If I had an old crotchety white man as a twin -- 60 Minutes' Andy Rooney would be it. This is a man who sees the little things in our lives that can drive us all crazy, even when we haven't even thought of it yet. With those scary eyebrows going up and down with every bothered word, Andy lets loose on the minutiae of daily life. And this week was no exception.
"I like to eat, but I have a rule -- I don't mix flavors together..." Amen Andy, amen.
I too do not mix flavors, especially fruits mixed in with meats or salads. Ick. So when Andy speaks of the nonsense that is "Cherry Vanilla Coke," "Raspberry Ginger Crisp" or "Sour Cream & Onion Lays.." (Um whoa Andy, not sour cream & onion chips!) He has a point that nothing is singular anymore. Everything has to be a couple or threesome. It is as if the FDA has issued a regulation that all foods in the grocery stores must be paired with something else. That means you too, Broccoli.
"If things don't cost more, it [the food] won't cost more."
And what is the point of this? Like Andy, I believe its about dollars and sense. If Quaker Oats knows that they can charge us more for Berries & Cream oatmeal, rather than the regular version we were just fine with for umpteen years. They will. They know we are now too lazy to just add our own milk and berries. And here we are, stuck in this alliance of additives.
So the next time I walk into my favorite Food Emporium, I will no longer be plagued with the burden of multi-ingredients that do not belong to one another. I will be a purist. Only buying what is meant to be -- the original, regular version. Only the pure intention of what the respected consumer products company wanted to me to have before they got all greedy. Andy and I are taking a stand... Well, not on those Sour Cream & Onion Lays -- he's trippin on that one.
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