The urbanization of the world around my home here has been ongoing for some time now. What started out as mostly quiet, empty, and rural (back in 1991) has become filled with poorly planned developments and way too-much more traffic. Most of the time I'm barely tolerant of these changes because very little of it is generally perceived as "positive" (progress, right?).
Recently however I have actually found a small way to benefit from all the madness. Whole Foods (locally referred to as "whole paycheck") opened a store near to our resident Costco. Hip and trendy doesn't begin to describe this edifice and it is something of an experience every time you enter it. For the wildly extravagant prices you will encounter there, you can occasionally find some fairly wonderful foodstuffs. In my case, the particular food of interest is live oysters.
Now...while I know that oysters aren't universally loved (it is clearly an acquired taste for many) I have been a fan for most all of my life. On Fridays there now, live oysters are on sale for $1 each (thanks to Jeff Bezos and Amazon...long story) and if any are of actual size (most of the variants offered are pretty dinky, we prefer Blue Points!) I then secure 2 dozen of these briny beauties and haul them home where my bride then makes an awesome tray of Oysters Rockefeller out of each and every one of them (I shuck, she cooks).
Affordable opulence!
Last edited by Lloyd3; 02/07/26 03:54 PM.
