tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post3188967602608799489..comments2023-10-30T08:17:55.757-05:00Comments on Pictures on Silence: Growing PainsDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239910727443310811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-80876734166985071802008-05-20T23:05:00.000-05:002008-05-20T23:05:00.000-05:00Get ready for some work, and something pleasantly ...Get ready for some work, and something pleasantly distractive according to all accounts. I, too, have been shocked by how my basic carbo staples — mac&cheese, box of scalloped potatoes, and cans of soup — are getting beyond my reach.<BR/><BR/>Worse, at 46, I'm a carbon copy of my dad at this age. I remember as a kid him bitchin about the price of everything, and I grew tired of his usual refrain: "That candy bar is 20 cents. Damn son, do you think I'm made of money!" I went to Arby's tonight and stood across the counter gently complaining to the 17 year-old at the register how much everything costs. I'm sure she cared, since she really doesn't know any different.<BR/><BR/>Still, if nothing else, it's a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com