Pfunksfoolosophy

I’ve got to tell ya…I am not above playing make believe with a bunch of pals. Most of my pals are adults, but that doesn’t  matter. My friends Jimbo, Heckler and Simon really dig the paintball equipment and I’m kinda worried.

See, they are like Navy Seals these guys…and girls. They train for ‘missions’. I played along with them once and  nearly got myself slaughtered because my team had the strategy of running around willy nilly. In truth, we actually did pretty well. It got me to thinking: I need to check out some equipment if I’m going to play with these folks again.
I went over to a paintball site and found that they had everything you could think of and more. They’ve got names I recognize like Spyder and Tippmann and Smart Partsand they offer free shipping. Maybe this last time I went the paintball route had me unprepared and running for my life, but the NEXT  time I hook up with that band of wild eyed nuts, I’m going to be prepared.

I’m not going to be the prey…I shall be the HUNTER! (no, no I won’t…)

What is your favorite Halloween candy?
Well, to tell you the truth, when I was a kid…it was the mini Milky Way, but the $100,000 bar, which is now the ‘100 grand’ was up there. Does anyone remember Marathon bars?
Those were ropes of caramel covered in chocolate. They provided you with a ruler on the back of the wrapper. Why? We still don’t know. It was probably the only candy that you honestly couldn’t share with a pal. When you pulled it apart to break off a piece, the chocolate would crumble all over the place. If you had a good friend, they understood that the integrity of the bar would definitely be compromised, so they never asked. You couldn’t do ‘bites’ with it either. Maybe that’s why the discontinued it.

Another fave from childhood was the “Chocolite”. The Cadbury people came out with the ‘Wispa’ which was a lit like it, but there  was something special about the Chocolite. It had little crispy bits, they say of honey, and the chocolate was whipped…mmm…where was I?
Oh, yes..candy corn is only cool if it’s slightly stale…I guess I don’t really have a favorite Halloween candy. I do know that I feel sorry for NY kids. Growing up in the country, we had a blast. Just going up and down our street was groovy. We actually COULD accept candied apples from a neighbor. Mrs. Grace made caramel apples that were out of this world…Oh, that woman. She would also slip you a couple of BB Bats or Mary Janes if she liked you.
I have no idea where this post is going, but I’m feeling nostalgic…not for Halloween, but for the really neat older people who helped shape my culinary life.

Ahhhh, memories.

My mom does, that’s for sure. She bought one about six months ago and it seems that Pooper took it over. When he and his mom came up north for a visit, he borrowed it for the bus ride. Now, it seems the portable dvd player  belongs to him. He can even set it up himself and he’s not even three years old yet. He tells his mommy when it’s about to ‘die’ and although he’s not allowed to even go near an electrical outlet, my kid found him attempting to plug it in himself when the battery ran out. He’s a pistol, that kid…and he loves to be independent. So did Mom…until Pooper took over.

Once again, I’m in the market for a gift for a family member and I think I’m going to have to invest in a portable 10-inch DVD player for Christmas. Mom likes to travel and she enjoys her Madea DVDs more than anything. It would be super if my little love, Pooper would share this one item, but I’m afraid he’s become quite territorial about it. “Finding Nemo” is on perpetual play when he has it on.

It’s kind of a shame when a toddler has control of the electronics in the house.

But it’s kinda cute.