of regular potato chips has gone up so much that the little bit you get in a bag full of air is outrageous. So I’ve stopped buying big bags of chips and picking up several cans of Pringles when they go on sale at the grocery store.

The Pringles can is always full and there is none of that bullshit excuse about why is the bag 3/4 empty because of “settling” during shipping. The potato chip bags are not clear – they are completely coated on purpose – so you cannot see how few chips are actually in the bag until after you’ve bought them and taken them home.

One thing that worries me is the empty Pringles cans seem like such a waste to throw them away. I wish I could think of something creative or useful to do with the cans. If you have any idea,s let me know. I go through at least 2 cans every week – they add up quickly.

Met Chloe about 4 years ago when she moved into the neighborhood with her boyfriend. They were renting a house down the street and one day I had a little yard sale going on and they stopped to see my junk. We got to talking and found out that we are both from Michigan originally. In fact, there are a lot of people who have moved to Tennessee and Alabama from Michigan because of the automotive industries.

So, Chloe and I ended up getting together once in a while, but you know its hard to be girlfriends when one of you have a steady guy and the other is busy dating. So, although I was glad she had a boyfriend and they were happy together, it would be more fun to be friends if she could get out of the house at night once in a while and come to the movies or even a fast casual dinner. Sometimes we need girl time out and dragging the boyfriend along every place you go can drag you down – it changes the dynamics of the group, no matter how nice he is.

Being a couple especially sucks when you are missing out on a lot of fun and then after all that sacrifice, the asshat dumps you and leaves you on your own after all.

So, Chloe, you  know I’m bummed that your relationship is rocky right now. I’m not going to trash your boyfriend because there is always a chance you will get back together and then I won’t want to be alienated from either of you. Just know that if you want to go hang out, that’s cool. I’m always up for a fun girl’s night out.

About two weeks ago this cute little black cat showed up at my back door. I don’t usually see many cats in this neighborhood, and I have two dogs that bark a lot, so I was surprised to see it. It started coming around every night, so I started tossing some food out on the back stoop for it. I don’t really like putting food outside because I don’t want to attract raccoons or skunks, but I only put out a little at night and it was gone pretty quick.

Well, today I got a big surprise when I stepped outside to toss a few scraps from dinner. The black cat was there and so were three tiny little kittens. Oh, joy – more mouths to feed. So I went back in the house and popped open a can of tuna fish so the kittens could have some high protein food that is easy to eat and easy to digest.

I guess that since I started feeding the cat I need to buy some actual cat food at the grocery store next time I go shopping. I have a few cans of tuna on the shelf, but kittens need proper food to develop and tuna isn’t really enough vitamins and minerals for proper nutrition.

What the fuck is going on with Kroger? They just remodeled the store by my house and almost doubled it in size, but they have actually cut back on the brands that they carry. I thought a bigger store would mean more stuff to shop from, but evidently a bigger store just means more stuff on the shelves of what they sell the most of – not a bigger variety.

I used to be able to go to Kroger and get all my shopping done for the whole week. The only brand of anything they didn’t carry was my favorite peanut butter, so I would have to go to Publix once every 6 – 8 weeks and buy my peanut butter from Publix. Of course, while I’m at the Publix I will spend my grocery money for the week at that store and not go to Kroger that week.

Now the Kroger has stopped carrying Wonder Bread. WTF is that about? With two huge bread aisles, I can’t believe they can’t find room on the shelves for a dozen loaves of Wonder Bread.

At first when I looked for the Wonder Bread and couldn’t find it, I thought maybe they had sold out and the bread truck hadn’t come to replenish their stock. But, no. Turns out they are not carrying Wonder Bread anymore.  So, one more reason to go to Publix – and to go more often. I eat a lot more Wonder Bread than I do peanut butter. I might start doing all my shopping at Publix since that’s the only place I can buy Wonder Bread. Even the fucking Wal Mart doesn’t carry Wonder Bread.

Woke up this morning with a huge headache. It was the very first thing I noticed when the alarm went off – my fucking head hurts. IT is a pain on both sides of my head, right about the same level as my eyes. The throbbing did not stop with my coffee, so I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with lack of caffeine. Might be from lack of sleep, though.

Last time I had a headache this bad, my sister told me it was a migraine. I don’t recall ever having had a migraine before, but she says that she gets them a lot. So if this kind of thing runs in a family, then I guess I am screwed since my sister gets them.

So, if this is going to hurt like hell all day, I’m not going to be able to function. Maybe I should just call out from work and go back to bed.